United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15( d ) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

August 5, 2014 (August 5, 2014)

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

1-6479-1

Commission File Number

 

 

Delaware   13-2637623
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

 

1301 Avenue of the Americas

 

New York, New York  10019

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

  

Registrant's telephone number, including area code   (212) 953-4100

 

 

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:

 

   

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 


 
 

 

Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Issuance of Shares and Warrants and Entry into Warrant Agreements

 

The information described under the heading “ Issuance of Shares and Warrants and Entry into Warrant Agreements ” in “Item 8.01 Other Events” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

 

Exit Financing and Entry into Credit Facilities

 

The information described under the heading “ Exit Financing and Entry into Credit Facilities ” in “Item 8.01 Other Events” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

 

Election 1 and Election 2 Notes and Entry into Second and Third Supplemental Indentures

 

The information described under the heading “ Election 1 and Election 2 Notes and Entry into Second and Third Supplemental Indentures ” in “Item 8.01 Other Events” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

 

Section 2 – Financial Information

 

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

 

Exit Financing and Entry into Credit Facilities

 

The information described under the heading “ Exit Financing and Entry into Credit Facilities ” in “Item 8.01 Other Events” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

   

Section 3 – Securities and Trading Markets

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

Issuance of Shares and Warrants and Entry into Warrant Agreements

 

The information described under the heading “ Issuance of Shares and Warrants and Entry into Warrant Agreements ” in “Item 8.01 Other Events” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

   

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

 

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

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-Laws

 

On the Effective Date (as defined below), Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc, (“OSG” or the “Company”) adopted an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-Laws reflecting the new capital structure of the Company, opting out of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and making certain other amendments.

 

 

 
 

Section 8 – Other Events

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

Plan of Reorganization

 

As previously reported, on November 14, 2012, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (together with OSG, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). On March 7, 2014, the Debtors filed a plan of reorganization supported by certain of the lenders under OSG’s $1.5 billion credit agreement, dated as of February 9, 2006 (the “Lender Plan”). On April 18, 2014, the Debtors received a proposal for an alternative plan of reorganization from certain holders of existing equity interests of OSG, which the Debtors determined to be more favorable to the Debtors’ creditors and interest holders than the Lender Plan (the “Equity Proposal”). Accordingly, the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court a plan of reorganization that effectuates the terms of the Equity Proposal (as subsequently amended, the “Equity Plan”). The Bankruptcy Court confirmed the Equity Plan by order entered on July 18, 2014 (the “Confirmation Order”). On August 5, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), the Equity Plan became effective and OSG emerged from bankruptcy.

 

Issuance of Shares and Warrants and Entry into Warrant Agreements

 

On the Effective Date, all previously issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock were cancelled and retired, and ceased to exist, and the Company issued two series of common stock (the “Class A common stock” and the “Class B common stock”) and penny warrants to purchase Class A common stock and Class B common stock (respectively, “Class A warrants” and “Class B warrants” and together with the Class A common stock and Class B common stock, the “Securities”) for an aggregate offering amount of $1.510 billion. The Company issued 306,857,778 shares of Class A common stock and 213,715,419 Class A warrants pursuant to Rule 506(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, the Company issued 5,457,591 shares of Class B common stock and 2,469,013 Class B warrants pursuant to Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code. Pursuant to the Confirmation Order, the Class A common stock and Class B common stock are deemed to be part of the same class of securities under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The proceeds from the issuance of the Securities were used to satisfy certain of the Equity Plan’s cash payment obligations and to provide working capital to fund the Company’s operations after emergence from bankruptcy. Each share of Class B common stock can be converted at any time into one share of Class A common stock, and each Class B warrant can be converted at any time into one Class A warrant. Following the distribution of the Net Litigation Recovery (as defined in OSG’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation), all Class B common stock and Class B warrants will be automatically converted into Class A common stock and Class A warrants, respectively.

 

Each Class A warrant and Class B warrant (together, the “Warrants”) represents the right to purchase one share of Class A common stock and share of Class B common stock, respectively, subject in each case to the adjustments as provided pursuant to the terms thereof. The Warrants may be exercised at a price per share of Class A common stock or Class B common stock, as applicable, of $0.01, which shall be paid pursuant to a cashless exercise procedure. Warrants may be exercised at any time or from time to time on or before 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on August 5, 2039, and will expire thereafter. Except as otherwise provided in the Warrants, the holders of the Warrants will not have the rights or privileges of holders of the Company’s common stock, including any voting rights, until they exercise their Warrants. Warrants may only be exercised by holders who establish to OSG's reasonable satisfaction that they or the person designated to receive the shares is a U.S. person or to the extent shares deliverable upon exercise would not constitute Non-Complying Shares (as defined in OSG's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation).

 

In connection with the issuance of the Warrants, on the Effective Date, the Company entered into two separate warrant agreements (one for the Class A warrants and one for the Class B warrants) (together, the “Warrant Agreements”), between the Company and Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as warrant agent (the “Warrant Agent”). Under the Warrant Agreements, the Warrant Agent is appointed to act on the Company’s behalf in connection with the transfer, exchange, redemption, exercise and cancellation of the Warrants and is required to maintain a registry recording the names and addresses of all registered holders of the Warrants. The Warrant Agent will receive a fee in exchange for performing these duties under the Warrant Agreements and will be indemnified by the Company for liabilities not involving gross negligence or willful misconduct and arising out of it service as Warrant Agent.

 

In order to preserve the status of OSG as a Jones Act company, the percentage of each class of its common stock that may be owned by non-U.S. citizens is limited. In addition, the Company has established policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the Jones Act. On the Effective Date, the maximum percentage of shares of Class A common stock held by non-U.S. citizens allowable under such policies and procedures was reached and, as such, the Company is currently unable to issue any further shares of Class A common stock to non-U.S. citizens, approve transfers of Class A common stock to non-U.S. citizens or approve exercises by non-U.S. citizens of Class A warrants. With respect to shares of Class B common stock, the limit on non-U.S. ownership established by the Company’s policies and procedures has not been reached. At and during such time that such limit is reached with respect to shares of Class B common stock, the Company will be unable to issue any further shares of Class B common stock to non-U.S. citizens or approve transfers of Class B common stock to non-U.S. citizens.

 

 
 

 

Exit Financing and Entry into Credit Facilities

 

On the Effective Date, the Debtors entered into secured debt facilities with Jefferies Finance LLC, Barclays Bank PLC and UBS Securities LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint book running managers, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (solely in the case of (ii) below) as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto, to support the Equity Plan, consisting of (i) an asset-based revolving loan facility of approximately $75 million (the “ABL Facility”) secured by a first lien on substantially all of the Debtors’ U.S. Flag assets and a second lien on certain other specified U.S. Flag assets, (ii) a term loan of approximately $603 million (the “Domestic Term Loan”) secured by a first lien on certain specified U.S. Flag assets and a second lien on substantially all of the other U.S. Flag assets of the Debtors and (iii) a term loan facility of approximately $628.4 million (the “International Term Loan”) and a revolving loan facility of approximately $50 million (the “International Revolver Facility” and, together with the ABL Facility, the Domestic Term Loan and the International Term Loan, the “Exit Financing Facilities”), both secured by a first lien on substantially all of the Debtors’ International Flag assets that, collectively, and together with the proceeds from the issuance of the Securities, provide the Debtors with the funding necessary to satisfy the Equity Plan’s cash payment obligations, the expenses associated with closing the Exit Financing Facilities and working capital to fund their operations after emergence from bankruptcy. On August 5, 2014, the available amounts under each of the Domestic Term Loan and International Term Loan were drawn in full and proceeds therefrom were used to satisfy certain of the Equity Plan’s cash payment obligations and the expenses associated with closing the Exit Financing Facilities. As of August 5, 2014, no amounts were drawn under the ABL Facility or the International Revolver Facility.

 

Interest on the Exit Financing Facilities is calculated, at the Company’s option, based upon (i) an alternate base rate (“ABR”) plus the applicable margin or (ii) Adjusted LIBOR plus the applicable margin. ABR is defined as the highest of (i) the Base Rate ( i.e. , the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal ), (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.50%, (iii) the one-month Adjusted LIBOR Rate plus 1.00% and (iv) in the case of the Domestic Term Loan, the International Term Loan and the International Revolver Facility, 2.00% per annum. The U.S. Flag ABL applicable margin varies based upon undrawn availability under the commitment and is subject to certain pricing adjustments. The applicable margins and floor interest rates for each Exit Financing Facility is as follows:

 

Flag U.S. Flag International Flag
Facility ABL Facility Domestic Term Loan International Term Loan International Revolver Facility
Rate ABR LIBOR ABR LIBOR ABR LIBOR ABR LIBOR
Floor None None 2.00% 1.00% 2.00% 1.00% 2.00% 1.00%
Applicable Margin 1.25% - 1.75% 2.25%-2.75% 3.25% 4.25% 3.75% 4.75% 3.50% 4.50%

 

The Domestic Term Loan and the International Term Loan amortize in equal quarterly installments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1% of the original principal amount of the loans. Beginning with the annual period commencing January 1, 2015, the Domestic Term Loan and the International Term Loan are subject to additional mandatory annual prepayments in an aggregate principal amount of up to 50% of Excess Cash Flow if the Total Leverage Ratio (as such terms are defined in the respective loan agreements) is greater than or equal to 2.80:1.00 in the case of the Domestic Term Loan and 4.75:1.00 in the case of the International Term Loan.

 

The Domestic Term Loan and the International Term Loan mature on August 5, 2019 and the ABL Facility and the International Revolver Facility mature on February 5, 2019. The maturity dates for the Exit Financing Facilities are subject to acceleration in certain events (as defined in the respective loan agreements).

 

The International Revolver Facility has a covenant to maintain the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Collateral Vessels at greater than or equal to $500 million at the end of each fiscal quarter; none of the other Exit Financing Facilities have financial covenants. Each Exit Financing Facility contains certain restrictions relating to new borrowings, the movement of funds between the borrowers and the Registrant, as set forth in the respective loan agreements. Furthermore, drawdowns under the ABL borrowings are limited based upon the available borrowing base, as defined in the ABL loan agreement.

 

Election 1 and Election 2 Notes and Entry into Second and Third Supplemental Indentures

 

Pursuant to the Equity Plan, on the Effective Date, the Company issued two series of 7.50% Notes due 2021, one series in an aggregate principal amount of $6,508,000 (the “Election 1 Notes”) and the other series in an aggregate principal amount of $138,708,000 (the “Election 2 Notes” and, together with the Election 1 Notes, the “Election Notes”) to holders of the Company’s 7.50% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) that elected to receive Election 1 Notes or Election 2 Notes, as the case may be. The Election Notes will mature on February 15, 2021. The Election 1 Notes were issued pursuant to a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated August 5, 2014 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”), to the Indenture dated as of March 7, 2003, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Base Indenture”). The Election 2 Notes were issued pursuant to a Third Supplemental Indenture, dated August 5, 2014 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee, to the Base Indenture. Each electing holder received Election 1 Notes or Election 2 Notes, as applicable, in a principal amount equal to that of the 2024 Notes previously owned by such holder together with, in the case of the Election 1 Notes, a cash payment equal to 1% and, in the case of the Election 2 Notes, a cash payment equal to 3%, of the principal amount of 2024 Notes previously held by such holder. In addition, each electing holder received a cash payment equal to the amount of unpaid and overdue interest that would have been owed under the 2024 Notes held by such holder if the 2024 Notes were reinstated. Holders of 2024 Notes that did not elect to receive Election Notes had their 2024 Notes reinstated, in an aggregate principal amount of $784,000, and received a cash payment equal to the amount of unpaid and overdue interest.

 

 
 

 

The Election 1 Notes have substantially the same terms as the 2024 Notes, other than the maturity date. The Election 2 Notes have substantially the same terms as the 2024 Notes, other than the (i) the maturity date and (ii) definitions and provisions related to a holder’s right to require the Company to repurchase such holder’s Election 2 Notes upon the occurrence of certain changes in the ownership or control of OSG. Under the Third Supplemental indenture, such right is triggered only upon the occurrence of both, a Change of Control and a Rating Decline (each as defined in the Third Supplemental Indenture). Both the Election 1 Notes and the Election 2 Notes (i) will accrue interest at the rate of 7.50% per annum from August 5, 2014, payable on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2015, to holders of record on the immediately preceding February 1 and August 1; (ii) are the Company’s general, unsecured obligations and rank equally and ratably in right of payment with its existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness; (iii) may not be redeemed prior to their respective maturity dates; (iv) are subject to repurchase upon certain changes of ownership or control (the provisions of which, as noted above, are different between the two series of notes); (v) are subject to certain covenants and limitations, including that the Company may not, directly or indirectly, Incur, assume or suffer to exist any Mortgage on or with respect to any property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure any present or future Designated Debt without making effective provision for securing the notes: (1) in the event such Designated Debt is pari passu with the notes, equally and ratably with such Designated Debt as to such property or assets for so long as such Designated Debt will be so secured, or (2) in the event such Designated Debt is subordinate in right of payment to the Election Notes, prior to such Designated Debt as to such property or assets for so long as such Designated Debt will be so secured; and (vi) restrict the Company’s ability to merge or consolidate with another person. Capitalized terms used in clause (v) above have the meanings set forth in the Base Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture or the Third Supplemental Indenture, as the case may be.

   

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Item 9.01                  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)          Exhibits

 

Exhibit No. Description
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
3.2 Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company.
4.1 Warrant Agreement (Class A Warrants) dated as of August 5, 2014, between the Company and Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent (including Form of Class A Warrant Certificate).
4.2 Warrant Agreement (Class B Warrants) dated as of August 5, 2014, between the Company and Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent (including Form of Class B Warrant Certificate).
4.3 Second Supplemental Indenture dated August 5, 2014, between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee.
4.4 Third Supplemental Indenture dated August 5, 2014, between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee.

 

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.   
  (Registrant)
   
Date: August 8, 2014 By                /s/ CAPTAIN IAN T. BLACKLEY
   

Name:   Captain Ian T. Blackley

Title:     Senior Vice President, Chief Financial

              Officer and Treasurer

 


 
 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No. Description
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
3.2 Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company.
4.1 Warrant Agreement (Class A Warrants) dated as of August 5, 2014, between the Company and Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent (including Form of Class A Warrant Certificate).
4.2 Warrant Agreement (Class B Warrants) dated as of August 5, 2014, between the Company and Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Warrant Agent (including Form of Class B Warrant Certificate).
4.3 Second Supplemental Indenture dated August 5, 2014, between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee.
4.4 Third Supplemental Indenture dated August 5, 2014, between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee.

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”) hereby certifies as follows:

 

A. The name of the Corporation is Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. The Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 22, 1969 (such original Certification of Incorporation, as amended (the “ Original Certificate of Incorporation ”).

 

B. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been approved in accordance with Sections 245 and 303 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware in furtherance of that certain order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware dated July 18, 2014 (the “ Order ”) and this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is required by the Order.

 

C. The Original Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth below:

 

FIRST:  The name of the Corporation is OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

SECOND:  The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware 19904. The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is National Registered Agents, Inc.

 

THIRD:  The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or supplemented from time to time (the “ DGCL ”).

 

FOURTH:  The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,067,926,805 consisting of the following classes: (a) 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Class A Common Stock ”), (b) 7,926,805 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Class B Common Stock ” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “ Common Stock ”) and (c) 60,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, which may be issued in one or more series as the Board of Directors may determine from time to time by resolution as provided in DGCL Section 151(g) and in accordance with Section C of this Article FOURTH (the “ Preferred Stock ”; and together with the Common Stock and with any other class of stock the Corporation may hereafter authorize, the “ Capital Stock ”).

 

Capitalized terms used in this Article FOURTH that have not been previously defined have the meanings ascribed thereto in Section G of this Article FOURTH.

 

 
 

 

A. Common Stock .

 

1. Rights and Restrictions . Subject to the provisions of applicable law and this Article FOURTH, shares of Common Stock shall be identical in all respects and shall entitle the holders thereof to the same relative rights, powers, preferences and privileges.

 

2. Voting . Subject to the provisions of applicable law and this Article FOURTH, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Corporation’s stockholders as a single class and be entitled to one vote per share.

 

3. Dividend; Changes in Common Stock.

 

(a) Holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends and other distributions of cash, stock or property of the Corporation as may be declared by the Board of Directors from time to time out of funds legally available therefor; provided that such dividends and distributions shall, other than as provided in Section B of this Article FOURTH, be declared on a proportionate basis per share of Common Stock and, in the case of a stock dividend, in accordance with clause (b) below; and provided further , such dividends and distributions shall not, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors when declaring such dividend or distribution, impair the ability of the Corporation to distribute the Aggregate Available Distribution.

 

(b) In the case of dividends payable in Common Stock or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, only shares of Class A Common Stock or rights to subscribe for shares of Class A Common Stock shall be distributed with respect to Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.

 

(c) The Corporation shall not in any manner combine (by reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) the outstanding shares of one class of Common Stock, unless the outstanding shares of all classes of Common Stock shall be proportionately combined.

 

(d) The Corporation shall not in any manner subdivide (by any stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) the outstanding shares of one class of Common Stock, unless the outstanding shares of all classes of Common Stock shall be proportionately subdivided; provided that in the event the Common Stock is subdivided, only shares of Class A Common Stock shall be distributed with respect to the subdivision of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.

 

4. Rights upon Liquidation . Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to share equally on a per-share basis in the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to the holders of Common Stock; provided , that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, if at the time of commencement of any such proceeding, either the Professional Liability Action is continuing or the Net Litigation Recovery has been received by the Corporation but the Aggregate Available Distribution has not been distributed to the holders of the Class B Common Stock, then the plan, order or other action relating to such proceeding will provide that the holders of the Class B Common Stock, in connection with such proceeding shall receive the right to the participate in any eventual Net Litigation Recovery to the same extent that they would otherwise have been entitled pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

 

5. Conversion of Class B Common Stock .

 

(a) Mandatory Conversion . Each share of Class B Common Stock shall be automatically converted into a share of Class A Common Stock on the 10 th business day (the “ Mandatory Conversion Date ”) after both a final order entering judgment for or against the defendants in the Professional Liability Action and the distribution of the Aggregate Available Distribution to the holders of Class B Securities. The Corporation shall provide notice of such automatic conversion of Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock on the Net Litigation Recovery Announcement Date. Such notice shall be provided by any means then permitted by the DGCL; provided , however , that no failure to give such notice nor any defect therein shall affect the validity of the automatic conversion of any shares of Class B Common Stock. Such notice shall, as appropriate, (A) state the Mandatory Conversion Date; (B) specify that all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock will be automatically converted; and (C) identify the place or places where certificates if any, for such shares may be surrendered in exchange for certificates, if any, representing Class A Common Stock, or the method by which book-entry interest in the Class A Common Stock may be obtained in exchange for such certificates in respect of shares of Class B Common Stock; provided that any failure to make such exchange on the Mandatory Conversion Date shall not affect the validity of the automatic conversion of such shares.

 

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(b) Optional Conversion . Prior to the Mandatory Conversion Date, each record holder of outstanding Class B Common Stock may convert any or all of such shares into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock by complying with the requirements of any transfer agent and depositary for the Common Stock appointed by the Corporation for such conversion and sending a written notice by such record holder to the Corporation and any such transfer agent and depositary stating that such record holder desires to convert such shares of Class B Common Stock into the same number of shares of Class A Common Stock (including, but not limited to, for the purpose of the sale or other disposition of such shares of Class A Common Stock), and requesting that the Corporation issue all of such shares of Class A Common Stock to the person or persons named in such notice. To the extent permitted by law, such voluntary conversion shall be deemed to have been effected at the close of business on the date of such surrender.

 

 

B. Class B Common Stock Net Litigation Recovery . Holders of record of outstanding Class B Common Stock on the Net Litigation Recovery Record Date will receive from the Corporation a percentage (set forth in the following sentence) of the proceeds of the Professional Liability Action net of (i) all related out-of pocket expenses of the Corporation, including legal fees, and (ii) all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred and all payments made or to be made by the Corporation in respect of counter-claims by Proskauer Rose, LLP and /or its employees, whether by direct payment by the Corporation to a plaintiff to such counter-claims or pursuant to any indemnification obligations, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith (such net amount, the “ Net Litigation Recovery ”). The aggregate amount of the Net Litigation Recovery which will be distributed to holders of the Class B New Securities (the “ Aggregate Available Distribution ”) will be an amount equal to the product of the Net Litigation Recovery multiplied by 0.1. The holders of record on the Net Litigation Recovery Record Date of each outstanding share of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, in respect of each share of Class B Common Stock held by such holder, a pro rata portion of the Aggregate Available Distribution calculated as a fraction thereof, the numerator of which shall be one (1) and the denominator of which shall be 7,926,805, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, no distribution shall be made in respect of Class B Common Stock that has been converted into Class A Common Stock prior to the Net Litigation Recovery Record Date. In the event of any combination in the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant to Section A.3. of this Article FOURTH, the per-share pro rata portion of the Aggregate Available Distribution to be distributed to shares of the Class B Common Stock as described in the preceding sentence shall be increased proportionately on a per-share basis. Any portion of the Aggregate Available Distribution that is not distributed to holders of Class B Common Stock as a result of shares of Class B Common Stock being converted to Class A Common Stock prior to the Net Litigation Recovery Record Date shall be property of the Corporation.

 

The Corporation shall publicly announce the Net Litigation Recovery Record Date at least 10 days in advance of the Net Litigation Recovery Record Date (the date of such announcement being the “ Net Litigation Recovery Announcement Date ”) by issuing a press release for publication on a newswire service and publishing such press release on the website of the Corporation.

 

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The provisions of this Section B of this Article FOURTH may not be amended without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Class B Common Stock, nor may any corporate action which would alter or effect the rights of the holders of Class B Common Stock to receive the Aggregate Available Distribution as set forth in this Section B of this Article FOURTH be taken without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Class B Common Stock. Except as otherwise contemplated herein, any amendment to the provisions of this Article FOURTH shall not adversely affect the rights of the holders of the Class B Common Stock in any manner that is unique to the Class B Common Stock, unless agreed to by a majority of the holders of the Class B Common Stock voting as a class.

 

C. Preferred Stock . The Board of Directors is hereby expressly vested with the full authority provided for in DGCL Section 151 to issue the Preferred Stock with such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as shall be specified in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such stock adopted by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors will not, without the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote on such matters (voting as a class), issue any Preferred Stock for any defensive of anti-takeover purpose, for the purpose of implementing any shareholder rights plan or with features specifically intended to make any attempted acquisition of the Corporation more difficult or costly.

 

D. Restrictions on Ownership of Capital Stock . The provisions of this Section D of this Article FOURTH and the authorities provided herein are intended to protect the Corporation’s license to engage in the coastwise trade (as hereinafter defined in Section G of this Article FOURTH) as provided in DGCL Section 151(b)(2) and shall govern and be effective so long as the business of the Corporation is subject to the Citizenship Rules, as hereinafter defined in Section G of this Article FOURTH.

 

1. Citizenship Policies . The Board of Directors shall from time to time establish or adopt by resolution and publicly disclose with respect to any class, classes, or series of Capital Stock any (a) ownership presumption or fair inference rule, (b) minimum ownership or safe harbor percentage or rule (including any limitation on the percentage of shares of Capital Stock that may be held through any depositary), (c) rule relating to the determination of which Persons are Beneficial Owners or the determination of a Person’s address or status as a U.S. Citizen, (d) dual share certificate system under which different forms of share certificates representing outstanding shares of Capital Stock are issued to U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Citizens, or (e) other comparable policy or procedure that the Board of Directors determines in good faith is necessary or advisable for the Corporation to adopt in order to satisfy and demonstrate compliance with the Citizenship Rules (collectively, the “ Citizenship Policies ”). Such policies may be revised by the Board of Directors from time to time, and any such revisions shall also be publicly disclosed. The Board of Directors shall also from time to time by resolution establish and implement appropriate and timely monitoring, counting and related procedures and protocols to evidence compliance with the Citizenship Rules and the Citizenship Policies. The Citizenship Policies, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time, will be maintained at the executive offices of the Corporation and copies thereof will be made available to holders of the Capital Stock free of charge upon request.

 

2. Owners Required to Provide Information . In furtherance of the Citizenship Policies and in order to facilitate compliance with the Citizenship Rules, but without limiting the generality of the authority of the Board of Directors under Section D(1) of this Article FOURTH, every Person, as a condition to acquiring and holding title to or Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock, must comply with the following provisions:

 

(a) Every Person acquiring or holding title to or Beneficial Ownership of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock must provide to the Corporation, promptly upon acquisition of shares of Capital Stock resulting in such Beneficial Ownership threshold, and at such other times as the Board of Directors may determine, a written statement or affidavit, as the Corporation may determine, duly signed, stating the name and address of such Beneficial Owner, the number of shares of Capital Stock Beneficially Owned by such Beneficial Owner as of a recent date, the legal structure of such Beneficial Owner, and a statement as to whether such Beneficial Owner is a U.S. Citizen; and

 

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(b) Every Beneficial Owner of Capital Stock must provide, or authorize such Beneficial Owner’s broker, dealer, custodian, depositary, nominee or similar agent to provide to the Corporation whether such Beneficial Owner’s address is or is not in the United States.

 

3. Legends . For so long as the restrictions set forth in this Section D of this Article FOURTH are in effect, each certificate representing shares of Capital Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THE SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO OWNERSHIP, VOTING AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AS SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. (THE “CORPORATION”), AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (THE “CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION”), AND ARE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION IN CERTAIN INSTANCES DESCRIBED THEREIN. A COPY OF SUCH CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE CORPORATION.

 

E. Remedies for Non-Complying Shares .

 

1. No Continuing Interest.

 

(a) If, notwithstanding the other provisions contained in this Article FOURTH, there is a purported Transfer of shares of Capital Stock to any Person that if given effect would result in such shares becoming Non-Complying Shares, such purported Transfer shall be of no effect and void ab initio as to those shares that would otherwise become Non-Complying Shares, and the intended transferee shall be a “ Prohibited Owner ” with respect to the Non-Complying Shares and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall acquire no right or interest (except as set forth in this Section E) in such Non-Complying Shares.

 

(b) If, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article FOURTH, and for so long as, any Person who is a Beneficial Owner of shares of Capital Stock fails to provide or cause to be provided to the Corporation the written statements, affidavits or other information contemplated by Section E(2) of this Article FOURTH, all of the shares Beneficially Owned by such Person will become Non-Complying Shares, such Person shall be a “ Prohibited Owner ” and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall cease to own any right or interest (except as set forth in this Section E) in all shares of Capital Stock Beneficially Owned by such Person at the time of such noncompliance unless and until such failure to so comply has been cured prior to any Transfer or redemption of Non-Complying Shares provided for under Section E(4) or Section E(5) of this Article FOURTH.

 

(c) Neither the Corporation nor its transfer agent shall be required to recognize any Prohibited Owner as a stockholder of the Corporation with respect to any Non-Complying Shares purportedly Transferred to or held by such Prohibited Owner except to the extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Section E.

 

2. Notice . The Corporation will notify any Person (such notice, a “ Noncompliance Notice ”), some or all of whose shares of Capital Stock are or have become Non-Complying Shares, as soon as practicable after the Corporation determines to exercise any of the remedies with respect to such Non-Complying Shares available to it under this Section E of this Article FOURTH or otherwise under applicable law. The Noncompliance Notice shall be sent by first-class mail to such Person’s last address known to the Corporation and to the Person’s last known broker, dealer, custodian, depositary, nominee or similar agent, if any, and will be deemed to have been duly delivered and received five days following the date when so mailed. The failure of the Corporation to deliver a Noncompliance Notice, or any deficiency therein, shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, affect the ability of the Corporation to implement the provisions of this Section E. If any Capital Stock is represented by one or more global certificates deposited with, or is held in electronic form and is registered in the name of, the Depository Trust Company or its nominees, agents, or successors (the “ Depositary ”), then any Noncompliance Notice to the Beneficial Owners of such global certificate or shares registered in the name of the Depositary shall be delivered in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary.

 

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3. Corporate Authority . If the Corporation shall at any time determine that a purported Transfer of a nature described in Section E(1)(a) of this Article FOURTH has taken place, is attempted or intended to take place, the Corporation may take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent or void such Transfer, including, but not limited to, (i) refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the stock transfer books of the Corporation, (ii) instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer or acquisition, and (iii) pursuing the remedies provided for under Section E(4) or Section E(5) of this Article FOURTH or under applicable law, but the failure to take any such action shall not affect the Corporation’s other rights or any Beneficial Owner’s other obligations under this Article FOURTH.

 

4. Transfer of Non-Complying Shares to a Permitted Transferee . Notwithstanding any provision of this Article FOURTH, the Corporation shall have the power (but not the obligation), by action of the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, and in the manner provided in this Section E(4) of this Article FOURTH, to require that the Prohibited Owner Transfer the Non-Complying Shares to a Permitted Transferee.

 

(a) As soon as practicable following the mailing of a Noncompliance Notice, but in any event within 30 days following such date or on such later date as the Board of Directors may determine, the Prohibited Owner shall Transfer the Non-Complying Shares to a Permitted Transferee. Prior to any Transfer by a Prohibited Owner of Non-Complying Shares to a purported Permitted Transferee, such Prohibited Owner shall give not less than five days’ prior written notice to the Corporation of such intended Transfer.

 

(b) If some or all of the Non-Complying Shares would continue to be Non-Complying Shares in the hands of the intended transferee, such Transfer shall be void ab initio as to that number of Non-Complying Shares that continue to be Non-Complying Shares, and the purported Permitted Transferee shall be deemed to be a Prohibited Owner and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock, and the Corporation shall have the right to redeem such Non-Complying Shares immediately as provided in Section E(5) of this Article FOURTH.

 

(c) If for any reason the Prohibited Owner fails to Transfer Non-Complying Shares as provided herein, the Corporation may (but shall not be required to) cause the Transfer of all or any portion of the Non-Complying Shares to any Person, all without any action on the part of the Prohibited Owner.

 

5. Redemption of Non-Complying Shares . Notwithstanding any provision of this Article FOURTH, the Corporation shall have the power (but not the obligation), by action of the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, and in the manner provided in Section E(6) of this Article FOURTH, to redeem Non-Complying Shares from a Prohibited Owner for a redemption price (which may consist of cash, property or rights, including securities of the Corporation or another corporation, as authorized by DGCL Section 151(b)(2) or any other applicable law) as the Board of Directors may determine, in its reasonable discretion.

 

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6. Redemption Procedures .

 

(a) In order to redeem Non-Complying Shares, the Corporation shall send a notice of redemption in writing to the applicable Prohibited Owner of record in the same manner as the Noncompliance Notice. Such notice shall set forth (i) the event requiring such redemption, (ii) the number of Non-Complying Shares to be redeemed, and the aggregate redemption price to be paid to such holder or Prohibited Owner, (iii) the date fixed for such redemption (to be a date not earlier than 15 days after the date of such notice) and (iv) the manner in which and the address to which the Prohibited Owner is to surrender to the Corporation the certificate or certificates (if any) representing the shares of Non-Complying Shares to be redeemed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no failure to deliver a notice of redemption nor any deficiency therein shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, affect the validity of the procedure for the redemption of any shares of Non-Complying Shares to be redeemed except as to the Prohibited Owner(s) to whom the Corporation has failed to give said notice or except as to the Prohibited Owner(s) whose notice was defective.

 

(b) Each Prohibited Owner of Non-Complying Shares shall surrender the certificate or certificates (if any) representing, or other instrument of transfer with respect to, the shares to be redeemed to the Corporation, duly endorsed (or otherwise in proper form for transfer, as determined by the Corporation), in the manner and at the place designated in the notice of redemption. On the redemption date, the full redemption price for such shares shall be payable to the Person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof, or to his nominees, if any, and each surrendered certificate shall be canceled and retired as of the date specified in the notice provided for in clause (a) above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no failure by any Prohibited Owner to deliver to the Corporation duly executed certificates representing, or other instruments of transfer with respect to, the shares to be redeemed hereunder shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, affect the validity of such redemption as of such date. Redemption of any Non-Complying Shares represented by a global certificate shall be carried out in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary, if any.

 

(c) Redemptions in cash pursuant to this Section E(6) shall be made to the extent of funds legally available therefor. If on any date fixed for redemption in cash funds of the Corporation legally available therefor shall be insufficient to redeem all of the shares of Non-Complying Shares to be redeemed, funds to the extent legally available shall be used for such purpose and the Corporation shall effect such redemption pro rata according to the number of shares of Non-Complying Shares held by the applicable Prohibited Owner. The redemption requirements provided hereby shall be continuous, so that if on any redemption date such requirements shall not be fully discharged, without further action by any Prohibited Owner, funds legally available shall be applied therefor until such requirements are fully discharged. Alternatively, the Corporation may redeem for cash on a pro rata basis as aforesaid only those Non-Complying Shares for which funds are legally available and redeem the balance with property or rights, including securities of the Corporation or another corporation.

 

7. Dividends and Distributions . Any dividends or distributions that are or become payable with respect to any Non-Complying Shares Beneficially Owned by such Person shall be placed in a segregated account and shall not be paid to such Person on the applicable payment date. The amounts and property held in the segregated account shall be held for the benefit of any Permitted Transferee of such Non-Complying Shares or the Corporation. Such amounts and property shall be released to any Permitted Transferee upon the completion of a Transfer of such Non-Complying Shares in accordance with Section E(4) of this Article FOURTH, or to the Corporation upon the completion of a redemption of such Non-Complying Shares in accordance with Sections E(5) and E(6) of this Article FOURTH.

 

8. Distributions Upon Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding-Up . A Prohibited Owner shall not be entitled to receive distributions in respect of Non-Complying Shares in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of or any distribution of the assets of the Corporation. That portion of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution in respect of Non-Complying Shares in such event shall be distributed as determined by the Board of Directors, and may, if so determined by the Board of Directors, be shared ratably with each other holder of Capital Stock entitled to receive such a distribution (determined based upon the ratio that the number of Non-Complying Shares of Capital Stock bears to the total number of shares of Capital Stock entitled to receive such a distribution then outstanding).

 

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9. Voting . A Prohibited Owner shall have no voting rights with respect to Non-Complying Shares. Any vote by a Prohibited Owner with respect to Non-Complying Shares prior to the discovery by the Corporation that such shares of Capital Stock are Non-Complying Shares shall, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed rescinded and shall be void ab initio with respect to such Non-Complying Shares. However, in the event that the Corporation has already taken irreversible corporate action, including but not limited to effecting a merger, the creation and issuance of shares of Capital Stock, an amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a sale of assets, or dissolution of the Corporation, then such vote by the Prohibited Owner with respect to Non-Complying Shares shall not be deemed rescinded.

 

10. Principal Market Transactions . Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, nothing in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of the Principal Market. The fact that the settlement of any transaction occurs or takes place shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, negate the effect of any other provision of this Article FOURTH, and any transferee in such a transaction shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be subject to all of the provisions and limitations set forth in this Article FOURTH.

 

F. Non-Voting Equity Securities . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Corporation shall in no event issue any non-voting equity securities in violation of chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code; provided, however, that the foregoing prohibition (i) will have no further force and effect beyond that required under Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) will have such force and effect, if any, only for so long as such Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code is in effect and (iii) may be amended or eliminated in accordance with applicable law. The prohibition on the issuance of nonvoting equity securities is included in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in compliance with Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 1123(a)(6)).

 

G. Definitions . In this Article FOURTH, the following terms are used with the meanings set forth below:

 

Aggregate Available Distribution ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Section B of this Article FOURTH.

 

Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code.

 

Beneficial Ownership ” shall mean with respect to Capital Stock, direct or indirect beneficial ownership thereof, by any Person determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended, and as amended, restated or supplemented by the Citizenship Policies. The terms “ Beneficial Owner ,” “ Beneficially Owns ”, “ Beneficially Owned ” and “ Beneficially Owning ” shall have the correlative meanings.

 

Board of Directors ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

Capital Stock ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the first paragraph of this Article FOURTH.

 

Citizenship Policies ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section D(1) of this Article FOURTH.

 

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Citizenship Rules ” shall mean all provisions of United States law regulating the citizenship of the chief executive officer of, a director in, or the ownership, voting, and control of, any Person who owns, documents, or operates any vessel engaged in the coastwise trade as provided in 46 U.S.C. Ch. 551, 46 U.S.C. Ch. 505, 46 U.S.C. Ch. 121, and other applicable laws, and the regulations issued by the United States Secretary of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security, or any successor agency thereto, pursuant thereto, in each case as now in effect and as the same may be from time to time amended.

 

coastwise trade ” shall have the meaning given to it in 46 U.S.C. Ch. 551, as now in effect and as the same may be from time to time amended.

 

Common Stock ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the first paragraph of this Article FOURTH.

 

Depositary ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section E(2) of this Article FOURTH.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

Net Litigation Recovery ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Section B of this Article FOURTH.

 

Net Litigation Recovery Record Date ” shall mean the record date for distribution of the Net Litigation Recovery, which shall be no more than 20 days after the final determination of the amount of Net Litigation Recovery, as determined by the Board of Directors.

 

Noncompliance Notice ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section E(2) of this Article FOURTH.

 

Non-Complying Shares ” shall mean, at any time, any shares of Capital Stock Beneficially Owned by any Person (a) the ownership of which, either individually or when taken together with the Beneficial Ownership by any other Person or Persons of shares of Capital Stock that were acquired before the date that the subject shares were acquired, does not comply with the Citizenship Rules or the Citizenship Policies or (b) which Person has failed to provide to the Corporation any written statement or affidavit required pursuant to Section D(2) of this Article FOURTH.

 

Non-U.S. Citizen ” means a Person who does not meet the definition of a U.S. Citizen set forth herein.

 

Permitted Transferee ” shall mean any Person to whom a Prohibited Owner Transfers Non-Complying Shares if such shares would no longer be Non-Complying Shares if Beneficially Owned by such Permitted Transferee.

 

Person ” shall mean an individual, limited liability company, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a government, state or political subdivision thereof or any agency of such government, state or political subdivision.

 

Principal Market ” for any class or series of Capital Stock shall mean (a) the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ if the relevant class or series of Capital Stock is listed or admitted to trading on any of the foregoing, or (b) if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any of the foregoing, then such other securities exchange or over-the-counter market in the United States, or national quotations system in the United States, on or over which such Capital Stock trades, as the Board of Directors or stockholders may determine.

 

Professional Liability Action ” means any claims asserted against Proskauer Rose LLP and certain individual defendants in connection with certain credit agreements and the tax consequences of those agreements under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code that are the subject of adversary proceeding 13-52492 (Bankr. D. Del.) and the action captioned Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. v. Proskauer Rose, LLP, et al., Index No. 650765/2014 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.) and any such claim which may be asserted in any other proceeding against Proskauer Rose LLP or its current or former partners or members by the Debtors (as defined in the Order).

 

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Prohibited Owner ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section E(1) of this Article FOURTH.

 

Transfer ” (as a noun) shall mean any issuance, sale, transfer, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition of shares (or of Beneficial Ownership of shares) of Capital Stock to any Person whether voluntary or involuntary, whether of record, constructively or beneficially and whether by operation of law or otherwise. “ Transfer ” (as a verb) shall have the correlative meaning. “Transfer” includes any arrangement whereby (i) a Person holds title through any trust or with a fiduciary obligation towards another Person, (ii) a Person may exercise voting power, directly or indirectly, through any contract or understanding, on behalf of another Person, and (iii) a Person may exercise control over another Person by any other means.

 

U.S. Citizen ” shall mean a Person that is permitted by the Citizenship Rules to engage in the coastwise trade.

 

FIFTH: The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation and for the purpose of creating, defining, limiting and regulating the powers of the Corporation and its directors and stockholders:

 

(a) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

 

(b) The number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall not be less than seven or more than eleven, but shall initially equal nine.

 

(c) The directors of the Corporation shall be elected each year at the annual meeting of stockholders. Each elected director shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.

 

(d) Vacancies in the Board of Directors and newly-created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled as provided in the By-Laws.

 

(e) Any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed from office by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote in any annual election of directors or class of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

(f) Advance notice of nominations by stockholders for the election of directors, and of stockholder proposals regarding action to be taken at any meeting of stockholders, shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

 

(g) Except as expressly provided in the By-Laws of the Corporation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have the power without the assent or vote of the stockholders to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall not amend Article XIV of the By-Laws without the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock entitled to vote on such matters (voting as a class).

 

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(h) No director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of his or her fiduciary duty as a director, provided that nothing contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended after the filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of Section 102 (b)(7) of the DGCL or of this paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

(i) (i) The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended to increase the scope of such permitted indemnification, any person (a “ Covered Person ”) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to or a witness in or is otherwise involved in any action, suit, claim, inquiry or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including an action by or in the right of the Corporation) and whether formal or informal (a “ Proceeding ”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, nonprofit entity or other entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred, by such Covered Person in connection with such Proceeding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (iii), the Corporation shall be required to indemnify or advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person (and not by way of defense) against the Corporation only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person (A) was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors, or (B) was brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws, any agreement, the DGCL or otherwise.

 

(ii) The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended to be more permissive, pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by a Covered Person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to or a witness in or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, nonprofit entity or other entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans in advance of its final disposition, provided , however , that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this paragraph (j) or otherwise.

 

(iii) If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this paragraph (j) is not paid in full within thirty days after a written claim therefor by the Covered Person has been presented to the Corporation, the Covered Person may file suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In addition, the Covered Person may file suit against the Corporation to establish a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

 

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(iv) The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this paragraph (j) shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws, agreement, any insurance policy, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

(v) The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Covered Person who was or is an officer or director of the Corporation or was or is serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced to the extent such Covered Person has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise payable by the Corporation.

 

(vi) Any repeal or modification of the provisions of this paragraph (j) shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any Covered Person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

SIXTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights herein conferred upon stockholders or directors are granted subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in addition to any vote required by law, (x) any amendment or repeal of any provision of Article FOURTH must be approved as provided therein, (y) any amendment or repeal of the provisions of this Article SIXTH, Article SEVENTH and Article EIGHTH must be approved at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation upon the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds (2/3) or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock and (z) any amendment or repeal of the provisions of Article FIFTH must be approved at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation upon the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, together with any required approval otherwise set forth in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time.

 

SEVENTH: Any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of Common Stock must be effected at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation duly called in accordance with the By-Laws, or as otherwise provided by the By-Laws.

 

EIGHTH: The Corporation elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of August, 2014.

 

    OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
         
    By:   /s/ Adewale Oshodi
    Name:   Adewale Oshodi
    Title:   Vice President, Controller
    and Secretary

 

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e xhibit 3.2

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

BY−LAWS

 

OF

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

  

ARTICLE I

 

OFFICES

 

SECTION 1. Delaware Office . The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware, but the location of said office may be changed from time to time, to any other place within the State of Delaware, in the manner provided by law.

 

SECTION 2. Other Offices . The Corporation may have an office or offices at such other places in the United States or elsewhere as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

 

ARTICLE II

 

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

SECTION 1. Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before said meeting shall be held on the third Tuesday in May or any subsequent date in the months of May or June of each year, the specific date, hour and place, within or without the State of Delaware, to be determined in advance by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of said meeting. Said meeting may be adjourned from day to day until its business is completed.

 

SECTION 2. Special Meetings . Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the President or any Vice President, or by resolution of the Board of Directors, or by the holders of not less than 25% of all outstanding shares entitled to vote on the matter for which the meeting is called, to be held at such date, time and place either within or without the State of Delaware as may be stated in the notice of the meeting or as may be otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation. The business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.

 

SECTION 3. Notice of Meetings . Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by law, the written notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten nor more than fifty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 4. Quorum . The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders. If a quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the time and place of the adjourned meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If any adjournment, whether a quorum is present or not, is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. When a quorum is present at any meeting, directors shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of stock entitled to vote thereon and other corporate action shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast by the holders of stock entitled to vote thereon, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of law or of the Certificate of Incorporation or of these By-Laws a larger or different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern. The stockholders present or represented at any duly called and held meeting at which a quorum is present or represented may continue to transact business until adjournment, irrespective of the withdrawal of any stockholders from the meeting.

 

SECTION 5. Organization . At each meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the Board, the President, an Executive Vice President or a Senior Vice President designated for the purpose by the Chairman of the Board of Directors (with priority in the order named), or in the absence of said officers, a chairman chosen by a majority vote of the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereat, shall act as chairman. The Secretary, or in his absence an Assistant Secretary, or in the absence of both the Secretary and an Assistant Secretary, any person designated by the chairman of the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.

 

SECTION 6. Order of Business . The Order of Business at all meetings of stockholders, unless otherwise determined by a vote of the holders of a majority of the number of shares present in person or represented by proxy thereat, shall be determined by the presiding officer.

 

At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the annual meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (2) by any stockholder who is a holder of record at the time of the giving of the notice provided for in this Article II, Section 6, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the procedures set forth in this Article II, Section 6.

 

 
 

 

For business properly to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting; provided , however , that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days earlier or more than 60 days later than such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered or received not earlier than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth in writing as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (2) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business; (3) the series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder; (4) any material interest of the stockholder in such business; and (5) if the stockholder intends to solicit proxies in support of such stockholder’s proposal, a representation to that effect. The foregoing notice requirements shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his or her intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by management of the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting; provided , however , that if such stockholder does not appear or send a qualified representative to present such proposal at such annual meeting, the Corporation need not present such proposal for a vote at such meeting, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything in these By-Laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article II, Section 6. The presiding officer of an annual meeting may refuse to permit any business to be brought before an annual meeting which fails to comply with the foregoing procedures or, in the case of a stockholder proposal, if the stockholder solicits proxies in support of such stockholder’s proposal without having made the representation required by clause (5) above.

 

SECTION 7. Proxies and Voting of Shares . Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, and subject to the provisions and limitations herein and therein contained, at all meetings of the stockholders each stockholder of record shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of stock held by him of record, as shown on the record of stockholders of the Corporation. At any meeting of stockholders, each stockholder entitled to vote any shares on any matter to be voted upon at such meeting may exercise such voting right either in person or by proxy appointed by an instrument in writing, which shall be filed with the secretary of the meeting before being voted. Except as otherwise expressly required by statute, the vote on any question need not be by written ballot.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 8. Action by Consent of Stockholders . Except as otherwise provided by law, any action required by law to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders or any action that may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.

 

ARTICLE III

 

DIRECTORS

 

SECTION 1. Power and Duties of the Board of Directors . The Board of Directors shall have the general management of the affairs, property and business of the Corporation and may adopt such rules and regulations for that purpose and for the conduct of their meetings as they may deem proper. The Board of Directors may exercise and shall be vested with the powers of the Corporation insofar as not inconsistent with law, the Certificate of Incorporation or with these By-Laws.

 

SECTION 2. Number and Qualifications . The authorized number of directors shall be set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, within the limits set forth therein, may be changed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, provided that the number of directors shall not be reduced by action of the Board of Directors below the number of directors then in office. Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation. No more of the directors than a minority of the number necessary to constitute a quorum shall be persons other than citizens of the United States.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 3. Notification of Nominations. Nominations for the election of directors may be made by the Board of Directors or by any stockholder who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of the notice of nomination provided for in this Article III, Section 4 and who is entitled to vote for the election of directors. Any stockholder of record entitled to vote for the election of directors at a meeting may nominate persons for election as directors only if timely written notice of such stockholder’s intent to make such nomination is given, either by personal delivery or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (1) with respect to an election to be held at an annual meeting of the stockholders, not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting; provided , however , that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days earlier or more than 60 days later than such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered or received not earlier than the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made; and (2) with respect to an election to be held at a special meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors, not earlier than the 90th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees to be elected at such meeting. Each such notice shall set forth: (1) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the stockholder who intends to make the nomination and the name and address of the person or persons to be nominated; (2) the class and/or series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder; (3) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice; (4) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the stockholder; (5) such other information regarding each nominee proposed by such stockholder as would have been required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission had each nominee been nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the Board of Directors; (6) the executed written consent of each nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation if so elected; and (7) if the stockholder intends to solicit proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee(s), a representation to that effect. The presiding officer of the meeting may refuse to acknowledge the nomination of any person not made in compliance with the foregoing procedure or if the stockholder solicits proxies in favor of such stockholder’s nominee(s) without having made the representations required by the immediately preceding sentence. Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article III, Section 4 shall be eligible to serve as directors of the Corporation.

 

Notwithstanding anything in the immediately preceding paragraph of this Article III, Section 4 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting of the stockholders is increased and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for directors or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Article III, Section 4 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to or mailed to and received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 4. Place of Meeting . The Board of Directors may hold its meetings at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or, in the absence of such determination, as may be specified in the call of any meeting.

 

SECTION 5. Regular Meetings . After each annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors or as soon thereafter as may be convenient, the newly elected Board of Directors shall meet for the purpose of organization and the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Such meeting shall be held at the place where the annual meeting of stockholders was held at which the directors were elected, or at such other place as may have been designated by the Board of Directors or as may be fixed by consent of all of the newly elected directors. Notice of such meeting need not be given. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such time and place, either within or outside of the State of Delaware, as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. No notice of a regular meeting need be given and any business may be transacted at a regular meeting, except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

SECTION 6. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called from time to time by the Chairman of the Board, the President, or an Executive Vice President, and shall be called by them at the written request of a majority of directors representing. Each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at such date, time, and place, either within or outside of the State of Delaware, as shall be designated in the call of such meeting.

 

SECTION 7. Notice of Special Meeting . Notice of a special meeting of the Board of Directors, stating the place, date and hour thereof, shall be given by mail, facsimile, or electronic means addressed to each director at his residence or business address not less than two days before the day of the meeting. Except as otherwise required by statute or these By-Laws, no notice or waiver of notice of a special meeting of the Board of Directors need state the purpose or purposes of such meeting, and any business may be transacted thereat.

 

SECTION 8. Quorum . A majority of the directors then in office, but in no event less than one-third of the whole Board of Directors, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in Article VII, Section 1. If less than a quorum be present at a meeting, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, when a quorum is present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors present at such meeting shall decide any question brought before such meeting and the action of such majority shall be deemed to be the action of the Board of Directors.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 9. Organization . At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Lead Director (if a Lead Director shall have previously been chosen by the independent directors) shall act as chairman of the meeting. The Secretary, or in his absence an Assistant Secretary, or in the absence of both the Secretary and an Assistant Secretary, any person designated by the President or other person presiding at the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.

 

SECTION 10. Compensation of Directors . The Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation of directors for services in any capacity.

 

SECTION 11. Action by Written Consent . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or by any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or of such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

COMMITTEES

 

SECTION 1. Committees . The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions adopted by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, designate one or more committees, each such committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation, and to have only such powers as may be provided in said resolution or resolutions; provided that any such committee shall not be entitled to exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors may not designate any committee that shall have the authority to exercise all such powers.

 

ARTICLE V

 

OFFICERS

 

SECTION 1. Executive Officers . The executive officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall be a Chairman of the Board, a President, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, one or more Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, a Controller and a Secretary. (Reference in these By-Laws to the “Vice Presidents” shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, be deemed to include the Executive Vice President, the Senior Vice Presidents and the Vice Presidents.) Any number of offices may be held by the same person but no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one capacity. The powers and duties of the officers shall be as specified in these By-Laws or as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 2. Election and Term . The executive officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the first meeting thereof following the initial appointment of the Board of Directors after each annual meeting of stockholders. Each executive officer shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors and until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall qualify.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 3. Other Officers . The Board of Directors may also appoint such other officers and agents as it may deem necessary for the transaction of the business of the Corporation. Such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 4. The President . The President shall, if so requested by the Chairman of the Board, preside at all meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors, and shall keep the Board of Directors fully informed and shall freely consult with them concerning the business of the Corporation. He shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation, and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall have general direction and supervision over the business and affairs of the Corporation and, in general, perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. The President shall at all times be a citizen of the United States.

 

SECTION 5. Chairman of the Board . The Chairman of the Board shall have such duties as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time. If present, the Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board shall at all times be a citizen of the United States.

 

SECTION 6. Vice Presidents . The Executive Vice Presidents and the Senior Vice Presidents, and the other Vice Presidents, in that order and within that order, in order of seniority or as appointed by the Board of Directors, shall in the absence of the President perform all of the duties and exercise all of the powers of the President, to the extent and in the respects authorized by the Board of Directors or these By-Laws, and each of them shall have such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. No person who is not a citizen of the United States may act in the absence or disability of the President.

 

SECTION 7. The Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation, and deposit all such funds in the name of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; at all reasonable times exhibit his books of account and records to any of the directors of the Corporation upon application during business hours at the place where such books and records are kept; receive, and give receipts for, monies due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; and in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the President.

 

SECTION 8. The Controller . The Controller shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal place of business of the Corporation, and shall be responsible for the keeping of, correct records of the business and transactions of the Corporation and shall exhibit such records to any of the directors or the President or Treasurer of the Corporation upon application during business hours at the office of the Corporation where such records are kept.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 9. The Secretary . The Secretary shall record or cause to be recorded in books provided for the purpose all the proceedings of the meetings of the Board of Directors and the stockholders of the Corporation; shall attend to the giving of all notices of such meetings in accordance with the provisions of these By−Laws and as required by law; shall be custodian of the records (other than financial) and of the seal of the Corporation and have authority to affix the seal to all documents the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws; and in general, shall perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may, from time to time, be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the President.

 

SECTION 10. Compensation . The compensation of the executive officers of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. No officer shall be prevented from receiving compensation by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the Corporation or a member of any committee.

 

SECTION 11. Tax Returns . Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, the President, any of the Vice Presidents, the Treasurer, the Controller or the Secretary shall be authorized to sign tax returns on behalf of the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

RESIGNATIONS AND REMOVALS

 

SECTION 1. Resignations . Any director or officer of the Corporation may resign as such at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors or to the President or to the Secretary of the Corporation, and any member of any committee may resign at any time by giving notice either as aforesaid or to the Committee of which he is a member or to the chairman thereof. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time be not specified, upon receipt thereof; and unless otherwise specified therein, acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

 

SECTION 2. Removals . The stockholders at any meeting called for the purpose, by vote of the majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote, may at any time remove any director with or without cause. The Board of Directors by vote of not less than a majority of the whole Board of Directors may at any time with or without cause remove from office any officer or committee member elected or appointed by it.

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

VACANCIES

 

SECTION 1. Among Directors . If the office of any director becomes vacant at any time by reason of death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, increase in the number of directors, or otherwise, a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or the sole remaining director, shall have the exclusive right to choose a successor to fill such vacancy, and any director so chosen shall hold office, subject to the provisions of these By-Laws, until the next annual election of directors and until his successor shall be duly elected and shall qualify.

 

SECTION 2. Among Officers, etc . If the office of the Chief Executive Officer, President, the Chairman of the Board, any of the Vice Presidents, the Treasurer, the Controller or the Secretary, or of any other officer or member of any committee, becomes vacant at any time by reason of death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, or otherwise, the Board of Directors shall have the exclusive right to fill such vacancy or vacancies.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

CITIZENSHIP OF THE CORPORATION

 

SECTION 1. General Authority . As authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, (i) the Board of Directors has adopted certain Citizenship Policies in order to satisfy and demonstrate compliance with the Citizenship Rules, as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, and (ii) the Board of Directors may establish from time to time revise the Citizenship Policies and establish and implement appropriate and timely monitoring, counting and related procedures and protocols to evidence compliance with the Citizenship Rules and the Citizenship Policies, as it may deem desirable for the purposes of implementing the provisions of Section D of Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and this Article VIII.

 

SECTION 2. Minimum U.S. Ownership . The outstanding shares of the Corporation shall at all times be owned by citizens of the United States to such extent as will, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, reasonably assure the preservation of the Corporation’s status as a United States citizen within the meaning of the Citizenship Rules, or any successor rules or statutes applicable to the business being conducted by the Corporation. The Board of Directors may restrict any original issuance of shares of the Corporation to citizens of the United States as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (“U.S. Citizens”), and, in any event, shall from time to time establish, as a condition to the issuance or transfer of shares of the Corporation to non−U.S. Citizens, the minimum percentage of the total outstanding shares of the Corporation which shall be owned by U.S. Citizens (the “Minimum U.S. Ownership”), which minimum percentage may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, exceed the minimum percentage required by law. The Board of Directors has ratified and confirmed in the Citizenship Policies its prior resolution that 77% is and shall be the percentage of Minimum U.S. Ownership. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude ownership by U.S. Citizens of shares of the Corporation in excess of the Minimum U.S. Ownership.

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE IX

 

CAPITAL STOCK

 

SECTION 1. Form and Issuance . Subject to Article VIII of these By-Laws, certificates of stock shall be issued in such form as may be approved by the Board of Directors and shall be signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the President or any of the Vice Presidents, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation; provided , however , that if any such certificate is countersigned (1) by a transfer agent other than the Corporation or its employee, or, (2) by a registrar other than the Corporation or its employee, the signatures of the officers of the Corporation and the seal of the Corporation on such Certificate may be facsimiles. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer at the date of issue.

 

The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any shares or shares of stock as the owner in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it has actual or other notice thereof, save as provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

The Board of Directors may authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series without certificates. The authorization shall not affect shares already represented by certificates until they are surrendered to the Corporation. Within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, upon the request of any stockholder, the Corporation shall send the stockholder a written statement of the information required by the DGCL to be on physical share certificates of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 2. Transfer of Shares of Stock . Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or in these By-Laws, shares of stock shall be transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder thereof or by his attorney thereunto duly authorized upon the surrender and cancellation of certificates or electronic book entry, in the case of uncertificated shares, for a like number of shares.

 

SECTION 3. Old Certificates to be Cancelled; Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Certificates . Except in cases of lost, stolen or destroyed certificates, and in that case only after conforming to the requirements hereinafter provided, no new certificates shall be issued until the former certificate for the shares represented thereby shall have been surrendered and canceled.

 

 
 

 

Any person claiming a certificate of stock to be lost or destroyed shall make such affidavit or affirmation of that fact as the Board of Directors may require and at the option of the Board of Directors shall give the Corporation and/or its transfer agent or agents, registrar or registrars, a bond of indemnity, in the form and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board of Directors, or other indemnification satisfactory to the Board of Directors, whereupon a new certificate may be issued of the same tenor and for the same number of shares as the one alleged to have been lost or destroyed, and, if required by the Board of Directors, a final order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction of the right of any such person to receive a new certificate shall be procured.

 

SECTION 4. Fixing of Record Date . Other than as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or in these By-Laws, in order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty, nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action. Only such stockholders as shall be stockholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to such notice of, and to vote at, such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution, or to receive such allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights in respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of stock, or to participate in such other action or to give such consent, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of the Corporation after any such record date fixed as aforesaid. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

SECTION 5. Regulations . The Board of Directors may make such regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of stock and may from time to time appoint such transfer agents or registrars of shares as it may deem advisable and may define their powers and duties.

 

ARTICLE X

 

NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS, CONTRACTS, ETC.

 

SECTION 1. Signatures on Checks, Etc . All checks, drafts, bills of exchange, notes or other instruments or orders for the payment of money or evidences of indebtedness shall be signed for or in the name of the Corporation by such officer or officers, person or persons, as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate by resolution, and in the absence of such resolution by the President or any of the Vice Presidents.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 2. Execution of Contracts . The President or any of the Vice Presidents, and any other officer or officers that the Board of Directors may designate, shall have full authority in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instruments or notes, or other evidences of indebtedness unless such authority shall be limited by the Board of Directors to specific instances.

 

SECTION 3. Bank Accounts . All funds of the Corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select or as may be selected by any officer or officers, agent or agents of the Corporation to whom such power may from time to time be delegated by the Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE XI

 

CORPORATE SEAL

 

The seal of the Corporation shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal — Delaware.” Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever.

 

ARTICLE XII

 

FISCAL YEAR

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on such date as may be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

VOTING OF STOCK HELD

 

Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, the President or any of the Vice Presidents may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to cast the votes that the Corporation may be entitled to cast as a stockholder or otherwise in any other corporation or association, any of whose stock or securities may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporation or association, or to consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation or association, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consents, and may execute or cause to be executed on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, consents, waivers or other instruments as he may deem necessary or proper in the premises; or the President or any of the Vice Presidents may himself attend any meeting of the holders of stock or other securities of any such other corporation or association and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation as the holder of such stock or other securities of such other corporation or association, or may consent in writing to any action by any such other corporation or association.

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE XIV

 

AMENDMENTS

 

The Board of Directors at any regular meeting or special meeting called for the purpose, and the stockholders at any annual meeting or special meeting called for the purpose, may make, alter, amend or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation or any of them and, in the latter case, provided that notice of such alteration, amendment or repeal or adoption of new By-Laws is contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders; provided that the Board of Directors may not alter, amend or repeal any provision of (i) Article II, Section 4, (ii) Article III, Sections 3 and 6, (iii) Article IV, Section 1 or (iv) this Article XIV without the affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote on such matters; provided further that the Board of Directors may not alter, amend or repeal any provision of Article II, Sections 2 and 8 without the affirmative vote of the holders of two-third or more of the outstanding stock entitled to vote on such matters.

 

ARTICLE XV

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

SECTION 1. Right to Indemnification . The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended to increase the scope of such permitted indemnification, any person (a “Covered Person”) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to or a witness in or is otherwise involved in any action, suit, claim, inquiry or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including an action by or in the right of the Corporation) and whether formal or informal (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, nonprofit entity or other entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred, by such Covered Person in connection with such Proceeding. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify or advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person (and not by way of defense) against the Corporation only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person (i) was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors, or (ii) was brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under these By-Laws, the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, any agreement, the Delaware General Corporation Law or otherwise.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 2. Prepayment of Expenses . The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended to be more permissive, pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by a Covered Person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to or a witness in or is otherwise involved in any Proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, nonprofit entity or other entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans in advance of its final disposition, provided , however , that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article XV or otherwise.

 

SECTION 3. Claims . If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this Article XV is not paid in full within thirty days after a written claim therefor by the Covered Person has been presented to the Corporation, the Covered Person may file suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In addition, the Covered Person may file suit against the Corporation to establish a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

 

SECTION 4. Non-exclusivity of Rights . The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Article XV shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, agreement, any insurance policy, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

SECTION 5. Other Sources . The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Covered Person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced to the extent such Covered Person has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance policy or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise payable by the Corporation.

 

SECTION 6. Amendment or Repeal . Any repeal or modification of the provisions of this Article XV shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any Covered Person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 7. Other Indemnification and Prepayment of Expenses . This Article XV shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.

 

ARTICLE XVI

 

FORUM FOR ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES

 

Unless the corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the State and Federal court located in the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation's stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (d) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, shall be a state or federal court located within the state of Delaware, in all cases subject to the court having personal jurisdiction over the parties named as defendants. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE XVI.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

Dated as of

August 5, 2014

between

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.,

and

COMPUTERSHARE INC. and COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Warrant Agent

 

 

 

Warrants for

Common Stock

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I    DEFINITIONS 1
Section 1.01.    Definitions 1
Section 1.02.    Rules of Construction 4
ARTICLE II    WARRANTS 4
Section 2.01.    Form 4
Section 2.02.    Execution and Countersignature 6
Section 2.03.    Registry 6
Section 2.04.    Transfer and Exchange 7
Section 2.05.    Definitive Warrants 9
Section 2.06.    Replacement Certificates 10
Section 2.07.    Outstanding Warrants 11
Section 2.08.    Cancellation 11
Section 2.09.    CUSIP Numbers 11
Section 2.10.    Transfer Restrictions 11
ARTICLE III    EXERCISE TERMS 14
Section 3.01.    Exercise 14
Section 3.02.  Manner of Exercise and Issuance of Shares 14
Section 3.03.    Compliance with Citizenship Rules 14
Section 3.04.  Covenants 15
ARTICLE IV    ANTIDILUTION PROVISIONS 17
Section 4.01.    Antidilution Adjustments; Notice of Adjustment 17
Section 4.02.    Adjustment to Warrant Certificate 17
ARTICLE V    WARRANT AGENT 17
Section 5.01.    Appointment of Warrant Agent 17
Section 5.02.    Rights and Duties of Warrant Agent 17
Section 5.03.    Individual Rights of Warrant Agent 20
Section 5.04.    Warrant Agent’s Disclaimer 20
Section 5.05.    Compensation and Indemnity 20
Section 5.06.    Successor Warrant Agent 21
Section 5.07.  Representations of the Company 23
ARTICLE VI    MISCELLANEOUS 23
Section 6.01.    Persons Benefitting 23

 

 
 

 

Section 6.02.    Amendment 24
Section 6.03.    Notices 25
Section 6.04.    Governing Law 26
Section 6.05.    Successors 26
Section 6.06.    Multiple Originals 26
Section 6.07.    Inspection of Agreement 26
Section 6.08.    Severability 26
Section 6.09.    Waiver of Jury Trial 27
Section 6.10.    Force Majeure 27
Section 6.11.    Termination 27
EXHIBIT A    FORM OF WARRANT 27

 

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WARRANT AGREEMENT dated as of August 5, 2014 (this “ Agreement ”), between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Computershare Inc. (“ Computershare ”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as warrant agent (together. the “ Warrant Agent ”).

 

The business of the Company makes it subject to the Citizenship Rules. Under the Joint Plan of Reorganization of the Company, certain affiliated debtors, and debtors in possession under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (Case No. 12-20000 (PJW)) approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on July 18, 2014 (the “ Plan ”), the Company will make distributions of its Common Stock to its equity holders that participate in the rights offering conducted by the Company in accordance with the Plan. The Company is entering into this Agreement in order to provide warrants to any equity holders, who may not be eligible to receive Common Stock under the Plan in compliance with the Citizenship Rules.

 

Each warrant described herein (a “ Warrant ”) entitles the registered Warrantholder (as defined below) thereof to acquire one share of Common Stock, subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the relevant Warrant Certificate. Each Warrant Certificate (including any Global Warrant) shall evidence such number of Warrants as is set forth therein, subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the Warrant Certificate.

 

The Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company in connection with the registration, transfer, exchange, redemption, exercise and cancellation of the Warrants as provided herein and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act.

 

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Warrantholders:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.01. Definitions .

 

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

 

Agent Members ” means the securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies, clearing organizations and certain other organizations that are participants in the Depositary’s system.

 

 
 

 

A.I. Warrant Certificate ” means any Warrant Certificate that bears the Restricted Securities Legend and represents Warrants issued and sold to “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

 

business day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close in the State of New York.

 

Charter ” means the Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as in effect on the date hereof and as may be amended from time to time hereafter in compliance with Section 3.04(d).

 

Citizenship Rules ” and “ Citizenship Policies ” have the meanings set forth in the Charter.

 

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor governmental agency.

 

Common Stock ” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

Definitive Warrant ” means a Warrant Certificate in definitive form that is not deposited with the Depositary or with Computershare as custodian for the Depositary.

 

Depositary ” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective successors.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

Exercise Price ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Expiration Date ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Global Warrant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof.

 

Non-Complying Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Non-U.S. Citizen ” means a person who does not meet the definition of a U.S. Citizen set forth in the Charter.

 

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

 

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Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by two Officers.

 

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Agent from legal counsel. Such counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Warrant Agent.

 

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

 

Registry ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03 hereof.

 

Required Warrantholders ” means holders of a majority of the aggregate number of the Warrants at the time outstanding.

 

Restricted Warrant ” means any Warrant that, when issued, was a “restricted security” (as defined under Rule 144 under the Securities Act) until such time as (i) such Warrant has been transferred pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement or (ii) the Restricted Securities Legend therefor has been removed pursuant to Section 2.10.

 

Restricted Securities Legend ” means the legend labeled as such and that is set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which is incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Agreement.

 

Rule 144A Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

 

Rule 144A Warrant ” means any Warrant Certificate that bears the Restricted Securities Legend and represents Warrants issued and sold pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

 

Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

Transfer Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

U.S. Citizen ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Warrant Certificate ” means any fully registered certificate (including a Global Warrant) issued by the Company and authenticated by the Warrant Agent under this Agreement evidencing Warrants, in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

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Warrantholder ” means a registered owner of Warrants as set forth in the Registry.

 

Warrant Share Number ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Section 1.02. Rules of Construction . Unless the text otherwise requires:

 

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

 

(ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time;

 

(iii) “or” is not exclusive;

 

(iv) “including” means including, without limitation;

 

(v) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular;

 

(vi) references to any statute, rule, standard, regulation or other law include a reference to (x) the corresponding rules and regulations and (y) each of them as amended, modified, supplemented, consolidated, replaced or rewritten from time to time; and

 

(vii) headings to Articles and Sections in this Agreement and the table of contents are inserted for convenience of reference only, and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE II

 

WARRANTS

 

Section 2.01. Form .

 

(a) Global Warrants . Except as provided in Section 2.04 or 2.05, Warrants shall be issued in the form of one or more permanent global Warrants in fully registered form with a global securities legend in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto (each, a “ Global Warrant ”), which shall be deposited on behalf of the Company with Computershare, as custodian for the Depositary (or with such other custodian as the Depositary may direct), and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and countersigned by the Warrant Agent as hereinafter provided.

 

(b) Book-Entry Provisions . The following provisions of this Section 2.01(b) shall apply only to a Global Warrant deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary:

 

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(i) The Company shall prepare and execute and the Warrant Agent shall, in accordance with Section 2.02, countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, one or more Global Warrants that shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary. The Warrant Agent shall deliver the Global Warrants to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instructions or held by Computershare as custodian for the Depositary. Each Global Warrant shall be dated the date of its countersignature by the Warrant Agent.

 

(ii) Agent Members shall have no rights under this Agreement with respect to any Global Warrant held on their behalf by the Depositary or by Computershare as the custodian of the Depositary or under such Global Warrant except to the extent set forth herein or in a Warrant Certificate, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Warrant Agent and any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent as the absolute owner of such Global Warrant for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (A) prevent the Company, the Warrant Agent or any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or (B) impair, as between the Depositary and the Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of the Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Warrant. The rights of beneficial owners in a Global Warrant shall be exercised through the Depositary subject to the applicable procedures of the Depositary except to the extent set forth herein or in a Warrant Certificate.

 

(c) Definitive Securities . Except as provided in Section 2.04 or 2.05, owners of beneficial interests in Global Warrants will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Warrants.

 

(d) Warrant Certificates . Warrant Certificates shall be in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto and shall be typed, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of such methods or produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Warrants may be listed, all as determined by the Officer or Officers executing such Warrant Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof. Any Warrant Certificate shall have such insertions as are appropriate or required or permitted by this Agreement and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends and endorsements, stamped, printed, lithographed or engraved thereon, (i) as the Company (or, with respect to letters, numbers or other marks of identification, the Warrant Agent) may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) as may be required to comply with this Agreement, any law or any rule of any securities exchange on which the Warrants may be listed, and (iii) as may be necessary to conform to customary usage, provided that they do not affect the rights, duties, liabilities, responsibilities, obligations or indemnitees of the Warrant Agent.

 

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Section 2.02. Execution and Countersignature .

 

At least one Officer shall sign each Warrant Certificate for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Warrant Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Warrant Agent countersigns the Warrant Certificate, the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant Certificate shall be valid nevertheless.

 

Upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by at least one Officer of the Company (and, with respect to Warrants issued by the Company after the date hereof, all other necessary information and documents, including if requested by the Warrant Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel of the Company) the Warrant Agent shall countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, and deliver Warrant Certificates entitling the Warrantholders thereof to purchase in the aggregate such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be set forth on such Warrant Certificates (subject to adjustment as provided in such Warrant Certificates). Each Warrant Certificate shall be dated the date of its countersignature by the Warrant Agent.

 

At any time and from time to time after the execution of this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company, countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, a Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of Warrants specified in such order. Such order shall specify the number of Warrants to be evidenced on the Warrant Certificate to be countersigned, the date on which such Warrant Certificate is to be countersigned and the number of Warrants then authorized.

 

The Warrants evidenced by a Warrant Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Warrant Agent countersigns the Warrant Certificate either manually or by facsimile signature. Such signature shall be solely for the purpose of authenticating the Warrant Certificate and shall be conclusive evidence that the Warrant Certificate so countersigned has been duly authenticated and issued under this Agreement.

 

Section 2.03. Registry .

 

The Warrants shall be issued in registered form only. The Warrant Agent shall keep a registry (the “ Registry ”) of the Warrant Certificates and of their transfer and exchange. The Registry shall show the names and addresses of the respective Warrantholders and the date and number of Warrants evidenced on the face of each of the Warrant Certificates. The Warrantholder of any Global Warrant will be the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary in whose name the Global Warrant is registered. The Warrant holdings of Agent Members will be recorded on the books of the Depositary. The beneficial interests in the Global Warrant held by customers of Agent Members will be reflected on the books and records of such Agent Members and will not be known to the Warrant Agent, the Company or to the Depositary.

 

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Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Warrant Certificate, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat any Person in whose name a Warrant Certificate is registered in the Registry as the absolute owner of such Warrant Certificate for all purposes whatsoever and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary provided, however, that the Warrant Agent may rely conclusively on any written notice provided to it by the Company and signed by an Officer of the Company.

 

Section 2.04. Transfer and Exchange .

 

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Warrants .

 

(i) Registration of the transfer and exchange of Global Warrants or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the book-entry system maintained by the Depositary, in accordance with this Agreement and the Warrant Certificates and the procedures of the Depositary therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant (or the relevant Agent Member on behalf of such transferor) shall, but only to the extent required by the procedures of the Depositary in connection with such transfer or exchange, deliver to the Warrant Agent (x) an order given in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures containing information regarding the account of the Agent Member to be credited with a beneficial interest in the Global Warrant and (y) an instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Warrant Agent which, with respect to a transfer of a Global Warrant only, shall be duly executed by the Warrantholder thereof or by his attorney, duly authorized in writing. Additionally, prior to the Warrantholder registering the transfer or making the exchange as requested, the requirements for such transfer or exchange to be issued in a name other than the registered Warrantholder shall be met. Such requirements for a transfer of the Global Warrant (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, a transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant) may include, inter alia, a medallion signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association (at a guarantee level acceptable to the Warrant Agent), and any other reasonable evidence of authority that may be required by the Warrant Agent. Upon satisfaction of the conditions in this Clause (i), the Warrant Agent shall, in accordance with such instructions, instruct the Depositary to credit to the account of the Agent Member specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Warrant and to debit the account of the Agent Member making the transfer of the beneficial interest in the Warrant being transferred or, in the case of a transfer of a Global Warrant only, the Warrant Agent shall reflect such transfer in the Registry.

 

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.05), a Global Warrant may only be transferred as a whole, and not in part, and only by (i) the Depositary, to a nominee of the Depositary, (ii) a nominee of the Depositary, to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary, or (iii) the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or its nominee.

 

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(iii) In the event that a Global Warrant is exchanged and transferred for Definitive Warrants pursuant to Section 2.05, such Warrants may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.04 and the requirements of any Warrant Certificate and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Company that are not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or of any Warrant Certificate.

 

(b) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Warrant . At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Warrant have been exchanged for Definitive Warrants, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Warrant shall be returned to the Depositary for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Warrant Agent. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Warrant is transferred or exchanged for Definitive Warrants, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the number of Warrants represented by such Global Warrant shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Warrant Agent to reflect such reduction.

 

(c) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Warrants .

 

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Warrant Agent shall countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, Global Warrants and Definitive Warrants as required pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.02 and this Section 2.04.

 

(ii) No service charge shall be made to a Warrantholder for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessments or similar charges payable in connection therewith. The Warrant Agent shall not be obligated to take any action whatsoever with respect to any such registration of transfer or exchange until it is satisfied that all such taxes, assessments or similar charges have been satisfied in full.

 

(iii) All Warrants issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be the valid obligations of the Company, entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Warrants surrendered upon such registration for transfer or exchange.

 

(iv) No Warrants or shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any Warrant shall be sold, exchanged or otherwise transferred by the Company or any Warrantholder in violation of the Securities Act or state securities laws.

 

(d) No Obligation of the Warrant Agent .

 

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(i) The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Warrant, any Agent Member or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Warrants or with respect to the delivery to any Agent Member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Warrants. All notices and communications to be given to the Warrantholders and all payments to be made to Warrantholders under the Warrants shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Warrantholders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Warrant). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Warrant shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Warrant Agent may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

 

(ii) The Warrant Agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Agreement or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Warrant (including any transfer between or among the Agent Members or beneficial owners in any Global Warrant) 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 Agreement, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

Section 2.05. Definitive Warrants .

 

(a) Beneficial interests in a Global Warrant deposited with the Depositary or with Computershare as custodian for the Depositary pursuant to Section 2.01 shall be transferred to each beneficial owner thereof in the form of Definitive Warrants evidencing a number of Warrants equivalent to such owner’s beneficial interest in such Global Warrant, in exchange for such Global Warrant, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.04 and (i) the Depositary notifies the Company in writing that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Warrant or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, in each such case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice, (ii) the Company, in its sole discretion, notifies the Warrant Agent in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Definitive Warrants under this Agreement, or (iii) upon the request of any Warrantholder, if the Company shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or institutes proceedings to be adjudicated a bankrupt or shall consent to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it, or shall file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization under Federal bankruptcy laws or any other similar applicable Federal or State law, or shall consent to the filing of any such petition, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver or custodian of all or any substantial part of its property, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay or meet its debts as they mature, or if a receiver or custodian of it or all or any substantial part of its property shall be appointed, or if a public officer shall have taken charge or control of the Company or of its property or affairs, for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation.

 

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(b) Any Global Warrant that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Warrants pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Warrant Agent, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Warrant Agent shall if directed by an Officer of the Company countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, and deliver to each beneficial owner in the name of such beneficial owner, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Warrant, Definitive Warrants evidencing a number of Warrants equivalent to such beneficial owner’s beneficial interest in the Global Warrant. The Warrant Agent shall register such transfer in the Registry, and upon such transfer the surrendered Global Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent.

 

(c) All Definitive Warrants issued upon registration of transfer pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same obligations of the Company and entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement and the Global Warrant surrendered for registration of such transfer.

 

(d) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(b), the registered Warrantholder of a Global Warrant may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action that a Warrantholder is entitled to take under this Agreement or the Warrants.

 

(e) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.05(a), the Company will promptly make available to the Warrant Agent a reasonable supply of Definitive Warrants necessary to comply with this Agreement in definitive, fully registered form.

 

(f) Neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent will be liable or responsible for any registration or transfer of any Warrants that are registered or to be registered in the name of a fiduciary or the nominee of a fiduciary.

 

Section 2.06. Replacement Certificates .

 

If a mutilated Warrant Certificate is surrendered to the Warrant Agent or if the Warrantholder of a Warrant Certificate provides proof reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Warrant Agent that the Warrant Certificate has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Warrant Agent shall countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, a replacement Warrant Certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent number of Warrants, if the reasonable requirements of the Warrant Agent and of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York are met. If required by the Warrant Agent or the Company, such Warrantholder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the reasonable judgment of the Company and the Warrant Agent to protect the Company and the Warrant Agent from any loss that either of them may suffer if a Warrant Certificate is replaced. The Company and the Warrant Agent may charge the Warrantholder for their expenses in replacing a Warrant Certificate. Every replacement Warrant Certificate evidences an additional obligation of the Company.

 

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Section 2.07. Outstanding Warrants .

 

The Warrants outstanding at any time are all Warrants evidenced on all Warrant Certificates authenticated by the Warrant Agent except for those canceled by it and those delivered to it for cancellation. A Warrant ceases to be outstanding if the Company holds the Warrant.

 

If a Warrant Certificate has been replaced pursuant to Section 2.06, the Warrants evidenced thereby cease to be outstanding unless the Warrant Agent and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Warrant Certificate is held by a bona fide purchaser.

 

Section 2.08. Cancellation .

 

In the event the Company shall purchase or otherwise acquire Definitive Warrants, the same shall thereupon be delivered to the Warrant Agent for cancellation.

 

The Warrant Agent and no one else shall cancel and dispose of all Warrant Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, replacement, exercise or cancellation in its customary manner and deliver a certificate of such disposal to the Company upon its request therefor unless the Company directs the Warrant Agent to deliver canceled Warrant Certificates to the Company. The Company may not issue new Warrant Certificates to replace Warrant Certificates to the extent they evidence Warrants that have been exercised or Warrants that the Company has purchased or otherwise acquired.

 

Section 2.09. CUSIP Numbers .

 

The Company in issuing the Warrants may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Warrant Agent, if provided with such “CUSIP” numbers, shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices as a convenience to Warrantholders; provided , however , that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Warrant Certificates or as contained in any notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Warrant Certificates.

 

Section 2.10. Transfer Restrictions .

 

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(a) By its acceptance of any Warrant bearing the Restricted Securities Legend (or any beneficial interest in such a Warrant), each Warrantholder thereof and each owner of a beneficial interest therein acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such Warrant (and any such beneficial interest) set forth in this Agreement and in the Restricted Securities Legend and agrees that it will transfer such Warrant (and any such beneficial interest) only in accordance with the Agreement and such legend.

 

(b) The transfer or exchange of any Warrant (or a beneficial interest therein) may only be made in accordance with this Section and the other provisions of Article II and, in the case of a Warrant Certificate (or a beneficial interest therein), the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Warrant Agent shall refuse to register any requested transfer or exchange that it reasonably believes does not comply with the preceding sentence.

 

(c) Subject to paragraph (b), the transfer or exchange of any Warrant (or a beneficial interest therein) of the type set forth in column A below for a Warrant (or a beneficial interest therein) of the type set forth opposite in column B below may only be made in compliance with the certification requirements (if any) described in the clause of this paragraph set forth opposite in column C below.

 

A B C
Rule 144A Warrant Rule 144A Warrant (1)
Rule 144A Warrant Unrestricted Warrant (2)
A.I. Warrant Rule 144A Warrant (1)
A.I. Warrant Unrestricted Warrant (2)
Unrestricted Warrant Unrestricted Warrant (3)

 

(1) The person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Warrant Agent a duly completed Rule 144A Certificate, or (in the case of Warrant represented as an interest in a Global Warrant) comply with the procedures of the Depositary, if any, in demonstrating it is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

 

(2) The person requesting the transfer or exchange must deliver or cause to be delivered to the Warrant Agent an Opinion of Counsel and such other certifications and evidence as the Company may reasonably require in order to determine that the proposed transfer or exchange is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

(3) No certification is required.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, so long as a Global Warrant remains outstanding and is held by or on behalf of the Depositary, transfers of a Global Warrant, in whole or in part, or of any beneficial interest therein, shall only be made in accordance with this Article II, including this Section 2.10, and the procedures of the Depositary; provided , however , that beneficial interests in a Global Warrant that is a Restricted Warrant may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in such Global Security in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Restricted Securities Legend.

 

(e) No certification is required in connection with any transfer or exchange of any Warrant (or a beneficial interest therein) or for transfers of Shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof:

 

(i) after such Warrant or Share is eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or a successor provision) without the need to satisfy current information or other requirements therein; provided that the Company has provided the Warrant Agent with an Officers’ Certificate to that effect, and the Company may require from any person requesting a transfer or exchange in reliance upon this clause (i) an opinion of counsel and any other reasonable certifications and evidence in order to support such certificate; or

 

(ii) sold pursuant to an effective registration statement.

 

Any Unrestricted Warrant delivered in reliance upon this paragraph will not bear the Restricted Securities Legend.

 

(f) The provisions of this Section 2.10 shall not apply to the exercise of any Warrant to the extent Shares issued upon such exercise (and any unexercised portion of the Warrant so exercised) shall be issued to the same registered Warrantholder that exercised such Warrant; provided that if any such Warrant bears the Restricted Securities Legend but could be exchanged at the time of such exercise for an Unrestricted Warrant, the Shares issued upon exercise need not bear the Restricted Securities Legend.

 

(g) The Warrant Agent will retain copies of all certificates, opinions and other documents received in connection with the transfer or exchange of a Warrant (or a beneficial interest therein), for a period of no less than as required by law or the Warrant Agent’s customary internal procedures, and during such period the Company will have the right to inspect and make copies thereof at any reasonable time upon written notice to the Warrant Agent.

 

(h) With respect to any Warrants bearing a Restricted Securities Legend on the date of exercise, the shares of Common Stock distributed upon exercise will be issued in physical certificated form (unless, at the option of the Company, such shares can be held directly by the transfer agent in book-entry form in a segregated manner), will not be held in book-entry form through the facilities of the Depositary and shall be treated as “restricted securities,” and the Company will affix the applicable “restricted securities” legend upon such shares of Common Stock; provided that if any such Common Stock is being immediately resold pursuant to Rule 144, such shares need not be issued with such legend in connection with such sale.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

EXERCISE TERMS

 

Section 3.01. Exercise .

 

The Exercise Price of each Warrant, the Warrant Share Number and the number of Warrants evidenced by any Warrant Certificate and the Expiration Date of each Warrant shall be set forth in the related Warrant Certificate. The Warrant Share Number and the Exercise Price of each Warrant are subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms set forth in the Warrant Certificate. The Company shall calculate and transmit to the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant Agent shall have no obligation under this Agreement to calculate, the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities or other consideration to be issued or paid any upon such exercise, and the Warrant Agent shall have no duty or obligation to investigate or confirm whether any such determination made by the Company is accurate or correct. The Company shall provide the Warrant Agent with the cost basis for all securities issued pursuant to such cashless exercise prior to the issuance of such securities.

 

Section 3.02. Manner of Exercise and Issuance of Shares .

 

Warrants may be exercised in the manner set forth in Section 3 of the Warrant Certificate, and upon any such exercise, Shares shall be issued in the manner set forth in Section 4 of the Warrant Certificate.

 

Section 3.03. Compliance with Citizenship Rules .

 

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Warrant Agreement, in order to facilitate the Company’s compliance with the Citizenship Rules:

 

(a) In connection with any exercise of the Warrant (including any interest in any Global Warrant), a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) shall advise the Company whether or not it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen. Under its Charter, the Company may require a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) to provide it with such documents and other information as it may request as reasonable proof of that the Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, such other Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen.

 

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(b) No Warrantholder who cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen may exercise any Warrants to the extent the shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would constitute Non-Complying Shares if they were issued, which shall be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion at the time of any proposed exercise of a Warrant.

 

(c) Any sale, transfer or other disposition of a Warrant by any Warrantholder that is a Non-U.S. Citizen to a Person who is a U.S. Citizen must be a complete transfer of such Warrantholder’s interests to such Person in the Warrant and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof with no ability to direct or control such Person. The foregoing restriction shall also apply to any Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

(d) In the Company’s reasonable discretion, the Company may instruct the Transfer Agent, the Warrant Agent, and the Depositary (or any of them) not to issue shares of Common Stock to any Warrantholder who upon any exercise of any Warrants cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen to the extent the receipt of the Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would cause such Person or any Person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of such Person to exceed 4.9% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time (excluding, for purposes of this Section 3.03(d), shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Warrants).

 

Section 3.04. Covenants .

 

(a) The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to requisition from time to time from any stock transfer agents of the Company stock certificates required to honor outstanding Warrants upon exercise thereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and the Company hereby authorizes and directs such transfer agents to comply with all such requests of the Warrant Agent. The Company shall supply such transfer agents with duly executed stock certificates for such purposes and shall provide or otherwise make available any cash or scrip that may be payable upon exercise of Warrants as provided herein and in each Warrant Certificate.

 

(b) The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized and directed to create a special account for the reserve of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

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(c) In connection with the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon exercise, the Company shall, upon the Warrant Agent’s request, provide an Opinion of Counsel, stating that all such shares, when issued, will be:

 

(i) registered, or subject to a valid exemption from registration, under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all material and necessary state securities law filings will have been made with respect to such shares; and

 

(ii) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

(d) The Company agrees that, for so long as any Warrants are outstanding, it shall not increase the par value of the Common Stock or amend or modify the Charter or its by-laws in a manner that would prevent the Company from issuing the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

(e) The Company agrees that it will (i) at all times make and keep available adequate current public information with respect to the Company as those terms are understood and defined for purposes of Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act; (ii) file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, and to use its reasonable efforts to remain subject to the requirements of Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and to provide public notice of the record date and amount of each and every dividend or distribution in respect of its Common Stock in the manner and timing required under the Exchange Act (including if, at any time, such provisions are not then applicable to the Company); (iii) submit electronically and post on its corporate Web site, if any, every interactive data file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T under the Exchange Act; (iv) so long as a Warrantholder owns any Warrant, furnish to such Warrantholder, upon request, a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Warrantholder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing the Warrantholder to sell any such Warrant without registration; and (v) make available information otherwise necessary to comply with Rule 144 and Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time, if available with respect to resales of the Warrants, at all times, to the extent required from time to time to enable such Warrantholders to sell Warrants without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (x) Rule 144 and Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act (if available with respect to resales of the Warrants), as such rules may be amended from time to time or (y) any other rules or regulations now existing or hereafter adopted by the Commission. Upon the reasonable request of any Warrantholder, the Company will deliver to such Warrantholder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such information requirements.

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

ANTIDILUTION PROVISIONS

 

Section 4.01. Antidilution Adjustments; Notice of Adjustment .

 

The Warrant Share Number shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate. Whenever the Warrant Share Number is so adjusted or is proposed to be adjusted as provided in Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate, the Company shall deliver to the Warrant Agent the notices or statements, and shall cause a copy of such notices or statements to be sent or communicated to each Warrantholder pursuant to Section 6.03, as provided in Section 12(E) of the Warrant Certificate. Until such notices or statements are received by the Warrant Agent, the Warrant Agent may presume conclusively for all purposes that no such adjustment has occurred.

 

Section 4.02. Adjustment to Warrant Certificate .

 

The form of Warrant Certificate need not be changed because of any adjustment made pursuant to the Warrant Certificate, and Warrant Certificates issued after such adjustment may state the same Exercise Price and the same Warrant Share Number as are stated in the Warrant Certificates initially issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

The Company, however, may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant Certificate that it may deem appropriate to give effect to such adjustments and that does not affect the substance of the Warrant Certificate (or affect the rights, duties, responsibilities, obligations, liabilities or indemnitees of the Warrant Agent), and any Warrant Certificate thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant Certificate or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

 

ARTICLE V

 

WARRANT AGENT

 

Section 5.01. Appointment of Warrant Agent .

 

The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company in accordance with the express provisions of this Agreement (and no implied terms or conditions) and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for anything that it may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement, except in the case of a final judicial determination of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

Section 5.02. Rights and Duties of Warrant Agent .

 

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(a) Agent for the Company . In acting under this Warrant Agreement and in connection with the Warrant Certificates, the Warrant Agent is acting solely as agent of the Company and does not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any of the holders of Warrant Certificates or beneficial owners of Warrants.

 

(b) Counsel . The Warrant Agent may consult with counsel of its own selection (who may be counsel to the Company or an employee of the Warrant Agent), and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in the absence of bad faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

 

(c) Documents . The Warrant Agent shall be fully protected, may conclusively rely upon and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken or thing suffered by it in reliance upon any Warrant Certificate, notice, instruction, direction, consent, certificate, affidavit, statement, request or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been presented or signed by the proper parties, and shall have no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity, accuracy or content thereof. The Warrant Agent shall not take any instructions or directions except those given in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(d) No Implied Obligations . The Warrant Agent shall be obligated to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth herein (or in any modification or amendment hereof to which the Warrant Agent has consented to in writing) and in the Warrant Certificates, and no implied or inferred duties or obligations of the Warrant Agent shall be read into this Agreement (or in any modification or amendment hereof to which the Warrant Agent has consented to in writing) or the Warrant Certificates against the Warrant Agent.

 

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The Warrant Agent shall not be under any obligation to take any action hereunder that it believes may involve it in any expense or liability for which it does not receive indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it. The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable or under any duty or responsibility for the use by the Company of any of the Warrant Certificates countersigned by the Warrant Agent and delivered by it to the Warrantholders or on behalf of the Warrantholders pursuant to this Agreement or for the application by the Company of the proceeds of the Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by the Company in the performance of its covenants or agreements contained herein or in the Warrant Certificates or in the case of the receipt of any written demand from a Warrantholder with respect to such default, including any duty or responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise.

 

The Warrant Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in the absence of bad faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the Warrant Agent be responsible or liable for special, punitive, incidental, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Warrant Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

(e) Not Responsible for Adjustments or Validity of Stock .

 

The Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Warrantholder to determine whether any facts exist that may require an adjustment of the Warrant Share Number, or with respect to the nature or extent of any adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed herein or in any supplemental agreement provided to be employed, in making the same. The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value of any Shares or of any securities or property that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the exercise of any Warrant or upon any adjustment pursuant to Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate, and it makes no representation with respect thereto. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to make any cash payment or to issue, transfer or deliver any Shares or stock certificates upon the surrender of any Warrant Certificate for the purpose of exercise or upon any adjustment pursuant to Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate, or to comply with any of the covenants of the Company contained in the Warrant Certificate.

 

(f) In the event the Warrant Agent believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by the Warrant Agent hereunder, or is for any reason unsure as to what action to take hereunder, the Warrant Agent shall notify the Company in writing as soon as practicable, and upon delivery of such notice may, in its sole discretion, refrain from taking any action, and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the Company or any Warrantholder or other Person for refraining from taking such action, unless the Warrant Agent receives written instructions signed by the Company which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of Warrant Agent. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Warrant Agent is authorized and directed hereby to comply with any orders, judgments, or decrees of any court that it believes has jurisdiction over it and will not be liable as a result of its compliance with the same.

 

(g) Notices to the Company . If the Warrant Agent shall receive any written notice or demand (other than Notice of Exercise of Warrants) addressed to the Company by the Warrantholder of a Warrant, the Warrant Agent shall promptly forward such notice or demand to the Company.

 

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Section 5.03. Individual Rights of Warrant Agent .

 

The Warrant Agent and any stockholder, director, officer, employee agent or Affiliate of the Warrant Agent may buy, sell or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the Company or its Affiliates or become pecuniarily interested in transactions in which the Company or its Affiliates may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or its Affiliates or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not the Warrant Agent under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity.

 

Section 5.04. Warrant Agent’s Disclaimer .

 

The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for, and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of, this Agreement (except the due and valid authorized execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Warrant Agent) or the Warrant Certificates (except the due countersignature of the Warrant Certificate(s) by the Warrant Agent) and it shall not be responsible for any statement in this Agreement or the Warrant Certificates other than its countersignature thereon nor will it be responsible or liable for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate; nor will it be responsible or liable for any adjustment required under this Agreement or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any adjustment; nor will it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of stock or other securities to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant Certificate or as to whether any securities will, when issued, be validly authorized and issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free from all preemptive rights, taxes, liens and charges; nor will the Warrant Agent be under any duty or responsibility to insure compliance with any applicable federal or state securities laws in connection with the issuance, transfer or exchange of Warrant Certificates ( provided that this clause shall in no way affect the Warrant Agent’s express obligations under any other provision of this Agreement).

 

Section 5.05. Compensation and Indemnity .

 

(a) The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services rendered by it hereunder, as agreed, and to reimburse the Warrant Agent upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, agent and counsel fees and disbursements, and other disbursements, incurred by it in the preparation, negotiation, delivery, administration, execution and amendment of this agreement. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Warrant Agent, its officers, directors, agents and counsel against any loss, liability, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, settlement, cost or expense (including reasonable agents’ and attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it without gross negligence or willful misconduct (each as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) on its part arising out of or in connection with the acceptance, administration, exercise or performance of its duties under this Agreement. The Warrant Agent shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. The costs and expenses incurred in enforcing this right of indemnification shall be paid by the Company; provided, that Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability incurred by the Warrant Agent through the Warrant Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence (each as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

 

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(b) To secure the Company’s payment obligations under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall have a lien prior to the Warrantholders on all money or property held or collected by the Warrant Agent.

 

Section 5.06. Successor Warrant Agent .

 

(a) Company to Provide and Maintain Warrant Agent . The Company agrees for the benefit of the Warrantholders that there shall at all times be a Warrant Agent hereunder until all the Warrants have been exercised or cancelled or are no longer exercisable.

 

(b) Resignation and Removal . The Warrant Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice to the Company of such intention on its part, specifying the date on which its desired resignation shall become effective; provided , however , that such date shall not be less than 60 days after the date on which such notice is given unless the Company otherwise agrees. The Warrant Agent hereunder may be removed at any time by the filing with it of an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of the Company or the Required Warrantholders and specifying such removal and the date when it shall become effective, which date shall not be less than 60 days after such notice is given unless the Warrant Agent otherwise agrees. Any removal under this Section shall take effect upon the appointment by the Company or the Required Warrantholders as hereinafter provided of a successor Warrant Agent (which shall be (i) a nationally recognized stock transfer agent or (ii) a bank or trust company, (x) organized under the laws of the United States of America or one of the states thereof, (y) authorized under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization to exercise corporate trust or stock transfer powers, (z) having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 (when taking into account all of its direct and indirect parents and subsidiaries) and the acceptance of such appointment by such successor Warrant Agent. The obligations of the Company under Section 5.05 shall continue to the extent set forth herein notwithstanding the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent.

 

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(c) Company to Appoint Successor . In the event that at any time the Warrant Agent shall resign, or shall be removed, or shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or shall commence a voluntary case under the Federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or under any other applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Warrant Agent or its property or affairs, or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or shall take corporate action in furtherance of any such action, or a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered in respect of the Warrant Agent in an involuntary case under the Federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered for the appointment of a receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Warrant Agent or of its property or affairs, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Warrant Agent or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation, winding up or liquidation, a successor Warrant Agent, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the Company by an instrument in writing, filed with the successor Warrant Agent. In the event that a successor Warrant Agent is not appointed by the Company, a successor Warrant Agent, qualified as aforesaid, may be appointed by the Warrant Agent or the Required Warrantholders or the Warrant Agent or the Required Warrantholders may petition a court to appoint a successor Warrant Agent. Upon the appointment as aforesaid of a successor Warrant Agent and acceptance by the successor Warrant Agent of such appointment, the Warrant Agent shall cease to be Warrant Agent hereunder; provided , however , that in the event of the resignation of the Warrant Agent under this subsection (c), such resignation shall be effective on the earlier of (i) the date specified in the Warrant Agent’s notice of resignation and (ii) the appointment and acceptance of a successor Warrant Agent hereunder.

 

(d) Successor to Expressly Assume Duties . Any successor Warrant Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Warrant Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights and obligations of such predecessor with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, and such predecessor, upon payment of its charges and disbursements then unpaid, shall thereupon become obligated to transfer, deliver and pay over, and such successor Warrant Agent shall be entitled to receive, all monies, securities and other property on deposit with or held by such predecessor, as Warrant Agent hereunder.

 

(e) Successor by Merger . Any entity into which the Warrant Agent hereunder may be merged or consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party, or any entity to which the Warrant Agent shall sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets and business, shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided , however , that it shall be qualified as aforesaid.

 

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Section 5.07. Representations of the Company .

 

The Company represents and warrants to the Warrant Agent that:

 

(a) the Company has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;

 

(b) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; and

 

(c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the issuance of the Warrants in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Warrant Certificate will not, (i) violate the Charter or the Company’s by-laws, (ii) violate any law or regulation applicable to the Company or order or decree of any court or public authority having jurisdiction over the Company, or (iii) result in a breach of any mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or undertaking to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, except in the case of (ii) and (iii) for any violations or breaches that could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Section 5.08. Further Assurances

 

The Company and the Warrant Agent shall perform, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, documents, instruments and assurances as may be reasonably required by the other party to this Agreement for the carrying out or performing by such other party of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 6.01. Persons Benefitting .

 

Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any Person other than the Company, the Warrant Agent and the Warrantholders any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or any part hereof.

 

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Section 6.02. Amendment .

 

This Agreement and the Warrants may be amended in writing by the parties hereto without the consent of any Warrantholder (i) when there are no Warrants outstanding, (ii) for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or therein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or the Warrants as the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem necessary or desirable that does not adversely affect the rights of any Warrantholder in any material respect; (iii) in order to facilitate, in the Company’s sole reasonable judgment, the Company’s compliance with the Citizenship Rules; and (iv) in order to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Warrantholder in any material respect.

 

This Agreement and the Warrants may be amended or supplemented at any time with the written consent of the Required Warrantholders; provided that the consent of each Warrantholder affected thereby shall be required for any amendment pursuant to which (i) the Warrant Share Number would be decreased (in each case, other than pursuant to adjustments provided for in Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate), (ii) the time period during which the Warrants are exercisable would be shortened or (iii) any change adverse to the Warrantholder would be made to the antidilution provisions set forth in Article IV of this Agreement or Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate. The Company or the Warrant Agent may set a record date for any direction, waiver or consent and only the Warrantholders as of such record date shall be entitled to make or give such direction, waiver or consent.

 

In determining whether the Required Warrantholders have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Warrants owned by the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Warrant Agent shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Warrants that the Warrant Agent knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Also, subject to the foregoing, only Warrants outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination. The Warrant Agent shall have no duty to determine whether any such amendment would have an effect on the rights or interests of the holders of the Warrants.

 

Upon receipt by the Warrant Agent of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the execution of the amendment have been complied with and such execution is permitted by this Agreement and the Warrant Certificate, the Warrant Agent shall join in the execution of such amendment; provided , that the Warrant Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any amendment or supplement that affects the rights, duties, obligations, responsibilities, liabilities or indemnitees of the Warrant Agent.

 

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Section 6.03. Notices .

 

Any notice or communication shall be in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail or overnight delivery service addressed as follows:

 

if to the Company:

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

1301 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: 212-251-1180

 

if to the Warrant Agent:

 

Computershare Inc.

480 Washington Blvd.

Jersey City, New Jersey, 07310

Attention: Relationship Manager

 

with a copy to:

 

Computershare Inc.

480 Washington Blvd.

Jersey City, New Jersey, 07310

Attention: Legal Department

 

The Warrant Agent agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Agreement sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods, provided , however , that the Warrant Agent shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Warrant Agent e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Warrant Agent in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Warrant Agent’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Warrant Agent’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Warrant Agent, including without limitation the risk of the Warrant Agent acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.

 

The Company or the Warrant Agent by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

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Unless the Warrant is a Global Warrant, any notice or communication mailed to a Warrantholder shall be mailed to the Warrantholder at the Warrantholder’s address as it appears on the Registry and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. Any notice to the owners of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant shall be distributed through the Depositary in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary. Communications to such Warrantholder shall be deemed to be effective at the time of dispatch to the Depositary.

 

Failure to provide a notice or communication to a Warrantholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Warrantholders.

 

If a notice or communication is provided in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the intended recipient actually receives it.

 

Section 6.04. Governing Law .

 

This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.

 

Section 6.05. Successors .

 

All agreements of the Company in this Agreement and the Warrants shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Warrant Agent in this Agreement shall bind its successors.

 

Section 6.06. Multiple Originals .

 

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Agreement, including by facsimile, PDF or other electronic means. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy shall be sufficient to prove this Agreement.

 

Section 6.07. Inspection of Agreement .

 

A copy of this Agreement shall be made available at all reasonable times for inspection by any registered Warrantholder or owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant at the office of the Warrant Agent (or successor warrant agent) designated for such purpose.

 

Section 6.08. Severability .

 

The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any clause or provision shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect in that jurisdiction only such clause or provision, or part thereof, and shall not in any manner affect such clause or provision in any other jurisdiction or any other clause or provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction; provided, that if any such excluded clause or provision shall adversely affect the rights, immunities, duties or obligations of the Warrant Agent, the Warrant Agent shall be entitled to resign upon five (5) Business Days written notice.

 

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Section 6.09. Waiver of Jury Trial .

 

Each of the Company and the Warrant Agent hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Warrants or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 6.10. Customer Identification Program .

 

Each Person that is a party hereto acknowledges that the Warrant Agent is subject to the customer identification program (“Customer Identification Program”) requirements under the USA PATRIOT Act and its implementing regulations, and that the Warrant Agent must obtain, verify and record information that allows the Warrant Agent to identify each such Person. Accordingly, prior to accepting an appointment hereunder, the Warrant Agent may request information from any such Person that will help the Warrant Agent to identify such Person, including without limitation, as applicable, such Person’s physical address, tax identification number, organizational documents, certificate of good standing or license to do business. Each person or entity that is a party hereto agrees that the Warrant Agent cannot accept an appointment hereunder unless and until the Warrant Agent verifies each such Person’s identity in accordance with the Customer Identification Program requirements.

 

Section 6.11. Force Majeure .

 

In no event shall the Warrant Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Warrant Agent shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

 

Section 6.11. Termination.

 

This Agreement shall terminate on the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement will terminate on any earlier date when all Warrants have been exercised or cancelled. The provisions of Sections 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, and this Article VI shall survive such termination and the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent.

 

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Section 6.12. Confidentiality.

 

The Warrant Agent and the Company agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including inter alia, personal, non-public Warrantholder information, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement, including the fees for services hereunder, shall remain confidential and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except as may be required by law, including, without limitation, pursuant to subpoenas from state or federal government authorities (e.g., in divorce and criminal actions).

 

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

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.  
   
By: /s/ Captain Ian T. Blackley  
Name: Captain Ian T. Blackley  
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer  

 

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COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
         
By:   /s/ Michael Legregin    
    Name: Michael Legregin    
    Title: Manager    
         
COMPUTERSHARE INC.,
         
By:   /s/ Michael Legregin    
  Name: Michael Legregin    
    Title: Manager    

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF WARRANT

 

 
 

 

FORM OF CLASS A NEW WARRANT

 

Unless this Global Warrant is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), New York, New York, to the Company or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Warrant Certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

 

Transfers of this Global Warrant shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to nominees of DTC or to a successor thereof or such successor’s nominee and transfers of portions of this Global Warrant shall be limited to transfers made in accordance with the restrictions set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof.

 

 
 

 

WARRANTS

 

to purchase

 

Shares of Class A Common Stock

 

of

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

No. [●] CUSIP No: 69036R 145

 

This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with a Warrant Agreement dated as of August 5, 2014 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agent ”), and is subject to the terms and provisions contained in the Warrant Agreement, to all of which terms and provisions the beneficial owners of the Warrants and the Warrantholders consent by acceptance hereof.  This Warrant Certificate expires on August 5, 2039, as set forth herein and subject to the terms hereof.

 

1. Definitions . Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein the following terms shall have the meanings indicated. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Warrant Certificate shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company, including any duly authorized committee thereof.

 

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close in the State of New York.

 

Capital Stock ” means (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation or company, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital or capital stock of such Person and (b) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation or company, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.

 

Citizenship Policies ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Citizenship Rules ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Common Stock ” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

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Common Stock Equivalent ” means any security or obligation which by its terms is, directly or indirectly, convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any preferred stock and any option, warrant or other subscription or purchase right with respect to Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalent.

 

Current Market Price ” means, as of any date, (a) the average of the daily Market Prices of the Common Stock during the immediately preceding 20 consecutive trading days ending on such date or (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the Market Price.

 

Excluded Transaction ” means any of the following:

 

(a)(i) the issuance of rights pursuant to any stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan ( i.e. , a poison pill) adopted by the Company from time to time (“Rights”); (ii) the distribution of separate certificates representing Rights; (iii) the exercise or redemption of Rights; or (iv) the termination or invalidation of Rights; provided , that to the extent that the Company has a stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan in effect on an Exercise Date, the Warrantholder shall receive upon exercise of this Warrant, in addition to the Shares issuable upon such exercise, the Rights relating to such Shares under such rights plan, unless, prior to such Exercise Date, the Rights have separated from the Common Stock, in which case the applicable Warrant Share Number will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company made a distribution to all holders of Common Stock as described in Section 12(B) including, for the purposes of this adjustment only, shares of Common Stock and assets issuable upon exercise of Rights under a stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of the Rights; and

 

(b) any issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (i) pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any such plan, (ii) 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) pursuant to any option, warrant, right or other security exercisable for, or exchangeable or convertible into, Common Stock that was (A) outstanding as of the date of the Warrant Agreement, or (B) is issued in a transaction for which appropriate adjustments to the Warrant Share Number have previously been made pursuant to Section 12 hereunder, or (iv) in order to redeem Common Stock (or issued pursuant to Common Stock Equivalents that are issued to redeem such Common Stock) that constitute Non-Complying Shares under the Charter as amended from time to time.

 

Exercise Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

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Exercise Price ” means $0.01 per Share deliverable upon exercise of any Warrant.

 

Expiration Date ” means the twenty-fifth anniversary of the date of the Warrant Agreement.

 

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any security or other property, the fair market value of such security or other property as determined by in good faith by the Board of Directors in reliance on an opinion of a nationally recognized independent investment banking corporation retained by the Company for this purpose.

 

Market Price ” means, with respect to a particular security, on any given day, the per-share volume weighted average price of such security, as calculated on Bloomberg (or, if such volume weighted average price is unavailable via Bloomberg, the average market value of one share of such security on such day, determined, using a volume weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company), or if such security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the average of the closing bid and ask prices on such day as furnished by two members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose. “Market Price” shall be determined without reference to after hours or extended hours trading. If such security is not listed and traded in a manner that the quotations referred to above are available for the period required hereunder, the Market Price per share of a particular security shall be deemed to be the Fair Market Value per share of such security. For the purposes of determining the Market Price of any security on the “trading day” preceding, on or following the occurrence of an event, (a) that trading day shall be deemed to commence immediately after the regular scheduled closing time of trading on the primary national securities exchange on which the relevant security is then listed or traded or, if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time (or, if the relevant securities is not then listed or traded on a national securities exchange, on the New York Stock Exchange) and (b) that trading day shall end at the next regular scheduled closing time on such exchange, or if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time (for the avoidance of doubt, and as an example, if the Market Price is to be determined as of the last trading day preceding a specified event and the closing time of trading on a particular day is 4:00 p.m. and the specified event occurs at 5:00 p.m. on that day, the Market Price would be determined by reference to such 4:00 p.m. closing price).

 

Non-Complying Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Non-U.S. Citizen ” means a Person who does not meet the definition of a U.S. Citizen set forth in the Charter.

 

Rights ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Excluded Transaction.

 

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Share or Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Significant Transaction ” means:

 

(a) any reorganization, reclassification or other change of outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value);

 

(b) any voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer by the Company to any other Person of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

(c) any voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer by the stockholders of the Company to any Person of the Capital Stock of the Company if, immediately after giving effect to such sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer do not hold Capital Stock of the Company representing at least a majority of the voting power of the Company; and

 

(d) any merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with any other Person (including by way of a tender offer) if, immediately after giving effect to such merger, consolidation or other business combination, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other business combination do not hold Capital Stock of the surviving Person representing at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving Person.

 

trading day ” means (a) if the shares of Common Stock are not traded on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market, a Business Day or (b) if the shares of Common Stock are traded on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market, a Business Day on which such relevant exchange or quotation system is scheduled to be open for business and on which the shares of Common Stock (i) are not suspended from trading on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market for any period or periods aggregating one half hour or longer; and (ii) have traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market that is the primary market for the trading of the shares of Common Stock. The term “trading day” with respect to any security other than the Common Stock shall have a correlative meaning based on the primary exchange or quotation system on which such security is listed or traded.

 

Transfer Agent ” means Computershare Shareowner Services, as transfer agent of the Company, and any successor transfer agent.

 

U.S. Citizen ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

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Warrant ” means a right to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Warrant Share Number, subject to the terms of this Warrant Certificate and the Warrant Agreement.

 

Warrant Certificate ” means this Warrant Certificate and shall include the Global Warrant where the context requires.

 

Warrant Share Number ” means one Share, as such amount may be subsequently adjusted pursuant to the terms of this Warrant Certificate and the Warrant Agreement.

 

2. Number of Shares; Exercise Price . This certifies that, for value received, [●], and any of its registered assigns, is the registered owner of the number of Warrants set forth on Schedule A hereto, each of which entitles the Warrantholder to purchase from the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock (each a “ Share ” and collectively the “ Shares ”) equal to the Warrant Share Number at a purchase price per share equal to the Exercise Price. The Warrant Share Number is subject to adjustment as provided herein, and all references to “Warrant Share Number” herein shall be deemed to include any such adjustment or series of adjustments.

 

3. Exercise of Warrant; Term; Exchange . Subject to Section 2 and Section 17, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, all or a portion of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are exercisable by the Warrantholder, at any time or from time to time on any Business Day after the execution and delivery of this Warrant Certificate by the Company on the date hereof (any such date of exercise, the “ Exercise Date ”), but in no event later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, by delivering to the Warrant Agent (or to the Company or to such other office or agency of the Company in the United States as the Company may designate by notice in writing to the Warrantholders pursuant to Section 18) (a) if the Warrants being exercised are represented by a Definitive Warrant, such Definitive Warrant, (b) a Notice of Exercise, in the form annexed hereto, duly completed and executed, and (c) payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares thereby purchased by having the Company withhold, from the number of Shares that would otherwise be delivered to such Warrantholder upon such exercise, the number of Shares equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver, based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on the trading day on which such Warrants are exercised and the Notice of Exercise is delivered pursuant to this Section 3. For the avoidance of doubt, if Warrants are exercised such that the Exercise Price would exceed the value of the Shares issuable upon exercise, no amount shall be due and payable by the Warrantholder to the Company, nor shall any Shares be delivered to the exercising Warrantholder. In the case of a Global Warrant, any Person with a beneficial interest in such Global Warrant shall effect compliance with the requirements in clauses (b) and (c) above through the relevant Agent Member in accordance with procedures of the Depositary.

 

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In the case of a Global Warrant, whenever some but not all of the Warrants represented by such Global Warrant are exercised in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Warrant Agreement, such Global Warrant shall be surrendered by the Warrantholder to the Warrant Agent, which shall cause an adjustment to be made to Schedule A to such Global Warrant so that the number of Warrants represented thereby will be equal to the number of Warrants theretofore represented by such Global Warrant less the number of Warrants then exercised. The Warrant Agent shall thereafter promptly return such Global Warrant to the Warrantholder or its nominee or custodian. In the case of a Definitive Warrant, whenever some but not all of the Warrants represented by such Definitive Warrant are exercised in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Warrant Agreement, the Warrantholder shall be entitled, at the request of such Warrantholder, to receive from the Company within a reasonable time, not to exceed ten Business Days, a new Definitive Warrant in substantially identical form for the number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants theretofore represented by such Definitive Warrant less the number of Warrants then exercised.

 

If this Warrant Certificate shall have been exercised in full, the Warrant Agent shall promptly cancel such certificate following its receipt from the Warrantholder or the Depositary, as applicable.

 

The Company may, at its sole discretion, issue to any Warrantholder or any owner of a beneficial interest in Warrants that has established to the satisfaction of the Company that it is a U.S. Citizen but has not exercised this Warrant pursuant to Section 3, the aggregate number of Shares issuable upon exercise of all Warrants held by such Warrantholder or owned by such beneficial owner. The exercise by the Company of the foregoing right shall be treated for all purposes hereunder as an exercise of the Warrant by such Warrantholder or beneficial owner, provided , that the Company may withhold, from the number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be delivered to such Warrantholder upon such exercise, that number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver, based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on the trading day on which such shares of Common Stock are issued.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant Certificate to the contrary, in the case of Warrants evidenced by a Global Warrant, any Agent Member may, without the consent of the Warrant Agent or any other Person, on its own behalf and on behalf of any beneficial owner for which it is acting, enforce, and may institute and maintain, any suit, action or proceeding against the Company suitable to enforce, or otherwise in respect of, its right to exercise, and to receive Shares for, its Warrants as provided in the Global Warrant, and to enforce the Warrant Agreement.

 

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4. Issuance of Shares; Authorization; Listing . Shares issued upon exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate shall be (a) issued in such name or names as the exercising Warrantholder may designate and (b) delivered by the Transfer Agent to such Warrantholder or its nominee or nominees (i) if the Shares are then able to be so delivered, via book-entry transfer crediting the account of such Warrantholder (or the relevant Agent Member for the benefit of such Warrantholder) through the Depositary’s DWAC system (if the Transfer Agent participates in such system), or (ii) otherwise in certificated form by physical delivery to the address specified by the Warrantholder in the Notice of Exercise. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Transfer Agent to be a participant in the Depositary’s DWAC system. The Company shall cause the number of full Shares to which such Warrantholder shall be entitled to be so delivered by the Transfer Agent within a reasonable time, not to exceed three Business Days after the date on which Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate have been duly exercised in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

The Company hereby represents and warrants that any Shares issued upon the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 will be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges, other than liens or charges created by a Warrantholder, income and franchise taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of the Warrant or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith. The Company agrees that the Shares so issued will be deemed to have been issued to a Warrantholder as of the close of business on the date on which Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate have been duly exercised, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may not be actually delivered on such date. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise hereof at any time. The Company will (a) procure, at its sole expense, the listing of the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof at any time, subject to issuance or notice of issuance, on any national stock exchanges in the United States on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded and (b) if listed at the time of issuance, to maintain such listings of such Shares at all times after issuance. The Company will use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Shares may be issued without violation of any applicable law or regulation or of any requirement of any securities exchange on which the Shares may be listed or traded.

 

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5. Fractional Shares or Scrip . Upon exercise of any Warrants, the Company, at its sole election may, (a) issue fractional Shares or scrip representing fractional Shares, or (b) round up to the nearest whole number the number of Shares to be issued to the exercising Warrantholder.

 

If more than one Warrant shall be presented for exercise in full at the same time by the same Warrantholder or owner of a beneficial interest in Warrants, the number of full Shares which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Shares to which the exercising Warrantholder shall be entitled upon exercise of the Warrants so presented.

 

6. No Rights as Stockholders; Transfer Books . Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate do not entitle the Warrantholder or the owner of any beneficial interest in such Warrants to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the date of exercise hereof. The Company shall at no time close its transfer books against transfer of Warrants in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise hereof.

 

7. Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Shares in certificated or book-entry form to the Warrantholder upon the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Shares all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company. Each Warrantholder or beneficial owner of a Warrant shall be responsible for the payment or discharge of any liens or charges created by such Warrantholder or beneficial owner and for any income and franchise taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of the Warrant or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith.

 

8. Transfer; Assignment . This Warrant Certificate and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the Company (or an agent duly appointed by the Company) by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and one or more new Warrant Certificates shall be made and delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this Warrant Certificate but registered in the name of one or more transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate, duly endorsed, to the office or agency of the Company described in Section 3; provided that if this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant registered in the name of the Depositary, transfers of such Global Warrant may only be made as a whole, and not in part, and only by (a) the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, (b) a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or (c) the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or its nominee. All expenses (other than stock transfer taxes) and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the new Warrant Certificates pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid by the Company.

 

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If this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant, then so long as the Global Warrant is registered in the name of the Depositary, the holders of beneficial interests in the Warrants evidenced thereby shall have no rights under this Warrant Certificate with respect to the Global Warrant held on their behalf by the Depositary or the Warrant Agent as its custodian, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Warrant Agent and any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent as the absolute owner of the Global Warrant for all purposes whatsoever except to the extent set forth herein. Accordingly, any such owner’s beneficial interest in the Global Warrant will be shown only on, and the transfer of such interest shall be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary or the Agent Members, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to such records maintained by the Depositary or the Agent Members. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (a) prevent the Company, the Warrant Agent or any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or (b) impair, as between the Depositary and the Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Warrant. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, the rights of beneficial owners in a Global Warrant shall be exercised through the Depositary subject to the applicable procedures of the Depositary. Any holder of the Global Warrant shall, by acceptance of the Global Warrant, agree that transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Warrant may be effected only through a book-entry system maintained by the Depositary, and that ownership of a beneficial interest in the Warrants represented thereby shall be required to be reflected in book-entry form.

 

Any beneficial owner of an interest in the Global Warrant, or the Warrantholder if this Warrant Certificate represents a Definitive Warrant, who qualifies as a U.S. Citizen shall exercise the Warrant for the full amount of Shares that such beneficial owner or Warrantholder is entitled to exercise.

 

A Global Warrant shall be exchanged for Definitive Warrants, and Definitive Warrants may be transferred or exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant, only at such times and in the manner specified in the Warrant Agreement. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant Agreement, the holder of a Global Warrant may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold beneficial interests in such Global Warrant through Agent Members, to take any action that a Warrantholder is entitled to take under a Warrant or the Warrant Agreement.

 

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9. Exchange and Registry of Warrants . This Warrant Certificate is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Warrantholder to the Company, for a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and representing the same aggregate number of Warrants. The Company or an agent duly appointed by the Company (which initially shall be the Warrant Agent) shall maintain a Registry showing the name and address of the Warrantholder as the registered holder of this Warrant Certificate. This Warrant Certificate may be surrendered for exchange or exercise in accordance with its terms, at the office of the Company or any such agent, and the Company shall be entitled to rely in all respects, prior to written notice to the contrary, upon such Registry.

 

10. Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant Certificate . Upon receipt by the Company of proof reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant Certificate, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of a bond, indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Warrant Agent, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant Certificate, the Company shall make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate, a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor and representing the same aggregate number of Warrants as provided for in such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate.

 

11. 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 not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

 

12. Adjustments and Other Rights . The Warrant Share Number shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows; provided that if more than one subsection of this Section 12 is applicable to a single event, the subsection shall be applied that produces the largest adjustment and no single event shall cause an adjustment under more than one subsection of this Section 12 so as to result in duplication:

 

(A) Dividend, Subdivision, Combination or Reclassification of Common Stock . In the event that the Company shall at any time or from time to time, after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, (a) make a dividend or distribution on the outstanding shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (b) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (c) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (d) issue any shares of its Capital Stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock (other than any such event for which an adjustment is made pursuant to another provision of this Section 12), then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted (and any other appropriate actions shall be taken by the Company) so that the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive upon the exercise of this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company that the Warrantholder would have owned or would have been entitled to receive upon or by reason of any event described above, had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, calculated to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 12(A) shall become effective retroactively (i) in the case of any such dividend or distribution, to the date immediately following the close of business on the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution or (ii) in the case of any such subdivision, combination or reclassification, to the close of business on the date on which such corporate action becomes effective.

 

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(B) Certain Distributions . If, at any time or from time to time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, the Company shall distribute to all holders of shares of Common Stock (including any such distribution made in connection with a merger or consolidation in which the Company is the resulting or surviving Person and shares of Common Stock are not changed or exchanged) cash, evidences of indebtedness of the Company or another issuer, securities of the Company or another issuer or other assets (excluding (a) any dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock for which adjustment is made under Section 12(A) and (b) any distribution in connection with an Excluded Transaction) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any of the foregoing, then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number shall be increased to a number (calculated to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share) equal to the product of (a) the Warrant Share Number immediately prior to the record date for the distribution of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities, other assets or rights or warrants multiplied by (b) the quotient of:

 

(i) the Current Market Price immediately prior to the first date on which the Common Stock trades regular way on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading without the right to receive such distribution of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities or other assets or rights or warrants (or, if the Class A Common Stock is not then so listed or traded, the first business day after the record date for such distribution); divided by

 

(ii) the total (which total shall be greater than zero) of (x) the Current Market Price on the date specified in (i) above minus (y) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities or other assets or rights or warrants.

 

Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective retroactively to the date immediately following the close of business on the record date for the determination of stockholders of the Company entitled to receive such distribution.

 

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(C) Other Changes . If, at any time or from time to time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise or conversion hereof, (a) the Company shall take any action which (i) affects the Common Stock and (ii) is similar to, or has an effect similar to, any of the actions described in any of Sections 12(A), 12(B) or 12(G) (but not including any action described in any such Section) and (b) the Board of Directors in good faith determines that it would be equitable under such circumstances to adjust the Warrant Share Number as a result of such action, then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number shall be adjusted in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors in good faith determines would be equitable under such circumstances which determination shall be evidenced in a resolution of the Board of Directors, a certified copy of which shall be mailed by the Company to the Warrantholder.

 

(D) No Adjustment . If an adjustment to the Warrant Share Number in respect of the issuance or sale of a Common Stock Equivalent has been previously made, the exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent in accordance with its terms existing at the time such adjustment was made shall not result in a further adjustment. If an adjustment to the Warrant Share Number in respect of the issuance or sale of a Common Stock Equivalent was not required, the exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent in accordance with its terms existing at the time of issuance shall not result in an adjustment pursuant thereto. In addition, no adjustment shall be made for accumulated and unpaid dividends; provided that the Company has complied with Section 3.04(d) of the Warrant Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no adjustment to the Warrant Share Number need be made for a given transaction (other than a share split or share combination) if each holder of Warrants participates, on the same terms and otherwise on the same basis and solely as a result of holding the Warrants, as holders of Shares without having to exercise the Warrants held by such Holders as if they held a number of Shares equal to the then-current Warrant Share Number, multiplied by the number of Warrants held by such Holder.

 

(E) Abandonment . If the Company (a) shall take a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution and (b) shall, before paying or delivering such dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution (and, following such abandonment, the holders of such shares have no claim against the Company for such dividend or distribution), then no adjustment in the Warrant Share Number shall be required by reason of the taking of such record.

 

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(F) Notice and Certificate as to Adjustments . In the event that the Company shall propose to take any action of the type described in this Section 12 (but only if the action of the type described in this Section 12 would result in an adjustment in the Warrant Share Number or a change in the type of securities or property to be delivered upon exercise of a Warrant), the Company shall deliver to the Warrant Agent a notice and shall cause such notice to be sent or communicated to the Warrantholders in the manner set forth in Section 18, which notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any such action and the approximate date on which such action is to take place. Such notice shall also set forth the facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect on the Warrant Share Number and the number, kind or class of shares or other securities or property which shall be deliverable upon exercise of a Warrant. In the case of any action which would require the fixing of a record date, such notice shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date so fixed, and in case of all other action, such notice shall be given at least 15 days prior to the taking of such proposed action. The Company shall, at the time it makes such notice, post a copy of such notice on its website and issue a press release for publication on a newswire service. The Company shall, within 20 days following the event requiring any adjustment to the Warrant Share Number, deliver to the Warrant Agent a certificate, signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which (a) sets forth in reasonable detail (i) the event requiring such adjustment and (ii) the method by which such adjustment was calculated and (b) specifies the adjusted Warrant Share Number in effect following such adjustment. In the case of any Significant Transaction, the Company shall also deliver to the Warrant Agent the certificate described in Section 12(G)(b) at least 10 days prior to consummating such Significant Transaction. Failure to give such notice or to provide such certificate referred to above, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of any such action.

 

(G) Spin-off; Significant Transaction .

 

(a) Spin-off . If, at any time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, the Company shall spin-off another Person, then the Company (a) shall issue to the Warrantholder a new warrant to purchase, at the Exercise Price, or convert its new warrant into, the number of shares of Capital Stock or other proprietary interest in the spin-off entity that the Warrantholder would have owned had the Warrantholder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such spin-off and (b) shall make provision therefor in the agreement, if any, relating to such spin-off. Such new warrant shall provide for rights and obligations which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the rights and obligations provided for in this Warrant. Notwithstanding the two foregoing sentences, if any such spin-off shall relate to an entity that will not be subject to the Citizenship Rules or policies similar to the Citizenship Policies, then in connection with such spin-off the Board of Directors shall consider in good faith whether it is possible to issue to the Warrantholder shares of Capital Stock or other ownership interests directly in the name of such Warrantholder, and if the Board of Directors determines in its sole discretion that it would be possible to do so without creating a material adverse effect on such Warrantholders, then it will use reasonable efforts to provide for such direct issuance. The provisions of this Section 12(G)(a) (and any equivalent thereof in any such new warrant) shall apply to successive transactions.

 

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(b) Significant Transaction . If, at any time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, any Significant Transaction shall occur, then, at least 10 days prior to the consummation of such Significant Transaction, the Company:

 

(i) shall execute and deliver to the Warrantholder a certificate stating that from and after the consummation of such Significant Transaction:

 

(x) the Warrantholder shall, upon the surrender of this Warrant to the Surviving Person in such Significant Transaction have the right to receive the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities, property or cash receivable upon the consummation of such Significant Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant could have been exercised immediately prior to the consummation of such Significant Transaction; and

 

(y) this Warrant shall be deemed to have been cancelled; and

 

(ii) the Company shall make provision therefor in the agreement, if any, relating to such Significant Transaction.

 

(H) Timing of Issuance of Additional Common Stock Upon Certain Adjustments . In any case in which the provisions of this Section 12 shall require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Warrant Certificate the Company may defer until the occurrence of such event issuing to a Warrantholder of Warrants exercised after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the Shares issuable upon such exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment; provided , however , that the Company upon request shall deliver to such Warrantholder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Warrantholder’s right to receive such additional Shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

 

(I) Proceedings Prior to Any Action Requiring Adjustment . As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an adjustment pursuant to this Section 12, the Company shall promptly take (and shall be permitted by the Warrantholders to take) any action which may be necessary, including obtaining any applicable national securities exchange or stockholder approvals or exemptions, in order that the Company may thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all Shares that a Warrantholder is entitled to receive upon exercise of a Warrant pursuant to this Section 12.

 

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13. No Impairment . The Company will not, and will not permit or cause any of its subsidiaries to, by any action, including through any amendment of its Charter, bylaws, 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 to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant Certificate and in taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Warrantholder.

 

14. Governing Law . This Warrant Certificate and the Warrants evidenced hereby shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.

 

15. Binding Effect; Countersignature by Warrant Agent . This Warrant Certificate shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company. This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Warrant Agent or its agent as provided in the Warrant Agreement countersigns this Warrant Certificate. Such signature shall be solely for the purpose of authenticating this Warrant Certificate and shall be conclusive evidence that this Warrant Certificate has been countersigned under the Warrant Agreement.

 

16. Warrant Agreement; Amendments . The Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. Reference is hereby made to the Warrant Agreement for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and obligations of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the Warrantholders and beneficial owners of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained for inspection by the Warrantholders or beneficial owners of the Warrants upon request to the Warrant Agent at the address of the Warrant Agent (or successor warrant agent) set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agreement and this Warrant Certificate may be amended and the observance of any term of the Warrant Agreement or this Warrant Certificate may be waived only to the extent provided in the Warrant Agreement.

 

17. Compliance with Citizenship Rules . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Warrant Agreement, in order to facilitate the Company’s compliance with the Citizenship Rules:

 

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(A) In connection with any exercise of the Warrant (including any interest in any Global Warrant), a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) shall advise the Company whether or not it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen. Under its Charter, the Company may require a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) to provide it with such documents and other information as it may request as reasonable proof of that the Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, such other Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen.

 

(B) No Warrantholder who cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen may exercise any Warrants to the extent the Shares deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would constitute Non-Complying Shares if they were issued, which shall be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion at the time of any proposed exercise of a Warrant.

 

(C) Any sale, transfer or other disposition of a Warrant by any Warrantholder that is a Non-U.S. Citizen to a Person who is a U.S. Citizen must be a complete transfer of such Warrantholder’s interests to such Person in the Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise thereof with no ability to direct or control such Person. The foregoing restriction shall also apply to any Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

(D) In the Company’s reasonable discretion, the Company may instruct the Transfer Agent, the Warrant Agent, and the Depositary (or any of them) not to issue Shares to any Warrantholder who upon any exercise of any Warrants cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen to the extent the receipt of the Shares deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would cause such Person or any Person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of such Person to exceed 4.9% of the aggregate number of Shares outstanding at such time (excluding, for purposes of this Section 17(D), shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Warrants).

 

18. Notices . Unless this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant, any notice or communication to be delivered to the Warrantholder shall be delivered to the Warrantholder at the Warrantholder’s address as it appears in the Registry and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. Any notice to holders of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant shall be distributed through the Depositary in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary. Communications to such holders shall be deemed to be effective at the time of dispatch to the Depositary.

 

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19. Interpretation . Nothing contained in the Warrant Certificate shall be used to construe the terms or meaning of any other agreement, warrant, other security or any warrant certificate.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer. This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

 

Dated:     OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Countersigned:

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,

 

as Warrant Agent

 

By:    
     
  Authorized Signatory  

 

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Schedule A

 

The initial number of Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate is             .

 

The following decreases in the number of Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate have been made as a result of the exercise of certain Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate:

 

Date of Exercise

of Warrants

 

Number of

Warrants

Exercised

 

Total Number of

Warrants Represented

Hereby Following Such

Exercise

 

Notation Made

by Warrant Agent

             
             
             

 

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Form of Notice of Exercise

 

(to be executed only upon exercise of Warrants)

 

Date:                

 

TO: OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. (the “ Company ”)

 

RE: Election to Purchase Common Stock

 

The undersigned registered holder of [                 ] Warrants irrevocably elects to exercise the number of Warrants set forth below represented by the Global Warrant (or, in the case of a Definitive Warrant, the Warrant Certificate enclosed herewith), and surrenders all right, title and interest in the number of Warrants exercised hereby to the Company, and directs that the shares of Common Stock or other securities or property delivered upon exercise of such Warrants, and any interests in the Global Warrant or Definitive Warrant representing unexercised Warrants, be registered or placed in the name and at the address specified below and delivered thereto.

 

Number of Warrants  

 

¨ Check if Warrantholder believes it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen (additional information may be required by Company to confirm that Warrantholder is a U.S. Citizen).

 

¨ Check if Warrantholder believes it is a Non-U.S. Citizen.

 

Warrantholder:    

 

By:    
     
Name:    
     
Title:    

 

Signature guaranteed by (if a guarantee is required)  
   
   
   
     
     

 

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Securities to be issued to:

 

If in book-entry form through the Depositary:    
     
Depositary Account Number:    
     
Name of Agent Member:    
     
If in definitive form:    
     
Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number:    
     
Name:    
     
Street Address:    
     
City, State and Zip Code:    
     
Any unexercised Warrants evidenced by the exercising Warrantholder’s interest in the Global Warrant or Definitive Warrant, as the case may be, to be issued to:
     
If in book-entry form through the Depositary:    
     
Depositary Account Number:    
     
Name of Agent Member:    
     
If in definitive form:    
     
Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number:    
     
Name:    
     
Street Address:    
     
City, State and Zip Code:    

 

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Form of Assignment

 

For value received, the undersigned registered Warrantholder of the within Warrant Certificate hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee(s) named below (including the undersigned with respect to any Warrants constituting a part of the Warrants evidenced by the within Warrant Certificate not being assigned hereby) all of the right, title and interest of the undersigned under the within Warrant Certificate with respect to the number of Warrants set forth below.

 

Name of Assignees   Address   Number of Warrants  

Social Security

Number or other

Identifying Number

             
             
             

 

and does irrevocably constitute and appoint [                 ], the undersigned’s attorney, to make such transfer on the books of the Company maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:    

 

Warrantholder:    

 

By:    
     
Name:    
     
Title:    

 

Signature guaranteed by (if a guarantee is required)  
   
   

 

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FORM OF CLASS A NEW WARRANT

 

Unless this Global Warrant is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), New York, New York, to the Company or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Warrant Certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

 

Transfers of this Global Warrant shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to nominees of DTC or to a successor thereof or such successor’s nominee and transfers of portions of this Global Warrant shall be limited to transfers made in accordance with the restrictions set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof.

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND ACCORDINGLY THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THE WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY, IF SUCH SHARES ARE ISSUED UPON THE EXERCISE OF ANY SUCH WARRANTS THAT THEN ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144”)), ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144) AND MAY NOT BE REOFFERED, RESOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (I) TO A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”)) PURSUANT TO AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A OR ANOTHER TRANSACTION NOT INVOLVING A PUBLIC OFFERING EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (II) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144, (III) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (IV) TO THE COMPANY, IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (IV) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS IN ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND PROVIDED THAT, IN THE CASE OF ANY TRANSFER BY AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” PURSUANT TO (I) OR (II) ABOVE, THE COMPANY MAY REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF A WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION IT REASONABLY REQUIRES TO CONFIRM THE SECURITIES ACT EXEMPTION FOR SUCH TRANSACTION.

 

 
 

 

WARRANTS

 

to purchase

 

Shares of Class A Common Stock

 

of

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

No. [●] CUSIP No: 69036R 129

 

This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with a Warrant Agreement dated as of August 5, 2014 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agent ”), and is subject to the terms and provisions contained in the Warrant Agreement, to all of which terms and provisions the beneficial owners of the Warrants and the Warrantholders consent by acceptance hereof.  This Warrant Certificate expires on August 5, 2039, as set forth herein and subject to the terms hereof.

 

1. Definitions . Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein the following terms shall have the meanings indicated. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Warrant Certificate shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company, including any duly authorized committee thereof.

 

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close in the State of New York.

 

Capital Stock ” means (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation or company, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital or capital stock of such Person and (b) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation or company, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.

 

Citizenship Policies ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Citizenship Rules ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Common Stock ” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

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Common Stock Equivalent ” means any security or obligation which by its terms is, directly or indirectly, convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any preferred stock and any option, warrant or other subscription or purchase right with respect to Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalent.

 

Current Market Price ” means, as of any date, (a) the average of the daily Market Prices of the Common Stock during the immediately preceding 20 consecutive trading days ending on such date or (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the Market Price.

 

Excluded Transaction ” means any of the following:

 

(a)(i) the issuance of rights pursuant to any stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan ( i.e. , a poison pill) adopted by the Company from time to time (“Rights”); (ii) the distribution of separate certificates representing Rights; (iii) the exercise or redemption of Rights; or (iv) the termination or invalidation of Rights; provided , that to the extent that the Company has a stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan in effect on an Exercise Date, the Warrantholder shall receive upon exercise of this Warrant, in addition to the Shares issuable upon such exercise, the Rights relating to such Shares under such rights plan, unless, prior to such Exercise Date, the Rights have separated from the Common Stock, in which case the applicable Warrant Share Number will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company made a distribution to all holders of Common Stock as described in Section 12(B) including, for the purposes of this adjustment only, shares of Common Stock and assets issuable upon exercise of Rights under a stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of the Rights; and

 

(b) any issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (i) pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any such plan, (ii) 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) pursuant to any option, warrant, right or other security exercisable for, or exchangeable or convertible into, Common Stock that was (A) outstanding as of the date of the Warrant Agreement, or (B) is issued in a transaction for which appropriate adjustments to the Warrant Share Number have previously been made pursuant to Section 12 hereunder, or (iv) in order to redeem Common Stock (or issued pursuant to Common Stock Equivalents that are issued to redeem such Common Stock) that constitute Non-Complying Shares under the Charter as amended from time to time.

 

Exercise Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

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Exercise Price ” means $0.01 per Share deliverable upon exercise of any Warrant.

 

Expiration Date ” means the twenty-fifth anniversary of the date of the Warrant Agreement.

 

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any security or other property, the fair market value of such security or other property as determined by in good faith by the Board of Directors in reliance on an opinion of a nationally recognized independent investment banking corporation retained by the Company for this purpose.

 

Market Price ” means, with respect to a particular security, on any given day, the per-share volume weighted average price of such security, as calculated on Bloomberg (or, if such volume weighted average price is unavailable via Bloomberg, the average market value of one share of such security on such day, determined, using a volume weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company), or if such security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the average of the closing bid and ask prices on such day as furnished by two members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose. “Market Price” shall be determined without reference to after hours or extended hours trading. If such security is not listed and traded in a manner that the quotations referred to above are available for the period required hereunder, the Market Price per share of a particular security shall be deemed to be the Fair Market Value per share of such security. For the purposes of determining the Market Price of any security on the “trading day” preceding, on or following the occurrence of an event, (a) that trading day shall be deemed to commence immediately after the regular scheduled closing time of trading on the primary national securities exchange on which the relevant security is then listed or traded or, if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time (or, if the relevant securities is not then listed or traded on a national securities exchange, on the New York Stock Exchange) and (b) that trading day shall end at the next regular scheduled closing time on such exchange, or if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time (for the avoidance of doubt, and as an example, if the Market Price is to be determined as of the last trading day preceding a specified event and the closing time of trading on a particular day is 4:00 p.m. and the specified event occurs at 5:00 p.m. on that day, the Market Price would be determined by reference to such 4:00 p.m. closing price).

 

Non-Complying Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Non-U.S. Citizen ” means a Person who does not meet the definition of a U.S. Citizen set forth in the Charter.

 

Rights ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Excluded Transaction.

 

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Share or Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Significant Transaction ” means:

 

(a) any reorganization, reclassification or other change of outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value);

 

(b) any voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer by the Company to any other Person of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

(c) any voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer by the stockholders of the Company to any Person of the Capital Stock of the Company if, immediately after giving effect to such sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer do not hold Capital Stock of the Company representing at least a majority of the voting power of the Company; and

 

(d) any merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with any other Person (including by way of a tender offer) if, immediately after giving effect to such merger, consolidation or other business combination, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other business combination do not hold Capital Stock of the surviving Person representing at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving Person.

 

trading day ” means (a) if the shares of Common Stock are not traded on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market, a Business Day or (b) if the shares of Common Stock are traded on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market, a Business Day on which such relevant exchange or quotation system is scheduled to be open for business and on which the shares of Common Stock (i) are not suspended from trading on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market for any period or periods aggregating one half hour or longer; and (ii) have traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market that is the primary market for the trading of the shares of Common Stock. The term “trading day” with respect to any security other than the Common Stock shall have a correlative meaning based on the primary exchange or quotation system on which such security is listed or traded.

 

Transfer Agent ” means Computershare Shareowner Services, as transfer agent of the Company, and any successor transfer agent.

 

U.S. Citizen ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

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Warrant ” means a right to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Warrant Share Number, subject to the terms of this Warrant Certificate and the Warrant Agreement.

 

Warrant Certificate ” means this Warrant Certificate and shall include the Global Warrant where the context requires.

 

Warrant Share Number ” means one Share, as such amount may be subsequently adjusted pursuant to the terms of this Warrant Certificate and the Warrant Agreement.

 

2. Number of Shares; Exercise Price . This certifies that, for value received, [●], and any of its registered assigns, is the registered owner of the number of Warrants set forth on Schedule A hereto, each of which entitles the Warrantholder to purchase from the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock (each a “ Share ” and collectively the “ Shares ”) equal to the Warrant Share Number at a purchase price per share equal to the Exercise Price. The Warrant Share Number is subject to adjustment as provided herein, and all references to “Warrant Share Number” herein shall be deemed to include any such adjustment or series of adjustments.

 

3. Exercise of Warrant; Term; Exchange . Subject to Section 2 and Section 17, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, all or a portion of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are exercisable by the Warrantholder, at any time or from time to time on any Business Day after the execution and delivery of this Warrant Certificate by the Company on the date hereof (any such date of exercise, the “ Exercise Date ”), but in no event later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, by delivering to the Warrant Agent (or to the Company or to such other office or agency of the Company in the United States as the Company may designate by notice in writing to the Warrantholders pursuant to Section 18) (a) if the Warrants being exercised are represented by a Definitive Warrant, such Definitive Warrant, (b) a Notice of Exercise, in the form annexed hereto, duly completed and executed, and (c) payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares thereby purchased by having the Company withhold, from the number of Shares that would otherwise be delivered to such Warrantholder upon such exercise, the number of Shares equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver, based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on the trading day on which such Warrants are exercised and the Notice of Exercise is delivered pursuant to this Section 3. For the avoidance of doubt, if Warrants are exercised such that the Exercise Price would exceed the value of the Shares issuable upon exercise, no amount shall be due and payable by the Warrantholder to the Company, nor shall any Shares be delivered to the exercising Warrantholder. In the case of a Global Warrant, any Person with a beneficial interest in such Global Warrant shall effect compliance with the requirements in clauses (b) and (c) above through the relevant Agent Member in accordance with procedures of the Depositary.

 

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In the case of a Global Warrant, whenever some but not all of the Warrants represented by such Global Warrant are exercised in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Warrant Agreement, such Global Warrant shall be surrendered by the Warrantholder to the Warrant Agent, which shall cause an adjustment to be made to Schedule A to such Global Warrant so that the number of Warrants represented thereby will be equal to the number of Warrants theretofore represented by such Global Warrant less the number of Warrants then exercised. The Warrant Agent shall thereafter promptly return such Global Warrant to the Warrantholder or its nominee or custodian. In the case of a Definitive Warrant, whenever some but not all of the Warrants represented by such Definitive Warrant are exercised in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Warrant Agreement, the Warrantholder shall be entitled, at the request of such Warrantholder, to receive from the Company within a reasonable time, not to exceed ten Business Days, a new Definitive Warrant in substantially identical form for the number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants theretofore represented by such Definitive Warrant less the number of Warrants then exercised.

 

If this Warrant Certificate shall have been exercised in full, the Warrant Agent shall promptly cancel such certificate following its receipt from the Warrantholder or the Depositary, as applicable.

 

The Company may, at its sole discretion, issue to any Warrantholder or any owner of a beneficial interest in Warrants that has established to the satisfaction of the Company that it is a U.S. Citizen but has not exercised this Warrant pursuant to Section 3, the aggregate number of Shares issuable upon exercise of all Warrants held by such Warrantholder or owned by such beneficial owner. The exercise by the Company of the foregoing right shall be treated for all purposes hereunder as an exercise of the Warrant by such Warrantholder or beneficial owner, provided , that the Company may withhold, from the number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be delivered to such Warrantholder upon such exercise, that number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver, based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on the trading day on which such shares of Common Stock are issued.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant Certificate to the contrary, in the case of Warrants evidenced by a Global Warrant, any Agent Member may, without the consent of the Warrant Agent or any other Person, on its own behalf and on behalf of any beneficial owner for which it is acting, enforce, and may institute and maintain, any suit, action or proceeding against the Company suitable to enforce, or otherwise in respect of, its right to exercise, and to receive Shares for, its Warrants as provided in the Global Warrant, and to enforce the Warrant Agreement.

 

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4. Issuance of Shares; Authorization; Listing . Shares issued upon exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate shall be (a) issued in such name or names as the exercising Warrantholder may designate and (b) delivered by the Transfer Agent to such Warrantholder or its nominee or nominees (i) if the Shares are then able to be so delivered, via book-entry transfer crediting the account of such Warrantholder (or the relevant Agent Member for the benefit of such Warrantholder) through the Depositary’s DWAC system (if the Transfer Agent participates in such system), or (ii) otherwise in certificated form by physical delivery to the address specified by the Warrantholder in the Notice of Exercise. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Transfer Agent to be a participant in the Depositary’s DWAC system. The Company shall cause the number of full Shares to which such Warrantholder shall be entitled to be so delivered by the Transfer Agent within a reasonable time, not to exceed three Business Days after the date on which Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate have been duly exercised in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

The Company hereby represents and warrants that any Shares issued upon the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 will be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges, other than liens or charges created by a Warrantholder, income and franchise taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of the Warrant or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith. The Company agrees that the Shares so issued will be deemed to have been issued to a Warrantholder as of the close of business on the date on which Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate have been duly exercised, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may not be actually delivered on such date. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise hereof at any time. The Company will (a) procure, at its sole expense, the listing of the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof at any time, subject to issuance or notice of issuance, on any national stock exchanges in the United States on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded and (b) if listed at the time of issuance, to maintain such listings of such Shares at all times after issuance. The Company will use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Shares may be issued without violation of any applicable law or regulation or of any requirement of any securities exchange on which the Shares may be listed or traded.

 

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5. Fractional Shares or Scrip . Upon exercise of any Warrants, the Company, at its sole election may, (a) issue fractional Shares or scrip representing fractional Shares, or (b) round up to the nearest whole number the number of Shares to be issued to the exercising Warrantholder.

 

If more than one Warrant shall be presented for exercise in full at the same time by the same Warrantholder or owner of a beneficial interest in Warrants, the number of full Shares which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Shares to which the exercising Warrantholder shall be entitled upon exercise of the Warrants so presented.

 

6. No Rights as Stockholders; Transfer Books . Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate do not entitle the Warrantholder or the owner of any beneficial interest in such Warrants to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the date of exercise hereof. The Company shall at no time close its transfer books against transfer of Warrants in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise hereof.

 

7. Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Shares in certificated or book-entry form to the Warrantholder upon the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Shares all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company. Each Warrantholder or beneficial owner of a Warrant shall be responsible for the payment or discharge of any liens or charges created by such Warrantholder or beneficial owner and for any income and franchise taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of the Warrant or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith.

 

8. Transfer; Assignment . This Warrant Certificate and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the Company (or an agent duly appointed by the Company) by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and one or more new Warrant Certificates shall be made and delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this Warrant Certificate but registered in the name of one or more transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate, duly endorsed, to the office or agency of the Company described in Section 3; provided that if this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant registered in the name of the Depositary, transfers of such Global Warrant may only be made as a whole, and not in part, and only by (a) the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, (b) a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or (c) the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or its nominee. All expenses (other than stock transfer taxes) and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the new Warrant Certificates pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid by the Company.

 

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If this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant, then so long as the Global Warrant is registered in the name of the Depositary, the holders of beneficial interests in the Warrants evidenced thereby shall have no rights under this Warrant Certificate with respect to the Global Warrant held on their behalf by the Depositary or the Warrant Agent as its custodian, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Warrant Agent and any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent as the absolute owner of the Global Warrant for all purposes whatsoever except to the extent set forth herein. Accordingly, any such owner’s beneficial interest in the Global Warrant will be shown only on, and the transfer of such interest shall be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary or the Agent Members, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to such records maintained by the Depositary or the Agent Members. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (a) prevent the Company, the Warrant Agent or any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or (b) impair, as between the Depositary and the Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Warrant. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, the rights of beneficial owners in a Global Warrant shall be exercised through the Depositary subject to the applicable procedures of the Depositary. Any holder of the Global Warrant shall, by acceptance of the Global Warrant, agree that transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Warrant may be effected only through a book-entry system maintained by the Depositary, and that ownership of a beneficial interest in the Warrants represented thereby shall be required to be reflected in book-entry form.

 

Any beneficial owner of an interest in the Global Warrant, or the Warrantholder if this Warrant Certificate represents a Definitive Warrant, who qualifies as a U.S. Citizen shall exercise the Warrant for the full amount of Shares that such beneficial owner or Warrantholder is entitled to exercise.

 

A Global Warrant shall be exchanged for Definitive Warrants, and Definitive Warrants may be transferred or exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant, only at such times and in the manner specified in the Warrant Agreement. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant Agreement, the holder of a Global Warrant may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold beneficial interests in such Global Warrant through Agent Members, to take any action that a Warrantholder is entitled to take under a Warrant or the Warrant Agreement.

 

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9. Exchange and Registry of Warrants . This Warrant Certificate is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Warrantholder to the Company, for a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and representing the same aggregate number of Warrants. The Company or an agent duly appointed by the Company (which initially shall be the Warrant Agent) shall maintain a Registry showing the name and address of the Warrantholder as the registered holder of this Warrant Certificate. This Warrant Certificate may be surrendered for exchange or exercise in accordance with its terms, at the office of the Company or any such agent, and the Company shall be entitled to rely in all respects, prior to written notice to the contrary, upon such Registry.

 

10. Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant Certificate . Upon receipt by the Company of proof reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant Certificate, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of a bond, indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Warrant Agent, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant Certificate, the Company shall make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate, a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor and representing the same aggregate number of Warrants as provided for in such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate.

 

11. 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 not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

 

12. Adjustments and Other Rights . The Warrant Share Number shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows; provided that if more than one subsection of this Section 12 is applicable to a single event, the subsection shall be applied that produces the largest adjustment and no single event shall cause an adjustment under more than one subsection of this Section 12 so as to result in duplication:

 

(A) Dividend, Subdivision, Combination or Reclassification of Common Stock . In the event that the Company shall at any time or from time to time, after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, (a) make a dividend or distribution on the outstanding shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (b) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (c) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (d) issue any shares of its Capital Stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock (other than any such event for which an adjustment is made pursuant to another provision of this Section 12), then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted (and any other appropriate actions shall be taken by the Company) so that the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive upon the exercise of this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company that the Warrantholder would have owned or would have been entitled to receive upon or by reason of any event described above, had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, calculated to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 12(A) shall become effective retroactively (i) in the case of any such dividend or distribution, to the date immediately following the close of business on the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution or (ii) in the case of any such subdivision, combination or reclassification, to the close of business on the date on which such corporate action becomes effective.

 

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(B) Certain Distributions . If, at any time or from time to time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, the Company shall distribute to all holders of shares of Common Stock (including any such distribution made in connection with a merger or consolidation in which the Company is the resulting or surviving Person and shares of Common Stock are not changed or exchanged) cash, evidences of indebtedness of the Company or another issuer, securities of the Company or another issuer or other assets (excluding (a) any dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock for which adjustment is made under Section 12(A) and (b) any distribution in connection with an Excluded Transaction) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any of the foregoing, then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number shall be increased to a number (calculated to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share) equal to the product of (a) the Warrant Share Number immediately prior to the record date for the distribution of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities, other assets or rights or warrants multiplied by (b) the quotient of:

 

(i) the Current Market Price immediately prior to the first date on which the Common Stock trades regular way on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading without the right to receive such distribution of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities or other assets or rights or warrants (or, if the Class A Common Stock is not then so listed or traded, the first business day after the record date for such distribution); divided by

 

(ii) the total (which total shall be greater than zero) of (x) the Current Market Price on the date specified in (i) above minus (y) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities or other assets or rights or warrants.

 

Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective retroactively to the date immediately following the close of business on the record date for the determination of stockholders of the Company entitled to receive such distribution.

 

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(C) Other Changes . If, at any time or from time to time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise or conversion hereof, (a) the Company shall take any action which (i) affects the Common Stock and (ii) is similar to, or has an effect similar to, any of the actions described in any of Sections 12(A), 12(B) or 12(G) (but not including any action described in any such Section) and (b) the Board of Directors in good faith determines that it would be equitable under such circumstances to adjust the Warrant Share Number as a result of such action, then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number shall be adjusted in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors in good faith determines would be equitable under such circumstances which determination shall be evidenced in a resolution of the Board of Directors, a certified copy of which shall be mailed by the Company to the Warrantholder.

 

(D) No Adjustment . If an adjustment to the Warrant Share Number in respect of the issuance or sale of a Common Stock Equivalent has been previously made, the exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent in accordance with its terms existing at the time such adjustment was made shall not result in a further adjustment. If an adjustment to the Warrant Share Number in respect of the issuance or sale of a Common Stock Equivalent was not required, the exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent in accordance with its terms existing at the time of issuance shall not result in an adjustment pursuant thereto. In addition, no adjustment shall be made for accumulated and unpaid dividends; provided that the Company has complied with Section 3.04(d) of the Warrant Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no adjustment to the Warrant Share Number need be made for a given transaction (other than a share split or share combination) if each holder of Warrants participates, on the same terms and otherwise on the same basis and solely as a result of holding the Warrants, as holders of Shares without having to exercise the Warrants held by such Holders as if they held a number of Shares equal to the then-current Warrant Share Number, multiplied by the number of Warrants held by such Holder.

 

(E) Abandonment . If the Company (a) shall take a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution and (b) shall, before paying or delivering such dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution (and, following such abandonment, the holders of such shares have no claim against the Company for such dividend or distribution), then no adjustment in the Warrant Share Number shall be required by reason of the taking of such record.

 

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(F) Notice and Certificate as to Adjustments . In the event that the Company shall propose to take any action of the type described in this Section 12 (but only if the action of the type described in this Section 12 would result in an adjustment in the Warrant Share Number or a change in the type of securities or property to be delivered upon exercise of a Warrant), the Company shall deliver to the Warrant Agent a notice and shall cause such notice to be sent or communicated to the Warrantholders in the manner set forth in Section 18, which notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any such action and the approximate date on which such action is to take place. Such notice shall also set forth the facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect on the Warrant Share Number and the number, kind or class of shares or other securities or property which shall be deliverable upon exercise of a Warrant. In the case of any action which would require the fixing of a record date, such notice shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date so fixed, and in case of all other action, such notice shall be given at least 15 days prior to the taking of such proposed action. The Company shall, at the time it makes such notice, post a copy of such notice on its website and issue a press release for publication on a newswire service. The Company shall, within 20 days following the event requiring any adjustment to the Warrant Share Number, deliver to the Warrant Agent a certificate, signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which (a) sets forth in reasonable detail (i) the event requiring such adjustment and (ii) the method by which such adjustment was calculated and (b) specifies the adjusted Warrant Share Number in effect following such adjustment. In the case of any Significant Transaction, the Company shall also deliver to the Warrant Agent the certificate described in Section 12(G)(b) at least 10 days prior to consummating such Significant Transaction. Failure to give such notice or to provide such certificate referred to above, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of any such action.

 

(G) Spin-off; Significant Transaction .

 

(a) Spin-off . If, at any time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, the Company shall spin-off another Person, then the Company (a) shall issue to the Warrantholder a new warrant to purchase, at the Exercise Price, or convert its new warrant into, the number of shares of Capital Stock or other proprietary interest in the spin-off entity that the Warrantholder would have owned had the Warrantholder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such spin-off and (b) shall make provision therefor in the agreement, if any, relating to such spin-off. Such new warrant shall provide for rights and obligations which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the rights and obligations provided for in this Warrant. Notwithstanding the two foregoing sentences, if any such spin-off shall relate to an entity that will not be subject to the Citizenship Rules or policies similar to the Citizenship Policies, then in connection with such spin-off the Board of Directors shall consider in good faith whether it is possible to issue to the Warrantholder shares of Capital Stock or other ownership interests directly in the name of such Warrantholder, and if the Board of Directors determines in its sole discretion that it would be possible to do so without creating a material adverse effect on such Warrantholders, then it will use reasonable efforts to provide for such direct issuance. The provisions of this Section 12(G)(a) (and any equivalent thereof in any such new warrant) shall apply to successive transactions.

 

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(b) Significant Transaction . If, at any time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, any Significant Transaction shall occur, then, at least 10 days prior to the consummation of such Significant Transaction, the Company:

 

(i) shall execute and deliver to the Warrantholder a certificate stating that from and after the consummation of such Significant Transaction:

 

(x) the Warrantholder shall, upon the surrender of this Warrant to the Surviving Person in such Significant Transaction have the right to receive the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities, property or cash receivable upon the consummation of such Significant Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant could have been exercised immediately prior to the consummation of such Significant Transaction; and

 

(y) this Warrant shall be deemed to have been cancelled; and

 

(ii) the Company shall make provision therefor in the agreement, if any, relating to such Significant Transaction.

 

(H) Timing of Issuance of Additional Common Stock Upon Certain Adjustments . In any case in which the provisions of this Section 12 shall require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Warrant Certificate the Company may defer until the occurrence of such event issuing to a Warrantholder of Warrants exercised after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the Shares issuable upon such exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment; provided , however , that the Company upon request shall deliver to such Warrantholder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Warrantholder’s right to receive such additional Shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

 

(I) Proceedings Prior to Any Action Requiring Adjustment . As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an adjustment pursuant to this Section 12, the Company shall promptly take (and shall be permitted by the Warrantholders to take) any action which may be necessary, including obtaining any applicable national securities exchange or stockholder approvals or exemptions, in order that the Company may thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all Shares that a Warrantholder is entitled to receive upon exercise of a Warrant pursuant to this Section 12.

 

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13. No Impairment . The Company will not, and will not permit or cause any of its subsidiaries to, by any action, including through any amendment of its Charter, bylaws, 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 to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant Certificate and in taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Warrantholder.

 

14. Governing Law . This Warrant Certificate and the Warrants evidenced hereby shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.

 

15. Binding Effect; Countersignature by Warrant Agent . This Warrant Certificate shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company. This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Warrant Agent or its agent as provided in the Warrant Agreement countersigns this Warrant Certificate. Such signature shall be solely for the purpose of authenticating this Warrant Certificate and shall be conclusive evidence that this Warrant Certificate has been countersigned under the Warrant Agreement.

 

16. Warrant Agreement; Amendments . The Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. Reference is hereby made to the Warrant Agreement for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and obligations of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the Warrantholders and beneficial owners of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained for inspection by the Warrantholders or beneficial owners of the Warrants upon request to the Warrant Agent at the address of the Warrant Agent (or successor warrant agent) set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agreement and this Warrant Certificate may be amended and the observance of any term of the Warrant Agreement or this Warrant Certificate may be waived only to the extent provided in the Warrant Agreement.

 

17. Compliance with Citizenship Rules . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Warrant Agreement, in order to facilitate the Company’s compliance with the Citizenship Rules:

 

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(A) In connection with any exercise of the Warrant (including any interest in any Global Warrant), a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) shall advise the Company whether or not it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen. Under its Charter, the Company may require a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) to provide it with such documents and other information as it may request as reasonable proof of that the Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, such other Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen.

 

(B) No Warrantholder who cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen may exercise any Warrants to the extent the Shares deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would constitute Non-Complying Shares if they were issued, which shall be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion at the time of any proposed exercise of a Warrant.

 

(C) Any sale, transfer or other disposition of a Warrant by any Warrantholder that is a Non-U.S. Citizen to a Person who is a U.S. Citizen must be a complete transfer of such Warrantholder’s interests to such Person in the Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise thereof with no ability to direct or control such Person. The foregoing restriction shall also apply to any Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

(D) In the Company’s reasonable discretion, the Company may instruct the Transfer Agent, the Warrant Agent, and the Depositary (or any of them) not to issue Shares to any Warrantholder who upon any exercise of any Warrants cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen to the extent the receipt of the Shares deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would cause such Person or any Person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of such Person to exceed 4.9% of the aggregate number of Shares outstanding at such time (excluding, for purposes of this Section 17(D), shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Warrants).

 

18. Notices . Unless this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant, any notice or communication to be delivered to the Warrantholder shall be delivered to the Warrantholder at the Warrantholder’s address as it appears in the Registry and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. Any notice to holders of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant shall be distributed through the Depositary in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary. Communications to such holders shall be deemed to be effective at the time of dispatch to the Depositary.

 

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19. Interpretation . Nothing contained in the Warrant Certificate shall be used to construe the terms or meaning of any other agreement, warrant, other security or any warrant certificate.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer. This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

 

Dated:     OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Countersigned:

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,

 

as Warrant Agent

 

By:    
     
  Authorized Signatory  

 

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Schedule A

 

The initial number of Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate is             .

 

The following decreases in the number of Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate have been made as a result of the exercise of certain Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate:

 

Date of Exercise

of Warrants

 

Number of

Warrants

Exercised

 

Total Number of

Warrants Represented

Hereby Following Such

Exercise

 

Notation Made

by Warrant Agent

             
             
             

 

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Form of Notice of Exercise

 

(to be executed only upon exercise of Warrants)

 

Date:                

 

TO: OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. (the “ Company ”)

 

RE: Election to Purchase Common Stock

 

The undersigned registered holder of [                 ] Warrants irrevocably elects to exercise the number of Warrants set forth below represented by the Global Warrant (or, in the case of a Definitive Warrant, the Warrant Certificate enclosed herewith), and surrenders all right, title and interest in the number of Warrants exercised hereby to the Company, and directs that the shares of Common Stock or other securities or property delivered upon exercise of such Warrants, and any interests in the Global Warrant or Definitive Warrant representing unexercised Warrants, be registered or placed in the name and at the address specified below and delivered thereto.

 

Number of Warrants  

 

¨ Check if Warrantholder believes it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen (additional information may be required by Company to confirm that Warrantholder is a U.S. Citizen).

 

¨ Check if Warrantholder believes it is a Non-U.S. Citizen.

 

Warrantholder:    

 

By:    
     
Name:    
     
Title:    

 

Signature guaranteed by (if a guarantee is required)  
   
   
   
     
     

 

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Securities to be issued to:

 

If in book-entry form through the Depositary:    
     
Depositary Account Number:    
     
Name of Agent Member:    
     
If in definitive form:    
     
Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number:    
     
Name:    
     
Street Address:    
     
City, State and Zip Code:    
     
Any unexercised Warrants evidenced by the exercising Warrantholder’s interest in the Global Warrant or Definitive Warrant, as the case may be, to be issued to:
     
If in book-entry form through the Depositary:    
     
Depositary Account Number:    
     
Name of Agent Member:    
     
If in definitive form:    
     
Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number:    
     
Name:    
     
Street Address:    
     
City, State and Zip Code:    

 

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Form of Assignment

 

For value received, the undersigned registered Warrantholder of the within Warrant Certificate hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee(s) named below (including the undersigned with respect to any Warrants constituting a part of the Warrants evidenced by the within Warrant Certificate not being assigned hereby) all of the right, title and interest of the undersigned under the within Warrant Certificate with respect to the number of Warrants set forth below.

 

Name of Assignees   Address   Number of Warrants  

Social Security

Number or other

Identifying Number

             
             
             

 

and does irrevocably constitute and appoint [                 ], the undersigned’s attorney, to make such transfer on the books of the Company maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:    

 

Warrantholder:    

 

By:    
     
Name:    
     
Title:    

 

Signature guaranteed by (if a guarantee is required)  
   
   

 

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FORM OF CLASS A NEW WARRANT

 

Unless this Global Warrant is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), New York, New York, to the Company or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Warrant Certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

 

Transfers of this Global Warrant shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to nominees of DTC or to a successor thereof or such successor’s nominee and transfers of portions of this Global Warrant shall be limited to transfers made in accordance with the restrictions set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof.

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND ACCORDINGLY THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THE WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY, IF SUCH SHARES ARE ISSUED UPON THE EXERCISE OF ANY SUCH WARRANTS THAT THEN ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144”)), ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144) AND MAY NOT BE REOFFERED, RESOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (I) TO A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (“RULE 144A”)) PURSUANT TO AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A OR ANOTHER TRANSACTION NOT INVOLVING A PUBLIC OFFERING EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (II) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144, (III) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (IV) TO THE COMPANY, IN EACH OF CASES (I) THROUGH (IV) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS IN ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND PROVIDED THAT, IN THE CASE OF ANY TRANSFER BY AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” PURSUANT TO (I) OR (II) ABOVE, THE COMPANY MAY REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF A WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATIONS AND/OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION IT REASONABLY REQUIRES TO CONFIRM THE SECURITIES ACT EXEMPTION FOR SUCH TRANSACTION.

 

 
 

 

WARRANTS

 

to purchase

 

Shares of Class A Common Stock

 

of

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

No. [●] CUSIP No: 69036R 137

 

This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with a Warrant Agreement dated as of August 5, 2014 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agent ”), and is subject to the terms and provisions contained in the Warrant Agreement, to all of which terms and provisions the beneficial owners of the Warrants and the Warrantholders consent by acceptance hereof.  This Warrant Certificate expires on August 5, 2039, as set forth herein and subject to the terms hereof.

 

1. Definitions . Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein the following terms shall have the meanings indicated. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Warrant Certificate shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company, including any duly authorized committee thereof.

 

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close in the State of New York.

 

Capital Stock ” means (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation or company, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital or capital stock of such Person and (b) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation or company, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.

 

Citizenship Policies ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Citizenship Rules ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Common Stock ” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

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Common Stock Equivalent ” means any security or obligation which by its terms is, directly or indirectly, convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, any preferred stock and any option, warrant or other subscription or purchase right with respect to Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalent.

 

Current Market Price ” means, as of any date, (a) the average of the daily Market Prices of the Common Stock during the immediately preceding 20 consecutive trading days ending on such date or (b) if the Common Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the Market Price.

 

Excluded Transaction ” means any of the following:

 

(a)(i) the issuance of rights pursuant to any stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan ( i.e. , a poison pill) adopted by the Company from time to time (“Rights”); (ii) the distribution of separate certificates representing Rights; (iii) the exercise or redemption of Rights; or (iv) the termination or invalidation of Rights; provided , that to the extent that the Company has a stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan in effect on an Exercise Date, the Warrantholder shall receive upon exercise of this Warrant, in addition to the Shares issuable upon such exercise, the Rights relating to such Shares under such rights plan, unless, prior to such Exercise Date, the Rights have separated from the Common Stock, in which case the applicable Warrant Share Number will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company made a distribution to all holders of Common Stock as described in Section 12(B) including, for the purposes of this adjustment only, shares of Common Stock and assets issuable upon exercise of Rights under a stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of the Rights; and

 

(b) any issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (i) pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any such plan, (ii) 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) pursuant to any option, warrant, right or other security exercisable for, or exchangeable or convertible into, Common Stock that was (A) outstanding as of the date of the Warrant Agreement, or (B) is issued in a transaction for which appropriate adjustments to the Warrant Share Number have previously been made pursuant to Section 12 hereunder, or (iv) in order to redeem Common Stock (or issued pursuant to Common Stock Equivalents that are issued to redeem such Common Stock) that constitute Non-Complying Shares under the Charter as amended from time to time.

 

Exercise Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

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Exercise Price ” means $0.01 per Share deliverable upon exercise of any Warrant.

 

Expiration Date ” means the twenty-fifth anniversary of the date of the Warrant Agreement.

 

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any security or other property, the fair market value of such security or other property as determined by in good faith by the Board of Directors in reliance on an opinion of a nationally recognized independent investment banking corporation retained by the Company for this purpose.

 

Market Price ” means, with respect to a particular security, on any given day, the per-share volume weighted average price of such security, as calculated on Bloomberg (or, if such volume weighted average price is unavailable via Bloomberg, the average market value of one share of such security on such day, determined, using a volume weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company), or if such security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the average of the closing bid and ask prices on such day as furnished by two members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose. “Market Price” shall be determined without reference to after hours or extended hours trading. If such security is not listed and traded in a manner that the quotations referred to above are available for the period required hereunder, the Market Price per share of a particular security shall be deemed to be the Fair Market Value per share of such security. For the purposes of determining the Market Price of any security on the “trading day” preceding, on or following the occurrence of an event, (a) that trading day shall be deemed to commence immediately after the regular scheduled closing time of trading on the primary national securities exchange on which the relevant security is then listed or traded or, if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time (or, if the relevant securities is not then listed or traded on a national securities exchange, on the New York Stock Exchange) and (b) that trading day shall end at the next regular scheduled closing time on such exchange, or if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time (for the avoidance of doubt, and as an example, if the Market Price is to be determined as of the last trading day preceding a specified event and the closing time of trading on a particular day is 4:00 p.m. and the specified event occurs at 5:00 p.m. on that day, the Market Price would be determined by reference to such 4:00 p.m. closing price).

 

Non-Complying Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Non-U.S. Citizen ” means a Person who does not meet the definition of a U.S. Citizen set forth in the Charter.

 

Rights ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Excluded Transaction.

 

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Share or Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Significant Transaction ” means:

 

(a) any reorganization, reclassification or other change of outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value);

 

(b) any voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer by the Company to any other Person of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

(c) any voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer by the stockholders of the Company to any Person of the Capital Stock of the Company if, immediately after giving effect to such sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer do not hold Capital Stock of the Company representing at least a majority of the voting power of the Company; and

 

(d) any merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with any other Person (including by way of a tender offer) if, immediately after giving effect to such merger, consolidation or other business combination, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other business combination do not hold Capital Stock of the surviving Person representing at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving Person.

 

trading day ” means (a) if the shares of Common Stock are not traded on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market, a Business Day or (b) if the shares of Common Stock are traded on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market, a Business Day on which such relevant exchange or quotation system is scheduled to be open for business and on which the shares of Common Stock (i) are not suspended from trading on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market for any period or periods aggregating one half hour or longer; and (ii) have traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market that is the primary market for the trading of the shares of Common Stock. The term “trading day” with respect to any security other than the Common Stock shall have a correlative meaning based on the primary exchange or quotation system on which such security is listed or traded.

 

Transfer Agent ” means Computershare Shareowner Services, as transfer agent of the Company, and any successor transfer agent.

 

U.S. Citizen ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

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Warrant ” means a right to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Warrant Share Number, subject to the terms of this Warrant Certificate and the Warrant Agreement.

 

Warrant Certificate ” means this Warrant Certificate and shall include the Global Warrant where the context requires.

 

Warrant Share Number ” means one Share, as such amount may be subsequently adjusted pursuant to the terms of this Warrant Certificate and the Warrant Agreement.

 

2. Number of Shares; Exercise Price . This certifies that, for value received, [●], and any of its registered assigns, is the registered owner of the number of Warrants set forth on Schedule A hereto, each of which entitles the Warrantholder to purchase from the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock (each a “ Share ” and collectively the “ Shares ”) equal to the Warrant Share Number at a purchase price per share equal to the Exercise Price. The Warrant Share Number is subject to adjustment as provided herein, and all references to “Warrant Share Number” herein shall be deemed to include any such adjustment or series of adjustments.

 

3. Exercise of Warrant; Term; Exchange . Subject to Section 2 and Section 17, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, all or a portion of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are exercisable by the Warrantholder, at any time or from time to time on any Business Day after the execution and delivery of this Warrant Certificate by the Company on the date hereof (any such date of exercise, the “ Exercise Date ”), but in no event later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, by delivering to the Warrant Agent (or to the Company or to such other office or agency of the Company in the United States as the Company may designate by notice in writing to the Warrantholders pursuant to Section 18) (a) if the Warrants being exercised are represented by a Definitive Warrant, such Definitive Warrant, (b) a Notice of Exercise, in the form annexed hereto, duly completed and executed, and (c) payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares thereby purchased by having the Company withhold, from the number of Shares that would otherwise be delivered to such Warrantholder upon such exercise, the number of Shares equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver, based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on the trading day on which such Warrants are exercised and the Notice of Exercise is delivered pursuant to this Section 3. For the avoidance of doubt, if Warrants are exercised such that the Exercise Price would exceed the value of the Shares issuable upon exercise, no amount shall be due and payable by the Warrantholder to the Company, nor shall any Shares be delivered to the exercising Warrantholder. In the case of a Global Warrant, any Person with a beneficial interest in such Global Warrant shall effect compliance with the requirements in clauses (b) and (c) above through the relevant Agent Member in accordance with procedures of the Depositary.

 

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In the case of a Global Warrant, whenever some but not all of the Warrants represented by such Global Warrant are exercised in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Warrant Agreement, such Global Warrant shall be surrendered by the Warrantholder to the Warrant Agent, which shall cause an adjustment to be made to Schedule A to such Global Warrant so that the number of Warrants represented thereby will be equal to the number of Warrants theretofore represented by such Global Warrant less the number of Warrants then exercised. The Warrant Agent shall thereafter promptly return such Global Warrant to the Warrantholder or its nominee or custodian. In the case of a Definitive Warrant, whenever some but not all of the Warrants represented by such Definitive Warrant are exercised in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Warrant Agreement, the Warrantholder shall be entitled, at the request of such Warrantholder, to receive from the Company within a reasonable time, not to exceed ten Business Days, a new Definitive Warrant in substantially identical form for the number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants theretofore represented by such Definitive Warrant less the number of Warrants then exercised.

 

If this Warrant Certificate shall have been exercised in full, the Warrant Agent shall promptly cancel such certificate following its receipt from the Warrantholder or the Depositary, as applicable.

 

The Company may, at its sole discretion, issue to any Warrantholder or any owner of a beneficial interest in Warrants that has established to the satisfaction of the Company that it is a U.S. Citizen but has not exercised this Warrant pursuant to Section 3, the aggregate number of Shares issuable upon exercise of all Warrants held by such Warrantholder or owned by such beneficial owner. The exercise by the Company of the foregoing right shall be treated for all purposes hereunder as an exercise of the Warrant by such Warrantholder or beneficial owner, provided , that the Company may withhold, from the number of shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be delivered to such Warrantholder upon such exercise, that number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver, based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on the trading day on which such shares of Common Stock are issued.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant Certificate to the contrary, in the case of Warrants evidenced by a Global Warrant, any Agent Member may, without the consent of the Warrant Agent or any other Person, on its own behalf and on behalf of any beneficial owner for which it is acting, enforce, and may institute and maintain, any suit, action or proceeding against the Company suitable to enforce, or otherwise in respect of, its right to exercise, and to receive Shares for, its Warrants as provided in the Global Warrant, and to enforce the Warrant Agreement.

 

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4. Issuance of Shares; Authorization; Listing . Shares issued upon exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate shall be (a) issued in such name or names as the exercising Warrantholder may designate and (b) delivered by the Transfer Agent to such Warrantholder or its nominee or nominees (i) if the Shares are then able to be so delivered, via book-entry transfer crediting the account of such Warrantholder (or the relevant Agent Member for the benefit of such Warrantholder) through the Depositary’s DWAC system (if the Transfer Agent participates in such system), or (ii) otherwise in certificated form by physical delivery to the address specified by the Warrantholder in the Notice of Exercise. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Transfer Agent to be a participant in the Depositary’s DWAC system. The Company shall cause the number of full Shares to which such Warrantholder shall be entitled to be so delivered by the Transfer Agent within a reasonable time, not to exceed three Business Days after the date on which Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate have been duly exercised in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

The Company hereby represents and warrants that any Shares issued upon the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 will be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges, other than liens or charges created by a Warrantholder, income and franchise taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of the Warrant or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith. The Company agrees that the Shares so issued will be deemed to have been issued to a Warrantholder as of the close of business on the date on which Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate have been duly exercised, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may not be actually delivered on such date. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise hereof at any time. The Company will (a) procure, at its sole expense, the listing of the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof at any time, subject to issuance or notice of issuance, on any national stock exchanges in the United States on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded and (b) if listed at the time of issuance, to maintain such listings of such Shares at all times after issuance. The Company will use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Shares may be issued without violation of any applicable law or regulation or of any requirement of any securities exchange on which the Shares may be listed or traded.

 

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5. Fractional Shares or Scrip . Upon exercise of any Warrants, the Company, at its sole election may, (a) issue fractional Shares or scrip representing fractional Shares, or (b) round up to the nearest whole number the number of Shares to be issued to the exercising Warrantholder.

 

If more than one Warrant shall be presented for exercise in full at the same time by the same Warrantholder or owner of a beneficial interest in Warrants, the number of full Shares which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Shares to which the exercising Warrantholder shall be entitled upon exercise of the Warrants so presented.

 

6. No Rights as Stockholders; Transfer Books . Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate do not entitle the Warrantholder or the owner of any beneficial interest in such Warrants to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the date of exercise hereof. The Company shall at no time close its transfer books against transfer of Warrants in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise hereof.

 

7. Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Shares in certificated or book-entry form to the Warrantholder upon the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Shares all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company. Each Warrantholder or beneficial owner of a Warrant shall be responsible for the payment or discharge of any liens or charges created by such Warrantholder or beneficial owner and for any income and franchise taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of the Warrant or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith.

 

8. Transfer; Assignment . This Warrant Certificate and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the Company (or an agent duly appointed by the Company) by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and one or more new Warrant Certificates shall be made and delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this Warrant Certificate but registered in the name of one or more transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate, duly endorsed, to the office or agency of the Company described in Section 3; provided that if this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant registered in the name of the Depositary, transfers of such Global Warrant may only be made as a whole, and not in part, and only by (a) the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, (b) a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or (c) the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or its nominee. All expenses (other than stock transfer taxes) and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the new Warrant Certificates pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid by the Company.

 

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If this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant, then so long as the Global Warrant is registered in the name of the Depositary, the holders of beneficial interests in the Warrants evidenced thereby shall have no rights under this Warrant Certificate with respect to the Global Warrant held on their behalf by the Depositary or the Warrant Agent as its custodian, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Warrant Agent and any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent as the absolute owner of the Global Warrant for all purposes whatsoever except to the extent set forth herein. Accordingly, any such owner’s beneficial interest in the Global Warrant will be shown only on, and the transfer of such interest shall be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary or the Agent Members, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to such records maintained by the Depositary or the Agent Members. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (a) prevent the Company, the Warrant Agent or any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or (b) impair, as between the Depositary and the Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Warrant. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, the rights of beneficial owners in a Global Warrant shall be exercised through the Depositary subject to the applicable procedures of the Depositary. Any holder of the Global Warrant shall, by acceptance of the Global Warrant, agree that transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Warrant may be effected only through a book-entry system maintained by the Depositary, and that ownership of a beneficial interest in the Warrants represented thereby shall be required to be reflected in book-entry form.

 

Any beneficial owner of an interest in the Global Warrant, or the Warrantholder if this Warrant Certificate represents a Definitive Warrant, who qualifies as a U.S. Citizen shall exercise the Warrant for the full amount of Shares that such beneficial owner or Warrantholder is entitled to exercise.

 

A Global Warrant shall be exchanged for Definitive Warrants, and Definitive Warrants may be transferred or exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant, only at such times and in the manner specified in the Warrant Agreement. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant Agreement, the holder of a Global Warrant may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold beneficial interests in such Global Warrant through Agent Members, to take any action that a Warrantholder is entitled to take under a Warrant or the Warrant Agreement.

 

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9. Exchange and Registry of Warrants . This Warrant Certificate is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Warrantholder to the Company, for a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and representing the same aggregate number of Warrants. The Company or an agent duly appointed by the Company (which initially shall be the Warrant Agent) shall maintain a Registry showing the name and address of the Warrantholder as the registered holder of this Warrant Certificate. This Warrant Certificate may be surrendered for exchange or exercise in accordance with its terms, at the office of the Company or any such agent, and the Company shall be entitled to rely in all respects, prior to written notice to the contrary, upon such Registry.

 

10. Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant Certificate . Upon receipt by the Company of proof reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant Certificate, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of a bond, indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Warrant Agent, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant Certificate, the Company shall make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate, a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor and representing the same aggregate number of Warrants as provided for in such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate.

 

11. 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 not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

 

12. Adjustments and Other Rights . The Warrant Share Number shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows; provided that if more than one subsection of this Section 12 is applicable to a single event, the subsection shall be applied that produces the largest adjustment and no single event shall cause an adjustment under more than one subsection of this Section 12 so as to result in duplication:

 

(A) Dividend, Subdivision, Combination or Reclassification of Common Stock . In the event that the Company shall at any time or from time to time, after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, (a) make a dividend or distribution on the outstanding shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (b) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (c) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (d) issue any shares of its Capital Stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock (other than any such event for which an adjustment is made pursuant to another provision of this Section 12), then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted (and any other appropriate actions shall be taken by the Company) so that the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive upon the exercise of this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company that the Warrantholder would have owned or would have been entitled to receive upon or by reason of any event described above, had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, calculated to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 12(A) shall become effective retroactively (i) in the case of any such dividend or distribution, to the date immediately following the close of business on the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution or (ii) in the case of any such subdivision, combination or reclassification, to the close of business on the date on which such corporate action becomes effective.

 

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(B) Certain Distributions . If, at any time or from time to time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, the Company shall distribute to all holders of shares of Common Stock (including any such distribution made in connection with a merger or consolidation in which the Company is the resulting or surviving Person and shares of Common Stock are not changed or exchanged) cash, evidences of indebtedness of the Company or another issuer, securities of the Company or another issuer or other assets (excluding (a) any dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock for which adjustment is made under Section 12(A) and (b) any distribution in connection with an Excluded Transaction) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any of the foregoing, then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number shall be increased to a number (calculated to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share) equal to the product of (a) the Warrant Share Number immediately prior to the record date for the distribution of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities, other assets or rights or warrants multiplied by (b) the quotient of:

 

(i) the Current Market Price immediately prior to the first date on which the Common Stock trades regular way on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading without the right to receive such distribution of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities or other assets or rights or warrants (or, if the Class A Common Stock is not then so listed or traded, the first business day after the record date for such distribution); divided by

 

(ii) the total (which total shall be greater than zero) of (x) the Current Market Price on the date specified in (i) above minus (y) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities or other assets or rights or warrants.

 

Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective retroactively to the date immediately following the close of business on the record date for the determination of stockholders of the Company entitled to receive such distribution.

 

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(C) Other Changes . If, at any time or from time to time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise or conversion hereof, (a) the Company shall take any action which (i) affects the Common Stock and (ii) is similar to, or has an effect similar to, any of the actions described in any of Sections 12(A), 12(B) or 12(G) (but not including any action described in any such Section) and (b) the Board of Directors in good faith determines that it would be equitable under such circumstances to adjust the Warrant Share Number as a result of such action, then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number shall be adjusted in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors in good faith determines would be equitable under such circumstances which determination shall be evidenced in a resolution of the Board of Directors, a certified copy of which shall be mailed by the Company to the Warrantholder.

 

(D) No Adjustment . If an adjustment to the Warrant Share Number in respect of the issuance or sale of a Common Stock Equivalent has been previously made, the exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent in accordance with its terms existing at the time such adjustment was made shall not result in a further adjustment. If an adjustment to the Warrant Share Number in respect of the issuance or sale of a Common Stock Equivalent was not required, the exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent in accordance with its terms existing at the time of issuance shall not result in an adjustment pursuant thereto. In addition, no adjustment shall be made for accumulated and unpaid dividends; provided that the Company has complied with Section 3.04(d) of the Warrant Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no adjustment to the Warrant Share Number need be made for a given transaction (other than a share split or share combination) if each holder of Warrants participates, on the same terms and otherwise on the same basis and solely as a result of holding the Warrants, as holders of Shares without having to exercise the Warrants held by such Holders as if they held a number of Shares equal to the then-current Warrant Share Number, multiplied by the number of Warrants held by such Holder.

 

(E) Abandonment . If the Company (a) shall take a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution and (b) shall, before paying or delivering such dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution (and, following such abandonment, the holders of such shares have no claim against the Company for such dividend or distribution), then no adjustment in the Warrant Share Number shall be required by reason of the taking of such record.

 

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(F) Notice and Certificate as to Adjustments . In the event that the Company shall propose to take any action of the type described in this Section 12 (but only if the action of the type described in this Section 12 would result in an adjustment in the Warrant Share Number or a change in the type of securities or property to be delivered upon exercise of a Warrant), the Company shall deliver to the Warrant Agent a notice and shall cause such notice to be sent or communicated to the Warrantholders in the manner set forth in Section 18, which notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any such action and the approximate date on which such action is to take place. Such notice shall also set forth the facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect on the Warrant Share Number and the number, kind or class of shares or other securities or property which shall be deliverable upon exercise of a Warrant. In the case of any action which would require the fixing of a record date, such notice shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date so fixed, and in case of all other action, such notice shall be given at least 15 days prior to the taking of such proposed action. The Company shall, at the time it makes such notice, post a copy of such notice on its website and issue a press release for publication on a newswire service. The Company shall, within 20 days following the event requiring any adjustment to the Warrant Share Number, deliver to the Warrant Agent a certificate, signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which (a) sets forth in reasonable detail (i) the event requiring such adjustment and (ii) the method by which such adjustment was calculated and (b) specifies the adjusted Warrant Share Number in effect following such adjustment. In the case of any Significant Transaction, the Company shall also deliver to the Warrant Agent the certificate described in Section 12(G)(b) at least 10 days prior to consummating such Significant Transaction. Failure to give such notice or to provide such certificate referred to above, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of any such action.

 

(G) Spin-off; Significant Transaction .

 

(a) Spin-off . If, at any time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, the Company shall spin-off another Person, then the Company (a) shall issue to the Warrantholder a new warrant to purchase, at the Exercise Price, or convert its new warrant into, the number of shares of Capital Stock or other proprietary interest in the spin-off entity that the Warrantholder would have owned had the Warrantholder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such spin-off and (b) shall make provision therefor in the agreement, if any, relating to such spin-off. Such new warrant shall provide for rights and obligations which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the rights and obligations provided for in this Warrant. Notwithstanding the two foregoing sentences, if any such spin-off shall relate to an entity that will not be subject to the Citizenship Rules or policies similar to the Citizenship Policies, then in connection with such spin-off the Board of Directors shall consider in good faith whether it is possible to issue to the Warrantholder shares of Capital Stock or other ownership interests directly in the name of such Warrantholder, and if the Board of Directors determines in its sole discretion that it would be possible to do so without creating a material adverse effect on such Warrantholders, then it will use reasonable efforts to provide for such direct issuance. The provisions of this Section 12(G)(a) (and any equivalent thereof in any such new warrant) shall apply to successive transactions.

 

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(b) Significant Transaction . If, at any time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, any Significant Transaction shall occur, then, at least 10 days prior to the consummation of such Significant Transaction, the Company:

 

(i) shall execute and deliver to the Warrantholder a certificate stating that from and after the consummation of such Significant Transaction:

 

(x) the Warrantholder shall, upon the surrender of this Warrant to the Surviving Person in such Significant Transaction have the right to receive the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities, property or cash receivable upon the consummation of such Significant Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant could have been exercised immediately prior to the consummation of such Significant Transaction; and

 

(y) this Warrant shall be deemed to have been cancelled; and

 

(ii) the Company shall make provision therefor in the agreement, if any, relating to such Significant Transaction.

 

(H) Timing of Issuance of Additional Common Stock Upon Certain Adjustments . In any case in which the provisions of this Section 12 shall require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Warrant Certificate the Company may defer until the occurrence of such event issuing to a Warrantholder of Warrants exercised after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the Shares issuable upon such exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment; provided , however , that the Company upon request shall deliver to such Warrantholder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Warrantholder’s right to receive such additional Shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

 

(I) Proceedings Prior to Any Action Requiring Adjustment . As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an adjustment pursuant to this Section 12, the Company shall promptly take (and shall be permitted by the Warrantholders to take) any action which may be necessary, including obtaining any applicable national securities exchange or stockholder approvals or exemptions, in order that the Company may thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all Shares that a Warrantholder is entitled to receive upon exercise of a Warrant pursuant to this Section 12.

 

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13. No Impairment . The Company will not, and will not permit or cause any of its subsidiaries to, by any action, including through any amendment of its Charter, bylaws, 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 to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant Certificate and in taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Warrantholder.

 

14. Governing Law . This Warrant Certificate and the Warrants evidenced hereby shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.

 

15. Binding Effect; Countersignature by Warrant Agent . This Warrant Certificate shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company. This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Warrant Agent or its agent as provided in the Warrant Agreement countersigns this Warrant Certificate. Such signature shall be solely for the purpose of authenticating this Warrant Certificate and shall be conclusive evidence that this Warrant Certificate has been countersigned under the Warrant Agreement.

 

16. Warrant Agreement; Amendments . The Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. Reference is hereby made to the Warrant Agreement for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and obligations of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the Warrantholders and beneficial owners of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained for inspection by the Warrantholders or beneficial owners of the Warrants upon request to the Warrant Agent at the address of the Warrant Agent (or successor warrant agent) set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agreement and this Warrant Certificate may be amended and the observance of any term of the Warrant Agreement or this Warrant Certificate may be waived only to the extent provided in the Warrant Agreement.

 

17. Compliance with Citizenship Rules . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Warrant Agreement, in order to facilitate the Company’s compliance with the Citizenship Rules:

 

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(A) In connection with any exercise of the Warrant (including any interest in any Global Warrant), a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) shall advise the Company whether or not it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen. Under its Charter, the Company may require a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) to provide it with such documents and other information as it may request as reasonable proof of that the Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, such other Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen.

 

(B) No Warrantholder who cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen may exercise any Warrants to the extent the Shares deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would constitute Non-Complying Shares if they were issued, which shall be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion at the time of any proposed exercise of a Warrant.

 

(C) Any sale, transfer or other disposition of a Warrant by any Warrantholder that is a Non-U.S. Citizen to a Person who is a U.S. Citizen must be a complete transfer of such Warrantholder’s interests to such Person in the Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise thereof with no ability to direct or control such Person. The foregoing restriction shall also apply to any Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

(D) In the Company’s reasonable discretion, the Company may instruct the Transfer Agent, the Warrant Agent, and the Depositary (or any of them) not to issue Shares to any Warrantholder who upon any exercise of any Warrants cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen to the extent the receipt of the Shares deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would cause such Person or any Person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of such Person to exceed 4.9% of the aggregate number of Shares outstanding at such time (excluding, for purposes of this Section 17(D), shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Warrants).

 

18. Notices . Unless this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant, any notice or communication to be delivered to the Warrantholder shall be delivered to the Warrantholder at the Warrantholder’s address as it appears in the Registry and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. Any notice to holders of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant shall be distributed through the Depositary in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary. Communications to such holders shall be deemed to be effective at the time of dispatch to the Depositary.

 

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19. Interpretation . Nothing contained in the Warrant Certificate shall be used to construe the terms or meaning of any other agreement, warrant, other security or any warrant certificate.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer. This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

 

Dated:     OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Countersigned:

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,

 

as Warrant Agent

 

By:    
     
  Authorized Signatory  

 

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Schedule A

 

The initial number of Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate is             .

 

The following decreases in the number of Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate have been made as a result of the exercise of certain Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate:

 

Date of Exercise

of Warrants

 

Number of

Warrants

Exercised

 

Total Number of

Warrants Represented

Hereby Following Such

Exercise

 

Notation Made

by Warrant Agent

             
             
             

 

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Form of Notice of Exercise

 

(to be executed only upon exercise of Warrants)

 

Date:                

 

TO: OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. (the “ Company ”)

 

RE: Election to Purchase Common Stock

 

The undersigned registered holder of [                 ] Warrants irrevocably elects to exercise the number of Warrants set forth below represented by the Global Warrant (or, in the case of a Definitive Warrant, the Warrant Certificate enclosed herewith), and surrenders all right, title and interest in the number of Warrants exercised hereby to the Company, and directs that the shares of Common Stock or other securities or property delivered upon exercise of such Warrants, and any interests in the Global Warrant or Definitive Warrant representing unexercised Warrants, be registered or placed in the name and at the address specified below and delivered thereto.

 

Number of Warrants  

 

¨ Check if Warrantholder believes it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen (additional information may be required by Company to confirm that Warrantholder is a U.S. Citizen).

 

¨ Check if Warrantholder believes it is a Non-U.S. Citizen.

 

Warrantholder:    

 

By:    
     
Name:    
     
Title:    

 

Signature guaranteed by (if a guarantee is required)  
   
   
   
     
     

 

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Securities to be issued to:

 

If in book-entry form through the Depositary:    
     
Depositary Account Number:    
     
Name of Agent Member:    
     
If in definitive form:    
     
Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number:    
     
Name:    
     
Street Address:    
     
City, State and Zip Code:    
     
Any unexercised Warrants evidenced by the exercising Warrantholder’s interest in the Global Warrant or Definitive Warrant, as the case may be, to be issued to:
     
If in book-entry form through the Depositary:    
     
Depositary Account Number:    
     
Name of Agent Member:    
     
If in definitive form:    
     
Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number:    
     
Name:    
     
Street Address:    
     
City, State and Zip Code:    

 

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Form of Assignment

 

For value received, the undersigned registered Warrantholder of the within Warrant Certificate hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee(s) named below (including the undersigned with respect to any Warrants constituting a part of the Warrants evidenced by the within Warrant Certificate not being assigned hereby) all of the right, title and interest of the undersigned under the within Warrant Certificate with respect to the number of Warrants set forth below.

 

Name of Assignees   Address   Number of Warrants  

Social Security

Number or other

Identifying Number

             
             
             

 

and does irrevocably constitute and appoint [                 ], the undersigned’s attorney, to make such transfer on the books of the Company maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:    

 

Warrantholder:    

 

By:    
     
Name:    
     
Title:    

 

Signature guaranteed by (if a guarantee is required)  
   
   

 

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Exhibit B

 

Rule 144A Certificate

 

_________, ____

[Address of Warrant Agent]

 

Re: Warrants to acquire Class A Common Stock of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “ Warrants ”) Issued under the Warrant Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of [___], 2014 relating to the Warrants

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This Certificate relates to:

 

[CHECK A OR B AS APPLICABLE.]

 

___ A. Our proposed purchase of ___ ____ of Warrants issued under the Agreement.

 

___ B. Our proposed exchange of ___ ___ _ of Warrants issued under the Agreement for an e qual number of Warrants to be held by us.

 

We and, if applicable, each account for which we are acting, are a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A (“Rule 144A”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). If we are acting on behalf of an account, we exercise sole investment discretion with respect to such account. We are aware that the transfer of Warrants to us, or such exchange, as applicable, is being made in reliance upon the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. Prior to the date of this Certificate we have received such information regarding the Company as we have requested pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) or have determined not to request such information.

 

You and the Company are entitled to rely upon this Certificate and are irrevocably authorized to produce this Certificate or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceeding or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

Very truly yours,

 

[NAME OF PURCHASER (FOR TRANSFERS) OR

OWNER (FOR EXCHANGES)]

By: _____________________________

Name:

Title:

Address:

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER

OF RESTRICTED COMMON STOCK

 

[Address of Transfer Agent]

 

Re: Restricted Common Stock of Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This Certificate relates to _________ shares of Common Stock represented by the accompanying certificate(s) that were issued upon exercise of Warrants and which are held in the name of [name of transferor] (the “Transferor”) to effect the transfer of such Common Stock.

 

Such shares of Common Stock are only being transferred:

 

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW

 

(1) ¨ to the Company or one of its subsidiaries; or

 

(2) ¨ pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933; or

 

(3) ¨ pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 provided by Rule 144 thereunder.

 

(4) ¨ pursuant to an shelf registration statement of the Company that has been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, in connection with the transfer of such shares of Common Stock .

 

[ signature page follows ]

 

 
 

 

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the transfer agent will refuse to register any of the Common Stock evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided, however , that if box (2) or (3) is checked, the transfer agent may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Common Stock such certifications and other information, and if box (3) is checked such legal opinions, as the Company has reasonably requested in writing, by delivery to the transfer agent of a standing letter of instruction, to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

[Name of Transferor],

     
 

By:

 
  Name:
Title:

Dated:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

Dated as of

August 5, 2014

between

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.,

and

COMPUTERSHARE INC. and COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Warrant Agent

 

 

 

Warrants for

Class B Common Stock

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I    DEFINITIONS 1
Section 1.01.    Definitions 2
Section 1.02.    Rules of Construction 4
ARTICLE II    WARRANTS 4
Section 2.01.    Form 4
Section 2.02.    Execution and Countersignature 6
Section 2.03.    Registry 7
Section 2.04.    Transfer and Exchange 7
Section 2.05.    Definitive Warrants 9
Section 2.06.    Replacement Certificates 11
Section 2.07.    Outstanding Warrants 11
Section 2.08.    Cancellation 11
Section 2.09.    CUSIP Numbers 12
ARTICLE III    EXERCISE TERMS 12
Section 3.01.    Exercise 12
Section 3.02.    Manner of Exercise and Issuance of Shares 12
Section 3.03.    Compliance with Citizenship Rules 12
Section 3.04.    Covenants 13
ARTICLE IV    ANTIDILUTION PROVISIONS 15
Section 4.01.    Antidilution Adjustments; Notice of Adjustment 15
Section 4.02.    Adjustment to Warrant Certificate 15
Section 4.03.    Net Litigation Recovery 16
Section 4.04.    Conversion 17
ARTICLE V    WARRANT AGENT 17
Section 5.01.    Appointment of Warrant Agent 17
Section 5.02.    Rights and Duties of Warrant Agent 18
Section 5.03.    Individual Rights of Warrant Agent 20
Section 5.04.    Warrant Agent’s Disclaimer 20
Section 5.05.    Compensation and Indemnity 20
Section 5.06.    Successor Warrant Agent 20
Section 5.07.    Representations of the Company 21
ARTICLE VI    MISCELLANEOUS 23

 

 
 

 

Section 6.01.    Persons Benefitting 21
Section 6.02.    Amendment 21
Section 6.03.    Notices 22
Section 6.04.    Governing Law 23
Section 6.05.    Successors 23
Section 6.06.    Multiple Originals 23
Section 6.07.    Inspection of Agreement 24
Section 6.08.    Severability 24
Section 6.09.    Waiver of Jury Trial 24
Section 6.10.    Force Majeure 24
Section 6.11.    Termination 24
EXHIBIT A    FORM OF WARRANT 26

 

 
 

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT dated as of August 5, 2014 (this “ Agreement ”), between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Computershare Inc. (“ Computershare ”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as warrant agent (together. the “ Warrant Agent ”).

 

The business of the Company makes it subject to the Citizenship Rules. Under the Joint Plan of Reorganization of the Company, certain affiliated debtors, and debtors in possession under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (Case No. 12-20000 (PJW)) approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on July 18, 2014 (the “Plan”), the Company will make distributions of its Common Stock pursuant to Section 1145 of the Bankruptcy to its equity holders that did not participate in the rights offering conducted by Company in accordance with the Plan. The Company is entering into this Agreement in order to provide warrants to any equity holders who did not participate in such rights offering and are not be eligible to receive Common Stock under the Plan in compliance with the Citizenship Rules.

 

Each warrant described herein (a “ Warrant ”) entitles the registered Warrantholder (as defined below) thereof to (i) acquire one share of Common Stock and (as of the date hereof) zero shares of Class A Common Stock (subject to deductions upon exercise as set out in the Warrant Certificate) or (ii) to convert such Warrant into a Class A Warrant (as defined below) at the option of the respective Warrantholder thereof at any time, in each case subject to the adjustment and other provisions of this Agreement and the relevant Warrant Certificate. In addition, on the tenth (10 th ) business day after both a final order entering judgment for or against the defendants in the Professional Liability Action (as defined in the Warrant) and the distribution of any Aggregate Available Distribution (as defined in the Warrant) to the holders of the Class B Securities, subject in each case to compliance with any applicable Jones Act requirements, such Warrant will automatically convert into a Class A Warrant as described in the Warrant Certificate. Each Warrant Certificate (including any Global Warrant) shall evidence such number of Warrants as is set forth therein, subject to adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the Warrant Certificate.

 

The Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company in connection with the registration, transfer, exchange, redemption, exercise and cancellation of the Warrants as provided herein and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act.

 

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Warrantholders:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

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Section 1.01. Definitions .

 

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

 

Agent Members ” means the securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies, clearing organizations and certain other organizations that are participants in the Depositary’s system.

 

Aggregate Available Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

business day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close in the State of New York.

 

Charter ” means the Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as in effect on the date hereof and as may be amended from time to time hereafter in compliance with Section 3.04(d).

 

Citizenship Rules ” and “ Citizenship Policies ” have the meanings set forth in the Charter.

 

Class A Common Stock ” means Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in the Company.

 

Class A Warrant ” means a penny warrant issued on the Effective Date to purchase shares of class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in the Company.

 

Class B Securities ” means Common Stock and Warrants.

 

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor governmental agency.

 

Common Stock ” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

Conversion Notice Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).

 

Definitive Warrant ” means a Warrant Certificate in definitive form that is not deposited with the Depositary or with Computershare as custodian for the Depositary.

 

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Depositary ” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective successors.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

Exercise Price ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Expiration Date ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Global Warrant ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof.

 

Net Litigation Recovery ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Non-Complying Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Non-U.S. Citizen ” means a person who does not meet the definition of a U.S. Citizen set forth in the Charter.

 

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

 

Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by two Officers.

 

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion reasonably acceptable to the Warrant Agent from legal counsel. Such counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Warrant Agent.

 

Professional Liability Action ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

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

 

Registry ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03 hereof.

 

Required Warrantholders ” means holders of a majority of the aggregate number of the Warrants at the time outstanding.

 

 “ Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

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Transfer Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

U.S. Citizen ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Warrant Certificate ” means any fully registered certificate (including a Global Warrant) issued by the Company and authenticated by the Warrant Agent under this Agreement evidencing Warrants, in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Warrantholder ” means a registered owner of Warrants as set forth in the Registry.

 

Warrant Share Number ” has the meaning set forth in the form of Warrant Certificate attached as Exhibit A hereto.

 

Section 1.02. Rules of Construction . Unless the text otherwise requires:

 

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

 

(ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time;

 

(iii) “or” is not exclusive;

 

(iv) “including” means including, without limitation;

 

(v) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular;

 

(vi) references to any statute, rule, standard, regulation or other law include a reference to (x) the corresponding rules and regulations and (y) each of them as amended, modified, supplemented, consolidated, replaced or rewritten from time to time; and

 

(vii) headings to Articles and Sections in this Agreement and the table of contents are inserted for convenience of reference only, and are not intended to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE II

 

WARRANTS

 

Section 2.01. Form .

 

(a) Global Warrants . Except as provided in Section 2.04 or 2.05, Warrants shall be issued in the form of one or more permanent global Warrants in fully registered form with a global securities legend in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto (each, a “ Global Warrant ”), which shall be deposited on behalf of the Company with Computershare, as custodian for the Depositary (or with such other custodian as the Depositary may direct), and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary, duly executed by the Company and countersigned by the Warrant Agent as hereinafter provided.

 

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(b) Book-Entry Provisions . The following provisions of this Section 2.01(b) shall apply only to a Global Warrant deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary:

 

(i) The Company shall prepare and execute and the Warrant Agent shall, in accordance with Section 2.02, countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, one or more Global Warrants that shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary. The Warrant Agent shall deliver the Global Warrants to the Depositary or pursuant to the Depositary’s instructions or held by Computershare as custodian for the Depositary. Each Global Warrant shall be dated the date of its countersignature by the Warrant Agent.

 

(ii) Agent Members shall have no rights under this Agreement with respect to any Global Warrant held on their behalf by the Depositary or by Computershare as the custodian of the Depositary or under such Global Warrant except to the extent set forth herein or in a Warrant Certificate, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Warrant Agent and any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent as the absolute owner of such Global Warrant for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (A) prevent the Company, the Warrant Agent or any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or (B) impair, as between the Depositary and the Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of the Depositary governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Warrant. The rights of beneficial owners in a Global Warrant shall be exercised through the Depositary subject to the applicable procedures of the Depositary except to the extent set forth herein or in a Warrant Certificate.

 

(c) Definitive Securities . Except as provided in Section 2.04 or 2.05, owners of beneficial interests in Global Warrants will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Warrants.

 

(d) Warrant Certificates . Warrant Certificates shall be in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto and shall be typed, printed, lithographed or engraved or produced by any combination of such methods or produced in any other manner permitted by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Warrants may be listed, all as determined by the Officer or Officers executing such Warrant Certificates, as evidenced by their execution thereof. Any Warrant Certificate shall have such insertions as are appropriate or required or permitted by this Agreement and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends and endorsements, stamped, printed, lithographed or engraved thereon, (i) as the Company (or, with respect to letters, numbers or other marks of identification, the Warrant Agent) may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) as may be required to comply with this Agreement, any law or any rule of any securities exchange on which the Warrants may be listed, and (iii) as may be necessary to conform to customary usage, provided that they do not affect the rights, duties, liabilities, responsibilities, obligations or indemnitees of the Warrant Agent.

 

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Section 2.02. Execution and Countersignature .

 

At least one Officer shall sign each Warrant Certificate for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Warrant Certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Warrant Agent countersigns the Warrant Certificate, the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant Certificate shall be valid nevertheless.

 

Upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by at least one Officer of the Company (and, with respect to Warrants issued by the Company after the date hereof, all other necessary information and documents, including if requested by the Warrant Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel of the Company) the Warrant Agent shall countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, and deliver Warrant Certificates entitling the Warrantholders thereof to purchase in the aggregate such number of shares of Common Stock and shares of Class A Common Stock as shall be set forth on such Warrant Certificates (subject to adjustment as provided in such Warrant Certificates). Each Warrant Certificate shall be dated the date of its countersignature by the Warrant Agent.

 

At any time and from time to time after the execution of this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company, countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, a Warrant Certificate evidencing the number of Warrants specified in such order. Such order shall specify the number of Warrants to be evidenced on the Warrant Certificate to be countersigned, the date on which such Warrant Certificate is to be countersigned and the number of Warrants then authorized.

 

The Warrants evidenced by a Warrant Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Warrant Agent countersigns the Warrant Certificate either manually or by facsimile signature. Such signature shall be solely for the purpose of authenticating the Warrant Certificate and shall be conclusive evidence that the Warrant Certificate so countersigned has been duly authenticated and issued under this Agreement.

 

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Section 2.03. Registry .

 

The Warrants shall be issued in registered form only. The Warrant Agent shall keep a registry (the “ Registry ”) of the Warrant Certificates and of their transfer and exchange. The Registry shall show the names and addresses of the respective Warrantholders and the date and number of Warrants evidenced on the face of each of the Warrant Certificates. The Warrantholder of any Global Warrant will be the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary in whose name the Global Warrant is registered. The Warrant holdings of Agent Members will be recorded on the books of the Depositary. The beneficial interests in the Global Warrant held by customers of Agent Members will be reflected on the books and records of such Agent Members and will not be known to the Warrant Agent, the Company or to the Depositary.

 

Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Warrant Certificate, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat any Person in whose name a Warrant Certificate is registered in the Registry as the absolute owner of such Warrant Certificate for all purposes whatsoever and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary provided, however, that the Warrant Agent may rely conclusively on any written notice provided to it by the Company and signed by an Officer of the Company.

 

Section 2.04. Transfer and Exchange .

 

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Warrants .

 

(i) Registration of the transfer and exchange of Global Warrants or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the book-entry system maintained by the Depositary, in accordance with this Agreement and the Warrant Certificates and the procedures of the Depositary therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant (or the relevant Agent Member on behalf of such transferor) shall, but only to the extent required by the procedures of the Depositary in connection with such transfer or exchange, deliver to the Warrant Agent (x) an order given in accordance with the Depositary’s procedures containing information regarding the account of the Agent Member to be credited with a beneficial interest in the Global Warrant and (y) an instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Warrant Agent which, with respect to a transfer of a Global Warrant only, shall be duly executed by the Warrantholder thereof or by his attorney, duly authorized in writing. Additionally, prior to the Warrantholder registering the transfer or making the exchange as requested, the requirements for such transfer or exchange to be issued in a name other than the registered Warrantholder shall be met. Such requirements for a transfer of the Global Warrant (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, a transfer of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant) may include, inter alia, a medallion signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association (at a guarantee level acceptable to the Warrant Agent), and any other reasonable evidence of authority that may be required by the Warrant Agent. Upon satisfaction of the conditions in this Clause (i), the Warrant Agent shall, in accordance with such instructions, instruct the Depositary to credit to the account of the Agent Member specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Warrant and to debit the account of the Agent Member making the transfer of the beneficial interest in the Warrant being transferred or, in the case of a transfer of a Global Warrant only, the Warrant Agent shall reflect such transfer in the Registry.

 

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(ii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.05), a Global Warrant may only be transferred as a whole, and not in part, and only by (i) the Depositary, to a nominee of the Depositary, (ii) a nominee of the Depositary, to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary, or (iii) the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or its nominee.

 

(iii) In the event that a Global Warrant is exchanged and transferred for Definitive Warrants pursuant to Section 2.05, such Warrants may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.04 and the requirements of any Warrant Certificate and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Company that are not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or of any Warrant Certificate.

 

(b) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Warrant . At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Warrant have been exchanged for Definitive Warrants, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, such Global Warrant shall be returned to the Depositary for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Warrant Agent. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Warrant is transferred or exchanged for Definitive Warrants, redeemed, repurchased or canceled, the number of Warrants represented by such Global Warrant shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Warrant Agent to reflect such reduction.

 

(c) Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Warrants .

 

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Warrant Agent shall countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, Global Warrants and Definitive Warrants as required pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.02 and this Section 2.04.

 

(ii) No service charge shall be made to a Warrantholder for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessments or similar charges payable in connection therewith. The Warrant Agent shall not be obligated to take any action whatsoever with respect to any such registration of transfer or exchange until it is satisfied that all such taxes, assessments or similar charges have been satisfied in full.

 

(iii) All Warrants issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be the valid obligations of the Company, entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as the Warrants surrendered upon such registration for transfer or exchange.

 

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(iv) No Warrants or shares of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any Warrant shall be sold, exchanged or otherwise transferred by the Company or any Warrantholder in violation of the Securities Act or state securities laws.

 

(d) No Obligation of the Warrant Agent .

 

(i) The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Warrant, any Agent Member or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Warrants or with respect to the delivery to any Agent Member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Warrants. All notices and communications to be given to the Warrantholders and all payments to be made to Warrantholders under the Warrants shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Warrantholders (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Warrant). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Warrant shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. The Warrant Agent may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

 

(ii) The Warrant Agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Agreement or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Warrant (including any transfer between or among the Agent Members or beneficial owners in any Global Warrant) 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 Agreement, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

Section 2.05. Definitive Warrants .

 

 (a) Beneficial interests in a Global Warrant deposited with the Depositary or with Computershare as custodian for the Depositary pursuant to Section 2.01 shall be transferred to each beneficial owner thereof in the form of Definitive Warrants evidencing a number of Warrants equivalent to such owner’s beneficial interest in such Global Warrant, in exchange for such Global Warrant, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.04 and (i) the Depositary notifies the Company in writing that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Warrant or if at any time the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, in each such case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice, (ii) the Company, in its sole discretion, notifies the Warrant Agent in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Definitive Warrants under this Agreement, or (iii) upon the request of any Warrantholder, if the Company shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or institutes proceedings to be adjudicated a bankrupt or shall consent to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it, or shall file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization under Federal bankruptcy laws or any other similar applicable Federal or State law, or shall consent to the filing of any such petition, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver or custodian of all or any substantial part of its property, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay or meet its debts as they mature, or if a receiver or custodian of it or all or any substantial part of its property shall be appointed, or if a public officer shall have taken charge or control of the Company or of its property or affairs, for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation.

 

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(b) Any Global Warrant that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Warrants pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Warrant Agent, to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Warrant Agent shall if directed by an Officer of the Company countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, and deliver to each beneficial owner in the name of such beneficial owner, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Warrant, Definitive Warrants evidencing a number of Warrants equivalent to such beneficial owner’s beneficial interest in the Global Warrant. The Warrant Agent shall register such transfer in the Registry, and upon such transfer the surrendered Global Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent.

 

(c) All Definitive Warrants issued upon registration of transfer pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same obligations of the Company and entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement and the Global Warrant surrendered for registration of such transfer.

 

(d) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.05(b), the registered Warrantholder of a Global Warrant may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members,to take any action that a Warrantholder is entitled to take under this Agreement or the Warrants.

 

(e) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 2.05(a), the Company will promptly make available to the Warrant Agent a reasonable supply of Definitive Warrants necessary to comply with this Agreement in definitive, fully registered form.

 

(f) Neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent will be liable or responsible for any registration or transfer of any Warrants that are registered or to be registered in the name of a fiduciary or the nominee of a fiduciary.

 

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Section 2.06. Replacement Certificates .

 

If a mutilated Warrant Certificate is surrendered to the Warrant Agent or if the Warrantholder of a Warrant Certificate provides proof reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Warrant Agent that the Warrant Certificate has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Warrant Agent shall countersign, by either manual or facsimile signature, a replacement Warrant Certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent number of Warrants, if the reasonable requirements of the Warrant Agent and of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York are met. If required by the Warrant Agent or the Company, such Warrantholder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the reasonable judgment of the Company and the Warrant Agent to protect the Company and the Warrant Agent from any loss that either of them may suffer if a Warrant Certificate is replaced. The Company and the Warrant Agent may charge the Warrantholder for their expenses in replacing a Warrant Certificate. Every replacement Warrant Certificate evidences an additional obligation of the Company.

 

Section 2.07. Outstanding Warrants .

 

The Warrants outstanding at any time are all Warrants evidenced on all Warrant Certificates authenticated by the Warrant Agent except for those canceled by it and those delivered to it for cancellation. A Warrant ceases to be outstanding if the Company holds the Warrant.

 

If a Warrant Certificate has been replaced pursuant to Section 2.06, the Warrants evidenced thereby cease to be outstanding unless the Warrant Agent and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Warrant Certificate is held by a bona fide purchaser.

 

Section 2.08. Cancellation .

 

In the event the Company shall purchase or otherwise acquire Definitive Warrants, the same shall thereupon be delivered to the Warrant Agent for cancellation.

 

The Warrant Agent and no one else shall cancel and dispose of all Warrant Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, replacement, exercise or cancellation in its customary manner and deliver a certificate of such disposal to the Company upon its request therefor unless the Company directs the Warrant Agent to deliver canceled Warrant Certificates to the Company. The Company may not issue new Warrant Certificates to replace Warrant Certificates to the extent they evidence Warrants that have been exercised or Warrants that the Company has purchased or otherwise acquired.

 

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Section 2.09. CUSIP Numbers .

 

The Company in issuing the Warrants may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Warrant Agent, if provided with such “CUSIP” numbers, shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices as a convenience to Warrantholders; provided , however , that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Warrant Certificates or as contained in any notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Warrant Certificates.

 

ARTICLE III

 

EXERCISE TERMS

Section 3.01. Exercise .

 

The Exercise Price of each Warrant, the Warrant Share Number and the number of Warrants evidenced by any Warrant Certificate and the Expiration Date of each Warrant shall be set forth in the related Warrant Certificate. The Warrant Share Number and the Exercise Price of each Warrant are subject to adjustment pursuant to the terms set forth in the Warrant Certificate. The Company shall calculate and transmit to the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant Agent shall have no obligation under this Agreement to calculate, the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities or other consideration to be issued or paid any upon such exercise, and the Warrant Agent shall have no duty or obligation to investigate or confirm whether any such determination made by the Company is accurate or correct. The Company shall provide the Warrant Agent with the cost basis for all securities issued pursuant to such cashless exercise prior to the issuance of such securities.

 

Section 3.02. Manner of Exercise and Issuance of Shares .

 

Warrants may be exercised in the manner set forth in Section 3 of the Warrant Certificate, and upon any such exercise, Shares shall be issued in the manner set forth in Section 4 of the Warrant Certificate.

 

Section 3.03. Compliance with Citizenship Rules .

 

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Warrant Agreement, in order to facilitate the Company’s compliance with the Citizenship Rules:

 

(a) In connection with any exercise of the Warrant (including any interest in any Global Warrant), a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) shall advise the Company whether or not it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen. Under its Charter, the Company may require a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) to provide it with such documents and other information as it may request as reasonable proof of that the Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, such other Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen.

 

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(b) No Warrantholder who cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen may exercise any Warrants to the extent the shares of Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would constitute Non-Complying Shares if they were issued, which shall be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion at the time of any proposed exercise of a Warrant.

 

(c) Any sale, transfer or other disposition of a Warrant by any Warrantholder that is a Non-U.S. Citizen to a Person who is a U.S. Citizen must be a complete transfer of such Warrantholder’s interests to such Person in the Warrant and the Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise thereof with no ability to direct or control such Person. The foregoing restriction shall also apply to any Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

(d) In the Company’s reasonable discretion, the Company may instruct the Transfer Agent, the Warrant Agent, and the Depositary (or any of them) not to issue shares of Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock to any Warrantholder who upon any exercise of any Warrants cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen to the extent the receipt of the Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would cause such Person or any Person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of such Person to exceed 4.9% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding at such time (excluding, for purposes of this Section 3.03(d), shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Warrants).

 

Section 3.04. Covenants .

 

(a) The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to requisition from time to time from any stock transfer agents of the Company stock certificates required to honor outstanding Warrants upon exercise thereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and the Company hereby authorizes and directs such transfer agents to comply with all such requests of the Warrant Agent. The Company shall supply such transfer agents with duly executed stock certificates for such purposes and shall provide or otherwise make available any cash or scrip that may be payable upon exercise of Warrants as provided herein and in each Warrant Certificate.

 

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(b) The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized and directed to create a special account for the reserve of shares of Common Stock and shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

(c) In connection with the Shares to be issued upon exercise, the Company shall, upon the Warrant Agent’s request, provide an Opinion of Counsel, stating that all such shares, when issued, will be:

 

(i) registered, or subject to a valid exemption from registration, under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all material and necessary state securities law filings will have been made with respect to such shares; and

 

(ii) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

(d) The Company agrees that, for so long as any Warrants are outstanding, it shall not increase the par value of the Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock or amend or modify the Charter or its by-laws in a manner that would prevent the Company from issuing the Common Stock or shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

(e) The Company agrees that it will (i) at all times make and keep available adequate current public information with respect to the Company as those terms are understood and defined for purposes of Rule 144(c) under the Securities Act; (ii) file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, and to use its reasonable efforts to remain subject to the requirements of Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and to provide public notice of the record date and amount of each and every dividend or distribution in respect of its Class A and Class B Common Stock in the manner and timing required under the Exchange Act (including if, at any time, such provisions are not then applicable to the Company); (iii) submit electronically and post on its corporate Web site, if any, every interactive data file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T under the Exchange Act; (iv) so long as a Warrantholder owns any Warrant, furnish to such Warrantholder, upon request, a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Warrantholder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing the Warrantholder to sell any such Warrant without registration; and (v) make available information otherwise necessary to comply with Rule 144 and Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time, if available with respect to resales of the Warrants, at all times, to the extent required from time to time to enable such Warrantholders to sell Warrants that were, when issued, “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (x) Rule 144 and Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act (if available with respect to resales of the Warrants), as such rules may be amended from time to time or (y) any other rules or regulations now existing or hereafter adopted by the Commission. Upon the reasonable request of any Warrantholder, the Company will deliver to such Warrantholder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such information requirements.

 

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(f) As set forth in Article FOURTH, Section A of the Charter as of the date of this Agreement, the Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Warrantholders from time to time that it shall not issue any additional shares of or rights to acquire Common Stock as a dividend or as a result of the subdivision of any class of its equity securities.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

ANTIDILUTION PROVISIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 4.01. Antidilution Adjustments; Notice of Adjustment .

 

The Warrant Share Number shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate. Whenever the Warrant Share Number is so adjusted or is proposed to be adjusted as provided in Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate, the Company shall deliver to the Warrant Agent the notices or statements, and shall cause a copy of such notices or statements to be sent or communicated to each Warrantholder pursuant to Section 6.03, as provided in Section 12(F) of the Warrant Certificate. Until such notices or statements are received by the Warrant Agent, the Warrant Agent may presume conclusively for all purposes that no such adjustment has occurred.

 

Section 4.02. Adjustment to Warrant Certificate .

 

The form of Warrant Certificate need not be changed because of any adjustment made pursuant to the Warrant Certificate, and Warrant Certificates issued after such adjustment may state the same Exercise Price and the same Warrant Share Number as are stated in the Warrant Certificates initially issued pursuant to this Agreement.

 

The Company, however, may at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant Certificate that it may deem appropriate to give effect to such adjustments and that does not affect the substance of the Warrant Certificate (or affect the rights, duties, responsibilities, obligations, liabilities or indemnitees of the Warrant Agent), and any Warrant Certificate thereafter issued or countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant Certificate or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed.

 

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Section 4.03. Net Litigation Recovery . Each Warrantholder of record on the relevant record date shall be entitled to receive a portion of the Aggregate Available Distribution, determined in the manner set forth in the Warrant Certificate, which shall be determined in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Warrant Agent in writing of the amount to be paid on each Warrant and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time, the Company shall deposit with the Warrant Agent an amount of cash equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of the Aggregate Available Distribution or shall make arrangements satisfactory for the Warrant Agent for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment. Such money when received in the form of fully cleared immediately available funds shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Warrantholders entitled to such distribution. The Company, in consultation with the Warrant Agent, shall fix a record date for the payment of the Aggregate Available Distribution which shall be no more than 20 days after the receipt by the Warrant Agent of the proposed payment in the form of fully cleared immediately available funds; provided that, if the record date in respect of the distribution of the portion of the Aggregate Available Distribution to the shares of Class B Common Stock shall be set in a different manner or at a different time, the provisions hereof in respect of the timing or manner or distribution shall be modified to reflect, as closely as commercially reasonably possible, the provisions of such distribution. The Company shall publicly announce the relevant record date at least 10 days in advance of such record date by issuing a press release for publication on a newswire service and publishing such press release on the website of the Company. Such distribution shall be paid by the Warrant Agent to the Warrantholders in whose names the Warrants are registered on the close of business on the record date in accordance with written instructions received from the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding paragraph, all distributions of any portion of the Aggregate Available Distribution to any Warrantholder that holds its beneficial interest in such Warrant through the Depositary shall be made in compliance with the provisions of the Depositary in all respects; provided that the Company and the Warrant Agent shall agree on such modifications as appropriate to fulfill the intent of the provisions hereof in respect of the distribution of the Aggregate Available Distribution to holders of the Class B Securities.

 

All funds received by the Warrant Agent under this Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by the Warrant Agent in the performance of Services (the “ Funds ”) shall be held by Computershare as agent for the Company and deposited in one or more bank accounts to be maintained by Computershare in its name as agent for the Company. Until paid pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Computershare will hold the Funds through such accounts in: deposit accounts of commercial banks with Tier 1 capital exceeding $1 billion or with an average rating above investment grade by S&P (LT Local Issuer Credit Rating), Moody’s (Long Term Rating) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (LT Issuer Default Rating) (each as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.) that are reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Funds that may result from any deposit made by the Warrant Agent in accordance with this paragraph, including any losses resulting from a default by any bank, financial institution or other third party. Computershare may from time to time receive interest, dividends or other earnings in connection with such deposits. The Warrant Agent shall not be obligated to pay such interest, dividends or earnings to the Company, any holder or any other party.

 

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Section 4.04. Conversion .

 

(a) Voluntary Conversion. Each Warrant shall be convertible at the option of the Warrantholder at any time into a Class A Warrant having a Warrant Share Number equal to such Warrant prior to conversion but exercisable solely for shares of Class A Common Stock. Notice of conversion must be sent by the Warrantholder to the Company and the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant that the Warrantholder wishes to convert must be delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Company will issue a Class A Warrant having a Warrant Share Number equal to that of the Warrant being converted within three (3) business days after the Company and Warrant Agent’s receipt of notice of conversion and the Warrant Agent’s receipt of the Warrant that is being converted (the “Conversion Notice Date”); provided that if such notice and Warrant are not received on a business day and prior to 4:00 p.m., the Conversion Notice Date will be deemed to be the following business day.

 

(b) Automatic Conversion . On the tenth (10th) business day after both a final order entering judgment for or against the defendants in the Professional Liability Action and the distribution of any Aggregate Available Distribution to the holders of the Class B Securities, subject in each case to compliance with any applicable Jones Act requirements, each Warrant will automatically convert into a Class A Warrant having a Warrant Share Number equal to such Warrant prior to conversion but exercisable solely for shares of Class A Common Stock. Whenever a conversion is to occur pursuant to this Section 4.04(b), the Company shall deliver written notice to the Warrant Agent setting forth the details thereof, upon which the Warrant Agent may conclusively rely.  Until such written notice is received by the Warrant Agent, the Warrant Agent may presume conclusively for all purposes that no such conversion has occurred.

 

ARTICLE V

 

WARRANT AGENT

 

Section 5.01. Appointment of Warrant Agent .

 

The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company in accordance with the express provisions of this Agreement (and no implied terms or conditions) and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for anything that it may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement, except in the case of a final judicial determination of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

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Section 5.02. Rights and Duties of Warrant Agent .

 

(a) Agent for the Company . In acting under this Warrant Agreement and in connection with the Warrant Certificates, the Warrant Agent is acting solely as agent of the Company and does not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any of the holders of Warrant Certificates or beneficial owners of Warrants.

 

(b) Counsel . The Warrant Agent may consult with counsel of its own selection (who may be counsel to the Company or an employee of the Warrant Agent), and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in the absence of bad faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

 

(c) Documents . The Warrant Agent shall be fully protected, may conclusively rely upon and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken or thing suffered by it in reliance upon any Warrant Certificate, notice, instruction, direction, consent, certificate, affidavit, statement, request or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been presented or signed by the proper parties, and shall have no duty to inquire into or investigate the validity, accuracy or content thereof. The Warrant Agent shall not take any instructions or directions except those given in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(d) No Implied Obligations . The Warrant Agent shall be obligated to perform only such duties as are specifically set forth herein (or in any modification or amendment hereof to which the Warrant Agent has consented to in writing) and in the Warrant Certificates, and no implied or inferred duties or obligations of the Warrant Agent shall be read into this Agreement (or in any modification or amendment hereof to which the Warrant Agent has consented to in writing) or the Warrant Certificates against the Warrant Agent.

 

The Warrant Agent shall not be under any obligation to take any action hereunder that it believes may involve it in any expense or liability for which it does not receive indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it. The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable or under any duty or responsibility for the use by the Company of any of the Warrant Certificates countersigned by the Warrant Agent and delivered by it to the Warrantholders or on behalf of the Warrantholders pursuant to this Agreement or for the application by the Company of the proceeds of the Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by the Company in the performance of its covenants or agreements contained herein or in the Warrant Certificates or in the case of the receipt of any written demand from a Warrantholder with respect to such default, including any duty or responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise.

 

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The Warrant Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in the absence of bad faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the Warrant Agent be responsible or liable for special, punitive, incidental, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Warrant Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

(e) Not Responsible for Adjustments or Validity of Stock .

 

The Warrant Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Warrantholder to determine whether any facts exist that may require an adjustment of the Warrant Share Number, or with respect to the nature or extent of any adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed herein or in any supplemental agreement provided to be employed, in making the same. The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value of any Shares or of any securities or property that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the exercise of any Warrant or upon any adjustment pursuant to Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate, and it makes no representation with respect thereto. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to make any cash payment or to issue, transfer or deliver any Shares or stock certificates upon the surrender of any Warrant Certificate for the purpose of exercise or upon any adjustment pursuant to Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate, or to comply with any of the covenants of the Company contained in the Warrant Certificate.

 

(f) In the event the Warrant Agent believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by the Warrant Agent hereunder, or is for any reason unsure as to what action to take hereunder, the Warrant Agent shall notify the Company in writing as soon as practicable, and upon delivery of such notice may, in its sole discretion, refrain from taking any action, and shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the Company or any Warrantholder or other Person for refraining from taking such action, unless the Warrant Agent receives written instructions signed by the Company which eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the satisfaction of Warrant Agent. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Warrant Agent is authorized and directed hereby to comply with any orders, judgments, or decrees of any court that it believes has jurisdiction over it and will not be liable as a result of its compliance with the same.

 

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(g) Notices to the Company . If the Warrant Agent shall receive any written notice or demand (other than Notice of Exercise of Warrants) addressed to the Company by the Warrantholder of a Warrant, the Warrant Agent shall promptly forward such notice or demand to the Company.

 

Section 5.03. Individual Rights of Warrant Agent .

 

The Warrant Agent and any stockholder, director, officer, employee agent or Affiliate of the Warrant Agent may buy, sell or deal in any of the Warrants or other securities of the Company or its Affiliates or become pecuniarily interested in transactions in which the Company or its Affiliates may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or its Affiliates or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not the Warrant Agent under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Warrant Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity.

 

Section 5.04. Warrant Agent’s Disclaimer .

 

The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for, and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of, this Agreement (except the due and valid authorized execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Warrant Agent) or the Warrant Certificates (except the due countersignature of the Warrant Certificate(s) by the Warrant Agent) and it shall not be responsible for any statement in this Agreement or the Warrant Certificates other than its countersignature thereon nor will it be responsible or liable for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Warrant Certificate; nor will it be responsible or liable for any adjustment required under this Agreement or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any adjustment; nor will it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of stock or other securities to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant Certificate or as to whether any securities will, when issued, be validly authorized and issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free from all preemptive rights, taxes, liens and charges; nor will the Warrant Agent be under any duty or responsibility to insure compliance with any applicable federal or state securities laws in connection with the issuance, transfer or exchange of Warrant Certificates ( provided that this clause shall in no way affect the Warrant Agent’s express obligations under any other provision of this Agreement).

 

Section 5.05. Compensation and Indemnity .

 

(a) The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services rendered by it hereunder, as agreed, and to reimburse the Warrant Agent upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, agent and counsel fees and disbursements, and other disbursements, incurred by it in the preparation, negotiation, delivery, administration, execution and amendment of this agreement. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Warrant Agent, its officers, directors, agents and counsel against any loss, liability, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, settlement, cost or expense (including reasonable agents’ and attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by it without gross negligence or willful misconduct (each as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) on its part arising out of or in connection with the acceptance, administration, exercise or performance of its duties under this Agreement. The Warrant Agent shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. The costs and expenses incurred in enforcing this right of indemnification shall be paid by the Company; provided, that Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability incurred by the Warrant Agent through the Warrant Agent’s willful misconduct or gross negligence (each as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.

 

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(b) To secure the Company’s payment obligations under this Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall have a lien prior to the Warrantholders on all money or property held or collected by the Warrant Agent.

 

Section 5.06. Successor Warrant Agent .

 

(a) Company to Provide and Maintain Warrant Agent . The Company agrees for the benefit of the Warrantholders that there shall at all times be a Warrant Agent hereunder until all the Warrants have been exercised or cancelled or are no longer exercisable.

 

(b) Resignation and Removal . The Warrant Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice to the Company of such intention on its part, specifying the date on which its desired resignation shall become effective; provided , however , that such date shall not be less than 60 days after the date on which such notice is given unless the Company otherwise agrees. The Warrant Agent hereunder may be removed at any time by the filing with it of an instrument in writing signed by or on behalf of the Company or the Required Warrantholders and specifying such removal and the date when it shall become effective, which date shall not be less than 60 days after such notice is given unless the Warrant Agent otherwise agrees. Any removal under this Section shall take effect upon the appointment by the Company or the Required Warrantholders as hereinafter provided of a successor Warrant Agent (which shall be (i) a nationally recognized stock transfer agent or (ii) a bank or trust company, (x) organized under the laws of the United States of America or one of the states thereof, (y) authorized under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization to exercise corporate trust or stock transfer powers, (z) having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 (when taking into account all of its direct and indirect parents and subsidiaries) and the acceptance of such appointment by such successor Warrant Agent. The obligations of the Company under Section 5.05 shall continue to the extent set forth herein notwithstanding the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent.

 

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(c) Company to Appoint Successor . In the event that at any time the Warrant Agent shall resign, or shall be removed, or shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or shall commence a voluntary case under the Federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or under any other applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Warrant Agent or its property or affairs, or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or shall take corporate action in furtherance of any such action, or a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered in respect of the Warrant Agent in an involuntary case under the Federal bankruptcy laws, as now or hereafter constituted, or any other applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, or a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered for the appointment of a receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of the Warrant Agent or of its property or affairs, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Warrant Agent or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation, winding up or liquidation, a successor Warrant Agent, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the Company by an instrument in writing, filed with the successor Warrant Agent. In the event that a successor Warrant Agent is not appointed by the Company, a successor Warrant Agent, qualified as aforesaid, may be appointed by the Warrant Agent or the Required Warrantholders or the Warrant Agent or the Required Warrantholders may petition a court to appoint a successor Warrant Agent. Upon the appointment as aforesaid of a successor Warrant Agent and acceptance by the successor Warrant Agent of such appointment, the Warrant Agent shall cease to be Warrant Agent hereunder; provided , however , that in the event of the resignation of the Warrant Agent under this subsection (c), such resignation shall be effective on the earlier of (i) the date specified in the Warrant Agent’s notice of resignation and (ii) the appointment and acceptance of a successor Warrant Agent hereunder.

 

(d) Successor to Expressly Assume Duties . Any successor Warrant Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Warrant Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights and obligations of such predecessor with like effect as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder, and such predecessor, upon payment of its charges and disbursements then unpaid, shall thereupon become obligated to transfer, deliver and pay over, and such successor Warrant Agent shall be entitled to receive, all monies, securities and other property on deposit with or held by such predecessor, as Warrant Agent hereunder.

 

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(e) Successor by Merger . Any entity into which the Warrant Agent hereunder may be merged or consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party, or any entity to which the Warrant Agent shall sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets and business, shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided , however , that it shall be qualified as aforesaid.

 

Section 5.07. Representations of the Company .

 

The Company represents and warrants to the Warrant Agent that:

 

(a) the Company has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;

 

(b) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; and

 

(c) the execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the issuance of the Warrants in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Warrant Certificate will not, (i) violate the Charter or the Company’s by-laws, (ii) violate any law or regulation applicable to the Company or order or decree of any court or public authority having jurisdiction over the Company, or (iii) result in a breach of any mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or undertaking to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound, except in the case of (ii) and (iii) for any violations or breaches that could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

Section 5.08. Further Assurances

 

The Company and the Warrant Agent shall perform, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, documents, instruments and assurances as may be reasonably required by the other party to this Agreement for the carrying out or performing by such other party of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 6.01. Persons Benefitting .

 

Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any Person other than the Company, the Warrant Agent and the Warrantholders any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement or any part hereof.

 

Section 6.02. Amendment .

 

This Agreement and the Warrants may be amended in writing by the parties hereto without the consent of any Warrantholder (i) when there are no Warrants outstanding, (ii) for the purpose of curing any ambiguity, or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein or therein or adding or changing any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Agreement or the Warrants as the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem necessary or desirable that does not adversely affect the rights of any Warrantholder in any material respect, (iii) in order to facilitate, in the Company’s sole reasonable judgment, the Company’s compliance with the Citizenship Rules; and (iv) in order to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Warrantholder in any material respect.

 

This Agreement and the Warrants may be amended or supplemented at any time with the written consent of the Required Warrantholders; provided that the consent of each Warrantholder affected thereby shall be required for any amendment pursuant to which (i) the Warrant Share Number would be decreased (in each case, other than pursuant to adjustments provided for in Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate), (ii) the time period during which the Warrants are exercisable would be shortened, (iii) any change adverse to the Warrantholder would be made to the antidilution provisions set forth in Article IV of this Agreement or Section 12 of the Warrant Certificate or (iv) any change adverse to the Warrantholder, other than as otherwise permitted under this Agreement or the Warrant Certificate, would be made to the provisions of Section 4.03 of this Agreement or Section 13 of the Warrant Certificate. The Company or the Warrant Agent may set a record date for any direction, waiver or consent and only the Warrantholders as of such record date shall be entitled to make or give such direction, waiver or consent.

 

In determining whether the Required Warrantholders have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Warrants owned by the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Warrant Agent shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Warrants that the Warrant Agent knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Also, subject to the foregoing, only Warrants outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination. The Warrant Agent shall have no duty to determine whether any such amendment would have an effect on the rights or interests of the holders of the Warrants.

 

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Upon receipt by the Warrant Agent of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the execution of the amendment have been complied with and such execution is permitted by this Agreement and the Warrant Certificate, the Warrant Agent shall join in the execution of such amendment; provided , that the Warrant Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, execute any amendment or supplement that affects the rights, duties, obligations, responsibilities, liabilities or indemnitees of the Warrant Agent.

 

Section 6.03. Notices .

 

Any notice or communication shall be in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail or overnight delivery service addressed as follows:

 

if to the Company:

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attn: General Counsel
Facsimile: 212-251-1180

 

if to the Warrant Agent:

 

Computershare Inc.

480 Washington Blvd.

Jersey City, New Jersey, 07310

Attention: Relationship Manager

 

with a copy to:

 

Computershare Inc.

480 Washington Blvd.

Jersey City, New Jersey, 07310

Attention: Legal Department

 

The Warrant Agent agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Agreement sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods, provided , however , that the Warrant Agent shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Warrant Agent e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Warrant Agent in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Warrant Agent’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Warrant Agent’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Warrant Agent, including without limitation the risk of the Warrant Agent acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.

 

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The Company or the Warrant Agent by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

Unless the Warrant is a Global Warrant, any notice or communication mailed to a Warrantholder shall be mailed to the Warrantholder at the Warrantholder’s address as it appears on the Registry and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. Any notice to the owners of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant shall be distributed through the Depositary in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary. Communications to such Warrantholder shall be deemed to be effective at the time of dispatch to the Depositary.

 

Failure to provide a notice or communication to a Warrantholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Warrantholders.

 

If a notice or communication is provided in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the intended recipient actually receives it.

 

Section 6.04. Governing Law .

 

This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.

 

Section 6.05. Successors .

 

All agreements of the Company in this Agreement and the Warrants shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Warrant Agent in this Agreement shall bind its successors.

 

Section 6.06. Multiple Originals .

 

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Agreement, including by facsimile, PDF or other electronic means. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy shall be sufficient to prove this Agreement.

 

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Section 6.07. Inspection of Agreement .

 

A copy of this Agreement shall be made available at all reasonable times for inspection by any registered Warrantholder or owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant at the office of the Warrant Agent (or successor warrant agent) designated for such purpose.

 

Section 6.08. Severability .

 

The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any clause or provision shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect in that jurisdiction only such clause or provision, or part thereof, and shall not in any manner affect such clause or provision in any other jurisdiction or any other clause or provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction; provided, that if any such excluded clause or provision shall adversely affect the rights, immunities, duties or obligations of the Warrant Agent, the Warrant Agent shall be entitled to resign upon five (5) Business Days written notice.

 

Section 6.09. Waiver of Jury Trial .

 

Each of the Company and the Warrant Agent hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Warrants or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 6.10. Customer Identification Program ..

 

Each Person that is a party hereto acknowledges that the Warrant Agent is subject to the customer identification program (“Customer Identification Program”) requirements under the USA PATRIOT Act and its implementing regulations, and that the Warrant Agent must obtain, verify and record information that allows the Warrant Agent to identify each such Person. Accordingly, prior to accepting an appointment hereunder, the Warrant Agent may request information from any such Person that will help the Warrant Agent to identify such Person, including without limitation, as applicable, such Person’s physical address, tax identification number, organizational documents, certificate of good standing or license to do business. Each person or entity that is a party hereto agrees that the Warrant Agent cannot accept an appointment hereunder unless and until the Warrant Agent verifies each such Person’s identity in accordance with the Customer Identification Program requirements.

 

Section 6.11. Force Majeure .

 

In no event shall the Warrant Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Warrant Agent shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

 

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Section 6.11. Termination.

 

This Agreement shall terminate on the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement will terminate on any earlier date when all Warrants have been exercised or cancelled. The provisions of Sections 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, and this Article VI shall survive such termination and the resignation or removal of the Warrant Agent.

 

Section 6.12. Confidentiality.

 

The Warrant Agent and the Company agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including inter alia, personal, non-public Warrantholder information, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement, including the fees for services hereunder, shall remain confidential and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except as may be required by law, including, without limitation, pursuant to subpoenas from state or federal government authorities (e.g., in divorce and criminal actions).

 

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

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.  
     
By: /s/ Captain Ian T. Blackley  
  Name: Captain Ian T. Blackley  
  Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer  

  

 
 

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

 

 

By: /s/ Michael Legregin  
  Name: Michael Legregin  
  Title: Manager  

 

  

COMPUTERSHARE INC.,

 

 

By: /s/ Michael Legregin  
  Name: Michael Legregin  
  Title: Manager  

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF WARRANT

 

 
 

 

FORM OF CLASS B NEW WARRANT

 

Unless this Global Warrant is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“DTC”), New York, New York, to the Company or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any Warrant Certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), any transfer, pledge or other use hereof for value or otherwise by or to any person is wrongful inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.

 

Transfers of this Global Warrant shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to nominees of DTC or to a successor thereof or such successor’s nominee and transfers of portions of this Global Warrant shall be limited to transfers made in accordance with the restrictions set forth in the Warrant Agreement referred to on the reverse hereof.

 

 
 

   

WARRANTS

 

to purchase

 

Shares of Class B Common Stock

 

of

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

No. [●] CUSIP No: 69036R 111

 

This Warrant Certificate is issued under and in accordance with a Warrant Agreement dated as of August 5, 2014 (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as warrant agent (the “ Warrant Agent ”), and is subject to the terms and provisions contained in the Warrant Agreement, to all of which terms and provisions the beneficial owners of the Warrants and the Warrantholders consent by acceptance hereof. This Warrant Certificate expires on August 5, 2039, as set forth herein and subject to the terms hereof.

 

1. Definitions . Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein the following terms shall have the meanings indicated. Any capitalized terms used but not defined in this Warrant Certificate shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Warrant Agreement.

 

Aggregate Available Distribution ” that portion of the Net Litigation Recovery to be distributed to holders of the Class B Securities in an amount equal to the product of the Net Litigation Recovery multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (“ Old OSG Equity Interests ”) held by Non-Participating OSG Equity Interestholders (as defined in the Plan) immediately prior to the Effective Date and the denominator of which shall be the total number of Old OSG Equity Interests outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date; provided that the aggregate amount of the Aggregate Available Distribution shall not exceed 10% of the Net Litigation Recovery.

 

Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company, including any duly authorized committee thereof.

 

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which banks are authorized or required to close in the State of New York.

 

Capital Stock ” means (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation or company, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital or capital stock of such Person and (b) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation or company, any and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.

 

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Citizenship Policies ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Citizenship Rules ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Class A Common Stock ” means Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in the Company.

 

Class A Warrant ” means a penny warrant issued on the Effective Date to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

Class B Securities ” means Common Stock and Warrants.

 

Common Stock ” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

Common Stock Equivalent ” means any security or obligation which by its terms is, directly or indirectly, convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock, including, without limitation, any preferred stock and any option, warrant or other subscription or purchase right with respect to

Common Stock, Class A Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalent.

 

Current Market Price ” means, as of any date, (a) the average of the daily Market Prices of the Common Stock or the Class A Common Stock, whichever is higher, during the immediately preceding 20 consecutive trading days ending on such date or (b) if neither the Common Stock nor the Class A Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the Market Price of the Common Stock or the Class A Common Stock, whichever is higher, on that date; provided that, for purposes of any adjustment pursuant to Section 12, the Current Market Price shall be the Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock without reference to the Market Price of the

Common Stock.

 

Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Plan.

 

Excluded Transaction ” means any of the following:

 

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(a) (i) the issuance of rights pursuant to any stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan ( i.e. , a poison pill) adopted by the Company from time to time (“Rights”); (ii) the distribution of separate certificates representing Rights; (iii) the exercise or redemption of Rights; or (iv) the termination or invalidation of Rights; provided , that to the extent that the Company has a stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan in effect on an Exercise Date, the Warrantholder shall receive upon exercise of this Warrant, in addition to the Shares issuable upon such exercise, the Rights relating to such Shares under such rights plan, unless, prior to such Exercise Date, the Rights have separated from the Common Stock or Class A Common Stock, as applicable, in which case the applicable Warrant Share Number will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company made a distribution to all holders of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock as described in Section 12(B) including, for the purposes of this adjustment only, shares of Class A Common Stock, as applicable, and assets issuable upon exercise of Rights under a stockholder rights plan or tax asset protection plan, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of the Rights; and

 

(b) any issuance of any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (i) pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Company’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock under any such plan, (ii) 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) pursuant to any option, warrant, right or other security exercisable for, or exchangeable or convertible into, Common Stock or Class A Common Stock that was (A) outstanding as of the date of the Warrant Agreement, or (B) is issued in a transaction for which appropriate adjustments to the Warrant Share Number have previously been made pursuant to Section 12 hereunder, or (iv) in order to redeem Common Stock or Class A Common Stock (issued pursuant to Common Stock Equivalents that are issued to redeem such Common Stock or Class A Common Stock) that constitute Non-Complying Shares under the Charter as amended from time to time.

 

Exercise Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

Exercise Price ” means $0.01 per share of Common Stock and per share of Class A Common Stock deliverable upon exercise of any Warrant.

 

Expiration Date ” means the twenty-fifth anniversary of the date of the Warrant

Agreement.

 

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any security or other property, the fair market value of such security or other property as determined by in good faith by the Board of Directors in reliance on an opinion of a nationally recognized independent investment banking corporation retained by the Company for this purpose.

 

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Market Price ” means, with respect to a particular security, on any given day, the per-share volume weighted average price of such security, as calculated on Bloomberg (or, if such volume weighted average price is unavailable via Bloomberg, the average market value of one share of such security on such day, determined, using a volume weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company), or if such security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the average of the closing bid and ask prices on such day as furnished by two members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. selected from time to time by the Company for that purpose. “Market Price” shall be determined without reference to after hours or extended hours trading. If such security is not listed and traded in a manner that the quotations referred to above are available for the period required hereunder, the Market Price per share of a particular security shall be deemed to be the Fair Market Value per share of such security. For the purposes of determining the Market Price of any security on the “trading day” preceding, on or following the occurrence of an event, (a) that trading day shall be deemed to commence immediately after the regular scheduled closing time of trading on the primary national securities exchange on which the relevant security is then listed or traded or, if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time (or, if the relevant securities is not then listed or traded on a national securities exchange, on the New York Stock Exchange) and (b) that trading day shall end at the next regular scheduled closing time on such exchange, or if trading is closed at an earlier time, such earlier time (for the avoidance of doubt, and as an example, if the Market Price is to be determined as of the last trading day preceding a specified event and the closing time of trading on a particular day is 4:00 p.m. and the specified event occurs at 5:00 p.m. on that day, the Market Price would be determined by reference to such 4:00 p.m. closing price).

 

Net Litigation Recovery ” means the proceeds of the Professional Liability Action, net of (i) all related out-of-pocket expenses of the Company, including legal fees, and (ii) all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred and all payments made or to be made by the Company in respect of counter-claims by Proskauer Rose, LLP and /or its employees, whether by direct payment by the Company to a plaintiff to such counter-claims or pursuant to any indemnification obligations, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.

 

Non-Complying Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Non-U.S. Citizen ” means a Person who does not meet the definition of a U.S. Citizen set forth in the Charter.

 

Professional Liability Action ” means any claims asserted by the Debtors (as defined in the Plan) against Proskauer Rose LLP and certain individual defendants in connection with certain credit agreements and the tax consequences of those agreements under Section 956 of the Internal Revenue Code that are the subject of adversary proceeding 13-52492 (Bankr. D. Del.) and the action captioned Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. v. Proskauer Rose, LLP, et al., Index No. 650765/2014 (N.Y. Sup. Ct.) and any such claim which may be asserted by the Debtors in any other proceeding against Proskauer Rose LLP or its current or former partners or members by the Debtors.

 

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Rights ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Excluded Transaction.

 

Share ” or “ Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2; provided that all

references herein to a “Share” or “Shares” shall be deemed to include both the shares of Common Stock and any shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrant as specified herein.

 

Significant Transaction ” means:

 

(a) any reorganization, reclassification or other change of outstanding shares of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value);

 

(b) any voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer by the Company to any other Person of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

(c) any voluntary sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer by the stockholders of the Company to any Person of the Capital Stock of the Company if, immediately after giving effect to such sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer do not hold Capital Stock of the Company representing at least a majority of the voting power of the Company; and

 

(d) any merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with any other Person (including by way of a tender offer) if, immediately after giving effect to such merger, consolidation or other business combination, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other business combination do not hold Capital Stock of the surviving Person representing at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving Person.

 

trading day ” means (a) if the shares of Common Stock or the Class A Common Stock, as the case may be, are not traded on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market, a Business Day or (b) if the shares of Common Stock or the Class A Common Stock, as the case may be, are traded on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market, a Business Day on which such relevant exchange or quotation system is scheduled to be open for business and on which the shares of Common Stock or the Class A Common Stock, as the case may be, (i) are not suspended from trading on any national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market for any period or periods aggregating one half hour or longer; and (ii) have traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market that is the primary market for the trading of the shares of Common Stock or the Class A Common Stock, as the case may be. The term “trading day” with respect to any security other than the Common Stock shall have a correlative meaning based on the primary exchange or quotation system on which such security is listed or traded.

 

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Transfer Agent ” means Computershare Shareowner Services, as transfer agent of the Company, and any successor transfer agent.

 

U.S. Citizen ” has the meaning set forth in the Charter.

 

Warrant ” means a right to purchase a number of Shares equal in aggregate to the Warrant Share Number, subject to the terms of this Warrant Certificate and the Warrant Agreement.

 

“Warrant Certificate ” means this Warrant Certificate and shall include the Global Warrant where the context requires.

 

Warrant Share Number ” means, at the time of initial issuance of this Warrant, one share of Common Stock and zero shares of Class A Common Stock, as such amount may be subsequently adjusted pursuant to the terms of this Warrant Certificate and the Warrant Agreement.

 

2. Number of Shares; Exercise Price . This certifies that, for value received, [●], and any of its registered assigns, is the registered owner of the number of Warrants set forth on Schedule A hereto, each of which entitles the Warrantholder to purchase from the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Company’s Common Stock, and to the extent so provided herein, shares of Class A Common Stock (each a “ Share ” and collectively the “ Shares ”), equal to the Warrant Share Number at a purchase price per share equal to the Exercise Price. The Warrant Share Number is subject to adjustment as provided herein, and all references to “Warrant Share Number” herein shall be deemed to include any such adjustment or series of adjustments.

 

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3. Exercise of Warrant; Term; Exchange . Subject to Section 2 and Section 18, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, all or a portion of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are exercisable by the Warrantholder, at any time or from time to time on any Business Day after the execution and delivery of this Warrant Certificate by the Company on the date hereof (any such date of exercise, the “ Exercise Date ”), but in no event later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, by delivering to the Warrant Agent (or to the Company or to such other office or agency of the Company in the United States as the Company may designate by notice in writing to the Warrantholders pursuant to Section 19(a) if the Warrants being exercised are represented by a Definitive Warrant, such Definitive Warrant, (b) a Notice of Exercise, in the form annexed hereto, duly completed and executed, and (c) payment of the Exercise Price for the Shares thereby purchased by having the Company withhold, from the number of Shares that would otherwise be delivered to such Warrantholder upon such exercise, the number of Shares equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver, based on the Market Price of the Common Stock or the Class A Common Stock, whichever is higher, on the trading day on which such Warrants are exercised and the Notice of Exercise is delivered pursuant to this Section 3; provided that in the case where both shares of Common Stock and shares of Class A Common Stock are to be delivered upon exercise of a Warrant, the Shares to be withheld shall be deducted first from any shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued. For the avoidance of doubt, if Warrants are exercised such that the Exercise Price would exceed the value of the Shares issuable upon exercise, no amount shall be due and payable by the Warrantholder to the Company, nor shall any Shares be delivered to the exercising Warrantholder. In the case of a Global Warrant, any Person with a beneficial interest in such Global Warrant shall effect compliance with the requirements in clauses (b) and (c) above through the relevant Agent Member in accordance with procedures of the Depositary.

 

In the case of a Global Warrant, whenever some but not all of the Warrants represented by such Global Warrant are exercised in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Warrant Agreement, such Global Warrant shall be surrendered by the Warrantholder to the Warrant Agent, which shall cause an adjustment to be made to Schedule A to such Global Warrant so that the number of Warrants represented thereby will be equal to the number of Warrants theretofore represented by such Global Warrant less the number of Warrants then exercised. The Warrant Agent shall thereafter promptly return such Global Warrant to the Warrantholder or its nominee or custodian. In the case of a Definitive Warrant, whenever some but not all of the Warrants represented by such Definitive Warrant are exercised in accordance with the terms thereof and of the Warrant Agreement, the Warrantholder shall be entitled, at the request of such Warrantholder, to receive from the Company within a reasonable time, not to exceed ten Business Days, a new Definitive Warrant in substantially identical form for the number of Warrants equal to the number of Warrants theretofore represented by such Definitive Warrant less the number of Warrants then exercised.

 

If this Warrant Certificate shall have been exercised in full, the Warrant Agent shall promptly cancel such certificate following its receipt from the Warrantholder or the Depositary, as applicable.

 

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The Company may, at its sole discretion, issue to any Warrantholder or any owner of a beneficial interest in Warrants that has established to the satisfaction of the Company that it is a U.S. Citizen but has not exercised this Warrant pursuant to Section 3, the aggregate number of Shares issuable upon exercise of all Warrants held by such Warrantholder or owned by such beneficial owner, provided , however, that if the Company exercises such discretion prior to the record date for the distribution of the Aggregate Available Distribution, it shall distribute such Shares in the form of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock, determined as set forth in the first paragraph of this Section 3, unless the holder or beneficial owner agrees to receive Class A Common Stock in lieu of any shares of Common Stock that would be deliverable. The exercise by the Company of the foregoing right shall be treated for all purposes hereunder as an exercise of the Warrant by such Warrantholder or beneficial owner, provided , that the Company may withhold, from the number of Shares that would otherwise be delivered to such Warrantholder upon such exercise, that number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Shares the Company would otherwise be obligated to deliver, based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on the trading day on which such shares of Common Stock are issued; provided that such Exercise Price shall be deducted first from any shares of Class A Common Stock to be

issued.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant Certificate to the contrary, in the case of Warrants evidenced by a Global Warrant, any Agent Member may, without the consent of the Warrant Agent or any other Person, on its own behalf and on behalf of any beneficial owner for which it is acting, enforce, and may institute and maintain, any suit, action or proceeding against the Company suitable to enforce, or otherwise in respect of, its right to exercise, and to receive Shares for, its Warrants as provided in the Global Warrant, and to enforce the Warrant Agreement.

 

4. Issuance of Shares; Authorization; Listing . Shares issued upon exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate shall be (a) issued in such name or names as the exercising Warrantholder may designate and (b) delivered by the Transfer Agent to such Warrantholder or its nominee or nominees (i) if the Shares are then able to be so delivered, via book-entry transfer crediting the account of such Warrantholder (or the relevant Agent Member for the benefit of such Warrantholder) through the Depositary’s DWAC system (if the Transfer Agent participates in such system), or (ii) otherwise in certificated form by physical delivery to the address specified by the Warrantholder in the Notice of Exercise. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Transfer Agent to be a participant in the Depositary’s DWAC system. The Company shall cause the number of full Shares to which such Warrantholder shall be entitled to be so delivered by the Transfer Agent within a reasonable time, not to exceed three Business Days after the date on which Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate have been duly exercised in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

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The Company hereby represents and warrants that any Shares issued upon the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 will be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges, other than liens or charges created by a Warrantholder, income and franchise taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of the Warrant or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith. The Company agrees that the Shares so issued will be deemed to have been issued to a Warrantholder as of the close of business on the date on which Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate have been duly exercised, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may not be actually delivered on such date. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock and Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of providing for the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock then issuable upon exercise or conversion hereof at any time. The Company will (a) procure, at its sole expense, the listing of the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof at any time, subject to issuance or notice of issuance, on any national stock exchanges in the United States on which the Class A Common Stock and the Common Stock is then listed or traded and (b) if listed at the time of such issuance, to maintain such listings of such Shares at all times after issuance. The Company will use reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Shares may be issued without violation of any applicable law or regulation or of any requirement of any securities exchange on which the Shares may be listed or traded.

 

5. Fractional Shares or Scrip . Upon exercise of any Warrants, the Company, at its sole election may, (a) issue fractional Shares or scrip representing fractional Shares, or (b) round up to the nearest whole number the number of Shares to be issued to the exercising Warrantholder.

 

If more than one Warrant shall be presented for exercise in full at the same time by the same Warrantholder or owner of a beneficial interest in Warrants, the number of full Shares which shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Shares to which the exercising Warrantholder shall be entitled upon exercise of the Warrants so presented.

 

6. No Rights as Stockholders; Transfer Books . Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate do not entitle the Warrantholder or the owner of any beneficial interest in such Warrants to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the date of exercise hereof. The Company shall at no time close its transfer books against transfer of Warrants in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise hereof.

 

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7. Charges, Taxes and Expenses . Issuance of Shares in certificated or book-entry form to the Warrantholder upon the exercise of Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Shares all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company. Each Warrantholder or beneficial owner of a Warrant shall be responsible for the payment or discharge of any liens or charges created by such Warrantholder or beneficial owner and for any income and franchise taxes incurred in connection with the exercise of the Warrant or taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith.

 

8. Transfer; Assignment . This Warrant Certificate and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the Company (or an agent duly appointed by the Company) by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and one or more new Warrant Certificates shall be made and delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this Warrant Certificate but registered in the name of one or more transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant Certificate, duly endorsed, to the office or agency of the Company described in Section 3; provided that if this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant registered in the name of the Depositary, transfers of such Global Warrant may only be made as a whole, and not in part, and only by (a) the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, (b) a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or (c) the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or its nominee. All expenses (other than stock transfer taxes) and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the new Warrant Certificates pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid by the Company.

 

If this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant, then so long as the Global Warrant is registered in the name of the Depositary, the holders of beneficial interests in the Warrants evidenced thereby shall have no rights under this Warrant Certificate with respect to the Global Warrant held on their behalf by the Depositary or the Warrant Agent as its custodian, and the Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Warrant Agent and any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent as the absolute owner of the Global Warrant for all purposes whatsoever except to the extent set forth herein. Accordingly, any such owner’s beneficial interest in the Global Warrant will be shown only on, and the transfer of such interest shall be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary or the Agent Members, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall have any responsibility with respect to such records maintained by the Depositary or the Agent Members. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall (a) prevent the Company, the Warrant Agent or any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or (b) impair, as between the Depositary and the Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Warrant. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Warrant Certificate or the Warrant Agreement, the rights of beneficial owners in a Global Warrant shall be exercised through the Depositary subject to the applicable procedures of the Depositary. Any holder of the Global Warrant shall, by acceptance of the Global Warrant, agree that transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Warrant may be effected only through a book-entry system maintained by the Depositary, and that ownership of a beneficial interest in the Warrants represented thereby shall be required to be reflected in book-entry form.

 

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Any beneficial owner of an interest in the Global Warrant, or the Warrantholder if this Warrant Certificate represents a Definitive Warrant, who qualifies as a U.S. Citizen shall exercise the Warrant for the full amount of Shares that such beneficial owner or Warrantholder is entitled to exercise.

 

A Global Warrant shall be exchanged for Definitive Warrants, and Definitive Warrants may be transferred or exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant, only at such times and in the manner specified in the Warrant Agreement. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant Agreement, the holder of a Global Warrant may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold beneficial interests in such Global Warrant through Agent Members, to take any action that a Warrantholder is entitled to take under a Warrant or the Warrant Agreement.

 

9. Exchange and Registry of Warrants . This Warrant Certificate is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Warrantholder to the Company, for a new Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor and representing the same aggregate number of Warrants. The Company or an agent duly appointed by the Company (which initially shall be the Warrant Agent) shall maintain a Registry showing the name and address of the Warrantholder as the registered holder of this Warrant Certificate. This Warrant Certificate may be surrendered for exchange or exercise in accordance with its terms, at the office of the Company or any such agent, and the Company shall be entitled to rely in all respects, prior to written notice to the contrary, upon such Registry.

 

10. Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant Certificate . Upon receipt by the Company of proof reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant Certificate, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of a bond, indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Warrant Agent, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant Certificate, the Company shall make and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate, a new Warrant Certificate of like tenor and representing the same aggregate number of Warrants as provided for in such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate.

 

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11. 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 not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

 

12. Adjustments and Other Rights . The Warrant Share Number shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows; provided that if more than one subsection of this Section 12 is applicable to a single event, the subsection shall be applied that produces the largest adjustment and no single event shall cause an adjustment under more than one subsection of this Section 12 so as to result in duplication:

 

(A) Dividend, Subdivision, Combination or Reclassification of Common Stock . In the event that the Company shall at any time or from time to time, after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, (a) make a dividend or distribution on the outstanding shares of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock payable in shares of Class A Common Stock, (b) subdivide the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (c) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (d) issue any shares of its Capital Stock in a reclassification of the Common Stock or Class A Common Stock (other than any such event for which an adjustment is made pursuant to another provision of this Section 12), then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number, immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted solely by adjusting the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of such Warrant (except for any adjustment resulting from a decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock outstanding, in which case the Warrant Share Number in respect of the Common Stock represented hereby shall be revised proportionally to the effect on the outstanding number of shares of Common Stock) (and any other appropriate actions shall be taken by the Company) so that the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive upon the exercise of this Warrant a number of shares of Common Stock and Class A Common Stock, or other securities of the Company that the Warrantholder would have owned or would have been entitled to receive upon or by reason of any event described above, had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the occurrence of such event, calculated to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 12(A) shall become effective retroactively (i) in the case of any such dividend or distribution, to the date immediately following the close of business on the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock, as the case may be, entitled to receive such dividend or distribution or (ii) in the case of any such subdivision, combination or reclassification, to the close of business on the date on which such corporate action becomes effective.

 

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In the event that the Charter is amended to permit the Company to (a) make a dividend or distribution on the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock payable in shares of Class B Common Stock or (b) subdivide the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock into a larger number of shares, this Section 12(A) shall be deemed to be equitably amended, without any further action by the parties hereto, to reflect such change to the Charter to ensure that Warrantholders continue to be eligible to participate proportionately in any distribution of the Net Litigation Recovery made in respect of the Class B Common Stock.

 

(B) Certain Distributions . If, at any time or from time to time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, the Company shall distribute to all holders of shares of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock (including any such distribution made in connection with a merger or consolidation in which the Company is the resulting or surviving Person and shares of Common Stock are not changed or exchanged) cash, evidences of indebtedness of the Company or another issuer, securities of the Company or another issuer or other assets (excluding (a) any dividend or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock, as the case may be for which adjustment is made under Section 12(A), (b) any distribution in connection with an Excluded Transaction and (c) the distribution of the Aggregate Available Distribution) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any of the foregoing, then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number shall be increased, solely by increasing the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Warrant, to a number (calculated to the nearest 1/1,000th of a share) equal to the product of (a) the Warrant Share Number immediately prior to the record date for the distribution of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities, other assets or rights or warrants multiplied by (b) the quotient of:

 

(i) the Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock immediately prior to the first date on which the Class A Common Stock trades regular way on the principal national securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading without the right to receive such distribution of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities or other assets or rights or warrants (or, if the Class A Common Stock is not then so listed or traded, the first business day after the record date for such distribution); divided by

 

(ii) the total (which total shall be greater than zero) of (x) the Current Market Price of the Class A Common Stock on the date specified in (i) above minus (y) the Fair Market Value per share of Class A Common Stock of such cash, evidences of indebtedness, securities or other assets or rights or warrants.

 

Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective retroactively to the date immediately following the close of business on the record date for the determination of stockholders of the Company entitled to receive such distribution.

 

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(C) Other Changes . If, at any time or from time to time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise or conversion hereof, (a) the Company shall take any action which (i) affects the Common Stock or Class A Common Stock and (ii) is similar to, or has an effect similar to, any of the actions described in any of Sections 12(A), 12(B) or 12(G) (but not including any action described in any such Section) and (b) the Board of Directors in good faith determines that it would be equitable under such circumstances to adjust the Warrant Share Number as a result of such action, then, and in each such case, the Warrant Share Number shall be adjusted in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors in good faith determines would be equitable under such circumstances, subject to Section 12(H), which determination shall be evidenced in a resolution of the Board of Directors, a certified copy of which shall be mailed by the Company to the Warrantholder.

 

(D) No Adjustment . If an adjustment to the Warrant Share Number in respect of the issuance or sale of a Common Stock Equivalent has been previously made, the exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent in accordance with its terms existing at the time such adjustment was made shall not result in a further adjustment. If an adjustment to the Warrant Share Number in respect of the issuance or sale of a Common Stock Equivalent was not required, the exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent in accordance with its terms existing at the time of issuance shall not result in an adjustment pursuant thereto. In addition, no adjustment shall be made for accumulated and unpaid dividends; provided that the Company has complied with Section 3.04(d) of the Warrant Agreement.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no adjustment to the Warrant Share Number need be made for a given transaction (other than a share split or share combination) if each holder of Warrants participates, on the same terms and otherwise on the same basis and solely as a result of holding the Warrants, as holders of Shares without having to exercise the Warrants held by such Holders as if they held a number of Shares equal to the then-current Warrant Share Number, multiplied by the number of Warrants held by such Holder.

 

(E) Abandonment . If the Company (a) shall take a record of the holders of shares of Common Stock or Class A Common Stock, as the case may be, for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution and (b) shall, before paying or delivering such dividend or distribution to the stockholders of the Company, legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution (and, following such abandonment, the holders of such shares have no claim against the Company for such dividend or distribution), then no adjustment in the Warrant Share Number shall be required by reason of the taking of such record.

 

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(F) Notice and Certificate as to Adjustments . In the event that the Company shall propose to take any action of the type described in this Section 12 (but only if the action of the type described in this Section 12 would result in an adjustment in the Warrant Share Number or a change in the type of securities or property to be delivered upon exercise of a Warrant), the Company shall deliver to the Warrant Agent a notice and shall cause such notice to be sent or communicated to the Warrantholders in the manner set forth in Section 19, which notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any such action and the approximate date on which such action is to take place. Such notice shall also set forth the facts with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect on the Warrant Share Number and the number, kind or class of shares or other securities or property which shall be deliverable upon exercise of a Warrant. In the case of any action which would require the fixing of a record date, such notice shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date so fixed, and in case of all other action, such notice shall be given at least 15 days prior to the taking of such proposed action. The Company shall, at the time it makes such notice, post a copy of such notice on its website and issue a press release for publication on a newswire service. The Company shall, within 20 days following the event requiring any adjustment to the Warrant Share Number, deliver to the Warrant Agent a certificate, signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which (a) sets forth in reasonable detail (i) the event requiring such adjustment and (ii) the method by which such adjustment was calculated and (b) specifies the adjusted Warrant Share Number in effect following such adjustment. In the case of any Significant Transaction, the Company shall also deliver to the Warrant Agent the certificate described in Section 12(G)(b) at least 10 days prior to consummating such Significant Transaction. Failure to give such notice or to provide such certificate referred to above, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of any such action.

 

(G) Spin-off; Significant Transaction; Conversion .

 

(a) Spin-off . If, at any time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, the Company shall spin-off another Person, then the Company (a) shall issue to the Warrantholder a new warrant to purchase, at the Exercise Price, or convert its new warrant into, the number of shares of Capital Stock or other proprietary interest in the spin-off entity that the Warrantholder would have owned had the Warrantholder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to the consummation of such spin-off and (b) shall make provision therefor in the agreement, if any, relating to such spin-off. Such new warrant shall provide for rights and obligations which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the rights and obligations provided for in this Warrant. Notwithstanding the two foregoing sentences, if any such spin-off shall relate to an entity that will not be subject to the Citizenship Rules or policies similar to the Citizenship Policies, then in connection with such spin-off the Board of Directors shall consider in good faith whether it is possible to issue to the Warrantholder shares of Capital Stock or other ownership interests directly in the name of such Warrantholder, and if the Board of Directors determines in its sole discretion that it would be possible to do so without creating a material adverse effect on such Warrantholders, then it will use reasonable efforts to provide for such direct issuance. The provisions of this Section 12(G)(a) (and any equivalent thereof in any such new warrant) shall apply to successive transactions.

 

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(b) Significant Transaction . If, at any time after the issuance of this Warrant but prior to the exercise hereof, any Significant Transaction shall occur, then, at least 10 days prior to the consummation of such Significant Transaction, the Company:

 

(i) shall execute and deliver to the Warrantholder a certificate stating that from and after the consummation of such Significant Transaction:

 

(x) the Warrantholder shall, upon the surrender of this Warrant to the Surviving Person in such Significant Transaction have the right to receive the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities, property or cash receivable upon the consummation of such Significant Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which this Warrant could have been exercised immediately prior to the consummation of such Significant Transaction; and

 

(y) this Warrant shall be deemed to have been cancelled; and

 

(ii) the Company shall make provision therefor in the agreement, if any, relating to such Significant Transaction.

 

(c) Conversion . Each Warrant shall, upon notice to the Company as provided in the Warrant Agreement, be convertible at the option of the Warrantholder at any time into a Class A Warrant having an aggregate Warrant Share Number equal to the number of shares of Capital Stock of the Company then comprising the Warrant Share Number for such Warrant prior to conversion but exercisable solely for shares of Class A Common Stock. In addition, on the tenth (10th) business day after both a final order entering judgment for or against the defendants in the Professional Liability Action and the distribution of any Aggregate Available Distribution to the holders of the Class B Securities, subject in each case to compliance with any applicable Jones Act requirements, each Warrant will automatically convert into a Class A Warrant having a Warrant Share Number equal to such Warrant prior to conversion but exercisable solely for shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

In the case of any transaction pursuant to which an adjustment would be required by Section 12(G)(a) or (b) above, the Board of Directors shall take appropriate steps in good faith to ensure the Warrantholders continue to benefit from the provisions of Section 13 hereof after the consummation of such transaction to the same extent as the holders of Shares benefit thereafter.

 

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(H) Adjustment Denomination; Proportionate Allocation .

 

(a) Adjustment Denomination . For the avoidance of doubt, any action which would require an adjustment to the Warrant Share Number of a Warrant pursuant to this Section 12 shall be made such that the Warrant Share Number after such adjustment will reflect (i) with respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying such Warrant, a number of Shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock represented by such Warrant prior to such adjustment plus a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the additional number of shares represented by such adjustment; provided that any adjustment resulting from a decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding shall be made by proportionally reducing the number of shares of Common Stock comprised in the Warrant Share Number and (ii) with respect to any shares of Class A Common Stock underlying such Warrant at the time of such adjustment, an additional number of shares of Class A Common Stock reflecting such adjustment in full; provided that any adjustment resulting from a decrease in the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding shall be made by proportionally reducing the number of shares of Class A Common Stock comprised in the Warrant Share Number, if any.

 

(b) Proportionate Allocation . For the avoidance of doubt, any action which would require an adjustment to a Share pursuant to this Section 12 shall be made on a pro rata basis.

 

(I) Timing of Issuance of Additional Common Stock Upon Certain Adjustments . In any case in which the provisions of this Section 12 shall require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a record date for an event, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Warrant Certificate the Company may defer until the occurrence of such event issuing to a Warrantholder of Warrants exercised after such record date and before the occurrence of such event the additional shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon such exercise by reason of the adjustment required by such event over and above the Shares issuable upon such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment; provided , however , that the Company upon request shall deliver to such Warrantholder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such Warrantholder’s right to receive such additional Shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.

 

(J) Proceedings Prior to Any Action Requiring Adjustment . As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an adjustment pursuant to this Section 12, the Company shall promptly take (and shall be permitted by the Warrantholders to take) any action which may be necessary, including obtaining any applicable national securities exchange or stockholder approvals or exemptions, in order that the Company may thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all Shares that a Warrantholder is entitled to receive upon exercise of a Warrant pursuant to this Section 12.

 

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13. Net Litigation Recovery . Warrantholders shall participate in the distribution of the Aggregate Available Distribution, which shall be distributed to the Warrantholders pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement. The holder of record of each Class B Warrant on the relevant record date (the “ Distribution Record Date ”), as determined in good faith by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement, shall be entitled to receive a pro rata portion of the Aggregate Available Distribution calculated as a fraction thereof, the numerator of which shall be one (1) and the denominator of which shall be the total number of Class B Securities issued upon the Effective Date; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that after the Effective Date and before such Distribution Record Date any Class B Securities that have been converted in accordance with their terms into Class A Common Stock or Class A Warrants, as the case may be, then no distribution shall be made in respect of the Class A Common Stock or Class A Warrants issued upon such conversion.

 

14. No Impairment . The Company will not, and will not permit or cause any of its subsidiaries to, by any action, including through any amendment of its Charter, bylaws, 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 to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant Certificate and in taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Warrantholder.

 

15. Governing Law . This Warrant Certificate and the Warrants evidenced hereby shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.

 

16. Binding Effect; Countersignature by Warrant Agent . This Warrant Certificate shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company. This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Warrant Agent or its agent as provided in the Warrant Agreement countersigns this Warrant Certificate. Such signature shall be solely for the purpose of authenticating this Warrant Certificate and shall be conclusive evidence that this Warrant Certificate has been countersigned under the Warrant Agreement.

 

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17. Warrant Agreement; Amendments . The Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. Reference is hereby made to the Warrant Agreement for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and obligations of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the Warrantholders and beneficial owners of the Warrants. A copy of the Warrant Agreement may be obtained for inspection by the Warrantholders or beneficial owners of the Warrants upon request to the Warrant Agent at the address of the Warrant Agent (or successor warrant agent) set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The Warrant Agreement and this Warrant Certificate may be amended and the observance of any term of the Warrant Agreement or this Warrant Certificate may be waived only to the extent provided in the Warrant Agreement.

 

18. Compliance with Citizenship Rules . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Warrant Agreement, in order to facilitate the Company’s compliance with the Citizenship Rules:

 

(A) In connection with any exercise of the Warrant (including any interest in any Global Warrant), a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) shall advise the Company whether or not it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen. Under its Charter, the Company may require a Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) to provide it with such documents and other information as it may request as reasonable proof of that the Warrantholder (or, if not the Warrantholder, such other Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen.

 

(B) No Warrantholder who cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen may exercise any Warrants to the extent the Shares deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would constitute Non-Complying Shares if they were issued, which shall be determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion at the time of any proposed exercise of a Warrant.

 

(C) Any sale, transfer or other disposition of a Warrant by any Warrantholder that is a Non-U.S. Citizen to a Person who is a U.S. Citizen must be a complete transfer of such Warrantholder’s interests to such Person in the Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise thereof with no ability to direct or control such Person. The foregoing restriction shall also apply to any Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

 

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(D) In the Company’s reasonable discretion, the Company may instruct the Transfer Agent, the Warrant Agent, and the Depositary (or any of them) not to issue Shares to any Warrantholder who upon any exercise of any Warrants cannot establish to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction that it (or, if not the Warrantholder, the Person that the Warrantholder has designated to receive the Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants) is a U.S. Citizen to the extent the receipt of the Shares deliverable upon exercise of the Warrants would cause such Person or any Person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of such Person to exceed 4.9% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time (excluding, for purposes of this Section 18(D), shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Warrants).

 

19. Notices . Unless this Warrant Certificate is a Global Warrant, any notice or communication to be delivered to the Warrantholder shall be delivered to the Warrantholder at the Warrantholder’s address as it appears in the Registry and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. Any notice to holders of a beneficial interest in a Global Warrant shall be distributed through the Depositary in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary. Communications to such holders shall

be deemed to be effective at the time of dispatch to the Depositary.

 

20. Interpretation . Nothing contained in the Warrant Certificate shall be used to construe the terms or meaning of any other agreement, warrant, other security or any warrant certificate.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant Certificate to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer. This Warrant Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Warrant Agent.

 

Dated:   __________________   OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
     
    By:
      Name:
      Title:

 

Countersigned:
 
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.,
 
as Warrant Agent
 
By:    
  Authorized Signatory  

 

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Schedule A

 

The initial number of Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate is.

 

The following decreases in the number of Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate have been made as a result of the exercise or conversion of certain Warrants represented by this Warrant Certificate:

 

Date of Exercise

of Warrants

 

Number of

Warrants

Exercised /

Converted

 

Total Number of
Warrants Represented
Hereby Following Such
Exercise / Conversion

  Notation Made
by Warrant Agent
             
             
             

 

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Form of Notice of Exercise

 

(to be executed only upon exercise of Warrants)

 

Date:

 

TO: OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. (the “ Company ”)

 

RE: Election to Purchase Common Stock

 

The undersigned registered holder of [             ] Warrants irrevocably elects to exercise the number of Warrants set forth below represented by the Global Warrant (or, in the case of a Definitive Warrant, the Warrant Certificate enclosed herewith), and surrenders all right, title and interest in the number of Warrants exercised hereby to the Company, and directs that the shares of Common Stock or other securities or property delivered upon exercise of such Warrants, and any interests in the Global Warrant or Definitive Warrant representing unexercised Warrants, be registered or placed in the name and at the address specified below and delivered thereto.

 

Number of Warrants  

 

¨ Check if Warrantholder believes it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen (additional information may be required by Company to confirm that Warrantholder is a U.S. Citizen).

 

¨ Check if Warrantholder believes it is a Non-U.S. Citizen.

 

Warrantholder:    

 

By:    

 

Name:    

 

Title:    

 

Signature guaranteed by (if a guarantee is required)

 

   
   
     

 

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Securities to be issued to:

 

If in book-entry form through the Depositary:  
   
Depositary Account Number:  
   
Name of Agent Member:  
   
If in definitive form:  
   
Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number:  
   
Name:  
   
Street Address:  
   
City, State and Zip Code:  

 

Any unexercised Warrants evidenced by the exercising Warrantholder’s interest in the Global Warrant or Definitive Warrant, as the case may be, to be issued to:

 

If in book-entry form through the Depositary:  
   
Depositary Account Number:  
   
Name of Agent Member:  
   
If in definitive form:  
   
Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number:  
   
Name:  
   
Street Address:  
   
City, State and Zip Code:  

 

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Form of Assignment

 

For value received, the undersigned registered Warrantholder of the within Warrant Certificate hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto the Assignee(s) named below (including the undersigned with respect to any Warrants constituting a part of the Warrants evidenced by the within Warrant Certificate not being assigned hereby) all of the right, title and interest of the undersigned under the within Warrant Certificate with respect to the number of Warrants set forth below.

 

Name of Assignees   Address   Number of Warrants  

Social Security

Number or other

Identifying Number

             
             
             

 

and does irrevocably constitute and appoint [             ], the undersigned’s attorney, to make such transfer on the books of the Company maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:    

 

Warrantholder:    

 

By:    

 

Name:    

 

Title:    

 

Signature guaranteed by (if a guarantee is required)

 

   

 

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Form of Notice of Conversion

 

(to be executed only upon conversion of Warrants)

 

Date:                           

 

TO: OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC. (the “ Company ”)

 

RE: Election to Convert Warrants to Class A Warrants

 

The undersigned registered holder of [             ] Warrants irrevocably elects to convert the number of Warrants set forth below represented by the Global Warrant (or, in the case of a Definitive Warrant, the Warrant Certificate enclosed herewith) into Class A Warrants, and surrenders all right, title and interest in the number of Warrants so converted hereby to the Company, and directs that the Class A Warrants, and any interests in the Global Warrant or Definitive Warrant representing Warrants that are not being converted into Class A Warrants pursuant to this notice, be registered or placed in the name and at the address specified below and delivered thereto.

 

Number of Warrants                                _______________________________________

 

¨ Check if Warrantholder believes it satisfies the requirements to be a U.S. Citizen (additional information may be required by Company to confirm that Warrantholder is a U.S. Citizen).

 

¨ Check if Warrantholder believes it is a Non-U.S. Citizen.

 

Warrantholder:    

 

By:    

 

Name:    

 

Title:    

 

[Signature guaranteed by (if a guarantee is required)

 

   
   
     

 

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Class A Warrants to be issued to:

 

If in book-entry form through the Depositary:  
   
Depositary Account Number:  
   
Name of Agent Member:  
   
If in definitive form:  
   
Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number:  
   
Name:  
   
Street Address:  
   
City, State and Zip Code:  

 

Any unconverted Warrants evidenced by the converting Warrantholder’s interest in the Global Warrant or Definitive Warrant, as the case may be, to be issued to:

 

If in book-entry form through the Depositary:  
   
Depositary Account Number:  
   
Name of Agent Member:  
   
If in definitive form:  
   
Social Security Number or Other Identifying Number:  
   
Name:  
   
Street Address:  
   
City, State and Zip Code:  

 

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Exhibit 4.3

 

Execution Version

 

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

and


WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee

__________________________________________

 

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of August 5, 2014
___________________________________________

 

 

7.50% Senior Notes I due 2021

 

 
 

   

  SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, effective as of August 5, 2014 (the " Second Supplemental Indenture "), is entered into between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the " Company "), having its principal office at 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, and Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware trust company, as trustee (the "Trustee") under and pursuant to the Indenture dated as of March 7, 2003, between the Company and the Trustee (the " Original Indenture ").

 

WHEREAS, Section 301 of the Original Indenture provides that Securities may be issued under the Original Indenture in one or more series;

 

WHEREAS, Section 901 of the Original Indenture provides, among other things, that the Company and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more supplemental indentures to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to create a new series of Securities having the terms set forth in this Second Supplemental Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has adopted resolutions authorizing and approving the creation and issuance of $6,508,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.50% Senior Notes I due 2021 (the "2014 Notes I"), and the Company and the Trustee are executing and delivering this Second Supplemental Indenture in order to provide for the establishment of such Securities;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Second Supplemental Indenture hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

 

Section 101. Relation to Original Indenture . This Second Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Original Indenture.

 

Section 102 Definition of Terms .

 

(a) Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings specified in the Original Indenture; and

 

(b) the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Section 102(b):

 

"2014 Notes I" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

 
 

 

"Designated Debt" means any debt for borrowed money in the form of bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities issued by way of a public offering or private placement, but excluding loans made by banks and other financial institutions, customers and strategic partners.

 

"Original Indenture" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

"Second Supplemental Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplement hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof."

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE 2014 NOTES I

 

Section 201 Designation and Principal Amount . There is hereby authorized a series of Securities designated as 7.50% Senior Notes I due 2021 limited in aggregate principal amount to $6,508,000. The 2014 Notes I may be issued from time to time upon written order of the Company for authentication and delivery of the 2014 Notes I pursuant to Section 303 of the Original Indenture.

 

Section 202 Maturity . The date upon which the 2014 Notes I will become due and payable at final maturity, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, is February 15, 2021.

 

Section 203 Interest .

 

(a)     The 2014 Notes I will accrue interest at a rate of 7.50% per annum from August 5, 2014, payable in cash on February 15 and August 15 in each year, commencing February 15, 2015 to the Person in whose name the 2014 Note I (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be February 1 or August 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name the 2014 Note I (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of the 2014 Notes I not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the 2014 Notes I may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange.

 

(b)     Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the 2014 Notes I will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the City of New York, 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.

 

Section 204 Redemption . The Company shall not be entitled to redeem the 2014 Notes I prior to the maturity of the Notes.

 

Section 205 Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance .

 

 
 

 

(a)     Pursuant to Section 1302 of the Original Indenture, the Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding 2014 Notes I.

 

(b)     Pursuant to Section 1303 of the Original Indenture, the Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations released with respect to certain covenants that are described in the Original Indenture and thereafter any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the 2014 Notes I.

 

Section 206 Global Note . The 2014 Notes I shall be issuable in one or more definitive Global Securities in book-entry form, which will be deposited by or on behalf of the Company, through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or its designated custodian. Every Global Security evidencing all or part of the 2014 Notes I that is authenticated and delivered shall bear the legend set forth on the face of the form of the 2014 Notes I attached as Exhibit A to this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 207 Maintenance of Insurance . Section 1007 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the 2014 Notes I.

 

Section 208 Limitation on Liens . Section 1009 of the Original Indenture as applied to the 2014 Notes I is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“The Company may not, directly or indirectly, Incur, assume or suffer to exist any Mortgage on or with respect to any property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure any present or future Designated Debt without making effective provision for securing the 2014 Notes I: (1) in the event such Designated Debt is pari passu with the 2014 Notes I, equally and ratably with such Designated Debt as to such property or assets for so long as such Designated Debt will be so secured, or (2) in the event such Designated Debt is subordinate in right of payment to the 2014 Notes I, prior to such Designated Debt as to such property or assets for so long as such Designated Debt will be so secured."

 

Section 209 Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks . Section 1010 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the 2014 Notes I.

 

Section 210 Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness by Restricted Subsidiaries . Section 1011 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the 2014 Notes I.

 

ARTICLE THREE

 

FORM OF THE 2014 NOTES I

 

Section 301. Form of the 2014 Notes I . The 2014 Notes I and the Trustee's Certificate of Authentication to be endorsed thereon are to be substantially in the forms attached as Exhibit A to this Second Supplemental Indenture, with such changes thereto as the officers of the Company executing the 2014 Notes I (by manual or facsimile signature) may approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof.

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 401. Effectiveness . The provisions of this Second Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon the execution and delivery by the Trustee of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 402. Ratification of Indenture . The Original Indenture is in all respects acknowledged, ratified and confirmed, and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof and as supplemented by this Second Supplemental Indenture. The Original Indenture and this Second Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

 

Section 403. Effect of Headings . The Article and Section headings in this Second Supplemental Indenture are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 404. Governing Law . THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

Section 405. Multiple Counterparts . This Second Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 406. Successors and Assigns . All agreements of the Company in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

Section 407 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals . The recitals in this Second Supplemental Indenture are made by the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of such recitals.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Second Supplemental Indenture have caused the Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.

 

  OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
   
  By /s/ Captain Ian T. Blackley
  Name: Captain Ian T. Blackley
 

Title: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

   
 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

as Trustee

   
  By /s/ W. Thomas Morris, II
  Name: W. Thomas Morris, II
  Title: Vice President

 

 
 

  

EXHIBIT A

 

IF THIS SECURITY IS TO BE A GLOBAL SECURITY, INSERT:

 

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 MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

 

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

7.50% Senior Notes I due 2021

 

No. ___                                                                                                      $_____________

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (herein called the "Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _____________________________________, as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (the "Holder"), or to its registered assigns, the principal sum of ___________________ Dollars on February 15, 2021, and to pay interest thereon from August 5, 2014 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 in each year, commencing February 15, 2015, at the rate of 7.50% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. This Security is issued under an Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2003, as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 5, 2014 (herein called the "Indenture" which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture). The interest payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be February 1 or August 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

 

 
 

 

Payment by the Company of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, 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.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

In Witness Whereof, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

 

Dated as of ___________ ___, _____

           

 

  Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
   
  By: _________________________
     
  Name:  
     
  Title:  

  

Attest:

______________________
                        , Secretary

 

 
 

 

 TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

                                                                    Wilmington Trust Company,

 

                                                                     as Trustee

 

  By:___________________________  
     
  Authorized Officer

 

 
 

 

FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY

 

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under the Indenture, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, limited in aggregate principal amount to $6,508,000.

 

The Company shall not be entitled to redeem the Securities prior to the maturity of the Securities.

 

If a Change of Control shall occur, Holders of the Securities will have the right to require the Company to redeem such Holder's Securities, in whole or in part, in integral multiples of $1,000, at a Redemption Price equal to 101.00% of the principal amount thereof and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture.

 

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

 

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Security or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.

 

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of 66-2/3% in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

 

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

 

 
 

 

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

 

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.4

 

Execution Version

 

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

and


WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
as Trustee

__________________________________________

 

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of August 5, 2014
___________________________________________

 

 

7.50% Senior Notes II due 2021

 

 
 

 

  THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, effective as of August 5, 2014 (the " Third Supplemental Indenture "), is entered into between Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the " Company "), having its principal office at 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019, and Wilmington Trust Company, a Delaware trust company, as trustee (the "Trustee") under and pursuant to the Indenture dated as of March 7, 2003, between the Company and the Trustee (the " Original Indenture ").

 

WHEREAS, Section 301 of the Original Indenture provides that Securities may be issued under the Original Indenture in one or more series;

 

WHEREAS, Section 901 of the Original Indenture provides, among other things, that the Company and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more supplemental indentures to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series;

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to create a new series of Securities having the terms set forth in this Third Supplemental Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has adopted resolutions authorizing and approving the creation and issuance of $138,708,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.50% Senior Notes II due 2021 (the "2014 Notes II"), and the Company and the Trustee are executing and delivering this Third Supplemental Indenture in order to provide for the establishment of such Securities;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Third Supplemental Indenture hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

 

Section 101. Relation to Original Indenture . This Third Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Original Indenture.

 

Section 102 Definition of Terms .

 

(a) Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings specified in the Original Indenture; and

 

(b) the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Section 102(b):

 

"2014 Notes II" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Third Supplemental Indenture.

 

“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of a Change of Control and a Rating Decline.

 

 
 

 

"Designated Debt" means any debt for borrowed money in the form of bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities issued by way of a public offering or private placement, but excluding loans made by banks and other financial institutions, customers and strategic partners.

 

“Gradation” means a gradation within a Rating Category or a change to another Rating Category, which shall include: (a) “+” and “–” in the case of S&P’s current Rating Categories ( e.g. , a decline from BB+ to BB would constitute a decrease of one gradation); (b) 1, 2 and 3 in the case of Moody’s current Rating Categories ( e.g. , a decline from B1 to B2 would constitute a decrease of one gradation); or (c) the equivalent in respect of successor Rating Categories of S&P or Moody’s or Rating Categories used by Rating Agencies other than S&P and Moody’s.

 

“Investment Grade” means: (1) BBB- or above in the case of S&P (or its equivalent under any successor Rating Categories of S&P); (2) Baa3 or above, in the case of Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor Rating Categories of Moody’s); and (3) the equivalent in respect of the Rating Categories of any

Rating Agencies substituted for S&P or Moody’s.

 

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

 

"Original Indenture" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Third Supplemental Indenture.

 

“Rating Agencies” means: (1) S&P; (2) Moody’s; or (3) if either S&P or Moody’s or both of them are not making ratings of the 2014 Notes II (or of the long term debt of the Company, if applicable) publicly available, a nationally recognized U.S. rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company, which will be substituted for S&P or Moody’s or both, as the case may be.

 

“Rating Category” means: (1) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories (any of which may include a “+” or “-”): AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); (2) with respect to Moody’s, any of the following categories: Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and (3) the equivalent of any such categories of S&P or Moody’s used by another Rating Agency, if applicable.

 

“Rating Decline” means that at any time within 90 days (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the 2014 Notes II (or the long term debt of the Company, if the 2014 Notes II are not then rated) is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any Rating Agency) after the date of public notice of a Change of Control, or of the intention of the Company or of any person to effect a Change of Control, the rating of the 2014 Notes II (or the long term debt of the Company, if the 2014 Notes II are not then rated) is decreased by both Rating Agencies by one or more Gradations and the rating by such Rating Agencies on the 2014 Notes II (or the long term debt of the Company, if the 2014 Notes II are not then rated) following such downgrade is below Investment Grade.

 

"Third Supplemental Indenture" means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplement hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof."

 

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE 2014 NOTES II

 

Section 201 Designation and Principal Amount . There is hereby authorized a series of Securities designated as 7.50% Senior Notes II due 2021 limited in aggregate principal amount to $138,708,000. The 2014 Notes II may be issued from time to time upon written order of the Company for authentication and delivery of the 2014 Notes II pursuant to Section 303 of the Original Indenture.

 

Section 202 Maturity . The date upon which the 2014 Notes II will become due and payable at final maturity, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, is February 15, 2021.

 

Section 203 Interest .

 

(a)      The 2014 Notes II will accrue interest at a rate of 7.50% per annum from August 5, 2014, payable in cash on February 15 and August 15 in each year, commencing February 15, 2015 to the Person in whose name the 2014 Note II (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be February 1 or August 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name the 2014 Note II (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of the 2014 Notes II not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the 2014 Notes II may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange.

 

(b)       Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the 2014 Notes II will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the City of New York, 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.

 

Section 204 Redemption . The Company shall not be entitled to redeem the 2014 Notes II prior to the maturity of the Notes.

 

Section 205 Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance .

 

(a)      Pursuant to Section 1302 of the Original Indenture, the Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding 2014 Notes II.

 

(b)      Pursuant to Section 1303 of the Original Indenture, the Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its obligations released with respect to certain covenants that are described in the Original Indenture and thereafter any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the 2014 Notes II.

 

 
 

 

Section 206 Global Note . The 2014 Notes II shall be issuable in one or more definitive Global Securities in book-entry form, which will be deposited by or on behalf of the Company, through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or its designated custodian. Every Global Security evidencing all or part of the 2014 Notes II that is authenticated and delivered shall bear the legend set forth on the face of the form of the 2014 Notes II attached as Exhibit A to this Third Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 207 Definitions . Section 101 of the Original Indenture as applied to the 2014 Notes II is hereby modified as it applies to the 2014 Notes II by amending the definition of “Change of Control” in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of either of the following events:

 

(1) a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) becomes the ultimate “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and including by reason of any change in the ultimate “beneficial ownership” of the Capital Stock of the Company) of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company (calculated on a fully diluted basis); or

 

(2) individuals who at the beginning of any period of two consecutive calendar years constituted the Board of Directors of the Company (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of such Board of Directors then still in office who either were members of such Board of Directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute at least 50% of the members of such Board of Directors then in office.

 

Section 208 Events of Default . Section 501(4) of the Original Indenture as applied to the 2014 Notes II is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“(4) default in the payment of the principal of (or any premium on) and any interest upon any Security required to be purchased upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, when and as due by the terms of a Security of that Series; or”

 

Section 209 Maintenance of Insurance . Section 1007 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the 2014 Notes II.

 

Section 210 Limitation on Liens . Section 1009 of the Original Indenture as applied to the 2014 Notes II is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“The Company may not, directly or indirectly, Incur, assume or suffer to exist any Mortgage on or with respect to any property or assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure any present or future Designated Debt without making effective provision for securing the 2014 Notes II: (1) in the event such Designated Debt is pari passu with the 2014 Notes II, equally and ratably with such Designated Debt as to such property or assets for so long as such Designated Debt will be so secured, or (2) in the event such Designated Debt is subordinate in right of payment to the 2014 Notes II, prior to such Designated Debt as to such property or assets for so long as such Designated Debt will be so secured."

 

 
 

 

Section 211 Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks . Section 1010 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the 2014 Notes II.

 

Section 212 Limitation on Incurrence of Indebtedness by Restricted Subsidiaries . Section 1011 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the 2014 Notes II.

 

Section 213 Offer to Repurchase Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event . Section 1013 of the Original Indenture as applied to the 2014 Notes II is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows.

 

“SECTION 1013. OFFER TO REPURCHASE UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL TRIGGERING EVENT.

 

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of that Holder's Securities pursuant to the Change of Control Triggering Event offer on the terms set forth in this Indenture (a "Change of Control Offer") at an offer price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities repurchased to the date of purchase (the "Change of Control Payment"). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company shall mail a notice to each Holder stating:

 

(1) the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event;

 

(2) that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 1013 and that all Securities tendered shall be accepted for payment;

 

(3) the purchase price and the purchase date, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date the notice is mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date");

 

(4) that any Security not tendered or properly withdrawn shall continue to accrue interest;

 

(5) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Securities accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date;

 

(6) that Holders electing to have any Securities purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer shall be required to surrender the Securities, together with such form or forms as may be specified, to a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;

 

(7) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Securities delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have the Securities purchased; and

 

 
 

 

(8) that Holders whose Securities are being purchased only in part shall be issued new Securities equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof.

 

On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:

 

(1) accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

 

(2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Securities or portions of Securities properly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; and

 

(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities so accepted together with an Officers' Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities or portions of Securities being purchased by the Company.

 

The Paying Agent shall promptly mail to each Holder of Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn the Change of Control Payment for such Securities, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Securities surrendered, if any; provided that each new Security will be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof.

 

The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Securities validly tendered and not properly withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

 

The Company shall comply with the Requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Triggering Event provisions of this Indenture, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 1013 by virtue of such conflict.”

 

 
 

 

ARTICLE THREE

 

FORM OF THE 2014 NOTES II

 

Section 301. Form of the 2014 Notes II . The 2014 Notes II and the Trustee's Certificate of Authentication to be endorsed thereon are to be substantially in the forms attached as Exhibit A to this Third Supplemental Indenture, with such changes thereto as the officers of the Company executing the 2014 Notes II (by manual or facsimile signature) may approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced by their execution thereof.

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 401. Effectiveness . The provisions of this Third Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon the execution and delivery by the Trustee of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 402. Ratification of Indenture . The Original Indenture is in all respects acknowledged, ratified and confirmed, and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof and as supplemented by this Third Supplemental Indenture. The Original Indenture and this Third Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

 

Section 403. Effect of Headings . The Article and Section headings in this Third Supplemental Indenture are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 404. Governing Law . THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

Section 405. Multiple Counterparts . This Third Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

Section 406. Successors and Assigns . All agreements of the Company in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

Section 407 Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals . The recitals in this Third Supplemental Indenture are made by the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of such recitals.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Third Supplemental Indenture have caused the Third Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.

 

  OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.
   
  By /s/ Captain Ian T. Blackley
  Name: Captain Ian T. Blackley
 

Title:    Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

   
 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,

as Trustee

   
  By /s/ W. Thomas Morris, II
  Name: W. Thomas Morris, II
  Title: Vice President

 

 
 

    

EXHIBIT A

 

IF THIS SECURITY IS TO BE A GLOBAL SECURITY, INSERT:

 

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 MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

 

 

OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP, INC.

 

7.50% Senior Notes II due 2021

 

No. ___                                                                                                      $_____________

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (herein called the "Company", which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _____________________________________, as nominee for The Depository Trust Company (the "Holder"), or to its registered assigns, the principal sum of ___________________ Dollars on February 15, 2021, and to pay interest thereon from August 5, 2014 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 in each year, commencing February 15, 2015, at the rate of 7.50% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. This Security is issued under an Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2003, as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 5, 2014 (herein called the "Indenture" which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture). The interest payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be February 1 or August 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

 

 
 

 

Payment by the Company of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, 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.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

In Witness Whereof, the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal.

 

Dated as of ___________ ___, _____

                                                                           

  Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
   
  By:  
     
    Name:
     
    Title:

 

Attest:

______________________
                        , Secretary

 

 
 

  

 TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

                                                           

  Wilmington Trust Company,
   
  as Trustee  
     
  By:  
     
  Authorized Officer

 

 
 

   

FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY

 

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the "Securities"), issued and to be issued in one or more series under the Indenture, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, limited in aggregate principal amount to $138,708,000.

 

The Company shall not be entitled to redeem the Securities prior to the maturity of the Securities.

 

If a Change of Control Triggering Event shall occur, Holders of the Securities will have the right to require the Company to redeem such Holder's Securities, in whole or in part, in integral multiples of $1,000, at a Redemption Price equal to 101.00% of the principal amount thereof and unpaid interest, if any, to the Redemption Date, all as provided in the Indenture.

 

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

 

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Security or certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.

 

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

 

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of 66-2/3% in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

 

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

 

 
 

 

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

 

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.