UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2013

 

 

Radian Group Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-11356   23-2691170

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1601 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   19103
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(215) 231-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ 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))

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 4, 2013, Radian Group Inc. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced underwritten public offering of $400 million principal amount of 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes,” and the offering, the “Notes Offering”). The Notes Offering included the purchase by the underwriters (the “Notes Underwriters”) of $50 million principal amount of Notes upon the exercise in full of their option to purchase additional Notes. The Notes were issued under the Senior Indenture dated as of March 4, 2013 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 4, 2013 (the “Supplemental Indenture,” and the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Notes are the Company’s unsecured senior obligations. The Notes pay interest semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 at a rate of 2.25% per year and will mature on March 1, 2019. Prior to December 1, 2018, the Notes will be convertible only upon specified events and during specified periods and, thereafter, at any time. The Notes are initially convertible at a conversion rate of 94.3396 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $10.60 per share of common stock. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon certain events. Upon conversion, the Company may choose to pay or deliver, as the case may be, either cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. The Company may not redeem the Notes prior to March 8, 2016. At any time on or after March 8, 2016, the Company may redeem all or part of the Notes, but only if the last reported sale price of its common stock for 20 or more trading days (whether consecutive or not) in a period of 30 consecutive trading days, ending on, and including, the trading day prior to the date the Company provides notice of redemption, exceeds 130% of the conversion price in effect on each such trading day. The redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.

If the Company undergoes a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Indenture), holders will, subject to certain conditions, have the option to require the Company to repurchase their Notes for cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, following certain corporate events, the Company will increase the conversion rate for a holder who converts its Notes in connection with that corporate event.

The occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture) may, in certain circumstances, lead to the outstanding principal and unpaid interest of the Notes becoming immediately due and payable. The Indenture provides that an Event of Default will occur if:

 

   

there is a default in the payment of principal of any Note when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon any required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

 

   

the Company fails to pay interest on any Note when due and payable and such failure continues for a period of 30 calendar days;

 

   

the Company fails to pay the redemption price upon its optional redemption of the Notes;

 

   

the Company fails to deliver the consideration due upon conversion of any Notes and such failure continues for a period of five calendar days;

 

   

the Company fails to give a fundamental change notice as set forth in the Indenture, or notice of a specified corporate event as set forth in the Indenture, in each case when due;

 

   

the Company fails to comply with its obligations under the Indenture with respect to transactions involving the Company’s merger, consolidation, or sale of assets;

 

   

the Company fails to comply with any other term, covenant or agreement contained in the Notes or the Indenture, and such failure is not cured within 90 calendar days after written notice to the Company by the trustee or to the trustee and the Company by holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding;

 

   

there is a default by the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any


 

indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $75 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or will hereafter be created (i) resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable or (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest of any such debt when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

 

   

certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries (as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended); and

 

   

one or more final, non-appealable judgments against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the aggregate uninsured portion of which is at least $75 million, if the judgments are not paid or discharged within 120 days.

The summary of each of the Base Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the documents, which are included as exhibits hereto and are incorporated by reference herein.

The Notes Offering was made pursuant to an existing and effective shelf registration statement filed on Form S-3 (File No. 333-183196) (the “Shelf Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as supplemented by a final prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013 and a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on March 4, 2013 (together, the “Notes Registration Statement”), in each case, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

The net proceeds from the Notes Offering, after underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, are approximately $389.8 million. No underwriting discount was paid to the Notes Underwriters with respect to $75 million principal amount of Notes purchased in the Notes Offering by an investor identified by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes Offering to fund working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes, including additional capital support for its mortgage insurance business.

 

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

The information included in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On March 4, 2013, the Company completed its previously announced underwritten public offering of 39.1 million shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares,” and the offering, the “Stock Offering”). The Stock Offering included the purchase by the underwriters (the “Stock Underwriters”) of 5.1 million Shares upon the exercise in full of their option to purchase additional Shares. The Stock Offering was made pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, as supplemented by a final prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on February 28, 2013 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (the “Stock Registration Statement”). The net proceeds from the Stock Offering, after underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, are approximately $299.5 million. No underwriting discount was paid to the Stock Underwriters with respect to 5 million Shares purchased in the Stock Offering by an investor identified by the Company. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Stock Offering to fund working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes, including additional capital support for its mortgage insurance business.

The opinion of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP regarding the validity of the Notes issued pursuant to the Notes Offering described in Item 1.01 and the validity of the Shares to be issued upon conversion of such Notes is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into the Notes Registration Statement.

The opinion of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP regarding the validity of the Shares issued pursuant to the Stock Offering described in Item 8.01 is filed as Exhibit 5.2 hereto and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into the Stock Registration Statement.

On February 27, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing that the underwriters of each of the Notes Offering and the Stock Offering had exercised their respective options to purchase additional Notes and additional Shares in the Notes Offering and the Stock Offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Additionally, on March 4, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Notes Offering and the Stock Offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

  4.1    Senior Indenture dated as of March 4, 2013 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee
  4.2    First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 4, 2013 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee
  4.3    Form of 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
  5.1    Opinion of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP dated March 4, 2013 (2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 of the Company)
  5.2    Opinion of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP dated March 4, 2013 (Common Stock of the Company)
23.1    Consent of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2    Consent of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)
99.1    Press release dated February 27, 2013
99.2    Press release dated March 4, 2013

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  RADIAN GROUP INC.
  (Registrant)
Date: March 4, 2013   By:  

/s/ Edward J. Hoffman

    Edward J. Hoffman
    General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

  4.1    Senior Indenture dated as of March 4, 2013 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee
  4.2    First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 4, 2013 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee
  4.3    Form of 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
  5.1    Opinion of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP dated March 4, 2013 (2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 of the Company)
  5.2    Opinion of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP dated March 4, 2013 (Common Stock of the Company)
23.1    Consent of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2    Consent of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)
99.1    Press release dated February 27, 2013
99.2    Press release dated March 4, 2013

Exhibit 4.1

RADIAN GROUP INC.

 

 

SENIOR

INDENTURE

Dated as of March 4, 2013

Providing for Issuance of Senior Debt Securities in Series

 

 

U.S. Bank National Association

as Trustee

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     2   

Section 1.01.

  

DEFINITIONS

     2   

Section 1.02.

  

OTHER DEFINITIONS

     7   

Section 1.03.

  

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT

     7   

Section 1.04.

  

RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

     8   

Section 1.05.

  

ACTS OF HOLDERS

     8   

Section 1.06.

  

REFERENCES TO INTEREST

     9   

ARTICLE 2. THE SECURITIES

     9   

Section 2.01.

  

FORM AND DATING

     9   

Section 2.02.

  

AMOUNT UNLIMITED; ISSUABLE IN SERIES

     11   

Section 2.03.

  

PAYMENT OF INTEREST

     14   

Section 2.04.

  

DENOMINATIONS

     15   

Section 2.05.

  

EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION

     15   

Section 2.06.

  

REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT; APPOINTMENT OF DEPOSITARY

     16   

Section 2.07.

  

PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST

     16   

Section 2.08.

  

HOLDER LISTS

     17   

Section 2.09.

  

TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE

     17   

Section 2.10.

  

REPLACEMENT SECURITIES

     20   

Section 2.11.

  

OUTSTANDING SECURITIES

     20   

Section 2.12.

  

TEMPORARY SECURITIES

     21   

Section 2.13.

  

PURCHASE AND CANCELLATION

     21   

Section 2.14.

  

DEFAULTED INTEREST

     22   

Section 2.15.

  

BOOK-ENTRY PROVISIONS FOR GLOBAL SECURITIES

     22   

ARTICLE 3. REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

     23   

Section 3.01.

  

APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE

     23   

Section 3.02.

  

SELECTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REDEEMED

     23   

Section 3.03.

  

NOTICE OF REDEMPTION

     24   

Section 3.04.

  

EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION

     25   

Section 3.05.

  

DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE

     25   

Section 3.06.

  

SECURITIES REDEEMED OR PURCHASED IN PART

     25   

Section 3.07.

  

MANDATORY REDEMPTION; SINKING FUND

     25   

ARTICLE 4. COVENANTS

     26   

Section 4.01.

  

PAYMENT OF SECURITIES

     26   

Section 4.02.

  

MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY

     26   

Section 4.03.

  

REPORTING REQUIREMENT

     26   

Section 4.04.

  

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

     27   

Section 4.05.

  

EXISTENCE

     27   

 

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ARTICLE 5. SUCCESSOR COMPANY

     27   

Section 5.01.

   CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS      27   

Section 5.02.

   SUCCESSOR PERSON SUBSTITUTED      28   

Section 5.03.

   OPINION OF COUNSEL TO BE GIVEN TO TRUSTEE      29   

ARTICLE 6. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     29   

Section 6.01.

   EVENTS OF DEFAULT      29   

Section 6.02.

   ACCELERATION; RESCISSION AND ANNULMENT      30   

Section 6.03.

   ADDITIONAL INTEREST      31   

Section 6.04.

   PAYMENTS OF SECURITIES ON DEFAULT; SUIT THEREFOR      32   

Section 6.05.

   APPLICATION OF MONIES COLLECTED BY TRUSTEE      33   

Section 6.06.

   PROCEEDINGS BY HOLDERS      34   

Section 6.07.

   PROCEEDINGS BY TRUSTEE      35   

Section 6.08.

   REMEDIES CUMULATIVE AND CONTINUING      35   

Section 6.09.

   DIRECTION OF PROCEEDINGS AND WAIVER OF DEFAULTS BY MAJORITY HOLDERS      35   

Section 6.10.

   NOTICE OF DEFAULTS      36   

Section 6.11.

   STATEMENTS AS TO DEFAULTS      36   

Section 6.12.

   FURTHER INSTRUMENTS AND ACTS      36   

Section 6.13.

   UNDERTAKING TO PAY COSTS      37   

ARTICLE 7. TRUSTEE

     37   

Section 7.01.

   DUTIES OF TRUSTEE      37   

Section 7.02.

   RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE      38   

Section 7.03.

   INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE      39   

Section 7.04.

   TRUSTEE’S DISCLAIMER      39   

Section 7.05.

   REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS OF THE SECURITIES      39   

Section 7.06.

   COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY      39   

Section 7.07.

   REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE      40   

Section 7.08.

   SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC      41   

Section 7.09.

   ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION      41   

Section 7.10.

   PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY      42   

ARTICLE 8. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     42   

Section 8.01.

   SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF THE INDENTURE      42   

Section 8.02.

   DEPOSITED MONEYS TO BE HELD IN TRUST BY TRUSTEE      43   

Section 8.03.

   PAYING AGENT TO REPAY MONIES HELD      43   

Section 8.04.

   RETURN OF UNCLAIMED MONIES      44   

Section 8.05.

   REINSTATEMENT      44   

 

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(continued)

 

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ARTICLE 9. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

     44   

Section 9.01.

  

OPTION TO EFFECT LEGAL DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE

     44   

Section 9.02.

  

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE

     44   

Section 9.03.

  

COVENANT DEFEASANCE

     45   

Section 9.04.

  

CONDITIONS TO LEGAL OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE

     45   

Section 9.05.

  

DEPOSITED MONEY AND U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS TO BE HELD IN TRUST; OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     46   

Section 9.06.

  

REINSTATEMENT

     47   

ARTICLE 10. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

     47   

Section 10.01.

  

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS

     47   

Section 10.02.

  

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS

     48   

Section 10.03.

  

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OR SUPPLEMENT

     49   

Section 10.04.

  

REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENTS

     49   

Section 10.05.

  

NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES

     50   

Section 10.06.

  

TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC.

     50   

ARTICLE 11. MEETINGS OF HOLDERS

     50   

Section 11.01.

  

PURPOSES FOR WHICH MEETING MAY BE CALLED

     50   

Section 11.02.

  

CALL, NOTICE AND PLACE OF MEETINGS

     50   

Section 11.03.

  

PERSONS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT MEETINGS

     51   

Section 11.04.

  

QUORUM; ACTION

     51   

Section 11.05.

  

DETERMINATION OF VOTING RIGHTS; CONDUCT AND ADJOURNMENT OF MEETINGS

     52   

Section 11.06.

  

COUNTING VOTES AND RECORDING ACTION OF MEETINGS

     52   

Section 11.07.

  

ARTICLE SUBJECT TO OTHER PROVISIONS

     53   

ARTICLE 12. CONVERSION OF SECURITIES

     53   

Section 12.01.

  

APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE

     53   

Section 12.02.

  

EXERCISE OF CONVERSION PRIVILEGE

     53   

Section 12.03.

  

NO FRACTIONAL SHARES

     55   

Section 12.04.

  

ADJUSTMENT OF CONVERSION PRICE

     55   

Section 12.05.

  

NOTICE OF CERTAIN CORPORATE ACTIONS

     55   

Section 12.06.

  

RESERVATION OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

     56   

Section 12.07.

  

PAYMENT OF CERTAIN TAXES UPON CONVERSION

     56   

Section 12.08.

  

NONASSESSABILITY

     56   

Section 12.09.

  

EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER ON CONVERSION PRIVILEGE

     57   

Section 12.10.

  

DUTIES OF TRUSTEE REGARDING CONVERSION

     58   

 

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Section 12.11.

  

REPAYMENT OF CERTAIN FUNDS UPON CONVERSION

     58   

Section 12.12.

  

STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

     58   

ARTICLE 13. MISCELLANEOUS

     59   

Section 13.01.

  

TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS

     59   

Section 13.02.

  

NOTICES

     59   

Section 13.03.

  

COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS OF SECURITIES WITH OTHER HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

     60   

Section 13.04.

  

CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     60   

Section 13.05.

  

STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OR OPINION

     60   

Section 13.06.

  

RULES BY TRUSTEE AND AGENTS

     61   

Section 13.07.

  

NO PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND STOCKHOLDERS

     61   

Section 13.08.

  

STAY, EXTENSION AND USURY LAWS

     61   

Section 13.09.

  

GOVERNING LAW

     61   

Section 13.10.

  

NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS

     61   

Section 13.11.

  

SUCCESSORS

     61   

Section 13.12.

  

SEVERABILITY

     62   

Section 13.13.

  

COUNTERPART ORIGINALS

     62   

Section 13.14.

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC.

     62   

Section 13.15.

  

CALCULATIONS

     62   

 

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Reconciliation and Tie Between the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and Indenture dated as of March 4, 2013, between Radian Group Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee

 

TIA Section

  

Indenture Section

310(a)(1)

  

7.09

310(a)(2)

  

7.09

310(a)(3)

  

N/A

310(a)(4)

  

N/A

310(a)(5)

  

7.09

310(b)

  

7.03, 7.07, 7.09

311(a)

  

7.10

311(b)

  

7.10

312(a)

  

2.08

312(b)

  

2.08, 13.03

312(c)

  

2.08, 13.03

313(a)

  

7.05

313(b)

  

7.05

313(c)

  

7.05, 13.02

313(d)

  

7.05

314(a)

  

4.03, 4.04

314(b)

  

N/A

314(c)

  

4.04, 13.05

314(d)

  

N/A

314(e)

  

13.05

314(f)

  

N/A

315(a)

  

7.01

315(b)

  

6.10

315(c)

  

7.01

315(d)

  

7.01

315(e)

  

6.13

316(a)(1)

  

6.09

316(a)(2)

  

N/A

316(a) last sentence

  

2.11

316(b)

  

6.06

317(a)

  

6.04, 6.07

317(b)

  

2.07

318(a)

  

13.01

 

* Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of this Indenture.


INDENTURE dated as of March 4, 2013 between Radian Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its secured or unsecured debentures, notes, bonds or other evidences of indebtedness (“ Securities ”) to be issued in one or more series as herein provided.

All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, and intending to be legally bound, it is mutually covenanted and agreed as follows for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities:

ARTICLE 1.

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01. DEFINITIONS. For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

Additional Interest ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.03.

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

Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.

Agent Members ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15.

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Board ” or “ Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the Company or a committee thereof duly authorized to act for it hereunder.

Board Resolution ” means a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.

 

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Capital Lease Obligation ” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.

Clearstream ” means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme (or any successor securities clearing agency).

close of business ” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, at the date of this Indenture.

Company ” means Radian Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any and all successors thereto.

Corporate Trust Office ” means the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 hereof or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

Custodian ” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Securities of any series (so long as such Securities constitute Global Securities), or any successor entity.

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

Depositary ” means, with respect to any series of Securities issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.06 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Global Securities of that series, and any and all successors thereto registered and in good standing as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act, appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Euroclear ” means Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system (or any successor securities clearing agency).

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Form of Assignment and Transfer ” means the “Form of Assignment and Transfer” attached as Attachment 2 to the Form of Security attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Form of Notice of Conversion ” means the “Form of Notice of Conversion” attached as Attachment 1 to the Form of Security attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

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GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

Global Security ” means any Security in global form registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary.

Global Securities ” means, individually and collectively, the Securities issued in global form issued in accordance with Sections 2.01, 2.09 and 2.15 hereof.

Hedging Obligations ” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under (i) interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements and (ii) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in interest rates.

Holder ” means a Person in whose name a Security is registered.

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person: (i) the principal of, and any premium, if any, and interest on, indebtedness of any such Person for money borrowed and indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable; (ii) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person; (iii) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all conditional sale obligations and all obligations under any title retention agreement (but excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business and deferred purchase price due and payable within 90 days); (iv) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction, other than obligations with respect to letters of credit securing obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business; (v) all Hedging Obligations of such Person; (vi) all obligations of the type referred to above of other Persons and all dividends of other Persons for which (and to the extent that) such Person is responsible or liable as obligor, guarantor or otherwise; (vii) all obligations of the type referred to above of other Persons to the extent secured by any Lien on any property or asset of such Person; and (viii) any amendments, modifications, refundings, renewals or extensions of any indebtedness or obligation described above.

Indenture ” means this Indenture, as amended, restated, waived or supplemented from time to time and includes and incorporates by reference the forms and terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated hereunder.

Indirect Participant ” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Security through a Participant.

Interest Payment Date ” means, with respect to the payment of interest on the Securities of any series, each date set forth in a supplemental indenture for such series of Securities as an Interest Payment Date, beginning on the date specified in such supplemental indenture.

Maturity Date ” means, with respect to any series of Securities, the date set forth as the Maturity Date in a supplemental indenture with respect to such series.

 

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Obligations ” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under this Indenture or the applicable Securities.

Officer ” means, with respect to any Person, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, Vice Chairman of the Board, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, any Executive Vice President, any Vice President or any Assistant Vice President of such Person.

Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company (and not in their individual capacity) by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the president, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or any executive vice president or vice president of the Company, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05 hereof.

open of business ” means 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).

Opinion of Counsel ” means an opinion from legal counsel that meets the requirements of Section 13.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee.

Participant ” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream.

Paying Agent ” shall initially be the Trustee, and shall be the Person authorized by the Company pursuant to Section 2.06 to pay the principal amount of, interest on, any Securities on behalf of the Company.

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

Physical Securities ” means permanent certificated Securities of a particular series in registered form issued in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and multiples thereof.

Place of Payment ” means, New York, New York, unless otherwise specified in a supplemental indenture with respect to a particular series of Securities.

Regular Record Date ” means, with respect to the payment of interest on the Securities of a particular series, each date as shall be specified with respect to such Securities in a supplemental indenture (whether or not a Business Day) as a Regular Record Date for such Securities.

Responsible Officer ” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the applicable trust services department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers, in each case, who is the officer responsible for the administration of this Indenture, and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

 

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SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities ” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Security Register ” means the register of the Securities and of transfers and exchanges thereof required to be kept by the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.06.

Significant Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the date of this Indenture.

Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any payment of interest or principal on any series of Securities, the date on which such payment of interest or principal is scheduled to be paid thereon by its terms as in effect from time to time, and does not include any contingent obligation to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date scheduled for the payment thereof, provided, however, that, if any such date is not a Business Day, the payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital stock or other equity interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination thereof) and (ii) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person (or any combination thereof.)

Successor Company ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a).

TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb as amended) as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA; provided, however, that if the TIA is amended after such date, “TIA” means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the TIA as so amended.

Trustee ” means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

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

U.S. Government Obligations ” means securities that are (i) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (ii)

 

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obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either case under clauses (i) or (ii), are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and also includes a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt, provided that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of interest on or principal of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.

Section 1.02. OTHER DEFINITIONS.

 

     

Term

  

Defined in
Section

      
 

“Act”

   1.05   
 

“Authentication Order”

   2.05   
 

“Conversion Agent”

   2.06   
 

“Conversion Date”

   12.02(c)   
 

“DTC”

   2.15   
 

“Legal Defeasance”

   9.02   
 

“Notice of Default” or “Notice of Defaults”

   6.10   
 

“outstanding”

   2.11   
 

“supplemental indenture”

   2.01   
 

“Registrar”

   2.06   

Section 1.03. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF TRUST INDENTURE ACT.

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

indenture security holder ” means a Holder of a Security;

indenture to be qualified ” means this Indenture;

indenture trustee ” or “ institutional trustee ” means the Trustee;

obligor ” on the Securities means the Company and any successor obligor upon the Securities.

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

 

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Section 1.04. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

For the purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires:

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

(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the terms “generally accepted accounting principles” and “GAAP” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted at the date of this instrument;

(3) “or” is not exclusive;

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

(5) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision;

(6) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; and

(7) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement and successor sections thereof or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.

Section 1.05. ACTS OF HOLDERS.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments signed by such Holders, in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing or may be embodied in and evidenced by the record of Holders voting in favor thereof, either in person or by proxies duly appointed in writing, at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article 11, or a combination of such instruments or record and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments and any such record (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “ Act ” of Holders signing such instrument or instruments and so voting at any such meeting. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent or proxy shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.05 and Section 11.05. The record of any meeting of Holders shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 11.06.

Without limiting the generality of this Section, unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to this Indenture, a Holder, including a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security, may

 

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make, give or take by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in or pursuant to this Indenture to be made, given or taken by Holders, and a Depositary that is a Holder of a Global Security may provide its proxy or proxies to the beneficial owners of interests in any such Global Security through such Depositary’s standing instructions and customary practices.

The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.

The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Register.

Section 1.06. REFERENCES TO INTEREST.

Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all references to interest on, or in respect of, any Security in this Indenture shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to Section 2.03. Any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.

ARTICLE 2.

THE SECURITIES

Section 2.01. FORM AND DATING.

(a) General . The Securities of each series shall be in substantially such form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, by an Officers’ Certificate or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto (as used herein, “ supplemental indenture ” shall include each of the foregoing), in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any applicable securities exchange, organizational document, governing instrument or law or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities as evidenced by their execution of the Securities. If temporary Securities of any series are issued as permitted by Section 2.12, the form thereof also shall be established as provided in the preceding sentence. If the forms of Securities of any series are established by, or by action taken pursuant to, a Board Resolution, a copy of the Board Resolution, certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of the certificate, together with an appropriate record of any such action taken pursuant thereto, including a copy of the approved form of Securities, shall be delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Authentication Order contemplated by Section 2.05 or 2.12, as applicable, for the authentication and delivery of such Securities. The Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:

This is one of the Securities of the series described in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

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                                  ,

as Trustee

By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

If the Trustee has designated an authenticating agent pursuant to Section 2.05 and the authenticating agent is authenticating any Security, then the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

 

                                  ,
as Trustee

 

As Authenticating Agent

 

Authorized Officer

(b) Global Securities . If Securities of or within a series are issuable in whole or in part in global form, any such Security may provide that it shall represent the aggregate or a specified amount of outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and may also provide that the aggregate amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased to reflect exchanges and conversions. Any endorsement of a Security in global form to reflect the amount, or any increase or decrease in the amount, or changes in the rights of Holders, of outstanding Securities represented thereby, will be made in such manner and by such Person or Persons as shall be specified therein or upon the written order of the Company signed by an Officer to be delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.05 or 2.12. Subject to the provisions of Section 2.05, Section 2.12, if applicable, and Section 2.09, the Trustee shall deliver and redeliver any Security in permanent global form in the manner and upon instructions given by the Person or Persons specified therein or in the applicable written order of the Company signed by an Officer. Any instructions by the Company with respect to endorsement or delivery or redelivery of a Security in global form shall be in writing.

The provisions of the last paragraph of Section 2.05 shall apply to any Security in global form if such Security was authenticated and delivered as contemplated herein, but never issued and sold by the Company.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.01, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.02, payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on any Security in permanent global form shall be made to the Holder thereof.

 

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Section 2.02. AMOUNT UNLIMITED; ISSUABLE IN SERIES

(a) The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited. The Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series.

(b) The following matters will be established with respect to each series of Securities issued hereunder (i) by a Board Resolution, (ii) by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution and set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officers’ Certificate or (iii) in one or more indentures supplemental hereto:

(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which title will distinguish the Securities of the series from all other series of Securities);

(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (which limit will not pertain to Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 2.09, 2.10, 2.12, 3.06 or 10.05 or any Securities that, pursuant to Section 2.05, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);

(3) the date or dates on which the principal of and premium, if any, on the Securities of the series is payable or the method or methods of determination thereof;

(4) the rate or rates at which the Securities of the series will bear interest, if any, or the method or methods of calculating such rate or rates of interest, the date or dates from which such interest will accrue or the method or methods by which such date or dates will be determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest will be payable, the right, if any, of the Company to defer or extend an Interest Payment Date, the record date, if any, for the interest payable on any Security on any Interest Payment Date, and the basis upon which interest will be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months;

(5) the place or places where the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on Securities of the series will be payable pursuant to Section 2.06, any Securities of the series may be surrendered for registration of transfer pursuant to Section 2.06, Securities of the series may be surrendered for exchange pursuant to Section 2.06 and notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of the series and this Indenture may be served and notices to Holders pursuant to Section 11.02 will be published;

(6) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company and, if other than as provided in Section 3.02, the manner in which the particular Securities of such series (if less than all Securities of such series are to be redeemed) are to be selected for redemption;

(7) the right or the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or upon the

 

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happening of a specified event or at the option of a Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which, and the other terms and conditions upon which, Securities of the series will be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such right or obligation;

(8) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which Securities of the series will be issuable;

(9) if other than U.S. dollars, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities of the series will be payable, or in which the Securities of the series will be denominated, and the particular provisions applicable thereto;

(10) if the payments of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the Securities of the series are to be made, at the election of the Company or a Holder, in a currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) other than that in which such Securities are denominated or designated to be payable, the currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) in which such payments are to be made, the terms and conditions of such payments and the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to such payments will be determined, and the particular provisions applicable thereto;

(11) if the amount of payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Securities of the series will be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method (which index, formula or method may be based, without limitation, on a currency or currencies (including currency unit or units) other than that in which the Securities of the series are denominated or designated to be payable), the index, formula or other method by which such amounts will be determined and any special voting or defeasance provisions in connection therewith;

(12) if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of such Securities of the series which will be payable upon declaration of acceleration thereof pursuant to Section 6.02 or the method by which such portion will be determined;

(13) the Person to whom any interest on any Security of the series will be payable;

(14) provisions, if any, granting special rights to the Holders of Securities of the series upon the occurrence of such events as may be specified;

(15) any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the Events of Default set forth in Section 6.01 or covenants of the Company set forth in Article 4 pertaining to the Securities of the series;

(16) under what circumstances, if any, and with what procedures and documentation the Company will pay additional amounts on the Securities of that series held by a Person who is not a U.S. Person (including any definition of such term) in respect of taxes, assessments or similar charges withheld or deducted and, if so, whether the Company has the option to redeem such Securities rather than pay such additional amounts (and the terms of any such option);

 

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(17) the forms of the Securities of the series;

(18) the applicability, if any, of Sections 9.02 and 9.03 to the Securities of the series or such other means of defeasance or covenant defeasance as may be specified for the Securities of such series;

(19) if other than the Trustee, the initial identities of the Registrar, Conversion Agent (if any) and any Paying Agent pursuant to Section 2.06;

(20) if the Securities of the series will be issued in whole or in part in global form, (A) the Depositary for such Global Securities, (B) whether beneficial owners of interests in any Securities of the series in global form may exchange such interests for Physical Securities of such series, to be registered in the names of or to be held by such beneficial owners or their nominees and to be of like tenor of any authorized form and denomination, and (C) if other than as provided in Section 2.09, the circumstances under which any such exchange may occur;

(21) the designation of the initial Depositary with respect to the Securities of the series pursuant to Section 2.06;

(22) any restrictions on the registration, transfer or exchange of the Securities of the series;

(23) if the Securities of the series may be issued or delivered (whether upon original issuance or upon exchange of a temporary Security of such series or otherwise), or any installment of principal or interest is payable, only upon receipt of certain certificates or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions in addition to those specified in this Indenture, the form and terms of such certificates, documents or conditions;

(24) if the Securities of the series will be convertible into or for other securities or property of the Company, and any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the terms and conditions of any right to convert, exercise or exchange Securities of the series into or for other securities or property of the Company set forth in Article 12;

(25) whether the Securities of the series are secured or unsecured, and if secured, the security and related terms in connection therewith (which will be provided for in a separate security agreement and/or other appropriate documentation); and

(26) any other terms of the series including any terms which may be required by or advisable under United States laws or regulations or advisable (as determined by the Company) in connection with the marketing of Securities of the series.

(c) All Securities of any one series will be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided (i) by a Board Resolution, (ii) by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution and set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the related Officers’ Certificate or (iii) in an indenture supplemental hereto. All Securities of any

 

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one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, a series may be reopened, without the consent of the Holders, for issuances of additional Securities of such series.

Section 2.03. PAYMENT OF INTEREST

Except as otherwise specified in any Security issued hereunder, or in any supplemental indenture with respect to Securities of a particular series, interest shall be due and payable on a Security as follows:

(a) A Holder of such Security as of the close of business on a Regular Record Date shall be entitled to receive and shall receive (except as otherwise indicated in this Section 2.03), accrued and unpaid interest on such Security from the date specified in such Security to the Interest Payment Date next succeeding such Regular Record Date, other than any Security whose Maturity Date is prior to such Interest Payment Date.

(b) In the event that a Security of any series becomes subject to redemption pursuant to Article 3 and the redemption date occurs after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, the person whose Security becomes subject to redemption (and only such Person rather than the Holder as of such Regular Record Date) shall be entitled to receive and shall receive accrued and unpaid interest from the preceding Interest Payment Date (or such earlier date on which interest was last paid) to, but excluding, the redemption date of such Security, even if such Person is not the Holder of such Security on the Regular Record Date. In the event that a Security of any series becomes subject to redemption pursuant to Article 3 and the redemption date occurs on an Interest Payment Date, the Holder as of the Regular Record Date corresponding to such Interest Payment Date shall be entitled to receive and shall receive accrued and unpaid interest from the preceding Interest Payment Date (or such earlier date on which interest was last paid or as otherwise provided in the Security) to, but excluding, the redemption date of such Security, even if such Person is not the Holder of such Security.

(c) The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on any Global Security registered in the name of or held by the Depositary or its nominee in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Global Security. The Company shall pay the principal of any Physical Securities at the office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose.

(d) The Company shall pay interest on any Physical Securities (A) to Holders having an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 or less, by check mailed to the Holders of such Securities at their address as it appears in the Security Register and (B) to Holders having an aggregate principal amount of more than $10,000,000, either by check mailed to each such Holder or, upon application by a Holder to the Registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holder’s account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies the Registrar, in writing, to the contrary.

 

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(e) In the event that Securities of any series are convertible and if, in such case, a Security is converted pursuant to Article 12, the Holder who converts such Security on any date other than an Interest Payment Date (except in the case of a Security whose Maturity Date is after the immediately preceding Record Date but prior to such Interest Payment Date) shall not be entitled to receive unpaid interest on such Security from the preceding Interest Payment Date until the conversion date, such amounts being deemed to have been paid by receipt of shares of Common Stock in full rather than canceled, extinguished or forfeited. As a result, if a Security is converted between a Regular Record Date and an Interest Payment Date (but not including on the Interest Payment Date), the Holder of record on the Regular Record Date will receive accrued and unpaid interest on such Security for such period on such Interest Payment Date but the Holder which converts the Security will be required to remit to the Company an amount equal to that interest at the time such Holder surrenders the Security for conversion, pursuant to Article 12; provided, however, that such Holder will not be required to remit such interest if (1) the Company has specified a redemption date that occurs during the period from the close of business on a Regular Record Date to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date to which such record date relates or (2) any overdue interest exists on the Conversion Date with respect to the Securities converted, but only to the extent of overdue interest.

Section 2.04. DENOMINATIONS.

Unless otherwise specified in any Security issued hereunder or in any supplemental indenture, Securities of a series denominated in U.S. dollars shall be issuable in denominations of U.S. $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. Securities denominated in a foreign currency shall be issuable in such denominations as are established with respect to such Securities in or pursuant to this Indenture.

Section 2.05. EXECUTION AND AUTHENTICATION.

An Officer shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Security no longer holds that office at the time a Security is authenticated, the Security shall nevertheless be valid.

A Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee (or its authenticating agent as provided below). The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.

The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by an Officer (an “ Authentication Order ”), together with an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, authenticate Securities for original issue in the aggregate principal amount stated in the Authentication Order. The Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel shall each state that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the issuance of such Securities have been complied with.

If all of the Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at the same time, then the documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 2.05 must be delivered only once, prior to the authentication and delivery of the first Security of such series; provided, however,

 

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that any subsequent request by the Company to the Trustee to authenticate additional Securities of such series upon original issuance shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Company that, as of the date of such request, the statements made in the Officers’ Certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall be true and correct as if made on such date and that all the conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture or the terms of the Securities of such series relating to the authentication and delivery of additional Securities of such series have been complied with.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 2.13 together with a written statement stating that such Security has never been issued and sold by the Company, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall not be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

Section 2.06. REGISTRAR AND PAYING AGENT; APPOINTMENT OF DEPOSITARY.

The Company shall, in accordance with Section 4.02, maintain an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”), (if Securities of any series are convertible) an office or agency where Securities may be presented for conversion (“ Conversion Agent ”), and an office or agency where Securities may be presented for payment (“ Paying Agent ”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars, one or more additional paying agents and one or more Conversion Agents. The term “ Registrar ” includes any co-registrar, the term “ Paying Agent ” includes any additional paying agent and the term “ Conversion Agent ” includes any additional Conversion Agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent or, if the Securities of any series are convertible, a Conversion Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Registrar.

The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Securities.

The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent with respect to the Securities and to act as Custodian with respect to the Global Securities.

Section 2.07. PAYING AGENT TO HOLD MONEY IN TRUST.

The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held

 

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by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities or other payment in respect of the Securities or otherwise held by it as Paying Agent, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment when due. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Securities.

Section 2.08. HOLDER LISTS.

(a) The Company shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee, semiannually, and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such request (or such lesser time as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to enable it to timely provide any notice to be provided by it hereunder), a list in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders as of a date not more than 15 days (or such other date as the Trustee may reasonably request in order to so provide any such notices) prior to the time such information is furnished, except that no such list need be furnished so long as the Trustee is acting as Registrar. In addition, the Trustee and the Company shall comply with TIA § 312.

(b) The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in this Section 2.08 or maintained by the Trustee in its capacity as Registrar, if so acting. The Trustee shall destroy any list furnished to it as provided in this Section 2.08 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

Section 2.09. TRANSFER AND EXCHANGE.

(a) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Physical Security of any series at the office or agency maintained pursuant to Section 4.02, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Physical Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of a same aggregate principal amount and like tenor and containing identical terms and provisions.

(b) At the option of the Holder, Securities of any series (except a Security in global form) may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations, of a same aggregate principal amount and like tenor and containing identical terms and provisions, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.09, unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for Physical Securities, a Security in global form representing all or a portion of the Securities of a series may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary for such series to a nominee of such Depositary or by a nominee of such Depositary to such Depositary or another nominee of such Depositary or by such Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary for such series or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

(d) If at any time: (i) the Depositary for the Securities of a series notifies the Company that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for the Securities of such series and a successor Depositary is not appointed within 60 days; (ii) the Depositary ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor Depositary is not appointed within 60 days; or (iii) an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of such series has occurred and is continuing and any beneficial owner requests that its Securities be issued as Physical Securities; then, in such cases, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate and an Authentication Order for the authentication and delivery of Physical Securities of such series of like tenor, shall authenticate and deliver (x) in the case of clause (iii), a Physical Security of such series to such beneficial owner in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Securities corresponding to such beneficial owner’s beneficial interest and (y) in the case of clause (i) or (ii), Physical Securities of such series to the beneficial owners of the related Securities (or a portion thereof) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Security, in exchange for such Global Security, and upon delivery of the Global Security to the Trustee such Global Security shall be cancelled.

(e) The Company may at any time in its sole discretion determine that all (but not less than all) Securities of a series issued in global form shall no longer be represented by such a Security or Securities in global form. In such event the Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order for the authentication and delivery of Physical Securities of such series of like tenor, shall authenticate and deliver in accordance with Section 2.02(g), Physical Securities of such series of like tenor, in authorized denominations and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Security or Securities of such series of like tenor in global form in exchange for such Security or Securities in global form.

(f) If specified by the Company pursuant to Section 2.02 or this Section 2.09, with respect to a series of Securities, the Depositary for such series may surrender a Security in global form of such series in exchange in whole or in part for Physical Securities of such series on such terms as are acceptable to the Company and such Depositary. Thereupon, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, without service charge,

 

  (i) to each Person specified by such Depositary a new Physical Security or Securities of the same series of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Person in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for such Person’s beneficial interest in the Security in global form; and

 

  (ii) to such Depositary a new Security in global form of like tenor in a denomination equal to the difference, if any, between the principal amount of the surrendered Security in global form and the aggregate principal amount of Physical Securities delivered to Holders thereof.

 

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(g) Upon the exchange of a Security in global form for Physical Securities, such Security in global form shall be canceled by the Trustee. Physical Securities issued in exchange for a Security in global form pursuant to this Section shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary for such Security in global form, pursuant to instructions from its direct or Indirect Participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee in writing. The Trustee shall deliver such Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered.

(h) Whenever any Securities are surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

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

(j) Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company, the Registrar or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Registrar and the Trustee duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

(k) No service charge shall be imposed by the Company, the Trustee or any Registrar for any exchange or registration of transfer of Securities, but the Company, the Trustee or any Registrar may require a Holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax required by law or permitted pursuant to a supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities. None of the Company, the Trustee or any Registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of any Securities surrendered for conversion or, if a portion of any Security is surrendered for conversion, such portion thereof surrendered for conversion.

(l) The Company shall not be required (i) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange Securities of any series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of Securities of that series selected for redemption under Section 3.02 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

(m) The provisions of this Section 2.09 may be modified, supplemented or superseded with respect to any series of Securities by a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto.

(n) At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Security have been exchanged for Physical Securities or a particular Global Security has been redeemed,

 

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repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Security shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.13 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security or for Physical Securities, the principal amount of Securities represented by such Global Security shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security, such other Global Security shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

(o) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Security, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Securities and for all other purposes, and neither the Trustee, any Agent nor the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

Section 2.10. REPLACEMENT SECURITIES.

If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company or the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Security, provided that if required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Security is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Security.

Every replacement Security is an obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Securities duly issued hereunder.

Section 2.11. OUTSTANDING SECURITIES.

For purposes of this Indenture and the Securities, except as otherwise specified in any Security of any series or supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities, any Security authenticated and delivered under this Indenture shall, as of any date of determination, be deemed to be “ outstanding ” except:

(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or reductions in the interest in any Global Security effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof;

(2) Securities for the payment or redemption of which money or U.S. Government Obligations in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the

 

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Company (if the Company acts as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided, however, that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefore satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;

(3) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 4.01; and

(4) Securities that have been replaced pursuant to Section 2.10, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a protected purchaser (as defined in Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York) in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company;

provided, however, that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the outstanding Securities have given or concurred with any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Subsidiary of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Securities which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

Section 2.12. TEMPORARY SECURITIES.

Until certificates representing Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of Physical Securities but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities.

Holders of temporary Securities will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

Section 2.13. PURCHASE AND CANCELLATION.

The Company shall cause all Securities surrendered for payment, repurchase, registration of transfer or exchange or conversion, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee (including any of the Company’s Agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates), to be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. All Securities delivered to the Trustee shall be canceled promptly by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in exchange for any Securities cancelled, as provided herein. The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Securities are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Securities in the open market or otherwise, without giving prior notice to Holders, whether by the Company or the Company’s Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through

 

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counterparties to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives. The Company may cause any Securities so repurchased (other than Securities repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives) to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with this Section 2.13 and any such Securities shall no longer be considered outstanding under this Indenture upon such repurchase. Any Securities surrendered for cancellation by the Company shall not be reissued or resold.

Section 2.14. DEFAULTED INTEREST.

If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Securities. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Security and the date of the proposed payment. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date, provided, however, that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid. Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.03 or a supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities, in the case of any Security (or any part thereof) which is converted, interest payable on an Interest Payment Date after the date of conversion of such Security (or such part thereof) shall not be payable. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.

Section 2.15. BOOK-ENTRY PROVISIONS FOR GLOBAL SECURITIES.

(a) Except as otherwise specified in any Security of any series or supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities, the Securities of each series issued hereunder shall initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities without interest coupons (i) registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of the Depositary and (ii) delivered to the Trustees as custodian for the Depositary.

Members of, or participants in, the Depositary (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depositary, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the Global Security, and Cede & Co., or such other Person designated by the Depositary as its nominee, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or impair, as between the Depositary and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of any Holder.

 

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(b) The Holder of Global Securities 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 Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.

(c) A legend in substantially the following form shall appear on the face of all Global Securities:

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 OF A DEPOSITARY. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

UNLESS THIS SECURITY IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY SECURITY ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON 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.

ARTICLE 3.

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

Section 3.01. APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE.

The provisions of this Article are applicable to the Securities of any series which are redeemable before their maturity except as otherwise contemplated by Section 2.02 for Securities of such series or in any supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities.

Section 3.02. SELECTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REDEEMED.

If less than all of the Securities of any series are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select the Securities of such series to be redeemed among the Holders of the Securities of such series in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities of such series are listed or, if the Securities of such series are not so

 

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listed, and except as may be otherwise specified in a supplemental indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; provided, however, that no Securities of $1,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. In the event of partial redemption by lot, the particular Securities of such series to be redeemed shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein or in the Securities of such series or in a supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities or otherwise agreed by the Company and the Trustee, by the Trustee from the outstanding Securities of the series not previously called for redemption.

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption and, in the case of any Security selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Securities and portions of Securities selected shall be in amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000; except that if all of the Securities of a series of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding amount of Securities of such series held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. A new Security of the same series in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Security. Securities called for redemption shall become due on the redemption date. On and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the Securities or portions of them called for redemption. Except as provided in this Section 3.02, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Securities called for redemption shall also apply to portions of Securities called for redemption.

Section 3.03. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.

At least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Securities are to be redeemed at its registered address.

The notice shall identify the Securities to be redeemed, including the series thereof, and shall state:

(1) the redemption date;

(2) the redemption price;

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

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

(5) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Securities called for redemption will cease to accrue on and after the redemption date;

(6) as to any Security being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Security to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Security, a new Security or Securities of the same series in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original;

 

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(7) the paragraph of the Securities and/or Section of this Indenture, any supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities or any Securities pursuant to which the Securities called for redemption are being redeemed; and

(8) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.

At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided, however, that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption date (unless a shorter period is satisfactory to the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.

Section 3.04. EFFECT OF NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.

Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Securities called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price.

Section 3.05. DEPOSIT OF REDEMPTION PRICE.

No later than 12:00 p.m. (noon), Eastern Time, on any redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent (or if the Company is acting as Paying Agent, the Company shall segregate and hold in trust for the Persons entitled to such sums) money in immediately available funds sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest, if any, on all Securities to be redeemed on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on, all Securities to be redeemed.

Section 3.06. SECURITIES REDEEMED OR PURCHASED IN PART.

Upon surrender of a Security that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon the Company’s written request, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Security of the same series equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Security surrendered.

Section 3.07. MANDATORY REDEMPTION; SINKING FUND. The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Securities, unless otherwise specified in the terms of a particular series of Securities or in a supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities.

 

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ARTICLE 4.

COVENANTS

Section 4.01. PAYMENT OF SECURITIES.

The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 12:00 p.m. (noon), Eastern Time, on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. If the Company is the Paying Agent, principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if it has segregated and held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest so becoming due until such sums are paid to such Persons.

Section 4.02. MAINTENANCE OF OFFICE OR AGENCY.

In satisfaction of Section 2.06, the Company shall maintain a Registrar or co-Registrar which shall be an office or agency (and which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee) where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, or for exchange, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall maintain a Paying Agent (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee or the Registrar or a co-Registrar) where Securities may be surrendered for payment. If, but only if, Securities of any series are convertible, the Company shall maintain a Conversion Agent (which may be an office of the Trustee or the Registrar or a co-Registrar or the Paying Agent) where such Securities may be surrendered for conversion. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of any such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Trustee’s principal agency, which currently is located at:

Two Liberty Place

50 S. 16th Street, Suite 2000

Mail Station: EX-PA-WBSP

Philadelphia, PA 19102

Attention: Corporate Trust Services

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

Section 4.03. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

The Company shall file with the Trustee within 15 days after the Company is required to file the same with the SEC (after giving effect to any grace period afforded to the Company pursuant to Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act), copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the TIA at the times and in the manner provided pursuant to the TIA (or copies of

 

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such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may from time to time by rules and regulations prescribe) that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates). Any such document or report that the Company files with the SEC via the EDGAR system shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee for purposes of this Section 4.03 as of the time such documents are filed via the EDGAR system.

Section 4.04. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE.

The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers’ Certificate, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.

Section 4.05. EXISTENCE.

Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence and rights (charter and statutory rights) as a corporation; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right as a corporation, if the Board of Directors shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Securities.

ARTICLE 5.

SUCCESSOR COMPANY

Section 5.01. CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS.

The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise convey all or substantially all of its consolidated assets to, another Person, unless:

(a) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) (the “ Successor Company ”) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and such Successor Company (if not the Company) expressly assumes by supplemental indenture all of the Company’s obligations under the Securities and this Indenture;

 

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(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction (and treating such resulting, surviving or transferee Person as the Company for all such purposes hereunder), no Default or Event of Default shall occur and be continuing under this Indenture; and

(c) the Company delivers to the Trustee the Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 5.03.

For purposes of this Section 5.01, the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company to another Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Company, which properties and assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company to another Person.

Section 5.02. SUCCESSOR PERSON SUBSTITUTED.

In the case of any consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, lease or other conveyance pursuant to Section 5.01 in which the Company is not the Successor Company, and upon the assumption by the Successor Company, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all of the then outstanding Securities, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed or satisfied by the Company, such Successor Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of the first part, and the Company shall be discharged from its obligations under the terms of the Securities and this Indenture, except in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets. Such Successor Company thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company any or all of the Securities issuable hereunder that theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such Successor Company instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, any Securities that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the Officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Securities that such Successor Company thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Securities so issued shall in all respects rank equally and have the same benefit under this Indenture as the Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Securities had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In the event of any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or conveyance (but not in the case of a lease) upon compliance with this Article 5 the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor that shall thereafter have become such in the manner prescribed in this Article 5 shall be discharged from its liabilities as obligor and maker of the Securities and from its obligations under this Indenture.

 

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In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, or other conveyance or lease, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

Section 5.03. OPINION OF COUNSEL TO BE GIVEN TO TRUSTEE.

Prior to execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article 5, the Trustee shall receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel in accordance with Section 13.05 as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, or other conveyance or lease, and any such assumption by the Successor Company of the obligations of the Company hereunder, complies with the provisions of this Article 5.

ARTICLE 6.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 6.01. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.

Except as may otherwise be provided in the Securities of any series or a supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities, an “ Event of Default ,” with respect to Securities of any series shall have occurred if:

(a) the Company defaults in the payment of principal of any Security of that series when due and payable on the Maturity Date with respect thereto;

(b) the Company fails to pay an installment of interest on any Security of that series when due, if such failure continues for 30 days after the date when due;

(c) upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right with respect to any Security of that series in accordance with Article 12, the Company fails to deliver, or cause the Trustee to deliver, to such Holder the full amount of conversion consideration deliverable in respect of the Securities surrendered for conversion when due, in accordance with this Indenture and the terms of such Securities;

(d) the Company fails to comply with its obligations under Section 5.01(a) and (b) and Section 5.02;

(e) the Company fails to comply with any other covenant or agreement contained in the terms of the Securities of that series or this Indenture, if such failure is not cured within 90 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or to the Trustee and the Company by Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of all series affected by that failure, treating those series as a single class, in accordance with this Indenture, other than a covenant or agreement with respect to which a failure to observe or perform is otherwise expressly provided for in this Indenture or is expressly included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of the Securities other than such series of Securities;

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than non-recourse Indebtedness), aggregating more than $100,000,000 in principal amount, when due and payable after giving effect to any applicable grace period or (ii) in the performance of any other term or provision of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the outstanding Securities of that series and other than non-recourse Indebtedness) in excess of $100,000,000 principal amount that results in such Indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable before the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable, and such acceleration is not rescinded or annulled, or such Indebtedness is not discharged, within a period of 20 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of all series, treating those series as a single class, a written notice specifying such default(s) and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” under this Indenture;

(g) one or more final, non-appealable judgments against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the aggregate uninsured portion of which is at least $50,000,000, if such judgments are not paid or discharged within 120 days;

(h) the Company shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admits, in writing, its inability to pay its debts as they become due; or

(i) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Company seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 90 consecutive days.

Section 6.02. ACCELERATION; RESCISSION AND ANNULMENT.

In case one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to one or more series of Securities then, and in each and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(h) or Section 6.01(i)), unless the principal of all of the Securities of all series with respect to which an Event or Events of Default shall have occurred, shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of all series affected by that failure, treating those series as a single class, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), may, and the Trustee at the request of Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of all series affected by that failure, treating those series as a single class, shall, declare 100% of the principal of, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, all of such outstanding Securities to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall automatically be

 

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due and payable immediately, notwithstanding any provision in this Indenture or in the terms of the Securities to the contrary. In the case of an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(h) or Section 6.01(i), the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, all outstanding Securities shall automatically become due and payable immediately.

The immediately preceding paragraph, however, is subject to the conditions that if, at any time after the principal of and interest on the outstanding Securities of any series shall have been so declared due and payable, and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the monies due shall have been obtained or entered as hereinafter provided, (1) the Company shall pay or shall deposit with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay installments of accrued and unpaid interest upon all outstanding Securities of such series and the principal of any and all outstanding Securities of such series that shall have become due otherwise than by acceleration (with interest on overdue installments of accrued and unpaid interest to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law, and on such principal, at the rate borne by the outstanding Securities plus one percent at such time) and amounts due to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.06, and (2) rescission would not conflict with any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (3) any and all existing Events of Default under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, other than the nonpayment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such Securities that shall have become due solely by such acceleration, shall have been cured or waived pursuant to Section 6.09, then and in every such case the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of all series affected by that failure, treating those series as a single class may, by written notice to the Company and to the Trustee, rescind and annul any consequence of any such Default or Event of Default, including, without limitation, acceleration of the obligations, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default, or shall impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 6.03. ADDITIONAL INTEREST.

Notwithstanding any provisions of this Indenture to the contrary, if the Company so elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to (i) its failure to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act any documents or reports that it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or (ii) its failure to comply with its reporting obligations set forth in Section 4.03, shall for the 180 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the Securities at a rate equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the outstanding Securities (“ Additional Interest ”) for each day during the 90-day period beginning on, and including, the occurrence of such an Event of Default during which such Event of Default is continuing, which Additional Interest rate shall be increased by an additional 0.25% per annum, on the 91st day after the occurrence of such Event of Default (if such Event of Default is not cured or waived prior to such 91st day); provided that the rate at which such Additional Interest accrues may in no event exceed 0.50% per annum. If the Company elects to pay Additional Interest on account of such an Event of Default, such Additional Interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Securities. On the 181st day after such Event of Default occurs (if such Event of Default is not cured or waived on or prior to such 181st day), the Securities shall be subject to acceleration as

 

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provided in Section 6.02. This Section 6.03 shall not affect the rights of Holders of Securities in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. In the event the Company does not elect to pay Additional Interest following an Event of Default in accordance with this Section 6.03, the Securities shall be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02.

In order to elect to pay Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 180 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default described in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Company must give notice to Holders of the Securities, the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election prior to the 91st day after the occurrence of such Event of Default. Upon the Company’s failure to timely give all Holders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent such notice, the Securities shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02.

Section 6.04. PAYMENTS OF SECURITIES ON DEFAULT; SUIT THEREFOR.

If an Event of Default described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 6.01 shall have occurred with respect to the Securities of any series, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on the Securities of such series for principal and interest, if any, with interest on any overdue principal and interest, if any, at the rate borne by such Securities plus one percent at such time, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06. If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities of such series and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.

In the event there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company or any other obligor on the Securities under title 11 of the United States Code, or any other applicable law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company or such other obligor, the property of the Company or such other obligor, or in the event of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company or such other obligor upon the Securities, or to the creditors or property of the Company or such other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Securities shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.04, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in respect of the Securities, and, in case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents and to take such other actions as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders of the Securities of any series allowed in such judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor on the Securities, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to

 

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distribute the same after the deduction of any amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06; and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Holders to make such payments to the Trustee, as administrative expenses, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including reasonable agents and counsel fees, and including any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06, incurred by it up to the date of such distribution. To the extent that such payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements out of the estate in any such proceedings shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, monies, securities and other property that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.

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

All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Securities, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders.

In any proceedings brought by the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party) the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Securities affected thereby, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders parties to any such proceedings.

In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of any waiver or rescission and annulment or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the Holders, and the Trustee shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Holders, and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 6.05. APPLICATION OF MONIES COLLECTED BY TRUSTEE.

If the Trustee collects any money or other property pursuant to this Article, it shall pay out the money or other property in the following order:

First : to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.06 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

 

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Second : to Holders of Securities for amounts due and unpaid on the Securities for principal, premium, if any, interest and any other amounts, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities for principal, premium, if any, interest and other amounts, respectively; and

Third : to the Company or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Securities pursuant to this Section 6.05.

Section 6.06. PROCEEDINGS BY HOLDERS.

Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal or interest when due, or the right to receive payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, the Holder of a Security shall have the right to institute a suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, custodian or other similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, if (and only if):

(a) such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default with respect to such Securities and of the continuance thereof, as herein provided;

(b) Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of all series with respect to which such Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, treating those series as a single class, shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

(c) such Holder or Holders shall have offered, and, if requested, provided, to the Trustee such indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense to be incurred therein or thereby; and

(d) the Trustee shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit or proceeding for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity and does not receive, during those 60 days, from Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of all series with respect to which such Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, treating those series as a single class, a direction pursuant to Section 6.09 that is inconsistent with the request, it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Security with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee that no one or more Holders of Securities of any series shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders of such Securities (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 6.06, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

 

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture and any provision of any Security, the right of any Holder to receive payment or delivery, as the case may be, of (x) the principal of, (y) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, and (z) the consideration due upon conversion, if any, of, such Security, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Security or in this Indenture, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery, as the case may be, on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.07. PROCEEDINGS BY TRUSTEE.

In case of an Event of Default the Trustee may, in its discretion, proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law or by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

Section 6.08. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE AND CONTINUING.

All powers and remedies given by this Article 6 to the Trustee or to the Holders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or any acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 6.06, every power and remedy given by this Article 6 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders.

Section 6.09. DIRECTION OF PROCEEDINGS AND WAIVER OF DEFAULTS BY MAJORITY HOLDERS.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of all series with respect to which a Default or Event of Default has occurred, treating those series as a single class, shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series; provided, however , that the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of all series with respect to which a Default or Event of Default has occurred, treating those series as a single class, may on behalf of the Holders of all

 

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of the Securities of such series, treating those series as a single class, by written notice to the Trustee and the Company, waive any Default or Event of Default with respect to such Securities hereunder except that no such waiver shall be effective as to a Default or Event of Default (i) in the payment of the principal of, or accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Securities, (ii) arising from a failure by the Company to pay or deliver, as the case may be, or to cause the Trustee to deliver, to converting Holders the consideration, if any, due upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with this Indenture or (iii) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof that under Article 10 cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected unless each affected Holder consents. Upon any such waiver the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities of such series shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 6.09, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Securities of such series and this Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 6.10. NOTICE OF DEFAULTS.

The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a Default of which a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge, if such Default is continuing, mail to all Holders of Securities of each series with respect to which the Default has occurred, as the names and addresses of such Holders appear upon the Security Register, notice of all such Defaults known to a Responsible Officer (a “ Notice of Default ” or “ Notice of Defaults ”), unless such Defaults shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice; provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, any of the Securities or a Default in the payment or delivery, as the case may be, of the consideration, if any, due upon conversion, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders.

Section 6.11. STATEMENTS AS TO DEFAULTS.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, as soon as possible, and in any event within 30 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default, its status and the action that the Company is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof.

Section 6.12. FURTHER INSTRUMENTS AND ACTS.

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

 

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Section 6.13. UNDERTAKING TO PAY COSTS.

All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Security by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or the Securities, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 6.13 (to the extent permitted by law) shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of any series, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on any Security on or after the due date expressed or provided for in such Security or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any Security in accordance with the provisions of Article 12.

ARTICLE 7.

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01. DUTIES OF TRUSTEE.

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture or an indenture supplemental hereto applicable to such Event of Default, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of its own affairs.

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

(i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture or an indenture supplemental hereto, and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture or an indenture supplemental hereto and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture or an indenture supplemental hereto against the Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

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

(i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

 

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

(iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.09 hereof.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 7.01.

(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

Section 7.02. RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel, and the written advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

(c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

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

(f) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

 

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Section 7.03. INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF TRUSTEE.

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest (within the meaning of TIA § 310(b)) it must eliminate such conflicting interest within 90 days after Default, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee, or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties.

Section 7.04. TRUSTEE’S DISCLAIMER.

The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities; it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Securities or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture; it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee; and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Securities or any other document in connection with the sale of the Securities or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05. REPORTS BY TRUSTEE TO HOLDERS OF THE SECURITIES.

On or before March 1 of each year, beginning with the March 1 following the date on which Securities are first issued under this Indenture, and for so long as Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Securities a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee will also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c). A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Securities shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Securities are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Securities are listed on any stock exchange.

Section 7.06. COMPENSATION AND INDEMNITY.

The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as the Company and Trustee have separately agreed. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

The Company shall indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses, liabilities or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including this Section 7.06) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company or any Holder or any other person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent

 

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any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim, and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel, and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

The obligations of the Company under this Section 7.06 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, and the removal or resignation of the Trustee.

To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 7.06, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on particular Securities. Such lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(h) or (i) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

Section 7.07. REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE.

A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.07.

The Trustee may resign with respect to one or more or all series of Securities at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company in writing. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of any series may remove the Trustee with respect to such series by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

(a) the Trustee ceases to be eligible in accordance with Section 7.09 hereof;

(b) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of a series may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company with respect to that series of Securities.

 

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If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Securities of all series issued under this Indenture may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder of a Security who has been a Holder of a Security for at least six months, ceases to be eligible in accordance with Section 7.09, such Holder of a Security may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders of the Securities. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.06 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.07, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.06 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

If a successor Trustee is appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any applicable series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto which shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series as to which the predecessor Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the predecessor Trustee, and shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as are necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees as co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be Trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee.

Section 7.08. SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE BY MERGER, ETC.

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

Section 7.09. ELIGIBILITY; DISQUALIFICATION.

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b); provided, however, that there

 

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shall be excluded from the operation of TIA § 310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under which other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in other securities, of the Company are outstanding, if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in TIA § 310(b)(1) are met.

Section 7.10. PREFERENTIAL COLLECTION OF CLAIMS AGAINST COMPANY.

The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship described in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

ARTICLE 8.

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 8.01. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF THE INDENTURE.

(a) The obligations of the Company under this Indenture shall terminate with respect to the Securities of one or more series (except those obligations referred to in Section 8.01(b)), (1) if (i) all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered (except Securities that have been replaced pursuant to Section 2.10 or paid and Securities whose payment in cash has theretofore been deposited with the Trustee or a Paying Agent or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust as provided in Section 8.04) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; and (ii) the Company has paid all sums payable by it hereunder or under the applicable indenture supplemental hereto in respect of such series of Securities; or (2) if (i) either (A) in the case of a series of Securities redeemable prior to its Maturity Date, the Company, pursuant to Article 3, has given notice to the Trustee and mailed a notice of redemption to each Holder of Securities of such series of the redemption of all of such Securities under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of such notice or (B) all Securities of such series have otherwise become due and payable hereunder or will become due and payable within one year; (ii) the Company has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent (or if the Company is acting as Paying Agent, the Company has segregated and held), as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders of Securities of such series for that purpose, either (A) an amount of cash in United States dollars, (B) non-callable U.S. Government Obligations which, through scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide, not later than one Business Day before the due date of any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of such series, cash in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding Securities of such series to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the stated maturity or redemption date, as the case may be; and (iii) the Company shall have paid all other sums payable by it hereunder in respect of Securities of such series (including any conversion consideration, if applicable).

(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.01(a), the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.08, 2.09, 2.10, 2.11, 4.01 and 4.02 shall survive with respect to the Securities of the applicable series

 

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until the sums held in trust pursuant to Section 8.01(a) are made available to the Holders of the Securities of such series on the Stated Maturity Date. Sections 7.06, 8.04 and 9.06 shall survive such discharge of the Company’s other obligations pursuant to the preceding sentence in respect of Securities of the applicable series.

(c) This Indenture shall upon request of the Company contained in an Officers’ Certificate cease to be of further effect with respect to the Securities of any series, and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when (a) (i) all Securities of such series theretofore authenticated and delivered have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) the Company has deposited with the Trustee or delivered to Holders, as applicable, after the Securities of such series have become due and payable, whether at the Maturity Date, upon conversion or otherwise, cash and/or (in the case of conversion) other property sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Securities of such series or satisfy the Company’s Conversion Obligation, as the case may be, and pay all other sums due and payable under this Indenture by the Company with respect to such Securities; and (b) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to such Securities have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.06 shall survive. The Trustee upon request shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of the Company’s obligations under the Securities of the applicable series and the Company’s obligations under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, except for those surviving obligations specified above.

Section 8.02. DEPOSITED MONEYS TO BE HELD IN TRUST BY TRUSTEE.

Subject to Section 8.04, all monies and other property, if any, deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.01 or in accordance with Article 12 with respect to Securities of a series shall be held in trust for the sole benefit of the Holders of such Securities, and such monies and other property shall be applied by the Trustee to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company if acting as its own Paying Agent), to the Holders of the particular Securities for the payment, settlement or redemption of which such monies or other property have been deposited with the Trustee, of all sums or amounts due and to become due thereon for principal and interest, if any.

Section 8.03. PAYING AGENT TO REPAY MONIES HELD.

Upon the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture with respect to the Securities of a particular series, all monies and other property, if any, then held by any Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) with respect to such Securities, shall, upon written request of the Company, be repaid to it or paid to the Trustee, and thereupon such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such monies and other property.

 

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Section 8.04. RETURN OF UNCLAIMED MONIES.

Subject to the requirements of applicable law, any monies and other property deposited with or paid to the Trustee for payment on the Securities of a particular series and not applied but remaining unclaimed by the Holders of the Securities for one year after the date upon which the payment on such Securities shall have become due and payable, shall be repaid to the Company by the Trustee on demand, and all liability of the Trustee shall thereupon cease with respect to such monies and other property; and the Holder of any of the Securities shall thereafter look only to the Company for any payment or delivery that such Holder of the Securities may be entitled to collect unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.

Section 8.05. REINSTATEMENT.

If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or other property in accordance with Section 8.02 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.01 until such time as the Trustee or the Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money and other property in accordance with Section 8.02; provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of interest on, principal of or payment or delivery in respect of any Security following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money or other property, if any, held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 9.

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 9.01. OPTION TO EFFECT LEGAL DEFEASANCE OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE

The Company may, by written direction to the Trustee, at any time, elect to have either Section 9.02 or 9.03 hereof, with such modifications thereto as may be specified in the supplemental indenture establishing a particular series of Securities, be applied to all outstanding Securities of one or more series upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 9.

Section 9.02. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND DISCHARGE.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 9.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 9.02 relating to one or more series of Securities, the Company shall, upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Securities of such series on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “ Legal Defeasance ”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by the outstanding Securities of the applicable series, except as set forth in Section 9.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all of its other obligations under the Securities of the applicable series and under the provisions of this Indenture applicable to such series (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the

 

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expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Securities of the applicable series to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 9.04 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, on such Securities when such payments are due, (b) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Securities under Section 4.02 hereof, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder, and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith and (d) this Article 9. The Securities of the applicable series shall cease to be outstanding for all purposes except as set forth in the preceding sentence. Subject to compliance with this Article 9, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 9.02 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 9.03 hereof.

Section 9.03. COVENANT DEFEASANCE.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 9.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 9.03 relating to one or more series of Securities, the Company shall, upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.04 hereof, be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.03, 4.04, 5.01, and 13.08 hereof with respect to the outstanding Securities of the applicable series, and under any other covenants specified in the supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities or other terms of the applicable series as covenants to which this Section 9.03 apply, on and after the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “ Covenant Defeasance ”), and the Securities of the applicable series shall thereafter not be deemed outstanding for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (or the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed outstanding for all other purposes hereunder. For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Securities of the applicable series, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.

Section 9.04. CONDITIONS TO LEGAL OR COVENANT DEFEASANCE.

The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 9.02 or 9.03 hereof to the outstanding Securities of one or more series:

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

(a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, (or another trustee satisfying the requirements of Section 7.09, who shall agree to comply with the provisions of this Article 9 applicable to it) in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Securities of the applicable series, (i) an amount of cash in United States dollars, (ii) non-callable U.S. Government Obligations which, through scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in

 

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accordance with their terms, will provide, not later than one Business Day before the due date of any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Securities of such series (including any conversion consideration, if applicable), cash in an amount, or (iii) a combination thereof, sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, interest and premium, if any, on the outstanding Securities of the applicable series on the Stated Maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and any mandatory sinking fund payments applicable to the Securities of such series on the day on which such payments are due, and the Company must specify whether the Securities of the applicable series are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;

(b) in the case of an election under Section 9.02 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (ii) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Securities of the applicable series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(c) in the case of an election under Section 9.03 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Securities of the applicable series will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit); and

(e) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

Section 9.05. DEPOSITED MONEY AND U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS TO BE HELD IN TRUST; OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Subject to Section 8.04 hereof, all money and non-callable U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 9.05, the “ Trustee ”) pursuant to Section 9.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Securities of the applicable series shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

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The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 9.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Securities of the applicable series.

Anything in this Article 9 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 9.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 9.04(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of the applicable series.

Section 9.06. REINSTATEMENT.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or non-callable U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 9.02 or 9.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, or if any amounts previously applied are required to be returned to the Company or to any trustee in connection with any proceeding referred to in Section 6.01(h) or (i) then the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 9.02 or 9.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 9.02 or 9.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 10.

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 10.01. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITHOUT CONSENT OF HOLDERS.

Notwithstanding Section 10.02 of this Indenture, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities (including any supplemental indenture) without notice to or the consent of any Holder of a Security:

(a) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the Company’s obligations under the terms of the Securities and this Indenture pursuant to Article 5;

(b) to add guarantees with respect to the Securities of any series;

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(d) to add to the covenants for the benefit of the Holders of Securities of any or all series or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;

(e) make any change, including to cure any omission, ambiguity, manifest error or defect or to correct any defect or inconsistency in this Indenture that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder in any material respect;

(f) comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act or with the rules of any applicable securities depositary;

(g) to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the Securities of any series, to establish the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or any series of Securities, or to add to the rights of the Holders of any series of Securities;

(h) add additional Events of Default with respect to the Securities of any or all series;

(i) evidence the acceptance or appointment of a successor Trustee or to add an additional trustee or agent in accordance with this Indenture, or

(j) conform the provisions of this Indenture and the Securities of a particular series to the “Description of Notes” section as set forth in a preliminary prospectus supplement related to the offering and sale of such Securities, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet.

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by written direction to the Trustee, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02(b) hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental indenture.

Section 10.02. SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES WITH CONSENT OF HOLDERS.

Except as provided in Section 10.01, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the terms of the Securities only with the written consent of the Trustee and the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities of all series affected by such amendment or supplement (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Securities), treating those series as a single class. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or supplemental indenture may without the written consent of the Holder of each Security affected:

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(b) reduce the principal amount of, or interest on, any Security;

(c) change the place, manner or currency of payment of principal of, or interest on, any Security;

(d) impair the right to institute a suit for the enforcement of any payment on, or with respect to, or of the conversion of, any Security;

(e) change the ranking of the Securities in a manner adverse to the Holders of Securities;

(f) adversely affect the right of Holders of Securities that are convertible pursuant to Article 12 to convert their Securities in accordance with Article 12, or reduce the amount of consideration due upon conversion;

(g) reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities whose Holders must consent to a modification or amendment of this Indenture or the Securities;

(h) reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities whose Holders must consent to a waiver of compliance with any provision in this Indenture or the Securities or a waiver of any Default or Event of Default; or

(i) modify Section 6.09 or this Article 10, except to increase the percentage required for modification or waiver or to provide for the consent of each affected Holder.

Holders do not need under this Section 10.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment to this Indenture or any proposed supplemental indenture; it shall be sufficient if the required Holders approve the substance thereof.

Section 10.03. NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OR SUPPLEMENT.

After an amendment or supplement under this Article 10 becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment or supplement. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, shall not impair or affect the validity of the amendment or supplement.

Section 10.04. REVOCATION AND EFFECT OF CONSENTS.

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Security is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Security and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Securities, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Securities. However, any such Holder of a Security or subsequent Holder of a Security may revoke the consent as to its Securities if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

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Section 10.05. NOTATION ON OR EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES.

The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Securities thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Securities may issue and the Trustee shall authenticate new Securities that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver.

Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue new Securities shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 10.06. TRUSTEE TO SIGN AMENDMENTS, ETC.

The Company may not sign an amendment or supplemental indenture until its Board of Directors approves it. The Trustee shall sign any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 10 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. In signing such amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture, that it is not inconsistent herewith, and that it will be valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms.

ARTICLE 11.

MEETINGS OF HOLDERS

Section 11.01. PURPOSES FOR WHICH MEETING MAY BE CALLED.

A meeting of Holders of Securities of any series may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to this Article 11 to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act to be made, given or taken by Holders of Securities of such series.

Section 11.02. CALL, NOTICE AND PLACE OF MEETINGS.

(a) The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders of Securities of any series for any purpose specified in Section 11.01, to be held at such time and at such place as the Trustee may determine. Notice of every meeting of Holders of Securities of any series, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be given, in the manner provided in Section 13.02, not less than 20 nor more than 180 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.

(b) In case at any time the Company, by written direction to the Trustee, or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of any series shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of the Holders of Securities of such series for any purpose specified in Section 11.01 by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the Act or other action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have mailed notice of such meeting within 20 days after receipt of such request or shall not thereafter proceed to cause the

 

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meeting to be held as provided herein, then the Company or the Holders of Securities of such series in the amount above specified, as the case may be, may determine the time and the place for such meeting and may call such meeting for such purposes by giving notice thereof as provided in clause (a) of this Section 11.02.

Section 11.03. PERSONS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT MEETINGS.

To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series, a Person must be (a) a Holder of one or more outstanding Securities of such series, or (b) a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy for a Holder or Holders of one or more outstanding Securities of such series by such Holder or Holders. No vote may be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Security challenged as not outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not outstanding. The chairman of the meeting will have no right to vote, except as a Holder of a Security of such series or proxy. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel, any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.

Section 11.04. QUORUM; ACTION.

The Persons entitled to vote a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of a series shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of Holders of Securities of such series; provided, however, that if any Act is to be taken at such meeting with respect to a consent or waiver which this Indenture (or any indenture supplemental hereto establishing a series of Securities hereunder) expressly provides may be given by the Holders of more or less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of a series, the Persons entitled to vote such percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum within 30 minutes after the time appointed for any such meeting, the meeting shall, if convened at the request of Holders of Securities of such series, be dissolved. In any other case the meeting may be adjourned for a period determined by the chairman of the meeting prior to the adjournment of such meeting. In the absence of a quorum at any reconvened meeting, such reconvened meeting may be further adjourned as determined by the chairman of the meeting prior to the adjournment of such adjourned meeting. Notice of the reconvening of any such adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in Section 11.02(a), except that such notice need be given only once not less than five days prior to the date on which the meeting is scheduled to be reconvened. Notice of the reconvening of an adjourned meeting shall state expressly the percentage, as provided above, of the principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series which shall constitute a quorum.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.02 or 10.02 (or in any indenture supplemental hereto establishing a series of Securities hereunder), any resolution presented to a meeting or adjourned meeting duly reconvened at which a quorum is present as aforesaid may be adopted only by the affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of that series; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.02 or 10.02 (or in any indenture supplemental hereto establishing a series of Securities hereunder), any resolution with respect to any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action which this Indenture or any supplemental indenture expressly provides may be

 

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made, given or taken by the Holders of a specified percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of a series may be adopted at a meeting or an adjourned meeting duly reconvened and at which a quorum is present as aforesaid by the affirmative vote of the Holders of such specified percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series.

Any resolution passed or decision taken at any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series duly held in accordance with this Section 11.04 or other Act duly taken shall be binding on all the Holders of Securities of such series, whether or not such Holders were present or represented at the meeting, if any.

Section 11.05. DETERMINATION OF VOTING RIGHTS; CONDUCT AND ADJOURNMENT OF MEETINGS.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders of Securities of a series in regard to proof of the holding of Securities of such series and of the appointment of proxies and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall deem appropriate. Except as otherwise permitted or required by any such regulations, the holding of Securities shall be proved in the manner specified in Section 1.05 and the appointment of any proxy shall be proved in the manner specified in Section 1.05. Such regulations may provide that written instruments appointing proxies, regular on their face, may be presumed valid and genuine without the proof specified in Section 1.05 or other proof.

The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders of Securities as provided in Section 11.02(b), in which case the Company or the Holders of Securities of the series calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Persons entitled to vote at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series represented at the meeting.

Any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series duly called pursuant to Section 11.02 at which a quorum is present may be adjourned from time to time by Persons entitled to vote at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Securities of such series represented at the meeting; and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.

Section 11.06. COUNTING VOTES AND RECORDING ACTION OF MEETINGS.

The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders of Securities of any series shall be by written ballots on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders of Securities of such series or of their representatives by proxy and the principal amounts and serial numbers of the outstanding Securities of such series held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record, at

 

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least in duplicate, of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders of Securities of any series shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was given as provided in Section 11.02 and, if applicable, Section 11.04. Each copy shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one such copy shall be delivered to the Company, and another to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting. Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.

Section 11.07. ARTICLE SUBJECT TO OTHER PROVISIONS.

Each provision of this Article 11 (whether or not expressly so stated) is subject to any other provision of this Indenture (or any supplemental indenture establishing a series of Securities hereunder) that provides that Securities of different series constitute a single class.

ARTICLE 12.

CONVERSION OF SECURITIES

Section 12.01. APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE.

The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to the Securities of any series which are convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company, and the issuance of such shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of such Securities, except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 2.02 for the Securities of such series. This Article shall not be applicable to Securities of any series which are not convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Company.

Section 12.02. EXERCISE OF CONVERSION PRIVILEGE.

(a) In order to exercise a conversion privilege, the Holder of a Security of a series with such a privilege must surrender such Security to the Company at the office or agency maintained for that purpose pursuant to Section 4.02, accompanied by a duly executed Conversion Notice to the Company substantially in the form set forth on Exhibit B stating that the Holder elects to convert such Security or a specified portion thereof. Such Conversion Notice shall also state, if different from the name and address of such Holder, the name or names (with address) in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable on such conversion shall be issued. Securities surrendered for conversion shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed by, or accompanied by instruments of transfer satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the registered Holder or its attorney duly authorized in writing.

(b) To the extent provided in Section 2.03(e), Securities surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the opening of business on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (except in the case of any Security whose Maturity Date is prior to such Interest Payment Date) shall be accompanied by payment by such

 

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Holder in immediately available funds to the Company of an amount equal to the interest to be received on such Interest Payment Date on the principal amount of the Securities being surrendered for conversion. However, to the extent provided in Section 2.03(b), Securities which have been called for redemption on a redemption date or which are repurchasable on a redemption date that occurs between the close of business on a Regular Record Date and the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, shall not require such concurrent payment to the Company upon surrender for conversion, and, if such Securities are converted during the time period set forth in the preceding sentence, the Holders of such converted Securities shall be entitled to receive (and retain) any accrued interest on the Principal amount of such surrendered Securities, if any.

(c) To convert a Security a Holder must deliver to the Conversion Agent (i) a Conversion Notice, (ii) any payment required pursuant to Section 12.02(b) or pursuant to and/or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto setting forth the terms of such series of Security, (iii) any payment in respect of transfer or similar taxes, if required by Section 12.07, and (iv) the Security duly endorsed in accordance with such reasonable regulations as the Company may prescribe. The date on which the Holder satisfies all of those requirements is the “ Conversion Date ” for such Security. As soon as practicable after the Conversion Date, the Company shall issue and shall deliver or cause to be issued and delivered, at the office or agency at which such Security is surrendered, to such Holder or on its written order, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of such Security (or specified portion thereof), in accordance with the provisions of such supplemental indenture, and cash as provided therein in respect of any fractional share of such Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such conversion. Except as set forth above and subject to Section 2.14, no payment or adjustment shall be made upon any conversion on account of any interest accrued on the Securities (or any part thereof) surrendered for conversion or on account of any dividends on the Common Stock of the Company issued upon such conversion. The person in whose name the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion is registered shall be deemed to be a holder of record of such Common Stock on the Conversion Date; provided, however, that no surrender of a Security on any Conversion Date when the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed shall be effective to constitute the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock upon conversion as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on such date, but such surrender shall be effective to constitute the person or persons thereof for all purposes at the close of business on the next succeeding day on which such stock transfer books are open; provided, further, that such conversion shall be at the conversion date in effect on the Conversion Date as if the stock transfer books of the Company had not been closed. Upon conversion of a Security, such person shall no longer be a Holder of such Security.

In the case of any Security which is converted in part only, upon such conversion the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or on the order of the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Security or Securities of the same series, of authorized denominations, in aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of such Security.

 

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Section 12.03. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES.

No fractional share of Common Stock of the Company shall be issued upon conversions of Securities of any series. If more than one Security shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares which shall be issuable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted hereby) so surrendered. If, except for the provisions of this Section 12.03, any Holder of a Security or Securities would be entitled to a fractional share of Common Stock of the Company upon the conversion of such Security or Securities, or specified portions thereof, the Company shall pay to such Holder an amount in cash equal to the current market value of such fractional share computed, (i) if such Common Stock is listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on a national securities exchange, on the basis of the last reported sale price regular way on such exchange on the last trading day prior to the date of conversion upon which such a sale shall have been effected, or (ii) if such Common Stock is not at the time so listed or admitted to unlisted trading privileges on a national securities exchange, on the basis of the average of the bid and asked prices of such Common Stock in the over-the-counter market, on the last trading day prior to the date of conversion, as reported by the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated or similar organization if the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated is no longer reporting such information, or if not so available, the fair market price as determined by the Board of Directors. For purposes of this Section 12.03, “ trading day ” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday other than any day on which the Common Stock is not traded on the New York Stock Exchange, or if the Common Stock is not traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal exchange or market on which the Common Stock is traded or quoted.

Section 12.04. ADJUSTMENT OF CONVERSION PRICE.

The conversion price of Securities of any series that is convertible into Common Stock of the Company shall be adjusted for any stock dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits, reclassifications, combinations or similar transactions in accordance with the terms of the supplemental indenture or Board Resolutions setting forth the terms of the Securities of such series.

Whenever the conversion price is adjusted, the Company shall compute the adjusted conversion price in accordance with terms of the applicable supplemental indenture and shall prepare an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the adjusted conversion price and showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which such adjustment is based, and such certificate shall forthwith be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of Securities pursuant to Section 4.02 and, if different, with the Trustee.

Section 12.05. NOTICE OF CERTAIN CORPORATE ACTIONS.

In case:

(1) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock payable otherwise than in cash out of its retained earnings, which would require an adjustment to the conversion price of the Securities; or

 

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(2) the Company authorizes the granting to the holders of all or substantially all of its Common Stock of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any other rights; or

(3) of any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company (other than a subdivision or combination of its outstanding shares of Common Stock), or of any consolidation, merger or share exchange to which the Company is a party and for which approval of any shareholders of the Company is required, or of the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;

then the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee, and shall cause to be mailed to all Holders at their last addresses as they appear in the Securities Register, at least 20 days (or 10 days in any case specified in Clause (1) or (2) above) prior to the applicable record date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, rights, options or warrants, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution, rights, options or warrants are to be determined, or (ii) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, share exchange, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, share exchange, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. If at any time the Trustee shall not be the Conversion Agent, a copy of such notice shall also forthwith be filed by the Company with the Conversion Agent. Failure to give any such notice or any defect therein shall not affect the legality or validity of the proceedings described in clauses (1) through (4) of this Section 12.05.

Section 12.06. RESERVATION OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.

The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of Securities, the full number of shares of Common Stock of the Company then issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Securities of any series that has conversion rights.

Section 12.07. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN TAXES UPON CONVERSION.

Upon conversion, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion. However, the Holder shall pay any withholding tax or any tax that is due because the shares are issued in a name other than the Holder’s name.

Section 12.08. NONASSESSABILITY.

The Company covenants that all shares of its Common Stock which may be issued upon conversion of Securities will upon issue in accordance with the terms hereof be duly and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable.

 

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Section 12.09. EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER ON CONVERSION PRIVILEGE.

In case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into or with any other Person, or in case of any sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, the company or the Person formed by such consolidation or the Person into which the Company shall have been merged or the Person which shall have acquired such assets, as the case may be, shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture providing that the Holder of each Security then outstanding of any series that is convertible into Common Stock of the Company shall have the right, which right shall be the exclusive conversion right thereafter available to said Holder (until the expiration of the conversion right of such Security), to convert such Security into the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such consolidation, merger or sale by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company into which such Security might have been converted immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or sale, subject to compliance with the other provisions of this Indenture, such Security and such supplemental indenture. Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in such Security. The above provisions of this Section 12.09 shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers or sales. It is expressly agreed and understood that anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, if, pursuant to such merger, consolidation or sale, holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company do not receive shares of common stock of the surviving corporation but receive other securities, cash or other property or any combination thereof, Holders of Securities shall not have the right to thereafter convert their Securities into common stock of the surviving corporation or the corporation which shall have acquired such assets, but rather, shall have the right upon such conversion to receive the other securities, cash or other property receivable by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company into which the Securities held by such holder might have been converted immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or sale, all as more fully provided in the first sentence of this Section 12.09. Anything in this Section 12.09 to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of this Section 12.09 shall not apply to a merger or consolidation of another corporation with or into the Company pursuant to which both of the following conditions are applicable: (i) the Company is the surviving corporation and (ii) the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company are not changed or converted into any other securities or property (including cash) or changed in number or character or reclassified pursuant to the terms of such merger or consolidation.

As evidence of the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) into which Securities may properly be convertible after any such consolidation, merger or sale, or as to the appropriate adjustments of the conversion prices applicable with respect thereto, the Trustee shall be furnished with and may accept the certificate or opinion of an independent certified public accountant with respect thereto; and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely thereon, and shall not be responsible or accountable to any Holder of Securities for any provision in conformity therewith or approved by such independent certified accountant which may be contained in said supplemental indenture.

 

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Section 12.10. DUTIES OF TRUSTEE REGARDING CONVERSION.

Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Securities of any series that is convertible into Common Stock of the Company to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of the conversion price, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, whether herein or in any supplemental indenture, any resolutions of the Board of Directors or written instrument executed by one or more officers of the Company provided to be employed in making the same. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock of the Company, or of any securities or property, which may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Securities and neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent makes any representation with respect thereto. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of its Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property upon the surrender of any Security for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the covenants of the Company contained in this Article 12 or in a supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities.

Section 12.11. REPAYMENT OF CERTAIN FUNDS UPON CONVERSION.

Any funds which at any time have been deposited by the Company or on its behalf with the Trustee or any other Paying Agent for the purpose of paying the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on any of the Securities (including, but not limited to, funds deposited pursuant to Article 8 hereof) and which shall not be required for such purposes because of the conversion of such Securities as provided in this Article 12 shall after such conversion be repaid to the Company by the Trustee upon the Company’s written request.

Section 12.12. STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN.

If the Company has a stockholder rights plan in effect upon a conversion of any Security and the Company delivers any shares of Common Stock upon such conversion, the converting Holder shall receive, in addition to such shares of Common Stock, the appropriate number of rights, if any, and the certificates representing the Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any stockholder rights plan adopted by the Company and in effect upon conversion of such Securities, as the same may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if prior to such conversion the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable stockholder rights agreement, the conversion rate with respect to such series shall be adjusted as provided in the supplemental indenture with respect to such series of Securities.

 

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ARTICLE 13.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.01. TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS.

This Indenture is subject to the provisions of the TIA that are required to be part of this Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions. If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is required to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, the required provision shall control.

Section 13.02. NOTICES.

Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the other is duly given if in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

If to the Company:

Radian Group Inc.

1601 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Facsimile No.: (215) 963-9658

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

If to the Trustee:

U.S. Bank National Association

Two Liberty Place

50 S. 16th Street, Suite 2000

Mail Station: EX-PA-WBSP

Philadelphia, PA 19102

Attn: Corporate Trust Services

The Company or the Trustee, by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. Notices and demands to or upon the Company by any Holders shall be made in accordance with Section 4.02.

Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, any applicable Security or any supplemental indenture with respect to such Securities, all notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt is acknowledged or confirmed, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

 

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Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class mail or by overnight courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time.

Section 13.03. COMMUNICATION BY HOLDERS OF SECURITIES WITH OTHER HOLDERS OF SECURITIES.

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else will have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

Section 13.04. CERTIFICATE AND OPINION AS TO CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(a) an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee which shall include the statements set forth in Section 13.05 hereof; and

(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee which shall include the statements set forth in Section 13.05 hereof.

Section 13.05. STATEMENTS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OR OPINION.

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and shall include:

(1) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

(3) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and

(4) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.

 

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Section 13.06. RULES BY TRUSTEE AND AGENTS.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 13.07. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND STOCKHOLDERS.

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities, this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Securities by accepting a Security waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Securities.

Section 13.08. STAY, EXTENSION AND USURY LAWS.

The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

Section 13.09. GOVERNING LAW.

THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE AND ENFORCE THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES.

Section 13.10. NO ADVERSE INTERPRETATION OF OTHER AGREEMENTS.

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

Section 13.11. SUCCESSORS.

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.

 

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Section 13.12. SEVERABILITY.

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 13.13. COUNTERPART ORIGINALS.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. This Indenture will be effective when each party shall have signed and delivered (including delivery by facsimile transmission), one or more counterparts to the other, but it shall not be necessary for both parties to sign the same counterpart.

Section 13.14. TABLE OF CONTENTS, HEADINGS, ETC.

The Table of Contents and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 13.15. CALCULATIONS.

Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Securities. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, the Company’s calculations shall be final and binding on Holders of Securities. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee), and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will forward the Company’s calculations to any Holder of Securities upon the request of such Holder at the sole cost and expense of the Company.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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SIGNATURES

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Indenture as of the date first written above.

 

RADIAN GROUP INC.
By  

/s/ C. Robert Quint

Name:   C. Robert Quint
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

U.S. Bank National Association,
as Trustee
By  

/s/ George J. Rayzis

Name:   George J. Rayzis
Title:   Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

[Face of Note]

[Insert the Global Note Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

RADIAN GROUP INC.

    % [Series     ] Senior Note due [                    ]

 

No: [    ]    $[        ]

CUSIP No.:

RADIAN GROUP INC.

promises to pay to                      or registered assigns, the principal sum of                     

Dollars on                     .

Interest Payment Dates                     .

Record Dates:                     

 

RADIAN GROUP INC.
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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This is one of the

Notes referred to in the

within-mentioned Indenture:

 

 

                                      ,
as Trustee
By:  

 

  Authorized Officer

 

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[Back of Note]

RADIAN GROUP INC.

    % [Series     ] Senior Note due [                    ]

Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated.

1. INTEREST . This Note shall bear interest at a rate of     % per annum from                      or from the most recent date to which interest had been paid or provided to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date, until the principal hereof shall be repaid. Interest on this Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months. Interest is payable semiannually in arrears on each                      and                     , commencing on                     , to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest. Additional Interest will be payable at the option of the Company on the terms set forth in Section 6.03 of the Indenture, and any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to such Section 6.03 and any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made.

2. METHOD OF PAYMENT . The Company shall pay principal of and interest on this Note, so long as such Note is a Global Note, in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Note. As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall pay principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) at the office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose. Except as provided below, interest will be paid (i) on any Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 or less, by check mailed to the Holders of such Notes, and (ii) on any Notes having an aggregate principal amount of more than $10,000,000, either by check mailed to each such Holder or, upon application by a Holder to the Registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holder’s account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies the Registrar, in writing, to the contrary. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

3. PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR . Initially,                     , the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company may act in any such capacity.

4. INDENTURE . This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company designated as its     % [Series     ] Senior Note due                      (herein called the “ Notes ”), issued under a Senior Indenture dated as of             , 201     (the “ Indenture ”), by and between the Company and                             , herein called the “ Trustee ”, and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of

 

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rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture.

5. OPTIONAL REDEMPTION .

[(a) The Notes are not subject to redemption at the option of the Company prior to                     . The Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company on or after                     , at the redemption prices specified below (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof), in each case, together with accrued and unpaid interest, hereon to the date of redemption, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on [                    ] of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Redemption Price
  
  
  

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to                     , the Company may, on any one or more occasions, use the net proceeds of one or more offerings of its capital stock to redeem up to     % of the aggregate principal amount of all notes that had been issued under the Indenture up to the time of redemption at a redemption price of     % the principal amount of the notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, to the date of redemption; provided that, after any such redemption, the aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding (excluding Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries) must equal at least     % of the Notes that had been issued under the Indenture up to the time of redemption; and provided further, that any such redemption shall occur within 90 days of the date of closing of such offering of capital stock of the Company.]

6. MANDATORY REDEMPTION . [The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.] or [Describe mandatory redemption or sinking fund provisions.]

7. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION . Notice of Redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest shall cease to accrue on Notes or the portion thereof called for redemption.

8. [ CONVERSION .

(a) As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option (i) during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding                  , 20    , and (ii) on or after                  , 20    , at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to convert this Note or a portion thereof that is $1,000 or an

 

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integral multiple thereof, into cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be converted and cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election, in respect of the remainder, if any, of the Company’s Conversion Obligation, at the applicable conversion rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.

(b) In order to exercise the conversion privilege with respect to a beneficial interest in a Global Note, the holder of such beneficial interest must comply with the procedures of the Depositary for converting a beneficial interest in a global note and, if required, pay funds equal to any interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date and any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes, if any, to the extent required by Section 12.07 of the Indenture. In order to exercise the conversion privilege with respect to any Physical Note, the Holder of any such Notes to be converted must (1) complete, manually sign and deliver the Conversion Notice at the office of the Conversion Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name(s) (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate(s) for any shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender the Notes at the office of the Conversion Agent, (3) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required, (4) pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes if required, and (5) make any payment under Article 12 of the Indenture, if required. A Holder may convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is an integral multiple of $1,000) of the Note.]

9. DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE . The Notes are in registered form without coupons in all appropriate denominations. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes, fees or expenses required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not transfer or exchange any Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, it need not transfer or exchange any Note for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed.

10. PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS . Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or Trustee may treat the Person in whose name the Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

11. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER . 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 Notes to be effected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding and other series of Securities affected (treating the Notes and such other series as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding and other series of Securities affected (treating the Notes and such other series as a single class), on behalf of the Holders of all Notes and such other series, if any, to

 

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waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past Defaults under the Indenture and their consequences with respect to the Notes and such other series. In addition, as provided in the Indenture, the Company may make certain amendments to the Indenture without the consent of any Holder. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

12. EVENTS OF DEFAULT . Each of the following constitutes an Event of Default: (i) default in the payment of principal of the Note when due and payable on the Maturity Date; (ii) failure by the Company to pay an installment of interest on the Note when due, if such failure continues for 30 days after the date when due; (iii) upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right in accordance with Article 12 of the Indenture, failure by the Company to deliver, or cause the Trustee to deliver, to such Holder the full amount of conversion consideration deliverable in respect of the Notes surrendered for conversion when due, in accordance with the Indenture and the terms of such Securities; (iv) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Section 5.01(a) and (b) and Section 5.02 of the Indenture; (v) failure by the Company to comply with any other covenant or agreement contained in the Note or the Indenture, if such failure is not cured within 90 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or to the Trustee and the Company by Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and any other affected Securities outstanding under the Indenture (treating the Notes and such other series as a single class), in accordance with the Indenture; (vi) certain defaults with respect to the Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as provided in the Indenture; (vii) one or more final, non-appealable judgments against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the aggregate uninsured portion of which is at least $50,000,000, if such judgments are not paid or discharged within 120 days; and (viii) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company. In case an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of and interest on all Notes may be declared due and payable, by either the Trustee or Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding and other series of Securities affected (treating the Notes and such other series as a single class), and upon said declaration shall become due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders of the Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then-outstanding Notes and other series of Securities affected (treating the Notes and such other series as a single class) may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and other series of Securities affected (treating the Notes and such other series as a single class) and other series of Securities affected (treating the Notes and such other series as a single class) then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes and such other Securities waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, on the Notes. The Company is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture.

 

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13. TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY . The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

14. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS . No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

15. AUTHENTICATION . This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

16. ABBREVIATIONS . Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).

17. CUSIP NUMBERS . Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

17. SERVICE CHARGES. 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 to the extent provided in the Indenture.

The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to:

Radian Group Inc.

1601 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Facsimile No.: (215) 963-9658

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

 

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ATTACHMENT 1

[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]

 

To: Radian Group Inc.

The undersigned owner of this Note hereby irrevocably exercises the option to convert this Note, or a portion hereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, into cash and shares of Common Stock, if any, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that cash payable and any shares of Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon conversion, together with any check in payment for fractional shares of Common Stock, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be paid or issued and delivered, as the case may be, to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, if this notice is being delivered on a date after the close of business on a Regular Record Date and prior to the open of business on the related Interest Payment Date, this notice is accompanied by payment of an amount equal to the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date of the principal of this Note to be converted. If any shares of Common Stock or portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect hereto as set forth in Section 12.07 of the Indenture. Any amount required to be paid by the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.

Principal amount to be converted (in an integral multiple of $1,000, if less than all):

 

 

 

Signature(s)
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature Guarantee Programs:
(i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP) or (iv) another guarantee program acceptable to the Trustee.

 

 

Signature(s)

 

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Fill in for registration of any shares of Common Stock and Notes if to be issued otherwise than to the registered Holder.

 

 

(Name)

 

(Address)
Please print Name and Address (including zip code number)
Social Security or other Taxpayer Identifying Number

 

 

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ATTACHMENT 2

[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]

For value received                      hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto                      (Please insert social security or Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints                      attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

 

 

Signature(s)
(Sign exactly as the name appears on the face of this Note)
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature Guarantee Programs:
(i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP) or (iv) another guarantee program acceptable to the Trustee.

 

 

Signature Guarantee

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

   Amount of
decrease in
Principal Amount
of this Global
Note
   Amount of
increase in
Principal
Amount of this
Global Note
   Principal Amount of
this Global Note
following such
decrease (or
increase)
   Signature of
authorized officer of
Trustee or
Note Custodian
           
           
           

 

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Exhibit 4.2

 

 

 

R ADIAN G ROUP I NC .

and

U.S. B ANK N ATIONAL A SSOCIATION ,

as Trustee

F IRST S UPPLEMENTAL I NDENTURE

Dated as of March 4, 2013

TO S ENIOR I NDENTURE

Dated as of March 4, 2013

2.25% C ONVERTIBLE S ENIOR N OTES DUE 2019

 

 

 


T ABLE OF C ONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I   
D EFINITIONS   
Section 1.01.  

Scope of Supplemental Indenture

     2   
Section 1.02.  

Definitions

     2   
Section 1.03.  

References to Interest

     12   

ARTICLE II

  

I SSUE , D ESCRIPTION , E XECUTION , R EGISTRATION AND E XCHANGE OF N OTES

  

Section 2.01.  

Designation and Amount; Payments

     12   
Section 2.02.  

Form of Notes

     12   
Section 2.03.  

Depositary

     13   
Section 2.04.  

Cancellation of Surrendered Notes

     14   
Section 2.05.  

Notice of Defaults

     14   
Section 2.06.  

Additional Notes; Repurchases

     14   
Section 2.07.  

Payments on Physical Notes

     15   
ARTICLE III   

S ATISFACTION AND D ISCHARGE

  

Section 3.01.  

Applicability of Article 8 and Article 9 of the Original Indenture

     15   
Section 3.02.  

Satisfaction and Discharge

     15   
ARTICLE IV   
P ARTICULAR C OVENANTS OF THE C OMPANY   
Section 4.01.  

Maintenance of Office or Agency

     16   
ARTICLE V   
D EFAULTS AND R EMEDIES   
Section 5.01.  

Applicability of Article 6 of the Original Indenture

     16   
Section 5.02.  

Events of Default

     16   
Section 5.03.  

Acceleration of Maturity

     18   
Section 5.04.  

Additional Interest

     18   
Section 5.05.  

Rescission and Annulment

     19   
Section 5.06.  

Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor

     19   
Section 5.07.  

Application of Monies Collected by Trustee

     21   
Section 5.08.  

Proceedings by Holders of the Notes

     22   
Section 5.09.  

Proceedings by Trustee

     23   
Section 5.10.  

Remedies Cumulative and Continuing

     23   

 

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Section 5.11.  

Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders of the Notes

     23   
Section 5.12.  

Notice of Defaults

     24   
Section 5.13.  

Undertaking to Pay Costs

     24   
  ARTICLE VI   
  S UPPLEMENTAL I NDENTURES   
Section 6.01.  

Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders

     24   
Section 6.02.  

Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders

     25   
Section 6.03.  

Notice to Holders of Supplemental Indentures

     26   
Section 6.04.  

Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to be Furnished to Trustee

     26   
  ARTICLE VII   
  C ONSOLIDATION , M ERGER , S ALE , C ONVEYANCE AND L EASE   
Section 7.01.  

Applicability of Article 5 of the Original Indenture

     26   
Section 7.02.  

Company May Consolidate, etc. on Certain Terms

     26   
Section 7.03.  

Successor Company to be Substituted

     27   
Section 7.04.  

Opinion of Counsel to be Given to Trustee

     27   
  ARTICLE VIII   
  C ONVERSION OF N OTES   
Section 8.01.  

Conversion Privilege

     27   
Section 8.02.  

Conversion Procedure; Settlement Upon Conversion

     30   
Section 8.03.  

Adjustment to Conversion Rate upon Conversion upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change

     34   
Section 8.04.  

Adjustment of Conversion Rate

     36   
Section 8.05.  

Adjustments of Prices

     46   
Section 8.06.  

Shares to be Fully Paid

     46   
Section 8.07.  

Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Shares of Common Stock

     46   
Section 8.08.  

Certain Covenants

     49   
Section 8.09.  

Responsibility of Trustee

     49   
Section 8.10.  

Notice to Holders of the Notes Prior to Certain Actions

     50   
Section 8.11.  

Shareholder Rights Plans

     50   
Section 8.12.  

Insurance Conversion Restriction

     50   
  ARTICLE IX   
  R EPURCHASE OF N OTES AT O PTION OF H OLDERS   
Section 9.01.  

Repurchase at Option of Holders of the Notes Upon a Fundamental Change

     51   
Section 9.02.  

Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice

     54   
Section 9.03.  

Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price

     54   
Section 9.04.  

Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes

     55   

 

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  ARTICLE X   
  O PTIONAL R EDEMPTION   
Section 10.01.  

Applicability of Article 3 of the Original Indenture

     56   
Section 10.02.  

Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee

     56   
Section 10.03.  

Notice of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes

     56   
Section 10.04.  

Payment of Notes Called for Redemption

     57   
Section 10.05.  

Restrictions on Redemption

     58   
  ARTICLE XI   
  M ISCELLANEOUS P ROVISIONS   
Section 11.01.  

Governing Law

     58   
Section 11.02.  

No Security Interest Created

     58   
Section 11.03.  

Notices

     58   
Section 11.04.  

Benefits of Indenture

     58   
Section 11.05.  

Effect of Headings

     59   
Section 11.06.  

Supplemental Indenture May be Executed in Counterparts

     59   
Section 11.07.  

Severability

     59   
Section 11.08.  

Ratification of Original Indenture

     59   
Section 11.09.  

Calculations

     59   
Exhibit A  

Form of Note

     A-1   

 

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F IRST S UPPLEMENTAL I NDENTURE , dated as of March 4, 2013 (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), between Radian Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), supplementing the Senior Indenture, dated as of March 4, 2013, between the Company and the Trustee (the “ Original Indenture ” and, as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Indenture ”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

W HEREAS , the Company executed and delivered the Original Indenture to the Trustee to provide, among other things, for the issuance, from time to time, of the Company’s unsecured Securities, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, in one or more series to be established by the Company under, and authenticated and delivered as provided in, the Original Indenture;

W HEREAS , Section 10.01(g) of the Original Indenture provides for the Company and the Trustee to enter into an indenture supplemental to the Original Indenture to establish the form and terms of Securities of any series as contemplated by Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of the Original Indenture;

W HEREAS , the Board of Directors has duly adopted resolutions authorizing the Company to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture;

W HEREAS , pursuant to the terms of the Original Indenture, the Company desires to establish a new series of its Securities to be known as its “2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019” (the “ Notes ”), the form and substance of such Notes and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof to be set forth as provided in the Original Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture;

W HEREAS , the Form of Note, the certificate of authentication to be borne by each Note and the Form of Notice of Conversion, the Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and the Form of Assignment and Transfer contemplated under the terms of the Notes are to be substantially in the forms hereinafter provided;

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture, and all requirements necessary have been performed to make (i) this Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms, and (ii) the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the valid obligations of the Company and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been duly authorized in all respects.

N OW , T HEREFORE , T HIS S UPPLEMENTAL I NDENTURE W ITNESSETH , for and in consideration of the premises and the purchases of the Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the benefit of the Company and the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows:

 

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ARTICLE I

D EFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Scope of Supplemental Indenture . This Supplemental Indenture supplements the provisions of the Original Indenture, to which provisions reference is hereby made. The changes, modifications and supplements to the Original Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and shall only govern the terms of, the Notes, which may be issued from time to time, and shall not apply to any other Securities that may be issued under the Original Indenture unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such other Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements. For purposes of Article 11 of the Original Indenture, the Notes shall constitute a single class of Securities. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall supersede any corresponding, or conflicting, provisions in the Original Indenture.

Section 1.02. Definitions . For all purposes of the Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the terms defined in this Article I shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Article I and include the plural as well as the singular and, to the extent applicable, supersede the definitions thereof in the Original Indenture;

(b) all words, terms and phrases defined in the Original Indenture (but not otherwise defined herein) shall have the same meanings as in the Original Indenture;

(c) all other terms used herein that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Indenture Act;

(d) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles in the United States of America as are generally accepted at the date of this instrument; and

(e) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to the Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

Additional Interest ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.04.

Additional Shares ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.03(a).

Agent ” means any Registrar, Paying Agent, Note Custodian, Bid Solicitation Agent or Conversion Agent.

Applicable Procedures ” means, with respect to any payment, tender, redemption, transfer, exchange or conversion of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of DTC that apply to such payment, tender, redemption, transfer, exchange or conversion.

 

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Bid Solicitation Agent ” means the Person appointed by the Company to solicit bids for the Trading Price of the Notes in accordance with Section 8.01(b)(i). The Trustee shall initially act as the Bid Solicitation Agent.

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

Business Day ” means, with respect to any Note, any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Trustee or The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.

Capital Stock ” means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock and limited liability company interests and, with respect to partnerships, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership.

Cash Settlement ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.02(a).

Clause A Distribution ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.04(c).

Clause B Distribution ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.04(c).

Clause C Distribution ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.04(c).

close of business ” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

Combination Settlement ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.02(a).

Common Equity ” of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person that is generally entitled (a) to vote in the election of directors of such Person or (b) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person, and in each case, that is not entitled to any preference in respect of dividends or amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person.

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, at the date of this Supplemental Indenture, or such other Reference Property into which the Company’s common stock is changed pursuant to Section 8.07.

Company ” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article VII, shall include its successors and assigns.

Consolidation Transaction ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

 

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Conversion Agent ” means the Trustee or any successor office or agency maintained by the Company in the Place of Payment where the Notes may be surrendered for conversion.

Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.02(c).

Conversion Obligation ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01(a).

Conversion Price ” means as of any date, $1,000, divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.

Conversion Rate ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01(a).

Daily Conversion Value ” means, for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the Observation Period, one-fortieth (1/40 th ) of the product of (a) the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and (b) the Daily VWAP on such Trading Day.

Daily Measurement Value ” means the Specified Dollar Amount divided by 40.

Daily Settlement Amount ,” for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the Observation Period, shall consist of:

(a) cash in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Daily Measurement Value and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day; and

(b) if the Daily Conversion Value exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the difference between the Daily Conversion Value and the Daily Measurement Value, divided by (ii) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day.

Daily VWAP ” means, for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “RDN <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The Daily VWAP shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

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

Depositary ” means, with respect to each Global Note, the Person specified in Section 2.03(b) as the Depositary, or any successor thereto registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act or other applicable statute or regulations.

 

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Distributed Property ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.04(c).

DTC ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b).

Effective Date ” means (a) for purposes of Section 8.04, the first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable, and (b) for any other purpose, as specified in Section 8.03(c).

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.02.

Expiration Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.04(e).

Ex-Dividend Date ” means the first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question, from the Company or, if applicable, from the seller of shares of Common Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.

Form of Assignment and Transfer ” shall mean the “Form of Assignment and Transfer” attached as Attachment 3 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ” shall mean the “Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” attached as Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Form of Notice of Conversion ” shall mean the “Form of Notice of Conversion” attached as Attachment 1 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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

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

(b) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation, merger or similar transaction involving the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property; or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than

 

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one of the Company’s Subsidiaries; provided , that a transaction described in clause (B) in which the holders of all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (b);

(c) the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(d) the Common Stock (or other common stock underlying the Notes) ceases to be listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors);

provided , that a transaction or transactions described in clause (b) above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of Common Stock, excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock that are listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions, and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Notes become convertible into such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights (subject to the provisions of Section 8.02(a)).

Fundamental Change Company Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01(b).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01(a).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01(c)(i).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Price ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01(a).

Global Note ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.03(a).

Indenture ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.

Initial Dividend Threshold ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.04(d).

Insurance Conversion Restriction ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.12.

 

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Insurance Regulatory Approvals ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.12.

Interest Payment Date ” means each March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2013.

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

Make-Whole Fundamental Change ” means any Fundamental Change (as defined above and determined after giving effect to any exceptions to or exclusions from such definition, including without limitation the proviso in the first full paragraph following clause (d) of the definition thereof, but without regard to the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof).

Market Disruption Event ” means (a) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session or (b) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Stock for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Relevant Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or future contracts relating to the Common Stock.

Maturity Date ” means March 1, 2019.

Measurement Period ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01(b)(i).

Merger Common Stock ” shall have the meaning in Section 8.07(d)(i).

Merger Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.07(a).

Merger Valuation Percentage ” for any Merger Event means (x) the arithmetic average of the Last Reported Sale Price of one share of such Merger Common Stock over the relevant Merger Valuation Period (determined as if references to “Common Stock” in the definition of “Last Reported Sale Price” were references to the “Merger Common Stock” for such Merger Event) divided by (y) the arithmetic average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of one share of Common Stock over the relevant Merger Valuation Period.

 

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Merger Valuation Period ” means the five consecutive Trading Day period immediately preceding, but excluding, the effective date for such Merger Event.

Note ” or “ Notes ” shall have the meaning specified in the fourth paragraph of the recitals of this Supplemental Indenture.

Note Custodian ” means the Trustee, as custodian for DTC, with respect to the Global Notes, or any successor entity thereto.

Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.02(b).

Observation Period ” with respect to any Note surrendered for conversion means: (i) subject to clause (ii), if the relevant Conversion Date occurs prior to December 1, 2018, the 40 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately succeeding such Conversion Date; (ii) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the date of the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes pursuant to Section 10.03 and prior to the relevant Redemption Date, the 40 consecutive Trading Days beginning on, and including, the 42nd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date; and (iii) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after December 1, 2018, the 40 consecutive Trading Days beginning on, and including, the 42nd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

open of business ” means 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).

Optional Redemption ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.02.

Outstanding ” when used with respect to the Notes, means, as of the date of determination, all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

(a) Notes theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

(b) Notes which have been surrendered pursuant to Section 2.10 of the Original Indenture or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Notes have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Notes in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Notes are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Notes are valid obligations of the Company;

(c) Notes, or portions thereof, that have become due, for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Notes;

(d) Notes converted pursuant to Article VIII and Notes required to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Original Indenture;

 

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(e) Notes repurchased by the Company and subject to the last sentence of Section 2.06; and

(f) Notes surrendered for repurchase in accordance with Article IX for which the Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, in accordance with Section 9.03(b);

provided , however , that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Notes have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder or are present at a meeting of Holders for quorum purposes, and for the purpose of making the calculations required by Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act, Notes owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in making such calculation or in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Notes which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or any Affiliate of the Company.

Paying Agent ” means the Trustee or any successor office or agency maintained by the Company in the Place of Payment pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Original Indenture where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment or surrendered for transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served.

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

Physical Notes ” means permanent certificated Notes in registered form issued in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and multiples thereof.

Physical Settlement ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.02(a).

Place of Payment ” means, with respect to the Notes, the location of the office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01(a).

Prospectus Supplement ” means the preliminary prospectus supplement dated February 25, 2013, as supplemented by the pricing term sheet dated February 26, 2013, and as amended by the prospectus supplement dated March 4, 2013, relating to the offering and sale of the Notes.

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

 

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Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.03(a).

Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.03(a).

Redemption Price ” means, for any Notes to be redeemed pursuant to Section 10.02, 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date (unless the Redemption Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date, in which case interest accrued to the Interest Payment Date will be paid to Holders of record of such Notes on such Regular Record Date, and the Redemption Price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes).

Reference Property ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.07(a).

Registrar ” means an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar.

Regular Record Date ,” with respect to any Interest Payment Date, shall mean the February 15 or August 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the applicable March 1 or September 1 Interest Payment Date, respectively.

Relevant Stock Exchange ” means The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading.

Scheduled Trading Day ” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the Relevant Stock Exchange. If the Common Stock is not listed or admitted for trading on any market, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Security Register ” means the register of the Notes and of transfers and exchanges thereof required to be kept by the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.06 of the Original Indenture.

Settlement Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(a)(iv).

Settlement Method ” means, with respect to any conversion of Notes, Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, as elected (or deemed to have been elected) by the Company.

Settlement Notice ” means, with respect to any Conversion Date, a notice from the Company of the Settlement Method and, if applicable, the Specified Dollar Amount that will apply to conversions on such Conversion Date, delivered in accordance with Section 8.02(a)(iii).

 

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Significant Subsidiary ” means, as of any date of determination, a Subsidiary of the Company that would constitute a “significant subsidiary” of the Company as such term is defined under Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the Commission as in effect on the date of this Supplemental Indenture.

Specified Dollar Amount ” means the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be received upon conversion as specified or deemed specified in the Settlement Notice related to any converted Notes.

Spin-Off ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.04(c).

Stock Price ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.03(c).

Successor Company ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.02(a).

Supplemental Indenture ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.

Trading Day ” means (i) except for purposes of determining Settlement Amounts due upon conversion, a day on which (a) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded and (b) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Stock is available on such securities exchange or market; provided that if the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day and (ii) for purposes of determining Settlement Amounts due upon conversion only, a day on which (x) there is no Market Disruption Event and (y) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange; provided that if the Common Stock is not listed or admitted for trading on any securities exchange or other market, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Trading Price ” of the Notes on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $2 million principal amount of Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers the Company selects, which may include one or more underwriters for the offering of Notes pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement; provided that if three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $2 million principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized securities dealer the Company selects, then the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate.

Trading Price Condition ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01(b)(i).

 

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Trigger Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.04(c).

Trustee ” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder.

unit of Reference Property ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.07(a).

Valuation Period ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.04(c).

Section 1.03. References to Interest . Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note in the Indenture shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to Section 5.04. Unless the context otherwise requires, any express mention of Additional Interest in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.

ARTICLE II

I SSUE , D ESCRIPTION , E XECUTION , R EGISTRATION AND E XCHANGE OF N OTES

Section 2.01. Designation and Amount; Payments . The Notes are hereby created and authorized as a single series of Securities under the Original Indenture. The Notes shall be designated as the “2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019”. The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture is initially limited to $400,000,000, subject to Section 2.06 and except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Section 2.09, Section 2.10, Section 2.12 and Section 10.05 of the Original Indenture and Section 8.02, Section 9.03 and Section 10.04(c) of this Supplemental Indenture.

The principal amount of Notes then outstanding shall be payable on the Maturity Date. The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 2.25% per year from March 4, 2013, or from the most recent date on which interest had been paid or provided for, until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. Interest is payable on each Interest Payment Date, beginning on September 1, 2013, to the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Security Register at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date. If any Interest Payment Date, the Maturity Date or any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest on such payment shall accrue in respect of such delay.

Section 2.02. Form of Notes . The Notes shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A, the terms and provisions of which shall constitute, and are hereby expressly incorporated in and made a part of the Indenture. To the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of the Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

 

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Any Global Note may be endorsed with or have incorporated in the text thereof such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture as may be required by the Note Custodian or the Depositary, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Notes may be listed or traded or designated for issuance or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.

Each Global Note shall represent such principal amount of the Outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect redemptions, repurchases, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any endorsement of the Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of Outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes to such Global Note by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the Holder of such Notes in accordance with the Indenture. Payment of principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, the Redemption Price (if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest on, and the consideration due upon conversion of, the Global Note shall be made to the Holder of such Note (or, in the case of consideration due upon conversion, such Holder or its designee, as the case may be) on the date of payment, unless a record date or other means of determining Holders of the Notes eligible to receive payment is provided for herein.

Section 2.03. Depositary .

(a) So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, unless otherwise required by law, all Notes shall be represented by one or more Global Securities to which the provisions of Section 2.01, Section 2.09 and Section 2.15 of the Original Indenture apply (each, a “ Global Note ”) registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in a Global Note that does not involve the issuance of a Physical Note, shall be effected through the Depositary (but not the Trustee or the Note Custodian) in accordance with the Indenture (including the restrictions on transfer set forth herein) and the Applicable Procedures of the Depositary therefor.

(b) The Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (“ DTC ”), to act as Depositary with respect to each Global Note. Initially, each Global Note shall be issued to the Depositary, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the Depositary, and deposited with the Trustee as custodian for Cede & Co.

(c) Section 2.09(d) of the Original Indenture is hereby amended and restated in full, with respect to the Notes, to read as follows:

“Physical Notes shall be issued and delivered by the Company (i) to each Person that DTC identifies as a beneficial owner of the related Securities only if (a) DTC has notified

 

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the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Securities of the relevant series and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 calendar days or (b) DTC ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 calendar days or (ii) if an Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series has occurred and is continuing, to each beneficial owner who requests that its beneficial interests in the Securities be exchanged for Securities in definitive form.”

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture (including, without limitation, Section 1.01, Section 2.01, Section 2.09 and Section 2.15 of the Original Indenture) or the Notes, following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any beneficial owner of a Global Note may directly enforce against the Company, without the consent, solicitation, proxy, authorization or any other action of the Depositary or any other Person, such beneficial owner’s right to exchange its beneficial interest in such Global Note for a Physical Note in accordance with Section 1.05 of the Original Indenture.

(e) At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred, such Global Note shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Applicable Procedures. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Physical Notes, converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred to a transferee who receives Physical Notes therefor or any Physical Note is exchanged or transferred for part of such Global Note, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the Note Custodian, be appropriately reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes to such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction or increase.

Section 2.04. Cancellation of Surrendered Notes . The Company shall cause all Notes surrendered for payment, repurchase (including pursuant to Section 2.06), redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or conversion, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee (including any of the Company’s Agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates), to be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 2.13 of the Original Indenture. All Notes delivered to the Trustee shall be cancelled promptly by the Trustee. No Notes shall be authenticated in exchange for any Notes cancelled hereunder or under the Original Indenture.

Section 2.05. Notice of Defaults . The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, at its Corporate Trust Office, in accordance with Section 13.02 of the Original Indenture, within 30 calendar days after the occurrence thereof, an Officers’ Certificate containing notice of any events that would constitute Defaults, the status thereof and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof, which notice shall make express reference to the Company, the Indenture and the Notes.

Section 2.06. Additional Notes; Repurchases . The Company may, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes and notwithstanding Section 2.01, reopen this Supplemental Indenture and issue additional Notes hereunder with the same terms as the Notes initially issued

 

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hereunder in an unlimited aggregate principal amount; provided that if any such additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes initially issued hereunder for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number. Prior to the issuance of any such additional Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Company Order, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to cover such matters, in addition to those required by Section 13.05 of the Original Indenture, as the Trustee shall reasonably request. In addition, the Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives. The Company shall cause any Notes so repurchased to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and such Notes shall no longer be considered Outstanding under the Indenture upon the repurchase thereof.

Section 2.07. Payments on Physical Notes . The Company shall pay interest on any Physical Notes (A) to Holders having an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or less, by check mailed to the Holders of such Notes at their address as it appears in the Security Register and (B) to Holders having an aggregate principal amount of more than $5,000,000, either by check mailed to each such Holder or, upon application by a Holder to the Registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holder’s account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies the Registrar, in writing, to the contrary.

ARTICLE III

S ATISFACTION AND D ISCHARGE

Section 3.01. Applicability of Article 8 and Article 9 of the Original Indenture .

(a) Article 8 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead, the satisfaction and discharge provisions set forth in this Article III shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in its entirety Article 8 of the Original Indenture and all references in the Original Indenture to Article 8 thereof and satisfaction and discharge provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article III and the satisfaction and discharge provisions set forth in this Article III.

(b) Article 9 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the Notes.

Section 3.02. Satisfaction and Discharge . This Supplemental Indenture shall upon request of the Company contained in an Officers’ Certificate cease to be of further effect, and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Supplemental Indenture, when: (a) (i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.10 of the Original Indenture) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) the Company has deposited with the Trustee or delivered to Holders of the Notes, as applicable, after the Notes have become due and payable, whether at the Maturity Date, any Redemption Date, at any Fundamental Change Repurchase

 

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Date, upon conversion or otherwise, cash or, solely to satisfy the Company’s Conversion Obligation, cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, as applicable, sufficient to pay all of the Outstanding Notes and/or satisfy all outstanding conversions, as the case may be, and pay all other sums due and payable under this Supplemental Indenture by the Company; and (b) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Supplemental Indenture have been complied with. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Supplemental Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.06 of the Original Indenture shall survive.

ARTICLE IV

P ARTICULAR C OVENANTS OF THE C OMPANY

Section 4.01. Maintenance of Office or Agency .

(a) The Company shall maintain at all times an office or agency in the continental United States, or cause an office or agency in the continental United States to be maintained, to serve as Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent for the Notes.

(b) The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Registrar, Note Custodian and Conversion Agent and the Corporate Trust Office and the office or agency of the Trustee in the Place of Payment each shall be considered as one office or agency of the Company where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment or surrendered for transfer, exchange or conversion and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be served.

ARTICLE V

D EFAULTS AND R EMEDIES

Section 5.01. Applicability of Article 6 of the Original Indenture . Article 6 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead the Events of Default provisions set forth in this Article V shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in their entirety Article 6 of the Original Indenture, and all references in the Original Indenture to Article 6 thereof and Events of Default provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article V and Events of Default provisions set forth in this Article V, respectively.

Section 5.02. Events of Default . Each of the following is an “ Event of Default ” with respect to the Notes:

(a) default in the payment of principal of any Note when due and payable on the Maturity Date, upon any required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

(b) default in any payment of interest on any Note when due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 calendar days;

 

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(c) default in the payment of the Redemption Price upon an Optional Redemption of the Notes under Article X of this Supplemental Indenture;

(d) failure by the Company to deliver the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes and such failure continues for five calendar days;

(e) failure by the Company to provide a Fundamental Change Company Notice after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change within the time period required by Section 9.01(b) or notice of a specified corporate transaction in accordance with Section 8.01(b)(ii) or Section 8.01(b)(iii), in each case when due;

(f) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article VII of this Supplemental Indenture;

(g) failure by the Company for 90 calendar days after written notice from the Trustee to the Company, or from the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding to the Company and the Trustee, has been received to comply with any of the Company’s other agreements contained in the Notes or this Indenture;

(h) default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $75 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such Subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created (i) resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable or (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest of any such debt when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

(i) the Company or any Significant Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company or any such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(j) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 90 consecutive calendar days; or

 

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(k) one or more, final, non-appealable judgments for the payment of $75 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) or more (in the aggregate, excluding any amounts covered by insurance) rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which judgment is not discharged, paid or stayed within 120 calendar days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal thereof has expired if no such appeal has commenced, or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished.

Section 5.03. Acceleration of Maturity . If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(i) or Section 5.02 (j)) shall occur and be continuing, either the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders of the Notes), may declare 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes to be immediately due and payable, and upon any such declaration such principal and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(i) or Section 5.02(j) occurs, 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes shall automatically become due and payable without necessity of further action.

Section 5.04. Additional Interest . Notwithstanding Section 5.03, to the extent elected by the Company, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to (i) the failure by the Company to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or (ii) the failure to comply with the reporting obligations under Section 4.03 of the Original Indenture, shall for the first 180 calendar days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest (“ Additional Interest ”) on the Notes at a rate equal to (x) 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes Outstanding for each day during the first 90 calendar days of such 180 calendar day period on which such Event of Default is continuing and (y) 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes Outstanding for the remaining 90 calendar days of such 180 calendar day period on which such Event of Default is continuing.

If the Company so elects to pay Additional Interest, any such Additional Interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Notes. On the 181 st calendar day after such Event of Default (if the Event of Default relating to the reporting obligations is not cured or waived prior to such 181 st calendar day), the Notes shall be subject to acceleration under Section 5.03. The provisions of this Section 5.04 shall not affect the rights of Holders of the Notes in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. In the event the Company does not elect to pay the Additional Interest following an Event of Default in accordance with this Section 5.04 or the Company elected to make such payment but does not pay the Additional Interest when due, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration under Section 5.03.

In order to elect to pay the Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 180 calendar days after the occurrence of an Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with its reporting obligations under Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA or under Section 4.03 of the Original Indenture, in accordance with this Section 5.04, the Company must notify all Holders of the

 

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Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election within 10 calendar days of the occurrence of such failure to comply. Upon the Company’s failure to timely give such notice, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration under Section 5.03. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such a notice, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable.

Section 5.05. Rescission and Annulment . Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Company and to the Trustee, may rescind any acceleration under Section 5.03 with respect to the Notes and its consequences if:

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

(b) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of and interest on the Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived; and

(c) all amounts owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid.

No such rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default, or shall impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 5.06. Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor . Payments of the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, principal and interest that are not made when due shall accrue interest per annum at the then-applicable interest rate plus one percent from the required payment date.

The Company covenants that in the case of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 5.02(a) or Section 5.02(b), upon demand of the Trustee, the Company shall pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, (i) the whole amount that then shall be due and payable on all such Notes for principal, including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable, the Redemption Price, if applicable, or interest, as the case may be, with interest upon the overdue principal and (to the extent that payment of such interest is enforceable under applicable law) upon the overdue installments of accrued and unpaid interest determined in accordance with the first paragraph of this Section 5.06 and (ii) any amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06 of the Original Indenture.

In case the Company shall fail forthwith to pay such amounts, upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, shall be entitled and empowered to institute any actions or proceedings at law or in equity for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, and may prosecute any such action or proceeding to judgment or final decree, and may enforce any such judgment or final decree against the Company or any other obligor on the Notes and collect in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes wherever situated the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable.

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applicable law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company, the property of the Company, or in the case of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.06, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable), the Redemption Price, if applicable, and accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Notes, and, in case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee and of the Holders of the Notes allowed in such judicial proceedings relative to the Company on the Notes, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction of any amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06 of the Original Indenture, and to take any other action with respect to such claims, including participating as a member of any official committee of creditors, as it reasonably deems necessary or advisable, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Holders of the Notes to make such payments to the Trustee, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders of the Notes, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including counsel fees and expenses incurred by it up to the date of such distribution. To the extent that such payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements out of the estate in any such proceedings shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, monies, securities and other property which the Holders of the Notes may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.

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

All rights of action and of asserting claims under the Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of the Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party), the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Notes, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of the Notes parties to any such proceedings.

 

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In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under the Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of such waiver or rescission and annulment or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the Holders of the Notes, and the Trustee shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Holders of the Notes, and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 5.07. Application of Monies Collected by Trustee . Any monies collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article V with respect to the Notes and any other monies or property distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture following an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(i) or Section 5.02(j) with respect to the Company shall be applied in the order following, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such monies, upon presentation of the several Notes, and stamping thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid (or in accordance with Applicable Procedures, with respect to Global Notes):

First , to the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee under Section 7.06 of the Original Indenture;

Second , in case the principal of the Outstanding Notes shall not have become due and be unpaid, to the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on, and any cash due upon conversion of, the Notes in default in the order of the date due of the payments of such interest and cash due upon conversion, as the case may be, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon such overdue payments at the rate borne by the Notes at such time plus one percent, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto;

Third , in case the principal of the Outstanding Notes shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, and be unpaid to the payment of the whole amount (including the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and any cash due upon conversion, if applicable) then owing and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and interest, if any, and any cash due upon conversion other amounts then payable on the Notes, with interest on the overdue principal and, to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee, upon overdue installments of accrued and unpaid interest and any such cash due upon conversion or other amounts at the rate borne by the Notes at such time plus one percent, and in case such monies shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amounts so due and unpaid upon the Notes, then to the payment of such principal and such interest without preference or priority of principal over interest, or of interest over principal or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Note over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal and such accrued and unpaid interest; and

Fourth , to the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.

 

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Section 5.08. Proceedings by Holders of the Notes . No Holder of any Note shall have any right by virtue of or by availing of any provision of the Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, custodian or other similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal or interest on the Notes when due or the right to receive payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes, unless:

(a) such Holder shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof;

(b) such Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding;

(c) such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense;

(d) the Trustee shall not have complied with such request within 60 calendar days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(e) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period pursuant to Section 5.11;

it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Note with every other taker and Holder of the Notes and the Trustee that no one or more Holders of the Notes shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of the Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder of the Notes, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder of the Notes, or to enforce any right under the Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders of the Notes (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 5.08, each and every Holder of the Notes and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture and any provision of the Notes, the right of the Holder of any Note to receive payment or delivery, as the case may be, of (w) the principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, (x) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, (y) if applicable, the Redemption Price of and (z) the consideration due upon conversion of, such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note or in the Indenture, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery, as the case may be, on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Anything contained in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the Holder of any Note, without the consent of either the Trustee or the Holder of any other Note, in its own behalf and for its own benefit, may enforce, and may institute and maintain any proceeding suitable to enforce, its rights of conversion as provided herein.

 

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Section 5.09. Proceedings by Trustee . In case of an Event of Default, the Trustee may, in its discretion, proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by the Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law or by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in the Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by the Indenture or by law.

Section 5.10. Remedies Cumulative and Continuing . All powers and remedies given by this Article V to the Trustee or to the Holders of the Notes shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in the Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any of the Notes to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default or Event of Default occurring and continuing as aforesaid shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or any acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 5.08, every power and remedy given by this Article V or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders of the Notes may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders of the Notes.

Section 5.11. Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders of the Notes . The Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to Notes; provided , that (i) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with the Indenture, and (ii) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. The Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that it determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder of the Notes or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, waive any past Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences except (i) a default in the payment of principal of, or interest on, any Note when due, and (ii) a failure by the Company to fulfill its Conversion Obligation and convert any Notes in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. Upon any such waiver the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 5.11, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Notes and the Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

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Section 5.12. Notice of Defaults . If a Default has occurred and is continuing and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder of the Notes, at the address of such Holder included in the Security Register, notice of such Default within 90 calendar days after it occurs; provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any of the Notes or a Default in the payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a committee of Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.

Section 6.10 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead this Section 5.12 shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in its entirety Section 6.10 of the Original Indenture, and all references in the Original Indenture to Section 6.10 thereof and the notice provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Section 5.12 and the notice provisions set forth in this Section 5.12, respectively.

Section 5.13. Undertaking to Pay Costs . All parties to the Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under the Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 5.13 (to the extent permitted by law) shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder of the Notes, or group of Holders of the Notes, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, or to any suit instituted by any Holder of the Notes for the enforcement of the payment of the principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, the Redemption Price, if applicable, of, or accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, any Note on or after the due date expressed or provided for in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any Note in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII.

ARTICLE VI

S UPPLEMENTAL I NDENTURES

Section 6.01. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders . Subject to Section 6.02 hereof and Section 10.02 of the Original Indenture, the Company, when authorized by the Board Resolutions, and the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, at any time and from time to time, may, without notice to or the consent of any Holder, enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes, in addition to the purposes set forth in Section 10.01 of the Original Indenture:

(a) cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture;

 

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(b) provide for the assumption by a Successor Company of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, in accordance with the provisions of Article VII;

(c) make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;

(d) effect the changes to the terms of the Notes required by Section 8.07 upon the occurrence of a Merger Event; or

(e) conform the provisions of the Indenture to the section entitled “Description of Debt Securities” as set forth in the prospectus dated August 20, 2012, as supplemented and amended by the “Description of the Notes” section in the Prospectus Supplement.

For purposes of the Notes, clauses (a), (d) and (e) of Section 10.01 of the Original Indenture shall be deemed to be deleted in their entirety.

Section 6.02. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders . With the consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, Notes), the Company, when authorized by the Board Resolutions and the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders; provided that, in addition to the restrictions set forth in the first sentence of Section 10.02 of the Original Indenture, without the written consent of each Holder of an Outstanding Note affected thereby, no such supplemental indenture may:

(a) reduce the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes;

(b) reduce the redemption price or make any other change to the provisions set forth under Article X that is adverse to Holders in any way;

(c) reduce the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the Holders of Notes the Company’s obligation to make such payment, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions or otherwise; or

(d) modify the amendment provisions contained in this Section 6.02 or Section 10.02 of the Original Indenture or Section 5.11, except to increase the percentage of the principal amount of Notes whose Holders are required to consent to a supplemental indenture or waiver, or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture may not be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Note affected thereby.

 

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The portion of the second sentence of Section 10.02 of the Original Indenture preceding clause (a) thereof is hereby amended and restated, with respect to the Notes, to read as follows:

“Notwithstanding anything in the Indenture to the contrary, no supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby:”

For purposes of the Notes, clause (i) of Section 10.02 of the Original Indenture shall be deemed to be deleted in its entirety.

Section 6.03. Notice to Holders of Supplemental Indentures . The Company shall cause notice of the execution of any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to this Article VI or pursuant to Article 10 of the Original Indenture to be promptly mailed to each Holder, at its address appearing on the Security Register provided for in this Supplemental Indenture. Failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect in such notice, shall not impair or affect the validity of such supplemental indenture. Such notice shall briefly describe the amendment made under the relevant supplemental indenture.

Section 6.04. Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to be Furnished to Trustee . For the avoidance of doubt, Section 10.06 of the Original Indenture shall apply to any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to this Article VI as if it had been entered into pursuant to Article 10 of the Original Indenture.

ARTICLE VII

C ONSOLIDATION , M ERGER , S ALE , C ONVEYANCE AND L EASE

Section 7.01. Applicability of Article 5 of the Original Indenture . Article 5 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. The provisions set forth in this Article VII shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in their entirety Article 5 of the Original Indenture, and all references in the Original Indenture to Article 5 thereof shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article VII.

Section 7.02. Company May Consolidate, etc. on Certain Terms . Subject to the provisions of Section 7.03, the Company shall not consolidate with, merge with or into, or sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its assets to, another Person (any such transaction, a “ Consolidation Transaction ”), unless:

(a) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “ Successor Company ”), if not the Company, shall be a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor Company (if not the Company) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture; and

(b) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

For purposes of this Section 7.02, the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company to another Person, which assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the Company on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to another Person.

 

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Section 7.03. Successor Company to be Substituted . Upon any such consolidation, merger or sale, conveyance, transfer or lease, the Successor Company (if not the Company) shall succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture with the same effect as if such successor had been named as the Company herein; and thereafter the Company shall be discharged from its obligations under the Notes and this Indenture, except in the case of any such lease.

In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Notes thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

Section 7.04. Opinion of Counsel to be Given to Trustee . The Company shall not enter into any consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease subject to Section 7.02 unless the Trustee shall have received an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or lease and any such assumption and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, complies with the provisions of this Article VII.

ARTICLE VIII

C ONVERSION OF N OTES

Section 8.01. Conversion Privilege . Article 12 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the Notes.

(a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article VIII, each Holder of the Notes shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to irrevocably convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) of such Note (i) subject to satisfaction of the conditions described in Section 8.01(b), at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2018 under the circumstances and during the periods set forth in Section 8.01(b), and (ii) irrespective of the conditions described in Section 8.01(b), on or after December 1, 2018 until the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, in each case, at an initial conversion rate of 94.3396 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8.04, the “ Conversion Rate ”) per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (subject to the settlement provisions of Section 8.02, the “ Conversion Obligation ”).

(b) (i) Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2018, the Notes may be surrendered for conversion during the five Business Day period immediately after any five consecutive Trading Day period (the “ Measurement Period ”) in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder of the Notes in accordance with this subsection (b)(i) and the definition of “Trading Price” in Section 1.02, for each Trading Day of the Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on each such Trading Day (the “ Trading Price Condition ”).

(A) The Trading Price shall be determined by the Company based on bids, if any, received by the Bid Solicitation Agent pursuant to this subsection (b)(i) and the definition of Trading Price set forth in this Supplemental Indenture.

 

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(B) The Bid Solicitation Agent shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes or whether the Trading Price Condition has been met. The Bid Solicitation Agent shall have no obligation to solicit bids from nationally recognized securities dealers the Company selects unless the Company has requested such solicitation in writing providing the name and contact information for the nationally recognized securities dealers the Company has chosen and the determination dates for which such market bid quotations are to be solicited, and the Company shall have no obligation to make such request or determine the Trading Price unless a Holder of the Notes provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate, at which time the Company shall instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to solicit bids pursuant to this subsection (b)(i) and the definition of Trading Price, and based upon such bids the Company shall determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate.

(C) If (x) the Company does not, when it is required to, instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to solicit bids as described above, (y) the Company gives such instruction to the Bid Solicitation Agent to solicit bids and the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to obtain such bids or (z) the Bid Solicitation Agent obtains such bids and the Company fails to determine the Trading Price based upon such bids, then, in each case, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on each Trading Day of such failure.

(D) If the Trading Price Condition has been met on any Trading Day, the Company shall provide notice thereof to the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing on such Trading Day, subject to Section 13.02 of the Original Indenture. If, at any time after the Trading Price Condition has been met, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate for such Trading Day, the Company shall promptly provide notice thereof to the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing, subject to Section 13.02 of the Original Indenture.

 

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(ii) If, prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2018, the Company elects to:

(A) issue to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock any rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance; or

(B) distribute to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock the Company’s assets, debt securities or rights to purchase securities of the Company, which distribution has a per share value, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors, exceeding 10% of the Last Reported Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day preceding the date of announcement for such distribution,

then, in either case, the Company shall notify all Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) at least 20 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution. Once the Company has given such notice, Holders may surrender their Notes for conversion at any time until the earlier of (1) the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution and (2) the Company’s announcement that such issuance or distribution will not take place, even if the Notes are not otherwise convertible at such time.

Holders of the Notes may not exercise this conversion right if each Holder has the right to participate (as a result of holding the Notes, and at the same time and on the same terms as Holders of shares of Common Stock participate) in any of the transactions described above as if such Holder of the Notes held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the applicable conversion rate, multiplied by (ii) (x) the principal amount of Notes held by such Holder divided by (y) $1,000, without having to convert its notes.

(iii) If a transaction or an event that constitutes a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2018, regardless of whether a Holder of the Notes has the right to require the Company to repurchase the Notes pursuant to Section 9.01, or if the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange or similar transaction, or transfer or lease of all or substantially all of its assets, pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other assets, the Notes may be surrendered for conversion at any time from or after the date that is 20 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date of such transaction or event (or, if later, the Business Day after the Company gives notice of such transaction or event) up to, and including, the date that is 35 Trading Days after the actual effective date of such transaction or event, or, if such transaction or event also constitutes a Fundamental Change, up to, and including, the related Fundamental Change Repurchase

 

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Date. The Company shall notify Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) (i) as promptly as practicable following the date the Company publicly announces such transaction or event, but in no event less than 20 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date of such transaction or event, or (ii) if the Company does not have knowledge of such transaction or event at least 20 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date of such transaction or event, within five Business Days of the date upon which the Company receives notice, or otherwise becomes aware, of such transaction or event, but in no event later than the actual effective date of such transaction or event.

(iv) Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2018, a Holder may surrender all or a portion of its Notes (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) for conversion during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on March 31, 2013 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the Conversion Price on each applicable Trading Day. The Company shall determine whether the Notes may be surrendered for conversion in accordance with this clause (iv) and shall notify the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent if the Notes become convertible in accordance with this clause (iv).

(v) If, prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2018, the Company calls the Notes for redemption pursuant to Article X, Holders may convert their Notes at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date, even if the Notes are not otherwise convertible at such time. After that time, Holders will no longer have the right to convert their Notes on account of the Company’s delivery of the relevant Redemption Notice, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price, in which case a Holder of the Notes may convert its Notes until the Redemption Price has been paid or duly provided for.

Section 8.02. Conversion Procedure; Settlement Upon Conversion .

(a) Subject to this Section 8.02, Section 8.03(b) and Section 8.07(a), upon conversion of any Note, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder of the Notes, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, cash (“ Cash Settlement ”), shares of Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with Section 8.02(i) (“ Physical Settlement ”) or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with Section 8.02(i) (“ Combination Settlement ”), at its election, as set forth in this Section 8.02.

(i) All conversions occurring on or after December 1, 2018 and all conversions occurring after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the related Redemption Date shall be settled using the same Settlement Method.

 

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(ii) Except for any conversions that occur after the Company’s issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes but prior to the related Redemption Date and any conversions occurring on or after December 1, 2018, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all conversions occurring on the same Conversion Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions that occur on different Conversion Dates.

(iii) Subject to the two immediately succeeding sentences, if, in respect of any Conversion Date, the Company elects a Settlement Method in respect of such Conversion Date, the Company, through the Trustee, shall deliver the relevant Settlement Notice to converting Holders of the Notes no later than the close of business on the Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date. In the case of any conversions occurring on or after the date of issuance of a Redemption Notice with respect to the Notes and prior to the related Redemption Date, if the Company elects a Settlement Method, the Company shall notify Holders of the Notes of the relevant Settlement Method in such Redemption Notice. In the case of any conversions on or after December 1, 2018, if the Company elects a Settlement Method, the Company, through the Trustee, shall deliver a Settlement Notice to all Holders of the Notes no later than December 1, 2018. If the Company does not elect a Settlement Method prior to the relevant deadline set forth in the three immediately preceding sentences, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. The Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount. If the Company elects Combination Settlement, but does not timely notify converting Holders of the Specified Dollar Amount, such Specified Dollar Amount shall be deemed to be $1,000.

(iv) The cash, shares of Common Stock or combination of cash and shares of Common Stock in respect of any conversion of Notes (the “ Settlement Amount ”) shall be computed by the Company as follows:

(A) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Physical Settlement, the Company shall deliver to the converting Holder a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be converted, divided by $1,000, and the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date;

(B) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Cash Settlement, the Company shall pay to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and

 

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(C) if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period.

(v) The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Conversion Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of any fractional share, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock. The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination.

(b) Subject to Section 8.02(e), before any Holder of a Note shall be entitled to convert a Note as set forth above, such Holder shall (i) in the case of a Global Note, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 8.02(g) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Conversion Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Conversion (or a facsimile thereof) (a “ Notice of Conversion ”) at the office of the Conversion Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Conversion Agent, (3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and (4) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 8.02(g). The Trustee (and if different, the Conversion Agent) shall notify the Company of any conversion pursuant to this Article VIII on the Conversion Date for such conversion. No Holder may surrender Notes for conversion if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 9.03.

If more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder of the Notes, the Conversion Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered.

 

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(c) A Note shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “ Conversion Date ”) that the Holder of the Notes has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. The Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due (including any cash in lieu of fractional shares) in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, if the Company elects Physical Settlement, or on the third Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period, in the case of any other Settlement Method (subject to the provisions of Section 8.03(b) and Section 8.07(a)). If any shares of Common Stock are due to converting Holders of the Notes, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, and deliver to the Conversion Agent or to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, certificates or a book-entry transfer through the Depositary for the full number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled in satisfaction of the Company’s Conversion Obligation.

(d) In case any Note shall be surrendered for partial conversion, in $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the Note so surrendered a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Note, without payment of any service charge by the converting Holder of the Notes but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such conversion being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such conversion.

(e) If a Holder of the Notes submits a Note for conversion, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issuance of any shares of Common Stock upon conversion, unless the tax is due because the Holder requests such shares of Common Stock to be issued in a name other than such Holder’s name, in which case such Holder shall pay that tax. The Conversion Agent may refuse to deliver the certificates representing the shares of Common Stock being issued in a name other than such Holder’s name until the Trustee receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax that is due by such Holder in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.

(f) Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee, or the Note Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall make a notation on such Global Note as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversion of Notes effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.

(g) Upon conversion, a Holder of the Notes shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Company’s payment or delivery, as the case may be, of the Settlement Amount upon conversion of any Note shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the Conversion Date shall be

 

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deemed to be paid in full rather than canceled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon a conversion of Notes into a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, accrued and unpaid interest shall be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are converted after the close of business on a Regular Record Date, Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date shall receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Notes surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so converted; provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for conversions following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; (3) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (4) to the extent of any overdue Interest, if any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Note.

(h) The Person in whose name the certificate for any shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion is registered shall be treated as the holder of record of such shares as of the close of business on the relevant Conversion Date (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Conversion Obligation by Physical Settlement) or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (if the Company elects to satisfy the related Conversion Obligation by Combination Settlement), as the case may be. Upon a conversion of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for conversion; provided that (a) the converting Holder shall have the right to receive the Settlement Amount due upon conversion and (b) in the case of a conversion between a Regular Record Date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Holder of record as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date shall have the right to receive the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date, in accordance with clause (g) above.

(i) The Company shall not issue any fractional share of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion based on the Daily VWAP on the relevant Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP on the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). For each Note surrendered for conversion, if the Company has elected Combination Settlement, the full number of shares that shall be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the applicable Observation Period and any fractional shares remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.

Section 8.03. Adjustment to Conversion Rate upon Conversion upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change .

(a) If the Effective Date of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Maturity Date and a Holder of the Notes elects to convert its Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, under the circumstances described

 

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below, increase the Conversion Rate for the Notes so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional shares of Common Stock (the “ Additional Shares ”), as described below. A conversion of Notes shall be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” such Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the relevant Notice of Conversion is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change up to, and including, the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or, in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof, the 35th Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change).

(b) Upon surrender of Notes for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, at its option, satisfy the related Conversion Obligation by Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement in accordance with Section 8.02; provided , however , that if, as of the Effective Date of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Reference Property is composed entirely of cash, for any conversion of Notes following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Conversion Obligation shall be calculated based solely on the Stock Price for the transaction and shall be deemed to be an amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of converted Notes equal to the Conversion Rate (including any adjustment for Additional Shares), multiplied by such Stock Price. In such event, the Conversion Obligation shall be determined and paid to Holders of the Notes in cash on the third Business Day following the Conversion Date. The Company shall notify the Holders of Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent in writing of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change and issue a press release announcing such Effective Date no later than five Business Days after such Effective Date.

(c) The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased shall be determined by reference to the table below in subsection 8.03(e), based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the “ Effective Date ”) and the price (the “ Stock Price ”) paid (or deemed to be paid) per share of Common Stock in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change. If the holders of Common Stock receive in exchange for their Common Stock only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Stock Price shall be the cash amount paid per share. Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the five Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

(d) The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table below in subsection 8.03(e) shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Notes is otherwise adjusted. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares set forth in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 8.04.

 

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(e) The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares to be added to the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes pursuant to this Section 8.03 for each Stock Price and Effective Date set forth below:

 

    Stock Price  

Effective Date

  $8.00     $9.00     $10.00     $12.50     $15.00     $20.00     $25.00     $30.00     $40.00     $50.00     $60.00     $75.00  

March 4, 2013

    30.6604        23.8449        18.7963        11.0834        7.0865        3.5312        2.1344        1.4590        0.8195        0.5071        0.3206        0.1563   

March 1, 2014

    30.6604        23.2620        17.8018        9.6430        5.6597        2.4758        1.4211        0.9682        0.5590        0.3525        0.2239        0.1073   

March 1, 2015

    30.6604        22.4464        16.3728        7.5281        3.6286        1.1964        0.6612        0.4742        0.2930        0.1894        0.1216        0.0576   

March 1, 2016

    30.6604        22.1191        15.2235        3.8826        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

March 1, 2017

    30.6604        21.8846        14.8700        3.7305        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

March 1, 2018

    30.6604        20.2609        13.1203        3.0607        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

March 1, 2019

    30.6604        16.7715        5.6604        —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

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

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

(ii) if the Stock Price is greater than $75.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to subsection (d) above), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate; and

(iii) if the Stock Price is less than $8.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to subsection (d) above), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 125.0000, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 8.04.

(f) Nothing in this Section 8.03 shall prevent an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 8.04 in respect of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

Section 8.04. Adjustment of Conversion Rate . The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company if any of the following events occurs, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders of the Notes participate (other than in the case of a share split or share combination), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock and solely as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described in this Section 8.04, without having to convert their Notes, as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder of the Notes.

 

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(a) If the Company issues a dividend or distribution on its shares of Common Stock consisting exclusively of shares of Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

CR 1   =   CR 0   ×  

OS 1

 
        OS 0  

where,

 

CR 0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as applicable;
CR 1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date;
OS 0    =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date; and
OS 1    =    the number of shares of Common Stock that will be outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination.

Any adjustment made under this Section 8.04(a) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 8.04(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

(b) If the Company issues to all or substantially all holders of its shares of Common Stock any rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued pursuant to a shareholder rights plan) entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

CR 1   =   CR 0   ×  

OS 0  +  X

 
        OS 0 + Y  

 

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where,

 

CR 0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;
CR 1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
OS 0    =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
X    =    the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
Y    =    the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants.

Any increase made under this Section 8.04(b) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance had not occurred.

For purposes of this Section 8.04(b) and Section 8.01(b)(ii)(A), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.

(c) If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding (i) dividends, distributions or issuances as to which an adjustment is or was effected pursuant to Section 8.04(a) or Section 8.04(b), (ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment is or was effected pursuant to Section 8.04(d), and (iii) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 8.04(c) shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities of the Company, the “ Distributed Property ”), then the Conversion Rate shall be increased (subject in all respects to Section 8.11) based on the following formula:

 

CR 1   =   CR 0   ×  

         SP 0         

  
        SP 0  –  FMV   

 

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where,

 

CR 0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
CR 1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
SP 0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and
FM V    =    the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof) of the Distributed Property with respect to each outstanding share of Common Stock on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.

Any increase made under the portion of this Section 8.04(c) above shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount thereof, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, the amount and kind of Distributed Property such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution. If the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines the “FMV” (as defined above) of any distribution for purposes of this Section 8.04(c) by reference to the actual or when-issued trading market for any securities, it shall in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing SP 0 .

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 8.04(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “ Spin-Off ”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

CR 1   =   CR 0   ×  

FMV 0  + MP 0

  
        MP 0   

 

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where,

 

CR 0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off;
CR 1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off;
FMV 0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock (determined by reference to the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as set forth in Section 1.02 as if references therein to Common Stock were to such Capital Stock or similar equity interest) over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (the “ Valuation Period ”); and
MP 0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the Valuation Period.

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph shall be determined on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period but shall be given effect at the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of any conversion during the Valuation Period, references in the portion of this Section 8.04(c) related to Spin-Offs with respect to 10 consecutive Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off to, but excluding, the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate. In addition, if the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off is less than 10 consecutive Trading Days prior to, and including, the end of the Observation Period in respect of any conversion, references in the portion of this Section 8.04(c) related to Spin-Offs to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that conversion, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off to, and including, the last Trading Day of such Observation Period.

If any such distribution that constitutes a Spin-Off is declared but not made, and such distribution has resulted in an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, the Conversion Rate shall be re-adjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to make such distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.

For purposes of this Section 8.04(c) (and subject in all respects to Section 8.11), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of its shares of Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, including shares of Common Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“ Trigger Event ”): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the shares of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 8.04(c) (and no adjustment to the

 

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Conversion Rate under this Section 8.04(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 8.04(c). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Supplemental Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 8.04(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of shares of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of shares of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.

For purposes of Section 8.04(a), Section 8.04(b) and this Section 8.04(c), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 8.04(c) is applicable also includes one or both of:

(A) dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which Section 8.04(a) is applicable (the “ Clause A Distribution ”); or

(B) dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 8.04(b) is applicable (the “ Clause B Distribution ”),

then (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 8.04(c) is applicable (the “ Clause C Distribution ”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 8.04(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 8.04(a) and Section 8.04(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Company (I) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution and (II) any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be

 

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“outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date” within the meaning of Section 8.04(a) or “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date” within the meaning of Section 8.04(b).

(d) If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the shares of Common Stock (other than a regular, quarterly cash dividend that does not exceed an amount equal to $0.0025 per share (the “ Initial Dividend Threshold ”) and other than dividends or distributions made in connection with the Company’s liquidation, dissolution, or winding up), the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

CR 1   =   CR 0   ×  

SP 0  –  T

 
        SP 0  –  C  

where,

 

CR 0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
CR 1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
SP 0    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
C    =    the amount of cash per share of Common Stock the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock; and
T    =    the Initial Dividend Threshold; provided that if the dividend or distribution in question is not a regular quarterly cash dividend, the Initial Dividend Threshold will be deemed to be zero.

The Initial Dividend Threshold is subject to concurrent adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to adjustments to the Conversion Rate; provided that no adjustment shall be made to the Initial Dividend Threshold for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate on account of a regular quarterly cash dividend under this clause (d).

Any increase pursuant to this Section 8.04(d) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of shares of Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder would

 

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have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution. For the avoidance of doubt, there will not be any adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 8.04(d) as a result of any distribution of Reference Property to holders of the Common Stock in connection with any Merger Event.

(e) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for the Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

CR 1   =   CR 0   ×  

AC +  ( SP 1  × OS 1 )

  
        OS 0 × SP 1   

where,

 

CR 0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires (the “ Expiration Date ”);
CR 1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;
AC    =    the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof) paid or payable for shares of Common Stock purchased in such tender or exchange offer;
OS 0    =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on the date such tender or exchange offer is consummated (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);
OS 1    =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the open of business on the date such tender or exchange offer is consummated (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and
SP 1    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires.

 

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The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 8.04(e) shall be determined at the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date but shall be given effect at the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of any conversion within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding any Expiration Date, references in this Section 8.04(e) with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between such Expiration Date and the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate. In addition, if the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date is less than 10 Trading Days prior to, and including, the end of the Observation Period in respect of any conversion, references in this Section 8.04(e) to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that conversion, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date to, and including, the last Trading Day of such Observation Period. For the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment under this Section 8.04(e) shall be made if such adjustment would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.04, if a Conversion Rate adjustment becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date, and a Holder that has converted its Notes on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or prior to the related Record Date would be treated as the record holder of the shares of Common Stock as of the related Conversion Date as described under Section 8.02(h) based on an adjusted Conversion Rate for such Ex-Dividend Date, then, notwithstanding the Conversion Rate adjustment provisions in this Section 8.04, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date shall not be made for such converting Holder. Instead, such Holder shall be treated as if such Holder were the record owner of the shares of Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.

(g) Except as stated herein, the Company shall not adjust the Conversion Rate for the issuance of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities.

(h) In addition to those adjustments required by clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 8.04, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of The New York Stock Exchange, (i) the Company may increase the Conversion Rate of the Notes by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest and (ii) the Company may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares of Common Stock) or similar event. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall mail to the Holder of each Note at its last address appearing on the Security Register a notice of the increase at least 15 calendar days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.

 

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(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.04, the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted:

(i) upon the issuance any shares of Common Stock 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 plan;

(ii) upon the issuance any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries;

(iii) upon the issuance any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (ii) of this subsection and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued, subject to Section 8.11;

(iv) upon any regular, quarterly cash dividend to holders of the Common Stock that does not exceed an amount equal to the Initial Dividend Threshold;

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

(vi) for accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

(j) All calculations and other determinations under this Article VIII shall be made by the Company and all calculations of the Conversion Rate shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000) of a share.

(k) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer shall have received such Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume without inquiry that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to each Holder of the Notes at its last address appearing on the Security Register. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

(l) For the purposes of this Section 8.04, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company, but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock.

 

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Section 8.05. Adjustments of Prices . Whenever any provision of the Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts over a span of multiple days (including an Observation Period and, if applicable, the period for determining the Stock Price for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), the Board of Directors or a committee thereof shall make appropriate adjustments to each to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Effective Date or Expiration Date, as the case may be, of the event occurs, at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts are to be calculated.

Section 8.06. Shares to be Fully Paid . The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares that are not reserved for other purposes or shares held in treasury, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion (assuming that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be converted by a single Holder of the Notes and that Physical Settlement is applicable, and including the maximum number of Additional Shares that could be included in the Conversion Rate for a conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change).

Section 8.07. Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Shares of Common Stock .

(a) In the case of:

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

(ii) any consolidation, merger, combination or similar transaction involving the Company,

(iii) any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety, or

(iv) any statutory share exchange,

in each case, as a result of which the shares of Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “ Merger Event ”), then, at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “ Reference Property ”, with each “ unit of Reference Property ” meaning the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock would have received) upon such Merger

 

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Event and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 6.01(d) providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided , however , that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event (A) the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 8.02 and (B) (I) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 8.02 shall continue to be payable in cash, (II) any shares of Common Stock that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 8.02 shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of Common Stock would have been entitled to receive in such Merger Event and (III) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property.

If the Merger Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then (i) the Reference Property into which the Notes will be convertible shall be deemed to be (A) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election or (B) if no holders of the shares of Common Stock affirmatively make such an election, the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Stock, and (ii) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one share of Common Stock. If the holders receive only cash in such Merger Event, then for all conversions that occur after the effective date of such Merger Event (x) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (as may be increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to Section 8.03), multiplied by the price paid per share of Common Stock in such Merger Event and (y) the Company shall satisfy the Conversion Obligation by paying cash to converting Holders on the third Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date. The Company shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

Such supplemental indenture described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article VIII. If, in the case of any Merger Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Merger Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other Person and shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of the Notes as the Board of Directors shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing, including to the extent required by the Board of Directors and as practicable, the provisions providing for the purchase rights set forth in Article IX. Following any Merger Event, each reference herein to a share of Common Stock shall be deemed to refer to a unit of Reference Property, subject to the provisions of such supplemental indenture.

 

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(b) In the event the Company shall execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 8.07, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise the Reference Property after any such Merger Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly mail notice thereof to all Holders of the Notes. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder of the Notes, at its address appearing on the Security Register, within 20 Business Days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

(c) The Company shall not become a party to any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 8.07. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder of the Notes to convert its Notes into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, as set forth in Section 8.01 and Section 8.02 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.

(d) In connection with any Merger Event, the Initial Dividend Threshold shall be subject to adjustment as described in clause (i), clause (ii) or clause (iii) below, as the case may be:

(i) In the case of a Merger Event in which the Reference Property (determined, as appropriate, pursuant to Section 8.07(a) above and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed entirely of shares of common stock (the “ Merger Common Stock ”), the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the effective time of such Merger Event shall be equal to (x) the Initial Dividend Threshold immediately prior to the effective time of such Merger Event, divided by (y) the number of shares of Merger Common Stock that a holder of one share of Common Stock would receive in such Merger Event (such quotient rounded down to nearest cent);

(ii) In the case of a Merger Event in which the Reference Property (determined, as appropriate, pursuant to Section 8.07(a) above and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed in part of shares of Merger Common Stock, the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the effective time of such Merger Event shall be equal to (x) the Initial Dividend Threshold immediately prior to the effective time of such Merger Event, multiplied by (y) the Merger Valuation Percentage for such Merger Event (such quotient rounded down to nearest cent).

(iii) For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of a Merger Event in which the Reference Property (determined, as appropriate, pursuant to Section 8.07(a) above and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed entirely of consideration other than shares of common stock, the Initial Dividend Threshold at and after the effective time of such Merger Event shall be equal to zero.

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Section 8.08. Certain Covenants .

(a) The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes will be fully paid and nonassessable by the Company and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

(b) The Company covenants that, if any shares of Common Stock to be provided for the purpose of conversion of Notes hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued upon conversion, the Company will, to the extent then permitted by the rules and interpretations of the Commission, secure such registration or approval, as the case may be.

(c) The Company covenants that if at any time the shares of Common Stock shall be listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system the Company will list and keep listed, so long as the shares of Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.

Section 8.09. Responsibility of Trustee . The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of the Notes to determine the Conversion Rate (or any adjustment thereto) or whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment (including any increase) of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities, property or cash that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and any other Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article VIII. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 8.07 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Holders of the Notes upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 8.07 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 7.02 of the Original Indenture, may accept (without any independent investigation) as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officers’ Certificate (which the Company shall be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for determining whether any event contemplated by Section 8.01(b) has occurred that makes the Notes eligible for conversion or no longer eligible therefor until the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent the notices referred to in Section 8.01(b) with respect to the commencement or termination of such conversion rights, on which notices the Trustee and the Conversion Agent

 

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may conclusively rely, and the Company agrees to deliver such notices to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent promptly after the occurrence of any such event or at such other times as shall be provided for in Section 8.01(b).

Section 8.10. Notice to Holders of the Notes Prior to Certain Actions . In case of any:

(a) action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 8.04 or Section 8.11;

(b) Merger Event or Consolidation Transaction; or

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

then, in each case (unless notice of such event is otherwise required pursuant to another provision of the Indenture, excluding for the avoidance of doubt Section 8.04(k)), the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and to be mailed to each Holder of the Notes at its address appearing on the Security Register, as promptly as possible and at least 20 calendar days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of shares of Common Stock of record are to be determined for the purposes of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) the date on which such Merger Event, Consolidation Transaction, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is expected to become effective or occur, and, if applicable, the date as of which it is expected that holders of shares of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such Merger Event, Consolidation Transaction, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, Merger Event, Consolidation Transaction, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.

Section 8.11. Shareholder Rights Plans . If the Company has a rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Notes into Common Stock, each share of Common Stock, if any, issued upon such conversion shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights, if any, and any certificate representing the share of Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any such shareholder rights plan, as the same may be amended from time to time. If however, prior to any conversion, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable shareholder rights plan, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all or substantially all holders of shares of Common Stock shares of Capital Stock of the Company, evidences of its indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities as provided in Section 8.04(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

Section 8.12. Insurance Conversion Restriction . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Notes will not be convertible by a Holder to the

 

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extent that conversion of such Holder’s Notes would cause such Holder or a Person who directly or indirectly controls (as defined under the applicable state insurance laws and regulations), is controlled by, or under common control with, such Holder to hold, for purposes of such insurance laws and regulations, 10% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, except to the extent that the conversion of such Holder’s notes has been approved by the applicable insurance regulator, or is exempted from the approval requirements by such regulator, under all insurance statutes and regulations applicable to the Company’s direct and indirect insurance company subsidiaries (any such approvals or exemptions from approval requirements, the “ Insurance Regulatory Approvals ”) (such restriction, the “ Insurance Conversion Restriction ”); provided , however , that if permitted under the applicable insurance statutes and regulations, the Insurance Conversion Restriction will not apply to the extent the Company and such Holder shall have entered into mutually agreed alternative arrangements (such as delivery of the shares of Common Stock into which the Notes may be converted into an escrow account or voting trust) permitting the conversion of the Notes to occur pending receipt of any required Insurance Regulatory Approvals.

Without limiting the foregoing, if any delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of the Insurance Conversion Restriction, the Company’s obligation to deliver such shares of Common Stock shall not be extinguished and the Company shall deliver such shares of Common Stock as promptly as practicable following the time at which the Insurance Conversion Restriction no longer applies and such Holder gives notice thereof to the Company. No interest will accrue and be payable on Notes under which the delivery of shares of Common Stock is not made upon conversion, as a result of an Insurance Conversion Restriction, during any period that the delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion would otherwise have been made if not for the presence of such Insurance Conversion Restriction.

In providing such notice, and in exercising its right of conversion, such Holder will be deemed to have represented to the Company that no Insurance Conversion Restriction applies. For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions on conversion described in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 8.12 shall apply to any exercise of a conversion right by a Holder of Notes, but in the case of a Global Note, only to the extent that such restrictions apply to the owners of beneficial interests in such Global Note other than participants of the Depositary who hold beneficial interests in the Notes on behalf of other Persons.

ARTICLE IX

R EPURCHASE OF N OTES AT O PTION OF H OLDERS

Section 9.01. Repurchase at Option of Holders of the Notes Upon a Fundamental Change

(a) If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time, each Holder of the Notes shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes, or any portion of the principal thereof that is equal to $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount, on the date (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ”) specified by the Company that is not less than 20 calendar days or more

 

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than 35 calendar days following the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice, subject to extension if necessary to comply with applicable securities laws, at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Price ”); provided that if the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the Interest Payment Date to which such Regular Record Date relates, then the Company shall instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the Holder of record on such Regular Record Date, and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased pursuant to this Article IX.

(b) On or before the 20th calendar day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Holders of the Notes and the Trustee and the Paying Agent (in the case of a Paying Agent other than the Trustee) a notice (the “ Fundamental Change Company Notice ”) of the occurrence of the effective date of the Fundamental Change and of the repurchase right at the option of the Holders of the Notes arising as a result thereof. Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify:

(i) the events causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii) the date of the Fundamental Change;

(iii) the last date on which a Holder of the Notes may exercise the repurchase right pursuant to this Article IX;

(iv) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;

(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;

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

(vii) if applicable, the Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the Conversion Rate;

(viii) that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder of the Notes may be converted only if such Holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; and

(ix) the procedures that the Holders of the Notes must follow to require the Company to repurchase their Notes.

At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give such notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided , however, that, in all cases, the text of such Fundamental Change Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company.

 

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Such notice shall be by first class mail to the Trustee, to the Paying Agent and to each Holder of the Notes at its address shown in the Security Register (and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law) or, in the case of Global Notes, in accordance with Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously with providing such notice, the Company shall publish a notice containing the information set forth in the Fundamental Change Company Notice in a newspaper of general circulation in The City of New York or publish such information on the Company’s website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time.

No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the repurchase rights of the Holders of the Notes or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 9.01.

(c) Repurchases of Notes under this Section 9.01 shall be made, at the option of the Holder of the Notes thereof, upon:

(i) Delivery to the Paying Agent by a Holder of the Notes of a duly completed notice (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ”) in the form set forth in Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, if the Notes are Physical Notes, or in compliance with the Depositary’s procedures for surrendering interests in Global Notes, if the Notes are Global Notes, in each case on or before the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and

(ii) delivery of the Notes, if the Notes are Physical Notes, to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements for transfer) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent, or book-entry transfer of the Notes, if the Notes are Global Notes, in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary, in each case such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Notes of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price therefor.

(d) The Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in respect of any Notes to be repurchased shall state:

(i) in the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered for repurchase;

(ii) the portion of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and

(iii) that the Notes are to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and the Indenture;

provided , however , that if the Notes are Global Notes, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with Applicable Procedures.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder of the Notes delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 9.01

 

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shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 9.02.

The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Notes may be repurchased by the Company on any date at the option of the Holders of the Notes upon a Fundamental Change if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes). The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders of the Notes thereof any Physical Notes held by it during the acceleration of the Notes (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes), or any instructions for book-entry transfer of the Notes in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary shall be deemed to have been canceled, and, upon such return or cancellation, as the case may be, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

Section 9.02. Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice . A Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 9.02 at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, specifying:

(i) the principal amount of the Notes with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted;

(ii) if Physical Notes have been issued, the certificate number of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted; and

(iii) the principal amount, if any, of such Note that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000;

provided , however , that if the Notes are Global Notes, the notice must comply with Applicable Procedures.

Section 9.03. Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price .

(a) The Company shall deposit with the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company, or if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 2.07 of the Original Indenture) on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date an amount of money sufficient to repurchase all of the Notes to be repurchased at the appropriate Fundamental Change Repurchase

 

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Price. Subject to receipt of funds and/or Notes by the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company), payment for Notes surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date) will be made on the later of (i) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date with respect to such Note ( provided that the Holder of the Notes has satisfied the conditions in Section 9.01) and (ii) the time of book-entry transfer or the delivery of such Note to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 9.01 by mailing checks for the amount payable to the Holders of such Notes entitled thereto as they shall appear in the Security Register; provided, however, that payments to the Depositary shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. The Trustee shall, promptly after such payment and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company any funds in excess of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.

(b) If by 11:00 a.m. New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) holds money sufficient to make payment on all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be repurchased on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date then:

(i) such Notes shall cease to be Outstanding,

(ii) interest shall cease to accrue on such Notes (whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes have been delivered to the Trustee or Paying Agent), and

(iii) all other rights of the Holders of such Notes will terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and, if the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, the right of the Holder of record on such Regular Record Date to receive the related interest payment).

(c) Upon surrender of a Note that is to be repurchased in part pursuant to Section 9.01, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unrepurchased portion of the Note surrendered, without payment of any service charge.

Section 9.04. Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes . In connection with any repurchase offer pursuant to a Fundamental Change Company Notice, the Company shall, if required:

(a) comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable;

(b) file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act; and

(c) otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection with any offer by the Company to repurchase the Notes;

 

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in each case, so as to permit the rights and obligations under this Article IX to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in this Article IX.

ARTICLE X

O PTIONAL R EDEMPTION

Section 10.01. Applicability of Article 3 of the Original Indenture . Article 3 of the Original Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead, the provisions set forth in this Article X shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in its entirety Article 3 of the Original Indenture and all references in the Original Indenture to Article 3 thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article X and the provisions set forth in this Article X.

Section 10.02. Right to Redeem; Notices to Trustee . No sinking fund is provided for the Notes. The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to March 8, 2016. On any Business Day on or after March 8, 2016, the Company may redeem (an “ Optional Redemption ”) for cash all or part of the Notes, at the Redemption Price, if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock has been at least 130% of the Conversion Price then in effect for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive), including the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice, during any 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day prior to the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 10.03.

Section 10.03. Notice of Optional Redemption; Selection of Notes.

(a) In case the Company exercises its Optional Redemption right to redeem all or, as the case may be, any part of the Notes pursuant to Section 10.02, it shall fix a date for redemption (each, a “ Redemption Date ”) and it or, at its written request received by the Trustee not less than 65 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date (or such shorter period of time as may be acceptable to the Trustee), the Trustee, in the name of and at the expense of the Company, shall provide or cause to be provided a notice of such Optional Redemption (a “ Redemption Notice ”) not less than 30 nor more than 60 calendar days prior to the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes so to be redeemed as a whole or in part at its last address as the same appears on the Note Register; provided , however , that, if the Company shall give such notice, it shall also give written notice of the Redemption Date to the Trustee. The Redemption Date must be a Business Day.

(b) The Redemption Notice, if mailed in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such Redemption Notice or any defect in the Redemption Notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note.

(c) Each Redemption Notice shall specify:

(i) the Redemption Date;

 

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(ii) the Redemption Price;

(iii) that on the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each Note to be redeemed, and that interest thereon, if any, shall cease to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;

(iv) the place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price;

(v) that Holders may surrender their Notes for conversion at any time prior to the 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date;

(vi) the procedures a converting Holder must follow to convert its Notes and the Settlement Method and specified cash amount, if applicable;

(vii) the Conversion Rate and, if applicable, the number of Additional Shares added to the Conversion Rate in accordance with Section 8.03;

(viii) the CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers, if any, assigned to such Notes; and

(ix) in case any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed and on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, a new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof shall be issued.

A Redemption Notice shall be irrevocable.

(d) If fewer than all of the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed and the Notes are in the form of Global Notes, the Depositary will select the Notes to be redeemed. If fewer than all of the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed and the Notes are in the form of Physical Notes, the Trustee shall select the Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed (in principal amounts of $1,000 or multiples thereof) by lot, on a pro rata basis or by another method the Trustee considers to be fair and appropriate. If any Note selected for partial redemption is submitted for conversion in part after such selection, the portion of the Note submitted for conversion shall be deemed (so far as may be possible) to be the portion selected for redemption.

Section 10.04. Payment of Notes Called for Redemption .

(a) If any Redemption Notice has been given in respect of the Notes in accordance with Section 10.03, the Notes shall become due and payable on the Redemption Date at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice and at the applicable Redemption Price. On presentation and surrender of the Notes at the place or places stated in the Redemption Notice, the Notes shall be paid and redeemed by the Company at the applicable Redemption Price.

 

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(b) Prior to 9:00 am., New York City time, on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent or, if the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 8.02 of the Original Indenture an amount of cash (in immediately available funds if deposited on the Redemption Date), sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of all of the Notes to be redeemed on such Redemption Date. Subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, payment for the Notes to be redeemed shall be made promptly after the later of:

(i) the Redemption Date for such Notes; and

(ii) the time of presentation of such Note to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner required by this Section 10.04.

(c) Upon surrender of a Note that is to be redeemed in part only pursuant to Section 10.02, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered, without payment of any service charge.

Section 10.05. Restrictions on Redemption . The Company may not redeem any Notes on any date if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Redemption Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Redemption Price with respect to such Notes).

ARTICLE XI

M ISCELLANEOUS P ROVISIONS

Section 11.01. Governing Law . THE INDENTURE AND EACH NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITH REFERENCE TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS.

Section 11.02. No Security Interest Created . Nothing in the Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall be construed to constitute a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, as now or hereafter enacted and in effect, in any jurisdiction.

Section 11.03. Notices . Any notices required to be given to Holders of the Notes, to the extent such Notes are represented by one or more Global Notes, will be given to the Depositary of the Notes. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to direct participants, by direct participants to indirect participants, and by direct participants and indirect participants to beneficial owners of the Notes will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.

Section 11.04. Benefits of Indenture . Nothing in the Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, any authenticating agent, any Registrar and their successors hereunder or the Holders of the Notes, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture.

 

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Section 11.05. Effect of Headings . The article and section headings herein and in the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 11.06. Supplemental Indenture May be Executed in Counterparts . This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

Section 11.07. Severability . In case any provision in the Indenture or the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 11.08. Ratification of Original Indenture . Except as amended hereby with respect to the Notes, the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Original Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Company and each Holder of the Notes, by its acceptance of such Notes, acknowledges and agrees that all of the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits afforded to the Trustee under the Original Indenture are deemed to be incorporated herein, and shall be enforceable by the Trustee, whether acting as Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent or Bid Solicitation Agent hereunder, as if set forth herein in full.

Section 11.09. Calculations . The Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock, Daily VWAPs, Daily Conversion Values, Trading Prices, Daily Settlement Amounts, accrued interest payable on the Notes, the Conversion Rate of the Notes and whether the Notes are convertible. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, the Company’s calculations shall be final and binding on Holders of the Notes. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee shall forward the Company’s calculations to any Holder of Notes upon the request of such Holder at the sole cost and expense of the Company. None of the Trustee, Conversion Agent or Paying Agent shall be responsible or liable for the calculations of the Company.

 

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

 

RADIAN GROUP INC.
By:  

/s/ C. Robert Quint

Name:   C. Robert Quint
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

/s/ George J. Rayzis

Name:   George J. Rayzis
Title:   Vice President


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[INCLUDE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF A GLOBAL NOTE]

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE 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 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 SECURITY 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 SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREIN.


RADIAN GROUP INC.

2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019

 

No. 1   Initially $400,000,000
CUSIP No. 750236AN1  
ISIN No. US750236AN17  

Radian Group Inc., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ,” which term includes any successor corporation or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum as set forth in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Notes” attached hereto, which amount, taken together with the principal amounts of all other Outstanding Notes, shall not, unless permitted by the Indenture, exceed $400,000,000 in aggregate at any time, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary, on March 1, 2019, and interest thereon as set forth below.

This Note shall bear interest at the rate of 2.25% per year from March 4, 2013, or from the most recent date on which interest had been paid or provided for to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date until March 1, 2019. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 1 and September 1, commencing on September 1, 2013, to Holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the preceding February 15 and September 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively. Additional Interest may be payable as set forth in Section 5.04 of the within-mentioned Supplemental Indenture, and any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to Section 5.04 of the Supplemental Indenture and any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made.

The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on this Note, so long as such Note is a Global Note, in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Note. As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall pay the principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) at the office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Trustee as its Paying Agent and Registrar in respect of the Notes and its agency at its Corporate Trust Office as a place where Notes may be presented for payment or for registration of transfer.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder of this Note the right to convert this Note into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.


In the case of any conflict between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and govern.

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been manually signed by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent under the Indenture.

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I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.

 

RADIAN GROUP INC.
By:  

 

Name:
Title:

Dated: March 4, 2013

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

 

Authorized Signatory


[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]

RADIAN GROUP INC.

2.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2019

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company, designated as its 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “ Notes ”), limited to the aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000 all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Senior Indenture dated as of March 4, 2013 (the “ Original Indenture ”), as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 4, 2013 (herein called the “ Supplemental Indenture ”; the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (the “ Trustee ”) to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture.

In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of, and interest on, all Notes may be declared, by either the Trustee or Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then Outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and deliveries in respect of the Redemption Price, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and the principal amount on the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the Holder who surrenders a Note to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Note. The Company shall pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, and in certain other circumstances, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures modifying the terms of the Indenture and the Notes as described therein. It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, the Redemption Price, if applicable, of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, and the consideration due upon conversion of, this Note at the place, at the respective times, in the amounts and, if applicable, in the lawful money herein prescribed.


The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. At the office or agency of the Company referred to on the face hereof, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, without payment of any service charge but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange of Notes being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange.

The Notes shall be redeemable at the Company’s option in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture.

Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Holder has the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion thereof (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to irrevocably convert any Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, at the Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.

Terms used in this Note and defined in the Indenture are used herein as therein defined.


ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM = as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

CUST = Note Custodian

TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN = joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.


SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES

RADIAN GROUP INC.

2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019

The initial principal amount of this Global Note is $400,000,000. The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

   Amount of
decrease in
Principal Amount
of this Global
Note
   Amount of
increase in
Principal Amount
of this Global
Note
   Principal Amount
of this Global
Note following
such decrease or
increase
   Signature of
authorized
signatory of
Trustee or Note
Custodian
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           


ATTACHMENT 1

[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]

To: Radian Group Inc.

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that any cash payable and any shares of Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any cash for any fractional share of Common Stock, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Holder of the Notes hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any shares of Common Stock or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes or similar governmental charges in accordance with Section 8.02(d) or (e) of the Supplemental Indenture, as applicable. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.

 

Dated:     
Signature(s)     

 

  Signature Guarantee   

Signature(s) must be guaranteed

by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if shares of Common Stock are to be issued, or Notes are to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder.

Fill in for registration of shares if to be issued, and Notes if to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder:

 

 

  (Name)   

 

  (Street Address)   

 

  (City, State and Zip Code)   

 

Please print name and address
Principal amount to be converted (if less than all): $            ,000

 

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NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number

 

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ATTACHMENT 2

[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE]

To: Radian Group Inc.

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Radian Group Inc. (the “ Company ”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date does not fall during the period after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date.

In the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:

Dated:

 

 

Signature(s)

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number
Principal amount to be repurchased (if less than all):

$            ,000

NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

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ATTACHMENT 3

[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]

For value received                      hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto                                          (Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer Identification Number of assignee) the within Note, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints                      attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

 

 

Signature(s)
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature Guarantee Programs:
(i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP) or (iv) another guarantee program acceptable to the Trustee.

 

 

Signature Guarantee

 

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Exhibit 5.1

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

March 4, 2013

Radian Group Inc.

1601 Market Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Radian Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated February 26, 2013 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The Notes will be issued pursuant to the Senior Indenture (the “Base Indenture”) dated March 4, 2013 between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated March 4, 2013 between the Company and the Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture,” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The Notes have been offered for sale pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated February 26, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on February 28, 2013 to the prospectus (as amended and supplemented by the prospectus supplement, the “Prospectus”) that constitutes a part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-183196) filed by the Company with the Commission on August 9, 2012 and declared effective on August 20, 2012 (the “Registration Statement”).

In this capacity, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Indenture, the global certificate evidencing the Notes, the Underwriting Agreement, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors and such other documents and corporate records relating to the Company and the issuance and sale of the Notes as we have deemed appropriate.

In all cases, we have assumed the legal capacity of each natural person signing any of the documents and corporate records examined by us, the genuineness of signatures, the authenticity of documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to authentic original documents of documents submitted to us as copies and the accuracy and completeness of all corporate records and other information made available to us by the Company.


Radian Group Inc.

March 4, 2013

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On the basis of the foregoing and subject to the qualifications expressed below, we are of the opinion that:

1. When the Notes shall have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and issued and paid for as contemplated in the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium, statutes of limitations and other similar laws and judicial decisions now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (including, without limitation, standards of materiality, good faith, fair dealing and reasonableness), whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

2. The shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and, when issued and delivered upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with the Indenture, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable by the Company.

We express no opinion concerning the laws of any jurisdiction other than (i) the laws of the State of New York and (ii) the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (including the statutory provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing).

We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Validity of Securities” in the Prospectus and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 4, 2013 and to the incorporation by reference of this opinion in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we come within the categories of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or under the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Exhibit 5.2

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

March 4, 2013

Radian Group Inc.

1601 Market Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Radian Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with offer and sale of 39.1 million shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”) pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated February 26, 2013 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. The Shares have been offered for sale pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated February 26, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on February 28, 2013 to the prospectus (as amended and supplemented by the prospectus supplement, the “Prospectus”) that constitutes a part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-183196) filed by the Company with the Commission on August 9, 2012 and declared effective on August 20, 2012 (the “Registration Statement”).

In this capacity, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Underwriting Agreement, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws, resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors and such other documents and corporate records relating to the Company and the issuance and sale of the Shares as we have deemed appropriate.

In all cases, we have assumed the legal capacity of each natural person signing any of the documents and corporate records examined by us, the genuineness of signatures, the authenticity of documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to authentic original documents of documents submitted to us as copies and the accuracy and completeness of all corporate records and other information made available to us by the Company.

On the basis of the foregoing and subject to the qualifications expressed below, we are of the opinion that the Shares, upon payment and delivery in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable by the Company.

We express no opinion concerning the laws of any jurisdiction other than the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (including the statutory provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions interpreting the foregoing).


Radian Group Inc.

March 4, 2013

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We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Validity of the Common Stock” in the Prospectus and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 4, 2013 and to the incorporation by reference of this opinion in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we come within the categories of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or under the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Exhibit 99.1

 

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Contact:  
Emily Riley –   phone: 215.231.1035
  email: emily.riley@radian.biz

Radian Announces Underwriters’ Exercise of Options

to Purchase Additional Securities

for Concurrent Offerings of Common Stock and

Convertible Senior Notes

PHILADELPHIA, February 27, 2013 — Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) today announced that the underwriters of its previously announced concurrent public offerings of common stock and convertible senior notes due 2019 have exercised in full their options to purchase an additional 5.1 million shares of common stock and an additional $50 million principal amount of notes from the Company at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. As a result, the Company expects to issue a total of 39.1 million shares and $400 million principal amount of notes and to receive aggregate net proceeds, after underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, of approximately $299.5 million from the common stock offering and $389.8 million from the convertible senior notes offering. The offerings are expected to close on March 4, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. have acted as joint book-running managers for the offerings, Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC have acted as co-managers for the common stock offering and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. has acted as co-manager for the convertible notes offering.

The shares and notes will be issued pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Form S-3 and declared effective on August 20, 2012. The offerings are being made by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplements. A copy of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus for each of the offerings has been


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filed with the SEC and is available for free on the SEC’s website: http://www.sec.gov . Alternatively, copies may be obtained from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, by calling (866) 718-1649 or by emailing prospectus@morganstanley.com , and from Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by calling (866) 471-2526 or by emailing prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com .

This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security of the Company, nor will there be any sale of any such security in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful. Each of the offerings may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus.

About Radian

Radian Group Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia, provides private mortgage insurance and related risk mitigation products and services to mortgage lenders nationwide through its principal operating subsidiary, Radian Guaranty Inc. These services help promote and preserve homeownership opportunities for homebuyers, while protecting lenders from default-related losses on residential first mortgages and facilitating the sale of low-down payment mortgages in the secondary market.

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Exhibit 99.2

 

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Contact:  
Emily Riley –  

phone: 215.231.1035

email: emily.riley@radian.biz

Radian Announces Completion of Concurrent

Offerings of Common Stock and

Convertible Senior Notes

PHILADELPHIA, March 4, 2013 — Radian Group Inc. (NYSE: RDN) today announced that it has completed its previously announced concurrent public offerings of 39.1 million shares of common stock and $400 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2019. The Company received aggregate net proceeds, after underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses, of approximately $299.5 million from the Common Stock Offering and $389.8 million from the Convertible Notes Offering. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the offerings to fund working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes, including additional capital support for its mortgage insurance business. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as joint book-running managers for the offerings, Dowling & Partners Securities, LLC, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as co-managers for the Common Stock Offering and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. acted as co-manager for the Convertible Notes Offering.

The notes are the Company’s unsecured obligations. The notes will pay interest semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 at a rate of 2.25% per year, and will mature on March 1, 2019.

Prior to December 1, 2018, the notes will be convertible only upon specified events and during specified periods and, thereafter, at any time. The notes will initially be convertible at a conversion rate of 94.3396 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of notes, corresponding to an initial conversion price of approximately $10.60 per share of the Company’s common stock. The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment upon certain events, but will not be adjusted for accrued and unpaid interest. Upon conversion, the Company will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s option. The Company will have the right to redeem all or part of the notes on or after March 8, 2016 if the last reported sale price of its common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period.


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The shares and notes were issued pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement that was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Form S-3 and declared effective on August 20, 2012. The offerings were made by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplements. A copy of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus for each of the offerings has been filed with the SEC and is available for free on the SEC’s website: http://www.sec.gov . Alternatively, copies may be obtained from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10014, by calling (866) 718-1649 or by emailing prospectus@morganstanley.com , and from Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by calling (866) 471-2526 or by emailing prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com .

This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security of the Company, nor will there be any sale of any such security in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful. Each of the offerings may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus.

About Radian

Radian Group Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia, provides private mortgage insurance and related risk mitigation products and services to mortgage lenders nationwide through its principal operating subsidiary, Radian Guaranty Inc. These services help promote and preserve homeownership opportunities for homebuyers, while protecting lenders from default-related losses on residential first mortgages and facilitating the sale of low-down payment mortgages in the secondary market.

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