UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 20, 2013

 

 

SPANSION INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-34747   20-3898239

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

915 DeGuigne Drive

P.O. Box 3453

Sunnyvale, California 94088

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 962-2500

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

2.00% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2020

On August 26, 2013, Spansion LLC (“Spansion LLC”), a wholly-owned operating company subsidiary of Spansion Inc. (the “Company”), issued $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.00% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”) in a private placement. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company, Spansion LLC’s ultimate parent company, and Spansion Technology LLC, Spansion LLC’s direct parent company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (together, the “Guarantors”). The Notes and guarantees, which are senior unsecured obligations of Spansion LLC and the Guarantors, respectively, were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated August 26, 2013 (the “Indenture”), among Spansion LLC, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. The Indenture includes customary terms and covenants, including certain events of default after which the Notes may be due and payable immediately.

The Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.00% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, and are exchangeable, under specified circumstances, at the holder’s option for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “Common Stock”) or cash or a combination of common stock and cash, at Spansion LLC’s election, subject to the exchange share cap described below. The Notes are exchangeable at the option of holders prior to June 1, 2020 only if specified conditions are met, and will be exchangeable on or after June 1, 2020 irrespective of these conditions. The Notes have an initial exchange rate of 72.0929 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (equivalent to an initial exchange price of approximately $13.87 per share), subject to adjustment. The Notes will mature on September 1, 2020, unless earlier exchanged or repurchased.

Unless and until the Company obtains stockholder approval to issue more than 19.99% of the Common Stock outstanding on the closing date upon exchange of the Notes in accordance with the listing standards of The New York Stock Exchange, the number of shares of common stock holders will be eligible to receive upon exchange will be subject to an “exchange share cap” (equal to the pro rata portion of such 19.99% limit represented by the notes to be exchanged). As a result, unless and until such stockholder approval is obtained, Spansion LLC will be deemed to have elected “combination settlement” with a specified dollar amount per $1,000 principal amount of notes of at least $1,000 for all notes submitted for exchange, which means Spansion LLC will be obligated to settle its exchange obligation by paying up to the specified dollar amount with respect to such notes in cash and delivering shares of common stock for any exchange value in excess of such specified dollar amount.

The foregoing description of the Indenture (including the form of the Note) does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture (including the form of the Note), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated into this report by reference.

Capped Call Transactions

In connection with the pricing of the Notes, on August 20, 2013, the Company and Spansion LLC entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Capped Call


Transactions”) with certain of the initial purchasers of the Notes and their affiliates (the “Option Counterparties”). The Capped Call Transactions cover, collectively, the number of shares of the Common Stock underlying the Notes, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes. The cost of the Capped Call Transactions was approximately $15.4 million.

The Capped Call Transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to the Common Stock upon exchange of the Notes and/or reduce Spansion LLC’s exposure to potential cash payments Spansion LLC may be required to make upon exchange of the Notes in excess of the principal amount of exchanged Notes, except to the extent the market price of the Common Stock, as measured under the terms of the Capped Call Transactions, exceeds the cap price of the Capped Call Transactions. The cap price of the Capped Call Transactions will initially be $18.14 per share, which represents a premium of approximately 70% over the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on August 20, 2013, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the Capped Call Transactions.

The Capped Call Transactions are separate transactions, in each case, entered into by the Company and Spansion LLC with the Option Counterparties, and are not part of the terms of the Notes and will not affect any holder’s rights under the Notes. Holders of the Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Capped Call Transactions.

The foregoing description of the Capped Call Transactions does not purport to be completed and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copies of the letter agreements for the Capped Call Transactions, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 through 10.4 to this report and are incorporated into this report by reference.

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

The information relating to the Notes and the Indenture in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information relating to the Notes and the Indenture in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.

Spansion LLC offered and sold the Notes to the initial purchasers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and for resale by the initial purchasers to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

The Notes and the underlying Common Stock issuable upon exchange of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering would be unlawful.

To the extent that any shares of Common Stock are issued upon exchange of the Notes, they will be issued in transactions anticipated to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereof, because no commission or other remuneration is expected to be paid in connection with exchange of the Notes and any resulting issuance of shares of Common Stock.


Item. 8.01. Other Events.

As previously reported on the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 19, 2013, the Company intended to use a portion of the net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Notes to repurchase a portion of Spansion LLC’s 7.875% Senior Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”) pursuant to repurchase agreements that were privately negotiated with certain holders of the 2017 Notes. On August 26, 2013, the Company used approximately $115.0 million of the net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Notes to close these repurchase agreements. As a result, the Company repurchased and has canceled approximately $105.9 million aggregate principal amount of its 2017 Notes. There remains approximately $94.1 million aggregate principal amount of 2017 Notes outstanding after taking into account these repurchases.

Item. 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  4.1    Indenture, dated August 26, 2013, between Spansion LLC, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of 2.00% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2020
10.1    Letter Agreement, dated August 20, 2013, between Barclays Bank PLC, Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc., regarding the Capped Call Transaction
10.2    Letter Agreement, dated August 20, 2013, between Citibank, N.A., Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc., regarding the Capped Call Transaction
10.3    Letter Agreement, dated August 20, 2013, between Jefferies LLC, Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc., regarding the Capped Call Transaction
10.4    Letter Agreement, dated August 20, 2013, between Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc., regarding the Capped Call Transaction


SIGNATURES

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

 

Date: August 26, 2013     SPANSION INC.
    By:  

/s/ Randy W. Furr

    Name:   Randy W. Furr
    Title:   Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  4.1    Indenture, dated August 26, 2013, between Spansion LLC, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, including the form of 2.00% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2020
10.1    Letter Agreement, dated August 20, 2013, between Barclays Bank PLC, Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc., regarding the Capped Call Transaction
10.2    Letter Agreement, dated August 20, 2013, between Citibank, N.A., Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc., regarding the Capped Call Transaction
10.3    Letter Agreement, dated August 20, 2013, between Jefferies LLC, Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc., regarding the Capped Call Transaction
10.4    Letter Agreement, dated August 20, 2013, between Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc., regarding the Capped Call Transaction

Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

SPANSION LLC,

as Issuer,

the Guarantors party hereto,

and

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee

INDENTURE

Dated as of August 26, 2013

2.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2020

 

 

 


Table of Contents

 

         Page  
ARTICLE 1   

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     1   

Section 1.01.

 

Definitions

     1   
ARTICLE 2   

THE NOTES

     12   

Section 2.01.

 

Designation, Amount and Issuance of Notes

     12   

Section 2.02.

 

Form of the Notes

     12   

Section 2.03.

 

Date and Denomination of Notes; Payment at Maturity; Payment of Interest

     13   

Section 2.04.

 

Execution and Authentication

     15   

Section 2.05.

 

Registrar and Paying Agent

     15   

Section 2.06.

 

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

     16   

Section 2.07.

 

Holder Lists

     16   

Section 2.08.

 

Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer

     16   

Section 2.09.

 

Replacement Notes

     21   

Section 2.10.

 

Outstanding Notes

     22   

Section 2.11.

 

Temporary Notes

     22   

Section 2.12.

 

Repurchase and Cancellation

     23   

Section 2.13.

 

Defaulted Interest

     23   

Section 2.14.

 

CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

     24   
ARTICLE 3   

REPURCHASE OF NOTES

     24   

Section 3.01.

 

Repurchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change

     24   

Section 3.02.

 

Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice

     27   

Section 3.03.

 

Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price

     28   

Section 3.04.

 

Notes Repurchased in Part

     28   

Section 3.05.

 

Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes

     28   
ARTICLE 4   

COVENANTS

     29   

Section 4.01.

 

Payment of Notes

     29   

Section 4.02.

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

     29   

Section 4.03.

 

Reports; Rule 144A Information

     29   

Section 4.04.

 

Existence

     30   

Section 4.05.

 

Compliance Certificate

     30   

Section 4.06.

 

Covenant Regarding Aggregate Share Cap

     30   

Section 4.07.

 

Notification of Rule 144 Additional Interest or Reporting Additional Interest

     31   

Section 4.08.

 

[Reserved.]

     31   

 

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Section 4.09.

 

Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws

     31   

Section 4.10.

 

Rule 144 Additional Interest

     31   
ARTICLE 5   

SUCCESSOR COMPANY

     33   

Section 5.01.

 

Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets of the Issuer

     33   

Section 5.02.

 

Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets of the Guarantors

     33   

Section 5.03.

 

Successor to Be Substituted

     33   

Section 5.04.

 

Opinion of Counsel and Officer’s Certificate to Be Given to the Trustee

     34   
ARTICLE 6   

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     34   

Section 6.01.

 

Events of Default

     34   

Section 6.02.

 

Acceleration

     36   

Section 6.03.

 

Other Remedies

     37   

Section 6.04.

 

Waiver of Past Defaults

     37   

Section 6.05.

 

Control by Majority

     38   

Section 6.06.

 

Limitation on Suits

     38   

Section 6.07.

 

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

     39   

Section 6.08.

 

Collection Suit by Trustee

     39   

Section 6.09.

 

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

     39   

Section 6.10.

 

Priorities

     39   

Section 6.11.

 

Undertaking for Costs

     40   

Section 6.12.

 

Failure to Comply with Reporting Covenant

     40   
ARTICLE 7   

TRUSTEE

     41   

Section 7.01.

 

Duties of Trustee

     41   

Section 7.02.

 

Rights of Trustee

     42   

Section 7.03.

 

Individual Rights of Trustee

     44   

Section 7.04.

 

Trustee’s Disclaimer

     44   

Section 7.05.

 

Notice of Default

     44   

Section 7.06.

 

[Reserved.]

     44   

Section 7.07.

 

Compensation and Indemnity

     44   

Section 7.08.

 

[Reserved.]

     45   

Section 7.09.

 

Replacement of Trustee

     45   

Section 7.10.

 

Successor Trustee by Merger

     46   

Section 7.11.

 

Eligibility; Disqualification

     46   
ARTICLE 8   

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

     47   

Section 8.01.

 

Discharge of Liability on Notes

     47   

Section 8.02.

 

Application of Trust Money

     47   

Section 8.03.

 

Repayment to Issuer

     48   

Section 8.04.

 

Reinstatement

     48   

 

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ARTICLE 9   

AMENDMENTS

     48   

Section 9.01.

 

Without Consent of Holders

     48   

Section 9.02.

 

With Consent of Holders

     49   

Section 9.03.

 

[Reserved.]

     50   

Section 9.04.

 

Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers

     50   

Section 9.05.

 

Notation on or Exchange of Note

     51   

Section 9.06.

 

Trustee to Sign Amendments

     51   
ARTICLE 10   

EXCHANGE OF NOTES

     51   

Section 10.01.

 

Right to Exchange

     51   

Section 10.02.

 

Exchange Procedures; Settlement Upon Exchange; No Adjustment for Interest or Dividends; Cash Payments in Lieu of Fractional Shares

     54   

Section 10.03.

 

Adjustment to Exchange Rate Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change

     58   

Section 10.04.

 

Adjustment of Exchange Rate

     60   

Section 10.05.

 

Effect of Reclassifications, Business Combinations, Asset Sales and Corporate Events

     69   

Section 10.06.

 

Certain Covenants

     70   

Section 10.07.

 

Trustee Disclaimer

     71   
ARTICLE 11   

GUARANTEES

     71   

Section 11.01.

 

The Guarantees

     71   

Section 11.02.

 

Guarantee Unconditional

     71   

Section 11.03.

 

Discharge; Reinstatement

     72   

Section 11.04.

 

Waiver by the Guarantors

     72   

Section 11.05.

 

Subrogation and Contribution

     72   

Section 11.06.

 

Stay of Acceleration

     72   

Section 11.07.

 

Execution and Delivery of Guarantee

     72   

Section 11.08.

 

Release of Guarantee

     73   
ARTICLE 12   

MISCELLANEOUS

     73   

Section 12.01.

 

[Reserved.]

     73   

Section 12.02.

 

Notices

     73   

Section 12.03.

 

[Reserved.]

     74   

Section 12.04.

 

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

     74   

Section 12.05.

 

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

     75   

Section 12.06.

 

When Notes Disregarded

     75   

Section 12.07.

 

Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar

     75   

Section 12.08.

 

Set-Off of Withholding Taxes

     75   

Section 12.09.

 

GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     75   

Section 12.10.

 

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

     76   

Section 12.11.

 

No Stockholder Rights

     76   

Section 12.12.

 

Successors

     76   

Section 12.13.

 

Multiple Originals

     76   

 

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Section 12.14.

 

Table of Contents; Headings

     77   

Section 12.15.

 

Severability Clause

     77   

Section 12.16.

 

Calculations

     77   

Section 12.17.

 

No Adverse Interpretations of Other Agreements

     77   

Section 12.18.

 

USA PATRIOT Act

     77   

Exhibit A - Form of Note

Exhibit B - Restricted Company Common Stock Legend

 

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INDENTURE dated as of August 26, 2013 among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as issuer (the “ Issuer ,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation, as guarantor (the “ Company, ” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as guarantor (“ Intermediate Holdco ,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01, and together with Parent and any other Person that Guarantees the Notes from time to time, the “ Guarantors, ” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”, as more fully set forth in Section 1.01).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, (i) the Issuer has duly authorized the issuance of its 2.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2020 (the “ Notes ”), initially in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $150,000,000 (as increased by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of any Additional Notes purchased by the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the exercise of their option to purchase Additional Notes as set forth in the Purchase Agreement), and (ii) each of the Guarantors has duly authorized the issuance of the Guarantees (as defined below) of the Notes, respectively, having the terms, tenor, amount and other provisions hereinafter set forth, and, to provide therefor, have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Form of Note, the certificate of authentication to be borne by each Note, the Form of Notice of Exchange, the Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and the Form of Assignment and Transfer to be borne by the Notes are to be substantially in the forms hereinafter provided; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Notes, when duly executed by the Issuer and authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the Issuer, the valid obligations of the Issuer, the Guarantees, when duly executed by the Guarantors and delivered hereunder and to make this Indenture a valid and binding agreement of the Issuer and the Guarantors, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture, have been done and performed, and the execution of this Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes and the Guarantees have in all respects been duly authorized.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes and the Guarantees by the holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all holders of the Notes and the Guarantees, as follows:


ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01. Definitions .

The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01. The words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other Subdivision. The word “or” is not exclusive and the word “including” means including without limitation. The terms defined in this Article 1 include the plural as well as the singular.

Additional Interest ” means Rules 144A Additional Interest and Reporting Additional Interest. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to interest include Additional Interest, if any, payable pursuant hereto.

Additional Notes ” means any additional Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.01.

Additional Shares ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.03.

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 the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing; provided that for purposes of Section 4.10, Section 2.08(e) and Section 2.12, the term “Affiliate” shall instead refer to an affiliate within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Agent Members ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(b)(vi).

Aggregate Share Cap ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(e).

Authentication Order ” means a written order of the Issuer signed by an Officer to authenticate Notes that may be validly issued under this Indenture.

Averaging Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(e).

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors, or the law of any other jurisdiction relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, winding up, liquidation, reorganization or the relief of debtors.


Board of Directors ” means either the Board of Directors of the referent Person or any duly authorized committee of such Board. Unless the context otherwise requires, “Board of Directors” shall refer to the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee of the Company.

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.

Capital Stock ” means, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity.

Cash Settlement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(b).

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

Closing Sale Price ” of any share of the Company Common Stock on any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share of such security (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) on such day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Company Common Stock is traded or, if the Company Common Stock is not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. In the absence of such a quotation, the Closing Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid and ask prices for the Company Common Stock on the relevant date from each of at least three nationally recognized independent investment banking firms retained by the Issuer for that purpose, which may include one or more of the Initial Purchasers. The Closing Sale Price will be determined without reference to extended or after hours trading.

Combination Settlement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(b).

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.

Company ” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article 5, shall include its successors and assigns.

Company Common Stock ” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company, or such other Capital Stock into which such Company Common Stock is converted, reclassified or changed from time to time pursuant to Section 10.05.

 

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Corporate Trust Office ” means the corporate trust office of the Trustee at which at any time this Indenture shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 707 Wilshire Blvd, 17th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Attention: Corporate Trust Services Administration, and, with respect to Securities presented for conversion, registration of transfer and exchange, such office shall mean the office or agency of the Trustee located at 608 Second Avenue South, N9303-121, Minneapolis, MN 55479, Attn: Corporate Trust Operations, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer, or the corporate trust office of any successor Trustee at which this Indenture shall be administered (or such other address as a successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Issuer).

Custodian ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Daily Exchange Value ” for any Trading Day in the applicable Exchange Period equals 2% of:

(1) the Exchange Rate in effect on that Trading Day, multiplied by

(2) the VWAP of the Company Common Stock on that Trading Day.

Daily Measurement Value ” means the quotient of the Specified Dollar Amount divided by 50.

Daily Settlement Amount ” for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, for each of the 50 consecutive Trading Days in the relevant Exchange Period, shall consist of:

(1) cash equal to the lesser of (a) the Daily Measurement Value and (b) the Daily Exchange Value; and

(2) to the extent the Daily Exchange Value exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, a number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to (a) the difference between the Daily Exchange Value and the Daily Measurement Value, divided by (b) the VWAP of the Company Common Stock on such Trading Day.

declaration date ” shall mean, with respect to a distribution by the Company to all or substantially all of its holders of Company Common Stock, the date on which the distribution has been declared and authorized by the Board of Directors under applicable law.

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

Defaulted Interest ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13.

Depositary ” means the clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as the Depositary for the Global Notes. DTC shall be the initial Depositary, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.

 

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DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company.

Effective Date ” means the first date on which the shares of the Company Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.

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

Ex-Date ” means the first date on which the shares of Company 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 Company Common Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market.

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

Exchange Agent ” means the agency appointed by the Issuer to which Notes may be presented for exchange. The Exchange Agent appointed by the Issuer shall initially be the Trustee.

Exchange Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(a).

Exchange Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(a).

Exchange Obligation ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.

Exchange Period ” means the 50 consecutive Trading Day period:

(1) with respect to Exchange Notices received on or after June 1, 2020, beginning on, and including, the 52nd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date; and

(2) in all other cases, beginning on, and including, the third Trading Day following the Issuer’s receipt of the relevant Exchange Notice.

Exchange Price ” on any day will equal $1,000, divided by the Exchange Rate in effect on that day.

Exchange Rate ” shall initially be 72.0929 shares of Company Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment as provided in Article 10.

Exchange Share Cap ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(e).

Expiration Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(e).

 

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Fundamental Change ” shall be deemed to have occurred when any of the following has occurred:

(1) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the “beneficial owner,” (as these terms are defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company’s Capital Stock that is at the time entitled to vote by the holders thereof in the election of its Board of Directors (or comparable body);

(2) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Company Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Company Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company pursuant to which the Company Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than a merger of the Company solely for the purpose of changing the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation, that results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock solely into shares of common stock of the surviving entity; 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 to the Company or one of the Company’s Subsidiaries; provided, however , 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 (2) (this proviso, the “ Majority Ownership Exception ”); or

(3) the Company Common Stock (or other common stock underlying the Notes) ceases to be listed or quoted on The New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT LLC, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Capital Market (or any of their respective successors).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or event described in clauses (1) or (2) above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if, in connection with such transaction or event, or as a result thereof, at least 90% of the consideration paid for the Company Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) consists of shares of common equity or American Depositary Receipts traded on any of The New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT LLC, The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Capital Market (or any of their respective successors) (or will be so traded or quoted immediately following the completion of the relevant transaction) and, as a result of such transaction, the Notes become exchangeable into cash, Reference Property comprised of such consideration or a combination of cash and such Reference Property as described under Section 10.05.

 

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Fundamental Change Company Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Expiration Time ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Price ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Global Notes Legend ” means the legend set forth in Exhibit A which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

Global Notes ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

Guarantee ” means the guarantee of the Notes by each Guarantor, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

Guarantor ” means each Person named as a“Guarantor” in the first paragraph of this Indenture and, subject to Article 5, shall include its successor and assigns; provided that the obligations of a Guarantor under its Guarantee and this Indenture shall be subject to release and discharge in accordance with Article 8 or Section 11.08 of this Indenture.

Holder ” means the Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrar’s books.

Indenture ” means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Initial Purchasers ” means Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Jefferies LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Needham & Company, LLC, Roth Capital Partners, LLC, M.M. Dillon & Co. LLC, Pacific Crest Securities LLC and Topeka Capital Markets Inc.

interest ” means, when used with reference to the Notes, any interest payable under the terms of the Notes, including Defaulted Interest, if any, Rule 144 Additional Interest, if any, and Reporting Additional Interest, if any.

Interest Payment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c).

 

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Intermediate Holdco ” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article 5, shall include its successors and assigns.

Issue Date ” means August 26, 2013.

Issuer ” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article 5, shall include its successors and assigns.

Make-Whole Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.03.

Make-Whole Fundamental Change ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.03.

Market Disruption Event ” means the occurrence or existence during the one-half hour period ending at the scheduled close of trading on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Company Common Stock is listed for trading of any material suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Company Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Company Common Stock; provided that, for purposes of determining amounts due under Section 10.02(b), “Market Disruption Event” means (i) a failure by the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Company Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Company 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 Company Common Stock or in any options, contracts or futures contracts relating to the Company Common Stock.

Maturity Date ” means September 1, 2020.

Non-U.S. Holder ” means a Holder that is not treated as a United States person for U.S. federal income tax purposes as defined under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Notes ” means any Notes issued, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, including any Global Notes.

NYSE ” means The New York Stock Exchange.

Offering Memorandum ” means (a) with respect to the Original Notes, the Original Offering Memorandum and (b) with respect to any Additional Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.01, the offering memorandum, prospectus or similar offering document relating to the offering and sale of such Additional Notes.

 

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Officer ” means the Executive Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the principal executive officer, the President, any Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, or Vice President, the principal accounting officer, the principal financial officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Issuer or a Guarantor, as applicable.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by an Officer. The Officer executing an Officer’s Certificate in accordance with Section 4.05 shall be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Issuer.

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

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion, acceptable to the Trustee, from legal counsel. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer, which opinion may contain customary exceptions and qualifications as to the matters set forth therein.

Original Notes ” means the $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (as increased by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of any Additional Notes purchased by the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the exercise of their option to purchase Additional Notes as set forth in the Purchase Agreement), covered by the Original Offering Memorandum.

Original Offering Memorandum ” means the preliminary offering memorandum dated August 19, 2013, as supplemented by the pricing term sheet dated August 20, 2013, relating to the offering and sale of the Notes.

Paying Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.

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

Physical Settlement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(b).

protected purchaser ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09.

Purchase Agreement ” means the purchase agreement dated as of August 20, 2013 between the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers relating to the offer and sale of the Notes.

Record Date ” means, in respect of a dividend or distribution to holders of Company Common Stock, the date fixed for determination of holders of Company Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution.

Reference Property ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

 

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Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.

Registrar ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.

Regular Record Date ” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date of the Notes, the February 15 and August 15 preceding the applicable March 1 and September 1 Interest Payment Date, respectively.

Reporting Additional Interest ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.12.

Resale Restriction Termination Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(c).

Responsible Officer ” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee (i) who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and (ii) to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Restricted Company Common Stock Legend ” is as set forth in Exhibit B .

Restricted Note Legend ” is as set forth in Exhibit A .

Rule 144 Additional Interest ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.10(c).

Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A as promulgated under the Securities Act as it may be amended from time to time hereafter.

Schedule TO ” means a Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the Exchange Act.

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

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Settlement Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(b).

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

 

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Shelf Registration Statement ” means a registration statement of the Company filed with the Commission on either (i) Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) or (ii) if the Company is not permitted to file a registration statement on Form S-3, an evergreen registration statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act), in each case for an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act covering the Notes and any Common Stock issuable upon exchange thereof.

Significant Subsidiary ” with respect to any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person that constitutes a “significant subsidiary” within the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) under Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.

Special Interest Payment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(a).

Special Record Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(a).

Specified Dollar Amount ” means the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged to be received upon exchange as specified in the notice specifying the Settlement Method (or deemed so specified).

Spin-Off ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(c).

stated maturity ” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal (including any sinking fund payment) on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for their payment.

Stock Price ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.03.

Subsidiary ” of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person, (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

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

Successor Guarantor ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02(a).

Trading Day ” means a day on which (i) trading in the Company Common Stock (or other security for which a closing sale price must be determined) generally occurs on the NYSE or, if the Company Common Stock (or such other security) is not then listed on the NYSE, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Company Common Stock (or such other security) is then listed or, if the Company Common Stock (or such other security) is not then listed on a U.S. national or

 

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regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Company Common Stock (or such other security) is then listed or admitted for trading, (ii) there is no Market Disruption Event, and (iii) a closing sale price for the Company Common Stock (or such other security for which a closing sale price must be determined) is available on such securities exchange; provided that, for purposes of determining amounts due under Section 10.02(b), “Trading Day” means a day on which (x) there is no Market Disruption Event (as defined in the proviso to the definition thereof) and (y) trading in the Company Common Stock generally occurs on the NYSE or, if the Company Common Stock is not then listed on the NYSE, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Company Common Stock is then listed or, if the Company Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Company Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading. If the Company Common Stock (or such other security) is not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Trading Price ” per $1,000 principal amount of Notes on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations per $1,000 principal amount of Notes obtained by the Trustee for $5,000,000 principal amount of the Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from two independent nationally recognized securities dealers the Issuer selects, which may include one or more of the Initial Purchasers; provided that if at least two such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Trustee, but one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Trustee, this one bid will be used. If the Trustee cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5,000,000 principal amount of the Notes from a nationally recognized securities dealer or, in the Issuer’s reasonable judgment, the bid quotations are not indicative of the secondary market value of the Notes, then, for purposes of Section 10.01(d), the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes will be deemed to be less than 98% of the applicable Exchange Rate of the Notes multiplied by the Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock on such determination date.

Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Trustee ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

Uniform Commercial Code ” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

Valuation Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(c).

Voting Stock ” of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such Person, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of securities has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

 

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VWAP ” or “ volume weighted average price ” per share of the Company Common Stock on any Trading Day means such price as displayed on Bloomberg (or any successor service) page CODE <EQUITY> AQR 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 price is not available, the volume-weighted average price means the market value per share of the Company Common Stock on such day as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm, which may include one or more of the Initial Purchasers, retained for this purpose by the Issuer. The “volume-weighted average price” or “VWAP” will be determined without regard to after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” of any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person of which all the outstanding voting securities (other than in the case of a Subsidiary that is incorporated in a jurisdiction other than a state in the United States of America or the District of Columbia, directors’ qualifying shares or an immaterial amount of shares required to be owned by other Persons pursuant to applicable law) are owned by such Person or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of such Person.

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

Section 2.01. Designation, Amount and Issuance of Notes .

The Notes shall be designated as “2.00% Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2020.” The Notes shall initially be issued in an aggregate principal amount of $150,000,000 (as increased by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of any Additional Notes purchased by the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the exercise of their option to purchase Additional Notes (as defined below) as set forth in the Purchase Agreement). Upon the execution of this Indenture, or from time to time thereafter, Notes may be executed by the Issuer and delivered to the Trustee for authentication.

The Issuer may, without the consent of Holders, issue Additional Notes hereunder in the future on the same terms and conditions of the Notes issued hereunder; provided that if any such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes initially offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional Notes will have one or more separate CUSIP numbers. The Notes initially issued hereunder and any such Additional Notes shall rank equally and ratably and shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, except with respect to Rule 144A Interest as provided in Section 4.10. The Issuer may not issue any Additional Notes if any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes.

Section 2.02. Form of the Notes .

The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto. The terms and provisions contained in the form of Notes attached as Exhibit A hereto shall constitute,

 

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and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends, endorsements or changes as the officers executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, or as may be required by the custodian for the Global Notes or the Depositary or as may be required for the Notes to be tradable on any market developed for trading of securities pursuant to Rule 144A or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed, or to conform to usage, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.

So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, or unless otherwise required by law, or otherwise contemplated by Section 2.08(b), all of the Notes shall initially be evidenced by one or more Notes in global form registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary (the “ Global Notes ”). The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in any such Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary in accordance with this Indenture and the applicable procedures of the Depositary. Global Notes shall bear the Global Notes Legend. Except as provided in Section 2.08(b), beneficial owners of a Global Note shall not be entitled to have certificates registered in their names, shall not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificates in definitive registered form and shall not be considered Holders of such Global Note.

Any Global Notes shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced on the books and records of the Depositary and Trustee to reflect repurchases, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the custodian for the Global Note, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the Holder of such Notes in accordance with this Indenture. Payment of principal of and any interest on any Global Notes shall be made to the Depositary in immediately available funds.

Section 2.03. Date and Denomination of Notes; Payment at Maturity; Payment of Interest .

(a) Date and Denomination . The Notes shall be issuable in fully registered form without interest coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of the Notes.

 

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(b) Payment at Maturity . On the Maturity Date, each Holder shall be entitled to receive on such date, $1,000 in cash for each $1,000 in principal amount of Notes, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Maturity Date, unless such Note is earlier exchanged or repurchased. With respect to Global Notes, principal and any interest shall be paid to the Depositary by wire transfer of immediately available funds. With respect to any certificated Notes, principal and any interest shall be payable at the Issuer’s office or agency in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which initially shall be the office or agency of the Trustee located at the Corporate Trust Office. If the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no additional interest shall accrue thereon.

(c) Payment of Interest . Interest on the Notes shall accrue at the rate of 2.00% per annum from the date of original issuance of the Notes or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. Interest shall be payable in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing on March 1, 2014, to Holders of record at the close of business on the applicable Regular Record Date. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Issuer will not pay in cash accrued interest (excluding any Additional Interest) on any Notes when such Notes are exchanged, except as described in Section 10.02.

The Issuer shall pay interest on:

(i) any Global Notes to the Depositary in immediately available funds;

(ii) any Notes in certificated form having a principal amount of less than $2,000,000, by check mailed to the address of the Person in whose name such Notes are registered as it appears in the Register; and

(iii) any Notes in certificated form having a principal amount of $2,000,000 or more, by wire transfer in immediately available funds at the election of the Holder of such Notes duly delivered to the Trustee at least five Business Days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date.

Interest on the Notes shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. If an Interest Payment Date (or any other payment date with respect to the Notes) is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no additional interest shall accrue thereon.

Payments of principal or interest (including Additional Interest, if any) on the Notes that are not made when due will accrue interest at the then-applicable interest rate on the Notes from the required payment date.

 

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Section 2.04. Execution and Authentication .

One Officer shall sign the Notes for the Issuer by manual or facsimile signature. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.

A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually authenticates the Note. Upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee shall authenticate a Note executed by the Issuer. The signature of the Trustee on the Note shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly and validly authenticated under this Indenture.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Issuer to authenticate the Notes. Any such appointment shall be evidenced by an instrument signed by a Responsible Officer, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Issuer. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Notes 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 any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

Section 2.05. Registrar and Paying Agent .

The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”). The Corporate Trust Office shall be considered as one such office or agency of the Issuer for each of the aforesaid purposes. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (the “ Register ”) and of their transfer and exchange. The Issuer may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent, and the term “Registrar” includes any co-registrars. The Issuer initially appoints the Trustee as (i) Registrar and Paying Agent in connection with the Notes, (ii) the custodian with respect to the Global Notes and (iii) Exchange Agent.

The Issuer may enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent. If the Issuer fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefore pursuant to Section 7.07. The Company or any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (including the Issuer) that is not a Foreign Subsidiary may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

The Issuer may remove any Registrar or Paying Agent upon written notice to such Registrar or Paying Agent and to the Trustee; provided, however , that no such removal shall become effective until (1) acceptance of an appointment by a successor as evidenced by an appropriate agreement entered into by the Issuer and such successor Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee or (2) notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve as Registrar or Paying Agent until

 

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the appointment of a successor in accordance with clause (1) above. The Registrar or Paying Agent may resign at any time upon written notice; provided , however , that the Trustee may resign as Paying Agent or Registrar only if the Trustee also resigns as Trustee in accordance with Section 7.09.

Section 2.06. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust .

Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Maturity Date, each Interest Payment Date, any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and any settlement date of an Exchange Obligation, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Issuer or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Issuer is acting as Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto) a sum sufficient to pay such amounts owed on such dates. The Issuer shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of amounts owed on such dates and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any Default by the Issuer in making any such payment. If the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company (including the Issuer) acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Issuer at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent. Upon complying with this Section, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee.

Section 2.07. Holder Lists .

The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Issuer shall furnish, or cause the Registrar to furnish, to the Trustee, in writing at least five Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders.

Section 2.08. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer .

(a) The Issuer shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office the Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Issuer shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. The Register shall be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonably prompt period of time.

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Notes to the Registrar or any co-registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section 2.08, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture.

 

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Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at any such office or agency maintained by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.02. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Issuer shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

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

All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange, repurchase or conversion shall (if so required by the Issuer or the Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer, and the Notes shall be duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

No service charge shall be made to any Holder for any registration of, transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Issuer or the Trustee may require payment by the Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes.

Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee nor any Registrar shall be required to exchange, issue or register a transfer of (a) any Note or portions thereof surrendered for exchange pursuant to Article 10 or (b) any Note or portions thereof tendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) pursuant to Article 3.

(b) The following provisions shall apply only to Global Notes:

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

(ii) Unless the Issuer and the applicable Holder agree, notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Note may be exchanged in whole or in part for Notes registered, and no transfer of a Global Note in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof unless:

(A) the Depositary has notified the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note and a successor Depositary has not been appointed within 90 calendar days;

 

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(B) the Depositary has ceased to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor Depositary has not been appointed within 90 calendar days; or

(C) an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing and the beneficial owner requests that its Notes be issued in physical, certificated form.

(iii) In addition, certificated Notes shall be issued in exchange for beneficial interests in a Global Note upon request by or on behalf of the Depositary in accordance with customary procedures following the request of a beneficial owner seeking to enforce its rights under the Notes or this Indenture, including its rights following the occurrence of an Event of Default.

(iv) Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note or for any portion of a Global Note pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) above shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Notes or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear any legends required hereunder. Any Global Notes to be exchanged shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as Registrar; provided that pending completion of the exchange of a Global Note, the Trustee acting as custodian for the Global Notes for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Notes, shall reduce the principal amount thereof, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the books and records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery the Notes issuable on such exchange to or upon the written order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.

(v) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (ii) above or upon any request described in clause (iii) above, the Issuer shall promptly make available to the Trustee a sufficient supply of certificated Notes in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.

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

 

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

(c) Every Note (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) that bears or is required under this Section 2.08(c) to bear the Restricted Note Legend (together with any Company Common Stock issued upon exchange of the Notes and required to bear the Restricted Company Common Stock Legend, collectively, the “ Restricted Securities ”) shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.08(c) (including those set forth in the Restricted Note Legend and the Restricted Company Common Stock Legend) unless such restrictions on transfer shall be waived by written consent of the Issuer following receipt of legal advice supporting the permissibility of the waiver of such transfer restrictions, and the holder of each such Restricted Security, by such holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in this Section 2.08(c), the term “transfer” means any sale, pledge, loan, transfer or other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Security or any interest therein. Until the date (the “ Resale Restriction Termination Date ”) that is the later of (1) the date that is one year after the last date of the original issuance of the Notes, or such shorter period of time as permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor provision thereunder, and (2) such later date, if any, as may be required by applicable laws, any certificate evidencing a Restricted Security shall bear the Restricted Note Legend (or in the case of Company Common Stock issued upon exchange of the Notes, the Restricted Company Common Stock Legend), unless such Restricted Security has been sold pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act (and which continues to be effective at the time of such transfer) or sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force, or unless otherwise agreed by the Issuer in writing as set forth above, with written notice thereof to the Trustee. After the Resale Restriction Termination Date applicable to any Note, the Restricted Note Legend shall be deemed removed from such Note.

(d) In connection with any transfer of the Notes prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the Holder must complete and deliver the form of assignment set forth on the certificate representing the Note, with the appropriate box checked, to the Trustee (or any successor Trustee, as applicable).

 

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Any Notes that are Restricted Securities and as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms or as to conditions for removal of the Restricted Note Legend set forth therein have been satisfied may, upon surrender of such Notes for exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.08, be exchanged for a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by Section 2.08(c). If such Restricted Security surrendered for exchange is represented by a Global Note bearing the Restricted Note Legend, the principal amount of the legended Global Notes shall be reduced by the appropriate principal amount and the principal amount of a Global Note without a Restricted Note Legend shall be increased by an equal principal amount. If a Global Note without the Restricted Note Legend is not then outstanding, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver an unlegended Global Note to the Depositary. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing upon the Trustee’s request of the occurrence of the Resale Restriction Termination Date.

Any Company Common Stock issued upon exchange of the Notes as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may, upon surrender of the certificates representing such shares of Company Common Stock for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the transfer agent for the Company Common Stock, be exchanged for a new certificate or certificates for a like aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock, which shall not bear the Restricted Company Common Stock Legend.

(e) Any Note or Company Common Stock issued upon exchange of a Note that is repurchased or owned by any Affiliates of the Issuer or the Company may not be resold by such Affiliate unless registered under the Securities Act or resold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in a transaction that results in such Note or Company Common Stock, as the case may be, no longer being a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144). The Issuer will cause any Note that is repurchased or owned by the Issuer or any controlled “Affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation as described under Section 2.12.

(f) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any Agent Members or any other Person with respect to the accuracy of the books or records, or the acts or omissions, of the Depositary or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any Agent Member or other Person (other than the Depositary) of any notice or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders of Notes and all payments to be made to Holders of Notes under the Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders of Notes (which shall be the Depositary or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Notes shall be exercised only through the Depositary subject to the customary procedures of the Depositary. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depositary with respect to its Agent Members.

 

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

Section 2.09. Replacement Notes .

If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder claims that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Issuer shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Holder takes the following actions and satisfies the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code:

(a) notifies the Issuer or the Trustee in writing within a reasonable time after he has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking and prior to the Registrar registering a transfer of such Note;

(b) makes a request to the Issuer or the Trustee in writing for a replacement Note prior to the Note being acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code (a “ protected purchaser ”); and

(c) satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Issuer or the Trustee, including the requirements set forth in the following paragraph.

Such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Issuer to protect the Issuer, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar from any loss, expense, claim or liability that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced and subsequently presented or claimed for payment. The Issuer and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note. In case any Note which has matured or is about to mature or has been validly tendered for repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (and not validly withdrawn), or is to be exchanged, shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Issuer may, instead of issuing a substitute Note, pay or authorize the payment of or exchange or authorize the exchange of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Note), as the case may be, if the applicant for such payment or exchange shall furnish to the Issuer, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or in connection with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Issuer, the Trustee and, if applicable, any Paying Agent or Exchange Agent evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Notes and of the ownership thereof.

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The provisions of this Section 2.09 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Notes.

Section 2.10. Outstanding Notes .

Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Subject to Section 2.12, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.09, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Issuer receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.

If the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Maturity Date money sufficient to pay all principal and interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes (or portions thereof) to be repurchased or maturing, as the case may be, and the Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

Section 2.11. Temporary Notes .

Pending the preparation of Notes in certificated form, the Issuer may execute and the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate and deliver temporary Notes (printed or lithographed). Temporary Notes shall be issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the Notes in certificated form, but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as may be determined by the Issuer. Any such temporary Notes shall be executed by the Issuer and authenticated by the Trustee or such authenticating agent upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Notes in certificated form. Without unreasonable delay, the Issuer shall execute and deliver to the Trustee or such authenticating agent Notes in certificated form and thereupon any or all temporary Notes may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at each office or agency maintained by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.02 and the Trustee or such authenticating agent shall authenticate and make available for delivery in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes in certificated form. Such exchange shall be made by the Issuer at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same limitations under this Indenture as Notes in certificated form authenticated and delivered hereunder.

 

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Section 2.12. Repurchase and Cancellation .

The Issuer may, to the extent permitted by law, repurchase any Notes in the open market or by tender offer at any price or by private agreement, whether by the Issuer, any Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries, including pursuant to cash-settled swaps or derivatives. Any Notes repurchased by the Company or any controlled “Affiliate” (other than Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or derivatives) will be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, but such Notes may not be reissued or resold by the Company. Any Notes surrendered for cancellation to the Trustee may not be reissued or resold and shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee in accordance with its standard procedures and not considered “outstanding” under this Indenture.

Section 2.13. Defaulted Interest .

Any interest on any Note which is payable, but is not paid when the same becomes due and payable and such nonpayment continues for a period of 30 calendar days, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the Regular Record Date, and such defaulted interest and interest (to the extent lawful) on such defaulted interest at the annual rate borne by the Notes (such defaulted interest and interest thereon herein collectively called “ Defaulted Interest ”) shall be paid by the Issuer at its election, in each case, as provided in clause (a) or (b) below:

(a) The Issuer may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date (as defined below) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Issuer shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date (not less than 30 calendar days after such notice) of the proposed payment (the “ Special Interest Payment Date ”), and at the same time the Issuer shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a record date (the “ Special Record Date ”) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than fifteen calendar days and not less than ten calendar days prior to the Special Interest Payment Date and not less than ten calendar days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Issuer of such Special Record Date, and in the name and at the expense of the Issuer, shall promptly cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date and Special Interest Payment Date therefor to be given to each Holder, not less than ten calendar days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date and Special Interest Payment Date therefor having been so given, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid on the Special Interest Payment Date to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (b).

 

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

(c) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.13, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of, transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note.

Section 2.14. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers .

The Issuer in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” and “ISIN” numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” and “ISIN” numbers in notices of repurchase as a convenience to Holders; provided , however , that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a repurchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such repurchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any changes to the “CUSIP” or “ISIN” numbers of the Notes.

ARTICLE 3

REPURCHASE OF NOTES

Section 3.01. Repurchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change .

(a) If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time prior to the Maturity Date, each Holder shall have the right to require the Issuer to repurchase all or part of such Holder’s Notes in a principal amount thereof that is equal to $1,000 in principal amount or multiples thereof, on the date (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ”) specified by the Issuer in the Fundamental Change Company Notice that is not less than 20 nor more than 30 Business Days after the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice at a repurchase price, payable in cash, equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Price ”). However, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the full amount of interest due shall be paid on the Interest Payment Date to the Holder of record on the Regular Record Date and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased. Repurchases of Notes under this Section 3.01 shall be made upon:

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the Depositary’s applicable procedures) (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ”) of such Holder’s exercise of its repurchase right (together with the Notes to be repurchased, if certificated Notes have been issued) in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Expiration Time ”); and

(ii) delivery or book-entry transfer of the Notes to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements) and prior to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Expiration Time, at the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent, such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price therefor; provided , that such Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 3.01 only if the Notes so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.

The Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice shall state:

(A) with respect to Global Notes, the appropriate Depositary information and, with respect to certificated Notes, the certificate numbers, if any, of the Notes to be tendered for repurchase;

(B) the portion of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, which must be $1,000 or multiples thereof; and

(C) that the Notes are to be repurchased by the Issuer pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and this Indenture.

Payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for Notes for which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been delivered and not withdrawn is conditioned upon book-entry transfer or delivery of the Notes, together with necessary endorsements, to the Paying Agent. Payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for the Notes shall be made on the later of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and the time of book-entry transfer or delivery of the Notes, as the case may be.

All questions as to the validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of any Notes for repurchase shall be determined by the Issuer, whose determination shall be final and binding absent manifest error.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.01 shall have the right to withdraw such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Expiration Time by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.02 below (or in the case of Notes held in book-entry form in accordance with the Depositary’s applicable procedures).

 

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The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Issuer of the receipt by it of any Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.

(b) On or before the second Business Day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Issuer shall provide to all Holders of record on the date of the Fundamental Change at their addresses shown in the Register of the Registrar, and to beneficial owners to the extent required by applicable law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent, a written notice (the “ Fundamental Change Company Notice ”) of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change and the resulting repurchase right. Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify, among other things:

(i) the events causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii) the date of the Fundamental Change;

(iii) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;

(iv) the last date on which a repurchase upon a Fundamental Change may be exercised, which shall be the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;

(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;

(vi) the names and addresses of the Paying Agent and the Exchange Agent;

(vii) the procedures that a Holder must follow to exercise the right to repurchase upon a Fundamental Change;

(viii) that the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Notes as to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn shall be paid on the later of such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and the time of book-entry transfer or delivery of the Notes (together with all necessary endorsements);

(ix) that, except as otherwise provided herein with respect to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date for the payment of an installment of interest and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, on and after such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (unless there shall be a Default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price), interest on Notes subject to repurchase upon Fundamental Change shall cease to accrue, and all rights of the Holders of such Notes shall terminate, other than the right to receive, in accordance herewith, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;

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by means of a letter or facsimile transmission (receipt of which is confirmed and promptly followed by a letter) setting forth the name of such Holder, a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have Notes purchased by the Issuer on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date pursuant to a repurchase upon a Fundamental Change, the certificate number(s) of such Notes to be so withdrawn, if such Notes are certificated Notes, the principal amount of the Notes of such Holder to be so withdrawn, which amount must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof and the principal amount, if any, of the Notes of such Holder that remain subject to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice delivered by such Holder in accordance with this Section 3.01, which amount must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof;

(xi) the Exchange Rate and any adjustments to the Exchange Rate that shall result from such Fundamental Change;

(xii) that Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is given by a Holder may be exchanged pursuant to Article 10 only if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with this Section 3.01 or the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price; and

(xiii) the CUSIP number or numbers, as the case may be, of the Notes.

No failure of the Issuer to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the repurchase rights of Holders or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 3.01.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Notes may be repurchased by the Issuer at the option of the Holders 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 the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Issuer in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes).

Section 3.02. Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice .

A Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Paying Agent (or in the case of Notes held in book-entry form in accordance with the Depositary’s applicable procedure) prior to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Expiration Time. The withdrawal notice must state:

(a) with respect to Global Notes, the appropriate Depositary information and, with respect to certificated Notes, the certificate number, if any, of the withdrawn Notes;

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(c) the principal amount, if any, of such Notes that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or multiples of $1,000.

Section 3.03. Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price .

Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Issuer shall deposit with the Paying Agent or, if the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 2.06, an amount of cash in immediately available funds, sufficient to pay the aggregate Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be repurchased as of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date.

If the Paying Agent holds on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date cash sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of the Notes that Holders have elected to require the Issuer to repurchase in accordance with Section 3.01, then, as of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date:

(i) such Notes shall cease to be outstanding and interest shall cease to accrue, whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes have been delivered to the Paying Agent, as the case may be; and

(ii) all other rights of the Holders of such Notes shall terminate, other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price upon delivery or transfer of such Notes.

Section 3.04. Notes Repurchased in Part .

Upon presentation of any Notes repurchased only in part, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Issuer, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination, in aggregate principal amount equal to the unrepurchased portion of the Notes presented.

Section 3.05. Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes .

In connection with any repurchase upon a Fundamental Change, the Issuer shall, to the extent applicable, (i) comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may be applicable at the time of the offer to repurchase the Notes, and any such compliance resulting from changes to such rules made after the Issue Date that conflicts with the requirements of this Indenture shall be deemed to comply with this Indenture; (ii) file a Schedule TO or any other schedule required under the Exchange Act if applicable at the time of the offer to repurchase the Notes; and (iii) comply with all other federal and state securities laws in connection with the Issuer’s repurchase of the Notes.

 

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ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

Section 4.01. Payment of Notes .

The Issuer shall promptly pay the principal of and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture. Principal and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay all principal and interest then due and the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

The Issuer shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in the Notes, and, to the extent lawful, it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the rate and in the manner specified in Section 2.13.

Section 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency .

The Issuer shall maintain an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or for exchange or repurchase and where notices and demands to or upon the Issuer in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. As of the date of this Indenture, such office is located at the Corporate Trust Office and, at any other time, at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Issuer. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency not designated or appointed by the Trustee. If at any time the Issuer 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 Corporate Trust Office.

The Issuer may also from time to time designate co-registrars and one or more offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Issuer 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. Reports; Rule 144A Information .

(a) The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee, within 15 calendar days after the Company is required to file the same with the SEC (taking into account any applicable grace periods provided thereunder), copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports (or copies of such portions of any of the foregoing as the SEC may 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 (excluding any such information, document or reports, or portions thereof, subject to confidential treatment and any correspondence with the SEC). The filing of these reports with the SEC through its EDGAR database within the time periods for filing the same under the Exchange Act

 

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(taking into account any applicable grace periods provided thereunder) shall satisfy the Issuer’s obligation to furnish such reports to the Trustee. The Issuer shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing if the Company fails to file any such reports. The Trustee shall have no responsibility to determine whether such filing of these reports has occurred. In the absence of such notification, the Trustee shall be entitled to presume that such filings were made. 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 Issuer’s or any Guarantor’s compliance with any of its respective covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

(b) The Issuer and the Company shall, so long as any of the Notes or any shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exchange thereof will, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, promptly, upon written request, provide to the Trustee, any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of such Notes or any shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exchange of such Notes the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act (to the extent such information is not available in the EDGAR database) to facilitate the resale of such Notes or shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144A.

Section 4.04. Existence .

Except (i) as set forth in Article 5, (ii) in respect of Fundamental Changes and (iii) as otherwise permitted hereunder, the Issuer and each Guarantor 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); provided that neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor shall be required to preserve any such right if the Issuer or such Guarantor shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Issuer or such Guarantor and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.

Section 4.05. Compliance Certificate .

The Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company an Officer’s Certificate, stating whether or not, to the knowledge of such Officer, any Default or Event of Default occurred during such period (if continuing) and if so, describing each Default or Event of Default, its status and the action the Issuer is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 4.06. Covenant Regarding Aggregate Share Cap

The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to include for vote by its stockholders during the next annual stockholder meeting (unless its Board of Directors determines that it is not in the best interests of the Company to do so at that time, in which case the Company will do so at the next such annual meeting where its Board of

 

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Directors does not so determine) and will endorse in the proxy materials for such meeting the approval, in accordance with the listing standards of the NYSE, of the issuance of shares of common stock in excess of the limitations imposed by the Aggregate Share Cap and the Exchange Share Cap. The Issuer and the Company further covenant not to take any voluntary action that would result in an adjustment to the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 10.04(b), Section 10.04(c), Section 10.04(d) and Section 10.04(e) or Section 10.03 that would result, in the Notes becoming exchangeable for a number of shares of Company Common Stock in excess of the Aggregate Share Cap for as long as such Aggregate Share Cap applies.

Section 4.07. Notification of Rule 144 Additional Interest or Reporting Additional Interest .

If Rule 144 Additional Interest or Reporting Additional Interest, as applicable, is payable by the Issuer, the Issuer shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to that effect stating (i) the amount of such Rule 144 Additional Interest or Reporting Additional Interest, as applicable, that is payable and (ii) the date on which payment of such Rule 144 Additional Interest or Reporting Additional Interest, as applicable, shall commence. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives such a certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no Rule 144 Additional Interest or Reporting Additional Interest, as applicable, is payable.

Section 4.08. [Reserved.]

Section 4.09. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws .

The Issuer covenants (to the extent it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Issuer from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time; the Issuer (to the extent 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 had been enacted.

Section 4.10. Rule 144 Additional Interest .

(a) If, at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six months after the last date of original issuance of the Notes offered pursuant to the applicable Offering Memorandum, the Company fails to timely file any document or report that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than current reports on Form 8-K), the Issuer shall pay Additional Interest on such Notes at the rate of 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of Notes outstanding for each day during such period for which the Company’s failure to file has occurred and is continuing.

 

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(b) If, and for so long as, the Restricted Note Legend on the Notes has not been removed (or deemed removed pursuant to this Indenture), the Notes are assigned a restricted CUSIP or the Notes are not freely tradable by Holders other than the Issuer’s or the Company’s Affiliates or Persons that were Affiliates of the Issuer or the Company during the immediately preceding three months (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities law or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes), in each case as of the 380th day after the last date of original issuance of the Notes offered pursuant to the applicable Offering Memorandum, the Issuer shall pay Additional Interest on such Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes then outstanding until such Notes are so freely tradable.

(c) Additional Interest payable in accordance with Section 4.10(a) or (b) (“ Rule 144 Additional Interest ”) shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following accrual in the same manner as regular interest on the Notes.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event shall the aggregate of any Rule 144 Additional Interest and any Reporting Additional Interest exceed 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes in respect of any period.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer shall not be required to pay Rule 144A Additional Interest pursuant to Section 4.10(a) or Section 4.10(b) (x) on any date on which (A) the Company shall have filed a Shelf Registration Statement for the resale of the Notes offered pursuant to the applicable Offering Memorandum with respect to which such Rule 144A Additional Interest is payable and any Company Common Stock issuable upon exchange of such Notes, (B) such Shelf Registration Statement is effective and usable by holders identified therein as selling security holders for the resale of such Notes and any Company Common Stock issued upon exchange of such Notes, (C) the holders may register the resale of their Notes under such Shelf Registration Statement on terms customary for the resale of exchangeable securities offered in reliance on Rule 144A and (D) such Notes and/or Company Common Stock sold pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement become freely tradable as a result of such sale; or (y) once the Company shall have complied with the requirements set forth in subclause (x) above for a period of one year with respect to the Notes offered pursuant to the applicable Offering Memorandum with respect to which such Rule 144A Additional Interest is payable.

(f) For the avoidance of doubt, in the event Additional Notes are issued under this Indenture pursuant to Section 2.01, for purposes of determining whether Additional Interest shall be payable pursuant to Section 4.10(a) or Section 4.10(b), or whether such Additional Interest is not payable pursuant to Section 4.10(e) with respect to any Notes issued under this Indenture, all Notes that do not have the same CUSIP number or were not offered by the same Offering Memorandum shall be considered separately.

 

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ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSOR COMPANY

Section 5.01. Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets of the Issuer .

The Issuer shall not, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person or sell, convey, transfer or lease the Issuer’s property and assets substantially as an entirety to another Person, unless:

(a) either (i) the Issuer is the continuing corporation or (ii) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if other than the Issuer or a Guarantor) (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 Person assumes all of the obligations under the Notes and this Indenture of the Issuer;

(b) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and

(c) the Issuer has delivered to the Trustee the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 5.04.

Section 5.02. Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets of the Guarantors .

A Guarantor shall not, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person or sell, convey, transfer or lease the Guarantor’s property and assets substantially as an entirety to another Person, unless:

(a) either (i) such Guarantor is the continuing Person or (ii) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if other than the Guarantor) (the “ Successor Guarantor ”) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and such Person assumes all of such Guarantor’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture;

(b) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and

(c) the Guarantor has delivered to the Trustee the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 5.04.

The foregoing limitations in this Section 5.02 shall not apply to any consolidation with, merger with or sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of assets to the Issuer or another Guarantor of the Notes.

Section 5.03. Successor to Be Substituted .

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every right and power of, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be and, except in the case of a lease, the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor, as the case may be, shall be released and discharged from its obligations under the Notes and this Indenture.

Section 5.04. Opinion of Counsel and Officer’s Certificate to Be Given to the Trustee .

Prior to execution of any supplemental indenture effecting the assumption of obligations under the Notes and this Indenture pursuant to this Article 5 by the Successor Company or the Successor Guarantor, as the case may be, the Trustee shall receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition and any such assumption complies with the provisions of this Article 5 and that all conditions precedent set forth in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01. Events of Default .

An “ Event of Default ” occurs if:

(a) the Issuer fails to pay any interest on the Notes when due and such failure continues for a period of 30 calendar days;

(b) the Issuer fails to pay principal of the Notes when due at maturity or upon acceleration, or the Issuer fails to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price payable in respect of any Notes when due;

(c) the Issuer fails to pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of Company Common Stock, or a combination of cash and shares of Company Common Stock, as the case may be, in accordance with Article 10, upon the exchange of any Notes and such failure continues for five Business Days following the scheduled settlement date for such exchange;

(d) the Issuer or any Guarantor fails to comply with Article 5;

(e) the Issuer fails to provide notice of any transaction described under Section 10.01(b);

(f) the Issuer fails to provide notice of the actual effective date of a Fundamental Change on a timely basis as required by Sections 3.01(b) or 10.01(c);

(g) the Issuer or the Company fails to perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement in the Notes or this Indenture for a period of 60 calendar days after written notice of such failure is given to the Issuer by the Trustee or to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding;

 

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(h) the failure to pay when due (whether at stated maturity or otherwise) or a default that results in the acceleration of maturity, of any indebtedness for borrowed money of the Issuer, a Guarantor or any of their respective Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent), unless such indebtedness is discharged, or such acceleration is rescinded, stayed or annulled, within a period of 30 calendar days after written notice of such failure is given by the Trustee or to the Issuer and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding;

(i) a final judgment for the payment in excess of $25,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent), excluding any amounts covered by insurance, rendered against the Issuer, any Guarantor or any of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, which judgment is not paid, discharged or stayed within 60 calendar days after (A) the date on which the right to appeal or petition for review thereof has expired if no such appeal or review has commenced, or (B) the date on which all rights to appeal or petition for review have been extinguished;

(j) except as permitted by the Indenture, any Guarantee of any Guarantor shall be held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or shall cease for any reason to be in full force and effect or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of such Guarantor, shall deny or disaffirm its obligations under its Guarantee;

(k) the Issuer, a Guarantor or any of their respective Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(i) commences a voluntary case;

(ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case;

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

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

(v) takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; or

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

(i) is for relief against the Issuer, a Guarantor or any of their respective Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case;

 

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(ii) appoints a Custodian of the Issuer, a Guarantor or any of their respective Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or for any substantial part of its property;

(iii) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Issuer, a Guarantor or any of their respective Significant Subsidiaries or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or

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

and the order, decree or similar relief remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.

The foregoing shall constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

The term “ Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

The Issuer shall deliver notice in writing to the Trustee, within 30 calendar days of becoming aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default (if continuing), in each case, known to the Issuer, setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default, its status and the action that the Issuer proposes to take with respect thereto.

Section 6.02. Acceleration .

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(k) or (l) with respect to the Issuer or any Guarantor occurs, the principal amount of the Notes and accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding Notes shall automatically become due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(k) or (l) with respect to the Issuer or any Guarantor) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Issuer, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes by notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of the Notes and accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding Notes to be due and payable. Thereupon, the Trustee may proceed to protect and enforce the rights of Holders by appropriate judicial proceedings.

 

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After a declaration of acceleration, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by Trustee, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding, by written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration if:

(a) the Issuer or, if applicable, any Guarantor has paid (or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay):

(i) all overdue interest on all Notes;

(ii) the principal amount of any Notes that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration;

(iii) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest; and

(iv) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee under this Indenture and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; and

(b) all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of the principal amount of the Notes and any accrued and unpaid interest that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived; and

(c) such rescission and annulment would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction.

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

Section 6.03. Other Remedies .

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults .

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding may, on behalf of all Holders, waive any past Default or Event of Default under this Indenture and its consequences, except:

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(b) the Issuer’s failure to exchange any Notes into cash, shares of Company Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Company Common Stock, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms of this Indenture;

(c) the Issuer’s failure to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date in connection with a Holder exercising its repurchase rights; or

(d) the Issuer’s failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Indenture that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Holder affected.

When a Default is waived, it is deemed cured, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any consequent right.

Section 6.05. Control by Majority .

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of any proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or, subject to Section 7.01, that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or would involve the Trustee in personal liability or expense for which the Trustee has not received adequate indemnity as determined by it in good faith; provided , however , that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. Prior to taking any action hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses, liabilities, and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

Section 6.06. Limitation on Suits .

No Holder may pursue any remedy under this Indenture, except in the case of a default in the payment of principal or interest on the Notes, unless:

(a) such Holder has given the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default;

(b) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes have made a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy, and offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against any cost, liability or expense of the Trustee;

(c) the Trustee fails to comply with such request within 90 calendar days after receipt of such request and the offer of indemnity; and

(d) during such 90 calendar day period, the Trustee has not received an inconsistent direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

 

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A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder (it being understood that the Trustee shall not have any affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders).

Section 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment .

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal (including payments pursuant to the required repurchase provisions of the Notes) of and interest on the Notes held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed in the Notes or in the event of repurchase, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder. In addition, notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to enforce its rights of exchange in accordance with the provisions of Article 10, on or after the applicable date for settlement of the Issuer’s Exchange Obligation, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee .

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a), (b) or (c) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Issuer or, if applicable, any Guarantor for the whole amount then due and owing (together with interest on any unpaid interest to the extent lawful) and the amounts provided for in Section 7.07.

Section 6.09. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .

The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Issuer, its Subsidiaries, any Guarantor or their respective creditors or property and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may be entitled and empowered to participate as a member of any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter, and may vote on behalf of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07.

Section 6.10. Priorities .

If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:

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SECOND: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal (including payments pursuant to the required repurchase provisions of the Notes) and interest, ratably without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal (including payments pursuant to the required repurchase provisions of the Notes) and interest or in respect of any Exchange Obligation of the Issuer, respectively; and

THIRD: to the Issuer.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10. At least fifteen calendar days before such record date, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder and the Issuer a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.

Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs .

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Sections 6.06 and 6.07 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes.

Section 6.12. Failure to Comply with Reporting Covenant .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, if the Issuer so elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with the reporting obligations in described in Section 4.03(a) hereof , shall, at the Issuer’s option, for the 365 calendar days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default, consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the Notes at an annual rate equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of the Notes (“ Reporting Additional Interest ”). Reporting Additional Interest shall be additional to any Rule 144 Additional Interest and shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following accrual in the same manner as regular interest on the Notes. In the event the Issuer does not elect to pay the Reporting Additional Interest upon an Event of Default in accordance with this Section 6.12, the Notes shall be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event shall the aggregate of any Reporting Additional Interest and any Rule 144 Additional Interest for any period exceed 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes in respect of such period, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay any such Reporting Additional Interest and any Rule 144 Additional Interest. Reporting Additional Interest shall accrue on all outstanding Notes from and including the date on

 

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which an Event of Default relating to a failure to comply with the reporting obligations in this Indenture first occurs to, but not including, the 365th day (or such earlier date on which the Event of Default is cured or waived). On such 365th day if such Event of Default is continuing, such Reporting Additional Interest will cease to accrue and the Notes will be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02 above. This Section 6.12 will not affect the rights of Holders in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default.

ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01. Duties of Trustee .

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture 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 such person’s own affairs.

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

(i) the Trustee need only perform such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(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, in the case of certificates and opinions specifically required by any provision hereof to be furnished to it, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

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

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

(ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer unless it is proved 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 6.05.

 

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(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.

(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 Issuer.

(f) Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

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

(h) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

Section 7.02. Rights of Trustee .

(a) The Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting 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 Officer’s 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 the Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

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

(d) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the Notes shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

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

 

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(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby.

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

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

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

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

(k) Any request, direction, order or demand of the Issuer mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be evidenced to the Trustee by copies thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or equivalent Officer).

(l) The permissive rights of the Trustee set forth in this Indenture shall not be construed as duties.

(m) The Trustee shall be permitted to engage in other transactions with the Issuer or the Company; provided that if the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest, it must eliminate such conflict or resign pursuant to this Article 7.

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

(o) the Trustee may request that the Issuer deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of Officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.

 

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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 Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company, any Guarantor or their respective Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Exchange Agent, Paying Agent, Registrar or co-paying agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Section 7.11.

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, the Notes or any Guarantee, it shall not be accountable for the Issuer’s use of the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Issuer or any Guarantor in this Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05. Notice of Defaults .

(a) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer has received written notice thereof at its Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references this Indenture. No duty imposed upon the Trustee in this Indenture shall be applicable with respect to any Default or Event of Default of which the Trustee is not deemed to have notice.

(b) If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail by first class mail to each Holder at the address set forth in the Register written notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 calendar days after it becomes aware of the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default, unless such Default or Event of Default shall have been cured or waived. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal or interest on any Notes or a Default in the failure to deliver the consideration due upon exchange, the Trustee may withhold notice if and so long as it in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the Holders.

Section 7.06. [Reserved.]

Section 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity .

The Issuer shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Issuer and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Issuer shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred or made by it, including costs of collection, in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee’s agents, counsel, accountants and experts. Each of the Issuer and any Guarantor, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Trustee, and hold it harmless, against any and all loss, liability, claim (whether

 

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asserted by the Issuer, the Holder or any other person) or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by or in connection with the offer and sale of the Notes or the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties or powers hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Issuer of any claim for which it may seek indemnity promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof; provided , however , that any failure so to notify the Issuer shall not relieve the Issuer of its indemnity obligations hereunder. The Issuer shall defend the claim and the indemnified party shall provide reasonable cooperation at the Issuer’s expense in the defense. Such indemnified parties may have separate counsel and the Issuer shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel; provided , however , that the Issuer shall not be required to pay such fees and expenses if it assumes such indemnified parties’ defense and, in such indemnified parties’ reasonable judgment, there is no conflict of interest between the Issuer and such parties in connection with such defense. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Issuer need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by an indemnified party through such party’s own willful misconduct and negligence. The Issuer and the Guarantors need not pay for any settlement made without their consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

To secure the Issuer’s payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee other than money or property held in trust to pay principal of and interest and any liquidated damages on particular Notes.

The obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors pursuant to this Section 7.07 shall survive the satisfaction or discharge of this Indenture, any rejection or termination of this Indenture under any bankruptcy law or the resignation or removal of the Trustee. When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(k) or (l) with respect to the Issuer the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Law.

Section 7.08. [Reserved.]

Section 7.09. Replacement of Trustee .

The Trustee may resign at any time by so notifying the Issuer. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Issuer shall remove the Trustee if:

(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

(b) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

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

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If the Trustee is removed by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes and such Holders do not reasonably promptly appoint a successor Trustee, or if the Trustee resigns, is removed by the Issuer or a vacancy otherwise exists in the office of Trustee for any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Issuer shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Issuer. 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. 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 7.07.

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 90 calendar days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee or the Holders of 10% in principal amount of the Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction (at the expense of the Issuer) for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section, the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

Section 7.10. Successor Trustee by Merger .

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

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

Section 7.11. Eligibility; Disqualification .

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comply with Trust Indenture Act § 310(b); provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of Trust Indenture Act § 310(b)(1) any indenture or indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or participation in other securities of the Issuer or the Guarantors are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in Trust Indenture Act § 310(b)(1) are met.

ARTICLE 8

DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE

Section 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Notes .

(a) This Indenture shall, subject to Section 8.01(b), cease to be of further effect if:

(i) the Issuer (A) delivers all outstanding Notes (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.09) to the Trustee for cancellation or (B) (x) deposits with the Trustee or the Paying Agent after such Notes have become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, upon exchange, or on any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, cash (including any cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with the exchange) and (y) in the case of an exchange for which a Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement applies, delivers to the exchanging Holders shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exchange, in each case calculated in accordance with this Indenture sufficient to satisfy all obligations due on all outstanding Notes and pays all other sums payable under this Indenture; and

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

(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.01(a), the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors, as applicable, in Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.10, 7.07 and in this Article 8 shall survive until the Notes have been paid in full. Thereafter, the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors, as applicable, in Sections 7.07, 8.03 and 8.04 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

Section 8.02. Application of Trust Money .

The Trustee shall hold in trust money or other property due in respect of exchanged Notes or payments due under this Article 8 deposited with it pursuant to this Article 8. It shall apply the deposited money through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes due in respect of exchanged Notes, in accordance with this Indenture in relation to the exchange of Notes pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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Section 8.03. Repayment to Issuer .

Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Issuer upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest and any shares of Company Common Stock or other property due in respect of exchanged Notes that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Holders entitled to the money and/or securities must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors.

Section 8.04. Reinstatement .

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or to deliver any other property due in respect of exchanged Notes or other payments due in accordance with this Article 8 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Issuer’s and Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article 8 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or other property due in respect of exchanged Notes or other payments due in accordance with this Article 8; provided , however , that, if the Issuer has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Issuer shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENTS

Section 9.01. Without Consent of Holders .

This Indenture (including the terms and conditions of the Notes) and the Notes may be modified or amended by the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, to, among other things:

(a) provide for exchange rights of Holders and the Issuer’s repurchase obligations in connection with a Fundamental Change and/or in the event of any events described under Section 10.05;

(b) secure the Notes;

(c) provide for the assumption of the Issuer’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders in the event of a merger or consolidation, or sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the Issuer’s or any Guarantor’s assets as set forth in Article 5;

(d) provide for the Notes becoming exchangeable into Reference Property in accordance with this Indenture;

(e) surrender any right or power conferred upon the Issuer;

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(g) cure any ambiguity or correct or supplement any inconsistent or otherwise defective provision contained in this Indenture;

(h) to conform the provisions of this Indenture to the description of the Notes contained in the Original Offering Memorandum, and as provided to the Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate;

(i) make any provision with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture that the Issuer may deem necessary or desirable and that shall not be inconsistent with provisions of this Indenture; provided that such change or modification does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders in any respect;

(j) increase the Exchange Rate as provided herein;

(k) irrevocably elect or eliminate one or more Settlement Methods to the extent such Settlement Method is available under this Indenture, or, in the case of Combination Settlement, irrevocably elect a Specified Dollar Amount;

(l) provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture;

(m) add guarantees of obligations under the Notes; and

(n) provide for a successor Trustee.

After a modification or amendment under this Section 9.01 becomes effective, the Issuer shall deliver to Holders a notice briefly describing such modification or amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect in the notice, shall not impair or affect the validity of the modification or amendment under this Section 9.01.

Section 9.02. With Consent of Holders .

This Indenture (including the terms and conditions of the Notes) may not be modified or amended without the written consent or the affirmative vote of the Holder of each Note affected by such change to:

(a) change the Maturity Date of any Notes;

(b) reduce the rate or extend the time for payment of interest on any Notes;

(c) reduce the principal amount of any Notes;

(d) impair the right of a Holder to receive payment with respect to any Notes or institute suit for payment of any Notes;

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(f) change the Issuer’s obligation to repurchase any Notes upon a Fundamental Change in a manner adverse to the Holders;

(g) affect the right of a Holder to exchange any Notes into cash, shares of Company Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Company Common Stock, as the case may be, or reduce the number of shares of Company Common Stock or amount of property, including cash, receivable upon exchange pursuant to the terms of this Indenture;

(h) reduce the percentage of the Notes required for consent to any modification or waiver of this Indenture that does not require the consent of each affected Holder; or

(i) other than in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, eliminate any obligation of any Guarantor under the Notes or the Indenture.

Except as otherwise provided in this Section 9.02, this Indenture (including the terms and conditions of the Notes) and the Notes may be modified or amended, with the written consent or affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer). The consent of the Holders is not necessary under this Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed modification or amendment. Any consent under this Section 9.02 is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed modification or amendment.

After a modification or amendment under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Issuer shall provide to Holders a notice briefly describing such modification or amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect in the notice, shall not impair or affect the validity of the modification or amendment under this Section 9.02.

Section 9.03. [Reserved.]

Section 9.04. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers .

A consent to an amendment or a waiver by a Holder shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Note or portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent or waiver as to such Holder’s Note or portion of the Note if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment or waiver becomes effective. An amendment or waiver becomes effective once both (i) the requisite number of consents have been received by the Issuer or the Trustee and (ii) such amendment or waiver has been executed by the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee.

The Issuer may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who

 

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were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 calendar days after such record date.

Section 9.05. Notation on or Exchange of Notes .

If an amendment changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Note to deliver the Note to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Note regarding the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Issuer or the Trustee so determines, the Issuer in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Note shall not affect the validity of such amendment.

Section 9.06. Trustee to Sign Amendments .

The Trustee shall sign any amendment authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing such amendment the Trustee shall be provided with, and (subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 12.04, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (which Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications).

ARTICLE 10

EXCHANGE OF NOTES

Section 10.01. Right to Exchange .

Upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 10, a Holder may exchange, at such Holder’s option, all or part of its Notes, in multiples of $1,000, based on the Exchange Rate (the “ Exchange Obligation ”), subject to the Exchange Share Cap and the Aggregate Share Cap as set forth in Section 10.01(e) and Section 10.02. Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding June 1, 2020, Holders shall have the right to exchange their Notes only under the circumstances described in clauses (a) through (d) below. On or after June 1, 2020, a Holder may surrender its Notes for exchange at any time on or prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date without regard to the conditions in clauses (a) through (d) below. In no event may Notes be surrendered for exchange after the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

 

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(a) Exchange Based on Company Common Stock Price . Notes may be surrendered for exchange on any date during any fiscal quarter beginning after December 29, 2013 (and only during such fiscal quarter) if the Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock was more than 130% of the then current Exchange Price for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) in the period of the 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of the previous fiscal quarter.

(b) Exchange Upon Specified Corporate Transactions . If the Company:

(i) distributes to all or substantially all holders of its Company Common Stock rights, options or warrants (other than pursuant to a stockholders rights plan) entitling them to purchase, for a period of 45 calendar days or less from the declaration date for such distribution, shares of Company Common Stock at a price per share less than the average Closing Sale Price of Company Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding, but excluding, the declaration date for such distribution; or

(ii) makes a distribution to all or substantially all holders of its Company Common Stock cash, other assets, securities or rights to purchase securities of the Company (other than pursuant to a stockholders rights plan), which distribution has a per share value exceeding 10% of the Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such distribution,

then, in each case, the Issuer shall notify all Holders at least 55 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Date for any such distribution by notice in writing. Once the Issuer has given such notice, a Holder may surrender all or a portion of its Notes for exchange at any time until the earlier of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date or the Issuer’s public announcement that such distribution shall not take place. A Holder may not exchange any of its Notes based on this Section 10.01(b) if as a result of holding its Notes such Holder shall otherwise participate in the distribution, without exchanging the Notes, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of the Company Common Stock as if such Holder held a number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to the Exchange Rate on the Record Date of such distribution for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder (calculated on an aggregate basis per Holder).

(c) Exchange Upon a Fundamental Change . If (1) the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange or sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the Company’s property and assets that does not constitute a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, in each case, pursuant to which the Company Common Stock would be converted into Reference Property or (2) a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs, the Issuer shall notify each Holder, the Trustee and the Exchange Agent (if other than the Trustee) no later than 2 Business Days following the actual effective date of such transaction or event by notice in writing. In any such case, each Holder will have the right to exchange its Notes at any time beginning on the actual effective date of the transaction or event (or, if

 

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later, the Business Day after the Issuer gives notice of such transaction or event) to, and including the earlier of (x) the date which is 30 Trading Days after the date that is the actual effective date of such transaction or event or, in the case of any transaction or event described above that also constitutes a Fundamental Change, the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the relevant Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and (y) the second scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date. If any Holder has submitted any or all of its Notes for repurchase in connection with a Fundamental Change, unless such Holder has withdrawn such Notes in a timely fashion, its exchange rights on the Notes so subject to repurchase will expire at the close of business on the Business Day preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. If any Holder has submitted any Notes for repurchase, such Notes may be exchanged only if such Holder timely submits a withdrawal notice and, if the Notes submitted are issued in book-entry form, such Holder complies with appropriate Depositary procedures.

(d) Exchange Upon Satisfaction of Trading Price Condition . Notes may be surrendered for exchange during the five consecutive Business Day period following any ten consecutive Trading Day period in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 10.01(d), for each Trading Day of such ten Trading Day period was less than 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock for each Trading Day during such ten Trading Day period and the then current Exchange Rate. The Trustee shall determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes upon the Issuer’s written request. The Issuer shall have no obligation to make such request unless a Holder requests that the Issuer do so. Once a Holder makes such a request, the Issuer shall instruct the Trustee in writing to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for each Trading Day until the minimum Trading Price threshold is exceeded. If the Issuer does not so instruct the Trustee to obtain bids when required, or if the Trustee does not obtain bids when directed by the Issuer, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes will be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock and the applicable Exchange Rate on each Trading Day such failure occurs.

(e) Aggregate Share Cap and Exchange Share Cap. Unless and until the Company obtains stockholder approval to issue more than 19.99% of the Company Common Stock outstanding at the time the Notes are initially issued (the “ Aggregate Share Cap ”) upon exchange of the Notes in accordance with the listing standards of the NYSE, the number of shares of Company Common Stock deliverable upon exchange will be subject to an Exchange Share Cap. Any shares of Company Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon exchange will be subject to the Exchange Share Cap and the Aggregate Share Cap, which may result in the value deliverable upon exchange being less than the Settlement Amount as calculated under Section 10.02.

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Notes issued pursuant to the Initial Purchasers’ option to purchase Additional Notes). The Exchange Share Cap will be rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth, with any one-hundred thousandths rounded downward. The Aggregate Share Cap will not be adjusted for any increase in the applicable Exchange Rate (except in the case of a share split or share combination of the Company Common Stock). The Exchange Share Cap and the Aggregate Share Cap will apply until either (x) the elimination of the Aggregate Share Cap is approved by the Company’s stockholders or (y) the Aggregate Share Cap is no longer required under the listing standards of the NYSE.

Section 10.02. Exchange Procedures; Settlement Upon Exchange; No Adjustment for Interest or Dividends; Cash Payments in Lieu of Fractional Shares .

(a) In order to exercise the exchange right with respect to any Notes in certificated form, a Holder must, prior to the deadline for such exchange specified in Section 10.01:

(i) complete and manually sign a notice of exchange in the form entitled “Form of Exchange Notice” attached to the reverse of such certificated Note (or a facsimile thereof) (a “ Exchange Notice ”);

(ii) deliver such Exchange Notice and the certificated Notes to be exchanged to the Exchange Agent at the office of the Exchange Agent;

(iii) to the extent any shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exchange are to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents as may be required by the Exchange Agent;

(iv) if required pursuant to this Section 10.02(a), pay funds equal to interest (excluding any Additional Interest) payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled; and

(v) if required pursuant to Section 10.02(g), pay all transfer or similar taxes, if any.

In order to exercise the exchange right with respect to any interest in a Global Note, a Holder must, prior to the deadline for such exchange specified in Section 10.01:

(i) exchange by book-entry transfer to the Exchange Agent through the facilities of the Depositary and the Exchange Notice must comply with all applicable Depositary procedures;

(ii) if required pursuant to this Section 10.02(a), pay funds equal to interest (excluding any Additional Interest) payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled; and

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The date on which the Holder satisfies the foregoing requirements is the “ Exchange Date. ” The Notes shall be deemed to have been exchanged immediately prior to the close of business on the Exchange Date; provided , however , that the Person in whose name any shares of the Company Common Stock shall be issuable upon such exchange shall become the holder of record of such shares as of the close of business on the Exchange Date, in the case of Physical Settlement, or the last Trading Day of the relevant Exchange Period, in the case of Combination Settlement.

If a Holder exchanges any Notes after the close of business on the Regular Record Date for an interest payment but prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the record Holder on such Regular Record Date (if other than such Holder) shall receive on the corresponding Interest Payment Date the full amount of interest accrued and unpaid on such Notes, notwithstanding such Holder’s exchange of those Notes prior to the Interest Payment Date. However, except as provided in the next sentence, at the time such Holder surrenders its Notes for exchange after the close of business on a Regular Record Date but prior to the open of business on the corresponding Interest Payment Date, such Holder must pay the Issuer an amount equal to the interest (excluding any Additional Interest) that has accrued and shall be paid on the Notes being exchanged on the corresponding Interest Payment Date. However, such Holder is not required to make such payment:

(i) if such Holder exchanges its Notes following the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date;

(ii) if such Holder exchanges its Notes in connection with a Fundamental Change and the Issuer has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or

(iii) to the extent of any overdue interest, if overdue interest exists at the time of exchange with respect to such Holder’s Notes.

Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all Record Holders of Notes on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date and any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date described in (i), (ii) and (iii) above will receive the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date or other applicable interest payment date regardless of whether their Notes have been exchanged following such Regular Record Date.

If a Holder has already delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice pursuant to Section 3.01 with respect to a Note, such Holder may not surrender that Note for exchange until such Holder has validly withdrawn the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 3.02, except as to a portion of such Note that is not subject to such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.

(b) Subject to this Section 10.02, Section 10.03 and Section 10.05, upon exchange of any Note, the Issuer may, at its election, pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the exchanging Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being

 

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exchanged either solely cash (“ Cash Settlement ”), solely shares of Company Common Stock (other than cash in lieu of any fractional shares) (“ Physical Settlement ”) or a combination of cash and shares of Company Common Stock (“ Combination Settlement ”), as set forth in this Section 10.02(b).

All exchanges occurring on or after June 1, 2020 shall be settled using the same Settlement Method. Prior to June 1, 2020, the Issuer shall use the same Settlement Method for all exchanges occurring on the same Exchange Date, but the Issuer shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to exchanges that occur on different Exchange Dates. If the Issuer elects a Settlement Method, the Issuer shall notify Holders so exchanging of such Settlement Method through the Trustee, no later than the close of business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the related Exchange Date (or, in the case of any exchanges occurring on or after June 1, 2020, no later than the close of business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding June 1, 2020). If the Issuer does not timely elect a Settlement Method, the Issuer shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement, and the Issuer shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be $1,000. If the Issuer elects Combination Settlement but does not timely notify exchanging Holders of the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, such Specified Dollar Amount will be deemed to be $1,000.

In addition, unless and until the Company obtains stockholder approval to issue Company Common Stock in excess of the Aggregate Share Cap upon exchange of the Notes in accordance with the listing standards of the NYSE, (x) the Issuer shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Exchange Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be $1,000 and (y) the number of shares of Company Common Stock deliverable upon exchange, if any, will be subject to the Aggregate Share Cap and the Exchange Share Cap.

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

(i) if the Issuer elects to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Physical Settlement, the Issuer shall deliver to exchanging Holders in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged a number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on the Exchange Date (and cash in lieu of any fractional share as described in Section 10.02(i));

(ii) if the Issuer elects to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Cash Settlement, the Issuer shall pay to exchanging Holders in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Exchange Values for each of the 50 consecutive Trading Days in the relevant Exchange Period; and

 

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(iii) if the Issuer elects (or is required to have elected) to satisfy its Exchange Obligation in respect of such exchange by Combination Settlement, the Issuer shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to exchanging Holders in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being exchanged, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 50 consecutive Trading Days in the relevant Exchange Period (and cash in lieu of any fractional share as described in Section 10.02(i)), subject to the Exchange Share Cap.

(c) Except as described under Section 10.03, Section 10.04 and Section 10.05, if Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable, the Issuer shall pay and/or deliver the consideration due upon exchange on the third Business Day immediately following the final Trading Day of the related Exchange Period. If Physical Settlement is applicable, the Issuer shall deliver the consideration due upon exchange on the third Business Day immediately following the related Exchange Date (except as otherwise provided in Section 10.04); provided , that, with respect to any Exchange Date with respect to which Physical Settlement applies occurring after August 15, 2020, settlement will occur on the Maturity Date.

(d) If more than one Note shall be surrendered for exchange at one time by the same Holder, the Exchange Obligation with respect to such Notes, if any, that shall be payable upon exchange 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.

(e) In case any certificated Note shall be surrendered for partial exchange, the Issuer shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the certificated Note so surrendered, without charge to such Holder, a new certificated Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unexchanged portion of the surrendered certificated Note.

(f) Upon the exchange of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee and the Depositary shall reduce the principal amount of such Global Note in their records.

(g) The issue of stock certificates on exchanges of Notes shall be made without charge to the exchanging Holder of Notes for any taxes or duties in respect of the issue thereof. The Issuer shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax or duty which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of stock in any name other than that of the Holder of any Notes exchanged, and the Issuer shall not be required to issue or deliver any such stock certificate unless and until the Person or Persons requesting the issue thereof shall have paid to the Issuer the amount of such tax or duty or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Issuer that such tax has been paid.

(h) Except as provided in Section 10.02(a), upon exchange, Holders shall not receive any separate cash payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes. Accrued and unpaid interest (excluding any Additional Interest) to the Exchange Date shall be deemed to be paid in full with the payment or delivery, as the case may be, of the cash, Company Common Stock or a combination thereof, upon exchange, rather than

 

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cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. With respect to any exchange with Combination Settlement, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such exchange.

(i) The Company shall not issue fractional shares of Company Common Stock upon exchange of the Notes. If any fractional shares of Company Common Stock would be issuable upon the exchange of any Note or Notes, the Issuer shall instead pay cash in lieu of fractional shares based on the Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock on the relevant Exchange Date, in the case of Physical Settlement, or on the final Trading Day of the relevant Exchange Period, in the case of Combination Settlement.

(j) Except as described under Section 10.04, the Issuer shall not make any payment or other adjustment for dividends on any Company Common Stock issued upon exchange of the Notes.

(k) The Issuer shall inform the Trustee upon its request if the Notes have become exchangeable under Section 10.01(a).

Section 10.03. Adjustment to Exchange Rate Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change .

If and only to the extent a Holder elects to exchange its Notes in connection with a Fundamental Change described in the definition of Fundamental Change (a “ Make-Whole Fundamental Change ”) (determined after giving effect to any exceptions to or exclusions from such definition, but without regard to the Majority Ownership Exception), the Exchange Rate shall be increased by an additional number of shares of Company Common Stock (the “ Additional Shares ”).

The number of Additional Shares shall be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change becomes effective (the “ Make-Whole Effective Date ”) and the price paid (or deemed paid) per share (the “ Stock Price ”) for the Company Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change. If holders of Company Common Stock receive only cash in any transaction described in clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Stock Price will be the cash amount paid per share. Otherwise, the Stock Price will be equal to the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Company Common Stock on the five Trading Days prior to, but excluding, the Make-Whole Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change. The Issuer shall notify Holders of the Make-Whole Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change no later than the second Business Day immediately following such Make-Whole Effective Date.

An exchange of the Notes by a Holder shall be deemed for purposes of this Section 10.03 to be “in connection with” a Make-Whole Fundamental Change only if the Exchange Date occurs on or following the Make-Whole Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change but before the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (as specified in the Fundamental Change Company Notice) (or, in the case of a Make-Whole

 

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Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the Majority Ownership Exception, the 30th Trading Day immediately following the effective date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change).

Upon surrender of Notes for exchange in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Issuer shall, at its option, satisfy its Exchange Obligation by Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, as described under Section 10.02(b). However, if the consideration received by holders of the Company Common Stock in any Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change is composed entirely of cash, for any exchange of Notes following the Make-Whole Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Settlement Amount will be calculated based solely on the Stock Price for the transaction and will be deemed to be an amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of exchanged Notes equal to the Exchange Rate (including any adjustment as described in this Section 10.03), multiplied by such Stock Price. In such event, the Issuer shall satisfy its Exchange Obligation by paying cash to exchanging Holders on the third Business Day immediately following the Exchange Date.

The number of Additional Shares set forth in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner as and at the same time as the Exchange Rate of the Notes is adjusted pursuant to Section 10.04. The Stock Prices set forth in the first row of the table below (i.e., the column headers) shall be simultaneously adjusted to equal the Stock Prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Exchange Rate immediately prior to the adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the Exchange Rate as so adjusted.

The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares by which the Exchange Rate shall be increased upon exchange in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change:

 

     Stock Price  

Effective Date

   $10.67      $12.50      $13.87      $15.00      $17.50      $20.00      $25.00      $30.00      $40.00      $50.00      $60.00  

August 26, 2013

     21.6278         16.0108         13.0251         11.0979         7.9788         5.8874         3.3716         2.0025         0.7062         0.1994         0.0142   

September 1, 2014

     21.6278         15.4188         12.4164         10.4935         7.4159         5.3839         2.9899         1.7222         0.5626         0.1326         0.0002   

September 1, 2015

     21.6278         14.7844         11.7494         9.8250         6.7882         4.8234         2.5716         1.4216         0.4168         0.0710         0.0000   

September 1, 2016

     21.6278         14.2116         11.0945         9.1440         6.1238         4.2239         2.1285         1.1121         0.2787         0.0220         0.0000   

September 1, 2017

     21.6278         13.6732         10.4012         8.3909         5.3627         3.5356         1.6360         0.7855         0.1509         0.0000         0.0000   

September 1, 2018

     21.6278         12.9493         9.4291         7.3283         4.3066         2.6139         1.0351         0.4268         0.0407         0.0000         0.0000   

September 1, 2019

     21.6278         11.5521         7.6117         5.3987         2.5387         1.2178         0.3112         0.0871         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000   

September 1, 2020

     21.6278         7.9071         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000   

provided , however , that the exact Stock Price and Make-Whole Effective Date may not be set forth on the table, in which case, if the Stock Price is:

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

 

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(2) greater than $60.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as the Stock Prices in the table above), the Exchange Rate will not be increased; or

(3) less than $10.67 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as the Stock Prices in the table above), the Exchange Rate will not be increased.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the total number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exchange per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed the lesser of (x) 93.7207 shares, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Exchange Rate pursuant to Section 10.04, or (y) the Exchange Share Cap for so long as it applies.

Section 10.04. Adjustment of Exchange Rate .

The Issuer shall adjust the Exchange Rate for the following events:

(a) If the Company issues shares of Company Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on shares of Company Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination with respect to its Company Common Stock, the Exchange Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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where,
ER 1   =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution or the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;
ER 0   =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution or the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;
OS 0   =    the number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution or the Effective Date of such share split or share combination; and
OS 1   =    the number of shares of Company Common Stock that would be outstanding immediately after, and solely as a result of, such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination, as the case may be.

 

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Any adjustment made under this clause (a) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on such Ex-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 clause (a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Exchange 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 Exchange Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

(b) If the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of its Company Common Stock any rights, options or warrants entitling them to purchase, for a period of 45 calendar days or less from the declaration date for such distribution, shares of the Company Common Stock at a price per share less than the average Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding, but excluding, the declaration date for such distribution, the Exchange Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where
ER 1   =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Date for such distribution;
ER 0   =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Date for such distribution;
OS 0   =    the number of shares of the Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Date for such distribution;
X   =    the total number of shares of the Company Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and
Y   =    the number of shares of the Company Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the average Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding, but excluding, the declaration date for such distribution.

Any increase made under this clause (b) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are distributed and shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Date for such distribution. To the extent that shares of the Company Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Exchange Rate shall be decreased to the Exchange Rate that

 

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would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the distribution of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of the Company Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Exchange Rate shall be decreased to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect if such Ex-Date for such distribution had not occurred.

For purposes of this clause (b) and Section 10.01(b)(1) above, in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company Common Stock at a price per share less than such average Closing Sale Price for the ten consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding, but excluding, the declaration date for such distribution, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of the Company Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable upon 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 or other of its securities, assets or property to all or substantially all holders of Company Common Stock, excluding:

(i) dividends or distributions described in clause (a) or (b) above;

(ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash described in clause (d) below;

(iii) Spin-Offs described below in the third paragraph of this clause (c); and

(iv) distributions of Reference Property in a transaction described in Section 10.05,

then the Exchange Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where,
ER 1   =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Date for such distribution;
ER 0   =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Date for such distribution;
SP 0   =    the average Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding, but excluding, the Ex-Date for such distribution; and

 

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FMV   =    the Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof) of the shares of Capital Stock, evidences of Indebtedness, securities, assets or property distributed with respect to each outstanding share of the Company Common Stock immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Date for such distribution.

Any increase made under the portion of this clause (c) above shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Exchange Rate shall be decreased to be the Exchange 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), or if the difference between “SP 0 ” and “FMV” is less than $1.00, in lieu of the foregoing increase, provision should be made for each Holder to receive upon exchange, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount thereof, the amount and kind of the Capital Stock, evidences of the Company’s Indebtedness, or other securities assets or property of the Company that such Holder would have received as if such Holder owned a number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on the Ex-Date for the distribution.

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this clause (c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Company Common Stock in shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company that will be, upon distribution, listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange (a “ Spin-Off ”), the Exchange Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where,
ER 1   =    Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off;
ER 0   =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off;
FMV   =    the average Closing Sale Price of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Company Common Stock applicable to one share of the Company Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Days immediately following the Ex-Date for such Spin-Off (such period, the “ Valuation Period ”); and
MP 0   =    the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Company Common Stock over the Valuation Period.

 

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Any adjustment to the Exchange Rate under the preceding paragraph of this clause (c) shall be made immediately after the close of business on the last day of the Valuation Period, but shall be given effect as of the open of business on the Ex-Date for the Spin-Off. Because the Issuer will make the adjustment to the Exchange Rate at the end of the Valuation Period with retroactive effect, the Issuer shall delay the settlement of any Notes where the Exchange Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or the final day of the related Exchange Period (in the case of Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement) occurs during the Valuation Period. In such event, the Issuer shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, any cash, shares of the Company Common Stock or a combination thereof representing our exchange obligation due upon exchange (based on the adjusted Exchange Rate as described above) on the third Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period. The Person in whose name the certificate for any shares of Company Common Stock delivered upon exchange is registered shall be treated as a stockholder of record as of the close of business on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period. If any distribution of the type described in this Section 10.04(c) is declared but not so made, the Exchange Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines not to make such distribution, to the Exchange Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.

(d) If the Company pays any cash dividends or distributions exclusively in cash to all or substantially all holders of its Company Common Stock (other than dividends or distributions made in connection with the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding-up), the Exchange Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where,
ER 1   =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution;
ER 0   =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution;
SP 0   =    the average Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding, but excluding, the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution; and
C   =    the amount in cash per share the Company distributes to holders of the Company Common Stock.

Any increase made under this clause (d) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Exchange 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 Exchange Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined above), or if the difference between “SP 0 ” and “C” is less than $1.00, in lieu of the foregoing increase, provision should be made for each Holder to receive upon exchange, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount thereof, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received as if such Holder owned a number of shares of the Company Common Stock equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on the Ex-Date for such cash dividend or distribution.

(e) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including the Issuer, makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for the Company Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of the Company Common Stock exceeds the Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the last date (the “ Expiration Date ”) on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Exchange Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where,
ER 1   =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Trading Day immediately following the Expiration Date;
ER 0   =    the Exchange Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Trading Day immediately following 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 purchased in such tender or exchange offer;
SP 1   =    the average Closing Sale Price of the Company Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Days next succeeding the Expiration Date (the “ Averaging Period ”);
OS 1   =    the number of shares of the Company Common Stock outstanding immediately after the close of business on the Expiration Date (after giving effect to such tender offer or exchange offer); and
OS 0   =    the number of shares of the Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date (prior to giving effect to such tender offer or exchange offer).

 

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Any adjustment to the Exchange Rate under this clause (e) shall be made immediately after the close of business on the last day of the Averaging Period, but shall be given effect as of the open of business on the Trading Day immediately following the Expiration Date. Because the Issuer will make the adjustment to the Exchange Rate at the end of the Valuation Period with retroactive effect, the Issuer shall delay the settlement of any Notes where the Exchange Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or the final day of the related Exchange Period (in the case of Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement) occurs during the related Averaging Period. In such event, the Issuer will pay or deliver, as the case may be, the cash, shares of Company Common Stock or a combination of cash and of shares of Company Common Stock, if any, on the third Business Day immediately following the last day of the Averaging Period, and the Person in whose name the certificate for any shares of Company Common Stock delivered upon exchange is registered shall be treated as a stockholder of record as of the close of business on the last Trading Day of the Averaging Period.

(f) To the extent that any stockholders rights plan adopted by the Company is in effect upon exchange of the Notes, Holders will receive, in addition to any Company Common Stock due upon exchange, the rights under the applicable rights agreement. However, if, prior to any exchange, the rights have separated from the shares of the Company Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable stockholders rights plan, the Exchange Rate will be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all holders of the Company Common Stock, shares of Capital Stock, evidences of Indebtedness, securities, assets or property as described in clause (c) above, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Exchange Rate adjustment becomes effective on any Ex-Date as described in this Section 10.04, and a Holder that has exchanged its Notes on or after such Ex-Date and on or prior to the related Record Date would be treated as the record holder of the shares of the Company Common Stock as of the related Exchange Date as described under Section 10.02(b) based on an adjusted Exchange Rate for such Ex-Date, then, notwithstanding the foregoing Exchange Rate adjustment provisions, such Exchange Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Date shall not be made for such exchanging Holder. Instead, such Holder shall be treated as if such Holder were the record owner of such shares of Company Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.

(h) In addition, if a Holder exchanges a Note and

(i) Combination Settlement is applicable to such a Note;

(ii) the Record Date, Effective Date, or Expiration Date for any event that requires an adjustment to the Exchange Rate under any of Sections 10.04(a) through (e) occurs (x) on or after the first Trading Day (as defined pursuant to the proviso of the definition thereof) of the related Exchange Period and (y) on or prior to the last Trading Day (as defined pursuant to the proviso of the definition thereof) of such Exchange Period; and

 

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(iii) the Daily Settlement Amount for any Trading Day (as defined pursuant to the proviso of the definition thereof) in such Exchange Period that occurs on or prior to such Record Date, Effective Date or Expiration Date (x) includes shares of Company Common Stock that do not entitle their holder to participate in such event and (y) is calculated based on an Exchange Rate that is not adjusted on account of such event;

then, on account of such exchange, the Issuer will, on such Record Date, Effective Date or Expiration Date, treat such Holder, as a result of having exchanged such Notes, as though it were the record holder of a number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to the total number of shares of Company Common Stock that:

(A) are deliverable as part of the Daily Settlement Amount (1) for a Trading Day (as defined pursuant to the proviso of the definition thereof) in such Exchange Period that occurs on or prior to such Record Date, Effective Date or Expiration Date and (2) is calculated based on an Exchange Rate that is not adjusted for such event; and

(B) if not for this Section 10.04(h) would not entitle such Holder to participate in such event.

(i) Adjustments to the Exchange Rate will be calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share.

(j) Except as stated in this Section 10.04 and in Section 10.03, the Issuer shall not adjust the Exchange Rate for the issuances of shares of Company Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Company Common Stock or rights to, purchase shares of Company Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities.

(k) Without limiting the foregoing Section 10.04(j), no adjustment to the Exchange Rate need be made:

(i) upon the issuance of any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on securities of the Company and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Company Common Stock under any plan;

(ii) upon the issuance of any shares of Company Common Stock or options or rights to purchase shares of Company 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 its Subsidiaries (including the Issuer);

(iii) upon the issuance of any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (ii) above and outstanding as of the date of this Indenture;

 

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(iv) upon the issuance of any shares of Company Common Stock at a price below the Exchange Price;

(v) upon the repurchase of any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to an open-market share repurchase program or other buy-back transaction that is not a tender offer or exchange offer of the nature described under Section 10.04(e);

(vi) for a third-party tender offer by any Subsidiary of the Company as described under Section 10.04(e);

(vii) for a change in the par value of the Company Common Stock; or

(viii) for accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.04, the Exchange Rate shall not be adjusted pursuant to this Section 10.04 if as a result of holding the Notes the Holders shall otherwise 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 Company Common Stock in any of the transactions that would otherwise give rise to adjustment pursuant to this Section 10.04 without exchange of such Holder’s Notes as if such Holder held a number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to the applicable Exchange Rate multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder.

(m) No adjustment pursuant to this Section 10.04 is required to be made to the Exchange Rate unless such adjustment would require a change of at least 1% in the Exchange Rate then in effect at such time. However, any adjustments that are less than 1% of the Exchange Rate shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment, regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 1%, (i) with respect to any Notes surrendered for exchange for which the Issuer has elected Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, on each Trading Day in the relevant Exchange Period and (ii) with respect to any Notes surrendered for exchange for which the Issuer has elected Physical Settlement, on the Exchange Date.

(n) In addition to those required by Sections 10.04(a) through (e), and subject to the listing standards of the NYSE (and the Aggregate Share Cap), the Issuer from time to time may increase the Exchange Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days. In addition, subject to the listing standards of the NYSE (and the Aggregate Share Cap), the Issuer may also (but is not required to) increase the Exchange Rate to avoid or diminish income tax to holders of Company Common Stock or rights to purchase shares of Company Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or similar event.

 

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(o) Whenever the Exchange Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Issuer shall (i) file with the Trustee and with the Exchange Agent an Officer’s Certificate briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment and the manner of computation and (ii) the Company shall notify the Holders of the Notes.

(p) For purposes of this Section 10.04, the number of shares of Company Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares 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 Company Common Stock. The Company shall not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Company Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company.

(q) Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Issuer to calculate the Closing Sale Prices, the volume-weighted average price, the Daily Exchange Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts over, or based on, a span of multiple calendar days (including an Exchange Period, Valuation Period or Averaging Period), the Issuer shall make appropriate adjustments to each to account for any adjustment to the Exchange Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Exchange Rate where the Ex-Date of the event occurs, at any time during the period when the Closing Sale Prices, the volume-weighted average prices, the Daily Exchange Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts are to be calculated.

Section 10.05. Effect of Reclassifications, Business Combinations, Asset Sales and Corporate Events .

In the case of:

(a) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Company Common Stock (other than changes in par value or to or from no par value or resulting from a subdivision or combination);

(b) any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company;

(c) any sale, lease or other transfer to a third-party of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety; or

(d) any statutory share exchange,

in each case, as a result of which the Company Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof), then, at and after the effective time of the transaction, the right to exchange each $1,000 principal amount of Notes will be changed into a right to exchange such principal amount of Notes into, in lieu of Company Common Stock, 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 Company Common Stock equal to the Exchange Rate immediately prior to such transaction would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “ Reference Property ”) upon such transaction. Thereafter,

 

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references in this Indenture to Company Common Stock shall be deemed to apply mutatis mutandis to equivalent units of Reference Property, as nearly as is practical as determined in good faith by the Issuer. However, at and after the effective time of the transaction (i) the Issuer shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon exchange of the Notes as set forth under, and subject to, Section 10.02 above and (ii)(x) any amount otherwise payable in cash upon exchange of the Notes as set forth under Section 10.02 above will continue to be payable in cash, (y) the number of shares of the Company Common Stock, if any, otherwise deliverable upon exchange of the Notes as set forth under Section 10.02 above will instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of Company Common Stock would have received in such transaction and (z) the volume-weighted average price will be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Company Common Stock would have received in such transaction. If the transaction causes the Company 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), the Reference Property into which the Notes will become exchangeable will be deemed to be the kind and amount of consideration actually received by holders of a majority of the Company Common Stock that voted for such an election (if electing between two types of consideration) or holders of a plurality of the Company Common Stock that voted for such an election (if electing between more than two types of consideration), as the case may be. If the holders of Company Common Stock receive only cash in such transaction, then for all exchanges that occur after the effective date of such transaction (i) the consideration due upon exchange of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Exchange Rate in effect on the Exchange Date (as may be increased by any Additional Shares as described under Section 10.03), multiplied by the Stock Price of Company Common Stock in such transaction and (ii) the Issuer shall satisfy the Exchange Obligation by paying cash to exchanging Holders on the third Business Day immediately following the Exchange Date.

Section 10.06. Certain Covenants .

(a) The Company shall, prior to the issuance of any Notes hereunder, and from time to time as may be necessary, reserve out of its authorized but unissued Company Common Stock or shares of Company Common Stock held in treasury, a sufficient number of shares of Company Common Stock, free of preemptive rights, to permit the exchange of the Notes.

(b) The Company covenants that all shares of Company Common Stock issued upon exchange of Notes shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

(c) The Company shall endeavor promptly to comply with all federal and state securities laws regulating the issuance and delivery of shares of Company Common Stock upon the exchange of Notes, if any, and shall cause to have listed or quoted and shall keep listed or quoted all such shares of Company Common Stock on each U.S. national securities exchange or automatic quotation system or over-the-counter or other domestic market on which the Company Common Stock is then listed or quoted.

 

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Section 10.07. Trustee Disclaimer .

The Trustee shall have no duty to determine when or if an adjustment or reclassification under this Article 10 should be made, how it should be made, what any such adjustment or reclassification should be or if any adjustment or reclassification has been performed properly. If any adjustment is made to an Exchange Rate the Trustee may accept as conclusive evidence of that fact or the correctness of any such adjustment, and shall be fully protected in relying upon, the Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.04(o) hereof. Unless and until the Trustee receives such Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that the Exchange Rate has not been adjusted. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or value of any securities or assets issued upon exchange of the Notes, and the Trustee shall not be responsible for the Company’s failure to comply with any provision of this Article 10.

ARTICLE 11

GUARANTEES

Section 11.01. The Guarantees . Subject to the provisions of this Article 11, each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis, to the Holders and to the Trustee the full and punctual payment (whether at stated maturity, by declaration of acceleration, upon required repurchase or otherwise) of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, and all other amounts payable under, each Note, and the full and punctual payment of all other amounts payable by the Issuer under this Indenture. Upon failure by the Issuer to pay punctually any such amount, each Guarantor shall forthwith on demand pay the amount not so paid at the place and in the manner specified in this Indenture.

Section 11.02. Guarantee Unconditional . The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are unconditional and absolute and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, will not be released, discharged or otherwise affected by

(a) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect of any obligation of the Issuer under this Indenture or any Note, by operation of law or otherwise;

(b) any modification or amendment of or supplement to this Indenture or any Note;

(c) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of the Issuer, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting the Issuer or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any obligation of the Issuer contained in this Indenture or any Note;

 

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(d) the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights which the Guarantor may have at any time against the Issuer, the Trustee or any other Person, whether in connection with this Indenture or any unrelated transactions, provided that nothing herein prevents the assertion of any such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim;

(e) any invalidity or unenforceability relating to or against the Issuer for any reason of this Indenture or any Note, or any provision of applicable law or regulation purporting to prohibit the payment by the Issuer of the principal of or interest on any Note or any other amount payable by the Issuer under this Indenture; or

(f) any other act or omission to act or delay of any kind by the Issuer, the Trustee or any other Person or any other circumstance whatsoever which might, but for the provisions of this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of or defense to such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder.

Section 11.03. Discharge; Reinstatement . Each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder will remain in full force and effect until the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and all other amounts payable by the Issuer under this Indenture have been paid in full. If at any time any payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note or any other amount payable by the Issuer under this Indenture is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuer or otherwise, each Guarantor’s obligations hereunder with respect to such payment will be reinstated as though such payment had been due but not made at such time.

Section 11.04. Waiver by the Guarantors . Each Guarantor irrevocably waives acceptance hereof, presentment, demand, protest and any notice not provided for herein, as well as any requirement that at any time any action be taken by any Person against the Issuer or any other Person.

Section 11.05. Subrogation and Contribution . Upon making any payment with respect to any obligation of the Issuer under this Article, the Guarantor making such payment will be subrogated to the rights of the payee against the Issuer with respect to such obligation, provided that such Guarantor may not enforce either any right of subrogation, or any right to receive payment in the nature of contribution, or otherwise, from any other Guarantor, with respect to such payment so long as any amount payable by the Issuer hereunder or under the Notes remains unpaid.

Section 11.06. Stay of Acceleration . If acceleration of the time for payment of any amount payable by the Issuer under this Indenture or the Notes is stayed upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuer, all such amounts otherwise subject to acceleration under the terms of this Indenture are nonetheless payable by the Guarantors hereunder forthwith on demand by the Trustee or the Holders.

Section 11.07. Execution and Delivery of Guarantee . The execution by each Guarantor of this Indenture (or an amended or supplemental indenture as provided in Article 9) evidences the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor, whether or not the person

 

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signing as an officer of the Guarantor still holds that office at the time of authentication of any Note. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee after authentication constitutes due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of each Guarantor.

Section 11.08. Release of Guarantee . The Note Guarantee of a Guarantor will terminate upon defeasance or discharge of the Notes, as provided in Article 8 hereto.

Upon delivery by the Issuer to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the foregoing effect, the Trustee will execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence the release of the Guarantor from its obligations under its Note Guarantee.

ARTICLE 12

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01. [Reserved.]

Section 12.02. Notices .

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

If to the Issuer:

Spansion LLC

915 DeGuigne Drive

P.O. Box 3453

Sunnyvale, California 94088

Telephone: (408) 962-2500

Attn: Chief Financial Officer

With a copy to:

Latham & Watkins LLP

140 Scott Drive

Menlo Park, California 94025

Fax: (650) 463-2600

Telephone: (650) 328-4600

Attn: Tad J. Freese, Esq.

If to the Trustee:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

707 Wilshire Blvd, 17 th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Attention: Corporate Trust Services Administrator for Spansion LLC

Telecopier No.: (213) 614-3355

 

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The Issuer or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication required to be mailed to a Holder shall be mailed to the Holder at the Holder’s address as it appears on the Register of the Registrar, or, with respect to Global Notes, may be transmitted to the Depositary in accordance with its rules and procedures.

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

In addition to the foregoing, the Trustee agrees to accept and act upon notice, instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods. If the party elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The party providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.

Section 12.03. [Reserved.]

Section 12.04. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent .

Upon any request or application by the Issuer to the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture (except for the initial authentication of the Notes on the date hereof), the Issuer shall furnish to the Trustee:

(a) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

 

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Section 12.05. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion .

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture (other than the certificate provided for in Section 4.05) shall include:

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

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

(c) a statement that, in the opinion of such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with.

Section 12.06. When Notes Disregarded .

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have consented to a modification, amendment or waiver of the terms of this Indenture, Notes owned by the Company or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company shall be disregarded (from both the numerator and denominator) and deemed not to be outstanding. Subject to the foregoing, only Notes outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination.

Section 12.07. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar .

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Holders. The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.

Section 12.08. Set-Off of Withholding Taxes .

If the Issuer is required by applicable law to pay, and pays, withholding tax on behalf of a Non-U.S. Holder as a result of an adjustment to the Exchange Rate, the Issuer may, at its option, set off or cause to be set off such withholding tax against any payments of cash or shares of Company Common Stock on the Notes (or, if such withholding tax has not previously been fully set off against such cash or shares, against any payments on the shares of Company Common Stock).

Section 12.09. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .

THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE

 

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LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. Each of the parties hereto agrees that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees may be brought in the courts of the State of New York and hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam , generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself and in respect of its properties, assets and revenues. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 12.10. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders .

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

Section 12.11. No Stockholder Rights .

Holders shall not have any rights as stockholders of the Company (including, without limitation, voting rights and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on Company Common Stock).

Section 12.12. Successors .

All agreements of the Issuer and the Guarantors in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind their respective successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.

Section 12.13. Multiple Originals .

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

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Section 12.14. Table of Contents; Headings .

The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 12.15. Severability Clause .

In case any provision in this Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

Section 12.16. Calculations .

Except as otherwise provided herein, the Issuer shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Closing Sale Price or volume-weighted average price of the Company Common Stock, Daily Settlement Amounts, Daily Exchange Values, the Exchange Share Cap, the Aggregate Share Cap, accrued interest payable on the Notes and the Exchange Rate and Exchange Price. The Issuer and its agents will make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, such calculations will be final and binding on Holders of the Notes. The Issuer shall provide a schedule of these calculations to each of the Trustee and the Exchange Agent, and each of the Trustee and the Exchange Agent is entitled to rely upon the accuracy of the Issuer’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will forward these calculations to any Holder upon the written request of such Holder.

Section 12.17. No Adverse Interpretations 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 12.18. USA PATRIOT Act .

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act.

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

 

SPANSION LLC
as Issuer

By:  

/s/ Randy W. Furr

  Name:   Randy W. Furr
  Title:   Executive Vice President & CFO

[ Signature page to the Indenture — Issuer ]


SPANSION INC.
as Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Randy W. Furr

  Name:   Randy W. Furr
  Title:   Executive Vice President & CFO

 

SPANSION TECHNOLOGY LLC
as Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Randy W. Furr

  Name:   Randy W. Furr
  Title:   CFO

[ Signature page to the Indenture — Guarantors ]


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee

By:  

/s/ Maddy Hall

  Name:   Maddy Hall
  Title:   Vice President

[ Signature page to the Indenture — Trustee ]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Global Note Legend]

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“ DTC ”), TO SPANSION LLC 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 ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

[Restricted Note Legend] 1

THE SALE OF THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE (AS DEFINED BELOW), THIS NOTE AND ANY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXCHANGE OF THIS NOTE (AND ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN OR THEREIN) MAY NOT BE OFFERED, RESOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT:

(A) TO THE ISSUER, SPANSION INC. OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES;

 

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This Restricted Note Legend shall be deemed removed from the face of this Security without further action of the Company, the Trustee, or the holders of this Security at such time as the Company instructs the Trustee to remove such legend pursuant to Section 2.08(c) of the Indenture.

 

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(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THAT CONTINUES TO BE EFFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF SUCH TRANSFER;

(C) TO A PERSON THAT THE HOLDER REASONABLY BELIEVES TO BE A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR

(D) UNDER ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (INCLUDING, IF AVAILABLE, THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT).

THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE” MEANS THE DATE: (A) THAT IS AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUANCE DATE OF THE NOTES (INCLUDING ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL NOTES PURSUANT TO THE EXERCISE OF THE INITIAL PURCHASERS’ OPTION TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL NOTES); AND (B) ON WHICH THE ISSUER HAS INSTRUCTED THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS LEGEND WILL NO LONGER APPLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING CLAUSES (C) AND (D), THE ISSUER, SPANSION INC. AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS (WITH RESPECT TO CLAUSE (D) ONLY) OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE AND RELY UPON TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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No.        

2.00% Senior Exchangeable Note due 2020

CUSIP No.: 84649P AK1 2

ISIN No.: US84649PAK12

SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, promises to pay to [Cede & Co.] 3 , or registered assigns, the principal sum of [            ] Million Dollars ($        ) [or such lesser amount as is indicated in the books and records of the Trustee and DTC] 4 , on September 1, 2020, and to pay interest thereon from [                    ], or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing March 1, 2014, at the rate of 2.00% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment or exchanged. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be February 15 or August 15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders not more than 15 calendar days and not less than 10 calendar days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture (as defined on the reverse hereof).

If any payment date hereunder is not a Business Day, payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no additional interest shall accrue thereon. Interest on the Notes shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

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At such time as the Company notifies the Trustee to remove the legend (other than the first paragraph thereof) pursuant to Section 2.08(c) of the Indenture, the CUSIP number for this Security shall be deemed to be CUSIP No. 84649P AL9. Additional Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Indenture may have different CUSIP numbers

3   Use bracketed language only if Global Note.
4   Use bracketed language only if Global Note.

 

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This Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of said State.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture (as defined on the reverse hereof) or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

Dated:

 

SPANSION LLC
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the Indenture.

By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]

2.00% Senior Exchangeable Note due 2020

SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (such company, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “ Issuer ”), issued this Note under an Indenture dated as of August 26, 2013, (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “ Indenture ”), among the Issuer, the Guarantors thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, to which reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Guarantors, the Issuer and the Holders and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authorized and delivered. Except as specifically provided in Section 1 hereof, all terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Indenture.

The payment of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and all other amounts under the Indenture is guaranteed by the Guarantors as provided in the Indenture.

 

  1. Further Provisions Relating to Interest

In certain circumstances described in the Indenture, the Issuer may be required to pay Reporting Additional Interest or Rule 144 Additional Interest. Except as otherwise specifically set forth, all references herein to “interest” include Defaulted Interest, if any, Rule 144 Additional Interest, if any, and Reporting Additional Interest, if any.

 

  2. Method of Payment

The Issuer shall pay interest on the Notes (except Defaulted Interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the February 15 and August 15 next preceding the Interest Payment Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Issuer shall pay principal and interest in money of the United States of America that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

The Issuer shall pay interest on:

(i) any Global Notes to the Depositary in immediately available funds;

(ii) any Notes in certificated form having a principal amount of less than $2,000,000, by check mailed to the address of the Person in whose name such Notes are registered as it appears in the Register; and

(iii) any Notes in certificated form having a principal amount of $2,000,000 or more, by wire transfer in immediately available funds at the election of the Holder of such Notes duly delivered to the Trustee at least five Business Days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date.

 

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  3. Paying Agent, Registrar and Exchange Agent

Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States (the “ Trustee ”), shall act as Paying Agent, Registrar and Exchange Agent. The Issuer may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar or Exchange Agent without notice. The Company or any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries that is not a Foreign Subsidiary may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.

 

  4. Sinking Fund

The Notes are not subject to any sinking fund.

 

  5. Repurchase of Notes at the Option of Holders

Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Holder has the right to require the Issuer to repurchase all or part of such Holder’s Notes in a principal amount thereof that is equal to $1,000 in principal amount or multiples thereof on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date at a price, payable in cash, equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes such Holder elects to require the Issuer to repurchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. On or before the second Business Day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Issuer shall provide to all Holders of record on the date of the Fundamental Change at their addresses shown in the Register of the Registrar, the Trustee and the Paying Agent, a written notice of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change and the resulting repurchase right. Such notice shall state, among other things, the event causing the Fundamental Change and the procedures a Holder must follow to require the Issuer to repurchase such Holder’s Notes.

 

  6. Exchange

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof may exchange, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture and prior to the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, any Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or multiples thereof based on an Exchange Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture, upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth in the Indenture, including surrender of this Note, together with an exchange notice as provided in the Indenture and this Note, to the Issuer at the office of the Exchange Agent and, unless the shares issuable on exchange are to be issued in the same name as this Note, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Issuer duly executed by, the Holder or by its duly authorized attorney. Upon exchange, the Issuer shall satisfy its Exchange Obligation in cash, shares of Company Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Company Common Stock, as the case may be, at the Issuer’s election, in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of the Indenture, including the Aggregate Share Cap and the Exchange Share Cap for so long as such limitations shall apply. The initial Exchange Rate shall be 72.0929 shares of Company Common Stock per

 

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$1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment as provided in the Indenture. No fractional shares of Company Common Stock shall be issued upon any exchange, but an adjustment in cash shall be paid to the Holder, as provided in the Indenture, in respect of any fraction of a share that would otherwise be issuable upon the surrender of any Note or Notes for exchange. No adjustment shall be made for dividends or any shares issued upon exchange of such Note except as provided in the Indenture.

 

  7. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange

The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and multiples of $1,000. A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. Upon any transfer or exchange, the Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes required by law or permitted by the Indenture.

 

  8. Persons Deemed Owners

The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

 

  9. Unclaimed Money

Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Issuer upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest and any shares of Company Common Stock or other property due in respect of exchanged Notes that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Holders entitled to the money and/or securities must look to the Issuer for payment as general creditors.

 

  10. Amendment Waiver

Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture contains provisions permitting a modification or amendment of the Indenture or the Notes with the written consent or affirmative vote of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and the waiver of any Event of Default (other than with respect to nonpayment, a failure to satisfy the Exchange Obligation or a provision that cannot be amended without the written consent of each Holder affected) or noncompliance with any provision with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

In addition, the Indenture permits an amendment of the Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder under circumstances specified in the Indenture. The Indenture also permits an amendment of the Indenture or the Notes only with the consent of any Holder affected thereby under circumstances specified in the Indenture.

 

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  11. Defaults and Remedies

Except as specified in the Indenture, if an Event of Default occurs (other than an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer or any Guarantor) and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount of the Notes and accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding Notes to be due and payable. If an Event of Default relating to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Issuer or any Guarantor occurs, the principal amount of the Notes and accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding Notes shall automatically become due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. Under certain circumstances, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes may rescind any such acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or expense. Subject to certain exceptions, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes unless (i) such Holder has given the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default, (ii) Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes have made a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy and offered security or indemnity satisfactory to it against any costs, liability or expense of the Trustee, (iii) the Trustee fails to comply with such request within 90 calendar days after receipt of such request and the offer of indemnity and (iv) the Trustee has not received an inconsistent direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Subject to certain restrictions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes are given the right to direct the time, method and place of any proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee. The Trustee, however, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or the 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 or expense for which the Trustee has not received adequate indemnity as determined by it in good faith; provided , however , that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. Prior to taking any action under the Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall impair, as among the Issuer and the Holder of the Notes, the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein and in the Indenture prescribed.

 

  12. Trustee Dealings with the Issuer

Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Issuer, any Guarantor or their respective Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

 

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  13. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

No director, officer, manager, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member or partner of the Issuer or any Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or any Guarantor under the Notes or this Indenture for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder, by accepting a Note, waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

  14. Authentication

This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.

 

  15. 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 rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

 

  16. GOVERNING LAW

THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

  17. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Issuer has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers to be printed on the Notes and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP and ISIN numbers in notices of repurchase 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 repurchase and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

The Issuer shall furnish to any Holder of Notes upon written request and without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture which has in it the text of this Note.

 

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EXCHANGE NOTICE

2.00% Senior Exchangeable Note due 2020

 

TO: SPANSION LLC

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to exchange this Note, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or a multiple thereof) below designated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that the cash, shares of Company Common Stock or combination of cash and shares of Company Common Stock, as the case may be, deliverable upon such exchange and any Notes representing any unexchanged principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. If shares or any portion of this Note not exchanged are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned shall provide the appropriate information below and pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Any amount required to be paid by the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.

Dated:

 

 

 

Signature(s)

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Signature Guarantee

 

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Fill in the registration of shares of Company Common Stock, if any, if to be issued, and Notes if to be delivered, and the person to whom cash and payment for fractional shares is to be made, if to be made, other than to and in the name of the registered holder:

 

Please print name and address   

 

  
(Name)   

 

  
(Street Address)   

 

  
(City, State and Zip Code)   
Principal amount to be exchanged (if less than all):   
$       
Social Security or Other Taxpayer
Identification Number:
  

 

  

NOTICE: The signature on this Exchange Notice must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Notes in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE

2.00% Senior Exchangeable Note due 2020

 

TO: SPANSION LLC

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Spansion LLC (the “ Issuer ”) regarding the right of holders to elect to require the Issuer to repurchase the Notes and requests and instructs the Issuer to repay the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or a multiple thereof) below designated, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture at the price of 100% of such entire principal amount or portion thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date to the registered holder hereof. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. The Notes shall be repurchased by the Issuer as of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture.

Dated:

 

 

 

Signature(s)

NOTICE: The above signatures of the holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Notes in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

Notes Certificate Number (if applicable):                     

Principal amount to be repurchased (if less than all, must be $1,000 or multiples thereof):                     

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number:                     

 

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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER

2.00% Senior Exchangeable Note due 2020

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

In connection with any transfer of the Notes prior to the first anniversary of the last date of the original issuance of the Notes, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred:

 

  ¨ To Spansion LLC, Spansion Inc. or any of their respective subsidiaries; or

 

  ¨ To a “qualified institutional buyer” in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

 

  ¨ Pursuant to a Registration Statement which has been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and which continues to be effective at the time of transfer; or

 

  ¨ Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

and unless the Notes are being transferred to Spansion LLC, Spansion Inc. or one of their respective subsidiaries, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are not being transferred to an “affiliate” of Spansion LLC or Spansion Inc. as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee shall refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered holder thereof.

 

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Dated:

 

 

 

Signature(s)

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Signature Guarantee

NOTICE: The signature on this Assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Notes in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

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EXHIBIT B

RESTRICTED COMPANY COMMON STOCK LEGENDS 5

THE SALE OF THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), AND ACCORDINGLY, PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE (AS DEFINED BELOW), THIS SECURITY (AND ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN) MAY NOT BE OFFERED, RESOLD, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, EXCEPT:

(A) TO SPANSION LLC, SPANSION INC. OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES;

(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND THAT CONTINUES TO BE EFFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF SUCH TRANSFER; OR

(C) UNDER ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (INCLUDING, IF AVAILABLE, THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT).

THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE” MEANS THE DATE: (A) THAT IS AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUANCE DATE OF SPANSION LLC’s 2.00% SENIOR EXCHANGEABLE NOTES DUE 2020 (INCLUDING THE LAST DATE OF ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL NOTES PURSUANT TO THE EXERCISE OF THE INITIAL PURCHASERS’ OPTION TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL NOTES); AND (B) ON WHICH THE SPANSION LLC HAS INSTRUCTED THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS LEGEND WILL NO LONGER APPLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE FOR THE NOTES.

PRIOR TO ANY TRANSFER PURSUANT TO THE FOREGOING CLAUSE (C), SPANSION LLC, SPANSION INC. AND SPANSION INC.’S TRANSFER AGENT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE AND RELY UPON TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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This legend should be included on shares of Company Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes only if such shares of Company Common Stock are Restricted Securities.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

DATE:    August 20, 2013

TO:

ATTENTION:

TELEPHONE:

FACSIMILE:

  

Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc.

Chief Financial Officer

408-616-3682

408-616-6659

FROM:   

Barclays Bank PLC,

5 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB

Facsimile: +44 (20) 777-36461

Telephone: +44 (20) 777-36810

  

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC

745 Seventh Ave

New York, NY 10019

Telephone: +1 212 412 4000

SUBJECT:    Base Call Option Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the call option transaction entered into among Barclays Bank PLC (“ Dealer ”), through its agent Barclays Capital Inc. (the “ Agent ”), Spansion LLC (“ Counterparty ”) and Spansion Inc. (“ Parent ”) as of the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This letter agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for the Transaction. Dealer is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Dealer is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. Certain defined terms used herein are based on terms that are defined in the Offering Memorandum dated August 20, 2013 (the “ Offering Memorandum ”) relating to the 2.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due September 1, 2020 (as originally issued by Counterparty, the “ Exchangeable Notes ” and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Exchangeable Notes, an “ Exchangeable Note ”) issued by Counterparty in an aggregate initial principal amount of USD 150,000,000 (as increased by up to an aggregate principal amount of USD 22,500,000 if and to the extent that the Initial Purchasers (as defined herein) exercise their option to purchase additional Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein)) pursuant to an Indenture to be dated August 26, 2013 among Counterparty, Parent and Spansion Technology LLC, as guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Indenture ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Offering Memorandum, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum, the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by Dealer as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. Subject to the foregoing, references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution, and if the Indenture is amended following such date, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than any amendment pursuant to Section 9.01(h) of the Indenture) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, the Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction.

 

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Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement among Dealer, Counterparty and Parent as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) as if Dealer, Counterparty and Parent had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine)) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of the Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

General Terms .

 

  Trade Date:    August 20, 2013
  Effective Date:    The Premium Payment Date
  Option Style:    “Modified American”, as described opposite the caption “Procedures for Exercise” below
  Option Type:    Call
  Buyer:    Counterparty
  Seller:    Dealer
  Shares:    The Class A common stock of Parent, par value USD 0.001 per share (Exchange symbol “CODE”)
  Number of Options:    150,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall be reduced by any Options exercised by Counterparty. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero.
  Applicable Percentage:    25%
  Option Entitlement:    A number equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and 72.0929
  Strike Price:    USD 13.8710
  Cap Price:    USD 18.14
  Premium:    USD 3,843,750.00
  Premium Payment Date:    The closing date for the initial issuance of Exchangeable Notes
  Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange

 

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  Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges
  Excluded Provisions:    Section 10.03 and Section 10.04(n) of the Indenture

Procedures for Exercise .

  Exchange Date:    With respect to any exchange of an Exchangeable Note (other than any exchange of Exchangeable Notes with an Exchange Date occurring prior to the Free Exchangeability Date (any such exchange, an “ Early Exchange ”), which exchange shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 9(j)(i)), the date on which the Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of such Exchangeable Note satisfies all of the requirements for exchange thereof as set forth in Section 10.02(a) of the Indenture.
  Free Exchangeability Date:    June 1, 2020
  Expiration Time:    The Valuation Time
  Expiration Date:    September 1, 2020
  Multiple Exercise:    Applicable, as described opposite the caption “Automatic Exercise” below
  Automatic Exercise:    Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Exchange Date occurring on or after the Free Exchangeability Date, in respect of which an “Exchange Notice” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant exchanging Holder, a number of Options equal to the number of Exchangeable Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Exchange Date has occurred, shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.
  Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or opposite the caption “Automatic Exercise” above, in order to exercise any Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date of the number of such Options; provided that, notwithstanding the provisions opposite the caption “Relevant Settlement Method” below, the Settlement Method for such Options will not be a Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement unless Counterparty shall have provided Dealer with a separate written notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day

 

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     immediately preceding the Free Exchangeability Date specifying (1) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options, and (2) if the settlement method for the related Exchangeable Notes is not “Settlement in Shares” or “Settlement in Cash” (each as defined below), the fixed amount of cash per Exchangeable Note that Counterparty has elected to deliver to Holders (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the related Exchangeable Notes (the “ Specified Cash Amount ”). Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a settlement method with respect to the Exchangeable Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, if the relevant Exchange Date for any Exchangeable Notes occurs prior to the Free Exchangeability Date, no Options shall be subject to exercise in connection with such Early Exchange, and such exchange shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 9(j)(i).
  Valuation Time:    At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion.
  Market Disruption Event:    Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:
     “‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares 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 Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.”

Settlement Terms .

  Settlement Method:    For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Final Settlement Method for such Option.
  Relevant Settlement Method:    In respect of any Option:

 

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     (i) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note (A) entirely in Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(i) of the Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Shares ”), (B) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount less than USD 1,000 (such settlement method, “ Low Cash Combination Settlement ”) or (C) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement;
     (ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and
     (iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note entirely in cash pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(ii) of the Indenture (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Cash ”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.
  Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, a number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Option, of (i) (a) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (b) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option, divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option.
  Combination Settlement:    If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:
     (i) cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (A) an amount (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Cash Amount, minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; and

 

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     (ii) Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of a number of Shares for such Valid Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A) (1) the Daily Option Value on such Valid Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day, divided by (2) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in sub-clause (A)(1) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero;
     provided that in no event shall the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Option, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option.
     Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Daily Option Value:    For any Valid Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day, multiplied by (ii) (A) the lesser of the Relevant Price on such Valid Day and the Cap Price, minus (B) the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.
  Applicable Limit:    For any Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage, multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Exchangeable Note upon exchange of such Exchangeable Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related

 

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     Exchangeable Note upon exchange of such Exchangeable Note, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000.
  Applicable Limit Price:    On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page CODE <equity> (or any successor thereto).
  Valid Day:    A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Valid Day” means a Business Day.
  Scheduled Valid Day:    A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Valid Day” means a Business Day.
  Business Day:    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.
  Relevant Price:    On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page CODE <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time of the primary trading session of the Exchange on such Valid Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day as determined by the Calculation Agent using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.
  Settlement Averaging Period:    For any Option, the 50 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the 52nd Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date.
  Settlement Date:    For any Option, the third Business Day immediately following the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Settlement Currency:    USD

 

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  Other Applicable Provisions:    The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Settled”. “Share Settled” in relation to any Option means that Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to that Option.
  Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Parent’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws.

 

3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction .

Adjustments applicable to the Transaction:

 

  Potential Adjustment Events:    Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in any Dilution Adjustment Provision, that would result in an adjustment under the Indenture to the “Exchange Rate” or to any “Closing Sale Price,” “VWAP,” “Daily Exchange Value” or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each such term as defined in the Indenture). For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any delivery obligation hereunder in respect of any distribution delivered by Counterparty pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 10.04(c) of the Indenture or any payment obligation in respect of any cash paid by Counterparty pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 10.04(d) of the Indenture (collectively, the “ Exchange Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions ”), and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction on account of any event or condition described in the Exchange Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions.
  Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), upon any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent shall make (i) an adjustment to the Strike Price and the Option Entitlement to the extent an analogous adjustment is made (or is deemed to be made pursuant to the second proviso below) under the Indenture and (ii) a proportionate adjustment to the Cap Price to the extent any adjustment is made to the Strike Price pursuant to clause (i) above; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price;
     provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Exchangeable Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.04(q) of the Indenture or in connection with

 

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     any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the adjustment that it would have made under, and in accordance with, the relevant terms of the Indenture for purposes of an analogous adjustment to (x) the Strike Price and/or the Option Entitlement pursuant to clause (i) under this “Method of Adjustment” provision or (y) the nature of the Shares (in the case of a Merger Event), the Strike Price and/or the Option Entitlement pursuant to the provisions opposite the caption “Consequence of Merger Events/Tender Offers” below.
  Dilution Adjustment Provisions:    Section 10.04 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and Section 10.04(q) of the Indenture

Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:

  Merger Events:    Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 10.05 of the Indenture.
  Tender Offers:    Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 10.04(e) of the Indenture.
  Consequence of Merger Events/   
  Tender Offers:    Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), upon the occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to any one or more of the nature of the Shares (in the case of a Merger Event), Strike Price and the Option Entitlement (but, in each case, without duplication of any adjustment made pursuant to the provisions opposite the caption “Method of Adjustment” above in respect of the event or condition giving rise to such Merger Event or Tender Offer and without duplication of any other adjustment made under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement) to the extent an analogous adjustment is made (or is deemed to be made pursuant to the second proviso opposite the caption “Method of Adjustment” above) under the Indenture; provided, however , that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Exchange Rate pursuant to any Excluded Provision;

 

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     provided that, with respect to a Merger Event, if the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) may apply at Dealer’s sole election; and
     provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments shall be made pursuant to the provisions set forth above regardless of whether any Merger Event or Tender Offer gives rise to an Early Exchange.
  Announcement Event:    If an Announcement Date occurs in respect of a Merger Event (as defined in the Equity Definitions and, for the avoidance of doubt, determined without regard to the language in the definition of “Merger Event” following the definition of “Reverse Merger” therein) or Tender Offer (such occurrence, an “ Announcement Event ”), then on the earliest to occur of the date on which the transaction described in any Announcement Event (as amended or modified) is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated or the Exercise Date, Early Termination Date or other date of cancellation or termination in respect of any Option (the “ Announcement Event Adjustment Date ”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on such Option of the Announcement Event, if any (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from the Announcement Event to the Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder and (y) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on any Option is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Option, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment to the Cap Price (but, for the avoidance of doubt, to none of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other

 

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     variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms for the Transaction) as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account for such economic effect, which adjustment shall be effective immediately prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Option, as the case may be; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price.
  Announcement Date:    The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “a firm” with the word “any” in the second and fourth lines thereof, (ii) replacing the word “leads to the” with the words “, if completed, would lead to a” in the third and the fifth lines thereof, (iii) replacing the words “voting shares” with the word “Shares” in the fifth line thereof, and (iv) inserting the words “by any entity” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof.
  Composition of Combined Consideration:    Not Applicable; provided that, notwithstanding Sections 12.5(b) and 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, to the extent that the composition of the consideration for the relevant Shares pursuant to a Tender Offer or Merger Event could be elected by an actual holder of the Shares, the Calculation Agent will determine such composition.
  Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
  Additional Disruption Events:   
 

Change in Law:

   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) replacing the word “Shares” with the phrase “Hedge Positions” in clause (X) thereof, (iii) inserting the parenthetical “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” at the end of clause (A) thereof, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”

 

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     and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “ provided that such party has used good faith efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position, or any increase in margin or capital requirements), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law”.
  Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
  Insolvency Filing:    Applicable; provided that the definition of “Insolvency Filing” in Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting the clause “provided that proceedings instituted or petitions presented by creditors and not consented to by the Issuer shall not be deemed an Insolvency Filing” at the end of such definition and replacing it with the following: “; or it has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by a creditor and such proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within fifteen (15) days of the institution or presentation thereof.”
     Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end: “If neither party elects to terminate the Transaction, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the Transaction upon the occurrence of such an event pursuant to Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment (as if such event were a Tender Offer).”
  Hedging Disruption:    Applicable
  Increased Cost of Hedging:    Not Applicable
  Hedging Party:    For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer
  Determining Party:    For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer

 

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  Hedge Positions:    The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line thereof.

Acknowledgments:

  Non-Reliance:    Applicable
  Agreements and Acknowledgments   
  Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable
  Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable

4.       Calculation Agent .

   Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Counterparty, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within three Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by e-mail to the e-mail address provided by Counterparty in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models used by it for such determination or calculation.

 

5. Account Details .

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty: To Be Advised.

Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty: To Be Advised.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

 

  

Bank:

ABA#:

BIC:

Acct No.:

Beneficiary:

Ref:

  

Barclays Bank plc NY

026 00 2574

BARCUS33

50038524

BARCGB33

Barclays Bank plc London Equity Derivatives

Account for delivery of Shares from Dealer: To Be Advised.

 

6. Offices .

 

  (a) The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

 

  (b) The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Dealer is not a Multibranch Party.

 

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7. Notices .

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty and Parent:

Spansion LLC

915 DeGuigne Drive

Sunnyvale, CA 94088

Attention:             Chief Financial Officer

Telephone No.:     408-616-3682

Facsimile No.:      408-616-6659

and

Spansion Inc.

915 DeGuigne Drive

Sunnyvale, CA 94088

Attention:             Chief Financial Officer

Telephone No.:     408-616-3682

Facsimile No.:      408-616-6659

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Ave.

New York, NY 10019

Attention:             General Counsel

Telephone:           (+1) 212-412-4000

Facsimile:            (+1) 212-412-7519

With copies to:

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Ave.

New York, NY 10019

Attn:                    Paul Robinson

Telephone:           (+1) 212-526-0111

Facsimile:            (+1) 917-522-0458

and

Barclays Bank PLC, 5 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB

Facsimile:            44(20) 777 36461

Phone:                 44(20) 777 36810

 

8. Representations and Warranties of Counterparty and Parent .

Each of the representations and warranties of Counterparty and Parent set forth in Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) dated as of August 20, 2013 among Counterparty, Parent and Spansion Technology LLC, as guarantors, and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers (the “ Initial Purchasers ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Each of Counterparty and Parent hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer on the date hereof and on and as of the Premium Payment Date that:

 

  (a) Each of Counterparty and Parent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of the Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on such party’s part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Counterparty and Parent and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.

 

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  (b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of either of Counterparty or Parent hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Counterparty or Parent, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument filed as an exhibit to Parent’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2012 (as updated by any subsequent filings) to which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.

 

  (c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Counterparty or Parent of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or state securities laws.

 

  (d) Neither Counterparty nor Parent is and, after consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, neither Counterparty nor Parent will be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

  (e) Each of Counterparty and Parent is an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”), other than a person that is an eligible contract participant under Section 1a(18)(C) of the CEA). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in Section 1a(51) of the CEA.

 

  (f) None of Counterparty, Parent nor their respective affiliates is, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty, Parent or the Shares. “ Material ” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold Shares.

 

  (g) Each of Counterparty and Parent (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least $50 million.

 

  (h) Each of Counterparty and Parent is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act or an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act.

 

  (i) The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

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  (j) Neither Counterparty nor Parent is as of the Trade Date, and neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)). Each of Counterparty and Parent would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation or organization.

 

  (k) Each of Counterparty and Parent shall promptly provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be obligated to provide such a notice if such party reasonably believes in good faith that it would conflict with or result in a breach of any applicable law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or any confidentiality agreement or other contractual restriction applicable to Counterparty, Parent or such event; provided , further , that should Counterparty or Parent be in possession of material non-public information with respect to Counterparty, Parent or the Shares, Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, shall not communicate such information to Dealer.

 

  (l) Each of Counterparty and Parent has (and shall at all times during the Transaction have) the capacity and authority to invest directly in the Shares underlying the Transaction and has not entered into the Transaction with the intent to avoid any regulatory filings.

 

  (m) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness.

 

  (n) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and each of Counterparty and Parent is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction.

 

  (o) Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law.

 

  (p) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and, when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings), as of the Trade Date, do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

  (q) Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

 

  (r) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, each of Counterparty and Parent acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under FASB Statements 128, 133, as amended, 149 or 150, EITF Issue No. 00-19, 01-6, 03-6 or 07-5 (or any successor issue statements), under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project or under FASB Staff Position or any other accounting guidance.

 

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  (s) (A) Each of Counterparty and Parent is acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (B) neither Counterparty nor Parent is relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction) and (C) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction.

 

  (t) Neither Counterparty nor Parent has entered into any obligation that would contractually limit it from effecting settlement under the Transaction and each of Counterparty and Parent agrees not to enter into any such obligation during the term of the Transaction.

 

9. Other Provisions .

 

  (a) Opinions . Counterparty and Parent shall deliver to Dealer one or more opinions of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (c) of this Confirmation; provided that, such opinion(s) of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, excepts and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions. Delivery of such opinion(s) to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.

 

  (b)

Repurchase Notices . Parent shall, on any day on which Parent effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 54.08 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 3.66 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Parent’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Parent’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Parent in writing, and Counterparty and/or Parent, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty and/or Parent may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Neither Counterparty nor Parent shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any such proceeding that is pending or threatened in

 

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  respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty and Parent, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph (b) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (c) Regulation M . (x) Each of Parent and each of its subsidiaries (A) is not on the Trade Date engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act, of any securities of Parent, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exception set forth in Rules 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M and (B) shall not, and Parent shall cause its subsidiaries not to, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution, and (y)(A) on each day during any Settlement Averaging Period, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Parent shall not, and Parent shall cause its subsidiaries not to, engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day following the final Valid Day of the last Settlement Averaging Period.

 

  (d) No Manipulation . Neither Counterparty nor Parent is entering into the Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

 

  (e) Transfer or Assignment .

 

  (i) Neither Counterparty nor Parent may transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction without the prior written consent of Dealer.

 

  (ii)

Dealer may, without Counterparty’s or Parent’s consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction (A) to any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness that is equal to or better than the lesser of (a) Dealer’s credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment and (b) A- by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer, or (2) whose obligations hereunder will be guaranteed, pursuant to the terms of a customary guarantee in a form used by Dealer generally for similar transactions, by Dealer (or its ultimate parent), or (B) to any other third party with a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal to or better than the lesser of (1) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (2) A- by S&P, or A3 by Moody’s or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer. If at any time at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage equals or exceeds 4.5% (B) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 19.5% or (C) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clauses (A), (B) or (C), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”), Dealer is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts

 

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  to effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Dealer and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then Dealer may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the “ Terminated Portion ”), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(n) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the Affected Party). The “ Section 16 Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “ Option Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement and (2) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by Dealer to Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “ Share Amount ” as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Parent that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Restrictions ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The “ Applicable Share Limit ” means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number of Shares that could give rise to reporting or registration obligations (except for any filings of Form 13F, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act) or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding.

 

  (f) Staggered Settlement . Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “ Nominal Settlement Date ”), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “ Staggered Settlement Date ”) as follows:

 

  (i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which shall occur on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date) and the number of Shares that it will deliver on each Staggered Settlement Date;

 

  (ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; and

 

  (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method terms will apply with respect to the Transaction, except that the Shares due upon settlement will be allocated among the relevant Staggered Settlement Dates as specified by Dealer in the notice referred to in clause (i) above.

 

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  (g) Method of Delivery . Whenever delivery of funds or other assets is required hereunder by or to Counterparty, such delivery shall be effected through the Agent. In addition, all notices, demands and communications of any kind relating to the Transaction between Dealer and Counterparty and/or Parent shall be transmitted exclusively through the Agent.

 

  (h) Role of Agent . Each of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent acknowledges to and agrees with each other party hereto and to and with the Agent that (i) the Agent is acting as agent for the parties under the Transaction pursuant to instructions from such parties, (ii) the Agent is not a principal or party to the Transaction, and may transfer its rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, (iii) the Agent shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability, by way of issuance, guaranty, endorsement or otherwise in any manner with respect to the performance of any party under the Transaction, (iv) Dealer and Agent have not given, and neither Counterparty nor Parent is relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon, any statements, opinions or representations (whether written or oral) of Dealer or the Agent, other than the representations expressly set forth in this Confirmation or the Agreement, and (v) each of Parent and Counterparty, on the one hand, and Dealer, on the other, agrees to proceed solely against the other, and not the Agent, to collect or recover any money or securities owed to it in connection with the Transaction. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is an intended third party beneficiary hereunder. Each of Counterparty and Parent acknowledges that the Agent is an affiliate of Dealer. Dealer will be acting for its own account in respect of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereunder.

 

  (i) Regulatory Provisions . The time of dealing for the Transaction will be confirmed by Dealer upon written request by Counterparty. The Agent will furnish to Counterparty upon written request a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with a Transaction.

 

  (j) Additional Termination Events .

 

  (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon any Early Exchange in respect of which an “Exchange Notice” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant exchanging Holder:

 

  (A) Counterparty shall, within three Scheduled Trading Days of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange, provide written notice (an “ Early Exchange Notice ”) to Dealer specifying the number of Exchangeable Notes surrendered for exchange on such Exchange Date (such Exchangeable Notes, the “ Affected Exchangeable Notes ”), and the giving of such Early Exchange Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (i);

 

  (B) upon receipt of any such Early Exchange Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date (which Exchange Business Day shall be no earlier than one Scheduled Trading Day following the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange) with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “ Affected Number of Options ”) equal to the lesser of (x) the number of Affected Exchangeable Notes and (y) the Number of Options as of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange;

 

  (C) any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the Affected Number of Options, (y) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (z) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction;

 

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  (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable in respect of such Affected Transaction pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall assume that (x) the relevant Early Exchange and any exchanges, adjustments, agreements, payments, deliveries or acquisitions by or on behalf of Counterparty leading thereto had not occurred, (y) no adjustments to the Exchange Rate have occurred pursuant to any Excluded Provision and (z) the corresponding Exchangeable Notes remain outstanding; and

 

  (E) the Transaction shall remain in full force and effect, except that, as of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the Affected Number of Options.

 

  (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, if an event of default occurs under the terms of the Exchangeable Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture that results in an acceleration of the Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, then an Additional Termination Event shall occur and, with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (A) Counterparty shall be deemed to be the sole Affected Party, (B) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (C) Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement (which Exchange Business Day shall be on or as promptly as reasonable practicable after the occurrence of such acceleration).

 

  (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon any Repurchase Event (as defined below):

 

  (A) Counterparty shall, within five Scheduled Trading Days of the date of such Repurchase Event, provide written notice (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) to Dealer specifying the number of Exchangeable Notes subject to such Repurchase Event (such Exchangeable Notes, the “ Repurchased Exchangeable Notes ”), and the giving of such Repurchase Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (iii);

 

  (B) upon receipt of any such Repurchase Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “ Relevant Number of Options ”) equal to the lesser of (x) the number of Repurchased Exchangeable Notes and (y) the Number of Options as of the date of such Early Repurchase;

 

  (C) any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the Relevant Number of Options, (y) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (z) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction;

 

  (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable in respect of such Affected Transaction pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall assume that (x) the relevant Repurchase Event and any exchanges, adjustments, agreements, payments, deliveries or acquisitions by or on behalf of Counterparty leading thereto had not occurred, (y) no adjustments to the Exchange Rate have occurred pursuant to any Excluded Provision and (z) the corresponding Exchangeable Notes remain outstanding; and

 

  (E) the Transaction shall remain in full force and effect, except that, as of the date of such Repurchase Event, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the Relevant Number of Options.

 

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  (F) Repurchase Event ” means, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, that (i) any Exchangeable Notes are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a fundamental change, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries, (ii) any Exchangeable Notes are delivered to Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of such party (howsoever described), (iii) any principal of any of the Exchangeable Notes is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Exchangeable Notes (for any reason other than as a result of an acceleration of the Exchangeable Notes that results in an Additional Termination Event pursuant to the immediately preceding Section 9(j)(ii)), or (iv) any Exchangeable Notes are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, any exchange of Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall not constitute a Repurchase Event.

 

  (k) Rule 10b-18 .

 

  (i) During any Settlement Averaging Period, none of Counterparty, Parent nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares; provided that, this clause (i) shall not apply to any purchase that does not constitute a “Rule 10b-18 purchase” (as defined in Rule 10b-18).

 

  (ii) Each of Counterparty and Parent agrees that it (A) will not, during any Settlement Averaging Period, make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) its average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by such party to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty and/or Parent shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

  (l) Amendments to Equity Definitions .

 

  (i) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “that may have a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “that is the result of a corporate event involving Issuer or its securities that may have a material”; and adding the phrase “or the Options” at the end of the sentence.

 

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  (ii) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) replacing the words “an event” with the words “a Potential Adjustment Event”, (y) deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “a material”; and (z) adding the phrase “or Options” at the end of the sentence.

 

  (iii) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (w) replacing the words “a diluting or concentrative” with “a material” in the fifth line thereof, (x) adding the phrase “or Options” after the words “the relevant Shares” in the same sentence, (y) replacing the words “diluting or concentrative” with “material” in the sixth to last line thereof and (z) deleting the phrase “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing it with the phrase “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares).”

 

  (iv) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 12.2(e) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (x) deleting the phrase “either (i)” in the second line thereof and (y) deleting clause (ii) thereof in its entirety.

 

  (v) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (x) deleting the phrase “either (i)” in the second line thereof and (y) deleting clause (ii) thereof in its entirety.

 

  (vi) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (m) No Collateral or Setoff . Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of neither Counterparty nor Parent hereunder are secured by any collateral. Obligations under the Transaction shall not be set off against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and no other obligations of the parties shall be set off against obligations under the Transaction, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and each party hereby waives any such right of setoff.

 

  (n)

Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events . If in respect of the Transaction, an amount (a “ Payment Obligation ”) is payable by Dealer to Counterparty (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (in each case, other than (x) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, in each case, as a result of which the Shares have changed into cash or (y) an Event of Default in respect of which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in respect of which Counterparty is the Affected Party, other than (I) an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case, that resulted from an event or events outside of Counterparty’s control, (II) pursuant to Section 9(j)(i) in respect of an Early Exchange or (III) pursuant to Section 9(j)(iii) in respect of a Repurchase Event), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Announcement Date (in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early

 

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  Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) Counterparty remakes the representation set forth in Section 8(f) as of the date of such election and (c) Dealer agrees, in its sole discretion, to such an election, in which case Sections 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply. If the Share Termination Alternative applies, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant Merger Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable:

 

   Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or within a commercially reasonable period of time after, the date when the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Sections 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “ Share Termination Payment Date ”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Counterparty free of payment.
   Share Termination Delivery Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
   Share Termination Unit Price:    The value to Dealer of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that in determining the Share Termination Delivery Unit Price the Calculation Agent may consider the purchase price paid in connection with the purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property.
   Share Termination Delivery Unit:    One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property as the result of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the “ Exchange Property ”), a unit consisting of the type and amount of such Exchange Property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
   Failure to Deliver:    Applicable

 

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   Other applicable provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Settled” and all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”. “Share Termination Settled” in relation to the Transaction means that Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction.

 

  (o) Registration . Parent hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, any Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction, other than any such Shares that were, at the time of acquisition by Dealer, “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (any such Shares, the “ Hedge Shares ”), cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Parent shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and (A) enter into an agreement substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for registered secondary offerings of a substantially similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering, (B) use its reasonable best efforts to provide accountant’s “comfort” letters customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Parent reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Parent customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided, however , that if Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Parent, (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into and comply with a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of a substantially similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement), or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the Relevant Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, reasonably requested by Dealer.

 

  (p) Notice of Certain Other Events . Each of Counterparty and Parent covenants and agrees that:

 

  (i) promptly following the public announcement of the results of any election by the holders of Shares with respect to the consideration due upon consummation of any Merger Event, Counterparty and/or Parent shall give Dealer written notice of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event (the date of such notification, the “ Consideration Notification Date ”); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated; and

 

  (ii) promptly following any adjustment to the Exchangeable Notes in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event (other than a stock split, a reverse stock split or a similar transaction), Merger Event or Tender Offer, Counterparty and/or Parent shall give Dealer written notice of the details of such adjustment.

 

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  (q) Tax Disclosure . Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, each of Counterparty and Parent and each of their respective employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to either of Counterparty or Parent relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (r) Right to Extend . Dealer may postpone or add, in whole or in part, any Valid Day or Valid Days during the Settlement Averaging Period or any other date of valuation, payment or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the Options hereunder, if Dealer determines, in its good faith and reasonable discretion (and based on advice of counsel in the case of the immediately following clause (ii)) that such action is reasonably necessary or appropriate (i) to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Parent or an affiliated purchaser of Parent, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer; provided that, no such Valid Day or other date of valuation, payment or delivery may be postponed or added more than 50 Valid Days after the original Valid Day or other date of valuation, payment or delivery, as the case may be.

 

  (s) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy . Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against either of Counterparty or Parent with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by either of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided , further , that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (t) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement . The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” a “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (u) Waiver of Jury Trial . Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.

 

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  (v) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act . In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“ WSTAA ”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, an Excess Ownership Position or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).

 

  (w) Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging . Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Parent shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Relevant Prices; and (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Relevant Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty or Parent.

 

  (x) Early Unwind . In the event the sale of the “Firm Notes” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) is not consummated with the Initial Purchasers for any reason, or either Counterparty or Parent fails to deliver to Dealer opinion(s) of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other parties from and agrees not to make any claim against any other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of any other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent represents and acknowledges to the other parties that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

  (y) Payment by Counterparty . In the event that, following payment of the Premium, (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

  (z)

Other Adjustments Pursuant to the Equity Definitions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, solely for the purpose of adjusting the Cap Price as provided in this Section 9(z), the terms “Potential Adjustment Event,” “Merger Event,” and “Tender Offer” shall each have the meanings assigned to such term in the Equity Definitions (as amended by Section 9(l)(i)-(iii)), and upon the occurrence of a Merger Date, the occurrence of a Tender Offer Date, or declaration by Parent or Counterparty of the terms of any Potential Adjustment Event, respectively, as such terms are defined in the Equity Definitions (as amended by Section 9(l)(i)-(iii)), the Calculation Agent shall, in its commercially reasonable discretion but without duplication of any adjustment to the Cap Price pursuant to any other provision in this

 

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  Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions opposite the caption “Announcement Event” above), adjust the Cap Price (but, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, none of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms for the Transaction) as though (i) in the case of such a Potential Adjustment Event, “Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the Method of Adjustment with respect to such Potential Adjustment Event, (ii) in the case of such a Merger Date, “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the “Consequence of Merger Event” with respect to the related Merger Event and (iii) in the case of such a Tender Offer Date, “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the “Consequence of Tender Offer” with respect to the related Tender Offer; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price.

 

  (aa) Counterparts . This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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Each of Counterparty and Parent hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to Dealer a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation.

Very truly yours,

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.,

acting solely as Agent in connection with the Transaction

By:   /s/ Paul Robinson
Name:   Paul Robinson
Title:   Managing Director

Accepted and confirmed

as of the Trade Date:

 

Spansion LLC
By:   /s/ Randy Furr
Authorized Signatory
Name:   Randy Furr

 

Spansion Inc.
By:   /s/ Randy Furr
Authorized Signatory
Name:   Randy Furr

Exhibit 10.2

 

LOGO

 

DATE:    August 20, 2013
TO:    Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc.
ATTENTION:    Chief Financial Officer
TELEPHONE:    408-616-3682
FACSIMILE:    408-616-6659
FROM:    Citibank, N.A.
   390 Greenwich Street
   New York, NY 10013
SUBJECT:    Base Call Option Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the call option transaction entered into among Citibank, N.A. (“ Dealer ”), Spansion LLC (“ Counterparty ”) and Spansion Inc. (“ Parent ”) as of the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This letter agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for the Transaction. Dealer is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. Certain defined terms used herein are based on terms that are defined in the Offering Memorandum dated August 20, 2013 (the “ Offering Memorandum ”) relating to the 2.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due September 1, 2020 (as originally issued by Counterparty, the “ Exchangeable Notes ” and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Exchangeable Notes, an “ Exchangeable Note ”) issued by Counterparty in an aggregate initial principal amount of USD 150,000,000 (as increased by up to an aggregate principal amount of USD 22,500,000 if and to the extent that the Initial Purchasers (as defined herein) exercise their option to purchase additional Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein)) pursuant to an Indenture to be dated August 26, 2013 among Counterparty, Parent and Spansion Technology LLC, as guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Indenture ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Offering Memorandum, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum, the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by Dealer as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. Subject to the foregoing, references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution, and if the Indenture is amended following such date, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than any amendment pursuant to Section 9.01(h) of the Indenture) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, the Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction.

 

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Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement among Dealer, Counterparty and Parent as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) as if Dealer, Counterparty and Parent had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine)) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of the Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

General Terms .

 

  Trade Date:    August 20, 2013
  Effective Date:    The Premium Payment Date
  Option Style:    “Modified American”, as described opposite the caption “Procedures for Exercise” below
  Option Type:    Call
  Buyer:    Counterparty
  Seller:    Dealer
  Shares:    The Class A common stock of Parent, par value USD 0.001 per share (Exchange symbol “CODE”)
  Number of Options:    150,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall be reduced by any Options exercised by Counterparty. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero.
  Applicable Percentage:    30%
  Option Entitlement:    A number equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and 72.0929
  Strike Price:    USD 13.8710
  Cap Price:    USD 18.14
  Premium:    USD 4,612,500.00
  Premium Payment Date:    The closing date for the initial issuance of Exchangeable Notes
  Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange
  Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges
  Excluded Provisions:    Section 10.03 and Section 10.04(n) of the Indenture

 

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Procedures for Exercise .

 

  Exchange Date:    With respect to any exchange of an Exchangeable Note (other than any exchange of Exchangeable Notes with an Exchange Date occurring prior to the Free Exchangeability Date (any such exchange, an “ Early Exchange ”), which exchange shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 9(j)(i)), the date on which the Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of such Exchangeable Note satisfies all of the requirements for exchange thereof as set forth in Section 10.02(a) of the Indenture.
  Free Exchangeability Date:    June 1, 2020
  Expiration Time:    The Valuation Time
  Expiration Date:    September 1, 2020
  Multiple Exercise:    Applicable, as described opposite the caption “Automatic Exercise” below
  Automatic Exercise:    Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Exchange Date occurring on or after the Free Exchangeability Date, in respect of which an “Exchange Notice” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant exchanging Holder, a number of Options equal to the number of Exchangeable Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Exchange Date has occurred, shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.
  Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or opposite the caption “Automatic Exercise” above, in order to exercise any Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date of the number of such Options; provided that, notwithstanding the provisions opposite the caption “Relevant Settlement Method” below, the Settlement Method for such Options will not be a Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement unless Counterparty shall have provided Dealer with a separate written notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Free Exchangeability Date specifying (1) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options, and (2) if the settlement method for the related Exchangeable Notes is not “Settlement in Shares” or

 

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     “Settlement in Cash” (each as defined below), the fixed amount of cash per Exchangeable Note that Counterparty has elected to deliver to Holders (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the related Exchangeable Notes (the “ Specified Cash Amount ”). Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a settlement method with respect to the Exchangeable Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, if the relevant Exchange Date for any Exchangeable Notes occurs prior to the Free Exchangeability Date, no Options shall be subject to exercise in connection with such Early Exchange, and such exchange shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 9(j)(i).
  Valuation Time:    At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion.
  Market Disruption Event:    Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:
     “‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares 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 Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.”

Settlement Terms .

 

   Settlement Method:    For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Final Settlement Method for such Option.
   Relevant Settlement Method:    In respect of any Option:
      (i) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note (A) entirely in Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(i) of the Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “ Settlement in

 

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     Shares ”), (B) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount less than USD 1,000 (such settlement method, “ Low Cash Combination Settlement ”) or (C) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement;
     (ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and
     (iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note entirely in cash pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(ii) of the Indenture (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Cash ”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.
  Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, a number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Option, of (i) (a) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (b) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option, divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option.
  Combination Settlement:    If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:
     (i) cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (A) an amount (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Cash Amount, minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; and

 

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     (ii) Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of a number of Shares for such Valid Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A) (1) the Daily Option Value on such Valid Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day, divided by (2) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in sub-clause (A)(1) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero;
     provided that in no event shall the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Option, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option.
     Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Daily Option Value:    For any Valid Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day, multiplied by (ii) (A) the lesser of the Relevant Price on such Valid Day and the Cap Price, minus (B) the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.
  Applicable Limit:    For any Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage, multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Exchangeable Note upon exchange of such Exchangeable Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Exchangeable Note upon exchange of such Exchangeable Note, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000.

 

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  Applicable Limit Price:    On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page CODE <equity> (or any successor thereto).
  Valid Day:    A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Valid Day” means a Business Day.
  Scheduled Valid Day:    A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Valid Day” means a Business Day.
  Business Day:    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.
  Relevant Price:    On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page CODE <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time of the primary trading session of the Exchange on such Valid Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day as determined by the Calculation Agent using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.
  Settlement Averaging Period:    For any Option, the 50 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the 52nd Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date.
  Settlement Date:    For any Option, the third Business Day immediately following the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Settlement Currency:    USD
  Other Applicable Provisions:    The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Settled”. “Share Settled” in relation to any Option means that Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to that Option.

 

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  Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Parent’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws.

 

3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction .

Adjustments applicable to the Transaction:

 

  Potential Adjustment Events:    Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in any Dilution Adjustment Provision, that would result in an adjustment under the Indenture to the “Exchange Rate” or to any “Closing Sale Price,” “VWAP,” “Daily Exchange Value” or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each such term as defined in the Indenture). For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any delivery obligation hereunder in respect of any distribution delivered by Counterparty pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 10.04(c) of the Indenture or any payment obligation in respect of any cash paid by Counterparty pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 10.04(d) of the Indenture (collectively, the “ Exchange Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions ”), and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction on account of any event or condition described in the Exchange Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions.
  Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), upon any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent shall make (i) an adjustment to the Strike Price and the Option Entitlement to the extent an analogous adjustment is made (or is deemed to be made pursuant to the second proviso below) under the Indenture and (ii) a proportionate adjustment to the Cap Price to the extent any adjustment is made to the Strike Price pursuant to clause (i) above; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price;
     provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Exchangeable Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.04(q) of the Indenture or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the adjustment that it would have made under,

 

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     and in accordance with, the relevant terms of the Indenture for purposes of an analogous adjustment to (x) the Strike Price and/or the Option Entitlement pursuant to clause (i) under this “Method of Adjustment” provision or (y) the nature of the Shares (in the case of a Merger Event), the Strike Price and/or the Option Entitlement pursuant to the provisions opposite the caption “Consequence of Merger Events/Tender Offers” below.
  Dilution Adjustment Provisions:    Section 10.04 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and Section 10.04(q) of the Indenture

Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:

 

  Merger Events:    Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 10.05 of the Indenture.
  Tender Offers:    Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 10.04(e) of the Indenture.
  Consequence of Merger Events/ Tender Offers:    Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), upon the occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to any one or more of the nature of the Shares (in the case of a Merger Event), Strike Price and the Option Entitlement (but, in each case, without duplication of any adjustment made pursuant to the provisions opposite the caption “Method of Adjustment” above in respect of the event or condition giving rise to such Merger Event or Tender Offer and without duplication of any other adjustment made under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement) to the extent an analogous adjustment is made (or is deemed to be made pursuant to the second proviso opposite the caption “Method of Adjustment” above) under the Indenture; provided, however , that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Exchange Rate pursuant to any Excluded Provision;
     provided that, with respect to a Merger Event, if the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the

 

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     District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) may apply at Dealer’s sole election; and
     provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments shall be made pursuant to the provisions set forth above regardless of whether any Merger Event or Tender Offer gives rise to an Early Exchange.
  Announcement Event:    If an Announcement Date occurs in respect of a Merger Event (as defined in the Equity Definitions and, for the avoidance of doubt, determined without regard to the language in the definition of “Merger Event” following the definition of “Reverse Merger” therein) or Tender Offer (such occurrence, an “ Announcement Event ”), then on the earliest to occur of the date on which the transaction described in any Announcement Event (as amended or modified) is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated or the Exercise Date, Early Termination Date or other date of cancellation or termination in respect of any Option (the “ Announcement Event Adjustment Date ”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on such Option of the Announcement Event, if any (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from the Announcement Event to the Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder and (y) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on any Option is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Option, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment to the Cap Price (but, for the avoidance of doubt, to none of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms for the Transaction) as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account for such economic effect, which adjustment shall be effective immediately prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Option, as the case may be; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price.

 

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  Announcement Date:    The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “a firm” with the word “any” in the second and fourth lines thereof, (ii) replacing the word “leads to the” with the words “, if completed, would lead to a” in the third and the fifth lines thereof, (iii) replacing the words “voting shares” with the word “Shares” in the fifth line thereof, and (iv) inserting the words “by any entity” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof.
  Composition of Combined Consideration:    Not Applicable; provided that, notwithstanding Sections 12.5(b) and 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, to the extent that the composition of the consideration for the relevant Shares pursuant to a Tender Offer or Merger Event could be elected by an actual holder of the Shares, the Calculation Agent will determine such composition.
  Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
  Additional Disruption Events:   
 

Change in Law:

   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) replacing the word “Shares” with the phrase “Hedge Positions” in clause (X) thereof, (iii) inserting the parenthetical “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” at the end of clause (A) thereof, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “ provided that such party has used good faith efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, without

 

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     limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position, or any increase in margin or capital requirements), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law”.
 

Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable
 

Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable; provided that the definition of “Insolvency Filing” in Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting the clause “provided that proceedings instituted or petitions presented by creditors and not consented to by the Issuer shall not be deemed an Insolvency Filing” at the end of such definition and replacing it with the following: “; or it has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by a creditor and such proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within fifteen (15) days of the institution or presentation thereof.”
     Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end: “If neither party elects to terminate the Transaction, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the Transaction upon the occurrence of such an event pursuant to Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment (as if such event were a Tender Offer).”
 

Hedging Disruption:

   Applicable
 

Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Not Applicable
 

Hedging Party:

   For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer
 

Determining Party:

   For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer
 

Hedge Positions:

   The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line thereof.
  Acknowledgments:   

 

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  Non-Reliance:    Applicable
  Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable
  Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable

4.       Calculation Agent .

   Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Counterparty, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within three Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by e-mail to the e-mail address provided by Counterparty in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models used by it for such determination or calculation.

 

5. Account Details .

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty: To Be Advised.

Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty: To Be Advised.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

 

Bank:    Citibank NA New York
BIC:    CITIUS33 (or ABA: 021000089)
F/O:    Citibank New York
Beneficiary:    00167679
Ref:    NY Swap Operations

Account for delivery of Shares from Dealer: To Be Advised.

 

6. Offices .

 

  (a) The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

 

  (b) The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York

Citibank, N.A.

390 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10013

 

7. Notices .

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty and Parent:

Spansion LLC

915 DeGuigne Drive

Sunnyvale, CA 94088

 

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Attention:           Chief Financial Officer

Telephone No.:  408-616-3682

Facsimile No.:   408-616-6659

and

Spansion Inc.

915 DeGuigne Drive

Sunnyvale, CA 94088

Attention:           Chief Financial Officer

Telephone No.:  408-616-3682

Facsimile No.:   408-616-6659

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Citibank, N.A.

390 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10013

Attention:           Herman Hirsch, Brad Diener, Adam Muchnick

Facsimile:          347-853-7278

Telephone:         212-723-7623

 

8. Representations and Warranties of Counterparty and Parent .

Each of the representations and warranties of Counterparty and Parent set forth in Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) dated as of August 20, 2013 among Counterparty, Parent and Spansion Technology LLC, as guarantors, and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers (the “ Initial Purchasers ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Each of Counterparty and Parent hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer on the date hereof and on and as of the Premium Payment Date that:

 

  (a) Each of Counterparty and Parent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of the Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on such party’s part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Counterparty and Parent and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.

 

  (b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of either of Counterparty or Parent hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Counterparty or Parent, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument filed as an exhibit to Parent’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2012 (as updated by any subsequent filings) to which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.

 

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  (c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Counterparty or Parent of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or state securities laws.

 

  (d) Neither Counterparty nor Parent is and, after consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, neither Counterparty nor Parent will be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

  (e) Each of Counterparty and Parent is an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”), other than a person that is an eligible contract participant under Section 1a(18)(C) of the CEA). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in Section 1a(51) of the CEA.

 

  (f) None of Counterparty, Parent nor their respective affiliates is, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty, Parent or the Shares. “ Material ” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold Shares.

 

  (g) Each of Counterparty and Parent (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least $50 million.

 

  (h) Each of Counterparty and Parent is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act or an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act.

 

  (i) The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (j) Neither Counterparty nor Parent is as of the Trade Date, and neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)). Each of Counterparty and Parent would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation or organization.

 

  (k) Each of Counterparty and Parent shall promptly provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be obligated to provide such a notice if such party reasonably believes in good faith that it would conflict with or result in a breach of any applicable law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or any confidentiality agreement or other contractual restriction applicable to Counterparty, Parent or such event; provided , further , that should Counterparty or Parent be in possession of material non-public information with respect to Counterparty, Parent or the Shares, Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, shall not communicate such information to Dealer.

 

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  (l) Each of Counterparty and Parent has (and shall at all times during the Transaction have) the capacity and authority to invest directly in the Shares underlying the Transaction and has not entered into the Transaction with the intent to avoid any regulatory filings.

 

  (m) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness.

 

  (n) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and each of Counterparty and Parent is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction.

 

  (o) Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law.

 

  (p) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and, when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings), as of the Trade Date, do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

  (q) Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

 

  (r) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, each of Counterparty and Parent acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under FASB Statements 128, 133, as amended, 149 or 150, EITF Issue No. 00-19, 01-6, 03-6 or 07-5 (or any successor issue statements), under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project or under FASB Staff Position or any other accounting guidance.

 

  (s) (A) Each of Counterparty and Parent is acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (B) neither Counterparty nor Parent is relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction) and (C) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction.

 

  (t) Neither Counterparty nor Parent has entered into any obligation that would contractually limit it from effecting settlement under the Transaction and each of Counterparty and Parent agrees not to enter into any such obligation during the term of the Transaction.

 

9. Other Provisions .

 

  (a) Opinions . Counterparty and Parent shall deliver to Dealer one or more opinions of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (c) of this Confirmation; provided that, such opinion(s) of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, excepts and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions. Delivery of such opinion(s) to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.

 

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  (b) Repurchase Notices . Parent shall, on any day on which Parent effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 54.08 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 3.66 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Parent’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Parent’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Parent in writing, and Counterparty and/or Parent, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty and/or Parent may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Neither Counterparty nor Parent shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any such proceeding that is pending or threatened in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty and Parent, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph (b) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (c)

Regulation M . (x) Each of Parent and each of its subsidiaries (A) is not on the Trade Date engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act, of any securities of Parent, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exception set forth in Rules 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M and (B) shall not, and Parent shall cause its subsidiaries not to, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution, and (y)(A) on each day during any Settlement Averaging Period, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Parent shall

 

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  not, and Parent shall cause its subsidiaries not to, engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day following the final Valid Day of the last Settlement Averaging Period.

 

  (d) No Manipulation . Neither Counterparty nor Parent is entering into the Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

 

  (e) Transfer or Assignment .

 

  (i) Neither Counterparty nor Parent may transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction without the prior written consent of Dealer.

 

  (ii)

Dealer may, without Counterparty’s or Parent’s consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction (A) to any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness that is equal to or better than the lesser of (a) Dealer’s credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment and (b) A- by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer, or (2) whose obligations hereunder will be guaranteed, pursuant to the terms of a customary guarantee in a form used by Dealer generally for similar transactions, by Dealer (or its ultimate parent), or (B) to any other third party with a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal to or better than the lesser of (1) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (2) A- by S&P, or A3 by Moody’s or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer. If at any time at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage equals or exceeds 4.5% (B) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 19.5% or (C) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clauses (A), (B) or (C), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”), Dealer is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Dealer and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then Dealer may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the “ Terminated Portion ”), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(n) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the Affected Party). The “ Section 16 Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “ Option Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the product of the Number of Options and the

 

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  Option Entitlement and (2) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by Dealer to Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “ Share Amount ” as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Parent that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Restrictions ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The “ Applicable Share Limit ” means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number of Shares that could give rise to reporting or registration obligations (except for any filings of Form 13F, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act) or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding.

 

  (f) Staggered Settlement . Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “ Nominal Settlement Date ”), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “ Staggered Settlement Date ”) as follows:

 

  (i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which shall occur on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date) and the number of Shares that it will deliver on each Staggered Settlement Date;

 

  (ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; and

 

  (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method terms will apply with respect to the Transaction, except that the Shares due upon settlement will be allocated among the relevant Staggered Settlement Dates as specified by Dealer in the notice referred to in clause (i) above.

 

  (g) [ Reserved .]

 

  (h) [ Reserved .]

 

  (i) [ Reserved .]

 

  (j) Additional Termination Events .

 

  (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon any Early Exchange in respect of which an “Exchange Notice” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant exchanging Holder:

 

  (A) Counterparty shall, within three Scheduled Trading Days of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange, provide written notice (an “ Early Exchange Notice ”) to Dealer specifying the number of Exchangeable Notes surrendered for exchange on such Exchange Date (such Exchangeable Notes, the “ Affected Exchangeable Notes ”), and the giving of such Early Exchange Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (i);

 

  (B) upon receipt of any such Early Exchange Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date (which Exchange Business Day shall be no earlier than one Scheduled Trading Day following the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange) with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “ Affected Number of Options ”) equal to the lesser of (x) the number of Affected Exchangeable Notes and (y) the Number of Options as of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange;

 

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  (C) any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the Affected Number of Options, (y) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (z) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction;

 

  (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable in respect of such Affected Transaction pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall assume that (x) the relevant Early Exchange and any exchanges, adjustments, agreements, payments, deliveries or acquisitions by or on behalf of Counterparty leading thereto had not occurred, (y) no adjustments to the Exchange Rate have occurred pursuant to any Excluded Provision and (z) the corresponding Exchangeable Notes remain outstanding; and

 

  (E) the Transaction shall remain in full force and effect, except that, as of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the Affected Number of Options.

 

  (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, if an event of default occurs under the terms of the Exchangeable Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture that results in an acceleration of the Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, then an Additional Termination Event shall occur and, with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (A) Counterparty shall be deemed to be the sole Affected Party, (B) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (C) Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement (which Exchange Business Day shall be on or as promptly as reasonable practicable after the occurrence of such acceleration).

 

  (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon any Repurchase Event (as defined below):

 

  (A) Counterparty shall, within five Scheduled Trading Days of the date of such Repurchase Event, provide written notice (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) to Dealer specifying the number of Exchangeable Notes subject to such Repurchase Event (such Exchangeable Notes, the “ Repurchased Exchangeable Notes ”), and the giving of such Repurchase Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (iii);

 

  (B) upon receipt of any such Repurchase Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “ Relevant Number of Options ”) equal to the lesser of (x) the number of Repurchased Exchangeable Notes and (y) the Number of Options as of the date of such Early Repurchase;

 

  (C) any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the Relevant Number of Options, (y) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (z) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction;

 

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  (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable in respect of such Affected Transaction pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall assume that (x) the relevant Repurchase Event and any exchanges, adjustments, agreements, payments, deliveries or acquisitions by or on behalf of Counterparty leading thereto had not occurred, (y) no adjustments to the Exchange Rate have occurred pursuant to any Excluded Provision and (z) the corresponding Exchangeable Notes remain outstanding; and

 

  (E) the Transaction shall remain in full force and effect, except that, as of the date of such Repurchase Event, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the Relevant Number of Options.

 

  (F) Repurchase Event ” means, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, that (i) any Exchangeable Notes are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a fundamental change, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries, (ii) any Exchangeable Notes are delivered to Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of such party (howsoever described), (iii) any principal of any of the Exchangeable Notes is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Exchangeable Notes (for any reason other than as a result of an acceleration of the Exchangeable Notes that results in an Additional Termination Event pursuant to the immediately preceding Section 9(j)(ii)), or (iv) any Exchangeable Notes are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, any exchange of Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall not constitute a Repurchase Event.

 

  (k) Rule 10b-18 .

 

  (i) During any Settlement Averaging Period, none of Counterparty, Parent nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares; provided that, this clause (i) shall not apply to any purchase that does not constitute a “Rule 10b-18 purchase” (as defined in Rule 10b-18).

 

  (ii)

Each of Counterparty and Parent agrees that it (A) will not, during any Settlement Averaging Period, make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) its average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding

 

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  the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by such party to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty and/or Parent shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

  (l) Amendments to Equity Definitions .

 

  (i) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “that may have a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “that is the result of a corporate event involving Issuer or its securities that may have a material”; and adding the phrase “or the Options” at the end of the sentence.

 

  (ii) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) replacing the words “an event” with the words “a Potential Adjustment Event”, (y) deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “a material”; and (z) adding the phrase “or Options” at the end of the sentence.

 

  (iii) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (w) replacing the words “a diluting or concentrative” with “a material” in the fifth line thereof, (x) adding the phrase “or Options” after the words “the relevant Shares” in the same sentence, (y) replacing the words “diluting or concentrative” with “material” in the sixth to last line thereof and (z) deleting the phrase “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing it with the phrase “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares).”

 

  (iv) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 12.2(e) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (x) deleting the phrase “either (i)” in the second line thereof and (y) deleting clause (ii) thereof in its entirety.

 

  (v) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (x) deleting the phrase “either (i)” in the second line thereof and (y) deleting clause (ii) thereof in its entirety.

 

  (vi) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (m) No Collateral or Setoff . Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of neither Counterparty nor Parent hereunder are secured by any collateral. Obligations under the Transaction shall not be set off against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and no other obligations of the parties shall be set off against obligations under the Transaction, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and each party hereby waives any such right of setoff.

 

  (n)

Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events . If in respect of the Transaction, an amount (a “ Payment Obligation ”) is payable by Dealer to Counterparty (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (in each case, other than (x) a Nationalization,

 

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  Insolvency or Merger Event, in each case, as a result of which the Shares have changed into cash or (y) an Event of Default in respect of which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in respect of which Counterparty is the Affected Party, other than (I) an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case, that resulted from an event or events outside of Counterparty’s control, (II) pursuant to Section 9(j)(i) in respect of an Early Exchange or (III) pursuant to Section 9(j)(iii) in respect of a Repurchase Event), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Announcement Date (in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) Counterparty remakes the representation set forth in Section 8(f) as of the date of such election and (c) Dealer agrees, in its sole discretion, to such an election, in which case Sections 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply. If the Share Termination Alternative applies, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant Merger Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable:

 

  Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or within a commercially reasonable period of time after, the date when the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Sections 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “ Share Termination Payment Date ”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Counterparty free of payment.
  Share Termination Delivery Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
  Share Termination Unit Price:    The value to Dealer of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that in determining the Share Termination Delivery Unit Price the Calculation Agent may consider the purchase price paid in connection with the purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property.
  Share Termination Delivery Unit:    One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property as the result of a Nationalization,

 

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     Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the “ Exchange Property ”), a unit consisting of the type and amount of such Exchange Property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
  Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
  Other applicable provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Settled” and all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”. “Share Termination Settled” in relation to the Transaction means that Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction.

 

  (o) Registration . Parent hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, any Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction, other than any such Shares that were, at the time of acquisition by Dealer, “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (any such Shares, the “ Hedge Shares ”), cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Parent shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and (A) enter into an agreement substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for registered secondary offerings of a substantially similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering, (B) use its reasonable best efforts to provide accountant’s “comfort” letters customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Parent reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Parent customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided, however , that if Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Parent, (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into and comply with a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of a substantially similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement), or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the Relevant Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, reasonably requested by Dealer.

 

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  (p) Notice of Certain Other Events . Each of Counterparty and Parent covenants and agrees that:

 

  (i) promptly following the public announcement of the results of any election by the holders of Shares with respect to the consideration due upon consummation of any Merger Event, Counterparty and/or Parent shall give Dealer written notice of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event (the date of such notification, the “ Consideration Notification Date ”); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated; and

 

  (ii) promptly following any adjustment to the Exchangeable Notes in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event (other than a stock split, a reverse stock split or a similar transaction), Merger Event or Tender Offer, Counterparty and/or Parent shall give Dealer written notice of the details of such adjustment.

 

  (q) Tax Disclosure . Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, each of Counterparty and Parent and each of their respective employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to either of Counterparty or Parent relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (r) Right to Extend . Dealer may postpone or add, in whole or in part, any Valid Day or Valid Days during the Settlement Averaging Period or any other date of valuation, payment or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the Options hereunder, if Dealer determines, in its good faith and reasonable discretion (and based on advice of counsel in the case of the immediately following clause (ii)) that such action is reasonably necessary or appropriate (i) to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Parent or an affiliated purchaser of Parent, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer; provided that, no such Valid Day or other date of valuation, payment or delivery may be postponed or added more than 50 Valid Days after the original Valid Day or other date of valuation, payment or delivery, as the case may be.

 

  (s) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy . Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against either of Counterparty or Parent with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by either of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided , further , that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (t) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement . The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” a “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

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  (u) Waiver of Jury Trial . Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.

 

  (v) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act . In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“ WSTAA ”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, an Excess Ownership Position or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).

 

  (w) Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging . Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Parent shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Relevant Prices; and (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Relevant Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty or Parent.

 

  (x) Early Unwind . In the event the sale of the “Firm Notes” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) is not consummated with the Initial Purchasers for any reason, or either Counterparty or Parent fails to deliver to Dealer opinion(s) of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other parties from and agrees not to make any claim against any other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of any other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent represents and acknowledges to the other parties that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

  (y) Payment by Counterparty . In the event that, following payment of the Premium, (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

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  (z) Other Adjustments Pursuant to the Equity Definitions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, solely for the purpose of adjusting the Cap Price as provided in this Section 9(z), the terms “Potential Adjustment Event,” “Merger Event,” and “Tender Offer” shall each have the meanings assigned to such term in the Equity Definitions (as amended by Section 9(l)(i)-(iii)), and upon the occurrence of a Merger Date, the occurrence of a Tender Offer Date, or declaration by Parent or Counterparty of the terms of any Potential Adjustment Event, respectively, as such terms are defined in the Equity Definitions (as amended by Section 9(l)(i)-(iii)), the Calculation Agent shall, in its commercially reasonable discretion but without duplication of any adjustment to the Cap Price pursuant to any other provision in this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions opposite the caption “Announcement Event” above), adjust the Cap Price (but, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, none of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms for the Transaction) as though (i) in the case of such a Potential Adjustment Event, “Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the Method of Adjustment with respect to such Potential Adjustment Event, (ii) in the case of such a Merger Date, “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the “Consequence of Merger Event” with respect to the related Merger Event and (iii) in the case of such a Tender Offer Date, “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the “Consequence of Tender Offer” with respect to the related Tender Offer; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price.

 

  (aa) Counterparts . This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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Each of Counterparty and Parent hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to Dealer a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation.

Very truly yours,

 

CITIBANK, N.A.
By:   /s/ Herman Hirsch
Name:   Herman Hirsch
Title:   Authorized Representative

 

Accepted and confirmed
as of the Trade Date:
Spansion LLC
By:   /s/ Randy Furr
Authorized Signatory
Name: Randy Furr

 

Spansion Inc.
By:   /s/ Randy Furr
Authorized Signatory
Name: Randy Furr

Exhibit 10.3

 

DATE:    August 20, 2013
TO:    Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc.
ATTENTION:    Chief Financial Officer
TELEPHONE:    408-616-3682
FACSIMILE:    408-616-6659
FROM:    Jefferies LLC
  

520 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Tel: +1 212-284-2300

SUBJECT:    Base Call Option Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the call option transaction entered into among Jefferies LLC (“ Dealer ”), Spansion LLC (“ Counterparty ”) and Spansion Inc. (“ Parent ”) as of the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This letter agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for the Transaction.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. Certain defined terms used herein are based on terms that are defined in the Offering Memorandum dated August 20, 2013 (the “ Offering Memorandum ”) relating to the 2.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due September 1, 2020 (as originally issued by Counterparty, the “ Exchangeable Notes ” and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Exchangeable Notes, an “ Exchangeable Note ”) issued by Counterparty in an aggregate initial principal amount of USD 150,000,000 (as increased by up to an aggregate principal amount of USD 22,500,000 if and to the extent that the Initial Purchasers (as defined herein) exercise their option to purchase additional Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein)) pursuant to an Indenture to be dated August 26, 2013 among Counterparty, Parent and Spansion Technology LLC, as guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Indenture ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Offering Memorandum, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum, the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by Dealer as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. Subject to the foregoing, references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution, and if the Indenture is amended following such date, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than any amendment pursuant to Section 9.01(h) of the Indenture) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, the Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

 

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1. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement among Dealer, Counterparty and Parent as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) as if Dealer, Counterparty and Parent had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine)) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of the Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

General Terms .

 

  Trade Date:    August 20, 2013
  Effective Date:    The Premium Payment Date
  Option Style:    “Modified American”, as described opposite the caption “Procedures for Exercise” below
  Option Type:    Call
  Buyer:    Counterparty
  Seller:    Dealer
  Shares:    The Class A common stock of Parent, par value USD 0.001 per share (Exchange symbol “CODE”)
  Number of Options:    150,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall be reduced by any Options exercised by Counterparty. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero.
  Applicable Percentage:    20%
  Option Entitlement:    A number equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and 72.0929
  Strike Price:    USD 13.8710
  Cap Price:    USD 18.14
  Premium:    USD 3,075,000.00
  Premium Payment Date:    The closing date for the initial issuance of Exchangeable Notes
  Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange
  Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges
  Excluded Provisions:    Section 10.03 and Section 10.04(n) of the Indenture

Procedures for Exercise .

 

  Exchange Date:    With respect to any exchange of an Exchangeable Note (other than any exchange of Exchangeable Notes with an Exchange Date occurring prior to the Free

 

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     Exchangeability Date (any such exchange, an “ Early Exchange ”), which exchange shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 9(j)(i)), the date on which the Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of such Exchangeable Note satisfies all of the requirements for exchange thereof as set forth in Section 10.02(a) of the Indenture.
  Free Exchangeability Date:    June 1, 2020
  Expiration Time:    The Valuation Time
  Expiration Date:    September 1, 2020
  Multiple Exercise:    Applicable, as described opposite the caption “Automatic Exercise” below
  Automatic Exercise:    Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Exchange Date occurring on or after the Free Exchangeability Date, in respect of which an “Exchange Notice” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant exchanging Holder, a number of Options equal to the number of Exchangeable Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Exchange Date has occurred, shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.
  Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or opposite the caption “Automatic Exercise” above, in order to exercise any Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date of the number of such Options; provided that, notwithstanding the provisions opposite the caption “Relevant Settlement Method” below, the Settlement Method for such Options will not be a Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement unless Counterparty shall have provided Dealer with a separate written notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Free Exchangeability Date specifying (1) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options, and (2) if the settlement method for the related Exchangeable Notes is not “Settlement in Shares” or “Settlement in Cash” (each as defined below), the fixed amount of cash per Exchangeable Note that Counterparty has elected to deliver to Holders (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the related Exchangeable Notes (the

 

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     Specified Cash Amount ”). Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a settlement method with respect to the Exchangeable Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, if the relevant Exchange Date for any Exchangeable Notes occurs prior to the Free Exchangeability Date, no Options shall be subject to exercise in connection with such Early Exchange, and such exchange shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 9(j)(i).
  Valuation Time:    At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion.
  Market Disruption Event:    Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:
     “‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares 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 Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.”

Settlement Terms .

 

  Settlement Method:    For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Final Settlement Method for such Option.
  Relevant Settlement Method:    In respect of any Option:
     (i) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note (A) entirely in Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(i) of the Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Shares ”), (B) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount less than USD 1,000 (such settlement method, “ Low Cash Combination

 

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     Settlement ”) or (C) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement;
     (ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and
     (iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note entirely in cash pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(ii) of the Indenture (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Cash ”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.
  Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, a number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Option, of (i) (a) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (b) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option, divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option.
  Combination Settlement:    If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:
     (i) cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (A) an amount (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Cash Amount, minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; and
     (ii) Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of a number of Shares for such Valid Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A)

 

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     (1) the Daily Option Value on such Valid Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day, divided by (2) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in sub-clause (A)(1) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero;
     provided that in no event shall the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Option, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option.
     Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Daily Option Value:    For any Valid Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day, multiplied by (ii) (A) the lesser of the Relevant Price on such Valid Day and the Cap Price, minus (B) the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.
  Applicable Limit:    For any Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage, multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Exchangeable Note upon exchange of such Exchangeable Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Exchangeable Note upon exchange of such Exchangeable Note, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000.
  Applicable Limit Price:    On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page CODE <equity> (or any successor thereto).

 

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  Valid Day:    A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Valid Day” means a Business Day.
  Scheduled Valid Day:    A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Valid Day” means a Business Day.
  Business Day:    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.
  Relevant Price:    On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page CODE <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time of the primary trading session of the Exchange on such Valid Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day as determined by the Calculation Agent using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.
  Settlement Averaging Period:    For any Option, the 50 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the 52nd Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date.
  Settlement Date:    For any Option, the third Business Day immediately following the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Settlement Currency:    USD
  Other Applicable Provisions:    The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Settled”. “Share Settled” in relation to any Option means that Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to that Option.
  Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Parent’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws.

 

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3. Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction .

Adjustments applicable to the Transaction:

 

  Potential Adjustment Events:    Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in any Dilution Adjustment Provision, that would result in an adjustment under the Indenture to the “Exchange Rate” or to any “Closing Sale Price,” “VWAP,” “Daily Exchange Value” or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each such term as defined in the Indenture). For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any delivery obligation hereunder in respect of any distribution delivered by Counterparty pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 10.04(c) of the Indenture or any payment obligation in respect of any cash paid by Counterparty pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 10.04(d) of the Indenture (collectively, the “ Exchange Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions ”), and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction on account of any event or condition described in the Exchange Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions.
  Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), upon any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent shall make (i) an adjustment to the Strike Price and the Option Entitlement to the extent an analogous adjustment is made (or is deemed to be made pursuant to the second proviso below) under the Indenture and (ii) a proportionate adjustment to the Cap Price to the extent any adjustment is made to the Strike Price pursuant to clause (i) above; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price;
     provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Exchangeable Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.04(q) of the Indenture or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the adjustment that it would have made under, and in accordance with, the relevant terms of the Indenture for purposes of an analogous adjustment to (x) the Strike Price and/or the Option Entitlement

 

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     pursuant to clause (i) under this “Method of Adjustment” provision or (y) the nature of the Shares (in the case of a Merger Event), the Strike Price and/or the Option Entitlement pursuant to the provisions opposite the caption “Consequence of Merger Events/Tender Offers” below.
  Dilution Adjustment Provisions:    Section 10.04 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and Section 10.04(q) of the Indenture

Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:

 

  Merger Events:    Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 10.05 of the Indenture.
  Tender Offers:    Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 10.04(e) of the Indenture.
 

Consequence of Merger Events/

Tender Offers:

   Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), upon the occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to any one or more of the nature of the Shares (in the case of a Merger Event), Strike Price and the Option Entitlement (but, in each case, without duplication of any adjustment made pursuant to the provisions opposite the caption “Method of Adjustment” above in respect of the event or condition giving rise to such Merger Event or Tender Offer and without duplication of any other adjustment made under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement) to the extent an analogous adjustment is made (or is deemed to be made pursuant to the second proviso opposite the caption “Method of Adjustment” above) under the Indenture; provided , however , that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Exchange Rate pursuant to any Excluded Provision;
     provided that, with respect to a Merger Event, if the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) may apply at Dealer’s sole election; and

 

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     provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments shall be made pursuant to the provisions set forth above regardless of whether any Merger Event or Tender Offer gives rise to an Early Exchange.
  Announcement Event:   

If an Announcement Date occurs in respect of a Merger Event (as defined in the Equity Definitions and, for the avoidance of doubt, determined without regard to the language in the definition of “Merger Event” following the definition of “Reverse Merger” therein) or Tender Offer (such occurrence, an “ Announcement Event ”), then on the earliest to occur of the date on which the transaction described in any Announcement Event (as amended or modified) is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated or the Exercise Date, Early Termination Date or other date of cancellation or termination in respect of any Option (the “ Announcement Event Adjustment Date ”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on such Option of the Announcement Event, if any (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from the Announcement Event to the Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder and (y) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on any Option is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Option, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment to the Cap Price (but, for the avoidance of doubt, to none of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms for the Transaction) as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to

account for such economic effect, which adjustment shall be effective immediately prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Option, as the case may be; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price.

 

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  Announcement Date:    The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “a firm” with the word “any” in the second and fourth lines thereof, (ii) replacing the word “leads to the” with the words “, if completed, would lead to a” in the third and the fifth lines thereof, (iii) replacing the words “voting shares” with the word “Shares” in the fifth line thereof, and (iv) inserting the words “by any entity” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof.
  Composition of Combined Consideration:    Not Applicable; provided that, notwithstanding Sections 12.5(b) and 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, to the extent that the composition of the consideration for the relevant Shares pursuant to a Tender Offer or Merger Event could be elected by an actual holder of the Shares, the Calculation Agent will determine such composition.
  Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

Additional Disruption Events:

 

  Change in Law:    Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) replacing the word “Shares” with the phrase “Hedge Positions” in clause (X) thereof, (iii) inserting the parenthetical “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” at the end of clause (A) thereof, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “ provided that such party has used good faith efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position, or any increase in margin or capital requirements), as

 

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     reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law”.
  Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
  Insolvency Filing:    Applicable; provided that the definition of “Insolvency Filing” in Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting the clause “provided that proceedings instituted or petitions presented by creditors and not consented to by the Issuer shall not be deemed an Insolvency Filing” at the end of such definition and replacing it with the following: “; or it has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by a creditor and such proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within fifteen (15) days of the institution or presentation thereof.”
     Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end: “If neither party elects to terminate the Transaction, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the Transaction upon the occurrence of such an event pursuant to Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment (as if such event were a Tender Offer).”
  Hedging Disruption:    Applicable
  Increased Cost of Hedging:    Not Applicable
  Hedging Party:    For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer
  Determining Party:    For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer
  Hedge Positions:    The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line thereof.

Acknowledgments:

 

  Non-Reliance:    Applicable

 

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Agreements and Acknowledgments

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable
  Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable

4.       Calculation Agent .

   Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Counterparty, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within three Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by e-mail to the e-mail address provided by Counterparty in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models used by it for such determination or calculation.

 

5. Account Details .

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty: To Be Advised.

Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty: To Be Advised.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

Bank of New York

ABA# 021000018

A/C Jefferies LLC

A/C 890-000-7001

FFC Equity Derivatives

Account for delivery of Shares from Dealer: To Be Advised.

 

6. Offices .

 

  (a) The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

 

  (b) The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Dealer is not a Multibranch Party.

 

7. Notices .

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty and Parent:

Spansion LLC

915 DeGuigne Drive

Sunnyvale, CA 94088

Attention:           Chief Financial Officer

Telephone No.:   408-616-3682

Facsimile No.:    408-616-6659

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Spansion Inc.

915 DeGuigne Drive

Sunnyvale, CA 94088

Attention:           Chief Financial Officer

Telephone No.:   408-616-3682

Facsimile No.:     408-616-6659

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Jefferies LLC

520 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Corey Atwood

Tel: +1 212-284-2358

Fax: +1 646-417-5820

Email: eqderiv_mo@jefferies.com

With a copy to:

Jefferies LLC

520 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Colyer Curtis

Tel: +1 212-708-2734

Email: ccurtis@jefferies.com

With a copy to:

Jefferies LLC

520 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Sonia Han, General Counsel – Sales & Trading

Tel: +1 212-284-3433

Fax: +1 646-786-5691

Email: shan@jefferies.com

 

8. Representations and Warranties of Counterparty and Parent .

Each of the representations and warranties of Counterparty and Parent set forth in Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) dated as of August 20, 2013 among Counterparty, Parent and Spansion Technology LLC, as guarantors, and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers (the “ Initial Purchasers ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Each of Counterparty and Parent hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer on the date hereof and on and as of the Premium Payment Date that:

 

  (a) Each of Counterparty and Parent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of the Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on such party’s part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Counterparty and Parent and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.

 

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  (b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of either of Counterparty or Parent hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Counterparty or Parent, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument filed as an exhibit to Parent’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2012 (as updated by any subsequent filings) to which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.

 

  (c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Counterparty or Parent of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or state securities laws.

 

  (d) Neither Counterparty nor Parent is and, after consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, neither Counterparty nor Parent will be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

  (e) Each of Counterparty and Parent is an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”), other than a person that is an eligible contract participant under Section 1a(18)(C) of the CEA). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in Section 1a(51) of the CEA.

 

  (f) None of Counterparty, Parent nor their respective affiliates is, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty, Parent or the Shares. “ Material ” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold Shares.

 

  (g) Each of Counterparty and Parent (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least $50 million.

 

  (h) Each of Counterparty and Parent is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act or an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act.

 

  (i) The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (j) Neither Counterparty nor Parent is as of the Trade Date, and neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)). Each of Counterparty and Parent would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation or organization.

 

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  (k) Each of Counterparty and Parent shall promptly provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be obligated to provide such a notice if such party reasonably believes in good faith that it would conflict with or result in a breach of any applicable law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or any confidentiality agreement or other contractual restriction applicable to Counterparty, Parent or such event; provided , further , that should Counterparty or Parent be in possession of material non-public information with respect to Counterparty, Parent or the Shares, Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, shall not communicate such information to Dealer.

 

  (l) Each of Counterparty and Parent has (and shall at all times during the Transaction have) the capacity and authority to invest directly in the Shares underlying the Transaction and has not entered into the Transaction with the intent to avoid any regulatory filings.

 

  (m) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness.

 

  (n) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and each of Counterparty and Parent is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction.

 

  (o) Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law.

 

  (p) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and, when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings), as of the Trade Date, do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

  (q) Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

 

  (r) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, each of Counterparty and Parent acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under FASB Statements 128, 133, as amended, 149 or 150, EITF Issue No. 00-19, 01-6, 03-6 or 07-5 (or any successor issue statements), under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project or under FASB Staff Position or any other accounting guidance.

 

  (s) (A) Each of Counterparty and Parent is acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (B) neither Counterparty nor Parent is relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction) and (C) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction.

 

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  (t) Neither Counterparty nor Parent has entered into any obligation that would contractually limit it from effecting settlement under the Transaction and each of Counterparty and Parent agrees not to enter into any such obligation during the term of the Transaction.

 

9. Other Provisions .

 

  (a) Opinions . Counterparty and Parent shall deliver to Dealer one or more opinions of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (c) of this Confirmation; provided that, such opinion(s) of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, excepts and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions. Delivery of such opinion(s) to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.

 

  (b) Repurchase Notices . Parent shall, on any day on which Parent effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 54.08 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 3.66 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Parent’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Parent’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Parent in writing, and Counterparty and/or Parent, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty and/or Parent may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Neither Counterparty nor Parent shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any such proceeding that is pending or threatened in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty and Parent, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph (b) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

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  (c) Regulation M . (x) Each of Parent and each of its subsidiaries (A) is not on the Trade Date engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act, of any securities of Parent, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exception set forth in Rules 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M and (B) shall not, and Parent shall cause its subsidiaries not to, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution, and (y)(A) on each day during any Settlement Averaging Period, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Parent shall not, and Parent shall cause its subsidiaries not to, engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day following the final Valid Day of the last Settlement Averaging Period.

 

  (d) No Manipulation . Neither Counterparty nor Parent is entering into the Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

 

  (e) Transfer or Assignment .

 

  (i) Neither Counterparty nor Parent may transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction without the prior written consent of Dealer.

 

  (ii)

Dealer may, without Counterparty’s or Parent’s consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction (A) to any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness that is equal to or better than the lesser of (a) Dealer’s credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment and (b) A- by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer, or (2) whose obligations hereunder will be guaranteed, pursuant to the terms of a customary guarantee in a form used by Dealer generally for similar transactions, by Dealer (or its ultimate parent), or (B) to any other third party with a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal to or better than the lesser of (1) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (2) A- by S&P, or A3 by Moody’s or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer. If at any time at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage equals or exceeds 4.5% (B) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 19.5% or (C) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clauses (A), (B) or (C), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”), Dealer is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Dealer and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then Dealer may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the “ Terminated Portion ”), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3)

 

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  the Terminated Portion were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(n) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the Affected Party). The “ Section 16 Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “ Option Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement and (2) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by Dealer to Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “ Share Amount ” as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Parent that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Restrictions ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The “ Applicable Share Limit ” means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number of Shares that could give rise to reporting or registration obligations (except for any filings of Form 13F, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act) or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding.

 

  (f) Staggered Settlement . Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “ Nominal Settlement Date ”), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “ Staggered Settlement Date ”) as follows:

 

  (i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which shall occur on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date) and the number of Shares that it will deliver on each Staggered Settlement Date;

 

  (ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; and

 

  (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method terms will apply with respect to the Transaction, except that the Shares due upon settlement will be allocated among the relevant Staggered Settlement Dates as specified by Dealer in the notice referred to in clause (i) above.

 

  (g) [ Reserved .]

 

  (h) [ Reserved .]

 

  (i) [ Reserved .]

 

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  (j) Additional Termination Events .

 

  (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon any Early Exchange in respect of which an “Exchange Notice” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant exchanging Holder:

 

  (A) Counterparty shall, within three Scheduled Trading Days of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange, provide written notice (an “ Early Exchange Notice ”) to Dealer specifying the number of Exchangeable Notes surrendered for exchange on such Exchange Date (such Exchangeable Notes, the “ Affected Exchangeable Notes ”), and the giving of such Early Exchange Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (i);

 

  (B) upon receipt of any such Early Exchange Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date (which Exchange Business Day shall be no earlier than one Scheduled Trading Day following the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange) with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “ Affected Number of Options ”) equal to the lesser of (x) the number of Affected Exchangeable Notes and (y) the Number of Options as of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange;

 

  (C) any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the Affected Number of Options, (y) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (z) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction;

 

  (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable in respect of such Affected Transaction pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall assume that (x) the relevant Early Exchange and any exchanges, adjustments, agreements, payments, deliveries or acquisitions by or on behalf of Counterparty leading thereto had not occurred, (y) no adjustments to the Exchange Rate have occurred pursuant to any Excluded Provision and (z) the corresponding Exchangeable Notes remain outstanding; and

 

  (E) the Transaction shall remain in full force and effect, except that, as of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the Affected Number of Options.

 

  (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, if an event of default occurs under the terms of the Exchangeable Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture that results in an acceleration of the Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, then an Additional Termination Event shall occur and, with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (A) Counterparty shall be deemed to be the sole Affected Party, (B) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (C) Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement (which Exchange Business Day shall be on or as promptly as reasonable practicable after the occurrence of such acceleration).

 

  (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon any Repurchase Event (as defined below):

 

  (A) Counterparty shall, within five Scheduled Trading Days of the date of such Repurchase Event, provide written notice (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) to Dealer specifying the number of Exchangeable Notes subject to such Repurchase Event (such Exchangeable Notes, the “ Repurchased Exchangeable Notes ”), and the giving of such Repurchase Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (iii);

 

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  (B) upon receipt of any such Repurchase Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “ Relevant Number of Options ”) equal to the lesser of (x) the number of Repurchased Exchangeable Notes and (y) the Number of Options as of the date of such Early Repurchase;

 

  (C) any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the Relevant Number of Options, (y) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (z) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction;

 

  (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable in respect of such Affected Transaction pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall assume that (x) the relevant Repurchase Event and any exchanges, adjustments, agreements, payments, deliveries or acquisitions by or on behalf of Counterparty leading thereto had not occurred, (y) no adjustments to the Exchange Rate have occurred pursuant to any Excluded Provision and (z) the corresponding Exchangeable Notes remain outstanding; and

 

  (E) the Transaction shall remain in full force and effect, except that, as of the date of such Repurchase Event, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the Relevant Number of Options.

 

  (F) Repurchase Event ” means, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, that (i) any Exchangeable Notes are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a fundamental change, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries, (ii) any Exchangeable Notes are delivered to Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of such party (howsoever described), (iii) any principal of any of the Exchangeable Notes is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Exchangeable Notes (for any reason other than as a result of an acceleration of the Exchangeable Notes that results in an Additional Termination Event pursuant to the immediately preceding Section 9(j)(ii)), or (iv) any Exchangeable Notes are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, any exchange of Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall not constitute a Repurchase Event.

 

  (k) Rule 10b-18 .

 

  (i) During any Settlement Averaging Period, none of Counterparty, Parent nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares; provided that, this clause (i) shall not apply to any purchase that does not constitute a “Rule 10b-18 purchase” (as defined in Rule 10b-18).

 

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  (ii) Each of Counterparty and Parent agrees that it (A) will not, during any Settlement Averaging Period, make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) its average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by such party to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty and/or Parent shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

  (l) Amendments to Equity Definitions .

 

  (i) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “that may have a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “that is the result of a corporate event involving Issuer or its securities that may have a material”; and adding the phrase “or the Options” at the end of the sentence.

 

  (ii) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) replacing the words “an event” with the words “a Potential Adjustment Event”, (y) deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “a material”; and (z) adding the phrase “or Options” at the end of the sentence.

 

  (iii) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (w) replacing the words “a diluting or concentrative” with “a material” in the fifth line thereof, (x) adding the phrase “or Options” after the words “the relevant Shares” in the same sentence, (y) replacing the words “diluting or concentrative” with “material” in the sixth to last line thereof and (z) deleting the phrase “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing it with the phrase “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares).”

 

  (iv) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 12.2(e) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (x) deleting the phrase “either (i)” in the second line thereof and (y) deleting clause (ii) thereof in its entirety.

 

  (v) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (x) deleting the phrase “either (i)” in the second line thereof and (y) deleting clause (ii) thereof in its entirety.

 

  (vi) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

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  (m) No Collateral or Setoff . Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of neither Counterparty nor Parent hereunder are secured by any collateral. Obligations under the Transaction shall not be set off against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and no other obligations of the parties shall be set off against obligations under the Transaction, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and each party hereby waives any such right of setoff.

 

  (n) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events . If in respect of the Transaction, an amount (a “ Payment Obligation ”) is payable by Dealer to Counterparty (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (in each case, other than (x) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, in each case, as a result of which the Shares have changed into cash or (y) an Event of Default in respect of which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in respect of which Counterparty is the Affected Party, other than (I) an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case, that resulted from an event or events outside of Counterparty’s control, (II) pursuant to Section 9(j)(i) in respect of an Early Exchange or (III) pursuant to Section 9(j)(iii) in respect of a Repurchase Event), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Announcement Date (in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) Counterparty remakes the representation set forth in Section 8(f) as of the date of such election and (c) Dealer agrees, in its sole discretion, to such an election, in which case Sections 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply. If the Share Termination Alternative applies, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant Merger Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable:

 

  Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or within a commercially reasonable period of time after, the date when the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Sections 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “ Share Termination Payment Date ”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Counterparty free of payment.
  Share Termination Delivery Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

 

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  Share Termination Unit Price:    The value to Dealer of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that in determining the Share Termination Delivery Unit Price the Calculation Agent may consider the purchase price paid in connection with the purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property.
  Share Termination Delivery Unit:    One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property as the result of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the “ Exchange Property ”), a unit consisting of the type and amount of such Exchange Property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
  Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
  Other applicable provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Settled” and all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”. “Share Termination Settled” in relation to the Transaction means that Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction.

 

  (o)

Registration . Parent hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, any Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction, other than any such Shares that were, at the time of acquisition by Dealer, “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (any such Shares, the “ Hedge Shares ”), cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Parent shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and (A) enter into an agreement substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for registered secondary offerings of a substantially similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering, (B) use its reasonable best efforts to provide accountant’s “comfort” letters customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Parent reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Parent customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided, however , that if Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or

 

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  clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Parent, (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into and comply with a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of a substantially similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement), or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the Relevant Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, reasonably requested by Dealer.

 

  (p) Notice of Certain Other Events . Each of Counterparty and Parent covenants and agrees that:

 

  (i) promptly following the public announcement of the results of any election by the holders of Shares with respect to the consideration due upon consummation of any Merger Event, Counterparty and/or Parent shall give Dealer written notice of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event (the date of such notification, the “Consideration Notification Date”); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated; and

 

  (ii) promptly following any adjustment to the Exchangeable Notes in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event (other than a stock split, a reverse stock split or a similar transaction), Merger Event or Tender Offer, Counterparty and/or Parent shall give Dealer written notice of the details of such adjustment.

 

  (q) Tax Disclosure . Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, each of Counterparty and Parent and each of their respective employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to either of Counterparty or Parent relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (r) Right to Extend . Dealer may postpone or add, in whole or in part, any Valid Day or Valid Days during the Settlement Averaging Period or any other date of valuation, payment or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the Options hereunder, if Dealer determines, in its good faith and reasonable discretion (and based on advice of counsel in the case of the immediately following clause (ii)) that such action is reasonably necessary or appropriate (i) to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Parent or an affiliated purchaser of Parent, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer; provided that, no such Valid Day or other date of valuation, payment or delivery may be postponed or added more than 50 Valid Days after the original Valid Day or other date of valuation, payment or delivery, as the case may be.

 

  (s) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy . Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against either of Counterparty or Parent with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by either of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided , further , that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

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  (t) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement . The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” a “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (u) Waiver of Jury Trial . Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.

 

  (v) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act . In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“ WSTAA ”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, an Excess Ownership Position or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).

 

  (w) Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging . Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Parent shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Relevant Prices; and (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Relevant Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty or Parent.

 

  (x)

Early Unwind . In the event the sale of the “Firm Notes” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) is not consummated with the Initial Purchasers for any reason, or either Counterparty or Parent fails to deliver to Dealer opinion(s) of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released

 

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  and discharged by the other parties from and agrees not to make any claim against any other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of any other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent represents and acknowledges to the other parties that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

  (y) Payment by Counterparty . In the event that, following payment of the Premium, (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

  (z) Other Adjustments Pursuant to the Equity Definitions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, solely for the purpose of adjusting the Cap Price as provided in this Section 9(z), the terms “Potential Adjustment Event,” “Merger Event,” and “Tender Offer” shall each have the meanings assigned to such term in the Equity Definitions (as amended by Section 9(l)(i)-(iii)), and upon the occurrence of a Merger Date, the occurrence of a Tender Offer Date, or declaration by Parent or Counterparty of the terms of any Potential Adjustment Event, respectively, as such terms are defined in the Equity Definitions (as amended by Section 9(l)(i)-(iii)), the Calculation Agent shall, in its commercially reasonable discretion but without duplication of any adjustment to the Cap Price pursuant to any other provision in this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions opposite the caption “Announcement Event” above), adjust the Cap Price (but, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, none of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms for the Transaction) as though (i) in the case of such a Potential Adjustment Event, “Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the Method of Adjustment with respect to such Potential Adjustment Event, (ii) in the case of such a Merger Date, “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the “Consequence of Merger Event” with respect to the related Merger Event and (iii) in the case of such a Tender Offer Date, “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the “Consequence of Tender Offer” with respect to the related Tender Offer; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price.

 

  (aa) Counterparts . This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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Each of Counterparty and Parent hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to Dealer at eqderiv_mo@jefferies.com .

 

Very truly yours,
  JEFFERIES LLC
 

By:

  /s/ John Noonan
  Name: John Noonan
  Title:   Managing Director, COO, US Equities

 

Accepted and confirmed

as of the Trade Date:

Spansion LLC

By:

  /s/ Randy Furr
Authorized Signatory
Name: Randy Furr
Spansion Inc.

By:

  /s/ Randy Furr
Authorized Signatory
Name: Randy Furr

Exhibit 10.4

 

LOGO

 

DATE:    August 20, 2013

 

TO:

   Spansion LLC and Spansion Inc.
ATTENTION:    Chief Financial Officer
TELEPHONE:    408-616-3682
FACSIMILE:    408-616-6659

 

FROM:

   WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC (“Agent”)
  

solely as agent of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Dealer ”)

  

375 Park Avenue

  

New York, NY 10152

  

Attn: Derivatives Structuring Group

  

Telephone: 212-214-6101

  

Facsimile: 212-214-5913

 

SUBJECT:

   Base Call Option Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the call option transaction entered into among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“ Dealer ”), through its agent Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“ Agent ”), Spansion LLC (“ Counterparty ”) and Spansion Inc. (“ Parent ”) as of the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This letter agreement constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below. This Confirmation shall replace any previous agreements and serve as the final documentation for the Transaction. Dealer is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any inconsistency between the Equity Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. Certain defined terms used herein are based on terms that are defined in the Offering Memorandum dated August 20, 2013 (the “ Offering Memorandum ”) relating to the 2.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due September 1, 2020 (as originally issued by Counterparty, the “ Exchangeable Notes ” and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Exchangeable Notes, an “ Exchangeable Note ”) issued by Counterparty in an aggregate initial principal amount of USD 150,000,000 (as increased by up to an aggregate principal amount of USD 22,500,000 if and to the extent that the Initial Purchasers (as defined herein) exercise their option to purchase additional Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein)) pursuant to an Indenture to be dated August 26, 2013 among Counterparty, Parent and Spansion Technology LLC, as guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Indenture ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Offering Memorandum, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum, the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by Dealer as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. Subject to the foregoing, references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution, and if the Indenture is amended following such date, any such amendment will be

 

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disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than any amendment pursuant to Section 9.01(h) of the Indenture) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, the Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement among Dealer, Counterparty and Parent as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) as if Dealer, Counterparty and Parent had executed an agreement in such form (but without any Schedule except for the election of the laws of the State of New York as the governing law (without reference to choice of law doctrine)) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency between provisions of the Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

General Terms .

 

  Trade Date:    August 20, 2013
  Effective Date:    The Premium Payment Date
  Option Style:    “Modified American”, as described opposite the caption “Procedures for Exercise” below
  Option Type:    Call
  Buyer:    Counterparty
  Seller:    Dealer
  Shares:    The Class A common stock of Parent, par value USD 0.001 per share (Exchange symbol “CODE”)
  Number of Options:    150,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall be reduced by any Options exercised by Counterparty. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero.
  Applicable Percentage:    25%
  Option Entitlement:    A number equal to the product of the Applicable Percentage and 72.0929
  Strike Price:    USD 13.8710
  Cap Price:    USD 18.14
  Premium:    USD 3,843,750.00
  Premium Payment Date:    The closing date for the initial issuance of Exchangeable Notes
  Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange

 

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  Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges
  Excluded Provisions:    Section 10.03 and Section 10.04(n) of the Indenture

Procedures for Exercise .

  
  Exchange Date:    With respect to any exchange of an Exchangeable Note (other than any exchange of Exchangeable Notes with an Exchange Date occurring prior to the Free Exchangeability Date (any such exchange, an “Early Exchange” ), which exchange shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 9(j)(i)), the date on which the Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of such Exchangeable Note satisfies all of the requirements for exchange thereof as set forth in Section 10.02(a) of the Indenture.
  Free Exchangeability Date:    June 1, 2020
  Expiration Time:    The Valuation Time
  Expiration Date:    September 1, 2020
  Multiple Exercise:    Applicable, as described opposite the caption “Automatic Exercise” below
  Automatic Exercise:    Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Exchange Date occurring on or after the Free Exchangeability Date, in respect of which an “Exchange Notice” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant exchanging Holder, a number of Options equal to the number of Exchangeable Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Exchange Date has occurred, shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.
     Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.
  Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or opposite the caption “Automatic Exercise” above, in order to exercise any Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date of the number of such Options; provided that, notwithstanding the provisions opposite the caption “Relevant Settlement Method” below, the Settlement Method for such Options will not be a Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement unless Counterparty shall have provided Dealer with a separate written notice (the “Notice of Final Settlement Method” ) on or prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Scheduled Valid Day

 

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     immediately preceding the Free Exchangeability Date specifying (1) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options, and (2) if the settlement method for the related Exchangeable Notes is not “Settlement in Shares” or “Settlement in Cash” (each as defined below), the fixed amount of cash per Exchangeable Note that Counterparty has elected to deliver to Holders (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the related Exchangeable Notes (the “Specified Cash Amount” ). Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act” ), and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a settlement method with respect to the Exchangeable Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, if the relevant Exchange Date for any Exchangeable Notes occurs prior to the Free Exchangeability Date, no Options shall be subject to exercise in connection with such Early Exchange, and such exchange shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 9(j)(i).
  Valuation Time:    At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion.
  Market Disruption Event:    Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:
     “‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares 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 Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.”

Settlement Terms .

  
  Settlement Method:    For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Final Settlement Method for such Option.
  Relevant Settlement Method:    In respect of any Option:

 

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     (i) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note (A) entirely in Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(i) of the Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “Settlement in Shares” ), (B) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount less than USD 1,000 (such settlement method, “Low Cash Combination Settlement” ) or (C) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement;
     (ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(iii) of the Indenture with a Specified Cash Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and
     (iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its exchange obligations in respect of the related Exchangeable Note entirely in cash pursuant to Section 10.02(b)(ii) of the Indenture (such settlement method, “Settlement in Cash” ), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.
  Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, a number of Shares (the Net Share Settlement Amount” ) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Option, of (i) (a) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (b) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option, divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option.
  Combination Settlement:    If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:
     (i) cash (the “Combination Settlement Cash Amount” ) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (A) an amount (the “Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount” ) equal to the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Cash Amount, minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; and

 

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     (ii) Shares (the “Combination Settlement Share Amount” ) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of a number of Shares for such Valid Day (the “Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount” ) equal to (A) (1) the Daily Option Value on such Valid Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day, divided by (2) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in sub-clause (A)(1) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero;
     provided that in no event shall the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Option, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option.
     Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Daily Option Value:    For any Valid Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day, multiplied by (ii) (A) the lesser of the Relevant Price on such Valid Day and the Cap Price, minus (B) the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.
  Applicable Limit:    For any Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage, multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Exchangeable Note upon exchange of such Exchangeable Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Exchangeable Note upon exchange of such Exchangeable Note, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000.

 

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  Applicable Limit Price:    On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page CODE <equity> (or any successor thereto).
  Valid Day:    A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Valid Day” means a Business Day.
  Scheduled Valid Day:    A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Shares are listed or admitted for trading. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Valid Day” means a Business Day.
  Business Day:    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.
  Relevant Price:    On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page CODE <equity> AQR (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time of the primary trading session of the Exchange on such Valid Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day as determined by the Calculation Agent using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.
  Settlement Averaging Period:    For any Option, the 50 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the 52nd Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date.
  Settlement Date:    For any Option, the third Business Day immediately following the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.
  Settlement Currency:    USD

 

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  Other Applicable Provisions:    The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Settled”. “Share Settled” in relation to any Option means that Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to that Option.
  Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Parent’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws.

3.

  Additional Terms applicable to the Transaction .
  Adjustments applicable to the Transaction:
 

Potential Adjustment Events:

   Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in any Dilution Adjustment Provision, that would result in an adjustment under the Indenture to the “Exchange Rate” or to any “Closing Sale Price,” “VWAP,” “Daily Exchange Value” or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each such term as defined in the Indenture). For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any delivery obligation hereunder in respect of any distribution delivered by Counterparty pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 10.04(c) of the Indenture or any payment obligation in respect of any cash paid by Counterparty pursuant to the third paragraph of Section 10.04(d) of the Indenture (collectively, the “Exchange Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions” ), and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction on account of any event or condition described in the Exchange Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions.
 

Method of Adjustment:

   Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), upon any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent shall make (i) an adjustment to the Strike Price and the Option Entitlement to the extent an analogous adjustment is made (or is deemed to be made pursuant to the second proviso below) under the Indenture and (ii) a proportionate adjustment to the Cap Price to the extent any adjustment is made to the Strike Price pursuant to clause (i) above; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price;
     provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Exchangeable Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.04(q) of the Indenture or in connection with

 

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     any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the adjustment that it would have made under, and in accordance with, the relevant terms of the Indenture for purposes of an analogous adjustment to (x) the Strike Price and/or the Option Entitlement pursuant to clause (i) under this “Method of Adjustment” provision or (y) the nature of the Shares (in the case of a Merger Event), the Strike Price and/or the Option Entitlement pursuant to the provisions opposite the caption “Consequence of Merger Events/Tender Offers” below.
  Dilution Adjustment Provisions:    Section 10.04 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and Section 10.04(q) of the Indenture

Extraordinary Events applicable to the Transaction:

  Merger Events:    Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 10.05 of the Indenture.
  Tender Offers:    Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), a “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 10.04(e) of the Indenture.
  Consequence of Merger Events/   
  Tender Offers:    Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions (which shall not apply for the purposes of the Transaction, except to the extent provided in Section 9(z)), upon the occurrence of a Merger Event or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment to any one or more of the nature of the Shares (in the case of a Merger Event), Strike Price and the Option Entitlement (but, in each case, without duplication of any adjustment made pursuant to the provisions opposite the caption “Method of Adjustment” above in respect of the event or condition giving rise to such Merger Event or Tender Offer and without duplication of any other adjustment made under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement) to the extent an analogous adjustment is made (or is deemed to be made pursuant to the second proviso opposite the caption “Method of Adjustment” above) under the Indenture; provided, however, that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Exchange Rate pursuant to any Excluded Provision;

 

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    provided that, with respect to a Merger Event, if the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation or is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) may apply at Dealer’s sole election; and
    provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments shall be made pursuant to the provisions set forth above regardless of whether any Merger Event or Tender Offer gives rise to an Early Exchange.
  Announcement Event:   If an Announcement Date occurs in respect of a Merger Event (as defined in the Equity Definitions and, for the avoidance of doubt, determined without regard to the language in the definition of “Merger Event” following the definition of “Reverse Merger” therein) or Tender Offer (such occurrence, an “ Announcement Event ”), then on the earliest to occur of the date on which the transaction described in any Announcement Event (as amended or modified) is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated or the Exercise Date, Early Termination Date or other date of cancellation or termination in respect of any Option (the “ Announcement Event Adjustment Date ”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on such Option of the Announcement Event, if any (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from the Announcement Event to the Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder and (y) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on any Option is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Option, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment to the Cap Price (but, for the avoidance of doubt, to none of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other

 

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    variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms for the Transaction) as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account for such economic effect, which adjustment shall be effective immediately prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Option, as the case may be; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price.
  Announcement Date:   The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “a firm” with the word “any” in the second and fourth lines thereof, (ii) replacing the word “leads to the” with the words “, if completed, would lead to a” in the third and the fifth lines thereof, (iii) replacing the words “voting shares” with the word “Shares” in the fifth line thereof, and (iv) inserting the words “by any entity” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof.
  Composition of Combined Consideration:   Not Applicable; provided that, notwithstanding Sections 12.5(b) and 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, to the extent that the composition of the consideration for the relevant Shares pursuant to a Tender Offer or Merger Event could be elected by an actual holder of the Shares, the Calculation Agent will determine such composition.
  Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors), such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
  Additional Disruption Events:  
 

Change in Law:

  Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) replacing the word “Shares” with the phrase “Hedge Positions” in clause (X) thereof, (iii) inserting the parenthetical “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” at the end of clause (A) thereof, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”

 

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     and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “ provided that such party has used good faith efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, as long as (i) such party would not incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position, or any increase in margin or capital requirements), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) such party would not violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) such party would not suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) such party would not incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so and (v) such party would not, in doing so, be required to take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law”.
  Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
  Insolvency Filing:    Applicable; provided that the definition of “Insolvency Filing” in Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting the clause “provided that proceedings instituted or petitions presented by creditors and not consented to by the Issuer shall not be deemed an Insolvency Filing” at the end of such definition and replacing it with the following: “; or it has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by a creditor and such proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within fifteen (15) days of the institution or presentation thereof.”
     Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end: “If neither party elects to terminate the Transaction, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the Transaction upon the occurrence of such an event pursuant to Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment (as if such event were a Tender Offer).”
  Hedging Disruption:    Applicable
  Increased Cost of Hedging:    Not Applicable
  Hedging Party:    For all applicable Additional Disruption Events, Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer
  Determining Party:    For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer

 

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  Hedge Positions:    The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line thereof.

Acknowledgments:

  
  Non-Reliance:    Applicable
  Agreements and Acknowledgments   
  Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable
  Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable

4.

  Calculation Agent .    Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Counterparty, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within three Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by e-mail to the e-mail address provided by Counterparty in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models used by it for such determination or calculation.

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  Account Details .   

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty: To Be Advised.

Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty: To Be Advised.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

ABA 121-000-248

Internal Acct No. 01020304464228

A/C Name: WFB Equity Derivatives

DTC Number:     2072

Agent ID:            52196

Institution ID:     52196

Account for delivery of Shares from Dealer: To Be Advised.

 

  6. Offices .

 

  (a) The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

 

  (b) The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Charlotte

 

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  7. Notices .

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty and Parent:

Spansion LLC

915 DeGuigne Drive

Sunnyvale, CA 94088

Attention:             Chief Financial Officer

Telephone No.:    408-616-3682

Facsimile No.:     408-616-6659

and

Spansion Inc.

915 DeGuigne Drive

Sunnyvale, CA 94088

Attention:            Chief Financial Officer

Telephone No.:    408-616-3682

Facsimile No.:     408-616-6659

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

375 Park Avenue, 4th Floor

MAC J0127-041

New York, NY 10152

Attention: Derivatives Structuring Group

Telephone No.: 212-214-6101

Facsimile No.: 212-214-5913

With a copy to CorpEqDerivSales@wellsfargo.com

Trader’s Contact Information:

Mark Kohn or Head Trader

Telephone: 212-214-6089

Facsimile: 212-214-8914

 

  8. Representations and Warranties of Counterparty and Parent .

Each of the representations and warranties of Counterparty and Parent set forth in Section 1 of the Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) dated as of August 20, 2013 among Counterparty, Parent and Spansion Technology LLC, as guarantors, and Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers (the “Initial Purchasers” ), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein. Each of Counterparty and Parent hereby further represents and warrants to Dealer on the date hereof and on and as of the Premium Payment Date that:

 

  (a) Each of Counterparty and Parent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation and has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in respect of the Transaction; such execution, delivery and performance have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on such party’s part; and this Confirmation has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Counterparty and Parent and constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity) and except that rights to indemnification and contribution hereunder may be limited by federal or state securities laws or public policy relating thereto.

 

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  (b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Confirmation nor the incurrence or performance of obligations of either of Counterparty or Parent hereunder will conflict with or result in a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or any equivalent documents) of Counterparty or Parent, or any applicable law or regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency, or any agreement or instrument filed as an exhibit to Parent’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2012 (as updated by any subsequent filings) to which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which Parent or any of its subsidiaries is subject, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien under, any such agreement or instrument.

 

  (c) No consent, approval, authorization, or order of, or filing with, any governmental agency or body or any court is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Counterparty or Parent of this Confirmation, except such as have been obtained or made and such as may be required under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), or state securities laws.

 

  (d) Neither Counterparty nor Parent is and, after consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, neither Counterparty nor Parent will be required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

  (e) Each of Counterparty and Parent is an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”), other than a person that is an eligible contract participant under Section 1a(18)(C) of the CEA). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in Section 1a(51) of the CEA.

 

  (f) None of Counterparty, Parent nor their respective affiliates is, on the date hereof, in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty, Parent or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold Shares.

 

  (g) Each of Counterparty and Parent (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (C) has total assets of at least $50 million.

 

  (h) Each of Counterparty and Parent is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act or an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act.

 

  (i) The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ( “ERISA” )) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (j) Neither Counterparty nor Parent is as of the Trade Date, and neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “Bankruptcy Code” )). Each of Counterparty and Parent would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation or organization.

 

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  (k) Each of Counterparty and Parent shall promptly provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be obligated to provide such a notice if such party reasonably believes in good faith that it would conflict with or result in a breach of any applicable law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or any confidentiality agreement or other contractual restriction applicable to Counterparty, Parent or such event; provided , further , that should Counterparty or Parent be in possession of material non-public information with respect to Counterparty, Parent or the Shares, Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, shall not communicate such information to Dealer.

 

  (l) Each of Counterparty and Parent has (and shall at all times during the Transaction have) the capacity and authority to invest directly in the Shares underlying the Transaction and has not entered into the Transaction with the intent to avoid any regulatory filings.

 

  (m) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness.

 

  (n) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and each of Counterparty and Parent is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction.

 

  (o) Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law.

 

  (p) Each of Counterparty’s and Parent’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and, when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings), as of the Trade Date, do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

  (q) Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

 

  (r) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, each of Counterparty and Parent acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under FASB Statements 128, 133, as amended, 149 or 150, EITF Issue No. 00-19, 01-6, 03-6 or 07-5 (or any successor issue statements), under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project or under FASB Staff Position or any other accounting guidance.

 

  (s) (A) Each of Counterparty and Parent is acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (B) neither Counterparty nor Parent is relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction) and (C) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction.

 

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  (t) Neither Counterparty nor Parent has entered into any obligation that would contractually limit it from effecting settlement under the Transaction and each of Counterparty and Parent agrees not to enter into any such obligation during the term of the Transaction.

 

  9. Other Provisions .

 

  (a) Opinions . Counterparty and Parent shall deliver to Dealer one or more opinions of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Sections 8(a) through (c) of this Confirmation; provided that, such opinion(s) of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, excepts and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions. Delivery of such opinion(s) to Dealer shall be a condition precedent for the purpose of Section 2(a)(iii) of the Agreement with respect to each obligation of Dealer under Section 2(a)(i) of the Agreement.

 

  (b)

Repurchase Notices . Parent shall, on any day on which Parent effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 54.08 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 3.66 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Parent’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Parent’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Parent in writing, and Counterparty and/or Parent, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty and/or Parent may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Neither Counterparty nor Parent shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty and Parent jointly and severally agree to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Neither Counterparty nor Parent shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any such proceeding that is pending or threatened in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty and Parent, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses,

 

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  claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph (b) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (c) Regulation M . (x) Each of Parent and each of its subsidiaries (A) is not on the Trade Date engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act, of any securities of Parent, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exception set forth in Rules 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M and (B) shall not, and Parent shall cause its subsidiaries not to, until the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date, engage in any such distribution, and (y)(A) on each day during any Settlement Averaging Period, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Parent shall not, and Parent shall cause its subsidiaries not to, engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day following the final Valid Day of the last Settlement Averaging Period.

 

  (d) No Manipulation . Neither Counterparty nor Parent is entering into the Transaction to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

 

  (e) Transfer or Assignment .

 

  (i) Neither Counterparty nor Parent may transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction without the prior written consent of Dealer.

 

  (ii)

Dealer may, without Counterparty’s or Parent’s consent, transfer or assign all or any part of its rights or obligations under the Transaction (A) to any affiliate of Dealer (1) that has a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness that is equal to or better than the lesser of (a) Dealer’s credit rating at the time of such transfer or assignment and (b) A- by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer, or (2) whose obligations hereunder will be guaranteed, pursuant to the terms of a customary guarantee in a form used by Dealer generally for similar transactions, by Dealer (or its ultimate parent), or (B) to any other third party with a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal to or better than the lesser of (1) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (2) A- by S&P, or A3 by Moody’s or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty, Parent and Dealer. If at any time at which (A) the Section 16 Percentage equals or exceeds 4.5% (B) the Option Equity Percentage exceeds 19.5% or (C) the Share Amount exceeds the Applicable Share Limit (if any applies) (any such condition described in clauses (A), (B) or (C), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”), Dealer is unable after using its commercially reasonable efforts to effect a transfer or assignment of Options to a third party on pricing terms reasonably acceptable to Dealer and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that no Excess Ownership Position exists, then Dealer may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction (the “ Terminated Portion ”), such that following such partial termination no Excess Ownership Position exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in

 

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  respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options underlying the Terminated Portion, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (3) the Terminated Portion were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 9(n) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence as if Counterparty was not the Affected Party). The “Section 16 Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and each person subject to aggregation of Shares with Dealer under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder directly or indirectly beneficially own (as defined under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act and rules promulgated thereunder) and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “Option Equity Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the sum of (1) the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement and (2) the aggregate number of Shares underlying any other call option transaction sold by Dealer to Counterparty, and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding. The “Share Amount” as of any day is the number of Shares that Dealer and any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer (Dealer or any such person, a “Dealer Person” ) under any law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Parent that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares ( “Applicable Restrictions” ), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion. The “Applicable Share Limit” means a number of Shares equal to (A) the minimum number of Shares that could give rise to reporting or registration obligations (except for any filings of Form 13F, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act) or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval from any person or entity) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, under any Applicable Restriction, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, minus (B) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding.

 

  (f) Staggered Settlement . Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “Nominal Settlement Date” ), elect to deliver the Shares on two or more dates (each, a “Staggered Settlement Date” ) as follows:

 

  (i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which shall occur on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date) and the number of Shares that it will deliver on each Staggered Settlement Date;

 

  (ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date; and

 

  (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method terms will apply with respect to the Transaction, except that the Shares due upon settlement will be allocated among the relevant Staggered Settlement Dates as specified by Dealer in the notice referred to in clause (i) above.

 

  (g) [ Reserved .]

 

  (h) Terms Relating to Agent .

 

  (i) Agent is registered as a broker-dealer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), is acting hereunder for and on behalf of Dealer solely in its capacity as agent for Dealer pursuant to instructions from Dealer, and is not and will not be acting as the Counterparty’s or Parent’s agent, broker, advisor or fiduciary in any respect under or in connection with the Transaction.

 

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  (ii) In addition to acting as Dealer’s agent in executing this Transaction, the Agent is authorized from time to time to give written payment and/or delivery instructions to Counterparty directing it to make its payments and/or deliveries under this Transaction to an account of the Agent for remittance to Dealer (or its designee), and for that purpose any such payment or delivery by Counterparty to the Agent shall be treated as a payment or delivery to Dealer.

 

  (iii) Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all notices, demands, or communications of any kind transmitted in writing by either Dealer, on the one hand, or the Counterparty and/or Parent, on the other hand, under or in connection with this Transaction will be transmitted exclusively by such party to the other party through the Agent at the following address:

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

One Wells Fargo Center

301 South College Street, 7th floor

MAC D1053-070

Charlotte, NC 28202

Attn: Equity Derivatives/Kyle Saunders

DerivativeSupportOperations@WellsFargo.com

 

  (iv) The Agent shall have no responsibility or liability to Dealer or the Counterparty or Parent for or arising from (x) any failure by either Dealer or the Counterparty or Parent to perform any of their respective obligations under or in connection with this Transaction, (y) the collection or enforcement of any such obligations, or (z) the exercise of any of the rights and remedies of either Dealer or the Counterparty or Parent under or in connection with this Transaction. Each of Dealer and the Counterparty and Parent agrees to proceed solely against the other to collect or enforce any such obligations, and the Agent shall have no liability in respect of this Transaction except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct in performing its duties as the agent of Dealer.

 

  (v) Upon written request, the Agent will furnish to Dealer and the Counterparty and/or Parent the date and time of the execution of this Transaction and a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with this Transaction.

 

  (i) [ Reserved. ]

 

  (j) Additional Termination Events .

 

  (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon any Early Exchange in respect of which an “Exchange Notice” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant exchanging Holder:

 

  (A) Counterparty shall, within three Scheduled Trading Days of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange, provide written notice (an “ Early Exchange Notice ”) to Dealer specifying the number of Exchangeable Notes surrendered for exchange on such Exchange Date (such Exchangeable Notes, the “ Affected Exchangeable Notes ”), and the giving of such Early Exchange Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (i);

 

  (B) upon receipt of any such Early Exchange Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date (which Exchange Business Day shall be no earlier than one Scheduled Trading Day following the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange) with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “ Affected Number of Options ”) equal to the lesser of (x) the number of Affected Exchangeable Notes and (y) the Number of Options as of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange;

 

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  (C) any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the Affected Number of Options, (y) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (z) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction;

 

  (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable in respect of such Affected Transaction pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall assume that (x) the relevant Early Exchange and any exchanges, adjustments, agreements, payments, deliveries or acquisitions by or on behalf of Counterparty leading thereto had not occurred, (y) no adjustments to the Exchange Rate have occurred pursuant to any Excluded Provision and (z) the corresponding Exchangeable Notes remain outstanding; and

 

  (E) the Transaction shall remain in full force and effect, except that, as of the Exchange Date for such Early Exchange, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the Affected Number of Options.

 

  (ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, if an event of default occurs under the terms of the Exchangeable Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture that results in an acceleration of the Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, then an Additional Termination Event shall occur and, with respect to such Additional Termination Event, (A) Counterparty shall be deemed to be the sole Affected Party, (B) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (C) Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement (which Exchange Business Day shall be on or as promptly as reasonable practicable after the occurrence of such acceleration).

 

  (iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, upon any Repurchase Event (as defined below):

 

  (A) Counterparty shall, within five Scheduled Trading Days of the date of such Repurchase Event, provide written notice (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) to Dealer specifying the number of Exchangeable Notes subject to such Repurchase Event (such Exchangeable Notes, the “ Repurchased Exchangeable Notes ”), and the giving of such Repurchase Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this clause (iii);

 

  (B) upon receipt of any such Repurchase Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “ Relevant Number of Options ”) equal to the lesser of (x) the number of Repurchased Exchangeable Notes and (y) the Number of Options as of the date of such Early Repurchase;

 

  (C) any payment hereunder with respect to such termination shall be calculated pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the Relevant Number of Options, (y) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (z) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction;

 

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  (D) for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable in respect of such Affected Transaction pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall assume that (x) the relevant Repurchase Event and any exchanges, adjustments, agreements, payments, deliveries or acquisitions by or on behalf of Counterparty leading thereto had not occurred, (y) no adjustments to the Exchange Rate have occurred pursuant to any Excluded Provision and (z) the corresponding Exchangeable Notes remain outstanding; and

 

  (E) the Transaction shall remain in full force and effect, except that, as of the date of such Repurchase Event, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the Relevant Number of Options.

 

  (F) Repurchase Event ” means, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, that (i) any Exchangeable Notes are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a fundamental change, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries, (ii) any Exchangeable Notes are delivered to Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of such party (howsoever described), (iii) any principal of any of the Exchangeable Notes is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Exchangeable Notes (for any reason other than as a result of an acceleration of the Exchangeable Notes that results in an Additional Termination Event pursuant to the immediately preceding Section 9(j)(ii)), or (iv) any Exchangeable Notes are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Counterparty, Parent, any other guarantor under the Exchangeable Notes or any of their subsidiaries (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, any exchange of Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall not constitute a Repurchase Event.

 

  (k) Rule 10b-18 .

 

  (i) During any Settlement Averaging Period, none of Counterparty, Parent nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares; provided that, this clause (i) shall not apply to any purchase that does not constitute a “Rule 10b-18 purchase” (as defined in Rule 10b-18).

 

  (ii)

Each of Counterparty and Parent agrees that it (A) will not, during any Settlement Averaging Period, make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) its average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding

 

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  the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by such party to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty and/or Parent shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

  (l) Amendments to Equity Definitions .

 

  (i) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “that may have a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “that is the result of a corporate event involving Issuer or its securities that may have a material”; and adding the phrase “or the Options” at the end of the sentence.

 

  (ii) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) replacing the words “an event” with the words “a Potential Adjustment Event”, (y) deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “a material”; and (z) adding the phrase “or Options” at the end of the sentence.

 

  (iii) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (w) replacing the words “a diluting or concentrative” with “a material” in the fifth line thereof, (x) adding the phrase “or Options” after the words “the relevant Shares” in the same sentence, (y) replacing the words “diluting or concentrative” with “material” in the sixth to last line thereof and (z) deleting the phrase “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing it with the phrase “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares).”

 

  (iv) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 12.2(e) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (x) deleting the phrase “either (i)” in the second line thereof and (y) deleting clause (ii) thereof in its entirety.

 

  (v) Solely for purposes of Section 9(z) hereof, Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (x) deleting the phrase “either (i)” in the second line thereof and (y) deleting clause (ii) thereof in its entirety.

 

  (vi) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (m) No Collateral or Setoff . Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of neither Counterparty nor Parent hereunder are secured by any collateral. Obligations under the Transaction shall not be set off against any other obligations of the parties, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and no other obligations of the parties shall be set off against obligations under the Transaction, whether arising under the Agreement, this Confirmation, under any other agreement between the parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise, and each party hereby waives any such right of setoff.

 

  (n)

Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events . If in respect of the Transaction, an amount (a “ Payment Obligation ”) is payable by Dealer to Counterparty (i) pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (in each case, other than (x) a Nationalization,

 

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  Insolvency or Merger Event, in each case, as a result of which the Shares have changed into cash or (y) an Event of Default in respect of which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in respect of which Counterparty is the Affected Party, other than (I) an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case, that resulted from an event or events outside of Counterparty’s control, (II) pursuant to Section 9(j)(i) in respect of an Early Exchange or (III) pursuant to Section 9(j)(iii) in respect of a Repurchase Event), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Announcement Date (in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) Counterparty remakes the representation set forth in Section 8(f) as of the date of such election and (c) Dealer agrees, in its sole discretion, to such an election, in which case Sections 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply. If the Share Termination Alternative applies, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant Merger Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable:
  Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on, or within a commercially reasonable period of time after, the date when the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Sections 6(d)(ii) and 6(e) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “Share Termination Payment Date” ), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation in the manner reasonably requested by Counterparty free of payment.
  Share Termination Delivery Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
  Share Termination Unit Price:    The value to Dealer of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that in determining the Share Termination Delivery Unit Price the Calculation Agent may consider the purchase price paid in connection with the purchase of Share Termination Delivery Property.

 

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  Share Termination Delivery Unit:    One Share or, if the Shares have changed into cash or any other property or the right to receive cash or any other property as the result of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event (any such cash or other property, the “ Exchange Property ”), a unit consisting of the type and amount of such Exchange Property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
  Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
  Other applicable provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9 and 9.11 (as modified above) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Settled” and all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”. “Share Termination Settled” in relation to the Transaction means that Share Termination Alternative is applicable to the Transaction.
(o)   Registration . Parent hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, any Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction, other than any such Shares that were, at the time of acquisition by Dealer, “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (any such Shares, the “ Hedge Shares ”), cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Parent shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and (A) enter into an agreement substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for registered secondary offerings of a substantially similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered secondary offering, (B) use its reasonable best efforts to provide accountant’s “comfort” letters customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Parent reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Parent customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided, however , that if Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Parent, (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into and comply with a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of a substantially similar size, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement), or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the Relevant Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, reasonably requested by Dealer.

 

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  (p) Notice of Certain Other Events . Each of Counterparty and Parent covenants and agrees that:

 

  (i) promptly following the public announcement of the results of any election by the holders of Shares with respect to the consideration due upon consummation of any Merger Event, Counterparty and/or Parent shall give Dealer written notice of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event (the date of such notification, the “Consideration Notification Date” ); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated; and

 

  (ii) promptly following any adjustment to the Exchangeable Notes in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event (other than a stock split, a reverse stock split or a similar transaction), Merger Event or Tender Offer, Counterparty and/or Parent shall give Dealer written notice of the details of such adjustment.

 

  (q) Tax Disclosure . Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, each of Counterparty and Parent and each of their respective employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to either of Counterparty or Parent relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (r) Right to Extend . Dealer may postpone or add, in whole or in part, any Valid Day or Valid Days during the Settlement Averaging Period or any other date of valuation, payment or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the Options hereunder, if Dealer determines, in its good faith and reasonable discretion (and based on advice of counsel in the case of the immediately following clause (ii)) that such action is reasonably necessary or appropriate (i) to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Parent or an affiliated purchaser of Parent, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer; provided that, no such Valid Day or other date of valuation, payment or delivery may be postponed or added more than 50 Valid Days after the original Valid Day or other date of valuation, payment or delivery, as the case may be.

 

  (s) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy . Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights against either of Counterparty or Parent with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, in any United States bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by either of Counterparty or Parent, as applicable, of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction; provided , further , that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (t) Securities Contract; Swap Agreement . The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” a “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

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  (u) Waiver of Jury Tria l. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to the Transaction. Each party (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of either party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of such a suit, action or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party have been induced to enter into the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications provided herein.

 

  (v) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act . In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“ WSTAA ”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, an Excess Ownership Position or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).

 

  (w) Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging . Each of Counterparty and Parent understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Parent shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Relevant Prices; and (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Relevant Prices, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty or Parent.

 

  (x) Early Unwind . In the event the sale of the “Firm Notes” (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) is not consummated with the Initial Purchasers for any reason, or either Counterparty or Parent fails to deliver to Dealer opinion(s) of counsel as required pursuant to Section 9(a), in each case by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Premium Payment Date, or such later date as agreed upon by the parties (the Premium Payment Date or such later date the “Early Unwind Date” ), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “Early Unwind” ), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other parties from and agrees not to make any claim against any other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of any other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Each of Dealer, Counterparty and Parent represents and acknowledges to the other parties that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

  (y) Payment by Counterparty . In the event that, following payment of the Premium, (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

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  (z) Other Adjustments Pursuant to the Equity Definitions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, solely for the purpose of adjusting the Cap Price as provided in this Section 9(z), the terms “Potential Adjustment Event,” “Merger Event,” and “Tender Offer” shall each have the meanings assigned to such term in the Equity Definitions (as amended by Section 9(l)(i)-(iii)), and upon the occurrence of a Merger Date, the occurrence of a Tender Offer Date, or declaration by Parent or Counterparty of the terms of any Potential Adjustment Event, respectively, as such terms are defined in the Equity Definitions (as amended by Section 9(l)(i)-(iii)), the Calculation Agent shall, in its commercially reasonable discretion but without duplication of any adjustment to the Cap Price pursuant to any other provision in this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions opposite the caption “Announcement Event” above), adjust the Cap Price (but, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, none of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms for the Transaction) as though (i) in the case of such a Potential Adjustment Event, “Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the Method of Adjustment with respect to such Potential Adjustment Event, (ii) in the case of such a Merger Date, “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the “Consequence of Merger Event” with respect to the related Merger Event and (iii) in the case of such a Tender Offer Date, “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” were the “Consequence of Tender Offer” with respect to the related Tender Offer; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price.

 

  (aa) Counterparts . This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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Each of Counterparty and Parent hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning it to us by facsimile at 212-214-5913 (Attention: Derivatives Structuring Group).

 

Very truly yours,
 

 

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

acting solely in its capacity as Agent

of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

  By:   /s/ Michael Collins
  Name:   Michael Collins
  Title:   Managing Director
 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION,

    By: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC,

    acting solely in its capacity as its Agent

  By:   /s/ Michael Collins
  Name:   Michael Collins
  Title:   Managing Director
   

 

Accepted and confirmed

as of the Trade Date:

 

Spansion LLC

By:

  /s/ Randy Furr

Authorized Signatory

Name:

  Randy Furr

 

Spansion Inc.

By:

  /s/ Randy Furr

Authorized Signatory

Name:

  Randy Furr