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): January 30, 2014

 

 

WMI Holdings Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

001-14667

(Commission

File Number)

 

Washington   91-1653725

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3000

Seattle, Washington

  98101
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(206) 432-8887

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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.

On January 30, 2014, WMI Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) announced that it had entered into (i) a note purchase agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014 (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), with the guarantors party thereto and KKR Management Holdings L.P. (“KKR Management”), (ii) an investment agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014 (the “Investment Agreement”), with KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (“KKR Fund” and, together with KKR Management, “KKR”) and, for limited purposes, KKR Management and (iii) an investor rights agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014 (the “Investor Rights Agreement”), with KKR Fund.

Note Purchase Agreement

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement, KKR Management has committed to purchase up to $150 million aggregate principal amount (at issuance) of subordinated 7.50% PIK notes (the “Subordinated Notes”) from the Company.

The Subordinated Notes may be issued by the Company, at the Company’s option, in one or more tranches over a three year period, subject to certain terms and conditions, including the conditions that (i) all or substantially all of the proceeds from the issuance of the Subordinated Notes are used by the Company to fund the acquisition of the assets of, or equity interests of, or a business line, unit or division of, any entity that has been approved by the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”), (ii) no defaults or events of default shall have occurred under the Note Purchase Agreement and (iii) no violation of certain provisions of the Investor Rights Agreement shall have occurred. KKR Management may refuse to purchase Subordinated Notes from the Company in the event that a third party (other than KKR or any of its affiliates) (i) has completed a successful proxy contest against the Company or (ii) has publicly initiated or threatened to initiate a proxy contest and, in connection therewith, such third party is granted the right to designate more than one nominee to the Board. Upon such refusal, KKR Management will automatically forfeit a percentage of warrants described below in “Investment Agreement.”

Additionally, the Company’s ability to issue the Subordinated Notes is subject to no default or event of default under the Company’s Financing Agreement dated as of March 19, 2012 (the “Financing Agreement”), and limited by the Financing Agreement to the greater of (i) $25,000,000 and (ii) 25% of consolidated tangible assets, as defined in the Financing Agreement. The lenders under the Company’s Financing Agreement have provided their consent to the subordination provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the Financing Agreement.

Each Subordinated Note will mature on the date that is seven years from the date that the initial Subordinated Note is first issued (the “Initial Issue Date”). Interest on the Subordinated Notes is due semi-annually and will be paid entirely by capitalizing accrued and unpaid interest on each interest payment date and adding the same to the principal amount of the Subordinated Notes then outstanding. Following an increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Subordinated Notes as a result of the capitalization of accrued interest, interest will accrue on such increased principal amount from and after the date of such interest capitalization.

The Subordinated Notes will be unsecured obligations of the Company that rank junior to the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness. The payment of all obligations owing in respect of the Subordinated Notes is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all existing and future senior indebtedness. The Subordinated Notes will be irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by certain of the Company’s existing and future subsidiaries.

On and after the date that is three years after the Initial Issue Date, the Subordinated Notes may be redeemed by the Company, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount of the Subordinated Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on the dates specified below:

 

Date

   Percentage  

3rd anniversary of the Initial Issue Date

     103.750

4th anniversary of the Initial Issue Date

     101.875

5th anniversary of the Initial Issue Date and thereafter

     100.000

Prior to the date that is three years after the Initial Issue Date, the Subordinated Notes may be redeemed by the Company, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Subordinated Notes redeemed plus a “make whole” premium calculated in the manner set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement.

The Note Purchase Agreement contains covenants that, among other things, limit the Company and the Company’s restricted subsidiaries ability to:

 

    incur additional indebtedness;


    (i) pay dividends or make other distributions, (ii) purchase, redeem or retire the capital stock of the Company, (iii) pay, purchase or redeem, prior to scheduled maturity, certain subordinated obligations and (iv) make certain restricted investments;

 

    incur or suffer to exist liens;

 

    allow to exist certain restrictions on the ability of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to the Company;

 

    designate the Company’s subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries;

 

    enter into transactions with affiliates;

 

    dispose of assets; and

 

    consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

Additionally, the Note Purchase Agreement contains covenants that require the Company to:

 

    file reports with the SEC within certain time periods;

 

    cause certain future restricted subsidiaries to guarantee the Subordinated Notes; and

 

    make an offer to purchase Subordinated Notes from holders in the event of certain types of change of control of the Company or in certain circumstances related to the sale of the Company’s or a restricted subsidiary’s assets.

The covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions, limitations and qualifications set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement.

The Subordinated Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be sold or transferred in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

Investment Agreement

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Investment Agreement, the Company has sold to KKR Fund 1,000,000 shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Convertible Preferred Stock”) having the terms, rights, obligations and preferences contained in a certificate of designation of the Company (the “Certificate of Designation”) for a purchase price equal to $11,072,192 and has issued to KKR Fund warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, 61.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”), 30.7 million of which have an exercise price of $1.32 per share and 30.7 million of which have an exercise price of $1.43 per share (together, the “Warrants”).

The Convertible Preferred Stock has rights substantially similar to those associated with the Common Stock, with the exception of a liquidation preference, conversion rights and customary anti-dilution protections. The Convertible Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference equal to the greater of (i) $1.00 per $1 million face amount plus declared but unpaid dividends on the underlying common stock of the Company and (ii) the amount that the holder would be entitled to in a relevant transaction had the Convertible Preferred Stock been converted to Common Stock. The Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at a conversion price of $1.10 per share into shares of Common Stock either at the option of the holder or automatically upon transfer by KKR Fund to a non-affiliated party. Further, KKR Fund, as the holder of the Convertible Preferred Stock and the Warrants, has received other rights pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement as described below.

The Warrants have a five-year term from the date of issuance and are subject to customary structural adjustment provisions for stock splits, combinations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions.

Investor Rights Agreement

KKR Fund’s rights as a holder of the Convertible Preferred Stock and the Warrants, and the rights of any subsequent holder that is an affiliate of KKR Fund (together with KKR Fund, the “Holders”) are governed by the Investor Rights Agreement. Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, for so long as the Holders own 50% of the Convertible Preferred Stock issued as of January 30, 2014 (or the underlying Common Stock), the Holders will have the right to appoint one of seven directors to the Board.

Additionally, until January 30, 2017, the Holders will have the right to purchase up to 50% of any future equity rights offerings or other equity issuance by the Company on the same terms as the equity issued to other investors in such transactions, in an aggregate amount of such offerings and issuances by the Company of up to $1 billion (the “Participation Rights”). The foregoing Participation Rights do not include any issuances of securities by the Company constituting any part of the consideration payable by it in connection with any acquisitions or investments (including any rollover equity) or in respect of any employee options or other income compensation. Holders’ aggregate beneficial ownership of equity securities


of the Company after giving effect to any equity issuances (and on a pro forma basis after taking into account any acquisitions) shall at no time exceed 42.5% of the equity securities of the Company without the prior written consent of the Company. Except for the foregoing Participation Rights and the issuance of common stock in respect of the Warrants and the Convertible Preferred Stock, KKR Fund and its affiliates shall not purchase or acquire any equity securities of the Company or its subsidiaries without the Company’s prior written consent, subject to certain exceptions.

In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Preferred Stock and the Warrants, KKR Fund and its affiliates have agreed that, until December 31, 2016, they will not:

 

  i. request the call of a special meeting of the shareholders of the Company; seek to make, or make, a shareholder proposal at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company; seek the removal of any director from the Board; or make any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)) or solicit any written consents of shareholders with respect to any matter;

 

  ii. form or join or participate in a “partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), with respect to any voting securities of the Company;

 

  iii. make or issue, or cause to be made or issued, any public disclosure, statement or announcement (including filing reports with the SEC) (x) in support of any solicitation described in clause (i) above, or (y) negatively commenting upon the Company;

 

  iv. except pursuant to any exercise of any Warrant, the conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock, or the exercise of the Participation Rights, acquire, agree or seek to acquire, beneficially or otherwise, any voting securities of the Company (other than securities issued pursuant to a plan established by the Board for members of the Board, a stock split, stock dividend distribution, spin-off, combination, reclassification or recapitalization of the Company and its Common Stock or other similar corporate action initiated by the Company);

 

  v. enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements or undertakings with any person with respect to the foregoing or advise, assist, encourage or seek to persuade others to take any action with respect to the foregoing, except pursuant to mandates granted by the Company to raise capital by the Company to KKR Capital Markets LLC and its affiliates; or

 

  vi. short any of the Company’s common stock or acquire any derivative or hedging instrument or contract relating to the Company’s common stock.

In the event that any shareholder or group of shareholders other than KKR Fund calls a shareholder meeting or seeks to nominate nominees to the Board, then KKR Fund shall not be restricted from calling a shareholder meeting in order to nominate directors as an alternative to the nominees nominated by such shareholder or group, provided that KKR Fund shall not nominate or propose a number of directors to the Board that is greater than the number of directors nominated or proposed by such shareholder or group.

The Investor Rights Agreement also provides the Holders with registration rights, including three long form demand registration rights, unlimited short form demand registration rights and customary piggyback registration rights with respect to Common Stock (and Common Stock underlying the Convertible Preferred Stock and the Warrants), subject to certain minimum thresholds, customary blackout periods and lockups of 180 days.

For as long as the Holders beneficially own any shares of Common Stock or Convertible Preferred Stock or any of the Warrants, the Company has agreed to provide customary Rule 144A information rights, to provide the Holders with regular audited and unaudited financial statements and to allow the Holders or their representatives to inspect the Company’s books and records.

As described above in “Note Purchase Agreement,” in certain circumstances KKR Management may refuse to purchase Subordinated Notes. Upon the occurrence of KKR Management’s refusal, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement, to purchase Subordinated Notes, Holders will automatically forfeit a percentage of the Warrants.

General

The foregoing description of (i) the Note Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Note Purchase Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated by reference, (ii) the Investor Rights Agreement is


qualified in its entirety by reference to the Investor Rights Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.2 hereto and incorporated by reference, (iii) the Warrants is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of Tranche A Warrant and Form of Tranche B Warrant, which are filed as Exhibits 4.3 and 4.4 hereto, respectively, and incorporated by reference, (iv) the Certificate of Designation is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Designation, which is filed as Exhibit 4.5 hereto and incorporated by reference, (v) the Convertible Preferred Stock is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate, which is filed as Exhibit 4.6 hereto and incorporated by reference and (vi) the Investment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Investment Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information regarding the sale of the Convertible Preferred Stock and the Warrants set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference to this Item 3.02.

 

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information with respect to the Note Purchase Agreement’s limitations on the Company’s ability to pay dividends or make other distributions or to purchase, redeem or retire the capital stock of the Company set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference to this Item 3.03.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 31, 2014, the Company and KKR issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Note Purchase Agreement and Investment Agreement. A copy of this press release is furnished under this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Number

  

Exhibit

  4.1    Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014, between WMI Holdings Corp., the guarantors party thereto and KKR Management Holdings L.P.
  4.2    Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014, between WMI Holdings Corp., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and any subsequent shareholder party.
  4.3    Form of Tranche A Warrant.
  4.4    Form of Tranche B Warrant.
  4.5    Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation Containing the Designation of Rights and Preferences of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of WMI Holdings Corp.
  4.6    Form of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate.
10.1    Investment Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014, between WMI Holdings Corp., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR Management Holdings L.P.
99.1    Joint Press Release of WMI Holdings Corp. and Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts & Co., dated January 31, 2014.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 8-K and the exhibits include forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report that address activities, events, conditions or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations,


plans, objectives, future performance and business and these statements are not guarantees of future performance. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements may include the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. Some of these risks are identified and discussed under Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2012. These risk factors will be important to consider in determining future results and should be reviewed in their entirety. These forward-looking statements are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that the events, results or trends identified in these forward-looking statements will occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.


SIGNATURE

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

 

    WMI HOLDINGS CORP.
Date: January 31, 2014     By:  

/s/ Charles Edward Smith

    Name:   Charles Edward Smith
    Title:   Interim CEO & Secretary


Exhibit Index

 

Number

  

Exhibit

  4.1    Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014, between WMI Holdings Corp., the guarantors party thereto and KKR Management Holdings L.P.
  4.2    Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014, between WMI Holdings Corp., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and any subsequent shareholder party.
  4.3    Form of Tranche A Warrant.
  4.4    Form of Tranche B Warrant.
  4.5    Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation Containing the Designation of Rights and Preferences of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of WMI Holdings Corp.
  4.6    Form of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate.
10.1    Investment Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014, between WMI Holdings Corp., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR Management Holdings L.P.
99.1    Joint Press Release of WMI Holdings Corp. and Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts & Co., dated January 31, 2014.

EXHIBIT 4.1

 

 

 

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.

U P TO $150,000,000

7.50% SUBORDINATED PIK NOTES

 

 

NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

among

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.

as Issuer,

THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO

and

KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS L.P.

as Purchaser

 

 

Dated as of January 30, 2014

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     1   

Section 1.01

 

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02

 

Other Definitions

     32   

Section 1.03

 

Rules of Construction

     34   

Section 1.04

 

Acts of Holders

     35   

ARTICLE 2 AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES

     36   

Section 2.01

 

Authorization of Issue

     36   

ARTICLE 3 SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES

     36   

Section 3.01

 

Sale and Purchase of the Notes

     36   

ARTICLE 4 CLOSING

     37   

ARTICLE 5 CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

     38   

Section 5.01

 

Transactions

     38   

Section 5.02

 

Performance; No Default under Other Agreements

     38   

Section 5.03

 

Compliance Certificates

     38   

ARTICLE 6 CONDITIONS TO PURCHASE OF NOTES

     38   

Section 6.01

 

Representations and Warranties

     38   

Section 6.02

 

Performance; No Default under Other Agreements

     38   

Section 6.03

 

Compliance Certificates

     39   

Section 6.04

 

Sources and Uses

     39   

Section 6.05

 

No Violation; No Legal Constraints

     39   

Section 6.06

 

Warrants

     40   

Section 6.07

 

Patriot Act

     40   

Section 6.08

 

Consummation of Transactions

     40   

ARTICLE 7 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

     41   

Section 7.01

 

Organization and Standing

     41   

Section 7.02

 

Company Capital Stock

     42   

Section 7.03

 

Subsidiaries

     42   

Section 7.04

 

Company Authority

     42   

Section 7.05

 

Regulatory Approvals; No Violations

     43   

Section 7.06

 

Company Power

     43   

Section 7.07

 

No Registration, Integration or General Solicitation

     43   

Section 7.08

 

Company Reports: Financial Statements

     44   

Section 7.09

 

Absence of Certain Changes

     45   

Section 7.10

 

Compliance with Laws

     45   

Section 7.11

 

Litigation

     46   

 

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Section 7.12   Undisclosed Events      46   

Section 7.13

 

Transactions with Affiliates and Employees

     46   

Section 7.14

 

Investment Company

     46   

Section 7.15

 

Taxes

     46   

Section 7.16

 

Certain Business Practices

     47   

Section 7.17

 

Material Agreements

     47   

Section 7.18

 

No Additional Representations

     48   

ARTICLE 8 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS

     48   

Section 8.01

 

Purchase for Own Account

     48   

Section 8.02

 

Information

     48   

Section 8.03

 

Purchasers Status

     48   

Section 8.04

 

No Registration

     49   

Section 8.05

 

No Brokers or Finders

     49   

Section 8.06

 

Source of Funds

     49   

ARTICLE 9 THE NOTES

     50   

Section 9.01

 

Form and Dating; Terms

     50   

Section 9.02

 

Execution

     50   

Section 9.03

 

Registrar and Paying Agent

     50   

Section 9.04

 

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

     50   

Section 9.05

 

Holder Lists

     51   

Section 9.06

 

Transfer and Exchange

     51   

Section 9.07

 

Replacement Notes

     52   

Section 9.08

 

Outstanding Notes

     52   

Section 9.09

 

Treasury Notes

     52   

Section 9.10

 

Cancellation

     52   

Section 9.11

 

CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

     53   

ARTICLE 10 REDEMPTION

     53   

Section 10.01

 

Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed

     53   

Section 10.02

 

Election to Redeem; Notice of Redemption

     53   

Section 10.03

 

Effect of Notice of Redemption

     54   

Section 10.04

 

Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price

     54   

Section 10.05

 

Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part

     54   

Section 10.06

 

Optional Redemption

     55   

Section 10.07

 

Mandatory Redemption

     55   

Section 10.08

 

Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds

     55   

ARTICLE 11 COVENANTS

     57   

Section 11.01

 

Payment of Notes

     57   

Section 11.02

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

     57   

Section 11.03

 

Taxes

     57   

Section 11.04

 

Stay, Extension and Usury Laws

     58   

Section 11.05

 

Corporate Existence

     58   

Section 11.06

 

Reports and Other Information

     58   

Section 11.07

 

Compliance Certificate

     59   

 

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Section 11.08  

Limitation on Restricted Payments

     60   
Section 11.09  

Limitation on Indebtedness

     65   
Section 11.10  

Limitation on Liens

     69   
Section 11.11  

Future Guarantors

     70   
Section 11.12  

Limitation on Restrictions on Distribution From Restricted Subsidiaries

     70   
Section 11.13  

Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

     72   
Section 11.14  

Transactions with Affiliates

     73   
Section 11.15  

Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control

     75   
Section 11.16  

Asset Dispositions

     77   
Section 11.17  

Limitation on Layering

     79   
ARTICLE 12 SUCCESSORS      80   
Section 12.01  

Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets

     80   
Section 12.02  

Successor Entity Substituted

     81   
ARTICLE 13 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES      82   
Section 13.01  

Events of Default

     82   
Section 13.02  

Acceleration

     84   
Section 13.03  

Other Remedies

     85   
Section 13.04  

Waiver of Past Defaults

     85   
Section 13.05  

Control by Majority

     85   
Section 13.06  

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

     85   
Section 13.07  

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

     86   
Section 13.08  

Rights and Remedies Cumulative

     86   
Section 13.09  

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

     86   
Section 13.10  

Undertaking for Costs

     86   
ARTICLE 14 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER      86   
Section 14.01  

Consents

     86   
Section 14.02  

Revocation and Effect of Consents

     88   
Section 14.03  

Notation on or Exchange of Notes

     88   
ARTICLE 15 SUBORDINATION      88   
Section 15.01  

Agreement to Subordinate

     88   
Section 15.02  

Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy

     88   
Section 15.03  

Default on Senior Indebtedness of the Company

     89   
Section 15.04  

Acceleration of Payment of Notes

     90   
Section 15.05  

When Distribution Must Be Paid Over

     90   
Section 15.06  

Subrogation

     90   
Section 15.07  

Relative Rights

     91   
Section 15.08  

Subordination May Not Be Impaired by the Company

     91   
Section 15.09  

Rights of Paying Agent

     91   
Section 15.10  

Distribution or Notice to Representative

     91   
Section 15.11  

Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right to Accelerate

     92   
Section 15.12  

Holder Entitled to Rely

     91   
Section 15.13  

Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company on Subordination Provisions

     92   
Section 15.14  

Continuing Treatment of Financing Agreement Obligations as Senior Indebtedness

     92   

 

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ARTICLE 16 GUARANTEES      93   
Section 16.01  

Guarantee

     93   
Section 16.02  

Limitation on Guarantor Liability

     94   
Section 16.03  

Execution and Delivery

     95   
Section 16.04  

Subrogation

     95   
Section 16.05  

Benefits Acknowledged

     95   
Section 16.06  

Release of Note Guarantees

     95   
ARTICLE 17 SUBORDINATION OF NOTE GUARANTEES      96   
Section 17.01  

Agreement to Subordinate

     96   
Section 17.02  

Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy

     96   
Section 17.03  

Default on Guarantor Senior Indebtedness

     96   
Section 17.04  

Demand for Payment

     97   
Section 17.05  

When Distribution Must Be Paid Over

     97   
Section 17.06  

Subrogation

     97   
Section 17.07  

Relative Rights

     98   
Section 17.08  

Subordination May Not Be Impaired by a Guarantor

     98   
Section 17.09  

Rights of Paying Agent

     98   
Section 17.10  

Distribution or Notice to Representative

     98   
Section 17.11  

Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right to Demand Payment

     98   
Section 17.12  

Holders Entitled to Rely

     99   
Section 17.13  

Reliance by Holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions

     99   
Section 17.14  

Continuing Priority of Financing Agreement Obligations

     99   
ARTICLE 18 MISCELLANEOUS      100   
Section 18.01  

Notices

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Section 18.02  

Rules by Agents

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Section 18.03  

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees, Members, Partners and Stockholders

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Section 18.04  

Governing Law

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Section 18.05  

Waiver of Jury Trial

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Section 18.06  

Assignments

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Section 18.07  

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

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Section 18.08  

Successors

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Section 18.09  

Severability

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Section 18.10  

Counterpart Originals

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Section 18.11  

Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

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Section 18.12  

Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages

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Section 18.13  

Patriot Act

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Section 18.14  

Payments Due on Non-Business Days

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Appendix A    Provisions Relating to Notes
Exhibit A    Form of Note
Exhibit B    Form of Certificate of Transfer
Exhibit C    Form of Certificate from Acquiring Institutional Accredited Investor
Exhibit D    Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit E    Form of Closing Certificate
Exhibit F-1    Forms of Closing Date Opinions
Exhibit F-2    Forms of Issue Date Opinions
Exhibit G    Form of Joinder to the Note Purchase Agreement

Disclosure Schedules


NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 30, 2014 (this “ Agreement ”), among WMI Holdings Corp., a Washington corporation (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors (as defined herein) party hereto and KKR Management Holdings L.P. (the “ Purchaser ”).

Each party to this Agreement agrees, for the benefit of the other parties and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company’s Notes (as defined herein), as follows:

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation and issuance of up to $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.50% Subordinated PIK Notes (the “ Notes ”);

WHEREAS, the Guarantors have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company may issue and sell the Notes to the Purchaser on one or more occasions upon the Company’s election until the third anniversary of the date hereof pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01 Definitions . “ Acquired Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any specified Person, (1) Indebtedness of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, (2) Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from such Person, or (3) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person, in each case whether or not Incurred by such Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such acquisition. Acquired Indebtedness shall be deemed to have been Incurred, with respect to clause (1) of the preceding sentence, on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and, with respect to clauses (2) and (3) of the preceding sentence, on the date of consummation of such acquisition of assets.

Additional Assets ” means:

(1) any property, plant, equipment or other asset (excluding working capital or current assets) to be used by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in a Similar Business;

(2) the Capital Stock of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of the acquisition of such Capital Stock by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; or

(3) Capital Stock constituting a minority interest in any Person that at such time is a Restricted Subsidiary;

provided , however , that, in the case of clauses (2) and (3), such Restricted Subsidiary is primarily engaged in a Similar Business.

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “ control ” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “ controlling ,” “ controlled by ” and


under common control with ”) when used with respect to any Person means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, 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 exclusively for purposes of Section 11.14 and Section 11.16, beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person shall be deemed to be control.

Agent ” means any Registrar or Paying Agent.

Agreement ” means this Agreement, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Applicable Premium ” means, with respect to a Note on any date of redemption, the greater of:

(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of such Note; and

(2) the excess, if any, of (a) the present value as of such date of redemption of (i) the redemption price of such Note on the third anniversary of the Initial Issue Date (such redemption price being 103.750% as set forth in the Notes), plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such Note through the third anniversary date of the Initial Issue Date (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to such date of redemption), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such date of redemption plus 50 basis points, over (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Note.

Asset Coverage Ratio ” means the ratio of Consolidated Assets to Consolidated Funded Indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors (excluding the First Lien Notes and the Second Lien Notes); provided, that for purposes of calculating the Asset Coverage Ratio, (i) the Run-Off Assets and Liabilities shall be excluded, (ii) the Insurance Holdings of the Company or any Guarantor shall be accounted for at Net Asset Value on the basis of SAP and (iii) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall exclude liabilities of Insurance Subsidiaries under SAP.

Asset Disposition ” means any direct or indirect sale, lease (other than an operating lease entered into in the ordinary course of business), transfer, issuance or other disposition, or a series of related sales, leases, transfers, issuances or dispositions that are part of a common plan, of shares of Capital Stock of a Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares), property or other assets (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a “ disposition ”) by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including any disposition by means of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction.

Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items shall be deemed not to be Asset Dispositions:

(1) a disposition of assets by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to a Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) the disposition of Cash Equivalents;

(3) a disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(4) a disposition of obsolete or worn out equipment or equipment that is no longer useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and that is disposed of in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(5) the disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in a manner permitted pursuant to Section 12.01 or any disposition that constitutes a Change of Control pursuant to this Agreement;

(6) an issuance of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary;

(7) for purposes of Section 11.16 only, the making of a Permitted Investment (other than a Permitted Investment to the extent such transaction results in the receipt of cash or Cash Equivalents by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries) or a disposition that is permitted under Section 11.08;

(8) dispositions of assets in a single transaction or a series of related transactions with an aggregate Fair Market Value in any calendar year of less than $1.0 million;

(9) the creation of a Permitted Lien and dispositions in connection with Permitted Liens;

(10) dispositions of receivables in connection with the compromise, settlement or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in bankruptcy or similar proceedings and exclusive of factoring or similar arrangements;

(11) the issuance by a Restricted Subsidiary of Preferred Stock that is permitted by Section 11.09;

(12) the licensing, sublicensing or abandonment of intellectual property or other general intangibles and licenses, leases or subleases of other property in the ordinary course of business that do not materially interfere with the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(13) foreclosures, condemnations, casualty losses and other similar dispositions, and deeds in lieu of any of the foregoing;

(14) any sale of Capital Stock in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, or assets received from, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(15) the disposition of Receivables or participations or interests therein, or the disposition of Capital Stock in a Qualified Securitization Entity;

(16) voluntary or involuntary terminations or expirations of Hedging Obligations;

(17) dispositions that are necessary to comply with Regulatory Requirements (but only with respect to Section 11.16(a); it being agreed that such dispositions constitute Asset Dispositions for purposes of Section 11.16(b)-(e));

(18) any surrender, cancellation, termination, compromise or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind; and

(19) the disposition of any WMMRC-Related Asset.

Attributable Indebtedness ” in respect of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction means, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate implicit in the transaction) of the

 

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total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale/Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended), determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that if such Sale/Leaseback Transaction results in a Capitalized Lease Obligation, the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “ Capitalized Lease Obligations .”

Average Life ” means, as of the date of determination, with respect to any Indebtedness or Preferred Stock, the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each successive scheduled principal payment of such Indebtedness or redemption or similar payment with respect to such Preferred Stock and (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) from the date of determination to the date of such payment; by (2) the sum of the amounts of all such payments.

Bank Indebtedness ” means any and all amounts, whether outstanding on the Closing Date or Incurred after the Closing Date, payable by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under or in respect of the Financing Agreement and any related notes, letters of credit and Guarantees and any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Agreement or Commodity Agreement entered into pursuant to, or in connection with the Financing Agreement, including principal, premium, if any, interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary at the rate specified therein whether or not a claim for post filing interest is allowed in such proceedings), fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations, indemnity obligations, related Guarantees and all other Obligations payable thereunder or in respect thereof.

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

beneficial ownership ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, and “ beneficial owner ” has a corresponding meaning.

Board of Directors ” means:

(1) with respect to a corporation, the Board of Directors of the corporation or any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors;

(2) with respect to a partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of the partnership; and

(3) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

Business Day ” means each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.

Capital Stock ” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options (including any Permitted Bond Hedge), participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock and limited liability company or partnership interests (whether general or limited), but excluding any debt securities convertible or exchangeable into such equity.

Capitalized Lease Obligations ” means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. The amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligation will be the capitalized amount of such obligation

 

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at the time any determination thereof is to be made as determined in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof will be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date such lease may be terminated without penalty.

Cash Equivalents ” means:

(1) U.S. dollars or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(2) securities issued or directly and fully Guaranteed or insured by the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof), having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition;

(3) marketable general obligations issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within one year from the date of acquisition and, at the time of acquisition, having a credit rating of at least “A” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized Rating Agency if both of the two named Rating Agencies cease publishing ratings of investments;

(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits, demand deposits, overnight bank deposits or bankers’ acceptances having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof issued by any commercial bank the long-term debt of which is rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least “A” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized Rating Agency if both of the two named Rating Agencies cease publishing ratings of investments, and having combined capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million;

(5) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2), (3) and (4) entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

(6) commercial paper rated at the time of acquisition thereof at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or “P-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, or carrying an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized Rating Agency if both of the two named Rating Agencies cease publishing ratings of investments, and in any case maturing within one year after the date of acquisition thereof; and

(7) interests in any investment company or money market fund which invests 95% or more of its assets in instruments of the type specified in clauses (1) through (6) above.

Change of Control ” means:

(1) any “person” or “group” of related persons (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that such person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company or any of its direct or indirect parent entities (or their successors by merger, consolidation or purchase of all or substantially all of their assets); or

 

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(2) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company or the merger of any Person with or into a Subsidiary of the Company, unless the holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company, immediately prior to such transaction, together with Permitted Holders, hold securities of the Company or such surviving or transferee Person that represent, immediately after such transaction, at least a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company or such surviving or transferee Person; or

(3) the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, or any Person controlled by one or more Permitted Holders; or

(4) the adoption by the stockholders of the Company of a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Redomestication shall be deemed to not constitute a Change of Control. For purposes of determinations under this definition, the WMMRC-Related Assets shall be deemed to not constitute assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary.

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

Commitment ” means the Purchaser’s obligation to purchase $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes under this Agreement, subject to the conditions set forth herein. The principal amount of each Note purchased shall be determined on its Issue Date, and shall not take into account any subsequent increase in the principal amount of Notes pursuant to the payment of PIK Interest.

Commodity Agreement ” means, with respect to any Person, any commodity future or forward, swap or option, cap or collar or other similar agreement or arrangement as to which such Person is a party or beneficiary.

Common Stock ” means with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests or other participations in, and other equivalents (however designated and whether voting or nonvoting) of such Person’s common stock whether or not outstanding on the Closing Date, and includes, without limitation, all series and classes of such common stock.

Company ” means the party named as such in the first paragraph of this Agreement or any successor obligor to its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes pursuant to Article 12.

Company Common Stock ” means Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share.

Consolidated Assets ” means, the total consolidated assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, with the valuation of such total consolidated assets to be calculated on the basis of: (a) in the case of assets owned by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries immediately prior to the time of such calculation, and reflected in the most recently delivered audited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 11.06(a) hereof, on the basis of such audited financial statements, and (b) in the case of assets (i) to be acquired or originated by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries contemporaneously with the making of such calculation, or (ii) acquired or originated after delivery of the most recently delivered audited financial statements pursuant to Section 11.06(a) hereof, on the basis of

 

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the Fair Market Value of such assets; provided that (x) the Run-Off Assets and Liabilities shall be excluded from the definition of Consolidated Assets, (y) the Insurance Holdings of the Company or any Guarantor shall be accounted for at Net Asset Value on the basis of SAP and (z) Consolidated Assets shall exclude assets of Insurance Subsidiaries under SAP.

Consolidated Coverage Ratio ” means as of any date of determination, with respect to any Person, the ratio of (x) the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which internal financial statements prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP are available to (y) Consolidated Interest Expense for such four fiscal quarters; provided , however , that:

(1) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary:

(a) has Incurred any Indebtedness since the beginning of such period that remains outstanding on such date of determination or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio includes an Incurrence of Indebtedness, then Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such Indebtedness as if such Indebtedness had been Incurred on the first day of such period and the discharge of any other Indebtedness repaid, repurchased, redeemed, retired, defeased or otherwise discharged with the proceeds of such new Indebtedness as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period; or

(b) has repaid, repurchased, redeemed, retired, defeased or otherwise discharged any Indebtedness since the beginning of the period that is no longer outstanding on such date of determination or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio includes a discharge of Indebtedness (in each case, other than Indebtedness Incurred under any revolving Debt Facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and the related commitment terminated and not replaced), then Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving effect on a pro forma basis to such discharge of such Indebtedness, including with the proceeds of such new Indebtedness, as if such discharge had occurred on the first day of such period;

(2) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary has made any Asset Disposition or disposed of or discontinued (as defined under GAAP) any company, division, operating unit, segment, business, group of related assets or line of business or if the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio includes such a transaction, then:

(a) the Consolidated EBITDA for such period will be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) directly attributable to the assets that are the subject of such disposition or discontinuation for such period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) directly attributable thereto for such period; and

(b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense directly attributable to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary repaid, repurchased, redeemed, retired, defeased or otherwise discharged (to the extent the related commitment is permanently reduced) with respect to the Company and its continuing

 

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Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such transaction for such period (or, if the Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary is sold, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period directly attributable to the Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the Company and its continuing Restricted Subsidiaries are no longer liable for such Indebtedness after such sale);

(3) if since the beginning of such period the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (by merger or otherwise) has made an Investment in any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) or an acquisition of assets, including any acquisition of assets occurring in connection with a transaction causing a calculation to be made hereunder, which constitutes all or substantially all of a company, division, operating unit, segment, business, group of related assets or line of business, then Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto (including the Incurrence of any Indebtedness) as if such Investment or acquisition had occurred on the first day of such period; and

(4) if since the beginning of such period any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary (or was merged with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the beginning of such period) has Incurred any Indebtedness or discharged any Indebtedness or made any disposition or any Investment or acquisition of assets that would have required an adjustment pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above if made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary during such period, then Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense for such period will be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such transaction occurred on the first day of such period.

If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest expense on such Indebtedness will be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of determination had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any Interest Rate Agreement applicable to such Indebtedness to the extent of the remaining term thereof. If any Indebtedness that is being given pro forma effect bears an interest rate at the option of the Company, the interest rate shall be calculated by applying such optional rate chosen by the Company. In making any pro forma calculation, the amount of Indebtedness under any revolving Debt Facility outstanding on the date of determination (other than any Indebtedness Incurred under such facility in connection with the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) will be deemed to be:

(i) the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during such four fiscal quarters or such shorter period for which such facility was outstanding; or

(ii) if such facility was created after the end of such four fiscal quarters, the average daily balance of such Indebtedness during the period from the date of creation of such facility to the date of such determination.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:

(1) increased (without duplication) by the following items to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:

(a) Consolidated Interest Expense; plus

(b) Consolidated Income Taxes; plus

 

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(c) consolidated depreciation and amortization expense; plus

(d) impairment charges recorded in connection with the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other, or Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment; plus

(e) other non-cash charges, including any write-offs or write-downs (excluding any such non-cash charge to the extent it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash charges in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was capitalized at the time of payment); plus

(f) any expenses or reserves for liabilities to the extent that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is entitled to indemnification therefor under binding agreements, so long as the Company has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed (but any liabilities for which the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary is not actually indemnified or for which reimbursement is denied by the indemnifying party, shall reduce Consolidated Net Income in the period in which it is determined that the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary will not be indemnified); plus

(g) any expenses or charges related to the Transactions, any offering of Capital Stock, any issuance of Indebtedness, any Permitted Acquisition, any Permitted Investment, any disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement, and any recapitalization, refinancing or restructuring transaction (in each case, whether or not successful); plus

(h) any expenses, charges or other amounts related to the First Lien Notes and the Second Lien Notes; and

(2) decreased (without duplication) by non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such items which represent the recognition of deferred revenue, the reversal of any accrual of, or reserve for, anticipated cash charges that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period, and any such items for which cash was received in a prior period that did not increase Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period), and

(3) increased or decreased (without duplication) to eliminate the following items to the extent reflected in such Consolidated Net Income:

(a) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses, including pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification Topic 830, Foreign Currency Matters, related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness; and

(b) any net gain or loss from disposed or discontinued operations or disposal of discontinued operations.

“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person at any date, all Indebtedness of such Person, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Income Taxes ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, taxes imposed upon such Person or any of its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries or other payments required to be made by such Person or any of its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries to any governmental authority which taxes or other payments are calculated by reference to the income or profits or capital of

 

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such Person or any of its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent such income or profits were included in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period), including, without limitation, state, franchise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes regardless of whether such taxes or payments are required to be remitted to any governmental authority.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the total interest expense of such Person and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, whether paid or accrued, plus, to the extent not included in such interest expense, without duplication:

(1) interest expense attributable to Capitalized Lease Obligations and the interest portion of rent expense associated with Attributable Indebtedness in respect of the relevant lease giving rise thereto, determined as if such lease were a capitalized lease in accordance with GAAP and the interest component of any deferred payment obligations;

(2) amortization of debt discount (including the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par) and debt issuance costs; provided , however , that any amortization of bond premium will be credited to reduce Consolidated Interest Expense unless, pursuant to GAAP, such amortization of bond premium has otherwise reduced Consolidated Interest Expense;

(3) non-cash interest expense, but any non-cash interest income or expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense;

(4) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing;

(5) the interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is Guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(6) costs associated with entering into Hedging Obligations (including amortization of fees) related to Indebtedness;

(7) interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period;

(8) the product of (a) all dividends paid or payable, in cash, Cash Equivalents or Indebtedness or accrued during such period on any series of Disqualified Stock or on Preferred Stock of Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries payable to a party other than the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, times (b) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state, provincial and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP;

(9) Receivables Fees; and

(10) the cash contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such contributions are used by such plan or trust to pay interest or fees to any Person (other than the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in connection with Indebtedness Incurred by such plan or trust.

 

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For the purpose of calculating the Consolidated Coverage Ratio, the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense (i) shall include all interest expense (including any amounts described in clauses (1) through (10) above) relating to any Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries described in the final paragraph of the definition of “Indebtedness,” (ii) shall not include interest expense relating to Qualified Deposits and (iii) shall not include any interest expense or any other amounts described above with respect to the First Lien Notes and the Second Lien Notes.

For purposes of the foregoing, total interest expense will be determined (i) after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Interest Rate Agreements and (ii) exclusive of amounts classified as other comprehensive income on the balance sheet of the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, without duplication of clause (9) above, commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges Incurred in connection with any transaction pursuant to which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer or grant a security interest in any accounts receivable or related assets shall be included in Consolidated Interest Expense.

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Company and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that there will not be included in such Consolidated Net Income on an after-tax basis:

(1) any net income (loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, except that:

(a) subject to the limitations contained in clauses (3) through (7) below, the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitations contained in clause (2) below); and

(b) the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) for such period will be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income to the extent such loss has been funded with cash from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (C)(i) of Section 11.08(a), any net income (but not loss) of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor) if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to prior government approval or other restrictions due to the operation of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or government regulation (which have not been waived or which approval has not been granted), directly or indirectly, on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, to the Company, except that:

(a) subject to the limitations contained in clauses (3) through (7) below, the Company’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been distributed by such Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend (subject, in the case of a dividend to another Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation contained in this clause); and

(b) the Company’s equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period will be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income;

 

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(3) any gain or loss (excluding all fees and expenses relating thereto) realized upon sales or other dispositions of any assets of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary outside the ordinary course of business, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or Senior Management of the Company;

(4) any income or loss from the early extinguishment of Indebtedness or early termination of Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments;

(5) any extraordinary gain or loss;

(6) any net income or loss included in the consolidated statement of operations with respect to noncontrolling interests due to the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 810, Consolidation ;

(7) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;

(8) any non-cash charges or other noncash expenses or charges arising from any grant of or issuance or repricing of Capital Stock or other equity-based compensation or any amendment or substitution of any such Capital Stock or other equity-based awards;

(9) any unrealized net gain or loss resulting in such period from Hedging Obligations, including due to the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging;

(10) effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in any line item in such Person’s consolidated financial statements in such period pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of purchase accounting; and

(11) any gain or loss resulting from mark-to-market requirement of any derivative security, including the Convertible Preferred Stock, the WMI Warrants, and any Permitted Bond Hedges and Permitted Warrants.

Convertible Preferred Stock ” means the Company’s preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, designated as the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”.

Currency Agreement ” means, with respect to any Person, any foreign exchange future or forward, swap or option, cap or collar or other similar agreement or arrangement as to which such Person is a party or a beneficiary.

Debt Facility ” means one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Financing Agreement), commercial paper facilities, securities purchase agreements, indentures or similar agreements, in each case, with banks or other institutional lenders or investors providing for revolving loans, term loans, receivables financings (including through sales of receivables to lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from lenders against such receivables), letters of credit or issuances of securities, including any related notes, debentures, bonds, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments, agreements, waivers and consents executed in connection therewith, and, in each case, as amended, restated, amended and restated, increased, extended, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), refinanced, restructured, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed, in each

 

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case, in whole or in part (including in the form of a different type of agreement or multiple agreements), from time to time, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions, with the same or different lenders, agents, trustees or other representatives.

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

Designated Non-cash Consideration ” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Asset Disposition that is so designated as Designated Non-cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate, setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by Officers of the Company, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-cash Consideration

Designated Senior Indebtedness ” means:

(1) any Indebtedness outstanding under the Financing Agreement that constitutes Senior Indebtedness; and

(2) any other Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement, the principal amount of which is $1.0 million or more (or the holders are committed to lend $1.0 million or more) and that has been designated by the Company as “Designated Senior Indebtedness.”

Disqualified Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock of such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event:

(1) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

(2) is convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock (excluding Capital Stock which is convertible or exchangeable solely at the option of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that upon such conversion or exchange it shall be an Incurrence of such Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock)); or

(3) is redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock in whole or in part,

in each case on or prior to the date 91 days after the earlier of the final maturity date of the Notes or the date the Notes are no longer outstanding; provided , however , that only the portion of Capital Stock which so matures or is mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date will be deemed to be Disqualified Stock; provided , further , that any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset disposition (however defined) shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock (and all such securities into which it is convertible or exchangeable or for which it is redeemable) provide that the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, are not required to repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock (and all such securities into which it is convertible or exchangeable or for which it is redeemable) pursuant to such provision prior to compliance by the Company with Section 11.15 and Section 11.16 and such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 11.08.

 

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

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset or liability, the fair market value of such asset or liability as determined by Senior Management of the Company in good faith; provided that, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, if the fair market value exceeds 2.0% of Consolidated Assets, such determination shall be made by the Board of Directors of the Company or an authorized committee thereof in good faith (including as to the value of all non-cash assets and liabilities).

FDIC ” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or successor entity.

Financial Services Businesses ” means the provision of financial services, insurance services, the origination of loan assets, the origination of insurance assets and/or the origination of financial services, and includes acting as a holding company for any Person conducting any of the foregoing activities.

Financing Agreement ” means the Financing Agreement dated as of March 19, 2012 among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as agent, including any notes, guarantees, collateral and security documents, instruments, agreements, waivers and consents executed from time to time in connection therewith, and, in each case, as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), refinanced, restructured, supplemented, modified or otherwise changed, in each case, in whole or in part (including in the form of multiple agreements), from time to time, and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions, with the same or different lenders or agents (including increasing the amount loaned thereunder; provided that such additional Indebtedness is Incurred in accordance with Section 11.09); provided , further , that the Financing Agreement shall not (1) include Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to a registered offering of securities under the Securities Act or a private placement of securities (including under Rule 144A or Regulation S) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (2) relate to Indebtedness that does not consist exclusively of Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness.

Financing Agreement Security Agreement ” means the “Security Agreement” as defined in the Financing Agreement.

First Lien Notes ” means the Company’s 13% Senior First Lien Notes due 2030 issued pursuant to the Senior First Lien Notes Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2012, between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “ First Lien Notes Indenture ”).

Forfeitable Warrants ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and any Restricted Subsidiary of such Restricted Subsidiary.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect as of the Closing Date, including those set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession. Unless otherwise specified, all ratios and computations contained in this Agreement will be computed in conformity with GAAP, except

 

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that in the event the Company is acquired in a transaction that is accounted for using purchase accounting, the effects of the application of purchase accounting shall be disregarded in the calculation of such ratios and other computations contained in this Agreement.

Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state or local court, governmental, legislative, judicial, administrative or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body or other governmental entity or self-regulatory organization or stock exchange.

Guarantee ” means (1) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and (2) any payment obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person:

(a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise); or

(b) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided , however , that the term “Guarantee” will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

Guarantor ” means each Restricted Subsidiary that provides a Note Guarantee; provided that upon release or discharge of any Guarantor from its Note Guarantee in accordance with this Agreement, such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be a Guarantor.

Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Guarantor, Indebtedness of such Guarantor (whether outstanding on the Closing Date or thereafter Incurred) that ranks equally in right of payment with the obligations of such Guarantor under the Note Guarantee and is not expressly subordinated by its terms in right of payment to any Indebtedness of such Guarantor that is not Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor.

Guarantor Senior Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Guarantor, the following obligations, whether outstanding on the Closing Date or thereafter Incurred, without duplication:

(1) any Guarantee of the Bank Indebtedness by such Guarantor and all other Guarantees by such Guarantor of Senior Indebtedness of the Company or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of any other Guarantor; and

(2) all obligations consisting of principal of and premium, if any, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, and fees and other Obligations relating to, all other Indebtedness of the Guarantor. Guarantor Senior Indebtedness includes interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Guarantor regardless of whether post-filing interest is allowed or allowable as a claim in such proceeding.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding paragraph, Guarantor Senior Indebtedness will not include:

(1) any Indebtedness Incurred in violation of this Agreement;

(2) any obligations of such Guarantor to a Subsidiary of the Company or the Company;

 

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(3) any liability for federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes owed or owing by such Guarantor;

(4) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business (including Guarantees thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities);

(5) any Indebtedness, Guarantee or obligation of such Guarantor that is expressly subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness, Guarantee or obligation of such Guarantor, including any Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Subordinated Obligations of such Guarantor; or

(6) any Capital Stock.

Guarantor Subordinated Obligation ” means, with respect to a Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor (whether outstanding on the Closing Date or thereafter Incurred) that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee pursuant to its terms.

Hedging Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person pursuant to any Interest Rate Agreement, Currency Agreement or Commodity Agreement.

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

Incur ” means issue, create, assume, Guarantee, incur or otherwise become liable for; provided , however , that any Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition or otherwise) will be deemed to be Incurred by such Restricted Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; and the terms “Incurred” and “Incurrence” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Indebtedness ” means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination (without duplication):

(1) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money;

(2) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments;

(3) the principal component of all obligations of such Person in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or other similar instruments (including reimbursement obligations with respect thereto except to the extent such reimbursement obligation relates to a trade payable and such obligation is satisfied within 30 days of Incurrence);

(4) the principal component of all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property (including earn-out obligations), which purchase price is due after the date of placing such property in service or taking delivery and title thereto, except (a) any such balance that constitutes a trade payable or similar obligation to a trade creditor, in each case accrued in the ordinary course of business and (b) any earn-out obligation until the amount of such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(5) Capitalized Lease Obligations and all Attributable Indebtedness of such Person (whether or not such items would appear on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP);

(6) the greater of the maximum mandatory redemption or repurchase price (not including, in either case, any redemption or repurchase premium) or the principal component or liquidation preference of all obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption, repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock or, with respect to any Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, any Preferred Stock (but excluding, in each case, any accrued dividends);

(7) the principal component of all Indebtedness of other Persons secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; provided , however , that the amount of such Indebtedness will be the lesser of (a) the Fair Market Value of such asset at such date of determination and (b) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person;

(8) the principal component of Indebtedness of other Persons to the extent Guaranteed by such Person (whether or not such items would appear on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP); and

(9) to the extent not otherwise included in this definition, net obligations of such Person under Hedging Obligations (the amount of any such obligations to be equal at any time to the termination value of such agreement or arrangement giving rise to such Hedging Obligation that would be payable by such Person at such time);

provided that , notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed to include obligations issued by Qualified Securitization Entities.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) money borrowed and set aside at the time of the Incurrence of any Indebtedness in order to pre-fund the payment of interest on such Indebtedness shall be deemed not to be “ Indebtedness ” to the extent that such money is held to secure the payment of such interest and (ii) Qualified Deposits shall be deemed not to be “Indebtedness.”

In addition, “Indebtedness” of any Person shall include Indebtedness described in the first paragraph of this definition that would not appear as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person if:

(1) such Indebtedness is the obligation of a partnership or joint venture that is not a Restricted Subsidiary (a “ Joint Venture ”);

(2) such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner of the Joint Venture (a “ General Partner ”); and

(3) there is recourse, by contract or operation of law, with respect to the payment of such Indebtedness to property or assets of such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person; and then such Indebtedness shall be included in an amount not to exceed:

(a) the lesser of (i) the net assets of the General Partner and (ii) the amount of such obligations to the extent that there is recourse, by contract or operation of law, to the property or assets of such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person; or

(b) if less than the amount determined pursuant to clause (a) immediately above, the actual amount of such Indebtedness that is recourse to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person, if the Indebtedness is evidenced by a writing and is for a determinable amount.

 

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Independent Financial Advisor ” means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in Similar Businesses of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Company, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.

Initial Issue Date ” means the first Issue Date.

Insurance Holdings ” means investments in the equity, whether owned in whole or in part, of any Insurance Subsidiary.

Insurance Subsidiary ” means (a) any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company regulated by any insurance-related Governmental Authority engaged in the business of selling, issuing or underwriting insurance or reinsurance and any activities (including investment activities) reasonably related or ancillary thereto or representing a reasonable extension thereof and (b) WMMRC, at any time after the Insurance Book Closing (as such term is defined in the Financing Agreement), to the extent it is regulated by any insurance-related Governmental Authority.

Interest Payment Date ” means the semi-annual interest payment dates determined by the Company and the Purchaser on the Initial Issue Date.

Interest Rate Agreement ” means, with respect to any Person any interest rate future or forward, swap or option, cap or collar or other similar agreement or arrangement as to which such Person is party or a beneficiary.

Investment Agreement ” means the Investment Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014 among the Company, KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR.

Investor Rights Agreement ” means the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014, between the Company and KKR Fund Holdings L.P.

Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of any direct or indirect advance, loan (other than advances or extensions of credit to customers or suppliers in the ordinary course of business) or other extensions of credit (including by way of Guarantee or similar arrangement, but excluding any debt or extension of credit represented by a bank deposit (other than a time deposit)) or capital contribution to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property to others or any payment for property or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, Indebtedness or other similar instruments issued by, such Person and all other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that none of the following will be deemed to be an Investment:

(1) Hedging Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with this Agreement;

(2) endorsements of negotiable instruments and documents in the ordinary course of business; and

(3) an acquisition of assets, Capital Stock or other securities by the Company or a Subsidiary for consideration to the extent such consideration consists of Common Stock of the Company.

 

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For purposes of Section 11.08 and Section 11.13 and the definition of “Permitted Investment”:

(1) “Investment” will include the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in a Restricted Subsidiary that is to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Restricted Subsidiary at the time that such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that upon a Revocation of such Designation, the Company will be deemed to continue to have a permanent “Investment” in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount (if positive) equal to (a) the Company’s aggregate “Investment” in such Subsidiary as of the time of such Revocation less (b) the portion (proportionate to the Company’s equity interest in such Subsidiary) of the Fair Market Value of the net assets of such Subsidiary at the time of such Revocation;

(2) any property transferred to or from an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be valued at its Fair Market Value at the time of such transfer; and

(3) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Voting Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary such that, after giving effect to any such sale or other disposition, such entity is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company shall be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or other disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary not sold or otherwise disposed of.

KKR ” means KKR Management Holdings L.P.

“Knowledge” means, with respect to the Company, as of the Closing Date, the (i) actual knowledge of the Company’s directors and (ii) actual knowledge of Charles Smith and Timothy Jaeger after reasonable due inquiry with Doreen Logan, Weijia Wu and Peter Struck, and, as of any subsequent time, the knowledge of the Company.

Law ” means any applicable law, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation or agency requirement of or undertaking to or agreement with any governmental entity, including common law.

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof or sale/leaseback, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

Net Asset Value ” means the sum of total assets less total liabilities of a Person accounted for on the basis of GAAP or SAP, whichever is applicable.

Net Available Cash ” from an Asset Disposition means cash payments received (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise and net proceeds from the sale or other disposition of any securities or other assets received as consideration, but only as and when received, but excluding any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to the properties or assets that are the subject of such Asset Disposition or received in any other non-cash form) therefrom, in each case net of:

(1) all legal, accounting, investment banking, title and recording tax expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses Incurred, and all federal, state, provincial, foreign and local taxes required to be paid or accrued as a liability under GAAP (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing agreements), as a consequence of such Asset Disposition;

 

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(2) all payments made on any Indebtedness that is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Disposition, in accordance with the terms of any Lien upon such assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Disposition, or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Disposition;

(3) all distributions and other payments required to be made to noncontrolling interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Disposition; and

(4) the deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the assets disposed of in such Asset Disposition and retained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Disposition, including reserves relating to pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters, indemnification obligations associated with such transaction and purchase price adjustments.

Net Cash Proceeds ,” with respect to any issuance or sale of Capital Stock, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, underwriters’ or placement agents’ fees, listing fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees and charges actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result of such issuance or sale (after taking into account any available tax credit or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements).

Non-Guarantor Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor.

Non-Recourse Debt ” means Indebtedness of a Person:

(1) as to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary (a) provides any Guarantee or credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, Guarantee, indemnity, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or (b) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise);

(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default under such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and

(3) the explicit terms of which provide there is no recourse against any of the assets of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a non-recourse pledge of the Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to secure Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall not, in and of itself, cause such Indebtedness of the Unrestricted Subsidiary to fail to constitute Non-Recourse Debt.

 

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Note Guarantee ” means, individually, any Guarantee of payment of the Notes and the Company’s other Obligations under this Agreement by a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any joinder or supplement hereto, and, collectively, all such Guarantees.

Notes ” means any Note executed and delivered under this Agreement. For all purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Notes ” shall also include any Notes to be issued upon transfer, replacement or exchange of Notes.

Obligations ” means any principal, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign law), premium, if any, other monetary obligations, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and banker’s acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and Guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, premium, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

Offer to Purchase ” means an Asset Disposition Offer or a Change of Control Offer.

Officer ” means the chairman of the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, any executive vice president, senior vice president or vice president, the treasurer or the secretary of the Company or, in the event that the Company is a partnership or a limited liability company that has no such officers, a person duly authorized under applicable law by the general partner, managers, members or a similar body to act on behalf of the Company, and shall include any person holding such a position as an interim officer. Officer of any Guarantor has a correlative meaning.

Officers’ Certificate ” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, one of whom is the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer, in each case including any person holding such a position as an interim officer.

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or the Purchaser.

Pari Passu Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness that ranks equally in right of payment with the Notes and is not expressly subordinated by its terms in right of payment to any Indebtedness that is not Senior Indebtedness.

Patriot Act ” means the PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (or any successor provision), as it may be amended from time to time.

Permitted Acquisition ” means the acquisition by the Company or any of its direct or indirect wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, of the assets of, or equity interests of, or a business line, unit or division of, any Person, that has been approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Permitted Bond Hedge ” means any net-settled call options or capped call options referencing the Company’s Common Stock purchased by the Company in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt securities by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to hedge the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s obligations to deliver Common Stock and/or pay cash under such Indebtedness, which call options are either “capped” or are purchased concurrently with the sale by

 

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the Company of a call option or options in respect of its Common Stock, in either case on terms that are customary for “call spread” transactions entered in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt securities.

“Permitted Holders” means (i) KKR and Affiliates and (ii) any fund or other entity that is administered, managed or controlled by KKR or its Affiliates.

Permitted Investment ” means an Investment by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in:

(1) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(2) any Investment by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in a Person that is engaged in a Similar Business if as a result of such Investment:

(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; or

(b) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary,

and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person; provided that such Investment was not acquired by such Person in contemplation of such acquisition, merger, consolidation or transfer;

(3) cash and Cash Equivalents;

(4) receivables owing to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary created or acquired in the ordinary course of business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with customary trade terms; provided , however , that such trade terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the circumstances;

(5) payroll, travel and similar advances to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances ultimately to be treated as expenses for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

(6) loans or advances to employees, officers or directors of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not in excess of 1.0% of Consolidated Assets;

(7) any Investment acquired by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries:

(a) in exchange for any other Investment or accounts receivable held by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with or as a result of a bankruptcy, workout, reorganization or recapitalization of the issuer of such other Investment or accounts receivable; or

(b) as a result of a foreclosure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default;

 

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(8) Investments made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Disposition that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 11.16 or any other disposition of assets not constituting an Asset Disposition;

(9) Investments in existence on the Closing Date;

(10) Currency Agreements, Interest Rate Agreements, Commodity Agreements and related Hedging Obligations, which transactions or obligations are Incurred in compliance with Section 11.09;

(11) Guarantees issued in accordance with Section 11.09;

(12) Investments made in connection with the funding of contributions under any non-qualified retirement plan or similar employee compensation plan in an amount not to exceed the amount of compensation expense recognized by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such plans;

(13) originations of loan assets, insurance policies and other assets in the ordinary course of business;

(14) the deferred portion of any Purchase Price (as defined in the Financing Agreement);

(15) any Person to the extent such Investments consist of prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and workers’ compensation, performance and other similar deposits made in the ordinary course of business by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(16) licensing, sublicensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons;

(17) Investments in Receivables and Qualified Securitization Entities, and other Investments made pursuant to, arising as a result of, or otherwise in connection with, Qualified Securitization Transactions; and

(18) Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, together with all other Investments pursuant to this clause (18), in an aggregate amount outstanding at the time of each such Investment not to exceed 2.5% of Consolidated Assets at the time such Investment is made; (with the Fair Market Value of each such Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value). If any Investment is made pursuant to this clause (18) in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company at the time of the making of such Investment and such Person thereafter becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to clause (1) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this clause (18) for so long as such Person continues to be a Restricted Subsidiary.

Permitted Junior Securities ” means:

(1) Capital Stock in the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company; or

(2) unsecured debt securities of the Company that are subordinated to all Senior Indebtedness (and any debt securities issued in exchange for Senior Indebtedness) at least to the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Notes are subordinated to Senior Indebtedness pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Permitted Liens ” means, with respect to any Person:

(1) Liens securing Bank Indebtedness and other obligations under the Financing Agreement, related Hedging Obligations and related banking services or cash management obligations and other Senior Indebtedness and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred under this Agreement;

(2) pledges or deposits by such Person under workers’ compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or leases to which such Person is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory obligations of such Person or deposits of cash or U.S. government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which such Person is a party, or deposits as security for contested taxes or import or customs duties or for the payment of rent, in each case Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(3) Liens imposed by law, including carriers’, landlords’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s and repairmen’s Liens, Incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(4) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet subject to penalties for non-payment or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings provided appropriate reserves required pursuant to GAAP have been made in respect thereof;

(5) Liens in favor of issuers of surety or performance bonds or letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances or similar obligations issued pursuant to the request of and for the account of such Person in the ordinary course of its business; provided , however , that such letters of credit do not constitute Indebtedness;

(6) encumbrances, ground leases, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning, building codes or other restrictions (including, without limitation, minor defects or irregularities in title and similar encumbrances) as to the use of real properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of such Person or to the ownership of its properties that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

(7) Liens securing Hedging Obligations that are Incurred in the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes);

(8) leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses of assets (including, without limitation, real property and intellectual property rights) that do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(9) any attachment or judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate legal proceedings that may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment have not been finally terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be initiated has not expired;

(10) Liens for the purpose of securing the payment of all or a part of the purchase price of, or Capitalized Lease Obligations, mortgage financings, purchase money obligations or

 

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other payments Incurred to finance assets or property (other than Capital Stock or other Investments) acquired, constructed, improved or leased in the ordinary course of business; provided that:

(a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens is otherwise permitted to be Incurred under this Agreement and does not exceed the cost of the assets or property so acquired, constructed or improved; and

(b) such Liens are created within 180 days of construction, acquisition or improvement of such assets or property and do not encumber any other assets or property of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than such assets or property and assets affixed or appurtenant thereto;

(11) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provisions or ordinary course of business contracts relating to banker’s Liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a depositary institution; provided that:

(a) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the Company in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board; and

(b) such deposit account is not intended by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution;

(12) Liens arising from Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(13) (a) Liens existing on the Closing Date, (b) Liens securing the First Lien Notes and (c) Liens securing the Second Lien Notes;

(14) Liens on property of or Capital Stock of a Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that such Liens are not Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, further, however, that any such Lien may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(15) Liens on property at the time the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary acquired the property, including any acquisition by means of a merger or consolidation with or into the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , that such Liens are not Incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition; provided , further , however , that such Liens may not extend to any other property owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(16) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary;

(17) Liens securing the Notes and the Note Guarantees;

(18) Liens securing Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to refinance, refund, replace, amend, extend or modify, as a whole or in part, Indebtedness that was previously so secured pursuant to clauses (10), (13), (14), (15), (17) and (18) of this definition; provided that any such

 

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Lien is limited to all or part of the same property or assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, could secure) the Indebtedness being refinanced or is in respect of property that is the security for a Permitted Lien hereunder;

(19) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation or operating lease;

(20) Liens in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(21) Liens of landlords and mortgagees of landlords arising by statute or under any lease or related contractual obligation entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(22) Liens Incurred to secure cash management services in the ordinary course of business;

(23) Liens on assets pursuant to merger agreements, stock or asset purchase agreements and similar agreements limiting the disposition of such assets pending the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby; provided , in the case of dispositions, that such disposition complies with Section 11.16(a) hereof;

(24) Liens on insurance policies, the unearned portion of insurance premiums and related assets securing the financing of insurance premiums;

(25) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

(26) Liens arising from filing precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements relating to operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(27) Liens securing obligations that do not in the aggregate exceed $1,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

(28) Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(29) Liens on cash, Cash Equivalents or other property arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness;

(30) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(31) customary Liens granted in favor of a trustee (including the trustees under the First Lien Notes Indenture and the Second Lien Notes Indenture), agent or similar representative of holders of Indebtedness to secure fees and other amounts owing to such trustee, agent or other representative under an indenture or other agreement pursuant to which Indebtedness not prohibited by this Agreement is issued (but not under this clause to secure such Indebtedness for the benefit of such holders);

 

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(32) Liens encumbering property or assets under construction arising from progress or partial payments by a customer of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries relating to such property or assets; provided that such Liens shall not extend to any asset other than the specified asset being constructed;

(33) Liens on Receivables and Capital Stock of, securities and Indebtedness issued by, and other obligations of, Qualified Securitization Entities, and other Liens arising in connection with Qualified Securitization Transactions;

(34) Liens on the Capital Stock of, securities and Indebtedness issued by, and other obligations of, Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

(35) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 11.09(b)(11).

In each case set forth above, notwithstanding any stated limitation on the assets or property that may be subject to such Lien, a Permitted Lien on a specified asset or property or group or type of assets or property may include Liens on all improvements, repairs, additions, attachments and accessions thereto, assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto, parts, replacements and substitutions therefor, and all products and proceeds thereof, including dividends, distributions, interest and increases in respect thereof.

Permitted Warrant ” means any call option in respect of the Company’s Common Stock sold by the Company concurrently with any Permitted Bond Hedge, which call option permits settlement in cash at the option of the Company.

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

Preferred Stock ” means Capital Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that is preferred as to the payment of dividends, or as to the distributions of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over any other class of Capital Stock of such Person.

Protected Cell ” has the meaning given to such term in the Financing Agreement.

Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Put Premium ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.

Qualified Deposits” means deposits at an FDIC (or Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation) regulated financial institution that is either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary.

Qualified Securitization Entity ” means a Person that is a special purpose entity used in connection with a Qualified Securitization Transaction.

Qualified Securitization Transaction ” means a securitization or other sale or financing of Receivables.

Rating Agency ” means each of S&P and Moody’s or, if S&P or Moody’s or both shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) which shall be substituted for S&P or Moody’s or both, as the case may be.

 

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Receivable ” means a right to receive payment arising from a sale or lease of goods or the performance of services by a Person pursuant to an arrangement with another Person pursuant to which such other Person is obligated to pay for goods or services under terms that permit the purchase of such goods and services on credit and shall include, in any event, any items of property that would be classified as an “account,” “chattel paper,” “payment intangible” or “instrument” under the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York and any “supporting obligations” as so defined, and, in each case, proceeds of the foregoing, and books, records and other related assets incidental to the foregoing.

Receivables Fees ” means any fees or interest paid to purchasers or lenders providing the financing in connection with a factoring agreement or other similar agreement, including any such amounts paid by discounting the face amount of Receivables or participations therein transferred in connection with a factoring agreement or other similar arrangement, regardless of whether any such transaction is structured as on-balance sheet or off-balance sheet or through a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Regulatory Requirements ” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, requirements, guidelines, interpretations, directives and requests (whether or not having the force of law) from and of, and plans, memoranda and agreements with, any Regulatory Authority having jurisdiction over a Financial Services Business.

Refinancing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness that is Incurred to refund, refinance, replace, exchange, renew, repay or extend (including pursuant to any defeasance or discharge mechanism) (collectively, “refinance,” and the terms “refinances,” “refinanced” and “refinancing” shall each have a correlative meaning) any Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date or Incurred in compliance with this Agreement (including additional Indebtedness Incurred to pay premiums (including reasonable tender premiums, as determined in good faith by the Senior Management of the Company), defeasance costs, accrued interest and fees and expenses (including fees and expenses relating to the Incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness) in connection with any such refinancing) including Indebtedness that refinances Refinancing Indebtedness; provided , however , that:

(1) (a) if the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced is earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Notes, the Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity no earlier than the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced or (b) if the Stated Maturity of the Indebtedness being refinanced is later than the Stated Maturity of the Notes, the Refinancing Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity at least 91 days later than the Stated Maturity of the Notes;

(2) the Refinancing Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being refinanced;

(3) such Refinancing Indebtedness is Incurred in an aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, an aggregate issue price) that is equal to or less than the sum of the aggregate principal amount (or if issued with original issue discount, the aggregate accreted value) then outstanding of the Indebtedness being refinanced (plus, without duplication, any additional Indebtedness Incurred to pay premiums required by the instruments governing such existing Indebtedness or reasonable tender premiums, as determined in good faith by the Company, defeasance costs, accrued interest and fees and expenses in connection with any such refinancing);

(4) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, such Refinancing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees on terms at least as favorable to the Holders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; and

(5) Refinancing Indebtedness shall not include Indebtedness of a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary that refinances Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor.

 

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Representative ” means any trustee, agent or representative (if any) of an issue of Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness; provided that when used in connection with the Financing Agreement, the term “Representative” shall refer to the “Agent” under the Financing Agreement.

Restricted Investment ” means any Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Company other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Run-Off Assets and Liabilities ” means the assets and liabilities of WMMRC related to the policies in place at March 19, 2012, accounted for on the basis of SAP.

Runoff Security Agreement ” means the “Security Agreement” as defined in the First Lien Notes Indenture.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.

Sale/Leaseback Transaction ” means an arrangement relating to property now owned or hereafter acquired whereby the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary transfers such property to a Person (other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) and the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary leases it from such Person.

SAP ” means statutory accounting principles and regulations prescribed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for the preparation of financial statements for an insurance business applied on a consistent basis.

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

Second Lien Notes ” means the Company’s 13% Senior Second Lien Notes due 2030 issued pursuant to the Senior Second Lien Notes Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2012, by and between the Company and Law Debenture Trust Company of New York, as trustee (the “ Second Lien Notes Indenture ”).

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

Senior Indebtedness ” means, whether outstanding on the Closing Date or thereafter Incurred, the Bank Indebtedness and all Obligations payable by the Company under or in respect of all other Indebtedness of the Company, including premiums and accrued and unpaid interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company at the rate specified in the documentation with respect thereto whether or not a claim for post filing interest is allowed or allowable as a claim in such proceeding), if any, and fees relating thereto; provided , however , that Senior Indebtedness will not include:

(1) the portion of any Indebtedness Incurred in violation of this Agreement;

 

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(2) any obligation of the Company to any of its Subsidiaries;

(3) any liability for federal, state, foreign, local or other taxes owed or owing by the Company;

(4) any accounts payable or other liability to trade creditors arising in the ordinary course of business (including Guarantees thereof or instruments evidencing such liabilities);

(5) any Indebtedness, Guarantee or obligation of the Company that is expressly subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness, Guarantee or obligation of the Company, including any Pari Passu Indebtedness and any Subordinated Obligations; or

(6) any Capital Stock of the Company.

Senior Management ” means the chief executive officer or the chief financial officer of the Company (including any person holding such a position as an interim officer), or any other person vested with the authority to make such determination by either such officer or by the Board of Directors of the Company.

Significant Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “Significant Subsidiary” of the Company within the meaning of Rule 1-02 under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC.

Similar Business ” means any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business that is similar, reasonably related, incidental, complementary or ancillary thereto, including Financial Services Businesses, or an expansion or development of any of the foregoing, or any other business approved from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company.

Stated Maturity ” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, the date specified in the agreement governing or certificate relating to such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which the final payment of principal of such Indebtedness is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision, but not including any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

Subordinated Obligation ” means any Indebtedness of the Company (whether outstanding on the Closing Date or thereafter Incurred) that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes pursuant to its terms.

Subsidiary ” of any Person means (1) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total ordinary voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof (or Persons performing similar functions) or (2) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, is, in the case of clauses (1) and (2), at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (a) such Person, (b) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (c) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless otherwise specified herein, each reference to a Subsidiary will refer to a Subsidiary of the Company.

Tax ” means all United States federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments, including, without limitation, income, gross receipts, excise, real and personal

 

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property, profits, estimated, severance, occupation, production, capital gains, capital stock, goods and services, environmental, employment, withholding, stamp, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, sales, transfer, use, license, payroll and franchise taxes or any other tax, custom, duty or governmental fee, or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, imposed by the United States, or any state, county, local or foreign government or subdivision or agency thereof, and such term shall include any interest, penalties, fines, related liabilities or additions to tax attributable to such taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments.

Tax Return ” means any report, return, declaration or other information required to be supplied to any tax authority in connection with Taxes (including any attached schedules), including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated Tax.

Tranche A Forfeitable Warrants ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.

Tranche A Warrants ” means warrants to purchase 30,700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.32 per share issued to an Affiliate of KKR pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement.

Tranche B Forfeitable Warrants ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.

Tranche B Warrants ” means warrants to purchase 30,700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.43 per share issued to an Affiliate of KKR pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement.

Transaction Documents ” means the Investment Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement and this Agreement.

Transactions ” means the issuance of the Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the Investment Agreement and the issuance of the WMI Warrants in accordance with the terms of the Investment Agreement.

Treasury Rate ” means as of any date of redemption of Notes the yield to maturity at the time of computation of U.S. Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source or similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to the third anniversary of the Initial Issue Date; provided , however , that if the period from the redemption date to the third anniversary of the Initial Issue Date is not equal to the constant maturity of a U.S. Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a year) from the weekly average yields of U.S. Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the redemption date to the third anniversary of the Initial Issue Date is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

TSA ” means the Transition Services Agreement, dated as of March 22, 2012, by and among the Company and WMI Liquidating Trust.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means:

(1) any Subsidiary of the Company Designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the Company in the manner provided under Section 11.13; and

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Voting Stock ” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such Person.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” means a Restricted Subsidiary, all of the Capital Stock of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) is owned by the Company or another Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

WMI Warrants ” means the Tranche A Warrants and the Tranche B Warrants.

WMMRC ” means WM Mortgage Reinsurance Company, Inc., a Hawaii corporation and directly Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company.

WMMRC-Related Assets ” means all assets of WMMRC as of the Closing Date and, to the extent not included in the foregoing, all assets described in or contemplated by (i) the definition of the term “Insurance Book Closing” in the First Lien Notes Indenture, (ii) Section 7.16 of First Lien Notes Indenture, (iii) the definition of the term “Collateral” in the Runoff Security Agreement or (iv) the definition of the term “Pledged Interests” in the Financing Agreement Security Agreement, including (A) (1) the Runoff Proceeds, the right to receive future Runoff Proceeds, the Trusts and their assets, (2) the Collateral Account and all funds and assets held therein or credited thereto, and (3) the Capital Stock of WMMRC, the Protected Cell, the Owner and the Trusts (all undefined terms in this clause (A) are used as defined or used in the First Lien Notes Indenture) and (B) (1) the Collateral Account and all funds and assets held therein or credited thereto, (2) the Trustee Fees Account and all funds and assets held therein or credited thereto, (3) all Run-Off Proceeds, (4) all rights of the Company to receive dividends or distributions in respect of the Run-Off Proceeds and (5) the Pledged Collateral (all undefined terms in this clause (B) are used as defined or used in the Runoff Security Agreement), and, in each case, all direct and indirect proceeds (including proceeds within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code in any relevant jurisdiction), revenues, premiums, dividends or distributions derived from, related to, or in respect of, any of the foregoing.

Section 1.02 Other Definitions .

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

Acceptable Commitment    11.16(b)
Affiliate Transaction    1.1(a)
AHYDO Notes    3.1(b) of Appendix A
AHYDO Redemption Date    3.1(b) of Appendix A
AHYDO Redemption Language    3.1(b) of Appendix A
Asset Disposition Offer    11.16(c)
Asset Disposition Offer Amount    10.08(b)
Asset Disposition Offer Period    10.08(b)
Asset Disposition Purchase Date    10.08(b)
Blockage Notice    15.03(b)
Change of Control Offer    11.15(a)
Change of Control Payment    11.15(a)
Change of Control Payment Date    11.15(a)
Closing Date    4.01(a)

 

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Term

  

Defined in Section

commercially domiciled    7.01(b)
Company Insurance Subsidiaries    7.01(b)
Company Material Agreements    7.17
Company Reports    7.08(a)
Company Subsidiary    7.01(b)
Designated Payment Default    15.03(a)
Designation    1.1(a)
ERISA    2.1(b)(i) of Appendix A
ERISA Legend    2.1(b)(i) of Appendix A
Event of Default    13.01
Excess Proceeds    11.16(c)
Expiration Date    1.04(i)
FCPA    6.07
Financing Agreement Obligations    15.03(d)
Guaranteed Obligations    16.01(a)
Issue Date    4.01(b)
Issue Date Notice    3.01(a)
Issue Dates    4.01(b)
LTIP    7.02
Mandatory Principal Redemption    3.1(b) of Appendix A
Mandatory Principal Redemption Amount    3.1(b) of Appendix A
Material Adverse Effect    7.01(a)
Money Laundering Laws    7.16(b)
Non-Payment Default    15.03(b)
Note Register    9.03
OFAC    7.16(c)
OID Notes Legend    2.1(b)(i) of Appendix A
Original Issue Discount    2.1(b)(i) of Appendix A
pay its Note Guarantee    17.03(a)
pay the Notes    15.03(a)
Paying Agent    9.03
Payment Blockage Period    15.03(b)
PDF    18.13
PIK Interest    11.01(a)
PIK Payment    9.01(c)
Private Placement Legend    2.1(b)(i) of Appendix A
Proceeding    15.02
Purchase Election    3.01(a)
Purchase Notice    3.01(a)
Purchase Price    3.01(b)
Redomestication    12.01(b)
Redemption Date    Exhibit A
Registrar    9.03
Regulatory Authority    7.08(e)
Revocation    1.1(b)
Second Commitment    11.16(b)
Securities Act    2.1(b)(i) of Appendix A
Similar Laws    2.1(b)(i) of Appendix A
Successor Company    12.01(a)
Successor Guarantor    12.01(c)

 

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Section 1.03 Rules of Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) a term defined in Section 1.01 or 1.02 has the meaning assigned to it therein;

(2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP or SAP, as applicable in the context;

(3) “or” is not exclusive;

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

(5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

(6) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Appendix,” “Article,” “Section,” “clause,” “Schedule” or “Exhibit” refers to an Appendix, Article, Section, clause, Schedule or Exhibit, as the case may be, of this Agreement;

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

(8) “including” means including without limitation;

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

(10) unless otherwise provided, references to agreements and other instruments shall be deemed to include all amendments and other modifications to such agreements or instruments, but only to the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement;

(11) in the event that a transaction meets the criteria of more than one category of permitted transactions or listed exceptions, the Company may classify such transaction as it, in its sole discretion, determines;

(12) “assets” and “property” shall have the same meaning, and both shall include Capital Stock;

(13) an item of Indebtedness will not be considered subordinate in right of payment to any other Indebtedness solely by virtue of being unsecured, secured with a subset of the collateral securing such other Indebtedness or with different collateral, or secured with lower priority, by virtue of structural subordination, by virtue of maturity date, order of payment, rights to optional or mandatory prepayments or order of application of funds, or by virtue of not being guaranteed by all guarantors of such other Indebtedness, and any subordination in right of payment must be pursuant to a written agreement or instrument; and

 

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(14) the permissibility under this Agreement of Restricted Payments, Permitted Investments, Permitted Liens, Incurrences of Indebtedness and other events measured with respect to a percentage of Consolidated Assets shall be determined with respect to each such respective event solely by reference to the amount of Consolidated Assets at the time of each such respective event, and such permissibility shall not be affected by subsequent decreases in the amount of Consolidated Assets.

Section 1.04 Acts of Holders.

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing. Except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments or record or both are delivered to the Company and the Guarantors. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent, or the holding by any Person of a Note, shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and conclusive in favor of the Company and the Guarantors, if made in the manner provided in this Section 1.04.

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by the certificate of any notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by or on behalf of any legal entity other than an individual, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute proof of the authority of the Person executing the same.

(c) The ownership of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register.

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action by the Holder of any Note shall bind every future Holder of the same Note and the Holder of every Note issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof, in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Company or the Guarantors in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Note.

(e) The Company may set a record date for purposes of determining the identity of Holders entitled to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Agreement to be made, or to vote on or consent to any action authorized or permitted to be taken by Holders. Unless otherwise specified, if not set by the Company prior to the first solicitation of a Holder made by any Person in respect of any such action, or in the case of any such vote, prior to such vote, any such record date shall be 30 days prior to the first solicitation of such consent or vote. If any record date is set pursuant to this clause (e), the Holders on such record date, and only such Holders, shall be entitled to make, give or take such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action (including revocation of any action), whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless made, given or taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes, or each affected Holder, as applicable, on such record date. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 18.01.

(f) Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 18.01.

 

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(g) Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Note may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Note or by one or more duly appointed agents, each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount. Any notice given or action taken by a Holder or its agents with regard to different parts of such principal amount pursuant to this paragraph shall have the same effect as if given or taken by separate Holders of each such different part.

(h) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a Holder may make, give or take, by a proxy or proxies duly appointed in writing, any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided in this Agreement to be made, given or taken by Holders.

(i) With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 1.04, the party hereto that sets such record date may designate any day as the “ Expiration Date ” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to each other party hereto in the manner set forth in Section 18.01, on or prior to both the existing and the new Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 1.04, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 90th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this clause (i).

ARTICLE 2

AUTHORIZATION OF NOTES

Section 2.01 Authorization of Issue.

On or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will authorize the issue and sale of the Notes. The Notes shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

ARTICLE 3

SALE AND PURCHASE OF NOTES

Section 3.01 Sale and Purchase of the Notes.

(a) On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, may elect (each, a “ Purchase Election ”) to issue and sell to the Purchaser, at any time and from time to time, on one or more occasions, Notes, and (ii) if so elected by the Company, the Purchaser agrees, subject to the conditions set forth herein, to purchase Notes from the Company. The maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be sold by the Company to the Purchaser under this Agreement is $150,000,000, which principal amount shall be determined on each Issue Date, and without taking into account any subsequent increase in the principal amount of Notes pursuant to the payment of PIK Interest. The Company shall make a Purchase Election by written notice to the Purchaser (each, a “ Purchase Notice ”). Each Purchase Notice shall specify (i) the amount of Notes to be issued and (ii) whether the AHYDO Redemption Language shall be included in the Note. The Issue Date related to the Purchase Election set forth in a Purchase Notice shall be not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days after the date of such Purchase Notice, and in no event shall any Issue Date be after the third anniversary of the Closing Date. Subsequent to delivery of a Purchase Notice, the Company shall deliver an additional notice (the “ Issue Date Notice ”) specifying the Issue Date for the applicable Purchase Election. The Issue Date Notice shall be delivered to the Purchaser no later than 15 days prior to the applicable Issue Date.

 

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The Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, by written notice to the Purchaser, may, on one or more occasions, delay such Issue Date (but in each case only to the extent that such delayed Issue Date would have been a permissible Issue Date on the date of the relevant Purchase Notice), and may rescind a Purchase Election at any time prior to the issuance of the Notes specified in the corresponding Purchase Notice. No such delay or rescission shall excuse the Purchaser from its obligation to purchase Notes on such delayed Issue Date or pursuant to a subsequent Purchase Election, and the Purchaser shall have no right to demand the issuance of Notes. The Notes shall mature on the date that is seven (7) years from the Initial Issue Date.

(b) The purchase price (the “Purchase Price ”) for each Note shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Note at issuance. The Purchase Price for each Note shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. dollar funds, without offset, counterclaim or defense of any kind, free of (and without deduction for) any Taxes, not later than 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the relevant Issue Date.

(c) The issue price of each Note for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be the Purchase Price of such Note reduced by an amount equal to the product of (i) the principal amount of such Note divided by $150,000,000 times (ii) the Put Premium. The parties agree to report the sale and purchase of the Notes for Tax purposes in a manner consistent with the foregoing and agree to take no position inconsistent with the foregoing except to the extent required pursuant to a final determination (as defined in Section 1313 of the Code).

ARTICLE 4

CLOSING

(a) The execution of this Agreement shall occur on January 30, 2014, or on such other Business Day thereafter as may be agreed upon by the Company and the Purchasers (the “ Closing Date ”).

(b) The sale and purchase of the Notes shall occur at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017 at 10:00 AM local time, on one or more occasions specified by the Company (each, an “ Issue Date ” and together the “ Issue Dates ”) until the third anniversary of the Closing Date.

(c) On each Issue Date, the Company will deliver to the Purchaser, for its account, a certificate for the Notes issued on such Issue Date thereof against the irrevocable release of a wire transfer of immediately available funds to such bank account or accounts as the Company may request in writing at least one Business Day prior to such Issue Date in the amount of the Purchase Price (as provided in Section 3.01). The certificates for the Notes shall be registered in the name of the Purchaser, and shall be made available for inspection on the Business Day preceding such Issue Date.

 

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ARTICLE 5

CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

The Purchaser’s obligation to execute this Agreement on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction or express waiver by it prior to or at the Closing Date of each of the conditions specified below in this Article 5:

Section 5.01 Transactions .

On the Closing Date, the Company shall have entered into the Investment Agreement relating to the issuance of the Convertible Preferred Stock and the WMI Warrants.

Section 5.02 Performance; No Default under Other Agreements .

The Company and its Subsidiaries, to the extent parties to this Agreement or the Investment Agreement, shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants contained herein and therein required to be performed or complied with by them prior to or at the Closing Date (or such compliance shall have been waived on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser) and, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Section 5.03 Compliance Certificates .

(a) Closing Certificate . The Company and each Guarantor shall have delivered to the Purchaser closing certificates, dated as of the Closing Date, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, certifying, among other things, as to (i) its articles or certificate of incorporation (or, if a limited liability company, certificate of formation) and by-laws (or, if a limited liability company, limited liability company agreement), as the case may be, (ii) evidence of good standing or qualification to do business, as applicable, (iii) the incumbency and signatures of its applicable officers, (iv) other corporate or limited liability company, as the case may be, proceedings (including board and/or stockholder or member resolutions) relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes, this Agreement and the Investment Agreement to which it is party and (v) that the conditions specified in this Article 5 have been fulfilled or expressly waived.

(b) Opinion of Counsel . At the Closing Date the Purchaser shall have received opinions from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Lane Powell PC in the forms of Exhibits F-1A and F-1B, respectively.

ARTICLE 6

CONDITIONS TO PURCHASE OF NOTES

The Purchaser’s obligation to purchase Notes is subject to the satisfaction or express waiver by it prior to or at such Issue Date of each of the conditions specified below in this Article 6:

Section 6.01 Representations and Warranties .

Each of the representations and warranties of the Company in Sections 7.01, 7.04, 7.05 (only as applied to violations of laws, regulations or organizational documents), 7.07, 7.14 and 7.16 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on or as of the Issue Date as if made on and as of such Issue Date; provided that, with respect only to the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 7.16(a), (b) and (c), such representations and warranties shall be true and correct on or as of the Issue Date, as if made on and as of such Issue Date, in all material respects.

Section 6.02 Performance; No Default Hereunder .

The Company and the Guarantors shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants contained herein required to be performed or complied with by them prior to or at the Issue Date (or such compliance shall have been waived on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser) and, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

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Section 6.03 Compliance Certificates .

(a) Closing Certificate . The Company and each Guarantor shall have delivered to the Purchaser closing certificates, dated as of the Issue Date, in the form of Exhibit E hereto, certifying, among other things, as to (i) its articles or certificate of incorporation (or, if a limited liability company, certificate of formation) and by-laws (or, if a limited liability company, limited liability company agreement), as the case may be, (ii) evidence of good standing or qualification to do business, as applicable, (iii) the incumbency and signatures of its applicable officers, (iv) other corporate or limited liability company, as the case may be, proceedings (including board and/or stockholder or member resolutions) relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of the Notes, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is party and (v) that the conditions specified in this Article 6 have been fulfilled or expressly waived.

(b) Solvency Certification . The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser a certificate from an Officer of the Company, in the form of Exhibit D, certifying on behalf of the Company to the effect that the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole are solvent on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the issuance of the Notes on such Issue Date and the use of proceeds thereof.

(c) Opinion of Counsel . At the Issue Date the Purchaser shall have received opinions from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Lane Powell PC substantially in the forms of Exhibits F-2A and F-2B, respectively, or opinions from other local counsel reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, relating to the Guarantors, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, addressing substantially the same issues.

Section 6.04 Sources and Uses.

The Purchaser shall have received a statement of sources and uses of funds relating to the issuance of the Notes on the Issue Date, confirming the Company’s obligation to use all or substantially all of the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes on the Issue Date to fund a Permitted Acquisition, certified by the chief financial officer or another authorized Officer of the Company and otherwise being in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Purchaser.

Section 6.05 No Violation; No Legal Constraints .

(a) The consummation by the Company and the Guarantors of the issuance of the Notes on the Issue Date shall not violate any applicable law.

(b) All governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with the issuance of the Notes on the Issue Date and the continuing operations of the Company and the Guarantors shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect.

(c) On the Issue Date, the Company shall not be in violation of any provision set forth in the certificate of designation of the Convertible Preferred Stock.

(d) On the Issue Date, the Company shall (i) not be in breach of Sections 5.1, (taking into account the limitations set forth in Section 5.2), 6.3(a), (b) or (c) or Section 7.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement and (ii) shall be in compliance in all material respects with Article III and Article IV of the Investor Rights Agreement.

(e) On the Issue Date, the issuance of the Notes by the Company shall (a) be in compliance with all applicable securities laws and regulations of each jurisdiction to which it is subject, and (b) not violate Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X.

 

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Section 6.06 Warrants .

(a) The Purchaser may, at its option, refuse to purchase Notes from the Company, in the event that either (i) a third party (other than KKR or any of its Affiliates) has completed a successful proxy contest against the Company or (ii) a third party (other than KKR or any of its Affiliates) has publicly initiated or threatened to initiate a proxy contest and, in connection therewith, such third-party or group is granted the right to designate more than one nominee to the Board of Directors of the Company provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, such refusal to fund by KKR will constitute a Triggering Event (as such term is defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) and KKR Fund Holdings L.P. will automatically forfeit WMI Warrants in the manner described in Section 6.6 of the Investor Rights Agreement.

(b) In the event that at any time prior to the expiration of the Commitment any Forfeitable Warrants are exercised or transferred by a Shareholder Party, as such term is defined in the Investor Rights Agreement, to an entity other than an Affiliate of such Shareholder Party and, as a result, the Shareholder Parties no longer own a sufficient number of WMI Warrants to constitute Forfeitable Warrants, the option to refuse to purchase set forth in Section 6.06(a) above shall no longer apply to (and shall be irrevocably waived with respect to) the principal amount of Notes equal to the unfunded portion of the Commitment at such time multiplied by the percentage represented by (i) the amount of such exercised and/or transferred Tranche A Forfeitable Warrants plus the amount of exercised and/or transferred Tranche B Forfeitable Warrants relative to (ii) the amount of Forfeitable Warrants above immediately prior to such exercise and/or transfer.

Section 6.07 Patriot Act and FCPA .

The Purchaser shall have received, sufficiently in advance of the Issue Date, all documentation and other information required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations and bribery or anticorruption laws, including without limitation the Patriot Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “ FCPA ”), with respect to the intended uses of the Notes proceeds.

Section 6.08 Consummation of Transactions .

The Transactions shall have been consummated prior to, or concurrently with the Initial Issue Date and the Purchaser shall have received the Put Premium.

 

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ARTICLE 7

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Except as disclosed (i) on the disclosure schedules attached hereto (it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any section of the disclosure schedules shall also be deemed disclosure with respect to any other Section of this Agreement to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent to a reader unfamiliar with the Company or its business, other than with regard to Section 7.09) or (ii) in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed on March 15, 2013 and the other Company Reports filed following March 15, 2013 and prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any disclosures set forth in any risk factor sections in any Company Reports and any “forward-looking statements” disclaimers contained in any Company Reports), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:

Section 7.01 Organization and Standing .

(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Washington. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). As used in this Agreement, a “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any effect, circumstance, occurrence or change that is materially adverse to the assets or financial condition of the Company Subsidiaries (as defined below), taken as a whole, or the Company’s ability to timely consummate the Transactions; provided, however, that Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include, and any such effects, circumstances, occurrences or changes shall not be taken into account if caused by or resulted from: (A) general economic, regulatory or political conditions or developments (including changes in prevailing interest rates, credit availability and liquidity or currency exchange rates), (B) any changes in the securities markets generally (including price levels or trading volumes in the United States or any foreign securities markets) or in the credit markets, any downgrades in the credit markets, or adverse credit events resulting in deterioration in the credit markets generally, (C) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war, or the occurrence of any acts of terrorism, (D) conditions generally affecting the insurance or reinsurance industries, (E) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock (but not any change, event or circumstance that is underlying such change to the extent that such change, event or circumstance would otherwise constitute a Material Adverse Effect), (F) the performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the Company, (G) acts of God (including earthquakes, storms, fires, floods and natural catastrophes), (H) changes (or proposed changes) after the date hereof in any Law, GAAP or other accounting requirements (or any authoritative interpretation of each of the foregoing), (I) any legal claims or other proceedings made by any of the Company’s stockholders or debtholders arising out of or related to the Transaction Documents or the Transaction, or (J) any breach of this Agreement by Purchaser; except in the case of each of clause (A), (B), (C), (D), (G), and (H), other than effects, circumstances, occurrences or changes that arise after the date of this Agreement but before the Initial Issue Date to the extent (and only to such extent) that such effects, circumstances, occurrences or changes have a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to other companies in the reinsurance industry.

(b) Each Company Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing, as applicable, under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation. The Company has delivered to Purchaser a true and complete list as of the Closing Date of each Company Subsidiary that conducts insurance operations (“ Company Insurance Subsidiaries ”), identifying the states or jurisdictions where such Company Insurance Subsidiaries are domiciled or “ commercially domiciled ” for insurance regulatory purposes. As used in this Article 7, “Company Subsidiary” means any person of which at least a majority of the securities or ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Company or by one or more of the Company Subsidiaries; and “person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, other entity or group (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act).

 

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Section 7.02 Company Capital Stock .

As of the Closing Date, the authorized Capital Stock of the Company consists solely of 500,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 201,842,351 shares are issued and outstanding and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, none of which are issued and outstanding. As of the Closing Date, 1,842,351 shares are subject to grants or awards issued under the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “ LTIP ”). The outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws and are not subject to preemptive rights (and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights).

Section 7.03 Subsidiaries .

The names, jurisdictions of organization and authorized and issued capital stock and other equity and voting interests of all Company Subsidiaries are set forth on Schedule 7.03 hereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.03 hereto, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity or voting interests of each Company Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interests of each Company Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No Company Subsidiary owns any shares of Company Common Stock. There are no outstanding options, warrants, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interests of any Company Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interests of any Company Subsidiary or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interests of any Company Subsidiary. There are no outstanding agreements of any kind which obligate the Company or any Company Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any capital stock or other equity or voting interests of any Company Subsidiary.

Section 7.04 Company Authority .

(a) This Agreement, the Notes and the Transactions have been, and the other Transaction Documents when issued and/or delivered will have been, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company. This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents and the Notes when delivered will have been, duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser, this Agreement is, and the other Transaction Documents and the Notes when delivered hereunder will be, valid and legally binding agreements of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or to general equity principles.

(b) This Agreement and the Note Guarantees have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Guarantors. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Guarantors and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser, this Agreement is a valid and legally binding agreement of the Guarantors, enforceable against the Guarantors in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or to general equity principles.

 

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Section 7.05 Regulatory Approvals; No Violations .

(a) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Article 8 hereto, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Notes do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or other action by, any Governmental Authority, except for (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) such licenses, approvals, authorizations or consents the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the Guarantors do not, and the execution, delivery and performance of the other Transaction Documents when delivered hereunder, and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions and, as applicable, the Guarantors, (assuming the full exercise of the Warrants and the conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock) will not, (A) constitute or result in a breach of or a default under, the acceleration of any obligations or penalties under, or the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the assets of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (with or without notice, lapse of time, or both) pursuant to, agreements binding upon the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties is subject or bound or violate any law, regulation, judgment or governmental or non-governmental permit or license to which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties is subject, (B) constitute or result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, the articles or certificates of incorporation of the Company or the Guarantors, as amended, or the bylaws of the Company or the Guarantors or (C) require any consent or approval or notice or other filing under any such agreement except, in the case of clauses (A) or (C) above, for any breach, violation, default, acceleration, creation, change, consent or approval that, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.06 Corporate Power .

The Company has the requisite power and authority (corporate and otherwise) to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease or operate all its properties and assets as such properties and assets are currently owned, leased or operated. The Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, have all requisite corporate power and authority and have taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and to consummate the Transactions. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in material violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of designations, bylaws or charter documents.

Section 7.07 No Registration, Integration or General Solicitation .

(a) Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Article 8 hereto, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, issue, sale and delivery of the Notes by the Company to the Purchaser in the manner contemplated by this Agreement to register the Notes under the Securities Act.

(b) Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors, their respective Affiliates, or any Person acting on any of their behalf (in each case, other than KKR and its Affiliates, as to which the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has, within the six-month period immediately prior to the date hereof, directly or indirectly, solicited any offer to buy or offered to sell, sold, or issued and will not, for six months following the date hereof, directly or indirectly, solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell, sell, or issue in the United States or to any U.S. person (as such terms are defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act) the Notes or any security of the Company or any Guarantor of the same class or series of the Notes (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act), except to the extent such offer, sale, issuance or solicitation, to the extent required, when integrated with the offering contemplated by this Agreement would not require registration under the Securities Act.

 

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(c) None of the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries, their respective Affiliates or any Person acting on any of their behalf (in each case, other than KKR and its Affiliates, as to which the Company and the Guarantors make no representation or warranty) has engaged or will engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act) in connection with the offering of the Notes.

Section 7.08 Company Reports: Financial Statements .

Except as set forth on Schedule 7.08 hereto:

(a) The Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, all forms, filings, registrations, submissions, statements, certifications, reports and documents required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act since March 19, 2012 (the forms, statements, reports and documents filed or furnished since March 19, 2012, the “ Company Reports ”). Each of the Company Reports, at the time of its filing or being furnished complied, or if not yet filed or furnished, will comply, in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company Reports. As of their respective dates (or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of such amendment), the Company Reports did not, and any Company Reports filed or furnished with the SEC subsequent to the date hereof will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(b) The Company’s consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the Company Reports, were prepared (i) in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or where such information and footnotes contained in such financial statements are not required under the rules of the SEC to be in compliance with GAAP) and (ii) in compliance as to form, as of their respective date of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, and in each case such consolidated financial statements fairly presented, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholder’s equity and cash flows of the Company and consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods covered thereby (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end adjustments which were not and which are not expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries taken as a whole).

(c) The Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 that are applicable to it. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company is recorded and reported on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s filings with the SEC and other public disclosure documents. The Company maintains internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15, as applicable, under the Exchange Act). Such internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit

 

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preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company, and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements.

(d) The Company has disclosed, based on the most recent evaluation of its chief executive officer and its chief financial officer prior to the date hereof, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of its internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and has identified for the Company’s auditors and audit committee of the Board of Directors of the Company any material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Since the filing date of the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls.

(e) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have filed all reports and statements, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file since March 19, 2012, with any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over its business or any of its assets or properties (each a “ Regulatory Authority ”), and have paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith, except where the failure to so file such reports and statements or pay such fees is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. As of their respective dates, such reports and statements complied with all the laws, rules and regulations of the applicable Regulatory Authority with which they were filed except for noncompliance that is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.09 Absence of Certain Changes .

Since March 19, 2012, no event or events have occurred that have had or would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.10 Compliance with Laws .

Except as would not be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings, applications and registrations with, any Governmental Authority that are required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and assets and to carry on their business as presently conducted, and all such permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no material suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened, and all such filings, applications and registrations are current. The conduct by the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries of their business and the condition and use of their properties does not violate or infringe any applicable domestic (federal, state or local) or foreign law, statute, ordinance, license or regulation, except for conduct which has not had or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is in default under any order, license, regulation, demand, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, except for any default which has not had or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are complying with, and to the Knowledge of the Company, none of them has been threatened to be charged with or

 

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given notice of any violation of, all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations, rules, judgments, injunctions or decrees, except where such non-compliance has not had nor is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Governmental Authority has placed any material restriction on the business or properties of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries other than statutory or regulatory restrictions of general application to insurance companies, and except for routine examinations by insurance regulators, as of the date hereof, no investigation by any Governmental Authority with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.

Section 7.11 Litigation .

Except as set forth on Schedule 7.11 hereto, as of the date hereof, (i) no civil, criminal or administrative litigation, claim, action, suit, hearing, arbitration, investigation or other proceeding before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and (ii) neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries is subject to any order, judgment or decree, except with respect to (i) and (ii) for those that are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.12 Undisclosed Events .

Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) which are not properly reflected or reserved against in the Company’s financial statements contained in the Company Reports to the extent required to be so reflected or reserved against in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities or obligations that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.13 Transactions with Affiliates and Employees .

Except as set forth in the Company Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is currently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $100,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, (iii) other employee benefits, including agreements under any equity compensation plans and (iv) the TSA.

Section 7.14 Investment Company .

Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 7.15 Taxes .

(a) The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has properly and timely filed, in accordance with applicable laws (taking into account all available extensions), all material federal, state, local and foreign Tax Returns that are required to be filed by it with any Governmental Authority and such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects. All material Taxes due and owing by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid in full other than such Taxes for which adequate reserves have been accrued on the appropriate financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

 

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(b) There are no audits or proceedings relating to any material Tax or material Tax Return of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries currently in progress or raised in writing by any Governmental Authority and to the Knowledge of the Company no such audit or proceeding is pending or threatened.

(c) Nothing in this Section 7.15 or otherwise in this Agreement will be construed as a representation or warranty with respect to the amount or availability of any Tax attribute of the Company for any taxable period following the Closing Date including any net operating loss carryforwards or any limitations on such net operating loss carryforwards by Sections 382, 383 or 384 of the Code.

Section 7.16 Certain Business Practices .

(a) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, paid, caused to be paid, or agreed to pay, directly or (to the Knowledge of the Company) indirectly, in connection with the business of the Company: (i) to any government or agency thereof, any agent or any supplier or customer, any bribe, kickback or other similar illegal payment; (ii) any illegal contribution to any political party or candidate (other than from personal funds of directors, officers or employees not reimbursed by their respective employers or as otherwise permitted by applicable Law); or (iii) intentionally established or maintained any unrecorded fund or asset or made any false entries on any books or records for any purpose; and, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries violated or is in violation of any provision of the FCPA.

(b) The operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(c) None of the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“ OFAC ”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority; and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use any proceeds from the Transaction, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

Section 7.17 Material Agreements .

Each material contract of the Company required to be filed on a Current Report on Form 8-K, a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or an Annual Report on Form 10-K, in each case pursuant to Item 601(a) and Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act (the “ Company Material

 

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Agreements ”) is listed on Schedule 7.17 hereto; copies of the Company Material Agreements are attached or incorporated as exhibits to the Company Reports. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.17 hereto: (1) each of the Company Material Agreements is valid and binding on the Company and in full force and effect; (2) the Company is in material compliance with and has materially performed all obligations required to be performed by it as of the date hereof under each Company Material Agreement; and (3) the Company does not know of, nor has received notice of, any violation or default (or any condition which with the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause such a violation of or a default) by any party under any Company Material Agreement.

Section 7.18 No Additional Representations .

Except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Article 7 (including, or as qualified by, the disclosure schedules), neither the Company nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets liabilities, condition or prospects, and the Company hereby, to the maximum extent permitted by law, disclaims any such other representations or warranties with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or with respect to any other information (including, without limitation, pro-forma financial information, financial projections or other forward-looking statements) provided to or made available to the Purchaser or any other Person in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or in the Transaction Documents except as provided in the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of the Purchaser and its Affiliates to rely on the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Article 7 or in any other Transaction Document.

ARTICLE 8

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS

The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company and the Guarantors as of the Closing Date and as of each Issue Date as follows:

Section 8.01 Purchase for Own Account.

The Purchaser is acquiring the Notes for its own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view to any distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act. The Purchaser is not acting on behalf of any person or otherwise intends to underwrite or facilitate the purchase of any Note by or for the benefit of any person other than the Purchaser.

Section 8.02 Information.

The Purchaser has received such information as it deems necessary in order to make an investment decision with respect to the Notes and has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors and to obtain such additional information which the Company or its Subsidiaries possess or could acquire without unreasonable effort or expense as the Purchaser deems necessary to verify the accuracy of the information furnished to the Purchaser and has asked such questions, received such answers and obtained such information as it deems necessary to verify the accuracy of the information furnished to the Purchaser.

Section 8.03 Purchasers Status.

The Purchaser is (i) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) or (ii) an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D).

 

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Section 8.04 No Registration.

The Purchaser understands that the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state or other securities law, that the Notes are being issued by the Company in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and that the Notes may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or if an exemption from registration under the Securities Act is available.

The Purchaser further understands that the exemption from registration afforded by Rule 144 depends on the satisfaction of various conditions, and that, if applicable, Rule 144 may afford the basis for sales only in limited amounts.

Section 8.05 No Brokers or Finders.

The Purchaser did not employ any broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and no fees or commissions are payable to the Purchaser except as otherwise provided for in the Transaction Documents.

Section 8.06 Source of Funds.

The source of funds to be used by the Purchaser to pay the Purchase Price does not include assets of any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, any plan, individual retirement account or arrangement that constitutes a “plan” within the meaning of Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code, any other entity the assets of which consist of “plan assets” of employee benefit plans or plans as defined in Section 3(42) of ERISA and Department of Labor regulation Section 2510.3-101, or an arrangement subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (“ Like Laws ”).

The Purchaser either (1) is, and for so long as it holds any Notes, will be, a venture capital operating company or wholly owned by a venture capital operating company, or (2) does not have, and for so long as it holds any Notes, will not have, significant equity participation by benefit plan investors pursuant to Section 3(42) of ERISA and Department of Labor regulation Section 2510.3-101.

Section 8.07 Tax Matters.

The Purchaser agrees to treat, and shall treat, the Notes as debt for U.S. Federal income Tax purposes, except to the extent required pursuant to a final determination (as defined in Section 1313 of the Code). Purchaser is a United States person (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) and shall deliver to the Company an IRS Form W-9 (or any successor applicable form) on or prior to the Closing Date. If Purchaser assigns its interests in the Notes or its obligation to purchase all or any portion of the Notes pursuant to Section 18.06, the assignee shall deliver to the Company at the time of such assignment an IRS Form W-9 or appropriate Form W-8 (or any successor applicable form), as applicable. Any foreign assignee that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to payments made under the Notes shall (to the extent legally entitled to do so) deliver to the Issuer documentation reasonably requested by the Issuer as will permit payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.

 

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ARTICLE 9

THE NOTES

Section 9.01 Form and Dating; Terms .

(a) Provisions relating to the Notes are set forth in Appendix A, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Agreement. The Notes shall each be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Agreement. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, rules or agreements with national securities exchanges to which the Company or any Guarantor is subject, if any, or usage ( provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company). Each Note shall be dated the date of its execution. The Notes shall be in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof.

(b) The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Agreement, and the Company and the Guarantors, by their execution and delivery of this Agreement, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and be controlling.

(c) In connection with the payment of PIK Interest in respect of the Notes, the outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall be increased through the capitalization of such interest thereon (each a “ PIK Payment ”). Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “principal amount” of the Notes includes any increases in the principal amount of the outstanding Notes as a result of PIK Payments.

Section 9.02 Execution .

(a) At least one Officer shall execute the Notes on the applicable Issue Date on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

(b) The Company shall execute and make available for delivery Notes for original issue on one or more Issue Dates in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $150,000,000.

(c) On each Interest Payment Date the principal amount of each Note shall be increased by an amount equal to the interest payable, rounded up to the nearest $1, for the relevant interest period on the principal amount of such Note, and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Company with respect to such Note, to reflect such increase.

Section 9.03 Registrar and Paying Agent.

The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“ Registrar ”) and at least one office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“ Paying Agent ”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (“ Note Register ”) and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “ Registrar ” includes any co-registrar, and the term “ Paying Agent ” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

Section 9.04 Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

(a) The Company shall require each Paying Agent to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent.

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Section 9.05 Holder Lists.

The Registrar shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders.

Section 9.06 Transfer and Exchange .

(a) The Notes shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Note for registration of transfer and in compliance with Appendix A.

(b) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute Notes in accordance with Section 9.02 or at the Registrar’s request.

(c) No service charge shall be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Holders shall be required to pay any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 9.10, 10.06, 10.08, 11.15 and 14.03).

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

(e) Neither the Company nor the Registrar shall be required (1) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 10.01 and ending at the close of business on the day of selection or (2) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption, or tendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in connection with a Change of Control Offer or an Asset Disposition Offer, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of any Note being redeemed or repurchased in part.

(f) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and neither any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(g) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note at the office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 11.02, the Company shall execute and mail, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.

(h) At the option of the Holder, Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute and mail the replacement Notes which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A.

(i) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 9.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by mail or by facsimile or electronic transmission.

 

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Section 9.07 Replacement Notes.

If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Company or if a Holder claims that its Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken and the Company receives evidence to its satisfaction of the ownership and loss, destruction or theft of such Note, the Company shall issue a replacement Note. If required by the Company, an indemnity bond must be provided by the Holder that is sufficient in the reasonable judgment of the Company to protect the Company and any Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. Every replacement Note is a contractual obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Agreement equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.07, in case any mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Note, pay such Note.

Section 9.08 Outstanding Notes .

(a) The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes issued by the Company except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, and those described in this Section 9.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 9.09, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.

(b) If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 9.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Company receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser, as such term is defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York.

(c) If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 11.01, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue from and after the date of such payment.

(d) If a Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on the maturity date, any redemption date or any date of purchase pursuant to an Offer to Purchase, money sufficient to pay Notes payable or to be redeemed or purchased on that date and such Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to Article 15 and Article 17, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest.

Section 9.09 Treasury Notes.

In determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes beneficially owned by the Company, or by any Affiliate of the Company (other than KKR), shall be considered as though not outstanding.

Section 9.10 Cancellation.

The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Company any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Company and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or cancellation and shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has redeemed, paid or canceled. The Company shall not execute Notes in place of canceled Notes other than pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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Section 9.11 CUSIP and ISIN Numbers .

The Company in issuing the Notes may use CUSIP or ISIN numbers, or Private Placement numbers issued by S&P CUSIP Service Bureau (if then generally in use). The Company shall as promptly as practicable notify the Holders in writing of any change in the CUSIP, ISIN or Private Placement numbers. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain CUSIP, ISIN or Private Placement numbers for the Notes, if requested by KKR.

ARTICLE 10

REDEMPTION

Section 10.01 Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.

If fewer than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the Company shall select the Notes to be redeemed on a pro rata basis. The Company shall make the selection from outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption, excluding notes held in treasury. Notes and portions of Notes selected will be in amounts of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1 in excess of $2,000; provided that no Notes of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. Provisions of this Agreement that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption.

A new Note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of any Note redeemed in part will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note. On and after the Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in payment of the redemption price, interest shall cease to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption unless such redemption is conditioned on the happening of a future event.

Section 10.02 Election to Redeem; Notice of Redemption.

Notices of redemption shall be delivered electronically or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, at least 10 but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at such Holder’s registered address or otherwise. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, any notice of redemption that relates to such Note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof that has been or is to be redeemed.

All notices of redemption shall state:

(1) the Redemption Date,

(2) the redemption price, including the portion thereof representing any accrued and unpaid interest; provided that in connection with a redemption that includes an Applicable Premium, the notice shall set forth the manner of calculation of the redemption price,

(3) if less than all outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of a partial redemption, the principal amounts) of the particular Notes to be redeemed,

(4) in case any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice which relates to such Note shall state that on and after the Redemption Date, upon surrender of such Note, the Holder will receive, without charge, a new Note or Notes of authorized denominations for the principal amount thereof remaining unredeemed,

 

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(5) that, subject to any conditions precedent, on the Redemption Date the redemption price (and accrued interest, if any, to the Redemption Date) will become due and payable upon each such Note, or the portion thereof, to be redeemed, and that, subject to payment of the redemption price, interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date,

(6) the place or places where such Notes are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price and accrued interest, if any,

(7) the name and address of the Paying Agent (if other than the Company),

(8) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Company or the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price, and

(9) any conditions precedent to such redemption, and that the Company may revoke the notice of redemption if it determines that any condition precedent will not be satisfied on or prior to the Redemption Date.

Section 10.03 Effect of Notice of Redemption.

Any notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including consummation of a financing or other transaction. The Company may revoke a notice of redemption on or prior to the Redemption Date if it determines that any condition precedent to such redemption will not be satisfied on or prior to the Redemption Date. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to such redemption and the Company’s right to revoke a notice of redemption, once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 10.02, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date at the redemption price. The notice, if mailed or delivered by electronic transmission in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption in whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Note. Subject to Section 10.04, on and after the Redemption Date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption.

Section 10.04 Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.

Prior to any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 9.04) an amount of money sufficient to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on, all the Notes which are to be redeemed on that date.

Section 10.05 Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.

Any Note which is to be redeemed only in part (pursuant to the provisions of this Article) shall be surrendered at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 11.02 (with, if the Company so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder of such Note without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Note so surrendered.

 

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Section 10.06 Optional Redemption.

The Company may redeem the Notes at the prices set forth in the Notes. The Notes shall not be redeemable at the option of the Company other than as provided therein. The Company’s right to effect an optional redemption of the Notes is subject to the terms of Article 15 and Article 17 of this Agreement.

Section 10.07 Mandatory Redemption.

The Company will not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes, other than Mandatory Principal Redemptions in connection with AHYDO Notes, if applicable.

Section 10.08 Offers to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds .

(a) In the event that, pursuant to Section 11.16, the Company is required to commence an Asset Disposition Offer, the Company will follow the procedures specified below.

(b) The Asset Disposition Offer will remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “ Asset Disposition Offer Period ”). No later than five Business Days after the termination of the Asset Disposition Offer Period (the “ Asset Disposition Purchase Date ”), the Company will apply all Excess Proceeds to the purchase of the aggregate principal amount of Notes and, if applicable, Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness (on a pro rata basis, if applicable) required to be purchased pursuant to Section 11.16 (the “ Asset Disposition Offer Amount ”), or, if less than the Asset Disposition Offer Amount of Notes (and, if applicable, Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness) has been so validly tendered, all Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness validly tendered in response to the Asset Disposition Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased will be made in the same manner as interest payments on the Notes are made.

(c) Upon the commencement of an Asset Disposition Offer, the Company shall mail a notice to each of the Holders. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Disposition Offer. The Asset Disposition Offer shall be made to all Holders and, if required, all holders of Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness. The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Asset Disposition Offer, shall state:

(1) that an Asset Disposition Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 10.08 and Section 11.16 and the expiration time of the Asset Disposition Offer Period;

(2) the Asset Disposition Offer Amount, the purchase price, including the portion thereof representing any accrued and unpaid interest, and the Asset Disposition Purchase Date;

(3) that Notes must be tendered in integral multiples of $1 (subject to clause (8) below), and any Note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and will continue to accrue interest;

(4) that, unless the Company defaults in making the payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Asset Disposition Offer will cease to accrue interest on and after the Asset Disposition Purchase Date;

 

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(5) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Asset Disposition Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to such Note completed, to the Paying Agent specified in the notice at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Asset Disposition Purchase Date;

(6) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives at the address specified in the notice, not later than the expiration of the Asset Disposition Offer Period, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Notes the Holder tendered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Note purchased;

(7) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes, Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness surrendered by the holders thereof exceeds the Asset Disposition Offer Amount, then the Notes, such Pari Passu Indebtedness and such Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness will be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate accreted value or principal amount, as applicable, of the Notes, such Pari Passu Indebtedness and such Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness tendered;

(8) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (the unpurchased portion of the Notes must be equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1 in excess thereof); and

(9) the other procedures, as determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 10.08 that a Holder must follow.

(d) On or before the Asset Disposition Purchase Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary or as otherwise provided in Section 11.16(c), the Asset Disposition Offer Amount of Notes, Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness or portions thereof validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Asset Disposition Offer, or, if less than the Asset Disposition Offer Amount has been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, all Notes, Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness so tendered, in the case of the Notes, in whole number multiples of $1; provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $2,000, then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $2,000.

(e) The Paying Agent or the Company, as the case may be, will promptly, but in no event later than five Business Days after termination of the Asset Disposition Offer Period, mail or deliver to each tendering Holder or holder or lender of Pari Passu Indebtedness or Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness, as the case may be, an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes, the Pari Passu Indebtedness or the Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness so validly tendered and not properly withdrawn by such holder or lender, as the case may be, and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company will promptly issue a new Note, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1 in excess thereof. In addition, the Company will take any and all other actions required by the agreements governing the Pari Passu Indebtedness or the Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable. Any Note not so accepted will be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Asset Disposition Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Asset Disposition Purchase Date.

 

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(f) The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of this Agreement, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Agreement by virtue of any conflict.

Other than as specifically provided in this Section 10.08 or Section 11.16, any purchase pursuant to this Section 10.08 shall be made pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 10.01 through Section 10.05.

ARTICLE 11

COVENANTS

Section 11.01 Payment of Notes .

(a) The Company will pay, or cause to be paid, the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary, holds as of 1:00 p.m. (New York City) time, on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. Interest on the Notes will be paid entirely by capitalizing accrued and unpaid interest on each Interest Payment Date (“ PIK Interest ”) and adding the same to the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Following an increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Notes as a result of a PIK Payment, the Notes will bear interest on such increased principal amount from and after the date of such PIK Payment.

(b) The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.

Section 11.02 Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company and the Guarantors in respect of the Notes and this Agreement may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Holders of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency.

The Company may also from time to time designate additional 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 Company shall give prompt written notice to the Holders of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

Section 11.03 Taxes.

The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all taxes, assessments and governmental levies except (a) such as are being contested in good faith and by appropriate negotiations or proceedings or (b) where the failure to effect such payment would not have a material adverse effect (1) upon the financial condition, business or results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (2) on the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to perform their respective obligations under the Notes or this Agreement.

 

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Section 11.04 Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

The Company and each Guarantor covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of its obligations hereunder or under the Notes.

Section 11.05 Corporate Existence.

Subject to Article 12, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (1) its corporate existence and the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary and (2) the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Company in good faith shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Section 11.06 Reports and Other Information .

(a) Notwithstanding that the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, the Company will file with the SEC within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations that are then applicable to the Company (or if the Company is not then subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, then the time periods for filing applicable to a filer that is not an “accelerated filer” or a “large accelerated filer” as defined in such rules and regulations):

(1) all financial information that would be required to be contained in an annual report on Form 10-K, or any successor or comparable form, filed with the SEC, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm;

(2) all financial information that would be required to be contained in a quarterly report on Form 10-Q, or any successor or comparable form, filed with the SEC, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section; and

(3) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form 8-K, or any successor or comparable form, if the Company were required to file such reports,

in each case in a manner that complies in all material respects with the requirements specified in such form.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding Section 11.06(a), the Company will not be obligated to file such reports with the SEC if the SEC does not permit such filing, so long as the Company provides such information to the Holders and makes available such information to prospective purchasers of the Notes, in each case at the Company’s expense and by the applicable date the Company would be required to file such information pursuant to Section 11.06(a).

(c) The requirements set forth in Sections 11.06(a) and 11.06(b) may be satisfied by posting copies of such information on a website (which may be nonpublic and may be maintained by the Company or a third party) to which access will be given to Holders and prospective purchasers of the Notes.

(d) If the Company has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries and such Unrestricted Subsidiaries, either individually or collectively, would otherwise have been a Significant Subsidiary, then the annual and quarterly financial information required by this Section 11.06 shall include a reasonably detailed presentation, as determined in good faith by Senior Management of the Company, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes to the financial statements and in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

Section 11.07 Compliance Certificate .

The Company will deliver to each Holder, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year ending after the Closing Date, a certificate from the principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Company (in each case including any person holding such a position as an interim officer) stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officer with a view to determining whether the Company and each Guarantor have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled their obligations under this Agreement, and further stating, as to such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge, the Company and each Guarantor have kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every condition and covenant contained in this Agreement and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of this Agreement (or, if a Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company and each Guarantor are taking or propose to take with respect thereto). The certificate shall also list all Restricted Payments made during the preceding fiscal year, state that such Restricted Payments were permitted and set forth the basis upon which the calculations required by Section 11.08 were computed, together with a copy of any fairness opinion or appraisal required by this Agreement.

(b) When any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Agreement, the Company will promptly (which shall be within 10 Business Days following the date on which the Company becomes aware of such Default or Event of Default or receives notice of such Default or Event of Default) send to each Holder an Officers’ Certificate specifying such event, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereof.

(c) The Company will promptly give notice to the Holders of any occurrence of a Designated Payment Default.

 

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Section 11.08 Limitation on Restricted Payments.

(a) The Company will not, and, subject to Section 11.08(e), will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to:

(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution (whether made in cash, securities or other property) on or in respect of its or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Capital Stock (including any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) to any Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, other than:

(A) dividends or distributions payable solely in Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock); and

(B) dividends or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as, in the case of any dividend or distribution payable on or in respect of any Capital Stock issued by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary holding such Capital Stock receives at least its pro rata share of such dividend or distribution;

(2) purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value, including in connection with any merger or consolidation, any Capital Stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company held by Persons other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(3) make any principal payment on, or purchase, repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any scheduled repayment, scheduled sinking fund payment or Stated Maturity, any Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations, other than:

(A) Indebtedness held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

(B) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or Stated Maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement; or

(4) make any Restricted Investment

(all such payments and other actions referred to in clauses (1) through (4) of this Section 11.08(a) (other than any exception thereto) shall be referred to as a “ Restricted Payment ”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:

(A) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or would result therefrom);

(B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction on a pro forma basis, the Company could Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under Section 11.09(a); and

(C) the aggregate amount of such Restricted Payment and all other Restricted Payments declared or made subsequent to the Closing Date (excluding Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9), (13), (14), (15) and (16) of Section 11.08(b)) would not exceed the sum of (without duplication):

(i) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (treated as one accounting period) from the beginning of the first fiscal quarter commencing subsequent to the Closing Date to the end of the most recent fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of such Restricted Payment for which financial statements are available (or, in case such Consolidated Net Income is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit); plus

 

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(ii) 100% of the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds or Fair Market Value of any asset (other than cash) received by the Company from the issue or sale of its Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or other capital contributions subsequent to the Closing Date, other than Net Cash Proceeds received from an issuance or sale of such Capital Stock to (y) a Subsidiary of the Company or (z) an employee stock ownership plan, option plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination; plus

(iii) the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries is reduced on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or exchange (other than debt held by a Subsidiary of the Company) subsequent to the Closing Date of any Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company (less the amount of any cash, or the Fair Market Value of any other property, distributed by the Company upon such conversion or exchange); plus

(iv) the amount equal to the net reduction in Restricted Investments made by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any Person resulting from:

 

  (x) repurchases or redemptions of such Restricted Investments by such Person, proceeds realized upon the sale of such Restricted Investment to an unaffiliated purchaser, repayments of loans or advances or other transfers of assets (including by way of dividend or distribution) and releases of Guarantees by such Person to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than for reimbursement of tax payments); or

 

  (y) the Revocation of the Designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or the merger or consolidation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary with and into the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (valued in each case as provided in the definition of “Investment”) not to exceed the amount of Investments previously made by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary,

which amount in each case under this clause (iv) was previously included in the calculation of the amount of Restricted Payments; provided , however , that no amount will be included under this clause (iv) to the extent it is already included in Consolidated Net Income.

(b) The provisions of Section 11.08(a) will not prohibit:

(1) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Capital Stock, Disqualified Stock, Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations made by exercise or conversion into, exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Capital Stock of the Company (other than Disqualified Stock and other than Capital Stock issued or sold to a Subsidiary or an employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such sale to an employee stock ownership plan

 

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or similar trust is financed by loans from or Guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless such loans have been repaid with cash on or prior to the date of determination); provided , however , that the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale of Capital Stock will be excluded from clause (C)(ii) of Section 11.08(a);

(2) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Subordinated Obligations or any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Guarantor Subordinated Obligations made by exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Guarantor Subordinated Obligations, in each case so long as such refinancing Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations are permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 11.09 and constitute Refinancing Indebtedness;

(3) any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of Disqualified Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary made by exercise or conversion into, exchange for, or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale of, Disqualified Stock of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, so long as such refinancing Disqualified Stock is permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 11.09 and constitutes Refinancing Indebtedness;

(4) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Subordinated Obligation or Guarantor Subordinated Obligation (A) at a purchase price not greater than 101% of the principal amount of such Subordinated Obligation or Guarantor Subordinated Obligation in the event of a Change of Control or similar event in accordance with provisions similar to Section 11.15 or (B) at a purchase price not greater than 100% of the principal amount thereof in accordance with provisions similar to Section 11.16; provided that, prior to or simultaneously with such purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement, the Company has made the Change of Control Offer or Asset Disposition Offer, as applicable, if required by such covenant with respect to the Notes and has completed the repurchase or redemption of all Notes validly tendered for payment in connection with such Change of Control Offer or Asset Disposition Offer;

(5) dividends paid within 60 days after the date of declaration if at such date of declaration such dividend would have complied with this Section 11.08;

(6) the purchase, redemption or other acquisition (including by cancellation of indebtedness), cancellation or retirement for value of Capital Stock held by any existing or former directors, employees, management or consultants or advisors of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or their assigns, estates or heirs, in each case in connection with the repurchase provisions under stock option or stock purchase agreements or other agreements to compensate such persons approved by the Board of Directors of the Company; provided that such Capital Stock was received for services related to, or for the benefit of, the Company and its Subsidiaries; and provided , further , that such redemptions, repurchases or other acquisitions pursuant to this clause will not exceed 0.50% of Consolidated Assets in the aggregate (excluding amounts representing cancellation of Indebtedness issued to the Company in connection with the issuance of such Capital Stock) during any calendar year (with any unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to the immediately succeeding calendar year subject to a maximum of 1.0% of Consolidated Assets in any calendar year), although such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

(A) the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Company and, to the extent contributed to the Company, the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of Capital Stock of any of the Company’s direct or indirect parent companies, in each case to existing or former directors, employees, management or consultants or advisors of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies that occurs after the Closing Date, ( provided that the Net Cash Proceeds from such sales or contributions will be excluded from clause (C)(ii) of Section 11.08(a)); plus

 

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(B) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date; less

(C) the amount of any Restricted Payments made since the Closing Date with the cash proceeds described in clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (6);

(7) the declaration and payment of dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Company issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense;”

(8) repurchases, redemptions, retirements and other acquisitions of Capital Stock (A) deemed to occur upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of stock options, warrants, other rights to purchase Capital Stock or other convertible or exchangeable securities if such Capital Stock represents all or portion of the exercise price thereof or (B) in connection with a gross up for tax withholding relating to any such Capital Stock;

(9) any payment of cash by the Company in respect of fractional shares of the Company’s Capital Stock upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any stock options, warrants, other rights to purchase Capital Stock or other convertible or exchangeable securities;

(10) the purchase, redemption, retirement and other acquisition of any Permitted Bond Hedge, or any payment made in connection with the exercise or termination of any Permitted Bond Hedge;

(11) the purchase, redemption, retirement and other acquisition of any Permitted Warrant, or any payment made in connection with the exercise or termination of any Permitted Warrant;

(12) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (12) of this Section 11.08(b) not to exceed 1.5% of Consolidated Assets;

(13) the declaration and payment of any dividend or distribution consisting of Capital Stock or Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that the Designation of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and subsequent Investments in such Unrestricted Subsidiary were made as Restricted Investments under Section 11.08(a)(4);

(14) payments to dissenting stockholders not to exceed $5.0 million pursuant to applicable law or in connection with the settlement or other satisfaction of legal claims made pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger, amalgamation, arrangement or disposition of assets in a transaction not prohibited by this Agreement;

(15) payments of fees, including by means of discounts with respect to interests issued or sold, in connection with Qualified Securitization Transactions;

 

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(16) the declaration and payment of any dividend or distribution consisting of WMMRC-Related Assets; and

(17) the purchase, redemption, retirement and other acquisition of Convertible Preferred Stock or WMI Warrants or, in each case, any Capital Stock received upon conversion or exercise thereof;

provided , however , that at the time of and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under clauses (7) and (12), no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof.

(c) The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of such Restricted Payment of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to such Restricted Payment; provided that such determination of Fair Market Value shall be based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an Independent Financial Advisor if such Fair Market Value is estimated in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company or an authorized committee thereof to exceed 4.0% of Consolidated Assets. The amount of any Restricted Payment paid in cash shall be its face amount.

(d) To the extent any cash or any other property is paid or distributed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon the conversion or exchange of any Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company or upon any other acquisition or retirement of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for an amount based on the value of such Capital Stock, (1) any amount of such cash or property that exceeds the principal amount of the Indebtedness that is converted, exchanged, acquired or retired and any accrued interest paid thereon (and only such excess amount) shall be deemed to be a Restricted Payment described in clause (2) of Section 11.08(a) and (2) the amount of such cash or property up to an amount equal to the principal amount of the Indebtedness that is converted, exchanged, acquired or retired shall be deemed to be Restricted Payment described in clause (3) of Section 11.08(a) if such Indebtedness is a Subordinated Obligation or Guarantor Subordinated Obligation. If the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries repurchases any Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries that is convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock of the Company (whether or not then convertible or exchangeable) in the open market at a price in excess of the principal amount of such Indebtedness and any accrued interest thereon, such excess amount (and only such excess amount) shall be deemed to be a Restricted Payment described in clause (2) of Section 11.08(a).

(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 11.08 shall have no force and effect with respect to any Restricted Subsidiaries so long as, and to the extent, prohibited by the terms of Section 6.02(i) of Financing Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date. In the event that (i) the terms of this Section 11.08 are no longer prohibited by the Financing Agreement or (ii) the Company is no longer a party to the Financing Agreement, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall become subject to the provisions of this Section 11.08. So long as any provisions of this Section 11.08 are not in full force and effect pursuant to this Section 11.08(e), the Company shall not modify the provisions of Sections 6.02(e) or 6.02(f) of the Financing Agreement without the consent of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes.

(f) If the Company makes a Restricted Payment which, at the time of the making of such Restricted Payment, in the good faith determination of the Company, would be permitted under the requirements of this Agreement, such Restricted Payment shall be deemed to have been made in compliance with this Agreement notwithstanding any subsequent adjustment made in good faith to the Company’s financial statements affecting its Consolidated Net Income.

 

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(g) If any Person in which a Restricted Investment is made subsequently becomes a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Agreement, all such Restricted Investments previously made in such Person shall no longer be counted as Restricted Payments for purposes of calculating the amount of Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 11.08(a)(C).

Section 11.09 Limitation on Indebtedness .

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Incur any Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness); provided , however , that the Company and the Guarantors may Incur Indebtedness if on the date thereof and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis:

(1) (i) the Asset Coverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00 if the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged solely in Financial Services Businesses; or (ii) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is at least 2.00 to 1.00 if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are engaged in lines of business other than Financial Services Businesses; and

(2) no Default or Event of Default will have occurred or be continuing or would occur as a consequence of Incurring the Indebtedness or entering into the transactions relating to such Incurrence.

(b) The provisions of Section 11.09(a) will not prohibit the Incurrence of the following Indebtedness:

(1) Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor Incurred under a Debt Facility and the issuance and creation of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances thereunder (with undrawn trade letters of credit and reimbursement obligations relating to trade letters of credit satisfied within 30 days being excluded, and bankers’ acceptances being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the face amount thereof) in an aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $125.0 million, in each case less the aggregate principal amount of all principal repayments with the proceeds from Asset Dispositions made pursuant to clause (1) of Section 11.16(b) in satisfaction of the requirements of such covenant;

(2) Indebtedness represented by the Notes (including any Note Guarantee);

(3) Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (A) in existence on the Closing Date (other than Indebtedness described in clauses (1), (4), (5), (6), (8), (10), (11) and (12) of this Section 11.09(b)), (B) pursuant to the First Lien Notes and First Lien Notes Indenture, and (C) pursuant to the Second Lien Notes and Second Lien Notes Indenture;

(4) Guarantees by (A) the Company or a Guarantor of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by the Company or a Guarantor in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; provided that in the event such Indebtedness that is being Guaranteed is (x) Pari Passu Indebtedness or Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness, then the related Guarantee shall rank equally in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantee, as the case may be, or (y) a Subordinated Obligation or a Guarantor Subordinated Obligation, then the related Guarantee shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantee, as the case may be, and (B) Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries of Indebtedness Incurred by Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;

 

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(5) Indebtedness of the Company owing to and held by any Restricted Subsidiary or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to and held by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however ,

(A) if the Company is the obligor on Indebtedness owing to a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full in cash of all obligations with respect to the Notes;

(B) if a Guarantor is the obligor on Indebtedness owing to a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary, such Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor; and

(C) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Indebtedness being beneficially held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed, in each case under this clause (5)(C), to constitute an Incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that is not permitted under this clause (5);

(6) Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary held by the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided , however , (A) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Capital Stock or any other event that results in any such Preferred Stock being beneficially held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company; and (B) any sale or other transfer of such Preferred Stock to a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed in each case under this clause (6) to constitute an Incurrence of such Preferred Stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that is not permitted under this clause (6);

(7) Indebtedness of Persons Incurred and outstanding on the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by, or merged into, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness Incurred (A) to provide all or any portion of the funds utilized to consummate the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was otherwise acquired by the Company or (B) otherwise in connection with, or in contemplation of, such acquisition); provided , however , that at the time such Person is acquired, the Company would have been able to Incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 11.09(a) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Incurrence of such Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (7);

(8) Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations that are Incurred in the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes);

(9) Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary Incurred to finance the purchase, lease, construction or improvement of any property, plant or equipment used or to be used in the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary through the direct purchase of such property, plant or equipment, and any Indebtedness that serves to refund or refinance any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (9) in an aggregate outstanding principal amount that, when taken together with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (9) and then outstanding, will not exceed the greater of (A) $20.0 million and (B) 2.5% of Consolidated Assets at any time outstanding;

 

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(10) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance, self-insurance obligations, performance, bid, surety and similar bonds and completion Guarantees (not for borrowed money) provided in the ordinary course of business;

(11) Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, contribution, adjustment of purchase price, earn-out, deferred compensation, non-compete or similar obligations, in each case, Incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business or assets of the Company or any business, assets or Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary, other than Guarantees of Indebtedness Incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition; provided that:

(A) in the case of a disposition, the maximum aggregate liability in respect of all such Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds including non-cash proceeds (the Fair Market Value of such non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) actually received by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition; and

(B) such Indebtedness is not reflected on the balance sheet of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (contingent obligations referred to in a footnote to financial statements and not otherwise reflected on the balance sheet will not be deemed to be reflected on such balance sheet for purposes of this clause (11));

(12) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument (except in the case of daylight overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided , however , that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of Incurrence;

(13) the Incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of Refinancing Indebtedness that serves to refund or refinance any Indebtedness Incurred as permitted under Section 11.09(a) and clauses (2), (3), (4), (7), (8), (11) (to the extent owed to the same obligee), and this clause (13) of this Section 11.09(b);

(14) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary consisting of obligations to pay insurance premiums incurred in the ordinary course of business in an amount not to exceed the annual premiums in respect of such insurance premiums at any one time outstanding; and

(15) in addition to the items referred to in clauses (1) through (15) of this Section 11.09(b) above, Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate outstanding principal amount which, when taken together with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (15) and then outstanding, will not exceed the greater of (A) $20.0 million and (B) 2.5% of Consolidated Assets at any time outstanding.

(c) The Company will not Incur any Indebtedness under Section 11.09(b) if the proceeds thereof are used to refinance any Subordinated Obligations of the Company unless such Indebtedness will be subordinated in right of payment to the Notes to at least the same extent as such Subordinated Obligations. No Guarantor will Incur any Indebtedness under Section 11.09(b) if the proceeds thereof are used to refinance any Guarantor Subordinated Obligations of such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness will be subordinated in right of payment to the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee to at least the same extent as such Guarantor Subordinated Obligations. The Company

 

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will not Incur any Indebtedness under Section 11.09(b) if the proceeds thereof are used to refinance any Pari Passu Indebtedness unless such Indebtedness is either Pari Passu Indebtedness or Subordinated Obligations. No Guarantor will Incur any Indebtedness under Section 11.09(b) if the proceeds thereof are used to refinance any Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness of such Guarantor unless such Refinancing Indebtedness is either Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations. No Non-Guarantor Subsidiary may Incur any Indebtedness if the proceeds are used to refinance Indebtedness of the Company or a Guarantor.

(d) For purposes of determining compliance with, and the outstanding principal amount of any particular Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to and in compliance with, this Section 11.09:

(1) in the event that Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Section 11.09, the Company, in its sole discretion, will classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of Incurrence and may later reclassify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with Section 11.09 (a) or (b) and will be entitled to divide the amount and type of such Indebtedness among more than one clause of Section 11.09(a) or (b); provided that all Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date under the Financing Agreement, and all Indebtedness (or the portion thereof) Incurred under the Financing Agreement, shall be deemed Incurred under clause (1) of Section 11.09(b) and not Section 11.09(a) or clause (3) of Section 11.09(b) and may not later be reclassified, provided further that if, after the Closing Date, the Financing Agreement relates to more than $125,000,000, any amounts in excess thereof may be Incurred in any manner permitted under this Section 11.09;

(2) if obligations in respect of letters of credit are Incurred pursuant to a Debt Facility and relate to other Indebtedness, then such letters of credit shall be treated as Incurred pursuant to clause (1) of Section 11.09(b) and such other Indebtedness shall not be included; and

(3) except as provided in clause (2) of this Section 11.09(d), Guarantees of, or obligations in respect of letters of credit relating to, Indebtedness that is otherwise included in the determination of a particular amount of Indebtedness shall not be included.

(e) The accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of principal, accreted value or liquidation preference, the amortization of original issue discount or debt discount, the payment of interest on Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness and the payment of dividends on Preferred Stock or Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares thereof, the obligation to pay a premium in respect of Indebtedness or Capital Stock arising in connection with the issuance of a notice of redemption or the making of a mandatory change of control offer or asset sale offer for such Indebtedness or Capital Stock, increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values, and unrealized losses or charges in respect of Hedging Obligations, in each case, will be deemed not to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 11.09.

(f) In addition, the Company will not permit any of its Unrestricted Subsidiaries to Incur any Indebtedness or issue any shares of Disqualified Stock, other than Non-Recourse Debt. If at any time an Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date (and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be Incurred as of such date under this Section 11.09, the Company shall be in Default of this Section 11.09).

(g) For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the Incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S. dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was Incurred, in the case of term Indebtedness, or first committed, in

 

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the case of revolving credit Indebtedness; provided that if such Indebtedness is Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company may Incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. The principal amount of any Indebtedness Incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if Incurred in a different currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such Refinancing Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.

(h) If the Company Incurs Indebtedness under Section 11.09(a)(i) and subsequently the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries becomes engaged in a line of business other than Financial Services Businesses, such Indebtedness shall nonetheless be deemed to be permitted under Section 11.09(a). If the Company Incurs Indebtedness under Section 11.09(a)(ii) and subsequently the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries become engaged solely in Financial Services Businesses, such Indebtedness shall nonetheless be deemed to be permitted under Section 11.09(a).

Section 11.10 Limitation on Liens.

(a) Subject to Section 11.10(b), the Company will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, Incur or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its property or assets (including Capital Stock of Subsidiaries), whether owned on the Closing Date or acquired after that date, which Lien is securing any Pari Passu Indebtedness, Subordinated Obligations, Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations, unless contemporaneously with the Incurrence of such Liens:

(1) in the case of Liens securing Subordinated Obligations or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations, the Notes and related Note Guarantees are secured by a Lien on such property or assets that is senior in priority to such Liens; or

(2) in all other cases, the Notes and related Note Guarantees are equally and ratably secured by a Lien on such property or assets or are secured by a Lien on such property or assets that is senior in priority to such Liens.

Any Lien created for the benefit of Holders pursuant to this Section 11.10 shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged upon the release and discharge of each of the related Liens described in clauses (1) and (2) above.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 11.10 shall have no force and effect with respect to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as, and to the extent, prohibited by the terms of Section 6.02(m) of the Financing Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date. In the event that (i) the terms of this Section 11.10 are no longer prohibited by the Financing Agreement or (ii) the Company is no longer a party to the Financing Agreement, the Company shall become subject to all of the provisions of this Section 11.10. So long as any provisions of this Section 11.10 are not in full force and effect pursuant to this Section 11.10(b), the Company shall not modify the provisions of Section 6.02(a) of the Financing Agreement without the consent of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes.

 

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Section 11.11 Future Guarantors.

(a) The Company will cause each Restricted Subsidiary that Guarantees, on the Closing Date or any time thereafter, the Obligations under the Financing Agreement or any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor (other than the First Lien Notes and the Second Lien Notes) to execute and deliver this Agreement or a joinder to this Agreement, the form of which is attached as Exhibit G, pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary will irrevocably and unconditionally Guarantee, on a joint and several basis, the full and prompt payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest in respect of the Notes on a senior subordinated basis and all other Obligations under this Agreement. Any such joinder shall be executed and delivered by such Restricted Subsidiary not more than 30 days after it has Guaranteed such other Indebtedness.

(b) Each Note Guarantee shall be released in accordance with the provisions of Section 16.06.

Section 11.12 Limitation on Restrictions on Distributions From Restricted Subsidiaries.

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness or other obligations owed to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that (i) the priority of any Preferred Stock in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions prior to dividends or liquidating distributions being paid on other Capital Stock shall be deemed not to be a restriction on the ability to make distributions on Capital Stock and (ii) the subordination of Indebtedness or other obligations shall be deemed not to be a restriction on the ability to pay such Indebtedness or other obligations);

(2) make any loans or advances to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the subordination of loans or advances made to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to other Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed not to be a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances); or

(3) sell, lease or transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that such transfers shall not include any type of transfer described in clause (1) or (2) of this Section 11.12(a)).

(b) Section 11.12(a) will not prohibit encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(1) contractual encumbrances or restrictions pursuant to the Financing Agreement, the First Lien Notes Indenture, the Second Lien Notes Indenture, the Financing Agreement Security Agreement, the Runoff Security Agreement and all other agreements and other documentation relating to or governing the collection, disposition or administration of WMMRC-Related Assets, the Convertible Preferred Stock and, in each case, all related documentation, and other agreements or instruments in effect at or entered into on the Closing Date;

(2) this Agreement, the Notes and the Note Guarantees;

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contemplation thereof), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries, or the property or assets of the Person and its Subsidiaries, so acquired (including after-acquired property);

(4) any amendment, restatement, modification, renewal, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing of an agreement referred to in clauses (1), (2) or (3) of this Section 11.12(b) or this clause (4); provided , however , that such amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are, in the good faith determination of the Senior Management of the Company, not materially restrictive, taken as a whole, than the encumbrances and restrictions contained the agreements and instruments referred to in clauses (1), (2) or (3) of this Section 11.12(b) on the Closing Date or the date such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, whichever is applicable;

(5) in the case of clause (3) of Section 11.12(a), Liens permitted to be Incurred under Section 11.10 that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets securing such Indebtedness;

(6) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business and Capitalized Lease Obligations permitted under this Agreement, in each case, that impose encumbrances or restrictions of the nature described in clause (3) of Section 11.12(a) on the property so acquired;

(7) contracts for the sale or other disposition of assets, including customary restrictions with respect to a Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into for the sale or disposition of all or a portion of the Capital Stock or assets of such Subsidiary;

(8) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(9) any customary provisions in leases, subleases or licenses and other agreements entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(10) encumbrances or restrictions arising or existing by reason of applicable law or any applicable rule, regulation or order, or any other Regulatory Requirement;

(11) customary supermajority voting provisions and other customary provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets, each contained in corporate charters, bylaws, stockholders’ agreements, limited liability company agreements, partnership agreements, and other similar agreements, in each case of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary;

(12) any agreement, instrument or Capital Stock of a Qualified Securitization Entity, or with respect to any Receivables, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or any assets, as applicable, other than such Qualified Securitization Entity or such Receivables;

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(14) any agreement or instrument that prohibits the payment or making of dividends or other distributions other than on a pro rata basis;

(15) customary provisions restricting dispositions of real property interests set forth in any reciprocal easement agreement; and

(16) other Indebtedness or Preferred Stock permitted to be Incurred pursuant to Section 11.09 that, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those applicable to the Company in this Agreement or the Financing Agreement on the Closing Date (which results in encumbrances or restrictions at a Restricted Subsidiary level comparable to those applicable at the Company level under this Agreement or the Financing Agreement).

(c) In each case set forth in Section 11.12(b) above, notwithstanding any stated limitation on the assets or property that may be subject to such encumbrance or restriction, an encumbrance or restriction on a specified asset or property or group or type of assets or property may also apply to all improvements, repairs, additions, attachments and accessions thereto, assets and property affixed or appurtenant thereto, parts, replacements and substitutions therefor, and all products and proceeds thereof, including dividends, distributions, interest and increases in respect thereof.

Section 11.13 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

(a) The Company may designate after the Closing Date any Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under this Agreement (a “ Designation ”) only if:

(1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to such Designation;

(2) the Subsidiary to be so designated and its Subsidiaries do not at the time of Designation own any Capital Stock or Indebtedness of, or own or hold any Lien with respect to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company;

(3) all the Indebtedness of such Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries shall, at the date of Designation, and will at all times thereafter, consist of Non-Recourse Debt;

(4) such Subsidiary is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation:

(A) to subscribe for additional Capital Stock of such Subsidiary; or

(B) to maintain or preserve such Subsidiary’s financial condition or to cause such Subsidiary to achieve any specified levels of operating results;

(5) on the date such Subsidiary is Designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with terms substantially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might have been obtained from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company; and

 

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(6) either (A) the Subsidiary to be so Designated has total consolidated assets of $1,000 or less or (B) if such Subsidiary has consolidated assets greater than $1,000, then such Designation would be permitted as an Investment either under Section 11.08 or the definition of “Permitted Investment.”

(b) The Company may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a “ Revocation ”) only if, immediately after giving effect such Revocation:

(1) The Company would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 11.09(a);

(2) all Liens of such Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding immediately following such Revocation would, if Incurred at such time, have been permitted to be Incurred for all purposes of this Agreement; and

(3) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing after giving effect to such Revocation.

(c) Any such Designation or Revocation shall be evidenced to each Holder by providing to each Holder a certified copy of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such Designation or Revocation, as the case may be, and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such Designation or Revocation complied with the foregoing conditions.

(d) A Revocation will be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement, and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred as of such date.

(e) For purposes of this Section 11.13, Section 11.08 and the definitions of “Investment” and “Permitted Investment,” the Fair Market Value of the WMMRC-Related Assets shall be deemed at all times to be zero.

Section 11.14 Transactions with Affiliates .

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into or conduct any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or asset or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate of the Company (an “ Affiliate Transaction ”), unless:

(1) the terms of such Affiliate Transaction, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that could have been obtained by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in a comparable transaction at the time of such transaction in arms’ length dealings with a Person that is not an Affiliate;

(2) in the event such Affiliate Transaction involves an aggregate consideration in excess of 1.5% of Consolidated Assets, the terms of such transaction have been approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company and by a majority of the members of such Board of Directors having no personal stake in such transaction, if any (and such majority or majorities, as the case may be, determines that such Affiliate Transaction satisfies the criteria in clause (1) of this Section 11.14(a)); and

 

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(3) in the event such Affiliate Transaction involves an aggregate consideration in excess of 4.0% of Consolidated Assets, the Company has received a written opinion from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such Affiliate Transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms are not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, than those that could have been obtained by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in a comparable transaction at such time on arms’ length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate.

(b) Section 11.14(a) will not apply to:

(1) any transaction between the Company and a Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries and any Guarantees issued by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for the benefit of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 11.09;

(2) Restricted Payments permitted to be made pursuant to Section 11.08, Permitted Investments, and payments made pursuant to exceptions from such definitions or any of their component terms;

(3) any issuance of securities or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities or otherwise pursuant to, or as the funding of, employment agreements and other compensation arrangements (including retirement, health and other benefit plans, bonuses, fees, reimbursements, expense advances and severance agreements), options to purchase Capital Stock of the Company, restricted stock plans, long-term incentive plans, stock appreciation rights plans, participation plans or similar employee benefits plans and indemnity provided on behalf of officers, directors and employees approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or Senior Management;

(4) any transaction with an entity that would constitute an Affiliate Transaction solely because the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or otherwise controls such entity;

(5) any agreement as in effect as of the Closing Date (including the TSA), as these agreements may be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated, replaced or otherwise changed from time to time, so long as any such amendment, modification, supplement, extension, renewal, restatement, replacement or other change is not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company or Senior Management, when taken as a whole, than the terms of the agreements in effect on the Closing Date;

(6) any agreement between any Person and an Affiliate of such Person existing at the time such Person is acquired by or merged into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition or merger, and any amendment or other change thereto, so long as any such amendment or other change is not more disadvantageous to the Holders in any material respect in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company or Senior Management, when taken as a whole, than the applicable agreement as in effect on the date of such acquisition or merger;

(7) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that in the reasonable determination of the members of the Board of Directors or Senior Management of the Company, such transactions are on terms that are not

 

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materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to the Company or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that could have been obtained at the time of such transactions in a comparable transaction by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person;

(8) any grant, issuance or sale of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) to Affiliates of the Company and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith;

(9) any transactions with the Purchaser and its Affiliates;

(10) transactions in which the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary delivers to each of the Holders a letter from an Independent Financial Advisor stating that such transaction is fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view or stating that the terms are not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, than those that could have been obtained by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in a comparable transaction at such time on an arms’ length basis from a Person that is not an Affiliate;

(11) any transaction with any Person who is not an Affiliate immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction that becomes an Affiliate as a result of such transaction;

(12) any transaction with a Qualified Securitization Entity that, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company is necessary or advisable to effect such securitization; and

(13) the pledge of Capital Stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to holders of Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary to secure such Indebtedness.

Section 11.15 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control .

(a) If a Change of Control occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes pursuant to Section 10.06, the Company will make an offer to purchase all of the Notes (the “ Change of Control Offer ”) at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (the “ Change of Control Payment ”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem all of the Notes pursuant to Section 10.06, the Company will mail a notice of such Change of Control Offer to each Holder, stating:

(1) that a Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 11.15, the expiration time for such Change of Control Offer (which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed) and that all Notes properly tendered pursuant to such Change of Control Offer will be accepted for purchase by the Company at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase;

(2) the purchase date (which shall be no later than five Business Days after the date such Change of Control Offer expires) (the “ Change of Control Payment Date ”);

(3) that Notes must be tendered in integral multiples of $1 and any Note not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest (subject to clause (4) below);

 

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(4) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on and after the Change of Control Payment Date;

(5) that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender such Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to such Notes completed, to the Paying Agent specified in the notice at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;

(6) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their tendered Notes and their election to require the Company to purchase such Notes; provided that the Paying Agent receives at the address specified in the notice, not later than the expiration time of such Change of Control Offer, a telegram, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder of the Notes, the principal amount of Notes tendered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its tendered Notes and its election to have such Notes purchased;

(7) that, if a Holder is tendering less than all of its Notes, such Holder will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (the unpurchased portion of the Notes must be equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1 in excess thereof); and

(8) the other procedures, as determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 11.15 that a Holder must follow.

The notice, if mailed or otherwise delivered in a manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. If (A) the notice is mailed in a manner herein provided and (B) any Holder fails to receive such notice or a Holder receives such notice but it is defective, such Holder’s failure to receive such notice or such defect shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the purchase of the Notes as to all other Holders that properly received such notice without defect.

(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful; accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes (in integral multiples of $1) properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $2,000, then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $2,000; and mail to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Company will promptly mail to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof.

(c) Prior to making a Change of Control Payment, and as a condition to such payment (1) all Senior Indebtedness must be repaid in full, or the Company will offer to repay all Senior Indebtedness, make payment to the lenders or holders of such Senior Indebtedness that accept such offer and obtain waivers of any event of default from the remaining lenders or holders of such Senior Indebtedness or (2) the requisite lenders or holders under each credit facility, indenture or other agreement relating to Senior Indebtedness must have consented to such Change of Control Payment being made or the agreements governing such Senior Indebtedness permit such payment. The Company covenants to effect such repayment or obtain such consent prior to making a Change of Control Payment, it being a default of the Change of Control provisions of this Agreement if the Company fails to comply with such covenant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s ability to make a Change of Control Offer is subject to the terms of Article 15 and Article 17 of this Agreement.

 

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(d) The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 11.15 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

(e) The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Agreement, or would be violated by compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations, as applicable, in lieu of compliance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, and will be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Agreement by virtue of such action.

Section 11.16 Asset Dispositions .

(a) The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Asset Disposition, unless :

(1) the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at least equal to the Fair Market Value (such Fair Market Value to be determined on the date of contractually agreeing to such Asset Disposition) of the assets subject to such Asset Disposition; and

(2) at least 75% of the consideration from such Asset Disposition received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, is in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents.

For the purposes of clause (2) of this Section 11.16(a) and for no other purpose, the following will be deemed to be cash:

(A) any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than liabilities that are by their terms expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets and from which the Company and all Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released by all creditors in writing;

(B) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash (to the extent of the cash received) within 90 days following the closing of such Asset Disposition;

(C) any Additional Assets acquired by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Disposition; and

(D) any Designated Non-cash Consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Disposition having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (D),

 

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not to exceed 2.0% of Consolidated Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-cash Consideration, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

(b) Within 365 days from the later of the date of such Asset Disposition or the receipt of such Net Available Cash, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Cash from such Asset Disposition may be applied by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as follows:

(1) to permanently reduce (and permanently reduce commitments with respect thereto): (i) obligations under the Financing Agreement and (ii) Senior Indebtedness of the Company or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Disqualified Stock, Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness or Guarantor Subordinated Obligations), in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company;

(2) to permanently reduce obligations under Pari Passu Indebtedness or Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness, in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company; provided that the Company shall equally and ratably reduce obligations under the Notes by optional redemption, through open market purchases at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof, or by making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 10.08 for an Asset Disposition Offer) to all Holders to purchase their Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof, in each case plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes that are purchased or redeemed;

(3) to invest in Additional Assets; or

(4) any combination of the foregoing;

provided that pending the final application of any such Net Available Cash in accordance with clause (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this Section 11.16(b), the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may temporarily reduce Indebtedness (including under a revolving Debt Facility) or otherwise invest such Net Available Cash in any manner not prohibited by this Agreement; provided, further, that in the case of clause (3) of this Section 11.16(b), a binding commitment to invest in Additional Assets shall be treated as a permitted application of the Net Available Cash from the date of such commitment so long as the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary enters into such commitment with the good faith expectation that such Net Available Cash will be applied to satisfy such commitment within 180 days of such commitment (an “ Acceptable Commitment ”) and such Net Available Cash is actually applied in such manner within the later of 365 days from the consummation of the Asset Sale and 180 days from the date of the Acceptable Commitment, and in the event any Acceptable Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before the Net Available Cash is applied in connection therewith, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary enters into another Acceptable Commitment (a “ Second Commitment ”) within 180 days of such cancellation or termination and such Net Available Cash is actually applied in such manner within 180 days from the date of the Second Commitment, it being understood that if a Second Commitment is later cancelled or terminated for any reason before such Net Available Cash is applied, then such Net Available Cash shall constitute Excess Proceeds.

(c) Any Net Available Cash from Asset Dispositions that is not applied or invested as provided in Section 11.16(b) will be deemed to constitute “ Excess Proceeds .” On the 366 th day after an Asset Disposition, if the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $10.0 million, the Company

 

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will be required to make an offer (an “ Asset Disposition Offer ”) to all Holders and, to the extent required by the terms of any outstanding Pari Passu Indebtedness or Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness, to all holders of such Pari Passu Indebtedness or Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness, to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes and any such Pari Passu Indebtedness or Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 10.08 or the agreements governing the Pari Passu Indebtedness or Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness, as applicable, in the case of the Notes in integral multiples of $1; provided that if, following repurchase of a portion of a Note, the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase would be less than $2,000, then the portion of such Note so repurchased shall be reduced so that the remaining principal amount of such Note outstanding immediately after such repurchase is $2,000. The Company shall commence an Asset Disposition Offer with respect to Excess Proceeds by mailing the notice required pursuant to Section 10.08.

To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes, Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Company may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for general corporate purposes, subject to other covenants contained in this Agreement. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes, Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Company shall select the Notes and such Pari Passu Indebtedness or Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis on the basis of the aggregate accreted value or principal amount of tendered Notes, Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness ( provided that the selection of such Pari Passu Indebtedness shall be made pursuant to the terms of such Pari Passu Indebtedness and Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness). Upon completion of such Asset Disposition Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.

(d) The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to an Asset Disposition Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Agreement, or would be violated by compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations, as applicable, in lieu of compliance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, and will be deemed not to have breached its obligations under this Agreement by virtue of such action.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.16 or Section 10.08, all references herein to “Net Available Cash” and “Excess Proceeds” shall be deemed to mean cash in an amount equal to the amount of Net Available Cash or Excess Proceeds, as applicable, but not necessarily the actual cash received from the relevant Asset Disposition. The Company and its Subsidiaries shall have no obligation to segregate, trace or otherwise identify Net Available Cash or Excess Proceeds (other than the amount thereof), it being agreed that cash is fungible and that the Company’s obligations under this Section 11.16 may be satisfied by the application of funds from other sources.

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s ability to make an Asset Disposition Offer is subject to the terms of Article 15 and Article 17 of this Agreement.

Section 11.17 Limitation on Layering.

The Company will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, Incur any Indebtedness if such Indebtedness is by its terms (or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness) expressly subordinated in right of payment to any Senior Indebtedness of the Company or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is:

(1) pari passu with, or expressly subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes or the Note Guarantees; and

(2) expressly subordinated in right of payment to all Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, as the case may be, at least to the same extent as the Notes or the Note Guarantees.

 

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ARTICLE 12

SUCCESSORS

Section 12.01 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of All or Substantially All Assets.

(a) The Company will not consolidate with or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person unless :

(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “ Successor Company ”) is a corporation or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia and if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the Notes is a corporation organized or existing under such laws;

(2) the Successor Company (if other than the Company) expressly assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Agreement pursuant to a joinder to this Agreement;

(3) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(4) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such transaction and any related financing transactions, as if such transactions had occurred at the beginning of the applicable four-quarter period, the Successor Company would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 11.09(a); and

(5) each Guarantor (unless it is the other party to the transactions described above, in which case clause (1) of Section 12.01(c) shall apply) shall have by joinder to this Agreement confirmed that its Note Guarantee shall apply to such Successor Company’s obligations under this Agreement and the Notes.

(b) Subject to certain limitations set forth in this Agreement, the Successor Company will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Company under this Agreement, the Notes and the Note Guarantees. Notwithstanding clause (4) of Section 12.01(a):

(1) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge into or dispose of all or part of its properties and assets to the Company or a Guarantor so long as no Capital Stock of the Restricted Subsidiary is distributed to any Person other than the Company or a Guarantor; and

 

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(2) the Company may, notwithstanding any provision of Article 11 of this Agreement, (i) merge or consolidate with an Affiliate of the Company solely in order to reincorporate or form the Company in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia or (ii) if the Convertible Preferred Stock shall remain outstanding immediately thereafter subject to the same terms and conditions of such Convertible Preferred Stock as are in effect immediately prior thereto, enter into any other transaction or series of transactions solely in order to reincorporate or form the Company in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia (any such merger or consolidation under clause (i) or transaction or series of transactions under clause (ii), a “ Redomestication ”).

(c) The Company will not permit any Guarantor to consolidate with or merge with or into or wind up into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving corporation), or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets, in one or more related transactions, to any Person (other than, in the case of a Guarantor, to the Company or another Guarantor) unless :

(1) if such entity remains a Guarantor, (A) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (the “ Successor Guarantor ”) is a Person (other than an individual) organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia;

(B) the Successor Guarantor, if other than such Guarantor, expressly assumes all the obligations of such Guarantor under this Agreement, the Notes and its Note Guarantee pursuant to a joinder to this Agreement; and

(C) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; or

(2) in the event the transaction results in the release of the Subsidiary’s Note Guarantee under Section 16.06, the transaction is made in compliance with Section 11.16(a).

(d) Subject to certain limitations set forth in this Agreement, the Successor Guarantor will succeed to, and be substituted for, such Guarantor under this Agreement and the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Guarantor may merge with or into or dispose of all or part of its properties and assets to a Guarantor or merge with a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, so long as the resulting entity remains or becomes a Guarantor.

(e) For purposes of this Section 12.01, the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, which properties and assets, if held by the Company or such Guarantor instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company or such Guarantor on a consolidated basis, will be deemed to be the disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company or such Guarantor, as applicable.

Section 12.02 Successor Entity Substituted .

Upon any consolidation, merger, wind up, sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or a Guarantor in accordance with Section 12.01, the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, will be released from its obligations under this Agreement and the Notes or its Note Guarantee, as the case may be, and the Successor Company and such Successor Guarantor, as the case may be, will succeed to, and be

 

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substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, under this Agreement, the Notes and such Note Guarantee; provided that, in the case of a lease of all or substantially all its assets, the Company will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes and a Guarantor will not be released from its obligations under its Note Guarantee.

ARTICLE 13

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 13.01 Events of Default.

Each of the following is an “ Event of Default ”:

(1) default in any payment of interest on any Note when due, continued for 30 days, whether or not such payment is prohibited by Article 15 or Article 17;

(2) default in the payment of principal or premium, if any, on any Note when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption, upon required repurchase, upon declaration or otherwise, whether or not such payment is prohibited by Article 15 or Article 17;

(3) failure by the Company or any Guarantor to comply with its obligations under Section 12.01;

(4) failure by the Company or any Guarantor to comply for 30 days after notice as provided below with any of their obligations under Section 11.06, 11.08, 11.09, 11.10, 11.11, 11.12, 11.13, 11.14, 11.15, 11.16 or 11.17 (in each case, other than a failure to purchase Notes under Section 11.15 or 11.16, each of which constitutes an Event of Default under clause (2) of Section 13.01);

(5) failure by the Company or any Guarantor to comply for 60 days after notice as provided below with its other agreements contained in this Agreement or the Notes;

(6) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there is issued or by which there is secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is Guaranteed by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists or is created after the Closing Date, which default:

(A) is caused by a failure to pay principal on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness; or

(B) would permit the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity;

and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been such a failure to pay principal or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $5.0 million or more;

(7) failure by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant

 

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Subsidiary to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $5.0 million (net of any amounts covered by insurance issued by a reputable and creditworthy insurance company that has been notified of such judgment and has not denied coverage), which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days or more after such judgment becomes final;

(8) (i) the Company or a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(A) commences proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

(B) consents to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking an arrangement of debt, reorganization, dissolution, winding up or relief under applicable Bankruptcy Law;

(C) consents to the appointment of a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of it or for all or substantially all of its property;

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

(E) generally is not paying its debts as they become due; or

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

(A) is for relief against the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, in a proceeding in which the Company, any such Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, is to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent;

(B) appoints a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary, or for all or substantially all of the property of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary; or

(C) orders the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary;

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(9) any Note Guarantee of a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be in full force and effect (except as contemplated by the terms of this Agreement) or is declared null and void in a judicial proceeding or any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of Guarantors that, taken together (as of the date of the latest audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries), would constitute a Significant Subsidiary denies or disaffirms its obligations under this Agreement or its Note Guarantee.

However, a Default under clauses (4) and (5) of this Section 13.01 will not constitute an Event of Default until the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes notify the Company of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time specified in clauses (4) and (5) of this Section 13.01 after receipt of such notice.

Section 13.02 Acceleration .

(a) If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clause (8) of Section 13.01) occurs and is continuing, the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Company, may, declare the principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such declaration, such principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be due and payable; provided , however , that so long as any Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement to be Incurred under the Financing Agreement shall be outstanding, no such acceleration shall be effective until the earlier of:

(1) acceleration of any such Indebtedness under the Financing Agreement; or

(2) five Business Days after the delivery of the written notice of such acceleration to the Company and the administrative agent under the Financing Agreement.

(b) In case an Event of Default described in clause (8) of Section 13.01 occurs and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of any Holders.

(c) In the event of a declaration of acceleration of the Notes because an Event of Default described in clause (6) of Section 13.01 has occurred and is continuing, the declaration of acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically annulled if:

(1) the default triggering such Event of Default pursuant to clause (6) of Section 13.01 shall be remedied or cured by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or waived by the holders of the relevant Indebtedness within 20 days after the declaration of acceleration with respect thereto; and

(2) (A) the annulment of the acceleration of the Notes would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (B) all existing Events of Default, except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes that became due solely because of the acceleration of the Notes, have been cured or waived.

(d) The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may waive all past Events of Default (except those arising under clauses (1), (2) or (8) of Section 13.01) and rescind any acceleration with respect to the Notes and its consequences if (1) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and (2) all existing Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived.

 

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Section 13.03 Other Remedies.

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

A delay or omission by any Holder of a Note 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. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 13.04 Waiver of Past Defaults.

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes by written notice to the Company may on behalf of all Holders waive any existing Default and its consequences hereunder, except:

(1) a continuing Default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note held by a non-consenting Holder (including in connection with an Asset Disposition Offer or a Change of Control Offer), or a Default under clause (8) of Section 13.01; and

(2) a Default with respect to a provision that under Section 14.01 cannot be amended without the consent of each Holder affected,

provided that, subject to Section 13.02, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Agreement, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

Section 13.05 Control by Majority.

The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Holders under this Agreement or any other remedy. No Holder of any Notes shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Agreement, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder without prior written approval by the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

Section 13.06 Rights of Holders to Receive Payment.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on its Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note (which, for purposes of this Section 13.06, shall be deemed not to include repurchases) in connection with an Asset Disposition Offer or a Change of Control Offer), 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.

 

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Section 13.07 Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

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

Section 13.08 Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes in Section 9.07, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy is, to the extent permitted by law, cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 13.09 Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

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

Section 13.10 Undertaking for Costs.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Agreement, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorney’s 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 13.10 does not apply to a suit by a Holder relating to Section 13.06, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

ARTICLE 14

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

Section 14.01 Consents .

(a) Except as provided in this Article 14, the Company and the Guarantors may amend or supplement this Agreement, the Notes and the Note Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes) and, as provided in Section 13.04 and subject to the exceptions therein, any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of this Agreement, the Notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes). Section 9.08 and Section 9.09 shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for the purposes of this Section 14.01.

 

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(b) It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 14.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver. It shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance of such proposed amendment, supplement or waiver.

(c) After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 14.01 or Section 13.04 becomes effective, the Company will give to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment, supplement or waiver. However, the failure of the Company to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of any such amendment, supplement or waiver.

(d) Without the consent of each affected Holder, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 14.01 or Section 13.04 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

(1) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

(2) reduce the stated rate of interest or extend the stated time for payment of interest on any Note;

(3) reduce the principal of or extend the Stated Maturity of any Note;

(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to a nonpayment default and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration) or a Default under clause (8) of Section 13.01;

(5) reduce the premium payable upon the redemption of any Note or change the time at which any Note may be redeemed as described in Section 10.06, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions or otherwise (for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any provision of this Section 14.01, Sections 11.15 and 11.16, and related definitions and other provisions may be amended, supplemented or waived with a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding if such amendment, supplement or waiver occurs prior to the date upon which the unconditional obligation to make the relevant Change of Control Offer or Asset Disposition Offer arises);

(6) make any Note payable in a currency other than that stated in the Note;

(7) impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on such Holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes;

(8) make any change in the amendment or waiver provisions which require each Holder’s consent; or

(9) modify the Note Guarantees in any manner adverse to the Holders.

(e) A consent to any amendment, supplement or waiver of this Agreement, the Notes or the Note Guarantee by any Holder given in connection with a tender of such Holder’s Notes will not be rendered invalid by such tender.

 

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(f) No amendment may be made to the subordination provisions of this Agreement or any related definition that adversely affects the rights of any holder of Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness then outstanding unless the holders of such Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness (or any group or representative thereof authorized to give a consent) consent to such change.

(g) Any amendment to the subordination provisions of the Agreement that adversely affects the rights of any Holder will require the consent of the Holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

Section 14.02 Revocation and Effect of Consents.

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

Section 14.03 Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

Notes delivered after the execution of any amendments to this Agreement pursuant to this Article may bear a notation as to any matter provided for in such amendments. If the Company shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Company, to any such amendments to this Agreement may be prepared and executed by the Company and delivered in exchange for outstanding Notes.

ARTICLE 15

SUBORDINATION

Section 15.01 Agreement to Subordinate.

The Company agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, that the payment of all Obligations owing in respect of the Notes is expressly subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 15, to the prior payment in cash or Cash Equivalents in full of all existing and future Senior Indebtedness and that the subordination is for the benefit of and enforceable by the holders of such Senior Indebtedness. The Notes shall in all respects rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future Pari Passu Indebtedness, and shall be senior in right of payment to all existing and future Subordinated Obligations; and only Indebtedness of the Company that is Senior Indebtedness shall rank senior to the Notes in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.

Section 15.02 Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy.

Upon (1) a total or partial liquidation or a total or partial dissolution of the Company; (2) a reorganization, bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership of or similar proceeding relating to the Company or its property; or (3) an assignment for the benefit of creditors or marshaling of the Company’s assets and liabilities (each, a “ Proceeding ”):

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for, the commencement of any proceeding at the rate specified in the applicable Senior Indebtedness, whether or not a claim for such interest would be allowable or allowed) before the Holders will be entitled to receive any payment or distribution in respect of the Notes, in the event of any payment or distribution of the assets or securities of the Company to creditors; and

(b) until the Senior Indebtedness is paid in full in cash, any payment or distribution to which Holders would be entitled but for the subordination provisions of this Article 15 will be made to holders of such Senior Indebtedness as their interests may appear, except that the Holders may receive Permitted Junior Securities.

Section 15.03 Default on Senior Indebtedness.

(a) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, pay any principal, premium, if any, or interest on, or other payment obligations in respect of, the Notes (or pay any other Obligations relating to the Notes, including fees, costs, expenses, indemnities and rescission of damage claims) and will not otherwise purchase, redeem, defease or retire any Notes (collectively, “ pay the Notes ”) (except in the form of Permitted Junior Securities) if either of the following occurs:

(1) any Obligation in respect of any Designated Senior Indebtedness is not paid in full when due in cash (after giving effect to any applicable grace period); or

(2) any other default on Designated Senior Indebtedness occurs and the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance with its terms (the events in clauses (1) and (2) each being referred to as “ Designated Payment Default” ),

unless, in either case, the Designated Payment Default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or such Designated Senior Indebtedness has been discharged or paid in full in cash; provided , however , that the Company may pay the Notes without regard to the foregoing if the Company receives written notice approving such payment from the Representatives of all Designated Senior Indebtedness with respect to which a Designated Payment Default has occurred and is continuing.

(b) During the continuance of any default (other than a Designated Payment Default) (a “ Non-Payment Default ”) with respect to any Designated Senior Indebtedness pursuant to which the maturity thereof may be accelerated by the holders thereof without either further notice (except such notice as may be required to effect such acceleration) or the expiration of any applicable grace periods, the Company will not pay the Notes (except in the form of Permitted Junior Securities) for a period (a “ Payment Blockage Period ”) commencing upon the receipt by the Company of written notice (a “ Blockage Notice ”) of such Non-Payment Default from the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness specifying an election to effect a Payment Blockage Period and ending 179 days after the date of receipt of such notice. The Payment Blockage Period will end earlier if such Payment Blockage Period is terminated: (1) by written notice to the Company from the Person or Persons who gave such Blockage Notice; (2) because the default giving rise to such Blockage Notice is cured, waived or otherwise no longer continuing; or (3) because such Designated Senior Indebtedness has been discharged or repaid in full in cash.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions described in Section 15.03(b) (but subject to the provisions contained in Section 15.03(a) and Section 15.02), unless the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, the Company may resume paying the Notes after the end of such Payment Blockage Period (including any missed payments). The Notes and Note Guarantees will not be subject to more than one Payment Blockage Period in any consecutive 360-day period, irrespective of the number of defaults with respect to Designated Senior Indebtedness during such period; provided however ,

 

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if any Blockage Notice within such 360 day period is given by or on behalf of any holders of Designated Senior Indebtedness (other than holders of Bank Indebtedness), the Representatives of the Bank Indebtedness may give another Blockage Notice within such period). In no event, however, may the total number of days during which any Payment Blockage Period or Periods is in effect exceed 179 days in the aggregate during any consecutive 360-day period, and there must be at least 181 days during any consecutive 360-day period during which no Payment Blockage Period is in effect. For purposes of this paragraph (c), no default or event of default that existed or was continuing on the date of the commencement of any Payment Blockage Period with respect to the Designated Senior Indebtedness initiating such Payment Blockage Period shall be, or be made, the basis of the commencement of a subsequent Payment Blockage Period by the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, whether or not within a period of 360 consecutive days, unless such default or event of default shall have been cured or waived for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days (it being acknowledged that any subsequent action, or any breach of financial covenants during the period after the date of delivery of a Blockage Notice, that, in either case, would give rise to a Non-Payment Default pursuant to any provisions under which a Non-Payment Default previously existed or was continuing shall constitute a new Non-Payment Default for this purpose).

(d) Notwithstanding any obligation in this Agreement for the Company to make any amortization, redemption or other principal payments and, to the extent applicable, payments of cash interest, with respect to the Notes, or any repurchases of the Notes, the Company shall not be permitted to make any such payments or repurchases prior to the payment in full in cash of all of the outstanding “Obligations” as defined in the Financing Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date (the “Financing Agreement Obligations”) and the termination of the lenders’ commitments thereunder. In the event that the Company is no longer a party to the Financing Agreement, this subsection (d) shall have no further force or effect. So long as this subsection (d) is in full force and effect, the Company shall not modify the definition of the term “Subordinated Indebtedness” in the Financing Agreement in a manner adverse to Holders without the consent of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes.

Section 15.04 Acceleration of Payment of Notes.

If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Company will promptly notify the holders of Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness of the acceleration; provided that any failure to give such notice shall have no effect whatsoever on the provisions of this Article 15. If any Designated Senior Indebtedness is outstanding, the Company may not pay the Notes until five Business Days after the Representatives of all such Designated Senior Indebtedness receive notice of such acceleration and, thereafter, may pay the Notes only if this Agreement otherwise permits payment at that time.

Section 15.05 When Distribution Must Be Paid Over.

If a payment or distribution is made to Holders that, due to the subordination provisions of this Article 15, should not have been made to them, such Holders are required to hold it in trust for the holders of Senior Indebtedness, and pay such payment or distribution over to holders of Senior Indebtedness, as their interests may appear.

Section 15.06 Subrogation.

After all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full and until the Notes are paid in full, Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of such Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to such Senior Indebtedness. A distribution made under this Article 15 to holders of such Senior Indebtedness that otherwise would have been made to Holders is not, as between the Company and Holders, a payment by the Company on the Notes.

 

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Section 15.07 Relative Rights.

This Article 15 defines the relative rights of Holders and holders of Senior Indebtedness. Nothing in this Agreement shall:

(1) impair, as between the Company and Holders, the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes in accordance with their terms;

(2) prevent any Holder from exercising its available remedies upon a Default, subject to the rights of holders of Senior Indebtedness to receive payments or distributions otherwise payable to Holders and such other rights of such holders of Senior Indebtedness as set forth herein; or

(3) affect the relative rights of Holders and other creditors of the Company other than their rights in relation to holders of Senior Indebtedness.

Section 15.08 Subordination May Not Be Impaired by the Company.

No right of any holder of Senior Indebtedness to enforce the subordination of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by the Company or by its failure to comply with this Agreement.

Section 15.09 Rights of Paying Agent.

Notwithstanding Section 15.03 hereof, any Paying Agent (if not the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) may continue to make payments on the Notes and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts that would prohibit the making of any payments unless, not less than two Business Days prior to the date of such payment, an Officer of the Paying Agent receives written notice reasonably satisfactory to it that payments may not be made under this Article 15. The Company, any Guarantor, the Registrar, a Representative or a holder of Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to give such notice; provided , however , that, if an issue of Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness has a Representative, only the Representative, or, in the case of the Financing Agreement, the administrative agent thereunder, shall be entitled to give such notice.

The Paying Agent and Registrar (if not the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company), in their individual or any other capacity shall be entitled to hold Senior Indebtedness with the same rights they would have if they were not the Paying Agent or Registrar, respectively. The Paying Agent and Registrar shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 15 with respect to any Senior Indebtedness which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of such Senior Indebtedness.

Section 15.10 Distribution or Notice to Representative.

Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Indebtedness, the distribution may be made or the notice given to their Representative (if any).

Section 15.11 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right to Accelerate.

The failure to make a payment pursuant to the Notes by reason of any provision in this Article 15 shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence of a Default. Nothing in this Article 15 shall have any effect on the right of the Holders to accelerate the maturity of the Notes.

 

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Section 15.12 Holders Entitled to Rely.

Upon any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 15, the Holders shall be entitled to rely (1) upon any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 15.02 are pending, (2) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Holders or (3) upon the Representatives of Senior Indebtedness, in each case for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of such Senior Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 15.

Section 15.13 Reliance by Holders of Senior Indebtedness of the Company on Subordination Provisions .

(a) Each Holder by accepting a Note acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Senior Indebtedness, whether such Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Notes, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Senior Indebtedness and such holder of such Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Senior Indebtedness.

(b) Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the holders of Senior Indebtedness and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Holders, without incurring responsibility to the Holders and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article 15 or the obligations hereunder of the Holders to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness, do any one or more of the following:

(1) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Indebtedness or any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior Indebtedness or any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, or any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Indebtedness or any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness is outstanding;

(2) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Indebtedness or any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness;

(3) release any Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of Senior Indebtedness or any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness; and

(4) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company, any Guarantor or any other Person.

Section 15.14 Continuing Treatment of Financing Agreement Obligations as Senior Indebtedness.

The Financing Agreement Obligations shall continue to be treated as Senior Indebtedness and the provisions of this Agreement shall continue to govern the relative rights and priorities of the holders of the Financing Agreement Obligations, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, even if all or part of the Liens securing such Financing Agreement Obligations are subordinated, set aside, avoided or disallowed, or if all or part of the Financing Agreement Obligations are subordinated, set aside, avoided or disallowed as a result of a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer statute or if any interest accruing on the Financing Agreement Obligations following the commencement of any such Proceeding is otherwise disallowed.

 

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ARTICLE 16

GUARANTEES

Section 16.01 Guarantee .

(a) Subject to this Article 16, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, on a senior subordinated unsecured basis, to each Holder and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that: (1) the principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be promptly paid in full when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other Obligations of the Company to the Holders hereunder or under the Notes shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and (2) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other Obligations, that same shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise (collectively, the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”). Failing payment by the Company when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

(b) The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Agreement, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, other than a release in accordance with the terms hereof. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenants that this Note Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Agreement, or pursuant to Section 16.06.

(c) Each of the Guarantors also agrees, jointly and severally, to pay any and all costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) Incurred by any Holder in enforcing any rights under this Section 16.01.

(d) If any Holder is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid to such Holder, this Note Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.

(e) Each Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 13 for the purposes of this Note Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed

 

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hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 13, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Note Guarantee. The Guarantors shall have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Note Guarantees.

(f) Each Note Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and continue to be effective should any petition be filed by or against the Company for liquidation or reorganization, should the Company become insolvent or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or should a receiver or trustee be appointed for all or any significant part of the Company’s assets, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment and performance of the Notes are, pursuant to applicable law, rescinded or reduced in amount, or must otherwise be restored or returned by any obligee on the Notes or the Note Guarantees, whether as a “voidable preference,” “fraudulent transfer” or otherwise, all as though such payment or performance had not been made. In the event that any payment or any part thereof is rescinded, reduced, restored or returned, the Notes shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be reinstated and deemed reduced only by such amount paid and not so rescinded, reduced, restored or returned.

(g) In case any provision of any Note Guarantee 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.

(h) Each payment to be made by a Guarantor in respect of its Note Guarantee shall be made without set-off, counterclaim, reduction or diminution of any kind or nature.

(i) Pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, the Note Guarantee issued by any Guarantor shall be a general senior subordinated unsecured obligation of such Guarantor and shall be subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor, if any.

Section 16.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability.

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or a fraudulent transfer for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Note Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Holders, the Company and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 16, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Each Guarantor that makes a payment under its Note Guarantee will be entitled upon payment in full of all Guaranteed Obligations under this Agreement to a contribution from each other Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Guarantors at the time of such payment, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Section 16.03 Execution and Delivery .

(a) To evidence its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 16.01, each Guarantor hereby agrees that this Agreement or a joinder or supplement hereto shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by an Officer or other person holding an equivalent title.

(b) Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Note Guarantee set forth in Section 16.01 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Note Guarantee on the Notes.

(c) The delivery of any Note by the Company shall constitute due delivery of the Note Guarantee set forth in this Agreement on behalf of the Guarantors.

(d) If required by Section 11.11, the Company shall cause any newly created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary to comply with the provisions of Section 11.11 and this Article 16, to the extent applicable.

Section 16.04 Subrogation.

Each Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights of Holders against the Company in respect of any amounts paid by any Guarantor pursuant to the provisions of Section 16.01; provided that, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no Guarantor shall be entitled to enforce or receive any payments arising out of, or based upon, such right of subrogation until all amounts then due and payable by the Company under this Agreement or the Notes shall have been paid in full.

Section 16.05 Benefits Acknowledged.

Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Agreement and that the guarantee and waivers made by it pursuant to its Note Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

Section 16.06 Release of Note Guarantees.

A Note Guarantee by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and such Guarantor will be released and discharged from all other Obligations under the Notes and this Agreement (and no further action by such Guarantor or the Company shall be required for such release and discharge), upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(a) (i) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (after giving effect to such transaction) a Subsidiary of the Company, if the sale or other disposition complies with Section 11.16(a); or (ii) the sale or other disposition of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor, after which such Guarantor is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company, if the sale or other disposition complies with Section 11.16(a); provided that, in each case, (x) all the Guarantees of such Guarantor in respect of all other Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries terminate prior to or upon consummation of such transaction and (y) any Investment of the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company (other than any Subsidiary of such Guarantor) in such Guarantor or any Subsidiary of such Guarantor in the form of Indebtedness or Preferred Stock is repaid, satisfied, released and discharged in full prior to or upon such disposition;

(b) the Designation of such Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 11.13; or

(c) the release, discharge, termination or satisfaction (whether by payment, purchase, redemption, defeasance or otherwise) of the Indebtedness, or of such Guarantor’s Guarantee of such Indebtedness, that gave rise to the obligation of the Company to cause such Restricted Subsidiary to become a Guarantor under Section 11.11(a).

 

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ARTICLE 17

SUBORDINATION OF NOTE GUARANTEES

Section 17.01 Agreement to Subordinate.

Each Guarantor agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, that the payment of all Obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee is expressly subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article 17, to the prior payment in cash or Cash Equivalents in full of all existing and future Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor and that the subordination is for the benefit of and enforceable by the holders of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. A Guarantor’s Obligations under its Note Guarantee shall in all respects rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future Guarantor Pari Passu Indebtedness of such Guarantor and shall be senior in right of payment to all existing and future Guarantor Subordinated Obligations of such Guarantor; and only Indebtedness of such Guarantor that is Guarantor Senior Indebtedness shall rank senior to the Obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions set forth herein.

Section 17.02 Liquidation, Dissolution, Bankruptcy.

Upon (1) a total or partial liquidation or a total or partial dissolution of such Guarantor; (2) a reorganization, bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership of or similar proceeding relating to such Guarantor or its property; or (3) an assignment for the benefit of creditors or marshaling of such Guarantor’s assets and liabilities:

(a) the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor will be entitled to receive payment in full in cash in respect of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness (including interest accruing after, or which would accrue but for, the commencement of any proceeding at the rate specified in the applicable Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, whether or not a claim for such interest would be allowable or allowed) before the Holders will be entitled to receive any payment or distribution in respect of the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor, in the event of any payment or distribution of the assets or securities of such Guarantor to creditors; and

(b) until the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor is paid in full in cash, any payment or distribution to which Holders would be entitled but for the subordination provisions of this Article 17 will be made to holders of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness as their interests may appear, except that the Holders may receive Permitted Junior Securities.

Section 17.03 Default on Guarantor Senior Indebtedness .

(a) A Guarantor will not, directly or indirectly, make any payment pursuant to its Note Guarantee (or pay any other Obligations relating to its Note Guarantee, including fees, costs, expenses, indemnities and rescission of damage claims) and will not otherwise purchase, redeem, defease or retire any Notes (collectively, “ pay its Note Guarantee ”) (except in the form of Permitted Junior Securities) if a Designated Payment Default has occurred unless the Designated Payment Default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or such Designated Senior Indebtedness has been discharged or paid in full in cash; provided , however , that such Guarantor may pay

 

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its Note Guarantee without regard to the foregoing if such Guarantor receives written notice approving such payment from the Representatives of all Designated Senior Indebtedness with respect to which a Designated Payment Default has occurred and is continuing.

(b) During the continuance of any Non-Payment Default, no Guarantor will pay its Note Guarantee during a Payment Blockage Period.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions described in Section 17.03(b) (but subject to the provisions contained in Section 17.03(a) and Section 17.02), unless the holders of such Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness have accelerated the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness, each Guarantor may resume paying its Note Guarantee after the end of the Payment Blockage Period.

(d) Notwithstanding any obligations in this Agreement for a Guarantor to make any amortization, redemption, repurchase or other principal payments and, to the extent applicable, payments of cash interest, with respect to the Notes or a Note Guarantee, no Guarantor shall be permitted to make any such payments and repurchases prior to the payment in full in cash of all of the Financing Agreement Obligations and the termination of the lenders’ commitments thereunder. In the event that no Guarantor is a party to the Financing Agreement, this subsection (d) shall have no further force or effect. So long as this subsection (d) is in full force and effect, the Company shall not modify the definition of the term “Subordinated Indebtedness” in the Financing Agreement in a manner adverse to Holders without the consent of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes.

Section 17.04 Demand For Payment.

If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default or a demand for payment is made on a Guarantor pursuant to Article 17, the Company or such Guarantor will promptly notify the holders of Designated Senior Indebtedness or the Representative of such Designated Senior Indebtedness of such acceleration or such demand; provided that any failure to give such notice shall have no effect whatsoever on the provisions of this Article 17. If any Designated Senior Indebtedness is outstanding, such Guarantor may not pay its Note Guarantee until five Business Days after the Representatives of all such Designated Senior Indebtedness receive such notice and, thereafter, may pay its Note Guarantee only if this Agreement otherwise permits payment at that time.

Section 17.05 When Distribution Must Be Paid Over.

If a payment or distribution is made to Holders that, due to the subordination provisions of this Article 17, should not have been made to them, such Holders are required to hold it in trust for the holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of the relevant Guarantor and pay such payment or distribution over to holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, as their interests may appear.

Section 17.06 Subrogation.

After all Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor is paid in full and until the Notes are paid in full, Holders shall be subrogated to the rights of holders of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness to receive distributions applicable to such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness. A distribution made under this Article 17 to holders of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness that otherwise would have been made to Holders is not, as between the relevant Guarantor and Holders, a payment by such Guarantor on its Note Guarantee or the Notes.

 

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Section 17.07 Relative Rights.

This Article 17 defines the relative rights of Holders and holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor. Nothing in this Agreement shall:

(1) impair, as between such Guarantor and Holders, the obligation of such Guarantor, which is absolute and unconditional, to make payments under its Note Guarantee in accordance with its terms;

(2) prevent any Holder from exercising its available remedies upon a Default, subject to the rights of holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor to receive payments or distributions otherwise payable to Holders and such other rights of such holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness as set forth herein; or

(3) affect the relative rights of Holders and other creditors of such Guarantor other than their rights in relation to holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor.

Section 17.08 Subordination May Not Be Impaired by a Guarantor.

No right of any holder of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor to enforce the subordination of the Obligations of such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by such Guarantor or by its failure to comply with this Agreement.

Section 17.09 Rights of Paying Agent.

Notwithstanding Section 17.03 hereof, any Paying Agent (if not the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company) may continue to make payments on the Notes and shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of facts that would prohibit the making of any payments unless, not less than two Business Days prior to the date of such payment, an Officer of the Paying Agent receives notice satisfactory to him that payments may not be made under this Article 17. The Company, any Guarantor, the Registrar, a Representative or a holder of Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to give such notice; provided , however , that, if an issue of Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness has a Representative, only the Representative, or, in the case of the Financing Agreement, the administrative agent thereunder, shall be entitled to give such notice.

The Paying Agent and Registrar (if not the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company), in their individual or any other capacity shall be entitled to hold Guarantor Senior Indebtedness with the same rights they would have if they were not the Paying Agent or Registrar, respectively. The Paying Agent and Registrar shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article 17 with respect to any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness.

Section 17.10 Distribution or Notice to Representative.

Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor, the distribution may be made or the notice given to their Representative (if any).

Section 17.11 Not To Prevent Events of Default or Limit Right to Demand Payment.

The failure of a Guarantor to make a payment pursuant its Note Guarantee by reason of any provision in this Article 17 shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence of a default by such Guarantor under its Note Guarantee. Nothing in this Article 17 shall have any effect on the right of the Holders to make a demand for payment on a Guarantor pursuant to Article 16.

 

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Section 17.12 Holders Entitled to Rely.

Upon any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 17, the Holders shall be entitled to rely (1) upon any order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction in which any proceedings of the nature referred to in Section 17.02 are pending, (2) upon a certificate of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making such payment or distribution to the Holders or (3) upon the Representatives of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor, in each case for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such payment or distribution, the holders of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness and other Indebtedness of such Guarantor, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 17.

Section 17.13 Reliance by Holders of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness on Subordination Provisions .

(a) Each Holder by accepting a Note acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing subordination provisions are, and are intended to be, an inducement and a consideration to each holder of any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor, whether such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness was created or acquired before or after the issuance of the Notes, to acquire and continue to hold, or to continue to hold, such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness and such holder of such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have relied on such subordination provisions in acquiring and continuing to hold, or in continuing to hold, such Guarantor Senior Indebtedness.

(b) Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the holders of Senior Indebtedness and Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of a Guarantor may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Holders, without incurring responsibility to the Holders and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article 17 or the obligations hereunder of the Holders to the holders of the Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Guarantor, do any one or more of the following:

(1) change the manner, place or terms of payment or extend the time of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness, or any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness is outstanding;

(2) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness;

(3) release any Person liable in any manner for the payment or collection of Senior Indebtedness or Guarantor Senior Indebtedness; and

(4) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company, any Guarantor or any other Person.

Section 17.14 Continuing Priority of Financing Agreement Obligations.

The Financing Agreement Obligations shall continue to be treated as Guarantor Senior Indebtedness and the provisions of this Agreement shall continue to govern the relative rights and priorities of the holders of the Financing Agreement Obligations, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, even if all or part of the Liens securing such Financing Agreement Obligations are subordinated, set aside, avoided or disallowed, or if all or part of the Financing Agreement Obligations are subordinated, set aside, avoided or disallowed as a result of a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer statute or if any interest accruing on the Financing Agreement Obligations following the commencement of any such Proceeding is otherwise disallowed.

 

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ARTICLE 18

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 18.01 Notices.

(a) Any notice or communication to the Company, any Guarantor or the Purchaser is duly given if in writing and (1) delivered in person, (2) mailed by first-class mail (certified or registered, return receipt requested), postage prepaid, or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery or (3) sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, to its address:

if to the Company or any Guarantor:

[WMI Holdings, Inc.] [Guarantor c/o WMI Holdings, Inc.]

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3000

Seattle, Washington 98101

Facsimile: (206) 432-8877

Email: chad.smith@wamuinc.net

Attention: Chad Smith, Interim CEO and Secretary

with a copy to:

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036-6745

Fax No: (212) 872-1002

Email: kberchem@akingump.com

Attention: Kerry E. Berchem

if to the Purchaser:

KKR Management Holdings L.P.

9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200

New York, NY 10019

Fax No.: (212) 750 - 0003

Email: David.Sorkin@kkr.com

Attention: David Sorkin

with a copy to:

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

Fax No: (212) 455-2502

Email: rfenyes@stblaw.com

Attention: Richard Fenyes

The Company, any Guarantor or the Purchaser, by like notice, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

 

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(b) All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; on the first date of which publication is made, if by publication; five calendar days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed by first-class mail; the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if mailed by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; when receipt acknowledged, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission.

(c) Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first-class mail (certified or registered, return receipt requested) or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the Note Register or delivered in person. 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.

(d) Where this Agreement provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice.

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

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

Section 18.02 Rules by Agents.

The Registrar and Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for their functions.

Section 18.03 No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees, Members, Partners and Stockholders.

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partner or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantor (other than the Company in respect of the Notes and each Guarantor in respect of its Note Guarantee) under the Notes, the Note Guarantees or this Agreement or 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 18.04 Governing Law.

THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES AND ANY NOTE GUARANTEE WILL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 18.05 Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE GUARANTORS AND THE PURCHASER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTES, THE NOTE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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Section 18.06 Assignments .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may assign its interests in the Notes in whole or in part to any Affiliate or third-party, at any time, subject to compliance with applicable law.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser may assign its obligation to purchase all or any portion of the Notes to one or more Affiliates if such Affiliate is an entity with the financial capacity to fund in full all of the unfunded obligations to purchase Notes pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 18.07 No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

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

Section 18.08 Successors.

All agreements of the Company in this Agreement and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Purchaser in this Agreement shall bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Agreement shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 16.06. None of the Company or the Guarantors may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto.

Section 18.09 Severability.

In case any provision in this Agreement or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 18.10 Counterpart Originals.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Agreement. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.

Section 18.11 Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

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

Section 18.12 Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages.

The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or portable document format (“ PDF ”) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement 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 18.13 Patriot Act.

Each Holder that is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act hereby notifies the Company that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies the Company, which information includes the name and address of the Company and other information that will allow such Holder to identify the Company in accordance with the Patriot Act.

Section 18.14 Payments Due on Non-Business Days.

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, redemption date or repurchase date or the Stated Maturity of the Notes shall not be a Business Day, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or of the Notes) payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date, redemption date or repurchase date, or at the Stated Maturity of the Notes, provided that no interest will accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, redemption date, repurchase date or Stated Maturity, as the case may be.

[ Signatures on following page ]

 

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WMI HOLDINGS CORP.
By:  

/s/ Charles Edward Smith

  Name: Charles Edward Smith
  Title:   Interim CEO & Secretary
WMI INVESTMENT CORP.
By:  

/s/ Charles Edward Smith

  Name: Charles Edward Smith
  Title:   Executive Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement]


KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS L.P.
By:   KKR Management Holdings Corp., its general partner
By:  

/s/ David J. Sorkin

  Name: David J. Sorkin
  Title:   General Counsel & Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Note Purchase Agreement]


APPENDIX A

PROVISIONS RELATING TO NOTES

Section 1.1 Definitions .

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Appendix A have the meanings given to them in this Agreement.

Section 2.1 Transfer and Exchange .

(a)  Transfer and Exchange of Notes . When Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request:

(i) to register the transfer of such Notes; or

(ii) to exchange such Notes for an equal principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations,

the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided , however , that the Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

(b)  Legends .

(i) Each Note certificate evidencing the Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (the “ Private Placement Legend ”):

THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER OF THIS NOTE MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER.

THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) THIS NOTE MAY BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (I) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (II) IN THE UNITED STATES TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (III) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 AND RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (IV) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT


PROVIDED BY RULE 144 THEREUNDER (IF AVAILABLE), (V) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (VI) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES TO THE COMPANY A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY) AND CERTIFICATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR (VII) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE COMPANY’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (VII) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/ OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, (B) IN EACH OF CASES (A)(I) THROUGH (VII), ALL SUCH TRANSACTIONS WILL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND (C) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS NOTE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE.

Each Note shall bear the following additional legend (the “ ERISA Legend ”):

BY ITS ACQUISITION OF THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER THEREOF WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND WARRANTED THAT EITHER (1) NO PORTION OF THE ASSETS USED BY SUCH HOLDER TO ACQUIRE OR HOLD THIS SECURITY CONSTITUTES THE ASSETS OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN THAT IS SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE U.S. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OF A PLAN, INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER ARRANGEMENT THAT IS SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE U.S. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”) OR PROVISIONS UNDER ANY OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, NON-U.S. OR OTHER LAWS OR REGULATIONS THAT ARE SIMILAR TO SUCH PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE (“SIMILAR LAWS”), OR OF AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED TO INCLUDE “PLAN ASSETS” OF ANY SUCH PLAN, ACCOUNT OR ARRANGEMENT, OR (2) THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A SIMILAR VIOLATION UNDER ANY APPLICABLE SIMILAR LAWS.

Any Note issued with original issue discount will also bear the following additional legend (the “ OID Notes Legend ”):

THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH “ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1272 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED) FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, THE COMPANY WILL PROMPTLY MAKE AVAILABLE

 

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TO ANY HOLDER OF THIS NOTE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (1) THE ISSUE PRICE AND DATE OF THE NOTE, (2) THE AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ON THE NOTE AND (3) THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE NOTE. HOLDERS SHOULD CONTACT THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE COMPANY AT THE MAILING ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 18.01(a).

Section 3.1 Applicable High Yield Discount Obligations .

(a) The Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, in the relevant Purchase Notice, may elect to include the AHYDO Redemption Language in any Note, but shall have no obligation to do so. If so included, the AHYDO Redemption Language will be applicable to all Notes representing PIK Interest paid with respect to such Note, but does not create an election with respect to future Notes issued under the Agreement other than as PIK Payments in respect of such Note.

(b) Any Note in which the Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, has elected to include AHYDO redemption language shall include language substantially in the following form (the “ AHYDO Redemption Language ”):

If the Notes evidenced by this Note (together with any PIK Payments thereon, the “ AHYDO Notes ”) would otherwise constitute “applicable high yield discount obligations” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code, at the end of each “accrual period” (as defined in Section 1272(a)(5) of the Code) ending after the fifth anniversary of the applicable Issue Date (each such date, an “ AHYDO Redemption Date ”), the Company shall be required to redeem for cash a portion of the AHYDO Notes then outstanding equal to the “Mandatory Principal Redemption Amount” (each such redemption, a “ Mandatory Principal Redemption ”). The redemption price for the portion of the AHYDO Notes redeemed pursuant to a Mandatory Principal Redemption will be 100% of the principal amount of such portion plus any accrued interest thereon on the date of redemption. The “Mandatory Principal Redemption Amount” means, as of each AHYDO Redemption Date, the portion of the AHYDO Notes required to be redeemed to prevent the AHYDO Notes from being treated as an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Section 163(i)(1) of the Code. No partial redemption or repurchase of AHYDO Notes prior to any AHYDO Redemption Date pursuant to any other provision of the Note Purchase Agreement shall alter the Company’s obligation to make the Mandatory Principal Redemption with respect to any AHYDO Notes that remain outstanding on such AHYDO Redemption Date.

(c) The Company’s right to make a Mandatory Principal Redemption (as defined in the AHYDO Redemption Language) is subject to the terms of Article 15 and Article 17 of this Agreement.

 

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EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.]

[Insert the ERISA Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.]

[Insert the OID Notes Legend, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.]

 

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WMI HOLDINGS CORP.

7.50% SUBORDINATED PIK NOTE DUE 20    

 

$[        ]    New York, New York
   [ ] [ ], 20[ ]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, WMI HOLDINGS CORP. (the “ Company ”) hereby promises to pay to [NAME OF PURCHASER] (the “ Purchaser ”), or registered assigns, on [ ], 20    , in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds, the principal amount of [        ] DOLLARS ($[        ]), plus all PIK Interest added to the principal amount hereof, or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Notes of the Purchaser outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below, which sum shall be due and payable in such amounts and on such dates as are set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement. Interest on the Notes will be paid entirely by capitalizing accrued and unpaid interest on each Interest Payment Date and adding the same to the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Following an increase in the principal amount of the outstanding Notes as a result of a PIK Payment, this Note will bear interest on such increased principal amount from and after the date of such PIK Payment.

This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of [ ] (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), among the Company, the Guarantors party thereto, and KKR Management Holdings L.P., as Purchaser, and is subject to the provisions thereof and is subject to optional and mandatory redemption in whole or in part as provided therein. Terms used herein which are defined in the Note Purchase Agreement shall have such defined meanings unless otherwise defined herein or unless the context otherwise requires. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement, the provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement shall govern and be controlling.

This Note is guaranteed as provided in the Note Purchase Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Note Purchase Agreement for a description of the nature and extent of the guarantees, the terms and conditions upon which each guarantee was granted and the rights of the holder of this Note in respect thereof.

At any time prior to [the date that is three years subsequent to the Initial Issue Date], the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon notice as set forth in Section 10.02, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption (the “ Redemption Date ”).

On and after [the date that is three years subsequent to the Initial Issue Date], the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon notice pursuant to Section 10.02, at the redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on the dates specified below:

 

Date

   Percentage  

[3rd anniversary of the Initial Issue Date]

     103.750

[4th anniversary of the Initial Issue Date]

     101.875

[5th anniversary of the Initial Issue Date] and thereafter

     100.000


The Company’s right to effect an optional redemption of the Notes is subject to the terms of Article 15 and Article 17 of the Note Purchase Agreement.

[Insert AHYDO Redemption Language, if applicable, pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.]

The Events of Default relating to this Note are specified in the Note Purchase Agreement. Reference is made to the Note Purchase Agreement for a description of the nature, extent and effects of such Events of Default.

All parties now and hereafter liable with respect to this Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor, endorser or otherwise, hereby waive presentment, demand, protest and all other notices of any kind.

THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT. TRANSFERS OF THIS NOTE MUST BE RECORDED IN THE NOTE REGISTER MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company as of the day and year and at the place set forth above.

 

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 11.15 or Section 11.16 of the Note Purchase Agreement, check the appropriate box below:

[    ] Section 11.15            [    ] Section 11.16

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 11.15 or Section 11.16 of the Note Purchase Agreement, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

 

  $                        (integral multiples of $1, provided that the unpurchased portion must be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000)   

 

Date:  

 

     
      Your Signature:  

 

        (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note)
     

 

       Tax Identification No.:

 

 

                                                                          

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

[ Company address block ]

Re: 7.50% Subordinated PIK Notes Due 20     (the “ Note ”)

Reference is hereby made to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of [ ] (the “ Agreement ”), among WMI Holdings Corp., as issuer (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors party thereto and KKR Management Holdings L.P., as the purchaser. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

                    , (the “ Transferor ”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note, in the principal amount of $         (which principal amount is at least $1,000,000) in such Note (the “ Transfer ”), to                      (the “ Transferee ”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

1. ¨ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a Note pursuant to Rule 144A . The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the transferred Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Note and in the Agreement and the Securities Act.

2. ¨ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a Note pursuant to Regulation S . The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the transferred Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Note and in the Agreement and the Securities Act.

 

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3. ¨ Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S . The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

(a) ¨ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

or

(b) ¨ such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a Subsidiary thereof;

or

(c) ¨ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;

or

(d) ¨ such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Note and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit C to the Agreement, to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the transferred Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Note and in the Agreement and the Securities Act;

or

(e) ¨ pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit.

 

     

 

        [Insert Name of Transferor]
      By:  

 

        Name:
        Title:
Dated:  

 

     

 

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The Transferee hereby confirms that all certifications contained herein are true and correct.

 

     

 

        [Insert Name of Transferee]
      By:  

 

        Name:
        Title:
Dated:  

 

     

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF CERTIFICATE FROM

ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR

[ Company address block ]

Re: 7.50% Subordinated PIK Notes Due 20     (the “Note” )

Reference is hereby made to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of [ ] (the “ Agreement ”), among WMI Holdings Corp., as issuer (the “ Company ”), the Guarantors party thereto and KKR Management Holdings L.P., as the purchaser. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

In connection with our proposed purchase of a Note in principal amount of $         (which principal amount is at least $1,000,000), we confirm that:

1. We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Note is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Agreement and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”).

2. We understand that the offer and sale of the Note have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Note may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Note, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in the United States to a person whom the seller reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (C) outside the United States in an offshore transaction in accordance with rule 903 and rule 904 under the Securities Act, (D) pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 thereunder (if available), (E) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (F) to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes to the Company a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter, and we further agree to provide to any Person purchasing the Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (F) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.

3. We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Note, we will be required to furnish to you and the Company such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you and the Company may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.

4. We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Note and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.

5. We are acquiring the Note purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.

 

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

 

     

 

        [Insert Name of Accredited Investor]
      By:  

 

        Name:
        Title:
Dated:  

 

     


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

Date:

To the Purchaser party to the Note Purchase Agreement referred to below:

I, the undersigned, a senior authorized financial officer (a “ Senior Authorized Financial Officer ”) of WMI Holdings Corp. (the “ Company ”), in that capacity only and not in my individual capacity (and without personal liability), do hereby certify as of the date hereof, and based upon facts and circumstances as they exist as of the date hereof (and disclaiming any responsibility for changes in such facts and circumstances after the date hereof), that:

1. This certificate is furnished to Purchaser pursuant to Section 6.03 of the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of January [ ], 2014, among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and KKR Management Holdings L.P. (the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this certificate shall have the meanings set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement.

2. For purposes of this certificate, the terms below shall have the following definitions:

(a) “ Fair Value

The amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act.

(b) “ Present Fair Salable Value

The amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole are sold with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.

(c) “ Liabilities

The recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as of the date hereof after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

(d) “ Will be able to pay their Liabilities as they mature

For the period from the date hereof through the maturity date of the Notes, the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will have sufficient assets and cash flow to pay their respective Liabilities as those Liabilities mature or (in the case of contingent Liabilities) otherwise become payable.


(f) “ Do not have Unreasonably Small Capital

For the period from the date hereof through the maturity date of the Notes, the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole after consummation of the Transactions is a going concern and has sufficient capital to reasonably ensure that it will continue to be a going concern for such period.

3. As a Senior Authorized Financial Officer, I am familiar with the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries. For purposes of this certificate, I, or officers of the Company under my direction and supervision, have performed the following procedures as of and for the periods set forth below:

(a) made such investigation and inquiry as I have determined appropriate, having taken into account the nature of the businesses proposed to be conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries after consummation of the Transactions; and

(b) reviewed to my satisfaction the Note Purchase Agreement.

4. Based on and subject to the foregoing, I hereby certify on behalf of the Company that after giving effect to the issuance of Notes on the date hereof and the related Permitted Acquisition, it is my opinion that (i) the Fair Value and Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Liabilities; (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (iii) the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be able to pay their Liabilities as they mature.

*  *  *


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this certificate to be executed on its behalf by the undersigned Senior Authorized Financial Officer as of the date first written above.

 

  WMI HOLDINGS CORP.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title


EXHIBIT E

FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE

Dated as of

[ ]

Reference is made to [(i)] the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of [ ] (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), among WMI Holdings Corp., a Washington corporation (the “ Company ”), the guarantors from time to time parties thereto (each a “ Guarantor ” and, collectively, the “ Guarantors ”) and KKR Management Holdings L.P.[, and (ii) the Notes]. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Note Purchase Agreement.

1. The undersigned [ ], the [ ] of the [Company][Guarantor], solely in his capacity as an Officer of the [Company][Guarantor] and not individually, hereby certifies as follows:

(a) [ ] is the duly elected and qualified [ ] of the [Company][Guarantor], and the signature set forth on the signature line for such officer below is such officer’s true and genuine signature, and such officer is duly authorized to execute and deliver the Note Purchase Agreement and the Notes on behalf of the [Company][Guarantor] and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the [Company][Guarantor] pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement.

2. The undersigned [ ], the [ ] of the [Company][Guarantor], solely in his capacity as an Officer of the [Company][Guarantor] and not individually, hereby certifies as follows:

(a) attached hereto as Exhibit A is a complete and correct copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the [Company][Guarantor] on [ ] authorizing [(i)] the execution, delivery and performance of the Note Purchase Agreement (and any agreements relating thereto) [and (ii) the execution and delivery of the Notes]; such resolutions have not in any way been amended, modified, revoked or rescinded and have been in full force and effect since their adoption to and including the date hereof and are now in full force and effect; and such resolutions are the only corporate proceedings of the [Company][Guarantor] now in force relating to or affecting the matters referred to therein;

(b) attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true and complete copy of the [articles] [certificate] of incorporation of the [Company][Guarantor] certified by the Secretary of State of [Washington][Delaware] as of a recent date, as in effect at all times from the date shown on the attached certificate;

(c) attached hereto as Exhibit C is a true and complete copy of the by-laws of the [Company][Guarantor] as in effect at all times since the adoption thereof to and including the date hereof;

(d) set forth in Exhibit D hereto is a list of certain duly elected and qualified Officers of the [Company][Guarantor] holding the offices indicated next to their respective names, and the signatures appearing opposite their respective names are the true and genuine signatures of such Officers, and each of such Officers is duly authorized to execute and deliver the Note Purchase Agreement and the Notes on behalf of the [Company][Guarantor] and any certificate or other document to be delivered by the [Company][Guarantor] pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement; [and]

 

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(e) attached hereto as Exhibit E is [a certificate of good standing] [evidence of qualification to do business] from the Secretary of State for the [State of Washington][State of Delaware], the state of the [Company] [Guarantor]’s formation, dated as of a recent date prior to the date hereof [; and]

[(f) attached hereto as Exhibit F is an IRS Form W-9 of the Company].

3. The representations and warranties of the [Company][Guarantor] made in Sections 7.01, 7.04, 7.05 (only as applied to violations of laws, regulations or organizational documents), 7.07, 7.14 and 7.16 of the Note Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof with the same effect as if made on the date hereof, and the [Company][Guarantor] has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part (or received express waiver thereof) to be performed or satisfied under the Note Purchase Agreement at or prior to the date hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereto set our names as of the date set forth above.

 

 

   

 

Name:     Name:
Title:   Authorized Officer     Title:   Authorized Officer

 

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EXHIBIT F

FORMS OF CLOSING DATE OPINIONS

FORMS OF ISSUE DATE OPINIONS

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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF JOINDER TO THE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS

JOINDER TO THE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Joinder ”), dated as of                     , 201    , by                      (the “ Guaranteeing Subsidiary ”), a subsidiary of the WMI Holdings Corp. (or its permitted successor), a Washington corporation (the “ Company ”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined therein) and the purchaser party thereto have heretofore executed the Note Purchase Agreement (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of January [ ], 2014 providing for the issuance of 7.5% Subordinated PIK Notes (the “ Notes ”); and

WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute a Joinder to the Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth therein (the “ Note Guarantee ”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary covenants and agrees for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.

2. THE NOTES GUARANTEE. The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby Guarantees the Notes on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement including Article 16 thereof. The obligations of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary pursuant to its Note Guarantee and the Agreement are and shall at all times be and remain subordinated in right of payment to the extent and in the manner set forth in Article 17 of the Agreement to the prior payment in full in cash of Guarantor Senior Indebtedness.

3. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SUPPLEMENT TO THE NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

4. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the party hereto has caused this Joinder to be duly executed and attested, as of the date first above written.

 

[GUARANTEEING SUBSIDIARY]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT 4.2

INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of January 30, 2014, by and among WMI Holdings Corp., a Washington corporation (the “ Company ”), and KKR Fund Holdings L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the “ Shareholder ”) and any other Shareholder Party who becomes a party hereto after the date hereof.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Investment Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2014 (the “ Investment Agreement ”), by and among the Company, the Shareholder and KKR Management Holdings L.P. (“ Management Holdings ”), the Company issued to the Shareholder shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants;

WHEREAS, as a result of and immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement, the Shareholder owns 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock and Warrants to purchase 61,400,000 shares of Common Stock; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement, each of the Company and the Shareholder desires to enter into this Agreement to set forth certain rights and obligations of the Company and the Shareholder with respect to the ownership by the Shareholder of the Company’s securities and certain other matters, all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Certain Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Investment Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such specified Person, for so long as such Person remains so associated to the specified Person.

Affiliated Assignee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.


Articles ” means the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated as of March 19, 2012, as in effect on the date hereof and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and the terms of this Agreement.

beneficial owner ” or “ beneficially own ” has the meaning given such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and a Person’s beneficial ownership of either Common Stock or other Voting Securities of the Company shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such Rule; provided , however , that for purposes of determining beneficial ownership, a Person shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any security which may be acquired by such Person whether within sixty (60) days or thereafter, upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any options, rights or other securities.

Black Out Period ” shall have the meanings set forth in Sections 3.3(a).

Business Day ” means any day other than a day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the State of New York or the State of Washington.

Bylaws ” means the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated as of March 19, 2012, as in effect on the date hereof and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and the terms of this Agreement.

Capital Stock ” means, with respect to any Person at any time, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of capital stock, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or equivalent ownership interests in or issued by such Person and, with respect to the Company, includes any and all shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and any other equity interests of the Company.

Claims ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).

Closing ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Investment Agreement.

Closing Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Investment Agreement.

Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company and any securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend, spin-off or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or other similar reorganization or business combination.

Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Company Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Company Offering ” means any Company Offering of securities of the Company, in whole or in part, by the Company (other than pursuant to Form S-8 or Form S-4).

 

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Confidentiality Agreement ” means the Confidentiality Agreement dated as of May 29, 2013, by and between KKR & Co. L.P., an Affiliate of the Shareholder, and the Company.

control ” (including the terms “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise.

Controlled Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any Affiliate of such Person that is, directly or indirectly, controlled by such Person.

Corporate Opportunity ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.2.

Covered Securities ” means Common Stock and any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, other than securities that are (A) indebtedness issued in connection with the Note Purchase Agreement (as such terms are defined in the Investment Agreement), (B) issued by the Company pursuant to any employment contract, employee or benefit plan, stock purchase plan, stock ownership plan, stock option or equity compensation plan or other similar plan where stock is being issued or offered to a trust, other entity to or for the benefit of any employees, potential employees, consultants, officers or director of the Company, (C) issued by the Company in connection with a business combination or other merger, acquisition or disposition transaction, (D) issued with reference to the common stock of a Subsidiary (i.e., a carve-out transaction), (E) issued as a dividend or in connection with a dividend investment or shareholder purchase plan or (F) issued in exchange for, or upon exercise or conversion of, (i) currently outstanding securities or (ii) securities issued hereafter that are securities described in clauses (A) through (E) above.

Demand Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

Director ” means any member of the Company Board.

Equity Securities ” means with respect to the Company, any and all shares of Capital Stock of the Company or securities of the Company, options, stock appreciation rights or other rights convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, such shares.

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

Forfeitable Warrants ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.

Holdback Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5.

incur ” means to incur, create, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to.

Indemnified Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).

 

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Information ” means all information about the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Investor that is or has been furnished to any Investor or any of its Representatives (acting in their capacity as such) by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective Representatives, and any other information supplied by or relating to the Company, its Subsidiaries or any Investor in connection with the matters contemplated by the Investment Agreement or any other Transaction Agreements (in any such case, whether written or oral or in electronic or other form and whether prepared by the Company, its advisers or otherwise), together with all written or electronically stored documentation prepared by such Investor or its Representatives based on or reflecting, in whole or in part, such information; provided that the term “Information” does not include any information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public through no action or omission by such Investor or its Representatives, (ii) is or becomes available to such Investor on a non-confidential basis from a source, other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective Representatives, that to the best of such Investor knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, is not prohibited from disclosing such portions to such Investor by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation or (iii) is independently developed by a Investor or its Representatives or Affiliates on its own behalf without use of any Information.

Initial Effective Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a)(ii).

Investment Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Investor ” means any of the Shareholder Parties and the Unaffiliated Assignees.

Long-Form Demand Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

Management Holdings ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Minimum Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

New Effective Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Sections 3.1(b)(i).

New Filing Date ” shall have the meanings set forth in Sections 3.1(b)(i).

Note Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Investment Agreement.

Percentage Stock Ownership ” shall have the meaning of such term set forth in the Article VI of the Articles.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivisions thereof or any Group (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) comprised of two or more of the foregoing.

 

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Preferred Stock ” means the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company and any securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend, spin-off or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or other similar reorganization or business combination.

Proposed Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(i).

Registrable Securities ” means any Common Stock issued to or acquired by the Shareholder Parties pursuant to the Investment Agreement or subsequently issued with respect thereto (including, without limitation, upon exercise of the Warrants, conversion of the Preferred Stock) or in connection with Section 5.1 hereto. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued, such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a registration statement with respect to the sale by the Shareholder Party of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, (ii) such securities shall have been distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision), (iii) such securities are eligible to be a sold by the holder thereof pursuant to Rule 144 without restriction or limitation thereunder on volume or manner of sale (other than restrictions imposed hereunder) in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company; (iv) such securities are sold in a private transaction (except to an Affiliated Assignee); or (v) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding. For purposes of this Agreement, any required calculation of the amount of, or percentage of, Registrable Securities shall be based on the number of Shares or other shares of Common Stock, including, for the avoidance of doubt, other securities convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock, which are Registrable Securities. No Registrable Securities may be registered under more than one effective Registration Statement at any one time.

Registration Expenses ” means any and all expenses, other than any Selling Expenses, incident to performance of or compliance with Articles III and IV of this Agreement, including (i) all SEC or securities exchange registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (iii) all printing, messenger and delivery expenses, (iv) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange pursuant to this Agreement and all rating agency fees, (v) the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of the Company’s independent public accountants, including the expenses of any special audits and/or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance, (vi) the reasonable fees and disbursements, not to exceed $45,000 per offering or demand, of one counsel to the Shareholder Parties, (vii) any reasonable fees and disbursements of underwriters and their counsel customarily paid by the issuers or sellers of securities sold in an underwritten public offering (including, without limitation, fees and expenses related to filings with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.), and the reasonable fees and expenses of special experts retained in connection with the requested registration, but excluding any Selling Expenses, and (viii) all expenses incurred in connection with any road shows (including the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the holder of the applicable Registrable Securities).

Registrable Securities Purchase Price ” means, with respect to any Registrable Security, the purchase price actually paid by the Investor holding such Registrable Security (or,

 

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if such Registrable Security was acquired upon exercise or conversion of other Equity Securities, the exercise price or conversion price thereof), in all cases subject to adjustment for any stock split, stock dividend, spin-off or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or other similar reorganization or business combination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Registrable Securities Purchase Price for (i) the Tranche A Warrants shall be $1.32 and (ii) the Tranche B Warrants shall be $1.43, in each case per share of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, in all cases subject to adjustment for any stock split, dividend, spin-off or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or other similar reorganization or business combination.

Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act which covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement. For the avoidance of doubt, the definition of “Registration Statement” includes any shelf registration.

Requisite Common Amount ” means, at any time, a number of Warrants equal to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Warrants issued to Shareholder on the Closing Date pursuant to the Investment Agreement or outstanding Shares representing exercise of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the Warrants issued to the Shareholder on the Closing Date or a combination thereof equal to 25% of such Warrants and such Shares.

Requisite Preferred Amount ” means, at any time, a number of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the shares of Preferred Stock issued to the Shareholder on the Closing Date pursuant to the Investment Agreement.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act.

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and other federal securities laws.

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

Selling Expenses ” means underwriting fees, discounts, and selling commissions, and any and all stock transfer taxes relating to the registration and sale of any Shareholder Party’s Registrable Securities and the fees and expenses of any Shareholder Party’s own counsel to the extent not expressly included in the term “Registration Expenses”.

Shareholder ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Shareholder Group Member ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.

Shareholder Party ” means any of the Shareholder and the Affiliated Assignees.

 

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Shares ” shall mean (a) the shares of Preferred Stock acquired by the Shareholder pursuant to the Investment Agreement, (b) any Common Stock issued to any Shareholder Party in connection with the exercise of the Warrants, (c) any Common Stock issued to any Shareholder Party in connection with the conversion of the Preferred Stock, (d) any Common Stock issued to any Shareholder Party in connection with the exercise of its rights pursuant to Section 5.1 hereto, and any securities issued in respect of (a), (b), (c), (d) or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, spin-off or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or other similar reorganization or business combination.

Shelf Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in 3.1(a)(i).

Short-Form Demand Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

Subsidiary ” means (i) any corporation of which a majority of the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors thereof, at the time as of which any determination is being made, are owned by another entity, either directly or indirectly, and (ii) any joint venture, general or limited partnership, limited liability company or other legal entity in which an entity is the record or beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of a majority of the voting interests or the general partner and, with respect to the Company.

Substantial Holder ” has the meaning set forth in the Article VI of the Articles.

Suspension Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a).

Tranche A Forfeitable Warrants ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.

Tranche A Warrants ” shall mean warrants to purchase 30,700,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.32 per share.

Tranche B Forfeitable Warrants ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.6.

Tranche B Warrants ” shall mean warrants to purchase 30,700,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.43 per share.

Transaction Agreements ” shall mean the Confidentiality Agreement, the Investment Agreement and the other Transaction Documents as such term is defined in the Investment Agreement.

Transfer ” shall mean, with respect to any security or instrument, any voluntary or involuntary attempt to, directly or indirectly, offer, sell, assign, transfer, grant a participation in, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise encumber or dispose of, including, without limitation, by way of entry into any swap or other agreement or transaction that hedges or transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of such security or instrument, or the consummation of any such transactions.

 

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Triggering Event ” shall mean such time as Management Holdings exercises its refusal to fund pursuant to Section 6.06(a) of the Note Purchase Agreement.

Unaffiliated Assignee ” shall mean a Person to whom the Warrants or Common Stock is Transferred who is not an Affiliated Assignee.

Underwriter Cutback ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(k).

Underwritten Offering ” of securities means a public offering of all or part of the Company’s Registerable Securities registered under the Securities Act in which an underwriter, placement agent or other similar intermediary participates in the distribution of such securities.

Unfunded Commitment Amount ” shall mean the unfunded percentage of the Commitment (as such term is defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement.

Voting Securities ” means, at any time, shares of any class of Equity Securities which are then entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors.

Warrants ” shall mean the Tranche A Warrants and the Tranche B Warrants.

SECTION 1.2 Interpretation and Other Definitional Provisions .

(a) The parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. If an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

(b) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole, including any schedules and exhibits hereto and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article and Section or subsection references are to the relevant Articles, Sections and subsections contained in this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(c) The phrases “the date of this Agreement”, “the date hereof” and terms of similar import, will be deemed to refer to January 30, 2014.

(d) Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(e) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

 

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ARTICLE II

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER

SECTION 2.1 Transfers of the Preferred Stock; Warrants and Common Stock . No Shareholder Party shall Transfer any shares of Preferred Stock without the Company’s written consent, except that shares of Preferred Stock shall be freely Transferable by any Shareholder Party to any Affiliate of such Shareholder Party (any such Affiliate transferee, an “Affiliated Assignee”); provided that any such Transfer, after giving effect to such Transfer, would not result in an increase in the Percentage Stock Ownership of any Substantial Holder within the meaning of the Articles. The Warrants and shares of Common Stock shall be freely Transferable subject to the applicable limitations of the Articles, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; provided, that the Warrants and shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock is convertible or for which the Warrants are exercisable shall be freely Transferable by any Shareholder Party to any Affiliated Assignee; provided that any such Transfer, after giving effect to such Transfer, would not result in an increase in the Percentage Stock Ownership of any Substantial Holder within the meaning of the Articles. For the avoidance of doubt, assignment of the rights of any Shareholder Party under this Agreement is governed by Section 8.8.

SECTION 2.2 Restrictive Legends . Each of the Investors hereby acknowledges and agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, each of the certificates or book-entry confirmations representing Shares or Warrants shall be subject to stop transfer instructions and shall include the applicable portion(s) of the legends set forth below:

THE TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY IS SUBJECT TO OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE VI OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF WMI HOLDINGS CORP. REPRINTED IN SUBSTANTIAL PART ON THE BACK OF THIS CERTIFICATE. THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH A COPY OF ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT CHARGE UPON A WRITTEN REQUEST ADDRESSED TO THE CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS.

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE OR CONFIRMATION HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF (“TRANSFERRED”) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER.”

In the event that any Shares (other than any shares of Preferred Stock) or Warrants (i) are Transferred in a transaction registered under the Act, or (ii) are Transferred in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Act, and upon delivery by the relevant Investor to the Company of such certificates and documents as the Company may reasonably request with respect to such exemption (including an opinion of such Investor’s counsel reasonably

 

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satisfactory to the Company and its transfer agent as to such exemption), the Company shall issue promptly following a written request by such Investor new certificates or book-entry confirmations representing such Shares or Warrants without the foregoing “private placement” legend, at the expense of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, any legends required pursuant to the Articles shall not be removed.

SECTION 2.3 Transfers Not In Compliance . A purported or attempted Transfer of Shares or Warrants by a Shareholder Party, and any purported assignment of a Shareholder Party’s rights and obligations hereunder, that does not comply with Section 2.1, Section 2.2, and Section 8.8 shall be void ab initio and the purported transferee or successor by operation of law shall not be deemed to be a shareholder or warrantholder of the Company for any purpose and shall not be entitled to any of the rights of (i) in the case of a Transfer of Shares, a shareholder, including, without limitation, the right to vote any Shares entitled to vote or to receive a certificate or certificates for the Shares or any dividends or other distributions on or with respect to the Shares or any rights or remedies of a Shareholder Party under this Agreement, or (ii) in the case of a Transfer of Warrants, a warrantholder, including, without limitation, the right to exercise such Warrants or to receive shares of Common Stock in respect thereof.

ARTICLE III

REGISTRATION RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO

THE REGISTRABLE SECURITIES

SECTION 3.1 Shelf Registration Statement Matters .

(a) Shelf Registration Statement . Subject to Section 3.3, the Company shall:

(i) prepare and file with the SEC a “shelf” Registration Statement covering the resale of 100% of the Registrable Securities (a “Shelf Registration”) for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor provisions), which Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-3 (or another reasonably appropriate form), (x) on or prior to the 90th day after the Company is qualified to use a Shelf Registration if the Company becomes so qualified by the second (2nd) anniversary of the date hereof or (y) on or prior to the 30th day after the Company is qualified to use a Shelf Registration if the Company becomes so qualified following the second (2nd) anniversary of the date hereof;

(ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing (the “ Initial Effective Date ”); provided , however , that in the event the Company is notified by the SEC that the Shelf Registration will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review and comments, the Initial Effective Date shall be the fifth Business Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the date otherwise required above;

 

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(iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain continuously in effect, supplement and amend, if necessary, the Shelf Registration, as required by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act, until there are no remaining Registrable Securities;

(iv) furnish, upon request, to the holders of the Registrable Securities to which the Shelf Registration relates copies of any supplement or amendment to such Shelf Registration prior to such supplement or amendment being used and/or filed with the SEC.

(b) Effective Shelf Registration Statement .

(i) If at any time, the Shelf Registration ceases to be effective, the Company shall, subject to Section 3.3, file, not later than 30 days after such prior Shelf Registration ceased to be Effective (a “ New Filing Date ”), and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to become effective a new Shelf Registration as soon as practicable, but not later than the 90 th day after such New Filing Date (a “ New Effective Date ”); provided , however , that in the event the Company is notified by the SEC that the Shelf Registration will not be reviewed or is no longer subject to further review or comments, the New Effective Date shall be the fifth Business Day following the date on which the Company is so notified if such date precedes the date otherwise required above.

(ii) If, after any Shelf Registration has become effective, it is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other governmental agency or authority, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any prospectus and, if any such order is issued, shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment and not later than the 90 th day after such order is issued (a “ Withdrawal Date ”).

SECTION 3.2 Underwritten Offerings; Demand Registration . Subject to Section 3.3 (including any Black Out Period imposed in accordance therewith) and 4.5 (including any Holdback Period imposed in accordance therewith, whether such period is pursuant to the agreement set forth in Section 4.5 or a separate agreement with the underwriters of any Company Offering or Underwritten Offering), the Shareholder or, if the Shareholder has assigned its rights under this Section 3.2 in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shareholder Parties shall have the right at any time and from time to time, by delivering or causing to be delivered a written notice to the Company, to require the Company to register pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, the number of Registrable Securities requested to be so registered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on Form S-1 or any similar or successor long-form registration (a “ Long-Form Demand Registration ”) or, if available, on Form S-3 or any similar or successor short-form registration (a “ Short-Form Demand Registration ”) (any such written notice, a “ Demand Notice ” and any such registration, a “ Demand Registration ”); provided, that, in the case of any Demand Registration,

 

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each Demand Notice shall specify an amount of Registrable Securities representing an aggregate offering price of not less than the lesser of $10,000,000 or the value of the Shareholder Parties’ aggregate beneficial ownership of the Company at the time of such Demand Notice (the “ Minimum Amount ”). In addition to the other restrictions and limitations set forth herein, the Shareholder Parties shall not be entitled to make a Demand Notice in respect of, and the Company shall not be required to effect, more than three (3) Long-Form Demand Registrations in total under this Agreement. The Shareholder Parties shall have unlimited Short-Form Demand Registrations, subject to the other restrictions and limitations set forth herein. A Long-Form Demand Registration shall not be deemed to have been effected and shall not count as a one of the three Long-Form Demand Registrations available for the Shareholder Parties (i) unless and until the Registration Statement filed in connection therewith is declared effective and has remained effective for a period of at least one hundred fifty (180) days (or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such Long-Form Demand Registration have been sold thereunder), (ii) if, at any time prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to a Long-Form Demand Registration, the Shareholder Party revokes such Demand Registration request by providing written notice thereof to the Company, provided that such revoked Long-Form Demand Registration shall nonetheless count as having been submitted and effected unless such Shareholder Party pays all Registration Expenses in connection with such revoked Long-Form Demand Registration within thirty (30) days of written request therefor by the Company, (iii) if the conditions to closing specified in the purchase agreement or underwriting agreement entered into in connection with such Long-Form Demand Registration involving an Underwritten Offering are not satisfied, or (iv) if the relevant offering is subject to a stop order, injunction, or similar order or requirement of the SEC during such period. If the Shareholder Parties intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by a Demand Notice by means of an Underwritten Offering, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their Demand Notice and shall have the right to select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer such Underwritten Offering, subject to the Company’s approval which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

SECTION 3.3 Certain Restrictions; Suspension of Registration Rights .

(a) The Company shall not be required to effect (i) any Long Form Demand Registration more than once in any twelve (12) month period, or (ii) any Demand Registration (x) within one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of a previous Demand Registration, or (y) to the extent such Demand Registration would result in a material breach of a contractual obligation to which the Company is subject pursuant to any underwriters’ lock-up agreement in the context of any prior underwritten offering.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Company shall at any time furnish to the Shareholder a certificate signed by any of its authorized officers (a “ Suspension Notice ”) stating that in the good faith judgment of the Company Board the filing or use of a Registration Statement would or would be reasonably expected to be materially adverse to the Company or that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has pending or in process a transaction, the disclosure of which, in the good faith judgment of the Company Board, would or would be reasonably expected to be materially adverse to the Company or to any proposal or plan of the Company of any of its Subsidiaries to effect a merger, acquisition, disposition, financing, reorganization, recapitalization or other transaction, in each case that is material to the

 

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Company, then the right of the Shareholder Parties to require the Company to file any Registration Statement or, after the filing thereof, use any Registration Statement (and the prospectus relating thereto) for purposes of effecting offers or sales of Registrable Securities pursuant thereto shall be suspended for a period (a “ Black Out Period ”) of not more than 90 days in any 360 consecutive-day period.

(c) During any Black Out Period, no Shareholder Party shall offer or sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to or in reliance upon any Registration Statement (or the prospectus relating thereto) filed by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the public announcement of such material, nonpublic information is made during a Black Out Period, then the Black Out Period shall terminate without any further action of the parties and the Company shall promptly notify the Shareholder Parties of such termination. Except in connection with any notice required to be provided hereunder or in connection with any reasonable response to unsolicited written or oral requests from a Shareholder Party or its representatives and affiliates for information, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to refrain from providing any Shareholder Party with any material, non-public information without such Shareholder Party’s prior written consent.

SECTION 3.4 Incidental Registration Rights . If the Company at any time proposes to offer Covered Securities in a registered Company Offering for its own account, each such time it will promptly give written notice to the Shareholder Parties of its intention so to do, and, should Shareholder Parties take all actions requested of them in a timely fashion, the Company will cause to be included in the securities to be covered by the Registration Statement proposed to be filed in connection with the registered Company Offering the Registrable Securities that are included in a written request of any Shareholder Party received by the Company within a timeframe specified by the Company (which shall be reasonable based on the nature and circumstances of the Company Offering). If such registered Company Offering involves an underwriting, the Company shall so advise the Shareholder Parties as a part of the written notice given pursuant to this Section 3.4 and the right of any Shareholder Party to registration pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall be conditioned upon such Shareholder Party’s participation in such underwriting. In such event, if any Shareholder Party proposes to distribute any or all of its Registrable Securities, it shall (together with the Company and any other Shareholder Parties so participating) enter into an underwriting agreement in the form approved by the Company with the underwriter or underwriters selected for underwriting by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.4, if there is an Underwriter Cutback, such limitation will be imposed first pro rata with respect to all securities whose holders have a contractual, incidental right to include such securities in the Registration Statement (other than the Shareholder Parties who shall be cut back pro rata only after such holders but before the Company) and as to which inclusion has been requested pursuant to such right. Subject to the foregoing, the Company shall be obligated to include in such Registration Statement only such limited portion of Registrable Securities with respect to which any Shareholder Party has requested inclusion hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Company may withdraw any Registration Statement referred to in this Section 3.4 without thereby incurring any liability to any Shareholder Party. If any Shareholder Party disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, it may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter or in such other manner as may be required by any underwriting agreement to which the Investor becomes a party in connection with such underwriting. Any

 

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Registrable Securities or other securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from such registration and the Company Offering, and the Registration Statement applicable to such registration shall not be available for use by such Investor in respect of such withdrawn Registrable Securities.

ARTICLE IV

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

SECTION 4.1 Registration Procedures . If and whenever the Company is required to effect or cause the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to a Demand Registration under this Agreement:

(a) Until such time as there are no Registrable Securities held by any Shareholder Party, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement applicable to such Registrable Securities to become effective and, subject to Section 3.3 hereof, the Company will prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection therewith as may be necessary (i) in the case of a Shelf Registration, to keep such Shelf Registration continuously effective and usable for resale of the Registrable Securities for a period from the date of its initial effectiveness until such time as there are no such Registrable Securities remaining (including by refiling the Shelf Registration (or a new Shelf Registration) if the initial Shelf Registration expires), (ii) in the case of any other Registration Statement, to keep such Registration Statement effective and usable for resale of all such Registrable Securities intended to be sold pursuant thereto, and (iii) to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause any amendment to any Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof with the SEC. In the event that the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined under Rule 405 of the Act) at the time of the filing of the Shelf Registration with the SEC, such Shelf Registration shall be designated by the Company as an automatic Shelf Registration.

(b) Not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the filing of each Registration Statement and not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the filing of any related prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including any document that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference), the Company shall, upon request of any Shareholder Party (but not if such Shareholder Party does not so request) furnish to such Shareholder Party drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed. Such Shareholder Party shall have the right to request that the Company modify any information contained in such Registration Statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement thereto and the Company shall not file such Registration Statement, prospectus, amendment or supplement thereto until it has taken such steps as it deems appropriate to address the Shareholder Party’s concerns.

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prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such Shareholder Party may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned or to be distributed by such Shareholder Party.

(d) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify the Registrable Securities under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as shall be reasonably requested by the Shareholder Parties, to keep such registration or qualification in effect for so long as such Registrable Securities remain outstanding (in light of the Shareholder Parties intended plan of disposition), and to take any other action which may be reasonably necessary to enable the Shareholder Parties to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions within the United States of the Registrable Securities; provided that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions or subject itself to taxation in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) After the filing of any Registration Statement, the Company will promptly notify the Shareholder Parties of any stop order issued or threatened by the SEC and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered.

(f) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrants or upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock to be listed on a securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed and comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the regulations of any such other securities exchanges on which the Common Stock is then listed. The Company will not take any action which would be reasonably expected to result in the delisting or suspension of trading of the Common Stock, including the Shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of the Warrants or upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock, on a national securities exchange.

(g) The Company shall promptly notify the Shareholder Parties:

(i) of the existence of any fact of which the Company is aware or the occurrence of an event or the passage of time that makes the financial statements included in a Registration Statement ineligible for inclusion therein or any statement made in a Registration Statement or related prospectus untrue in any material respect or that otherwise requires the preparation of a supplement or amendment thereto so that, as thereafter amended or supplemented, such Registration Statement or related prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading and promptly make available to the Shareholder Parties a reasonable number of copies of any such supplement or amendment; provided that any Suspension Notice shall satisfy the notice requirements hereunder;

 

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(ii) when any Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement or any amendment thereto (other than through the incorporation by reference therein of any report, statement or other document required to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) has been filed with the SEC and when such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective;

(iii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or the prospectus included therein; and

(iv) of the receipt by the Company or its legal counsel of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Common Stock for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose or the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement.

(h) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to procure the cooperation of the Company’s transfer agent in settling any offering or sale of Registrable Securities, including with respect to the transfer of physical stock certificates into book-entry form in accordance with any procedures reasonably requested by any Shareholder Party.

(i) In connection with an Underwritten Offering, the Company shall:

(i) enter into such customary agreements, including a customary underwriting agreement, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, which may include indemnification provisions in favor of underwriters and other Persons in addition to, or in substitution for the provisions of Section 4.4 hereof, and take such other actions as the Shareholder Parties or the underwriters may reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

(ii) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain one or more comfort letters, dated such date or dates as are customary for the Company in the context of an underwritten Company Offering, addressed to any underwriters of the Underwritten Offering, signed by the Company’s independent public accountants, in form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters, as the lead underwriters may reasonably request;

(iii) make available for inspection by the Shareholder Parties, by any underwriter participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to an Underwritten Offering and by any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Shareholder Parties or any such underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by a Shareholder Party or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such Underwritten Offering;

 

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(iv) if requested by the managing underwriter or agent or the Shareholder Parties, promptly incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or agent or Shareholder Parties reasonably requests to be included therein, including, with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold by the Shareholder Parties to such underwriter or agent, the purchase price being paid therefor by such underwriter or agent and with respect to any other terms of the underwritten offering and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;

(v) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain for delivery to the underwriter or agent an opinion or opinions from counsel for the Company in customary form; and

(vi) use its commercially reasonable efforts (taking into account the interests of the Company) to make available the appropriate officers of the Company to participate with the Shareholder Parties and any underwriters in any customary “road shows” or other selling efforts that may be reasonably requested by the Shareholder Parties, on the one hand, or managing underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with an Underwritten Offering.

(j) No Underwritten Offering pursuant to any Demand Notice shall be for less than the Minimum Amount.

(k) The Company shall not be required to effectuate more than three Underwritten Offerings, provided that no Underwritten Offering shall be counted (i) unless and until the Registration Statement filed in connection therewith is declared effective and the Registrable Securities registered thereunder have been sold (other than any such Registrable Securities excluded from such Underwritten Offering as a result of a determination by the underwriter that marketing factors required a limitation on the number of shares to be underwritten in such offering (an “ Underwriter Cutback ”)), provided, that if the Registrable Securities registered thereunder have not been sold solely due to the actions of the Shareholder Party holding such Registrable Securities such Underwritten Offering shall count for purposes of this Section 4.1(k) unless such Shareholder Party pays all Registration Expenses in connection with such Underwritten Offering, (ii) if, at any time prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection therewith, the Shareholder Party revokes the Demand Registration request relating thereto by providing written notice thereof to the Company, provided that such revoked Demand Registration and Underwritten Offering shall nonetheless count as having been effected unless such Shareholder Party pays all Registration Expenses in connection with such revoked Demand Registration within thirty (30) days of written request therefor by the Company, (iii) if the conditions to closing specified in the purchase agreement or underwriting agreement entered into in connection with such Underwritten Offering are not satisfied, or (iv) if the relevant offering is subject to a stop order, injunction, or similar order or requirement of the SEC during such period.

 

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SECTION 4.2 Information Supplied . The Company may require any Shareholder Party to furnish the Company with, and such Shareholder Party shall promptly furnish, such information regarding the Shareholder Party and pertinent to the disclosure requirements reasonably relating to the registration and the distribution of the Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing.

SECTION 4.3 Restrictions on Disposition . Subject to Section 3.3(b), each Shareholder Party agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 4.1(g), such Shareholder Party will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Shareholder Party’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 4.1(g), and, if so directed by the Company, such Shareholder Party will deliver to the Company all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Shareholder Party’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice;

SECTION 4.4 Indemnification .

(a) In the event of any registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Articles III or IV of this Agreement, the Company shall, and it hereby does, indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, each Shareholder Party who is the seller of any Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, each Affiliate of such seller and their respective directors, officers, employees, and stockholders or members or partners (and any director, officer, Affiliate, employee, stockholder and controlling Person of any of the foregoing), each Person who participates as an underwriter in the offering or sale of such securities and each other Person, if any, who controls such underwriter (within the meaning of the Securities Act) (collectively, the “ Indemnified Parties ”), against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, actions or proceedings (whether commenced or threatened) in respect thereof (“ Claims ”) and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and reasonable expenses of investigation) to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under the Securities Act, common law or otherwise, insofar as such Claims or expenses arise out of, relate to or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any registration statement under which such securities were registered under the Securities Act, any final or summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided , that the Company shall not be liable to any Indemnified Party in any such case insofar as any such Claim or expense arises out of, relates to or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration statement or amendment or supplement thereto or in any such preliminary, final or summary prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such seller specifically for use in the preparation thereof; and, provided, further , that the Company will not be liable to any Indemnified Party (and the foregoing indemnity with respect to any untrue statement contained in or omitted from a registration statement or the prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of such Indemnified Party) to the extent it is finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Party prevented through action or inaction the

 

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delivery of a prospectus which had been amended or supplemented to correct such untrue statement or omission of a material fact which is the basis of a Claim. The Company’s obligation to indemnify for Claims and expenses hereunder is irrespective of whether the Indemnified Party has itself paid such Claims or expenses.

(b) As a condition to including any Registrable Securities in any registration statement filed in accordance with Section 3.2 or Section 3.4 herein, the Company shall have received a customary agreement from the prospective seller of such Registrable Securities (including each Shareholder Party who is such a seller) and, if applicable, from any underwriter involved in any Underwritten Offering, to indemnify and hold harmless (in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in Section 4.4(a)) the Company and all other prospective sellers (other than the Shareholder Parties) and, if applicable, any underwriter, with respect to any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from such registration statement, any preliminary, final or summary prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, if such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such seller or underwriter specifically for use in the preparation of such registration statement, preliminary, final or summary prospectus or amendment or supplement, or a document incorporated by reference into any of the foregoing. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or any of the prospective sellers, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers or controlling Persons and shall survive the transfer of securities by any seller. In no event shall the liability of any selling holder of Registrable Securities hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds received by such holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation.

(c) Each indemnified party hereunder shall give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any Claim commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability which it may have under the indemnity provided in this Section 4.4, unless and to the extent the indemnifying party shall have been actually and materially prejudiced by the failure of such indemnified party to so notify the indemnifying party. Such notice shall describe in reasonable detail such Claim. In case any Claim is brought against an indemnified party, the indemnified party shall be entitled to hire, at its own expense, separate counsel and participate in the defense thereof. If the indemnifying party so elects within a reasonable time after receipt of notice, the indemnifying party may assume the defense of the Claim at the indemnifying party’s own expense with counsel chosen by the indemnifying party and approved by the indemnified party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and the indemnified party may participate in such defense at its own expense; provided , however , that the indemnifying party will not settle or compromise any Claim, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any such pending or threatened Claim, without the written consent of the indemnified party unless such settlement, compromise or consent secures the unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liabilities arising out of such Claim; provided , further , that if the defendants in any such Claim include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party reasonably determines, based upon advice of legal counsel, that such Claim involves a conflict of interest (other than one of a monetary

 

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nature) that would reasonably be expected to make it inappropriate for the same counsel to represent both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, then the indemnifying party shall not be entitled to assume the defense of the indemnified party and the indemnified party shall be entitled to separate counsel at the indemnifying party’s expense, which counsel shall be chosen by the indemnified party and approved by the indemnifying party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; and provided , further , that it is understood that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for the fees, charges and disbursements of more than one separate firm for the indemnified parties. If the indemnifying party assumes the defense of any Claim, all indemnified parties shall thereafter deliver to the indemnifying party copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by such indemnified parties relating to the Claim, and each indemnified party shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution of such Claim. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the indemnifying party’s request) the provision to the indemnifying party of records and information that are reasonably available to the Indemnified Party and that are reasonably relevant to such Claim and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. If the indemnifying party is not entitled to assume the defense of such Claim as a result of the second proviso to the fourth sentence of this Section 4.4(c), the indemnifying party’s counsel shall be entitled to conduct the indemnifying party’s defense and counsel for the indemnified party shall be entitled to conduct the defense of the indemnified party, it being understood that both such counsel will cooperate with each other, to the extent feasible in light of the conflict of interest or different available legal defenses, to conduct the defense of such action or proceeding as efficiently as possible. If the indemnifying party is not so entitled to assume the defense of such action or does not assume the defense, after having received the notice referred to in the first sentence of this Section 4.4(c), the indemnifying party will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the indemnified party; in that event, however, the indemnifying party will not be liable for any settlement of any Claim effected without the written consent of the indemnifying party, which may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. If the indemnifying party is entitled to assume, and assumes, the defense of an action or proceeding in accordance with this Section 4.4(c), the indemnifying party shall not be liable for any fees and expenses of counsel for the indemnified party incurred thereafter in connection with that action or proceeding except as set forth in the proviso in the fourth sentence of this Section 4.4(c). Unless and until a final judgment is rendered that an indemnified party is not entitled to the costs of defense under the provisions of this Section 4.4(c), the indemnifying party shall reimburse, promptly as they are incurred, the indemnified party’s costs of defense. The indemnifying party’s obligation to indemnify the indemnified parties for Claims hereunder is irrespective of whether the indemnified party has itself made payments in respect of such Claims.

(d) (i) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 4.4 from the indemnifying party is unavailable to an indemnified party hereunder in respect of any Claim or expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Claim or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party in connection with the actions which resulted in such Claim or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of

 

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a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party under this Section 4.4(d) as a result of the Claim and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any action or proceeding.

(i) The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 4.4(d)(i). No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(e) Indemnification similar to that specified in this Section 4.4 (with appropriate modifications) shall be given by the Company and by each seller of Registrable Securities to the Company with respect to any required registration or other qualification of securities under any law or with any governmental authority other than as required by the Securities Act.

(f) The obligations of the parties under this Section 4.4 shall be in addition to any liability which any party may otherwise have to any other party.

SECTION 4.5 Holdback Agreement . If any Company Offering or any sale of securities in connection with a registration under Article III hereof shall be in connection with an underwritten public offering, each of the Company and each Shareholder Party agree and, if so requested by any underwriter in connection with such offering or sale, shall enter into a customary agreement with such underwriter agreeing, not to effect any sale or distribution, including, in the case of Shareholder Parties, any sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, of any such securities of the Company, or options or other rights convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, such securities (other than as part of such underwritten public offering), within seven (7) days before, or one hundred and eighty (180) days (or such lesser period as the managing underwriters may permit) after, the effective date of any such Company Offering or registration pursuant to Article III or the closing of any sale of securities in connection with a registration under Section 3.2 (except as part of any such registration or sale) (such period, a “ Holdback Period ”); provided , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Company Offering, the Shareholder Parties shall have no obligation under this Section 4.5, and shall not be required to enter into any agreement with an underwriter pursuant to this Section 4.5, in each case that is more restrictive than the obligations imposed on and agreements required to be entered into by the directors and senior executive officers of the Company in connection with such Company Offering.

SECTION 4.6 No Inconsistent Agreement . The Company represents and warrants that it will not enter into, or cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into, any agreement which conflicts with or limits or prohibits the exercise of the rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities in this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 4.7 Registration Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Article III and Article IV herein, the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with Article III and Article IV of this Agreement, whether or not any Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective or any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant hereto.

ARTICLE V

PARTICIPATION RIGHTS

SECTION 5.1 Participation Rights . For the purposes of this Section 5.1, “ Excluded Securities ” shall mean (i) shares of Equity Securities issued by the Company constituting any part of the consideration payable by the Company to effectuate any acquisitions or investments made by the Company (other than of securities of the Company or any non-wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company or issuances to persons that were Affiliates of the Company at the time that the agreement with respect to such issuance was entered into) or (ii) the issuance of Equity Securities (including upon exercise of options) to directors, employees or consultants of the Company pursuant to a stock option plan, restricted stock plan or other similar plan approved by the Company Board, including the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Until the third (3 rd ) anniversary of the date hereof, if the Company proposes to issue Equity Securities of any kind, other than Excluded Securities, then, the Company shall:

(a) give written notice to the Shareholder (no less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the closing of such issuance or if the Company reasonably expects such issuance to be completed in less than twenty (20) Business Days, such shorter period, which shall be as long as commercially practicable (and in any event no less than ten (10) Business Days), required for the Shareholder Parties to participate in such issuance) setting forth in reasonable detail (A) the designation and all of the terms and provisions of the securities proposed to be issued (the “ Proposed Securities ”), including, where applicable, the voting powers, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualification, limitations or restrictions thereof and interest rate and maturity; (B) the price and other terms of the proposed sale of such securities; (C) the amount of such securities proposed to be issued; and (D) such other information as the Shareholder may reasonably request in order to evaluate the proposed issuance; and

(b) offer to issue and sell to the Shareholder Parties, on such terms as the Proposed Securities are issued and upon full payment by the Shareholder Parties, 50% of such Proposed Securities.

The Shareholder Parties must irrevocably exercise their purchase rights hereunder within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such notice from the Company, or if the Company reasonably expects such issuance to be completed in less than twenty (20) Business Days, such shorter period, which shall be as long as practicable (and in any event no less than five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice from the Company), required for the Shareholder Parties to participate in such issuance. The portion of the Proposed Securities with respect to which the Shareholder Parties exercised their purchase rights referred to herein as the “ Subscribed Securities ” and the remaining securities referred to as the “ Remaining Proposed Securities ”. The closing of the exercise of such subscription right shall take place simultaneously with the closing of the sale of all or a portion of the Remaining Proposed Securities.

 

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Upon the expiration of the offering period described above, the Company will be free during the ninety (90) days following such expiration to offer for sale or sell such Proposed Securities that the Shareholder Parties have not elected to purchase on terms and conditions no more favorable to the purchasers thereof than those offered to the Shareholder Parties in the notice delivered in accordance with Section 5.1(a). Any Proposed Securities offered for sale or sold by the Company after such 90-day period must be reoffered to the Shareholder Parties pursuant to this Section 5.1. For the avoidance of doubt, any securities which have been offered for sale in accordance with this Section 5.1(b) need not be reoffered to the Shareholder Parties notwithstanding that the closing or consummation of the sale of such securities may occur following the 90-day period referenced above, provided such sale of securities was not subject to closing conditions other than customary closing conditions.

The election by any Shareholder Parties not to exercise its participation rights under this Section 5.1 in any one instance shall not affect their right as to any subsequent proposed issuance, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.2, and any sale of such securities by the Company without first adhering to the obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 5.1 (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.2) shall be void and of no force and effect.

Except pursuant to the exercise of any Warrants, the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, or the exercise of rights pursuant to this Section 5.1, no Shareholder Party or any of its Affiliates shall acquire, agree or seek to acquire, beneficially or otherwise of any Equity Securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without the Company’s prior written consent; provided, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply if (x) the Company publicly announces that it has initiated a process to sell the Company or enters into a definitive agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s Equity Securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (provided, that, a sale or transfer (including by commutation) of all or a portion of the equity or assets of WM Mortgage Reinsurance Company, Inc. shall not be counted for such purposes, in each case whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise), (y) at any time after December 31, 2016 (and without limiting Section 6.1 hereof) the Articles is amended to remove the prohibition on any increase in the Percentage Stock Ownership of any Substantial Holder without the prior written consent of the Company Board or to remove the restrictions on Transfer (as such term is defined in the Articles) which would otherwise apply to such acquisition such that no restriction on such Transfer set forth in the Articles is applicable, or (z) at any time after December 31, 2016 (and without limiting Section 6.1 hereof) any such consent is not required pursuant to the Articles because such acquisition is not a Prohibited Transfer (as such term is defined in the Articles) (provided that such Shareholder Party complies with the terms and conditions set forth in Section 6.1 hereto, as limited by Section 6.2).

 

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SECTION 5.2 Limitations on Participation Rights . The participation rights set forth in Section 5.1 shall be limited by the foregoing:

(a) The Shareholder Parties shall not be permitted to exercise the participation rights set forth in Section 5.1 to the extent that the aggregate gross amount of Proposed Securities offered and sold by the Company from and after the date of the Investment Agreement (including the aggregate amount paid by Shareholder Parties for Equity Securities pursuant to such participation rights) exceeds $1 billion.

(b) The Shareholder Parties shall not be permitted to exercise the participation rights set forth in Section 5.1, without the prior written consent of the Company, to the extent that, after giving effect to any issuances of Equity Securities (on a pro forma basis after taking into account any issuances of Equity Securities related to any acquisitions or investments by the Company), the Percentage Stock Ownership of the Equity Securities of the Company by the Shareholder Parties would exceed 42.5%.

(c) Notwithstanding the approvals set forth in the Investment Agreement (including as set forth in Sections 3.2(b), 3.5 and 3.17 thereof) of issuances in respect of the Shareholder Parties, the Company Board shall be permitted to confirm that any exercise which would otherwise be subject to the consent requirements set forth in Section 2(b) of Article VI of the Articles by the Shareholder Parties of the participation rights set forth in Section 5.1 (taking into account the rights of the Shareholder Parties and Management Holdings pursuant to the full exercise of the Warrants and the full conversion of the Preferred Stock and, on a pro forma basis, for any committed issuances of Equity Securities related to any acquisitions or investments by the Company that are binding as of the day the Shareholder Parties exercise such participation rights) would not result in the loss of all or substantially all of the benefit of the Company’s Tax Benefits (as such term is defined in the Articles); provided, however, that in making such determination the Company shall take into account any exception available to it (including with respect to the exercise of the Warrants) pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations issued thereunder (including the cash issuance exception) as applicable with respect to any contemplated transaction(s). For these purposes, it is agreed that as part of such confirmation, the Company Board may require any Shareholder Party to provide the Company Board with certain information, including whether or not, to the Knowledge of such Shareholder Party, all of the direct or indirect owners of such Shareholder Party, if treated as a first-tier entity within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.382-2T(f)(9), are aggregated into a single “public group” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.382-2T(j)(1). Solely to the extent the Company Board determines in good faith that the proposed participation would result in the loss of all or substantially all of the Company’s Tax Benefits, may the Company Board rescind its approval to any such exercise of the Shareholder Parties’ participation rights as set forth in Section 5.1. The Company Board’s rescinding of its approval for any such exercise will not automatically apply to any future exercise of the Shareholder Parties’ participation rights.

ARTICLE VI

CERTAIN COVENANTS

SECTION 6.1 Restrictions on Shareholder . Until December 31, 2016, unless specifically requested in writing by the Company Board or by a resolution of the Company Board, the Shareholder Parties shall not, and shall cause each of their respective Controlled

 

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Affiliates not to (i) request the call of a special meeting of the shareholders of the Company; seek to make, or make, a shareholder proposal at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company; seek the removal of any Director from the Company Board; or make any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the SEC) or solicit any written consents of shareholders with respect to any matter; (ii) form or join or participate in a “partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to any voting securities of the Company; (iii) make or issue, or cause to be made or issued, any public disclosure, statement or announcement (including filing reports with the SEC) (X) in support of any solicitation described in clause (i) above, or (Y) negatively commenting upon the Company; (iv) except pursuant to the exercise of any Warrant, the conversion of the Preferred Stock, or the exercise of rights pursuant to Section 5.1, acquire, agree or seek to acquire, beneficially or otherwise, any Voting Securities of the Company (other than securities issued pursuant to a plan established by the Company Board for Directors, a stock split, stock dividend, distribution, spin-off, combination, reclassification or recapitalization of the Company and its Common Stock or other similar corporate action initiated by the Company); (v) enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements or undertakings with any person with respect to the foregoing or advise, assist, encourage or seek to persuade others to take any action with respect to the foregoing, except pursuant to mandates granted by the Company to raise capital by the Company to KKR Capital Markets LLC and its Affiliates; or (vi) short any of the Common Stock or acquire any derivative or hedging instrument or contract relating to the Common Stock; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions, each Shareholder Party shall be entitled to make any disclosure required by securities or similar disclosure laws, as advised in writing by outside counsel reasonably familiar with such matters. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any shareholder or group of shareholders other than a Shareholder Party calls a shareholder meeting or seeks to nominate a Director to the Company Board, then the limitations set forth in this Section 6.1 shall not restrict the Shareholder from itself nominating or calling a shareholder meeting in order to nominate Directors as an alternative to the nominees nominated by such shareholder or group, provided that the Shareholder shall not nominate or propose a number of Directors to the Company Board that is greater than the number of Directors nominated or proposed by such shareholder or group. The limitations set forth in this Section 6.1 shall not apply to tendering or exchanging any securities of the Company in any tender offer or exchange offer initiated by any unaffiliated third party and shall in no way limit any Shareholder Party’s ability to exercise any of the Warrants, convert any of the Preferred Stock, or exercise any rights set forth in Section 5.1 hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement, including this Section 6.1, will prohibit, limit, condition or delay each Investor’s ability (i) to vote (including by proxy) or consent with respect to any matter properly brought before shareholders of the Company for a vote or consent without violation of this Section 6.1, or (ii) to tender or exchange its shares; provided, that, the Shareholder shall not be required to take any such action as a result of the request of the Company or a resolution of the Company Board, but, if so requested, prior to receipt of written notice from the Company to the contrary, the Shareholder may continue to take such actions that are reasonably related to the matters addressed in, reasonably in furtherance of, and not in conflict with, such request or resolution and, if available, the publicly stated position of the Company with respect to the matters addressed therein.

SECTION 6.2 Termination of Restrictions on Shareholder . The restrictions set forth in Section 6.1 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect prior to December 31, 2016: (a) if the Company initiates a process to sell the Company or enters into a definitive

 

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agreement with respect to, or publicly announces that it plans to enter into, a transaction involving all or a controlling portion of the Company’s Equity Securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (provided, that, a sale or transfer (including by commutation) of all or a portion of the equity or assets of WM Mortgage Reinsurance Company, Inc. shall not be counted for purposes of this Section 6.2), in each case whether by merger, consolidation, business combination, tender or exchange offer, recapitalization, restructuring, sale, equity issuance or otherwise, or (b) with respect solely to the Shareholder’s board designation rights set forth in Section 7.1 hereto and the taking of related actions, if there has been a breach by the Company of the provisions of Section 7.1 hereto.

SECTION 6.3 Certain Restrictions on the Company . As long as the Shareholder Parties, in the aggregate, own either the Requisite Preferred Amount or the Requisite Common Amount, then:

(a) the Company Board shall not, without the Shareholder’s prior written consent, provide its approval for a request submitted pursuant to Section 2(b) of Article VI of the Articles by a Person to approve a proposed Transfer (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Transfer related to any consideration payable to the seller of a target in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (as such term is defined in the Note Purchase Agreement)); provided that the Shareholder’s consent with respect to the Company Board’s approval of any Transfer related to a financing in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (except for a Transfer related to any consideration payable to the seller of a target in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, for which the Shareholder shall not have a consent right) shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and withholding such consent will be deemed unreasonable to the extent that any Transfer related to such a financing could not reasonably be likely to affect the Shareholder Parties’ participation rights set forth in Section 5.1. As used in this Section 6.3(a), “Transfer” and “Person” shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Articles. For the avoidance of doubt, references to Person in this Section 6.3(a) do not include “public groups” defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.382-2T(f)(13);

(b) the Company will not issue any Equity Securities if such issuance would result in the loss of all or substantially all of the benefit of the Company’s Tax Benefits (as defined in the Articles) taking into account the rights of the Shareholder Parties and Management Holdings under the Preferred Stock and the Warrants (assuming the full exercise of the Warrants for cash). For purpose of this determination, the Company may rely on any advice given to the Company by a nationally recognized tax counsel;

(c) The Board shall not permit or approve any amendments to the provisions in the Articles respecting transferability of stock or limitations on ownership without the Shareholder’s prior written consent.

SECTION 6.4 Capital Markets Assistance . To the extent the Company is undertaking or proposes to undertake any capital markets issuances, the Company shall engage KKR Capital Markets LLC to assist the Company with any such capital markets issuances on customary commercial terms reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

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SECTION 6.5 Information Rights .

(a) Rule 144 Information . For as long as the Shareholder Parties beneficially own any shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock or any of the Warrants, the Company agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to:

(i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144(c)(1) under the Securities Act or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under the Securities Act;

(ii) file with the SEC, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and

(iii) furnish to the Shareholder Parties forthwith upon request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act; a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company; and such other reports and documents as the Shareholder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities without registration;

and to use commercially reasonable efforts not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act (even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination).

(b) For as long as the Shareholder Parties beneficially own any shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock or any of the Warrants, the Company shall provide the Shareholder with unaudited monthly (as soon as available) manager financial statements, unaudited quarterly (as soon as available) financial statements, and annual (as soon as available) financial statements prepared by or for the Company and audited (by the Company’s current auditor or by a nationally recognized accounting firm), which statements shall include the consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows. Additionally, the Company shall permit the Shareholder or any authorized representatives designated by the Shareholder reasonable access to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including its and their books of account and other records, and to discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers, all at such times as the Shareholder may reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to this paragraph to provide access to any information to the extent that it reasonably and in good faith, after receiving the advice of Company counsel, determines that such exclusion is necessary in order to preserve the Company’s attorney-client privilege (provided that, in such case, the parties will cooperate to establish appropriate substitute arrangements to the extent practicable and continue to preserve such Company’s attorney-client privilege).

(c) For as long as the Shareholder Parties have the right to appoint a Director pursuant to Section 7.1, the Company shall provide to the Shareholder all information that is provided to the Company Board at substantially the same time at which such information is first made available to the Company Board.

 

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SECTION 6.6 Forfeitable Warrants . Upon the occurrence of a Triggering Event, Purchaser shall automatically forfeit a percentage of the Warrants equal to (X) 50%, multiplied by (Y) the Unfunded Commitment Amount, shared equally among the Tranche A Warrants and Tranche B Warrants (the total amount of such Tranche A Warrants subject to forfeiture at any time of determination, the “ Tranche A Forfeitable Warrants ”, the total amount of such Tranche B Warrants subject to forfeiture at any time of determination, the “ Tranche B Forfeitable Warrants ” and the Tranche A Forfeitable Warrants and Tranche B Warrants subject to forfeiture at any time of determination collectively, the “ Forfeitable Warrants ”).

ARTICLE VII

BOARD REPRESENTATION RIGHTS

SECTION 7.1 Director Appointment Right . For so long as the Shareholder Parties, in the aggregate, own the Requisite Preferred Amount, the Shareholder shall have the right to appoint one (1) of seven (7) Directors to the Company Board. The Shareholder Parties shall provide the Company such information about the individual so appointed as the Company may reasonably request, including customary questionnaires duly completed and executed by such individual. Except as provided in the Articles on the date hereof or as required by Law, all decisions by the Company Board will require the approval of a majority of the entire Company Board. For so long as the Shareholder Parties, in the aggregate, own the Requisite Preferred Amount, to the extent the Company Board amends the Articles or the Bylaws of the Company or passes any other resolution in each case having the effect of increasing the size of the Company Board to greater than seven (7) Directors without the consent of the Shareholder, then from such time as such change in the size of the Company Board becomes effective, the Shareholder shall have the right to appoint two (2) Directors in total. For so long as the Shareholder Parties have the right to nominate Directors pursuant to this Section 7.1, the Company shall take all actions necessary and appropriate, to the extent reasonably practicable, to cause the persons designated by the Shareholder in accordance with this Agreement to become and remain a member of the Company Board effective at such time as the Shareholder may elect, including by (i) causing the Company Board to have sufficient vacancies to permit such persons to be added as members of the Company Board, provided, however, that in the event that the Company does not have the right to create such sufficient vacancies by action of the Company Board without a vote of the Company’s shareholders, the creation of such vacancies shall be effected as soon as practicable and subject to any required shareholder approvals, (ii) nominating such persons for election to the Company Board, and (iii) recommending that the Company’s shareholders vote in favor of the persons nominated by the Shareholder in all subsequent shareholder meetings. In the event of the death, disability, resignation or removal of any person designated by the Shareholder as a Director, subject to the continuing satisfaction of the applicable threshold set forth in this Section 7.1, as applicable, the Shareholder may designate a person to replace such person and the Company shall cause such newly designated person to fill such resulting vacancy. So long as any person designated by the Shareholder Parties to serve as a member of the Company Board is eligible to be so designated in accordance with this Section 7.1, the Company shall not take any action to remove such person as such a Director without the prior written consent of the

 

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Shareholder, except in the event of any removal of a director for cause. Each of the Shareholder’s nominees to the Company Board shall be entitled to serve on, and the Company Board shall appoint such nominee to, any committee or committees of the Company Board upon which such nominee may wish to serve, subject, solely with respect to a committee appointment, to such individual satisfying qualification and independence rules and regulations of an applicable stock exchange or the SEC (which rules and regulations have been adopted by the Company) as in effect at the time of determination with respect to any such committees. Further, each of the Shareholder’s nominees to the Company Board shall be entitled to receive compensation consistent with the compensation received by other members of the Company Board, including any fees and equity awards, and reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Company Board and its committees.

SECTION 7.2 Corporate Opportunities . (a) No Shareholder Party, no stockholder, member, manager, partner or Affiliate of any Shareholder or their respective officers, directors, employees or agents, and no Director appointed by the Shareholder pursuant to Section 7.1 (any of the foregoing, a “ Shareholder Group Member ”) shall have any duty to communicate or present an investment or business opportunity or prospective economic advantage to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in which the Company or one of its Subsidiaries may, but for the provisions of this Section 7.2, have an interest or expectancy (“ Corporate Opportunity ”), and (b) no Shareholder Party nor any Shareholder Group Member (even if such Person is also an officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) will be deemed to have breached any fiduciary or other duty or obligation to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of the fact that any such Person pursues or acquires a Corporate Opportunity for itself or its Affiliates or directs, sells, assigns or transfers such Corporate Opportunity to another Person or does not communicate information regarding such Corporate Opportunity to the Company. The Company, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, renounces any interest in a Corporate Opportunity and any expectancy that a Corporate Opportunity will be offered to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company does not renounce any interest or expectancy it may have in any Corporate Opportunity that is offered to an officer of the Company, whether or not such individual is also a director or officer of a Shareholder Party, if such opportunity is expressly offered to such Person in his or her capacity as an officer of the Company, and the Shareholder Parties recognize that the Company reserves such rights.

SECTION 7.3 Confidentiality . Any Director appointed to the Company Board by the Shareholder shall agree that, during the term of such Director’s service as a Director on the Company Board, the Director will keep confidential all Information consistent with policies and practices of the Company Board, provided, that, such Director shall be permitted to disclose the Information to the Shareholder Parties and their respective Affiliates subject to a confidentiality agreement to be entered by the Shareholder Parties and any such Affiliates in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.1 Governing Law; Venue . This Agreement shall be deemed to be made in and in all respects shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (except to the extent that mandatory provisions of Washington law are applicable). The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the federal courts of the United States of America located in the State of New York solely for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding between any of the parties hereto arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof, that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York state or federal court. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 8.4 or in such other manner as may be permitted by law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

SECTION 8.2 Termination . The provisions of Article III and Article IV of this Agreement shall terminate when all Shareholder Parties no longer hold any Registrable Securities, Preferred Stock or Warrants. The remaining provisions of this agreement shall terminate in accordance with their terms, or, if no such termination is provided for hereunder, shall survive until terminated by written agreement of each of the parties hereto. Nothing herein shall relieve any party from any liability for the breach of any provisions set forth in this Agreement.

SECTION 8.3 Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement and the Transaction Agreements constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and thereof, and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any warranties, representations or covenants except as specifically set forth herein or therein. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

SECTION 8.4 Notices . Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party to the other will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally or by telecopy or facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt, (b) on the first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next-day courier service, or (c) on the third Business Day following the date of

 

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mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice.

If to the Shareholder to it at:

c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

9 West 57th Street

Suite 4200

New York, New York 10019

Attn: David Sorkin

Fax: (212) 750-0003

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Gary I. Horowitz, Esq.

Telephone: (212) 455-2000

Fax: (212) 455-2502

If to the Company:

WMI Holdings, Inc.

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3000

Seattle, WA 98101

Attn: Chad Smith, Interim CEO and Secretary

Telephone: (206) 432-8731

Fax: (206) 432-8877

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Lane Powell PC

601 SW Second Avenue, Suite 2100

Portland, OR 97204-3158

Attn: A. Jeffrey Bird, Esq.

Telephone: (503) 778-2173

Fax: (503) 778-2200

and

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Kerry E. Berchem, Esq.

Telephone: (212) 871-1095

Fax: (212) 872-1002

 

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SECTION 8.5 Specific Performance . The Company and the Shareholder acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage to the other party would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each party shall be entitled to an injunction, injunctions or other equitable relief, without the necessity of posting a bond, to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties may be entitled by law or equity.

SECTION 8.6 Delays or Omissions . It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party, upon any breach, default or noncompliance by another party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach, default or noncompliance, or any acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach, default or noncompliance thereafter occurring. It is further agreed that any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party hereto of any breach, default or noncompliance under this Agreement or any waiver on such party’s part of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement, by law, or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

SECTION 8.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries . Other than as set forth in Section 4.4, nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any person, other than the parties hereto or their respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.8 Successors, Assigns; Transferees . This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and transferees. Except as expressly provided herein, this Agreement and the rights and obligations of any party hereunder may not be assigned by any party hereunder (directly or indirectly, whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Company which may be granted or withheld in the Company’s sole discretion, in the case of any assignment by a Shareholder Party, or without the consent of the Shareholder, which may be granted or withheld in Shareholder’s sole discretion, in the case of any assignment by the Company, except that (i) Shareholder’s consent shall not be required in connection with any assignment or deemed assignment by the Company by operation of law, including in connection with sale of a majority of the equity interests or assets of the Company, and (ii) Shareholder may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement (in whole or in part) without the Company’s consent to any Affiliate to whom the Investment Agreement has been assigned in accordance therewith and may assign its rights under this Agreement to any Affiliated Assignee to whom such Shareholder Party has Transferred any Shares or Warrants pursuant to the terms hereof; provided, that, as a condition to any such assignment, any such

 

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Affiliated Assignee shall agree to be bound by and subject to the obligations attributable to the Shareholder in this Agreement, and shall execute an agreement or joinder agreeing to be bound by the provisions hereof as if it were the Shareholder hereunder. For avoidance of doubt, however, no such transfer and assignment shall act to duplicate any limited rights to which the Shareholder is otherwise entitled hereunder.

SECTION 8.9 Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each of the Company and the Shareholder shall bear its own respective expenses incurred on its behalf with respect to this Agreement.

SECTION 8.10 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature(s).

SECTION 8.11 Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that no such severability shall be effective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed the INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.

 

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.
By:  

/s/ Charles Edward Smith

Name:  

Charles Edward Smith

Title:  

Interim CEO & Secretary

[Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement]


KKR FUND HOLDINGS L.P.
By: KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited, its general partner
By:  

/s/ David J. Sorkin

Name:  

David J. Sorkin

Title:  

Director

[Signature Page to Investor Rights Agreement]


Exhibit A

[FORM OF] NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

[FOR DIRECTOR OR BOARD OBSERVER USE]

This Nondisclosure Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) by and between WMI Holdings Corp., a Washington corporation (“ WMI ” or the “ Company ”), and [[Insert Director’s Name] (“ Director ”, and together with the Company, each a “ Party ” and collectively, the “ Parties ”)][[Insert Observer’s Name] (“ Observer ”, and together with the Company, each a “ Party ” and collectively, the “ Parties ”)], is dated as of [                    ], 2014.

1. General . In connection with [Director serving on the][Observer attending meetings of the] Board of Directors of the Company, [Director][Observer] acknowledges that he or she will receive, from time to time, certain “Confidential Material” (as defined in Section 2 below).

2. Definitions . The term “ Confidential Material ” means information concerning the Company or its personnel, board dynamics, business, financial condition, operations, assets or liabilities, whether disclosed orally or disclosed or accessed in written, electronic or other form or media, whether or not marked, designated or otherwise identified as “confidential.” The term Confidential Material does not include information which (i) is generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by [Director][Observer] in breach of this Agreement, (ii) was within [Director’s][Observer’s] possession prior to its being furnished to [Director][Observer], provided that the source of such information was not known by [Director][Observer] to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Company with respect to such information, or (iii) is or becomes available to [Director][Observer] on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, provided that such source is not known by [Director][Observer] to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to, the Company with respect to such information. [Director][Observer] shall ensure that any of its representatives who receive Confidential Material fully understand the terms of this Agreement and [Director][Observer] shall take all commercially reasonable steps to protect the Confidential Material against disclosure, misappropriation, misuse, loss or theft in violation of this Agreement.

All Confidential Material is and shall remain the property of the Company. Upon request of the Company, the [Director][Observer] shall return or destroy, in the [Director’s][Observer’s] sole discretion, all Confidential Material in his or her possession and confirm the same to the Company in writing; provided, that the [Director][Observer] shall be permitted to retain Confidential Material to comply with applicable legal and/or regulatory requirements, and provided, further, that electronic records maintained in archival form are required to be destroyed only to the extent reasonably practicable.

3. Use of Confidential Material . [Director shall use the Confidential Material solely for the purpose of fulfilling his or her board of director duties and responsibilities and shall keep the Confidential Material confidential in accordance with the terms hereof.] 1

 

1   Solely for Director confidentiality agreement.

 

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[Director][Observer] will not disclose any of the Confidential Material in any manner whatsoever; provided, however , that any of such information may be disclosed:

(i) for so long as [Director][Observer] is employed by or as an advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (“ KKR ”) or one of its subsidiaries, to KKR and its affiliates; provided that KKR executes a confidentiality agreement in substantially the form hereto (the “ KKR Confidentiality Agreement 2 ); provided, further, that KKR and the [Director][Observer] shall only be permitted to share Confidential Material with affiliates of KKR to the extent that such affiliates are advised of the confidentiality and use obligations in the KKR Confidentiality Agreement and agree with KKR to be bound by such provisions; provided, still further, that KKR will be responsible for any breach by its affiliates of the confidentiality and use obligations therein, or

(ii) as required by law or legal process or required or requested by applicable regulatory authority (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to an audit or examination by a regulator, bank examiner or self-regulatory organization including in the course of routine supervisory examination or regulatory oversight by banking regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over KKR and its affiliates); provided, that if the [Director][Observer] or KKR or any of its affiliates are so requested or required to disclose any Confidential Material, the [Director][Observer] or KKR, as appropriate, will, to the extent legally permissible, notify the Company promptly of the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such a request or requirement so that the Company may, in its sole discretion, seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the terms of this Agreement (it being understood that no such notice will be required if the [Director][Observer] or KKR or any of its affiliates are requested or required to disclose Confidential Material in the course of routine supervisory examinations or regulatory oversight by banking regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over KKR or any such affiliate); provided, further, that the [Director][Observer] and KKR or any of its affiliates will not oppose, and upon the Company’s request and at the Company’s expense, will consult with the Company on seeking a protective order or other remedy; provided, still further, that, if in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver from the Company, the [Director][Observer] or KKR or any of its affiliates is, nonetheless, legally required based upon the advice of KKR’s or such affiliate’s counsel to disclose any Confidential Information, the [Director][Observer] or KKR or any of its affiliates, as applicable, may make such disclosure without liability under this Agreement, provided that the [Director][Observer] or KKR or any of its affiliates, as applicable, (x) furnishes only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required based upon the advice of KKR’s or such affiliate’s counsel to be disclosed, (y) gives the Company notice of the information to be disclosed as promptly as is practicable (except, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of routine supervisory examinations or regulatory oversight by banking regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over KKR or any such affiliate) and (z) uses commercially reasonable efforts to consult with the Company, at the Company’s request and expense, on seeking an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to all such Confidential Material.

 

2   KKR Confi to include the following: “For the avoidance of doubt, the Confidentiality Agreement dated as of May 29, 2013 (the “Existing Confidentiality Agreement”) between KKR & Co. L.P. and the Company shall not apply to any information provided to KKR pursuant to this Agreement.”

 

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[If Director willfully breaches this Agreement or KKR or one of its controlled affiliates willfully breaches the KKR Confidentiality Agreement, Director will tender his or her resignation from the Board and its committees upon the request of the Board.]

4. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be deemed to be made in and in all respects shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (except to the extent that mandatory provisions of Washington law are applicable).

5. Term . This Agreement and the provisions of this Agreement shall terminate on the first anniversary following the date that is the earlier of (i) the date that [Director][Observer] ceases to be [a director][an observer] of the Company and (ii) the date that [Director][Observer] ceases to be employed by or an advisor to KKR and its affiliates.

6. Entire Agreement . This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the Parties regarding the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements and discussions between the Parties regarding such subject matter.

7. Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized representatives as of the date written below.

 

WMI Holdings Corp.     [DIRECTOR][OBSERVER]
ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:     ADDRESS FOR NOTICE:
[                    ]     c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
      9 West 57th Street
By:  

 

    Suite 4200
  Name:     New York, New York 10019
  Title:      
      By:  

 

        Name:
        Title:

[Signature Page to Nondisclosure Agreement]

EXHIBIT 4.3

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF (“ TRANSFERRED ”) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN AN INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY [30], 2014, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER.

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE

30,700,000

SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

Issue Date: January [    ], 2014

1. Definitions . Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.

Articles ” means the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated as of March 19, 2012, as in effect on the date hereof and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and the terms of this Warrant.

Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of Washington or the State of New York generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to close.

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

Closing Sale Price ” of the Common Stock on any date of determination means:

(a) if the Common Stock or such other securities are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on such date, the closing sale price per share of the Common Stock or such other securities (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) as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market;


(b) if the Common Stock or such other securities are not listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on such date, the closing sale price per share of the Common Stock or such other securities (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) as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock or such other securities are traded;

(c) if the Common Stock or such other securities are not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock or such other securities on such date in the over-the-counter market as reported by Pink OTC Markets Inc. or other similar organization; or

(d) if the Common Stock or such other securities are not so quoted by Pink OTC Markets Inc. or any similar organization, as determined by a nationally recognized securities firm retained by the Company for this purpose.

The Closing Sale Price will be determined without reference to early hours, after hours or extended market trading.

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

Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company.

Company ” means WMI Holdings Corp., a Washington corporation.

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

Exercise Date ” means any date, on or prior to the Expiration Date, on which the Warrantholder exercises the right to purchase the Shares, in whole or in part, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions described herein.

Exercise Price ” means $1.32 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11, and all references thereto shall be deemed to mean such defined term as adjusted, if applicable.

Expiration Date ” means the day on which the Expiration Time occurs.

Expiration Time ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

Investment Agreement ” means the Investment Agreement, dated as of January [30], 2014, between the Company, KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR Management Holdings L.P., including all schedules and exhibits thereto.

Investor Rights Agreement ” means the Investor Rights Agreement, dated January [30], 2014, between the Company and KKR Fund Holdings L.P.

 

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Market Disruption Event ” means:

(a) a failure by the principal market on which the Common Stock is listed or approved for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session; or

(b) the occurrence or existence for more than a one half-hour period in the aggregate on any Scheduled Trading Day of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the principal market on which the Common Stock is listed or approved for trading or otherwise) in the shares of the Common Stock or in any options, contracts or future contracts relating to shares of the Common Stock, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such day.

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

Person ” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or trust.

Reference Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.

Regulatory Approvals ” means, with respect to the Warrantholder, the receipt of approvals and authorizations of, filings and registrations with, notifications to, or expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under, (x) the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and the rules and regulations thereunder or the competition or merger control laws of other jurisdictions or (y) all insurance statutes and regulations applicable to the direct and indirect insurance company subsidiaries of the Company, in each case to the extent applicable and necessary to permit the Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, and own the Shares purchased thereby.

Reorganization Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.

Scheduled Trading Day ” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading; provided , that if the Common Stock is not listed or traded, “ Scheduled Trading Day ” shall mean any Business Day.

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

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

Shareholder Party ” has the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.

Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint venture, trust, association or other

 

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unincorporated organization of which or in which such person and such person’s Subsidiaries own directly or indirectly more than 50% of (a) the combined voting power of all classes of stock having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the board of directors, if it is a corporation; (b) the voting or managing interests (which shall mean the general partner in the case of a partnership), if it is a partnership, joint venture or similar entity; (c) the beneficial interest, if it is a trust, association or other unincorporated organization; or (d) the membership interest, if it is a limited liability company.

Trading Day ” means a day on which (a) there is no Market Disruption Event and (b) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, or if the Common Stock is not listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, then as generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided, that if the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, “ Trading Day ” shall mean any Business Day.

unit of Reference Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.

Warrant ” means this Warrant, issued pursuant to the Investment Agreement.

Warrantholder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

2. Number of Shares; Exercise Price . This certifies that, for value received, KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (the “ Warrantholder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to acquire from the Company, in whole or in part, subject to receipt of Regulatory Approval (or, in the case of any required insurance regulatory approvals, upon entry into mutually agreed alternative arrangements (such as delivery of the Shares into an escrow account or voting trust) permitting exercise of this Warrant pending receipt of any required insurance regulatory approvals), up to an aggregate of 30,700,000 fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”), at a purchase price per Share equal to the Exercise Price.

3. Exercise of Warrant; Term . Subject to Section 2, and to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, the right to purchase the Shares represented by this Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part, by the Warrantholder, at any time or from time to time on or after the date hereof, but in no event later than the close of business on January [30], 2019 (the “ Expiration Time ”), by:

(A) the surrender of this Warrant and Notice of Exercise annexed hereto, duly completed and executed on behalf of the Warrantholder, at the office of the Company in Seattle, Washington (or such other office or agency of the Company in the United States as it may designate by notice in writing to the Warrantholder at the address of the Warrantholder appearing on the books of the Company), and

(B) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of Shares thereby purchased, at the election of the Warrantholder, in one of the following manners:

(i) at any time prior to the Expiration Time, by tendering in cash, by certified or cashier’s check or by wire transfer payable to the order of the Company; or

 

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(ii) at any time on or after the third anniversary of the Issue Date but prior to the Expiration Time, or at such other time as agreed by the Company, by having the Company withhold a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to which this Warrant is so exercised based on the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day prior to the date on which this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise are delivered to the Company.

In the event this Warrant is surrendered for exercise in respect of less than all the Shares issuable on such exercise at any time prior to the Expiration Time, the Warrantholder will be entitled to receive from the Company within a reasonable time, and in any event not exceeding five (5) Business Days following such Exercise Date, a new Warrant in substantially identical form as this Warrant for the purchase of the number of Shares equal to the difference between the number of Shares subject to this Warrant and the number of Shares as to which this Warrant is so exercised, in which case such surrendered Warrant shall be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon exercise of any portion of this Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof, the Warrantholder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless such Warrantholder is purchasing the full number of Shares represented by this Warrant, in which case the Warrantholder shall promptly surrender this Warrant to the Company. The Warrantholder and the Company shall each maintain records showing the number of Shares so exercised and issued hereunder and the dates of such exercises or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Warrantholder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Warrant upon each such exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Warrant is exercised as aforesaid, the Warrantholder may not transfer or assign this Warrant unless such Warrantholder first physically surrenders this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon order of the Warrantholder a new Warrant of like tenor, registered on the books of the Company as the Warrantholder may reasonably request, representing the number of Shares not then exercised. The Warrantholder and any permitted assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant or a new Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this Section 3, following exercise of any portion of this Warrant, the number of Shares represented by this Warrant may be less than the number of Shares set forth on the face hereof.

4. Reservation of Shares; Shares to Be Fully Paid; Listing of Shares .

(A) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to satisfy the exercise of this Warrant from time to time as this Warrant is presented for exercise in accordance with the terms of this Warrant. The Company hereby represents and warrants that any Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear of preemptive rights.

(B) The person(s) in whose name(s) any Shares so issued, as designated by the Warrantholder in accordance with Section 7 hereof, will be deemed to be the holder(s) of record of such Shares as of the close of business on the Exercise Date, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may not be actually delivered on such date; provided, however , that if such Exercise Date occurs after

 

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the effective time of an event that requires an adjustment to the Exercise Price and on or prior to the record date for such event, the person in whose name any Shares so issued upon exercise will be deemed to be the holder of record of such Shares as of the open of business on the Business Day immediately following the record date for such event.

(C) Certificates for Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant will be issued in such name(s) as the Warrantholder may designate in accordance with Section 7 hereof and will be delivered to such named person(s) within a reasonable time, not to exceed five (5) Business Days after any Exercise Date; provided, however, that the delivery of the certificates representing such Shares will be delayed until the Business Day immediately following the record date for an event that requires an adjustment to the Exercise Price if such Business Day is later than five (5) Business Days after the applicable Exercise Date.

(D) If at any time the Company’s Common Stock shall be listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to list, and keep listed, so long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any Shares issuable upon exercise.

5. No Rights as Warrantholder; Transfer Books . This Warrant does not entitle the Warrantholder to any voting rights or other rights as holder of Common Stock of the Company prior to the date of exercise hereof, except for those rights set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement; provided, that, if this Warrant is transferred to a Person who is not an affiliate of the Warrantholder, the Investor Rights Agreement shall not apply. The Company will at no time close its transfer books against transfer of this Warrant in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise of this Warrant.

6. Taxes on Shares Issued . The Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue or delivery of this Warrant or Shares on exercise of this Warrant pursuant hereto; provided, however, that if such documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax is due because the Warrantholder has requested that the Shares be issued in a name other than that of the Warrantholder or an affiliate of the Warrantholder, then such taxes shall be paid by such Warrantholder, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock certificate representing the Shares unless and until such Warrantholder shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax have been paid.

7. Transfer/Assignment .

(A) Subject to compliance with clause (B) of this Section 7, this Warrant (and any Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant) and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the Company by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and a new warrant or new warrants shall be made and delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this Warrant but registered in the name or names of one or more transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant, duly endorsed, to the office or agency of the Company described in Section 2. All expenses and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the new warrants pursuant to this Section 7 shall be paid by the Company, provided, however , that the Company shall not be obligated to pay any documentary taxes, stamp or similar issue taxes or transfer taxes in respect of the preparation, execution and delivery of such new warrants pursuant to this Section 7.

 

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(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Warrant and any rights hereunder, and any Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant, shall be subject to the applicable limitations of the Articles, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, provided, that the Warrants (and any Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant) shall be freely transferable by the Warrantholder to any affiliate of the Warrantholder; provided that any such transfer, after giving effect to such transfer, would not result in an increase in the Percentage Stock Ownership of any Substantial Holder (in each case within the meaning of and as defined in the Articles). For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any inconsistency between this Section 7 and the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 2.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement, the provisions of the Investor Rights Agreement shall apply, except to the extent this Warrant has been transferred to a Person who is not an affiliate of the Warrantholder, in which case the Investor Rights Agreement shall not apply.

(C) If and for so long as required by the Investor Rights Agreement, this Warrant Certificate, and any Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant, shall contain the legends set forth in Section 2.2 of the Investor Rights Agreement.

8. Exchange and Registry of Warrant . This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Warrantholder to the Company, for a new warrant or warrants of like tenor and representing the right to purchase the same aggregate number of Shares. The Company shall maintain a registry showing the name and address of the Warrantholder as the registered holder of this Warrant. This Warrant may be surrendered for exchange or exercise, in accordance with its terms, at the office of the Company, and the Company shall be entitled to rely in all respects, prior to written notice to the contrary, upon such registry.

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

10. Rule 144 Information . The Company agrees, at all times after the execution and delivery of this Warrant and until one year after the Expiration Time, to use its reasonable best efforts to:

(i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144(c)(1) under the Securities Act or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under the Securities Act;

(ii) file with the SEC, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and

 

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(iii) furnish to the Warrantholder forthwith upon request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act; a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company; and such other reports and documents as the Warrantholder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities without registration;

and to use commercially reasonable efforts not to terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act (even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination).

11. Adjustment of Exercise Price . The Exercise Price is subject to adjustment as set forth in this Section 11.

(A) If the Company, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof until the Expiration Time, effects a share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision (by a recapitalization or otherwise) in respect of the Common Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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    EP 0    =    the Exercise Price in effect on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable;
    EP 1    =    the Exercise Price in effect on the effective date of such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable;
    OS 0    =    the number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable; and
    OS 1    =    the number of shares of Common Stock that would be Outstanding immediately after, and solely as a result of, such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable.

(B) Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted as provided in this Section 11, the Company shall promptly file at the principal office of the Company a statement setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment, and the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Exercise Price setting forth the adjusted Exercise Price and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice to the Warrantholder. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

 

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(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11, no adjustment to the Exercise Price shall be made in connection with a change in the par value of the Common Stock.

(D) If, during a period applicable for calculating the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock or any other security, an event occurs that requires an adjustment to the Exercise Price, the Closing Sale Price of such security shall be calculated for such period in a manner reasonably determined by the Company to appropriately reflect the impact of such event on the price of such security during such period.

(E) Upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 11, the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be automatically adjusted to such number of Shares issuable immediately prior to such adjustment multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Exercise Price in effect immediately before such adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the Exercise Price in effect immediately following such adjustment (irrespective of the number of Shares set forth on the face hereof).

12. Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale .

In the event of:

(i) any reclassification (including through a recapitalization) or other change of the Common Stock;

(ii) any consolidation, merger, combination or binding share exchange involving the Company; or

(iii) any sale or conveyance (including through a lease or other transfer) to a third party of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company,

in each case in which the holders of the outstanding Common Stock are entitled to receive stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “ Reorganization Event ”), then, at the effective time of such Reorganization Event, the right of the Warrantholder to purchase the Shares evidenced by this Warrant shall be changed into a right to purchase the type and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that the Warrantholder would have been entitled to purchase had the Warrantholder owned a number of shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Reorganization Event equal to the number of Shares the Warrantholder would have received if the Warrantholder had exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such Reorganization Event (with reference to the Exercise Price then in effect) (the “ Reference Property ”, with each “ unit of Reference Property ” meaning the type and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock is entitled to receive) and, concurrently with or promptly following the effective time of such Reorganization Event, upon the Warrantholder’s surrender of this Warrant to the Company or the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, pursuant to procedures comparable to those set forth in Section 9 hereof, the Company or the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, shall issue in favor of the Warrantholder a new warrant or warrants of like tenor and representing the right to purchase a number of units of Reference Property corresponding to the number of Shares such

 

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surrendered Warrant previously entitled the Warrantholder to purchase upon exercise in accordance with Section 3 hereof, and subject to the Exercise Price then in effect; provided, however, that any Shares that the Company would have been required to deliver upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with Sections 3 and 4, if any, shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of Common Stock would have been entitled to receive in such Reorganization Event.

If, as a result of the Reorganization Event, holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive more than a single type of consideration because such holders have the right to elect the types of consideration they receive, then:

(i) the Reference Property for which this Warrant will be exercisable will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election, and

(ii) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the foregoing sentence shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one share of Common Stock.

The Company shall notify the Warrantholder of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

Such new warrant described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for adjustments to Exercise Price thereunder which shall be equivalent to the adjustments provided for in Section 11. If, in the case of any such Reorganization Event, the Reference Property receivable thereupon by a holder of Common Stock includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, in such Reorganization Event, then such Warrant shall additionally be executed and delivered by such other Person.

13. Governing Law . This Warrant shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company. This Warrant shall be deemed to be made in and in all respects shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (except to the extent that mandatory provisions of Washington law are applicable).

14. Amendments . This Warrant may be amended, and the observance of any term of this Warrant may be waived, only with the written consent of the Company and the Warrantholder.

15. Notices .

(A) All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective:

(i) on the day on which delivered if delivered personally or transmitted by telex or telegram or telecopier with evidence of receipt;

(ii) one Business Day after the date on which the same is delivered to a nationally recognized overnight courier service with evidence of receipt; or

 

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(iii) five Business Days after the date on which the same is deposited, postage prepaid, in the U.S. mail, sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated below for the Company, or at the address for the Warrantholder provided to the Company, or at such other address and/or telecopy or telex number and/or to the attention of such other person as the Company or the Warrantholder may designate by ten-day advance written notice.

(B) In case of any:

(i) action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries that would require an adjustment in the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 11 or Section 12;

(ii) Reorganization Event; or

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

then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Warrantholder at the address provided to the Company as promptly as is reasonably practicable a notice stating:

(i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record are to be determined for the purposes of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or

(ii) the date on which such Reorganization Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such Reorganization Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

Failure to give any such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such action, Reorganization Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

16. Entire Agreement . This Warrant and the forms attached hereto, the Investment Agreement, and the Investor Rights Agreement contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous arrangements or undertakings with respect thereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer.

Dated

 

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

ATTEST:
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tranche A Warrant]


[Form Of Notice Of Exercise]

Date:                     

 

TO: WMI Holdings Corp.

 

RE: Election to Subscribe for and Purchase Common Stock

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant, hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase the number of shares of the Common Stock set forth below covered by such Warrant. The undersigned, in accordance with Section 3 of the Warrant, hereby agrees to pay the aggregate Exercise Price for such shares of Common Stock in the manner set forth below. A new warrant evidencing the remaining shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant, but not yet subscribed for and purchased, should be issued in the name set forth below. If the new warrant is being transferred, an opinion of counsel is attached hereto with respect to the transfer of such warrant.

 

Number of Shares of Common Stock:  

 

 

Method of Payment of Exercise Price (note if cashless exercise pursuant to Section 3(ii) of the Warrant):  

 

 

Name and Address of Person to be Issued New Warrant:

 

 

Holder:  

 

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

EXHIBIT 4.4

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ ACT ”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF (“ TRANSFERRED ”) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN AN INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY [30], 2014, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER.

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE

30,700,000

SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

Issue Date: January [    ], 2014

1. Definitions . Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.

Articles ” means the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated as of March 19, 2012, as in effect on the date hereof and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and the terms of this Warrant.

Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of Washington or the State of New York generally are authorized or required by law or other governmental actions to close.

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

Closing Sale Price ” of the Common Stock on any date of determination means:

(a) if the Common Stock or such other securities are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on such date, the closing sale price per share of the Common Stock or such other securities (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) as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market;


(b) if the Common Stock or such other securities are not listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on such date, the closing sale price per share of the Common Stock or such other securities (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) as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock or such other securities are traded;

(c) if the Common Stock or such other securities are not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock or such other securities on such date in the over-the-counter market as reported by Pink OTC Markets Inc. or other similar organization; or

(d) if the Common Stock or such other securities are not so quoted by Pink OTC Markets Inc. or any similar organization, as determined by a nationally recognized securities firm retained by the Company for this purpose.

The Closing Sale Price will be determined without reference to early hours, after hours or extended market trading.

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

Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company.

Company ” means WMI Holdings Corp., a Washington corporation.

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

Exercise Date ” means any date, on or prior to the Expiration Date, on which the Warrantholder exercises the right to purchase the Shares, in whole or in part, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions described herein.

Exercise Price ” means $1.43 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11, and all references thereto shall be deemed to mean such defined term as adjusted, if applicable.

Expiration Date ” means the day on which the Expiration Time occurs.

Expiration Time ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

Investment Agreement ” means the Investment Agreement, dated as of January [30], 2014, between the Company, KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR Management Holdings L.P., including all schedules and exhibits thereto.

Investor Rights Agreement ” means the Investor Rights Agreement, dated January [30], 2014, between the Company and KKR Fund Holdings L.P.

 

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Market Disruption Event ” means:

(a) a failure by the principal market on which the Common Stock is listed or approved for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session; or

(b) the occurrence or existence for more than a one half-hour period in the aggregate on any Scheduled Trading Day of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the principal market on which the Common Stock is listed or approved for trading or otherwise) in the shares of the Common Stock or in any options, contracts or future contracts relating to shares of the Common Stock, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such day.

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

Person ” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership or trust.

Reference Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.

Regulatory Approvals ” means, with respect to the Warrantholder, the receipt of approvals and authorizations of, filings and registrations with, notifications to, or expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under, (x) the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and the rules and regulations thereunder or the competition or merger control laws of other jurisdictions or (y) all insurance statutes and regulations applicable to the direct and indirect insurance company subsidiaries of the Company, in each case to the extent applicable and necessary to permit the Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, and own the Shares purchased thereby.

Reorganization Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.

Scheduled Trading Day ” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading; provided , that if the Common Stock is not listed or traded, “ Scheduled Trading Day ” shall mean any Business Day.

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

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

Shareholder Party ” has the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.

Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

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unincorporated organization of which or in which such person and such person’s Subsidiaries own directly or indirectly more than 50% of (a) the combined voting power of all classes of stock having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the board of directors, if it is a corporation; (b) the voting or managing interests (which shall mean the general partner in the case of a partnership), if it is a partnership, joint venture or similar entity; (c) the beneficial interest, if it is a trust, association or other unincorporated organization; or (d) the membership interest, if it is a limited liability company.

Trading Day ” means a day on which (a) there is no Market Disruption Event and (b) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, or if the Common Stock is not listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, then as generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded; provided, that if the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, “ Trading Day ” shall mean any Business Day.

unit of Reference Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.

Warrant ” means this Warrant, issued pursuant to the Investment Agreement.

Warrantholder ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

2. Number of Shares; Exercise Price . This certifies that, for value received, KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (the “ Warrantholder ”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to acquire from the Company, in whole or in part, subject to receipt of Regulatory Approval (or, in the case of any required insurance regulatory approvals, upon entry into mutually agreed alternative arrangements (such as delivery of the Shares into an escrow account or voting trust) permitting exercise of this Warrant pending receipt of any required insurance regulatory approvals), up to an aggregate of 30,700,000 fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock (the “ Shares ”), at a purchase price per Share equal to the Exercise Price.

3. Exercise of Warrant; Term . Subject to Section 2, and to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, the right to purchase the Shares represented by this Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in part, by the Warrantholder, at any time or from time to time on or after the date hereof, but in no event later than the close of business on January [30], 2019 (the “ Expiration Time ”), by:

(A) the surrender of this Warrant and Notice of Exercise annexed hereto, duly completed and executed on behalf of the Warrantholder, at the office of the Company in Seattle, Washington (or such other office or agency of the Company in the United States as it may designate by notice in writing to the Warrantholder at the address of the Warrantholder appearing on the books of the Company), and

(B) payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the number of Shares thereby purchased, at the election of the Warrantholder, in one of the following manners:

(i) at any time prior to the Expiration Time, by tendering in cash, by certified or cashier’s check or by wire transfer payable to the order of the Company; or

 

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(ii) at any time on or after the third anniversary of the Issue Date but prior to the Expiration Time, or at such other time as agreed by the Company, by having the Company withhold a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant equal in value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to which this Warrant is so exercised based on the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day prior to the date on which this Warrant and the Notice of Exercise are delivered to the Company.

In the event this Warrant is surrendered for exercise in respect of less than all the Shares issuable on such exercise at any time prior to the Expiration Time, the Warrantholder will be entitled to receive from the Company within a reasonable time, and in any event not exceeding five (5) Business Days following such Exercise Date, a new Warrant in substantially identical form as this Warrant for the purchase of the number of Shares equal to the difference between the number of Shares subject to this Warrant and the number of Shares as to which this Warrant is so exercised, in which case such surrendered Warrant shall be cancelled. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon exercise of any portion of this Warrant in accordance with the terms hereof, the Warrantholder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company unless such Warrantholder is purchasing the full number of Shares represented by this Warrant, in which case the Warrantholder shall promptly surrender this Warrant to the Company. The Warrantholder and the Company shall each maintain records showing the number of Shares so exercised and issued hereunder and the dates of such exercises or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Warrantholder and the Company, so as not to require physical surrender of this Warrant upon each such exercise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Warrant is exercised as aforesaid, the Warrantholder may not transfer or assign this Warrant unless such Warrantholder first physically surrenders this Warrant to the Company, whereupon the Company will forthwith issue and deliver upon order of the Warrantholder a new Warrant of like tenor, registered on the books of the Company as the Warrantholder may reasonably request, representing the number of Shares not then exercised. The Warrantholder and any permitted assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant or a new Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this Section 3, following exercise of any portion of this Warrant, the number of Shares represented by this Warrant may be less than the number of Shares set forth on the face hereof.

4. Reservation of Shares; Shares to Be Fully Paid; Listing of Shares .

(A) The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to satisfy the exercise of this Warrant from time to time as this Warrant is presented for exercise in accordance with the terms of this Warrant. The Company hereby represents and warrants that any Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free and clear of preemptive rights.

(B) The person(s) in whose name(s) any Shares so issued, as designated by the Warrantholder in accordance with Section 7 hereof, will be deemed to be the holder(s) of record of such Shares as of the close of business on the Exercise Date, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed or certificates representing such Shares may not be actually delivered on such date; provided, however , that if such Exercise Date occurs after

 

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the effective time of an event that requires an adjustment to the Exercise Price and on or prior to the record date for such event, the person in whose name any Shares so issued upon exercise will be deemed to be the holder of record of such Shares as of the open of business on the Business Day immediately following the record date for such event.

(C) Certificates for Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant will be issued in such name(s) as the Warrantholder may designate in accordance with Section 7 hereof and will be delivered to such named person(s) within a reasonable time, not to exceed five (5) Business Days after any Exercise Date; provided, however, that the delivery of the certificates representing such Shares will be delayed until the Business Day immediately following the record date for an event that requires an adjustment to the Exercise Price if such Business Day is later than five (5) Business Days after the applicable Exercise Date.

(D) If at any time the Company’s Common Stock shall be listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to list, and keep listed, so long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any Shares issuable upon exercise.

5. No Rights as Warrantholder; Transfer Books . This Warrant does not entitle the Warrantholder to any voting rights or other rights as holder of Common Stock of the Company prior to the date of exercise hereof, except for those rights set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement; provided, that, if this Warrant is transferred to a Person who is not an affiliate of the Warrantholder, the Investor Rights Agreement shall not apply. The Company will at no time close its transfer books against transfer of this Warrant in any manner which interferes with the timely exercise of this Warrant.

6. Taxes on Shares Issued . The Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue or delivery of this Warrant or Shares on exercise of this Warrant pursuant hereto; provided, however, that if such documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax is due because the Warrantholder has requested that the Shares be issued in a name other than that of the Warrantholder or an affiliate of the Warrantholder, then such taxes shall be paid by such Warrantholder, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock certificate representing the Shares unless and until such Warrantholder shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax have been paid.

7. Transfer/Assignment .

(A) Subject to compliance with clause (B) of this Section 7, this Warrant (and any Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant) and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the Company by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and a new warrant or new warrants shall be made and delivered by the Company, of the same tenor and date as this Warrant but registered in the name or names of one or more transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant, duly endorsed, to the office or agency of the Company described in Section 2. All expenses and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of the new warrants pursuant to this Section 7 shall be paid by the Company, provided, however , that the Company shall not be obligated to pay any documentary taxes, stamp or similar issue taxes or transfer taxes in respect of the preparation, execution and delivery of such new warrants pursuant to this Section 7.

 

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(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Warrant and any rights hereunder, and any Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant, shall be subject to the applicable limitations of the Articles, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, provided, that the Warrants (and any Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant) shall be freely transferable by the Warrantholder to any affiliate of the Warrantholder; provided that any such transfer, after giving effect to such transfer, would not result in an increase in the Percentage Stock Ownership of any Substantial Holder (in each case within the meaning of and as defined in the Articles). For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any inconsistency between this Section 7 and the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 2.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement, the provisions of the Investor Rights Agreement shall apply, except to the extent this Warrant has been transferred to a Person who is not an affiliate of the Warrantholder, in which case the Investor Rights Agreement shall not apply.

(C) If and for so long as required by the Investor Rights Agreement, this Warrant Certificate, and any Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant, shall contain the legends set forth in Section 2.2 of the Investor Rights Agreement.

8. Exchange and Registry of Warrant . This Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Warrantholder to the Company, for a new warrant or warrants of like tenor and representing the right to purchase the same aggregate number of Shares. The Company shall maintain a registry showing the name and address of the Warrantholder as the registered holder of this Warrant. This Warrant may be surrendered for exchange or exercise, in accordance with its terms, at the office of the Company, and the Company shall be entitled to rely in all respects, prior to written notice to the contrary, upon such registry.

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

10. Rule 144 Information . The Company agrees, at all times after the execution and delivery of this Warrant and until one year after the Expiration Time, to use its reasonable best efforts to:

(i) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144(c)(1) under the Securities Act or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under the Securities Act;

(ii) file with the SEC, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and

 

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(iii) furnish to the Warrantholder forthwith upon request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act; a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company; and such other reports and documents as the Warrantholder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities without registration;

and to use commercially reasonable efforts not to terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under the Exchange Act (even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder would permit such termination).

11. Adjustment of Exercise Price . The Exercise Price is subject to adjustment as set forth in this Section 11.

(A) If the Company, at any time or from time to time after the date hereof until the Expiration Time, effects a share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision (by a recapitalization or otherwise) in respect of the Common Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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    EP 0    =    the Exercise Price in effect on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable;
    EP 1    =    the Exercise Price in effect on the effective date of such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable;
    OS 0    =    the number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable; and
    OS 1    =    the number of shares of Common Stock that would be Outstanding immediately after, and solely as a result of, such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable.

(B) Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted as provided in this Section 11, the Company shall promptly file at the principal office of the Company a statement setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment, and the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Exercise Price setting forth the adjusted Exercise Price and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice to the Warrantholder. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

 

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(C) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11, no adjustment to the Exercise Price shall be made in connection with a change in the par value of the Common Stock.

(D) If, during a period applicable for calculating the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock or any other security, an event occurs that requires an adjustment to the Exercise Price, the Closing Sale Price of such security shall be calculated for such period in a manner reasonably determined by the Company to appropriately reflect the impact of such event on the price of such security during such period.

(E) Upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to this Section 11, the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be automatically adjusted to such number of Shares issuable immediately prior to such adjustment multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Exercise Price in effect immediately before such adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the Exercise Price in effect immediately following such adjustment (irrespective of the number of Shares set forth on the face hereof).

12. Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale .

In the event of:

(i) any reclassification (including through a recapitalization) or other change of the Common Stock;

(ii) any consolidation, merger, combination or binding share exchange involving the Company; or

(iii) any sale or conveyance (including through a lease or other transfer) to a third party of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company,

in each case in which the holders of the outstanding Common Stock are entitled to receive stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “ Reorganization Event ”), then, at the effective time of such Reorganization Event, the right of the Warrantholder to purchase the Shares evidenced by this Warrant shall be changed into a right to purchase the type and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that the Warrantholder would have been entitled to purchase had the Warrantholder owned a number of shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such Reorganization Event equal to the number of Shares the Warrantholder would have received if the Warrantholder had exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such Reorganization Event (with reference to the Exercise Price then in effect) (the “ Reference Property ”, with each “ unit of Reference Property ” meaning the type and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock is entitled to receive) and, concurrently with or promptly following the effective time of such Reorganization Event, upon the Warrantholder’s surrender of this Warrant to the Company or the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, pursuant to procedures comparable to those set forth in Section 9 hereof, the Company or the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, shall issue in favor of the Warrantholder a new warrant or warrants of like tenor and representing the right to purchase a number of units of Reference Property corresponding to the number of Shares such

 

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surrendered Warrant previously entitled the Warrantholder to purchase upon exercise in accordance with Section 3 hereof, and subject to the Exercise Price then in effect; provided, however, that any Shares that the Company would have been required to deliver upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with Sections 3 and 4, if any, shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of Common Stock would have been entitled to receive in such Reorganization Event.

If, as a result of the Reorganization Event, holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive more than a single type of consideration because such holders have the right to elect the types of consideration they receive, then:

(i) the Reference Property for which this Warrant will be exercisable will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election, and

(ii) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the foregoing sentence shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one share of Common Stock.

The Company shall notify the Warrantholder of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

Such new warrant described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for adjustments to Exercise Price thereunder which shall be equivalent to the adjustments provided for in Section 11. If, in the case of any such Reorganization Event, the Reference Property receivable thereupon by a holder of Common Stock includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, in such Reorganization Event, then such Warrant shall additionally be executed and delivered by such other Person.

13. Governing Law . This Warrant shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company. This Warrant shall be deemed to be made in and in all respects shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (except to the extent that mandatory provisions of Washington law are applicable).

14. Amendments . This Warrant may be amended, and the observance of any term of this Warrant may be waived, only with the written consent of the Company and the Warrantholder.

15. Notices .

(A) All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective:

(i) on the day on which delivered if delivered personally or transmitted by telex or telegram or telecopier with evidence of receipt;

(ii) one Business Day after the date on which the same is delivered to a nationally recognized overnight courier service with evidence of receipt; or

 

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(iii) five Business Days after the date on which the same is deposited, postage prepaid, in the U.S. mail, sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and addressed to the party to be notified at the address indicated below for the Company, or at the address for the Warrantholder provided to the Company, or at such other address and/or telecopy or telex number and/or to the attention of such other person as the Company or the Warrantholder may designate by ten-day advance written notice.

(B) In case of any:

(i) action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries that would require an adjustment in the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 11 or Section 12;

(ii) Reorganization Event; or

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

then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Warrantholder at the address provided to the Company as promptly as is reasonably practicable a notice stating:

(i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record are to be determined for the purposes of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or

(ii) the date on which such Reorganization Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such Reorganization Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

Failure to give any such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such action, Reorganization Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

16. Entire Agreement . This Warrant and the forms attached hereto, the Investment Agreement, and the Investor Rights Agreement contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous arrangements or undertakings with respect thereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer.

Dated

 

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

ATTEST:
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tranche B Warrant]


[Form Of Notice Of Exercise]

Date:                     

 

TO: WMI Holdings Corp.

 

RE: Election to Subscribe for and Purchase Common Stock

The undersigned, pursuant to the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant, hereby agrees to subscribe for and purchase the number of shares of the Common Stock set forth below covered by such Warrant. The undersigned, in accordance with Section 3 of the Warrant, hereby agrees to pay the aggregate Exercise Price for such shares of Common Stock in the manner set forth below. A new warrant evidencing the remaining shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant, but not yet subscribed for and purchased, should be issued in the name set forth below. If the new warrant is being transferred, an opinion of counsel is attached hereto with respect to the transfer of such warrant.

 

Number of Shares of Common Stock:  

 

 

Method of Payment of Exercise Price (note if cashless exercise pursuant to Section 3(ii) of the Warrant):  

 

 

Name and Address of Person to be Issued New Warrant:

 

 

Holder:  

 

By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

EXHIBIT 4.5

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

CONTAINING THE

DESIGNATION OF RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF THE

SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

OF

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.

These Articles of Amendment containing the Statement of Rights and Preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock of WMI Holdings Corp., a Washington corporation (the “Corporation”), are executed by the Corporation, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 23B.01.200, 23B.06.020 and 23B.10.060, as follows:

1. The name of the Corporation is WMI Holdings Corp.

2. Effective upon filing of these Articles of Amendment with the Secretary of State of Washington, a new series of preferred stock is hereby established and designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Stock”), and the preferences, limitations and relative rights of such Series A Stock shall be as set forth on Exhibit A .

3. The date of the adoption of the amendment by the Board of Directors of the Corporation was January 29, 2014.

4. This amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, and shareholder approval was not required pursuant to RCW 23B.06.020(4).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Amendment in an official and authorized capacity under penalty of perjury this 30 th day of January, 2014.

 

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.
By:  

/s/ Charles Edward Smith

  Name:  

Charles Edward Smith

  Title:  

Interim CEO & Secretary


EXHIBIT A

SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND DESIGNATION OF

RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES

There is hereby designated a series of Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”), consisting of One Million (1,000,000) shares and having a par value of $0.00001 per share. The Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following rights, preferences and limitations:

1. Defined Terms . For purposes hereof, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

An “ Affiliate ” of any Person means another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person.

Board ” means the board of directors of the Corporation.

business day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law to be closed in the State of Washington or the State of New York.

Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Corporation.

Common Stock Outstanding ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.6 .

Conversion Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) .

Conversion Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock or other capital stock of the Corporation then issuable upon conversion of the Shares in accordance with the terms of Section 6 .

Convertible Securities ” means any securities (directly or indirectly) convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, including any warrants or other rights or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.

Corporation ” means WMI Holdings Corp., a Washington corporation.

Date of Issuance ” means, for any Share, the date on which the Corporation initially issues such Share (without regard to any subsequent transfer of such Share or reissuance of the certificate(s) representing such Share).

KKR ” means KKR Fund Holdings L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership.


Liquidation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

Liquidation Value ” means, with respect to any Share on any given date, $0.00001 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transaction with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock), plus all declared but unpaid dividends on all such Shares.

Majority Interest ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 .

Per Share Price ” means $11.072192.

Permitted Transferees ” means any Affiliate of KKR.

Person ” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, governmental authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association or other entity.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations thereunder, which shall be in effect at the time.

Series A Preferred Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble .

Share ” means a share of Series A Preferred Stock.

Transfer Taxes ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.

2. Dividends . If the Corporation declares or pays a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, whether such dividend or distribution is payable in cash, securities or other property, including the purchase or redemption by the Corporation of shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or property, the Corporation shall simultaneously declare and pay a dividend on the Shares on a pro rata basis with the Common Stock determined on an as-converted basis assuming all Shares had been converted pursuant to Section 6 as of immediately prior to the record date of the applicable dividend (or if no record date is fixed, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock entitled to such dividends are to be determined). Without the written consent of a Majority Interest, the Corporation shall not declare or pay any dividends on shares of Common Stock unless the holders of the Shares then outstanding shall simultaneously receive participating dividends on a pro rata basis as described in the immediately preceding sentence.

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outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its shareholders, before any payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount in cash equal to the greater of (i) the aggregate Liquidation Value of all Shares held by such holder or (ii) the amount the holders of Shares then outstanding would be entitled to if they participated with the holders of shares of Common Stock then outstanding, pro rata as a single class based on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock on an as-converted basis held by each holder as of immediately prior to the Liquidation, in the distribution of all the remaining assets and funds of the Corporation available for distribution to its shareholders.

3.2 Insufficient Assets . If upon any Liquidation the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its shareholders shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the Shares the full amount of the aggregate Liquidation Value of all Shares held by such holders that such holders are entitled to under Section 3.1(a)(i) , then (i) the holders of the Shares shall share ratably in any distribution of the remaining assets and funds of the Corporation in proportion to the respective full amount of the Liquidation Value which would otherwise be payable in respect of the Shares in the aggregate upon such Liquidation if all amounts payable on or with respect to such Shares were paid in full, (ii) the holders of the Shares shall share in any distribution of the remaining assets and funds of the Corporation made to the holders of any securities pari passu to the Shares on a pro rata basis and (iii) the Corporation shall not make or agree to make any payments to the holders of Common Stock or any securities junior to the Shares.

3.3 Merger, etc. For purposes of this Section 3, the merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or other entity, or the sale, conveyance, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

4. Voting .

4.1 Voting Generally . Each holder of outstanding Shares shall be entitled to vote with holders of outstanding shares of Common Stock, voting together as a single class, with respect to any and all matters presented to the shareholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration (whether at a meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, by written action of shareholders in lieu of a meeting or otherwise) including, without limitation, with respect to any merger, consolidation or sale of control of the Corporation or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation. In any such vote, each Share shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Share is convertible pursuant to Section 6 herein as of the record date for such vote or written consent or, if there is no specified record date, as of the date of such vote or written consent. Each holder of outstanding Shares shall be entitled to notice of all shareholder meetings (or requests for written consent) in accordance with the Corporation’s bylaws.

 

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4.2 Special Voting Rights . Without the prior written consent of holders of not less than a majority of the then total outstanding Shares (a “ Majority Interest ”), voting separately as a single class with one vote per Share, in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or at an annual or a special meeting of such holders, and any other applicable shareholder approval requirements required by law, the Corporation shall not amend, alter, modify or repeal the rights, preferences and limitations of the Series A Preferred Stock (any such action or transaction without such prior written consent being null and void ab initio and of no force or effect), provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the prior written consent of a Majority Interest shall not be required with respect to any merger, consolidation or sale of control of the Corporation or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the prior written consent of a Majority Interest, in the event of a merger for the primary purpose of reincorporating the Company in another state or territory the Shares shall remain outstanding subject to the terms and conditions hereof.

5. No Redemption . The Shares shall not be redeemable.

6. Conversion .

6.1 Holder Conversion

(a) Right to Convert . Subject to the provisions of this Section 6 , at any time and from time to time on or after the Date of Issuance, any holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right by written election to the Corporation to convert all or any portion of the outstanding Shares held by such holder into an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock as is determined by (i) dividing (x) the Per Share Price plus declared but unpaid dividends on a Share by (y) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such conversion, and then (ii) multiplying the result by the number of Shares (including any fraction of a Share) to be converted. The initial conversion price per Share (the “ Conversion Price ”) shall be $1.10, subject to adjustment as applicable in accordance with Section 6.6 below.

(b) Procedures for Holder Conversion . In order to effectuate a conversion of Shares pursuant to Section 6.1(a) , a holder shall (a) submit a written election (which election can be contingent if the contingency is a merger, consolidation or sale of control of the Corporation) to the Corporation that such holder elects to convert Shares, the number of Shares elected to be converted and (b) surrender, along with such written election, to the Corporation the certificate or certificates representing the Shares being converted, duly assigned or endorsed for transfer to the Corporation (or accompanied by duly executed stock powers relating thereto) (which certificates and stock powers shall be held in custody for such holder if the conversion is contingent on a merger, consolidation or sale of control of the Corporation) or, in the event the certificate or certificates are lost, stolen or missing, accompanied by an affidavit of loss executed by the holder. The conversion of such Shares hereunder shall be deemed effective as of the date of surrender

 

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of such Series A Preferred Stock certificate or certificates or delivery of such affidavit of loss. Upon the receipt by the Corporation of a written election and the surrender of such certificate(s) and accompanying materials, the Corporation shall as promptly as practicable (but in any event within ten (10) days thereafter) deliver to the relevant holder (a) a certificate in such holder’s name (or the name of such holder’s designee as stated in the written election) for the number of shares of Common Stock (including any fractional share) to which such holder shall be entitled upon conversion of the applicable Shares as calculated pursuant to Section 6.1(a) and, if applicable (b) a certificate in such holder’s (or the name of such holder’s designee as stated in the written election) for the number of Shares (including any fractional share) represented by the certificate or certificates delivered to the Corporation for conversion but otherwise not elected to be converted pursuant to the written election. All shares of capital stock issued hereunder by the Corporation shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all taxes, liens, charges, encumbrances and preemptive rights with respect to the issuance thereof. If at the time of conversion the Common Stock is listed, the Corporation will procure, at its sole expense, the listing of the shares of Common Stock, subject to issuance or notice of issuance on the principal domestic stock exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded.

6.2 Mandatory Conversion . Subject to the provisions of this Section 6 , if, at any time on or after the Date of Issuance, KKR or any Permitted Transferees shall have transferred any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, other than transfers to a Permitted Transferee, such transferred shares will be automatically converted into an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock as determined pursuant to Section 6.1(a) above. All shares of capital stock issued hereunder by the Corporation shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all taxes, liens, charges, encumbrances and preemptive rights with respect to the issuance thereof.

6.3 Effect of Conversion . All Shares converted as provided in this Section 6 shall no longer be deemed outstanding as of the effective time of the applicable conversion and all rights with respect to such Shares shall immediately cease and terminate as of such time.

6.4 Reservation of Stock . The Corporation shall at all times when any Shares are outstanding reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of capital stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the conversion of the Shares, such number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Shares pursuant to this Section 6 , taking into account any adjustment to such number of shares so issuable in accordance with Section 6.6 hereof. The Corporation shall take all such actions as may be necessary to assure that all such shares of Common Stock may be so issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance which shall be immediately delivered by the Corporation upon each such issuance). The Corporation shall not close its books

 

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against the transfer of any of its capital stock in any manner which would prevent the timely conversion of the Shares, other than pursuant to any restrictions on the transfer of securities as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.

6.5 No Charge or Payment . The issuance of certificates for shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Shares pursuant to Sections 6.1 and 6.2 shall be made without payment of additional consideration by, or other charge, cost or tax to, the holder in respect thereof.

6.6 Adjustment to Conversion Price and Conversion Shares Upon Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock . The Conversion Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with this Section 6.6 . The term “ Common Stock Outstanding ” at any time shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on a fully-diluted basis (including the shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of all outstanding options, warrants and securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock).

(a) If the Corporation, at any time or from time to time after the Date of Issuance while any of the Shares are outstanding, effects a share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision (by a recapitalization or otherwise) in respect of the Common Stock, then the Conversion Price shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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  where        
    CP 0    =    the Conversion Price in effect on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable;
    CP 1    =    the Conversion Price in effect on the effective date of such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable;
    OS 0    =    the number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the effective date of such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable; and
    OS 1    =    the number of shares of Common Stock that would be Outstanding immediately after, and solely as a result of, such share split, reverse share split, share combination or subdivision, as applicable.

 

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(b) Whenever the Conversion Price shall be adjusted as provided in this Section 6.6 , the Corporation shall forthwith file, at each office of the Corporation designated for the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, a statement, signed by an authorized officer of the Corporation, showing in reasonable detail the facts requiring such adjustment and the Conversion Price that shall be in effect after such adjustment and the Corporation shall also cause a copy of such statement to be sent by mail, first class postage prepaid, to each holder of Shares at the address appearing in the Corporation’s records.

7. Transfer Taxes . The issue of (a) the Series A Preferred Stock and (b) shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock shall each be made without charge to any holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock for any transfer, documentary, stamp, sales, use, registration, issue or similar tax (“ Transfer Taxes ”) or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates, all of which Transfer Taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Corporation; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than that of the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, and no such issuance or delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issuance or delivery has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid.

8. Notices . Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given: (a) when delivered by hand on a business day; (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier; (c) on the business day sent by facsimile or e-mail of a PDF document if sent prior to 5:00 PM (New York time), and on the next business day if sent after; or (d) on the third day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent (a) to the Corporation, at its principal executive offices and (b) to any shareholder, at such holder’s address at it appears in the stock records of the Corporation (or at such other address for a shareholder as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 8 ).

9. Amendment and Waiver . No provision of this Designation of Rights and Preferences may be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument in writing executed by the Corporation and a Majority Interest, and any such written amendment, modification or waiver will be binding upon the Corporation and each holder of Shares.

 

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EXHIBIT 4.6

 

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See Restrictions on Reverse Side
Certificate Number 1
No. of Shares 1,000,000
WMI Holdings Corp.
Organized Under the Laws of the State of Washington
Authorized Shares: 500,000,000 Common and 5,000,000 Preferred - $0.00001 Par Value
This certifies that KKR Fund Holdings L.P. is the holder of One Million (1,000,000) shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of this corporation. This certificate and the shares it represents are registered and transferable only on the stock transfer books of the corporation pursuant to authorization on document of transfer made by the holder of this certificate or the legal representative or attorney-in-fact of the holder.
Issued as of the day of January, 2014.
President Secretary


THE TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY IS SUBJECT TO OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE VI OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF WMI HOLDINGS CORP. REPRINTED IN SUBSTANTIAL PART ON THE RIDER ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS CERTIFICATE. THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH A COPY OF ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE WITHOUT CHARGE UPON A WRITTEN REQUEST ADDRESSED TO THE CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE OR CONFIRMATION HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER.

ANY VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY ATTEMPT TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OFFER, SELL, ASSIGN, TRANSFER, GRANT A PARTICIPATION IN, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATE OR OTHERWISE ENCUMBER OR DISPOSE OF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY WAY OF ENTRY INTO ANY SWAP OR OTHER AGREEMENT OR TRANSACTION THAT HEDGES OR TRANSFERS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCE OF OWNERSHIP OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY, OR THE CONSUMMATION OF ANY SUCH TRANSACTIONS, IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THAT CERTAIN INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY     , 2014, BY AND BETWEEN WMI HOLDINGS CORP. AND KKR FUND HOLDINGS L.P.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN INVESTMENT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY     , 2014, BY AND AMONG WMI HOLDINGS CORP., KKR FUND HOLDINGS L.P. AND KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS L.P., INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CERTAIN DIVIDEND, LIQUIDATION, VOTING, CONVERSION AND OTHER PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN DESIGNATION OF RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF THE SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF WMI HOLDINGS CORP., AND THAT CERTAIN INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT, DATED JANUARY     , 2014, BY AND BETWEEN WMI HOLDINGS CORP. AND KKR FUND HOLDINGS L.P. WMI HOLDINGS CORP. WILL FURNISH TO ANY SHAREHOLDER (INCLUDING THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE) UPON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE, A FULL STATEMENT OF THE DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 23B.06.250(3) OF THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON.


RIDER TO

SERIES A CONVERTIBLE

PREFERRED STOCK CERTIFICATE

OF WMI HOLDINGS CORP.

Reprint in Substantial Part of Article VI

of the Articles of Incorporation

 

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Definitions. As used herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the following respective meanings (and any references to any portions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.382-2T shall include any successor provision thereto). “ Acquire ” means the acquisition, directly or indirectly, of ownership of Corporation Securities by any means, including, without limitation, (i) the exercise of any rights under any option, warrant, convertible security, pledge or other security interest or similar right to acquire shares, (ii) the entering into of any swap, hedge or other arrangement that results in the acquisition of any of the economic consequences of ownership of Corporation Securities, or (iii) any other acquisition or transaction treated under the applicable rules under Section 382 of the Code as a direct or indirect acquisition (including the acquisition of an ownership interest in a Substantial Holder), but shall not include the acquisition of any such rights unless, as a result, the acquiror would be considered an owner within the meaning of the tax laws. The terms “ Acquires ” and “ Acquisition ” shall have the same meaning. “ Board ” means the board of directors of the Corporation. “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. “ Corporation Securities ” means (i) shares of Common Stock, (ii) any other interests that would be treated as “stock” of the Corporation pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.382-2T(f)(18), and (iii) warrants, rights or options (including within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.382-4(d)(9)) to purchase Corporation Securities, but only to the extent such warrants, rights or options are treated as exercised pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.382-4(d). “ Disposition ” means the sale, transfer, exchange, assignment, liquidation, conveyance, pledge or other disposition or transaction treated under the applicable rules under Section 382 of the Code as a direct or indirect disposition (including the disposition of an ownership interest in a Substantial Holder). The terms “Dispose” and “Disposition” shall have the same meaning. “ DTC ” means the Depository Trust Company. “ Effective Date ” means the effective date of the Plan, which shall be the date of filing of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. “ Percentage Stock Ownership ” means percentage stock ownership as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.382-2T(g), (h) (without regard to the rule that treats stock of an entity as to which the constructive ownership rules apply as no longer owned by that entity), (j) and (k), and Treasury Regulation Section 1.382-4. “ Person ” means an individual, corporation, estate, trust, association, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or similar organization or “entity” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.382-3 (including, without limitation, any group of Persons treated as a single entity under such regulation). “ Plan ” means the Modified Seventh Amended Joint Plan of Washington Mutual, Inc. and WMI Investment Corp. pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. “ Prohibited Transfer ” means any purported Transfer of Corporation Securities to the extent that such Transfer is prohibited and/or void under Article VI of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (“ Article VI ”). “ Restriction


  Release Date ” means the earliest of (i) any date after the Effective Date if the Board in good faith determines that it is in the best interests of the Corporation and its shareholders for the ownership and transfer limitations set forth in Article VI to expire, (ii) the beginning of a taxable year of the Corporation as of which no Tax Benefits are available, or (iii) December 31, 2030. “ Substantial Holder ” means a Person (including, without limitation, any group of Persons treated as a single “entity” within the meaning of the Treasury Regulation Section 1.382-3) holding Corporation Securities, whether as of the Effective Date, after giving effect to the Plan, or thereafter, representing a Percentage Stock Ownership (including indirect ownership, as determined under applicable Treasury Regulations) in the Corporation of at least 4.75%. “ Tax Benefits ” means the net operating loss carryovers, capital loss carryovers, general business credit carryovers, alternative minimum tax credit carryovers and foreign tax credit carryovers, as well as any “net unrealized built-in loss” within the meaning of Section 382 of the Code, of the Corporation or any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof. “ Transfer ” means any direct or indirect Acquisition or Disposition of Corporation Securities. “ Treasury Regulation ” means a Treasury regulation promulgated under the Code.

 

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Ownership Limitations. (a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, from and after the Effective Date and prior to the Restriction Release Date: (A) no Person shall be permitted to make an Acquisition, whether in a single transaction or series of related transactions, and any such purported Acquisition will be void ab initio, to the extent that after giving effect to such purported Acquisition (i) the purported acquiror or any other Person by reason of the purported acquiror’s Acquisition would become a Substantial Holder, or (ii) the Percentage Stock Ownership of a Person that, prior to giving effect to the purported Acquisition, is a Substantial Holder would be increased; and (B) no Substantial Holder shall Dispose of any Corporation Securities without consent of the Board, as provided in Section 2(b) of Article VI, and any such purported Disposition will be void ab initio. The prior sentence is not intended to prevent the Corporation Securities from being DTC-eligible and shall not preclude the settlement of any transaction in the Corporation Securities entered into through the facilities of a national securities exchange but such transaction, if prohibited by the prior sentence, shall nonetheless be a Prohibited Transfer. (b) The restrictions set forth in Section 2(a) of Article VI shall not apply to a proposed Transfer, and such Transfer shall be permitted notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 2(a), if the transferor or the transferee, upon providing at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of such proposed Transfer to the Board, obtains the written approval or consent to the proposed Transfer from the Board. The Board will consider whether the proposed Transfer, when considered alone or with other proposed or planned Transfers, will impair the Corporation’s Tax Benefits and may, within its discretion, determine whether to permit the proposed Transfer, or not to permit the proposed Transfer, in order to protect the Corporation’s Tax Benefits. If a Substantial Holder proposes to Dispose of stock in a transaction that would otherwise be limited by Section 2(a)(B) of Article VI, the Board shall approve such proposed Disposition, unless the Board determines in good faith that the proposed Disposition, whether considered alone or with other transactions (including, without limitation, past transactions or contemplated transactions), would create a material risk that the Corporation’s Tax Benefits may be jeopardized. The Board shall endeavor to inform the requesting party of its determination within ten (10) days after receiving such written notice; provided, however, that the failure of the Board to respond during such ten (10) day period shall not be deemed


  to be a consent to the Transfer. As a condition to granting its consent (and in the case of Dispositions, subject to the standard set forth in the third sentence of Section 2(b) of Article VI), the Board may in its discretion, require and/or obtain (at the expense of the transferor and/or transferee) such representations and/or agreements from the transferor or transferee, such opinions of counsel to be rendered by nationally recognized counsel approved by the Board (which for the avoidance of doubt may include the regular counsel for the transferor or transferee), and such other advice, in each case as to such matters as the Board determines is appropriate. The Board may waive the restrictions imposed in Article VI, in whole or in part, in circumstances where it believes doing so would be beneficial to shareholders of the Corporation taken as a whole.

 

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Treatment of Excess Securities. (a) No employee or agent of the Corporation shall record any Prohibited Transfer, and the purported transferee (the “ Purported Transferee ”) of a Prohibited Transfer shall not be recognized as a shareholder of the Corporation for any purpose whatsoever in respect of the Corporation Securities which are the subject of the Prohibited Transfer (the “ Excess Securities ”). Until the Excess Securities are acquired by another Person in a Transfer that is not a Prohibited Transfer, the Purported Transferee shall not be entitled with respect to such Excess Securities to any rights of shareholders of the Corporation, including, without limitation, the right to vote such Excess Securities and to receive dividends or distributions, whether liquidating or otherwise, in respect thereof. Once the Excess Securities have been acquired in a Transfer that is in accordance with Section 3 of Article VI and is not a Prohibited Transfer, such Corporation Securities shall cease to be Excess Securities. (b) If the Board determines that a Prohibited Transfer has occurred, such Prohibited Transfer and, if applicable, the recording of such Prohibited Transfer, shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be void ab initio and have no legal effect and, upon written demand by the Corporation, the Purported Transferee shall transfer or cause to be transferred any certificate or other evidence of ownership of the Excess Securities within the Purported Transferee’s possession or control, together with any dividends or other distributions that were received by the Purported Transfer from the Corporation with respect to the Excess Securities (the “ Prohibited Distributions ”), to an agent designated by the Board (the “Agent ”). (A) In the case of a Prohibited Transfer described in Section 2(a)(A) of Article VI, the Agent shall thereupon sell to a buyer or buyers, the Excess Securities transferred to it in one or more arm’s-length transactions (including over a national securities exchange on which the Corporation Securities may be traded, if possible); provided, however, that the Agent, in its sole discretion, shall effect such sale or sales in an orderly fashion and shall not be required to effect any such sale within any specific time frame if, in the Agent’s discretion, such sale or sales would disrupt the market for the Corporation Securities or otherwise would adversely affect the value of the Corporation Securities. If the Purported Transferee has resold the Excess Securities before receiving the Corporation’s demand to surrender the Excess Securities to the Agent, the Purported Transferee shall be deemed to have sold the Excess Securities for the Agent, and shall be required, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to transfer to the Agent any Prohibited Distributions and proceeds of such sale, except to the extent that the Corporation grants written permission to the Purported Transferee to retain a portion of such sales proceeds not exceeding the amount that the Purported Transferee would have received from the Agent pursuant to Section 3(c) of Article VI if the Agent, rather than the Purported Transferee, had resold the Excess Securities. (B) In


  the case of a Prohibited Transfer described in Section 2(a)(B) of Article VI, the transferor of such Prohibited Transfer (the “ Purported Transferor ”) shall also deliver to the Agent the sales proceeds from the Prohibited Transfer (in the form received, i.e., whether in cash or other property), and the Agent shall thereupon sell any non-cash consideration to a buyer or buyers in one or more arm’s-length transactions (including over a national securities exchange, if possible,). If the Purported Transferee is determinable (other than with respect to a transaction entered into through the facilities of a national securities exchange), the Agent shall, to the extent possible, return the Prohibited Distributions to the Purported Transferor, and shall reimburse the Purported Transferee from the sales proceeds received from the Purported Transferor (or the proceeds from the disposition of any non-cash consideration) for the cost of any Excess Securities returned in accordance with Section 3(c) of Article VI. If the Purported Transferee is not determinable, or to the extent the Excess Securities have been resold and thus cannot be returned to the Purported Transferor, the Agent shall use the proceeds to acquire on behalf of the Purported Transferor, in one or more arm’s-length transactions (including over a national securities exchange on which the Corporation Securities may be traded, if possible), an equal amount of Corporation Securities in replacement of the Excess Securities sold; provided, however, that, to the extent the amount of proceeds is not sufficient to fund the purchase price of such Corporation Securities and the Agent’s costs and expenses (as described in Section 3(c) of Article VI), the Purported Transferor shall promptly fund such amounts upon demand by the Agent. (c) The Agent shall apply any proceeds or any other amounts received by it and in accordance with Section 3 of Article VI as follows: (A) first, such amounts shall be paid to the Agent to the extent necessary to cover its costs and expenses incurred in connection with its duties hereunder; (B) second, any remaining amounts shall be paid to the Purported Transferee up to the amount actually paid by the Purported Transferee, for the Excess Securities (or in the case of any Prohibited Transfer by gift, devise or inheritance or any other Prohibited Transfer without consideration, the fair market value, (x) calculated on the basis of the closing market price for the Corporation Securities on the day before the Prohibited Transfer or (y) if the Corporation Securities are not listed or admitted to trading on any stock exchange but are traded in the over-the-counter market, calculated based upon the difference between the highest bid and lowest asked prices, as such prices are reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers through its NASDAQ system or any successor system on the day before the Prohibited Transfer or, if none, on the last preceding day for which such quotations exist, or (z) if the Corporation Securities are neither listed nor admitted to trading on any stock exchange nor traded in the over-the-counter market, then as determined in good faith by the Board, which amount (or fair market value) shall be determined at the discretion of the Board); and (C) third, any remaining amounts, subject to the limitations imposed by the following proviso, shall be paid to one or more organizations qualifying under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code (or any comparable successor provision) (“Section 501(c)(3)”) selected by the Board; provided, however, that, if the Excess Securities (including any Excess Securities arising from a previous Prohibited Transfer not sold by the Agent in a prior sale or sales) represent a 4.75% or greater Percentage Stock Ownership interest in the Corporation, then such remaining amounts shall be paid to two or more organizations qualifying under Section 501(c)(3) selected by the Board, such that no organization qualifying under Section 501(c)(3) shall possess Percentage Stock Ownership in the Corporation in excess of 4.74%. The recourse of any Purported Transferee in respect of any Prohibited Transfer shall be


  limited to the amount payable to the Purported Transferee pursuant to clause (B) above. Except as may be required by law, in no event shall the proceeds of any sale of Excess Securities pursuant to Article VI inure to the benefit of the Corporation. (d) If the Purported Transferee or the transferor fails to surrender the Excess Securities (as applicable) or the proceeds of a sale thereof to the Agent within thirty (30) days from the date on which the Corporation makes a demand pursuant to Section (3)(b) of Article VI, then the Corporation shall use its best efforts to enforce the provisions hereof, including the institution of legal proceedings to compel surrender.

 

4. Obligation to Provide Information. At the request of the Corporation, any Person which is a beneficial, legal or record holder of Corporation Securities, and any proposed transferor or transferee and any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with the proposed transferor or transferee, shall provide such information as the Corporation may reasonably request as may be necessary from time to time in order to determine compliance with Article VI or the status of the Corporation’s Tax Benefits.

EXHIBIT 10.1

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

among

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.,

KKR FUND HOLDINGS L.P.

and, solely for the limited purposes stated herein,

KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS L.P.

January 30, 2014


INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

This Investment Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of January 30, 2014 among WMI Holdings Corp., a Washington corporation (the “ Company ”), KKR Fund Holdings L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“ Purchaser ”), and KKR Management Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Management Holdings ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Company desires to issue and sell and Purchaser (including its assignees pursuant to Section 8.11) desires to purchase certain shares of the Company’s preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, designated as the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “ Company Preferred Stock ”), having the terms, rights, obligations and preferences set forth in the Certificate of Designations of the Company in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “ Preferred Stock COD ”), and Warrants (as defined below) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “ Company Common Stock ”), in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS , simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company and Management Holdings are entering into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”) whereby Management Holdings is committing to purchase up to $150,000,000 principal amount of the Company’s 7.50% Subordinated PIK Notes (the “ Subordinated Notes ”) upon the Company’s exercise of a put right (the “ Put Right ”) subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein and in consideration therefore the Company desires to pay to Management Holdings an amount equal to $11,500,000 (the “ Put Premium ”) as a delivery at the Closing hereunder; and

WHEREAS , simultaneously with the Closing hereunder, the Company and Purchaser intend to enter into an Investor Rights Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Investor Rights Agreement ” and together with the Preferred Stock COD, the Warrants, the Note Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, the “ Transaction Documents ”).

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual promises hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1

Agreement to Sell and Purchase; Participation

1.1 Purchase and Sale of Securities . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company and the Company agrees to sell and issue to Purchaser, on the Closing Date, (i) 1,000,000 shares (the “ Shares ”) of Company Preferred Stock free and clear of any Liens (except as provided in Section 2.2) for a purchase price equal to $11,072,192 (the “ Preferred Purchase Price ”), and (ii) warrants to purchase 61,400,000 shares of Company Common Stock, comprised of 30,700,000 shares at


an exercise price of $1.32 per share (the “ Tranche A Warrants ”) and 30,700,000 shares at an exercise price of $1.43 per share (the “ Tranche B Warrants ” and together with Tranche A Warrants, the “ Warrants ”; and the Warrants together with the Company Preferred Stock, the “ Securities ”) in the form and subject to the terms set forth in Exhibit C hereto for an aggregate purchase for the Warrants equal to $11,500,000 (the “ Warrant Purchase Price ” and together with the Preferred Purchase Price, the “ Purchase Price ”), (such issuance, sale and purchase of the Securities and the other transactions contemplated hereby or by the Investor Rights Agreement, the “ Transaction ”, provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt. the definition of “Transaction” shall not include the issuance and purchase of the Subordinated Notes and the other transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement).

SECTION 2

Closing, Delivery and Payment

2.1 Closing . The closing (the “ Closing ”) of the purchase and sale of the Securities shall take place simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement at the offices of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, 425 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “ Closing Date .”

2.2 Delivery . At the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (i) the Company will deliver to Purchaser (a) a certificate or certificates evidencing the Shares and (b) the Warrants, in each case registered in such names and denominations as set forth in the instructions of Purchaser provided to the Company at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date free and clear of any liens or other encumbrances (other than restrictions on transfer or resale provided for by or under the Articles, applicable federal and state securities laws, or the Transaction Documents, and liens imposed by or through Purchaser or its Affiliates), (ii) the Company will make payment to Management Holdings of the Put Premium, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (iii) Purchaser will make payment to the Company of the Purchase Price, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by the Company at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date. Purchaser and the Company shall execute a cross receipt acknowledging receipt of the Securities and the Purchase Price, respectively.

2.3 Withholding . The Put Premium shall be paid without deduction or withholding for any United States Federal withholding taxes. Management Holdings shall indemnify the Company and hold the Company harmless for the full amount of any United States Federal withholding taxes imposed on the Company as a result of the failure by the Company to make any deduction or withholding on the Put Premium or amounts otherwise treated as a put premium for United States Federal income tax purposes in connection with the Put Right and for any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto.

 

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SECTION 3

Representations and Warranties of the Company

Except as disclosed (i) on the Company Disclosure Schedules attached hereto (it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any section of the Company Disclosure Schedules shall also be deemed disclosure with respect to any other Section of this Agreement to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent to a reader unfamiliar with the Company or its business, other than with regard to Section 3.8) or (ii) in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 filed on March 15, 2013 and the other Company Reports filed following March 15, 2013 and prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any disclosures set forth in any risk factor sections in any Company Reports and any “forward-looking statements” disclaimers contained in any Company Reports), the Company hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:

3.1 Organization and Standing . (a) The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Washington. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). As used in this Agreement, a “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any effect, circumstance, occurrence or change that is materially adverse to the assets or financial condition of the Company and Company Subsidiaries (as defined below), taken as a whole, or the Company’s ability to timely consummate the Transaction; provided, however, that Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include, and any such effects, circumstances, occurrences or changes shall not be taken into account if caused by or resulted from: (A) general economic, regulatory or political conditions or developments (including changes in prevailing interest rates, credit availability and liquidity or currency exchange rates), (B) any changes in the securities markets generally (including price levels or trading volumes in the United States or any foreign securities markets) or in the credit markets, any downgrades in the credit markets, or adverse credit events resulting in deterioration in the credit markets generally, (C) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war, or the occurrence of any acts of terrorism, (D) conditions generally affecting the insurance or reinsurance industries, (E) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock (but not any change, event or circumstance that is underlying such change to the extent that such change, event or circumstance would otherwise constitute a Material Adverse Effect), (F) the performance of this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated hereby by the Company, (G) acts of God (including earthquakes, storms, fires, floods and natural catastrophes), (H) changes (or proposed changes) after the date hereof in any Law, GAAP or other accounting requirements (or any authoritative interpretation of each of the foregoing), (I) any legal claims or other proceedings made by any of the Company’s stockholders or debtholders arising out of or related to the Transaction Documents or the Transaction, or (J) any breach of this Agreement by Purchaser or Management Holdings; except in the case of each of clause (A), (B), (C), (D), (G), and (H) other than effects, circumstances, occurrences or changes that arise after the date of this Agreement but before the Closing to the extent (and

 

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only to such extent) that such effects, circumstances, occurrences or changes have a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to other companies in the reinsurance industry.

(b) Each Company Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing, as applicable, under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization or incorporation. The Company has delivered to Purchaser a true and complete list as of the date hereof of each Company Subsidiary that conducts insurance operations (“ Company Insurance Subsidiaries ”), identifying the states or jurisdictions where such Company Insurance Subsidiaries are domiciled or “commercially domiciled” for insurance regulatory purposes. As used in this Agreement, “ Company Subsidiary ” means any person of which at least a majority of the securities or ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Company or by one or more of its Company Subsidiaries; and “ person ” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, other entity or group (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)).

3.2 Company Capital Stock .

(a) As of the date hereof, the authorized Capital Stock of the Company consists solely of 500,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 201,842,351 shares are issued and outstanding and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.00001 per share, none of which are issued and outstanding. As of the date hereof, 1,842,351 shares are subject to grants or awards issued under the Company’s 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws and are not subject to preemptive rights (and were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights). Except for the foregoing sentence, as set forth in Schedule 3.2(a) and except for (a) the Shares, (b) rights under the Investor Rights Agreement and (c) the Warrants, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has, and none is bound by, (i) any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling for the purchase, repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of, or issuance of, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of capital stock of the Company (including any rights plan or agreement), (ii) any right of first refusal or offer, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) any stockholders agreements, voting agreements, registration rights agreements, or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock, (iv) any obligation to issue shares of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock or other securities to any person, or (v) any obligation to, as a result of the issuance and the sale of the Securities, adjust (whether automatically or otherwise) the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any Company securities.

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issuable upon conversion of the Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement and, as applicable, the terms of the Warrants and the Preferred Stock COD, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all liens, other than restrictions on transfer or resale provided for by or under the Articles (except as otherwise agreed herein or in the Investor Rights Agreement), applicable federal and state securities laws, or the Transaction Documents, and liens imposed by or through Purchaser or its Affiliates.

3.3 Subsidiaries . The names, jurisdictions of organization and authorized and issued capital stock and other equity and voting interests of all Company Subsidiaries are set forth on Schedule 3.3. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.3 hereto, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity or voting interests of each Company Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interests of each Company Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. No Company Subsidiary owns any shares of Company Common Stock. There are no outstanding options, warrants, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interests of any Company Subsidiary, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interests of any Company Subsidiary or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interests of any Company Subsidiary. There are no outstanding agreements of any kind which obligate the Company or any Company Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any capital stock or other equity or voting interests of any Company Subsidiary.

3.4 Corporate Power . The Company has the requisite power and authority (corporate and otherwise) to carry on its business, including in its capacity as a holding company, as it is now being conducted and to own, lease or operate all its properties and assets as such properties and assets are currently owned, leased or operated, provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing sentence shall only apply to the Company and does not apply to the power and authority (corporate and otherwise) of any Company Subsidiary to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease or operate any of its properties and assets. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and to consummate the Transaction. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of designations, bylaws or charter documents.

3.5 Corporate Authority . This Agreement and the Transaction, including the filing of the Preferred Stock COD, the issuance of the Shares, the Warrants, the shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon the full exercise of the Warrants, and the shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares, and the valid exercise by

 

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Purchaser or one or more Affiliated Assignees (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) who becomes a party to the Investor Rights Agreement after the date thereof (Purchaser and any such Affiliated Assignees, together, the “ Shareholder Parties ”) of the participation rights set forth in Section 5.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement (in accordance with the terms and conditions and subject to the limitations set forth therein), have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and the board of directors of the Company (the “Company Board”) (including authorization pursuant to Section 2(b) of Article VI of the Articles), in each case taking into account the Transaction as a whole and the transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, solely with respect to the exercise by the Shareholder Parties of the participation rights set forth in Section 5.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement, the authorization set forth in this Section 3.5 shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 5.2(a), (b) and (c) of the Investor Rights Agreement. This Agreement has been, and the other Transaction Documents when delivered hereunder will have been, duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser, this Agreement is, and the other Transaction Documents when delivered hereunder will be, valid and legally binding agreements of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or to general equity principles.

3.6 Regulatory Approvals; No Violations . (a) Assuming the accuracy of Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.6, and except for requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR Act ”) (which for the avoidance of doubt shall not be applicable as of the Closing), no consents, approvals, permits, orders or authorizations of, exemptions, reviews or waivers by, or notices, reports, filings, declarations or registrations with, any federal, state or local court, governmental, legislative, judicial, administrative or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body or other governmental entity or self-regulatory organization or stock exchange (each, a “ Governmental Authority ”) are required to be made or obtained by the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, or, when delivered hereunder, the other Transaction Documents, or the consummation of the Transaction, except (A) for forms, filings, registrations, submissions, statements, certifications, reports and documents required to be filed or furnished by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), (B) for any securities or “blue sky” filings of any state, (C) for those already obtained or made which are listed on Schedule 3.6(a) hereto, and (D) the filing of the Preferred Stock COD with the Secretary of State of the State of Washington.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company does not, and the execution, delivery and performance of the other Transaction Documents when delivered hereunder, and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions (assuming the full exercise of the Warrants and the conversion of the Company Preferred Stock) will not, (A) constitute or result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, the acceleration of any obligations or penalties or the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) on the assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries (with or without notice, lapse of time, or both) pursuant to, agreements binding upon the Company or any Company

 

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Subsidiary or to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties is subject or bound or any law, regulation, judgment or governmental or non-governmental permit or license to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties is subject, (B) constitute or result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Articles or the bylaws of the Company or (C) require any consent or approval or notice or other filing under any such agreement except, in the case of clauses (A) or (C) above, for any breach, violation, default, acceleration, creation, change, consent or approval that, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.7 Company Reports; Financial Statements . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7 hereto:

(a) The Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, all forms, filings, registrations, submissions, statements, certifications, reports and documents required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act or the Act since March 19, 2012 (the forms, statements, reports and documents filed or furnished since March 19, 2012, the “ Company Reports ”). Each of the Company Reports, at the time of its filing or being furnished complied, or if not yet filed or furnished, will comply, in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Exchange Act, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company Reports. As of their respective dates (or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of such amendment), the Company Reports did not, and any Company Reports filed or furnished with the SEC subsequent to the date hereof will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(b) The Company’s consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the Company Reports, were prepared (i) in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or where such information and footnotes contained in such financial statements are not required under the rules of the SEC to be in compliance with GAAP) and (ii) in compliance as to form, as of their respective date of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, and in each case such consolidated financial statements fairly presented, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholder’s equity and cash flows of the Company and the consolidated Company Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods covered thereby (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end adjustments which were not and which are not expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its consolidated Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole).

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7(d), the Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 that are applicable to it. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company is

 

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recorded and reported on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s filings with the SEC and other public disclosure documents. The Company maintains internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15, as applicable, under the Exchange Act). Such internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company, and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on its financial statements.

(d) The Company has disclosed, based on the most recent evaluation of its chief executive officer and its chief financial officer prior to the date hereof, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board (A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of its internal control over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and has identified for the Company’s auditors and audit committee of the Company Board any material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Since the filing date of the Company’s most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures that could significantly affect the Company’s internal controls.

(e) The Company and Company Subsidiaries have filed all reports and statements, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file since March 19, 2012, with any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over its business or any of its assets or properties (each a “ Regulatory Authority ”), and has paid all fees and assessments due and payable in connection therewith, except where the failure to so file such reports and statements or pay such fees is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. As of their respective dates, such reports and statements complied with all the laws, rules and regulations of the applicable Regulatory Authority with which they were filed except for noncompliance that is not reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

3.8 Absence of Certain Changes . Since March 19, 2012, no event or events have occurred that have had or would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

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Subsidiary have all permits, licenses, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and have made all filings, applications and registrations with, any Governmental Authority that are required in order to permit them to own or lease their properties and assets and to carry on their business as presently conducted, and all such permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals are in full force and effect and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no material suspension or cancellation of any of them is threatened, and all such filings, applications and registrations are current. The conduct by the Company and each Company Subsidiary of their business and the condition and use of their properties does not violate or infringe any applicable domestic (federal, state or local) or foreign law, statute, ordinance, license or regulation, except for conduct which has not had or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in default under any order, license, regulation, demand, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, except for any default which has not had or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are complying with, and to the Knowledge of the Company, none of them has been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations, rules, judgments, injunctions or decrees, except where such non-compliance has not had nor is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Governmental Authority has placed any material restriction on the business or properties of the Company or any Company Subsidiary other than statutory or regulatory restrictions of general application to insurance companies, and except for routine examinations by insurance regulators, as of the date hereof, no investigation by any Governmental Authority with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.

3.10 Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10 hereto, as of the date hereof, (i) no civil, criminal or administrative litigation, claim, action, suit, hearing, arbitration, investigation or other proceeding before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary and (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any order, judgment or decree, except with respect to (i) and (ii) for those that are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.11 Undisclosed Events . Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of any nature (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) which are not properly reflected or reserved against in the Company’s financial statements contained in the Company Reports to the extent required to be so reflected or reserved against in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities or obligations that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.12 Transactions With Affiliates and Employees . Except as set forth in the Company Reports, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is currently a party to any transaction with the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any entity in which any officer, director, or

 

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any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case in excess of $100,000 other than for (i) payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (iii) other employee benefits, including agreements under any equity compensation plans.

3.13 Investment Company . The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities, will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

3.14 No Integrated Offering . Assuming the accuracy of Purchaser’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 hereof, the sale of the Securities to Purchaser does not require the registration of the Shares, the Warrants or any shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants or conversion of the Shares under the Act.

3.15 Taxes .

(a) The Company and each Company Subsidiary has properly and timely filed, in accordance with applicable laws (taking into account all available extensions), all material federal, state, local and foreign Tax Returns that are required to be filed by it with any Governmental Authority and such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects. All material Taxes due and owing by the Company or any Company Subsidiary (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid in full, other than such Taxes for which adequate reserves have been accrued on the appropriate financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

(b) There are no audits or proceedings relating to any material Tax or material Tax Return of the Company or any Company Subsidiary currently in progress or raised in writing by any Governmental Authority and to the Knowledge of the Company no such audit or proceeding is pending or threatened.

(c) Nothing in this Section 3.15 or otherwise in this Agreement will be construed as a representation or warranty with respect to the amount or availability of any Tax attribute of the Company for any taxable period following the Closing including any net operating loss carryforwards or any limitations on such net operating loss carryforwards by Sections 382, 383 or 384 of the Code.

3.16 Material Contracts . Each material contract of the Company required to be filed on a Current Report on Form 8-K, a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or an Annual Report on Form 10-K, in each case pursuant to Item 601(a) and Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act (the “ Company Material Agreements ”) is listed on Schedule 3.16 hereto; copies of the Company Material Agreements are attached or incorporated as exhibits to the Company Reports. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16: (1) each of the Company Material Agreements is valid and binding on the Company and in full force and effect, (2) the Company is in material compliance with and has materially performed all obligations required to be performed by it as of the date hereof under each Company Material Agreement; (3) the Company does not know of, nor has received notice of, any violation or default (or any condition which with the passage of time or the giving of notice would cause such a violation of or a default) by any party under any Company Material Agreement.

 

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3.17 Status of Purchaser . The Company Board has, taking into account the acquisition of the Securities, the full exercise of the Warrants, and the full conversion of the Shares, approved the Transfers contemplated by the Transaction in accordance with Section 2(b) of Article VI of the Articles, including the Transfer whereby Purchaser (together with its Affiliates and any direct or indirect owner of Purchaser) becomes a Substantial Holder or any subsequent Transfer as a result of any valid exercise by the Shareholder Parties of their rights under Section 5.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement (subject to limitations contained in the Investor Rights Agreement), the exercise of the Warrants or the conversion of the Shares, whereby the Percentage Stock Ownership of Purchaser (together with its Affiliates and any direct or indirect owner of Purchaser) is or would be increased.

3.18 Certain Business Practices .

(a) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, paid, caused to be paid, or agreed to pay, directly or (to the Knowledge of the Company) indirectly, in connection with the business of the Company: (i) to any government or agency thereof, any agent or any supplier or customer, any bribe, kickback or other similar illegal payment; (ii) any illegal contribution to any political party or candidate (other than from personal funds of directors, officers or employees not reimbursed by their respective employers or as otherwise permitted by applicable Law); or (iii) intentionally established or maintained any unrecorded fund or asset or made any false entries on any books or records for any purpose; and, neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries has, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

(b) The operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(c) None of the Company, any of the Company Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“ OFAC ”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority; and the Company will not, directly

 

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or indirectly, use any proceeds from the Transaction, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

3.19 No Additional Representations . Except for the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Section 3 (including, or as qualified by, the Company Disclosure Schedules), neither the Company nor any other person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their respective businesses, operations, assets liabilities, condition or prospects, and the Company hereby, to the maximum extent permitted by Law, disclaims any such other representations or warranties with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or with respect to any other information (including, without limitation, pro-forma financial information, financial projections or other forward-looking statements) provided to or made available to Purchaser or any other Person in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or in the Transaction Documents except as provided in the Transaction Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of the Purchaser and its Affiliates to rely on the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Section 3 or in any other Transaction Document.

SECTION 4

Representations and Warranties of Purchaser

Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

4.1 Institutional Accredited Investor; Experience . Purchaser is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Act) and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Company and has the capacity to protect its own interests. Purchaser’s financial condition is such that it is able to bear the risk of holding the Securities for an indefinite period of time and the risk of loss of its entire investment.

4.2 Purchase for Investment . Purchaser is acquiring the Securities for its own account, for investment, not as nominee or agent, and not with the view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution in violation of securities laws, and Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the Securities in violation of securities laws; provided, that this representation and warranty shall not be deemed to limit Purchaser’s right to sell the Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Purchaser has no present agreement, undertaking, arrangement, obligation or commitment providing for the disposition of the Securities. Purchaser acknowledges that it has been furnished with or has had full access to all the information that it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the Securities and has had an opportunity to discuss with management of the Company the intended business and financial affairs of the Company and to obtain information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to it or to which it had

 

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access. Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters so as to enable it to understand and evaluate the risks of and form an investment decision with respect to its investment in the Securities and to protect its own interest in connection with such investment.

4.3 Organization and Standing . Purchaser is a limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is qualified to do business and in good standing in the State of New York. Management Holdings is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified to do business and in good standing in the State of New York. There is no pending or threatened action (or basis therefor) for the dissolution, liquidation, insolvency or rehabilitation of Purchaser or Management Holdings.

4.4 Corporate Power . Each of Purchaser and Management Holdings has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party and to consummate the Transaction.

4.5 Corporate Authority . This Agreement, each of the other Transaction Documents to which Purchaser or Management Holdings is or will be a party and the Transaction have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of Purchaser and Management Holdings. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Purchaser and Management Holdings, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement is a valid and legally binding agreement of each of Purchaser and Management Holdings, enforceable against each of Purchaser and Management Holdings in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or to general equity principles.

4.6 Regulatory Approvals; No Violations .

(a) Except for requirements under the HSR Act (which for the avoidance of doubt shall not be applicable as of the Closing), no consents, approvals, permits, order or authorizations of, exemptions, reviews or waivers by, or notices, reports, filings or registrations with any Governmental Authority or with any other third party are required to be made or obtained by Purchaser, Management Holdings or any of their Affiliates or any of their and their Affiliates’ respective officers, directors or employees in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents to which Purchaser or Management Holdings is or will be a party or the consummation of the Transaction except for those already obtained or made, which are listed on Schedule 4.6(a).

(b) The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents to which each of Purchaser or Management Holdings is or will be a party by Purchaser and Management Holdings does not, and the consummation by Purchaser and Management Holdings of the Transaction will not, (A) constitute or result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, or the acceleration or creation of any

 

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obligations, penalties or the creation of any charge, mortgage, pledge, security interest, restriction, claim, lien or equity, encumbrance or any other encumbrance or exception to title of any kind on the assets or properties of Purchaser or Management Holdings (with or without notice, lapse of time, or both) pursuant to agreements binding upon Purchaser or Management Holdings or to which each of Purchaser or Management Holdings or any of its properties is subject or bound or any law, regulation, judgment or governmental or non-governmental permit or license to which Purchaser or any of its properties is subject, (B) constitute or result in a breach or violation of, or a default under, the organizational documents of Purchaser or Management Holdings or (C) require any consent or approval under any such agreement except, in the case of clauses (A) or (C) above, for any breach, violation, default, acceleration, creation, change, consent or approval that, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay or hinder the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Transaction Agreements or to timely consummate the Transaction.

4.7 Brokers . Neither Purchaser or Management Holdings nor any of their Affiliates has retained, utilized or been represented by any broker or finder in connection with the Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the Transaction.

4.8 Indebtedness; Ownership of Common Stock . Except as disclosed to the Company in writing on or prior to the date hereof, neither Purchaser nor Management Holdings nor any of their respective Affiliates (other than portfolio companies, as to which no representation is made whatsoever) owns any debt securities or other indebtedness issued by the Company and as of the date of this Agreement, the Purchaser, Management Holdings and their Affiliates (other than portfolio companies, as to which no representation is made whatsoever), taken together, are not the beneficial owners, as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act, of any shares of common stock of the Company (except for beneficial ownership as a result of this Agreement or the Transaction Documents).

4.9 Available Funds . Purchaser has and will have available to it at or prior to Closing all funds necessary (i) for the payment to the Company of the aggregate Purchase Price on the terms and conditions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) for Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

4.10 Restricted Securities . Purchaser understands that the Shares to be purchased by Purchaser hereunder are characterized as “restricted securities” under the Act inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under the Act and applicable regulations thereunder such securities may be resold without registration under the Act only in certain limited circumstances. Purchaser is familiar with Rule 144A of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the Act. Purchaser understands that the Company is under no obligation to register any of the Shares sold hereunder except as provided in the Investor Rights Agreement.

 

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SECTION 5

Covenants

5.1 Reasonable Best Efforts; Further Assurances . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Company and Purchaser agrees to cooperate with the other and use its reasonable best efforts in good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary on its part under this Agreement or under applicable laws to carry out the purposes and intents of this Agreement and the Transaction as promptly as reasonably practicable. Following the Closing, the Company Board shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Company to comply with its covenants and agreements under the Transaction Documents, to the extent such covenants and agreements by their terms contemplate performance after the Closing.

(b) If, at any time a filing is required by the HSR Act with respect to the Transaction (including following the Closing) as a result of the exercise of the Warrants, the conversion of the Shares or the acquisition of securities of the Company by Purchaser or one of its Affiliates pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement, then the parties shall reasonably cooperate and consult with each other and each of the Company and Purchaser shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to make any filings required by the HSR Act as promptly as practicable and, in the case of a filing under the HSR Act that is an Approval, in any event within ten (10) days following delivery of notice in respect of an HSR Event. Any and all filing fees incurred in connection with any filings under the HSR Act shall be paid 50% by the Company and 50% by the Purchaser, with each party incurring its own legal and other expenses in connection therewith. If, after the Closing, Purchaser determines that a filing under the HSR Act is necessary for it or its affiliates to acquire, convert or exercise any securities of the Company, the parties will also cooperate and consult with each other in the same manner.

(c) If, at any time any statement, notice, petition or application by or on behalf of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates is required in order to obtain any principal insurance regulatory authority’s clearance, approval, consent, authorization, exemption, waiver or similar order (“ Insurance Regulatory Approvals ”) with respect to the Transaction (including following the Closing) as a result of the exercise of the Warrants, the conversion of the Shares or the acquisition of securities of the Company by the Shareholder Parties pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement, then the parties shall reasonably cooperate and consult with each other and each of the Company and Purchaser shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain such Insurance Regulatory Approvals.

(d) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Company and Purchaser shall use reasonable best efforts to lift any injunction to the Transaction as promptly as reasonably practicable. The fees and expenses in connection with such actions shall be borne equally by the Company and the Purchaser, provided that if any such injunction was entered primarily due to actions of the Purchaser, all such fees and expenses shall be borne solely by the Purchaser.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither party nor any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to take any action pursuant to this Section 5.1 which would be reasonably likely to be materially burdensome on such party or any of its respective Affiliates, or to require such party or its respective Affiliates to divest or dispose of any material assets, securities or other instruments whether now owned or hereafter acquired or to accept any limitation on any of its investment activities.

 

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5.2 Press Releases. The Company and Purchaser shall consult with each other before issuing any press release with respect to the Transaction or this Agreement and shall not issue any such press release or make any public statements (including any non-confidential filings with Governmental Authorities that name another party hereto) without the prior consent of such other party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that a party may, without the prior consent of the other party, issue such press release or make such public statements as may upon the advice of outside counsel be required by law or the rules or regulations of the SEC, any other Governmental Authority or any other applicable regulation, in which such case the disclosing party shall provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement; provided that such party shall use its reasonable best efforts to consult with and coordinate such press release with the other party; provided, further, that such party shall only include in a press release not receiving the consent of the non-filing party such information that is legally required to be disclosed upon the advice of counsel. Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company will file promptly following the date hereof file a Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and filing this Agreement and the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, provided that the Company shall consult with and coordinate with the Purchaser the filing of such Current Report on Form 8-K.

5.3 Tax Treatment . For all Tax purposes, the Company, Management Holdings and Purchaser agree to treat the Transaction, including the transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement, as (i) granting of the Put Right by Management Holdings as set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement and (ii) the purchase by Purchaser of the Securities. Except to the extent required pursuant to a final determination (as defined in Section 1313 of the Code), the Company, Management Holdings and Purchaser (x) agree to report the Transaction for all United States federal income Tax purposes in a manner consistent with this paragraph and (y) acknowledge that that no part of the consideration paid to Management Holdings is in exchange for any services rendered by Management Holdings or any of its Affiliates to the Company or any of its Affiliates and the Company will not claim a deduction with respect to the exercise of the Warrants.

SECTION 6

Private Placement of Securities

6.1 Securities Act Exemption . It is intended that the Company Preferred Stock and Warrants to be issued pursuant to this Agreement will not be registered under the Act in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Act set forth in Section 4(2) and Regulation D under the Act.

 

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SECTION 7

Closing Deliverables

7.1 Company Closing Deliverables . At the Closing, in addition to the closing deliverables to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 2.2, the Company shall deliver the following items to Purchaser:

(a) Authorization . Evidence that each of the Shares, the Warrants, the shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, the shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares, and the valid exercise by the Shareholder Parties of the participation rights set forth in Section 5.1 of the Investor Rights Agreement (in accordance with the terms and conditions and subject to the limitations set forth therein) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and that the Shares and Warrants once paid for by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, shall have been duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions on transfer or resale provided for by or under the Articles, applicable federal and state securities laws, or the Transaction Documents, and Liens imposed by or through Purchaser or its Affiliates.

(b) Legal Opinion . Legal opinions of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Lane Powell PC, in substantially the forms attached hereto as Exhibits D-1 and D-2, respectively.

(c) Preferred Stock COD . Evidence of the due filing and effectiveness of the Preferred Stock COD with the Secretary of State of the State of Washington.

(d) Investor Rights Agreement . The Investor Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Company.

7.2 Purchaser Closing Deliverables . At the Closing, in addition to the closing deliverables to be delivered by Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.2, Purchaser shall deliver the following item to the Company:

(a) Investor Rights Agreement . The Investor Rights Agreement, duly executed by the Purchaser.

SECTION 8

Miscellaneous

8.1 Governing Law; Venue . This Agreement shall be deemed to be made in and in all respects shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (except to the extent that mandatory provisions of Washington law are applicable). The parties hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the federal courts of the United States of America located in the State of New York solely for the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding between any of the parties hereto arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, and hereby waive, and agree to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof, that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York state or federal court. The parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner

 

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provided in Section 8.7 or in such other manner as may be permitted by law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

8.2 Fees and Expenses . The Company shall reimburse Purchaser for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents (including but not limited to expenses of due diligence investigation, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees, including advisory fees, travel expenses and fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) in each case, incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the preparation and negotiation and enforcement of the Transaction Documents. The Company shall be responsible for its own fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company shall pay all fees of its transfer agent, stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of the Securities to Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the aggregate amount of fees reimbursable by the Company hereunder shall not exceed $1,250,000, which amount shall include any and all regulatory filing fees payable by the Company or Purchaser.

8.3 Survival . The representations and warranties made herein shall survive until the first anniversary of the Closing Date; provided, that, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.15 and 3.17 shall survive until the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.

8.4 Successors and Assigns . Except as otherwise provided herein and subject to Section 8.11, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of the parties hereto.

8.5 Entire Agreement; Amendment . This Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, the other Transactions Documents, and the Confidentiality Agreement dated as of May 29, 2013, by and between KKR & Co. L.P., an Affiliate of the Purchaser, and the Company (the “ Confidentiality Agreement ”) (in each case including any Exhibits, Schedules or other attachments thereto) constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and thereof, and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any warranties, representations or covenants except as specifically set forth herein or therein. Information provided after the Closing to Purchaser, Management Holdings or their respective Affiliates which would otherwise have been considered “Information” pursuant to the Confidentiality Agreement shall not be subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement as of and following the Closing. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

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given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally or by telecopy or facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt, (b) on the first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next-day courier service, or (c) on the third Business Day following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice.

If to Purchaser to it at:

c/o Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

9 West 57th Street

Suite 4200

New York, New York 10019

Attn: David Sorkin

Fax: (212) 750-0003

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Gary I. Horowitz, Esq.

Telephone: (212) 455-2000

Fax: (212) 455-2502

If to the Company:

WMI Holdings, Inc.

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3000

Seattle, WA 98101

Attn: Chad Smith, Interim CEO and Secretary

Telephone: (206) 432-8731

Fax: (206) 432-8877

with a copy to (which copy alone shall not constitute notice):

Lane Powell PC

601 SW Second Avenue, Suite 2100

Portland, OR 97204-3158

Attn: A. Jeffrey Bird, Esq.

Telephone: (503) 778-2173

Fax: (503) 778-2200

and

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Kerry E. Berchem, Esq.

Telephone: (212) 871-1095

Fax: (212) 872-1002

 

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8.7 Specific Performance . The Company and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage to the other party would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that each party shall be entitled to an injunction, injunctions or other equitable relief, without the necessity of posting a bond, to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which the parties may be entitled by law or equity.

8.8 Delays or Omissions . It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party, upon any breach, default or noncompliance by another party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach, default or noncompliance, or any acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach, default or noncompliance thereafter occurring. It is further agreed that any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any party hereto of any breach, default or noncompliance under this Agreement or any waiver on such party’s part of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement, by law, or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

8.9 No Third Party Beneficiaries . Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any person, other than the parties hereto or their respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

8.10 No Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable by either party without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided, however, that Purchaser may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement (in whole or in part) without the Company’s consent to any Affiliate; provided that Purchaser shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder to the extent not satisfied by any such Affiliate, and any such Affiliate shall be required to make for the Company’s benefit the Purchaser representations and warranties contained herein. Any attempted assignment in violation of this paragraph shall be null and void.

8.11 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature(s).

8.12 Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that no such severability shall be effective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.

 

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8.13 Interpretation .

(a) The parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. If an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

(b) The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole, including any schedules and exhibits hereto and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article and Section or subsection references are to the relevant Articles, Sections and subsections contained in this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(c) The phrases “the date of this Agreement”, “the date hereof” and terms of similar import, will be deemed to refer to January 30, 2014.

(d) Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in his Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(e) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

(f) The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

8.14 Certain Defined Terms .

(a) “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any person, any other person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person, and the term “ control ” (including the terms “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise.

(b) “ Articles ” means the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated as of March 19, 2012, as in effect on the date hereof and as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof and the terms of this Agreement.

(c) “ Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day in which banks in the State of Washington or the State of New York are authorized or required by law to be closed.

 

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(d) “ Capital Stock ” means, with respect to any Person at any time, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of capital stock, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or equivalent ownership interests in or issued by such Person and, with respect to the Company, includes any and all shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and any other equity interests of the Company.

(e) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(f) “ Existing Indebtedness ” means (i) the Financing Agreement dated as of March 19, 2012 among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as agent, as the same may be amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time, (ii) the Company’s 13% Senior First Lien Notes due 2030 issued pursuant to the Senior First Lien Notes Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2012, by and between the Company and Wilmington Trust National Association, as Trustee, and (iii) the Company’s 13% Senior Second Lien Notes due 2030 issued pursuant to the Senior Second Lien Notes Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2012, by and between the Company, and Wilmington Trust National Association, as Trustee.

(g) “ GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.

(h) “ Knowledge ” means, with respect to the Company, the (i) actual knowledge of the Company’s directors and (ii) actual knowledge of Charles Smith and Timothy Jaeger after reasonable due inquiry with Doreen Logan, Weijia Wu and Peter Struck.

(i) “ Law ” means any applicable law, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation or agency requirement of or undertaking to or agreement with any governmental entity, including common law.

(j) “ Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien, charge, adverse claim or other restriction of any kind, whether based on common law, statute or contract.

(k) “ Percentage Stock Ownership ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VI of the Articles.

(l) “ Permitted Liens ” means (i) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’, materialmen’s, warehousemen’s, construction and other Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business and not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (ii) Liens for taxes, utilities and other governmental charges that, in each case, are not yet due or payable, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or may thereafter be paid without giving rise to any material penalty or material additional cost or liability; (iii) defects, irregularities or imperfections of title and other Liens which, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially impair the continued use (in a manner generally consistent with current use in the business) of the asset or property to which they relate; (iv) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business in

 

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connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds and similar obligations, which do not materially impair the value of the underlying asset or the continued use of such asset for the purposes for which the asset is currently being used by the Company or any Company Subsidiary; and (v) Liens that exist or are permissible under the Company’s Existing Indebtedness or incurred pursuant to the Transaction Documents, and (vi) restrictions arising under applicable securities Laws.

(m) “ Person ” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivisions thereof or any Group (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) comprised of two or more of the foregoing.

(n) “ Substantial Holder ” has the meaning assigned to term in Article VI of the Articles.

(o) “ Tax ” means all United States federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments, including, without limitation, income, gross receipts, excise, real and personal property, profits, estimated, severance, occupation, production, capital gains, capital stock, goods and services, environmental, employment, withholding, stamp, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, sales, transfer, use, license, payroll and franchise taxes or any other tax, custom, duty or governmental fee, or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, imposed by the United States, or any state, county, local or foreign government or subdivision or agency thereof, and such term shall include any interest, penalties, fines, related liabilities or additions to tax attributable to such taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments.

(p) “ Tax Return ” means any report, return, declaration or other information required to be supplied to any tax authority in connection with Taxes (including any attached schedules), including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated Tax

(q) “ Transfer ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VI of the Articles.

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This INVESTMENT AGREEMENT is hereby executed as of the date first above written.

 

WMI HOLDINGS CORP.
By:  

/s/ Charles Edward Smith

Name:  

Charles Edward Smith

Title:  

Interim CEO & Secretary

[Signature Page to Investment Agreement]


KKR FUND HOLDINGS L.P.
By: KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited, its general partner
By:  

/s/ David J. Sorkin

Name:  

David J. Sorkin

Title:  

Director

KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS L.P., solely with respect to Section 2.2, Section 2.3 and Section 5.3
By: KKR Management Holdings Corp., its general partner
By:  

/s/ David J. Sorkin

Name:  

David J. Sorkin

Title:  

General Counsel & Secretary

[Signature Page to Investment Agreement]

EXHIBIT 99.1

Press Release

 

 

For Immediate Release

KKR Finalizes Strategic Investment in WMI Holdings Corp.

SEATTLE, January 31, 2014 — WMI Holdings Corp. (OTC: WMIH) (“WMI” or the “Company”) today announced that KKR Management Holdings L.P. and KKR Fund Holdings L.P., subsidiaries of KKR & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”), have finalized a strategic investment in the Company.

Michael Willingham, Chairman of the Company said, “We believe the investment in our company by KKR will enhance value for all shareholders of WMI Holdings. KKR has a history of investing across a wide range of asset classes and we look forward to working with the KKR team as we execute on our acquisition strategy.”

Tagar Olson, Member and Head of KKR’s Financial Services team stated, “We are pleased to finalize this investment and look forward to working with the Company as it continues to grow and diversify its platform. As a long-term aligned capital partner to the Company, we believe that KKR is well-positioned to help build shareholder value.”

On January 30, 2014, KKR (i) purchased approximately $11 million face amount of convertible preferred stock of the Company convertible into shares of common stock of the Company for a conversion price of $1.10 per share, and (ii) committed to purchase up to $150 million aggregate principal amount of subordinated 7.5% PIK notes, which may be issued in one or more tranches over a three year period, each with a seven year term from the date of initial issuance (the “Subordinated Notes”), subject to certain terms and conditions. Substantially all of the proceeds from the Subordinated Notes, if and when issued, would be used by the Company to fund future acquisitions. In connection with the commitment, KKR has received five-year warrants to purchase approximately 61.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock, 30.7 million of which has an exercise price of $1.32 per share and 30.7 million of which has an exercise price of $1.43 per share. KKR also has the right for three years to participate up to 50% in equity offerings up to an aggregate of $1 billion by the Company subject to certain limitations, including a cap on ownership by KKR of 42.5% of the Company’s common equity.

Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P. acted as financial advisor to the Company in connection with the transaction. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and Lane Powell PC are counsel to the Company. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is counsel to KKR.

About WMI Holdings

WMI Holdings Corp., formerly Washington Mutual, Inc., consists primarily of WM Mortgage Reinsurance Company, Inc. (“WMMRC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that is domiciled in Hawaii. The Company’s primary business is a legacy reinsurance business that is currently operated in runoff mode by WMMRC.

About KKR

Founded in 1976 and led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, KKR is a leading global investment firm with $90.2 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2013. With offices around the world,


KKR manages assets through a variety of investment funds and accounts covering multiple asset classes. KKR seeks to create value by bringing operational expertise to its portfolio companies and through active oversight and monitoring of its investments. KKR complements its investment expertise and strengthens interactions with fund investors through its client relationships and capital markets platform. KKR & Co. L.P. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: KKR) and “KKR”, as used in this release, includes its subsidiaries, their managed investment funds and accounts, and/or their affiliated investment vehicles, as appropriate.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report that address activities, events, conditions or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business and these statements are not guarantees of future performance. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements may include the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. These risks are identified and discussed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 under Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A. These risk factors will be important to consider in determining future results and should be reviewed in their entirety. These forward-looking statements are expressed in good faith and we believe there is a reasonable basis for them. However, there can be no assurance that the events, results or trends identified in these forward-looking statements will occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, except as required by law. Readers should carefully review the statements set forth in the reports, which the Company has filed or will file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Contact

Andrew Siegel / Aaron Palash / Jed Repko

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

(212) 355-4449