UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 27, 2014

 

 

Tesla Motors, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34756   91-2197729

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3500 Deer Creek Road

Palo Alto, California 94304

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 681-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

The information set forth in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the headings “Underwritten Public Offering of Convertible Senior Notes,” “Supplemental Indentures Relating to Convertible Senior Notes,” “Note Hedge Transactions” and “Warrant Transactions” is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

 

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

The information set forth in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the heading “Supplemental Indentures Relating to Convertible Senior Notes” is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

The information set forth in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K under the heading “Warrant Transactions” is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

Underwritten Public Offering of Convertible Senior Notes

On February 27, 2014, Tesla Motors, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) with Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (collectively, the “ Underwriters ”) to issue and sell $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due March 1, 2019 (the “ 2019 Notes ”) and $1,200.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 (the “ 2021 Notes ,” and together with the 2019 Notes, the “ Notes ”) in a public offering pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-188625) (the “ Registration Statement ”) and a related prospectus, including the related prospectus supplement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Offering ”). In addition, the Company granted the Underwriters options to purchase, for a period of 30 calendar days from February 27, 2014, up to an additional $120.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2019 Notes and up to an additional $180.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2021 Notes, solely to cover over-allotments. The Company estimates that the net proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $1,968.9 million, or approximately $2,264.4 million if the Underwriters exercise in full their options to purchase the additional Notes, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. In connection with the entry into of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC entered into a separate indemnification agreement pursuant to which J.P. Morgan Securities LLC agreed to indemnify the Company for any liabilities that arise out of or are based on a certain e-mail message distributed by an employee of an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC during the marketing period of the Offering (the “ Indemnification Agreement ”). J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is one of the Underwriters in the Offering. On March 5, 2014, the Company closed the Offering.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indemnification Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 1.1 and 10.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the Offering, the legal opinion as to the legality of the Notes sold is being filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein and into the Registration Statement by reference.

Supplemental Indentures Relating to Convertible Senior Notes

On March 5, 2014, the Company entered into a Second Supplemental Indenture, relating to the issuance by the Company of the 2019 Notes (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), and a Third Supplemental Indenture, relating to the issuance by the Company of the 2021 Notes (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ,” together with the Second Supplemental Indenture, the “ Supplemental Indentures ,” and either of them, a “ Supplemental Indenture ”), in each case supplementing the Indenture, dated May 22, 2013 (the “ Base Indenture ,” and together


with the Supplemental Indentures, the “ Indenture ”), by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association , as trustee (the “ Trustee ”). The 2019 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 0.25% per year and the 2021 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 1.25% per year, in each case payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing September 1, 2014. The 2019 Notes will mature on March 1, 2019 and the 2021 Notes will mature on March 1, 2021, unless, in each case, earlier repurchased by the Company or converted pursuant to their respective terms.

The initial conversion rate of each of the 2019 Notes and the 2021 Notes is 2.7788 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (“ Common Stock ”) per $1,000 principal amount of the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable (which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $359.87 per share). The conversion rate for the 2019 Notes or the 2021 Notes, as applicable, will be subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain specified events but will not be adjusted for accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, upon the occurrence of a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the applicable Supplemental Indenture), the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate by a number of additional shares for a holder that elects to convert the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, in connection with such make-whole fundamental change.

Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 1, 2018 in the case of the 2019 Notes, and prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 1, 2020 in the case of the 2021 Notes, the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, will be convertible only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing after June 30, 2014 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of the Common Stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; (2) during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, for each trading day of such period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of Common Stock and the applicable conversion rate on each such trading day; or (3) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. On or after December 1, 2018 in the case of the 2019 Notes, and December 1, 2020 in the case of the 2021 Notes, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the applicable maturity date, holders may convert the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, at any time.

Upon conversion, the 2019 Notes will be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election. Upon conversion, the 2021 Notes will be settled in cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock (subject to the Company’s right to pay cash in lieu of all or any portion of such shares).

The Company may not redeem the 2019 Notes or the 2021 Notes prior to the maturity date; however, upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the applicable Supplemental Indenture), holders may require the Company to purchase all or a portion of the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, for cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, to be purchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable fundamental change purchase date.

The Notes will be the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and will rank senior in right of payment to any of the Company’s indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, will rank equally in right of payment with any of the Company’s unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated, including the Company’s outstanding 1.50% Convertible Senior Notes due June 1, 2018, will be effectively junior in right of payment to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries.

Each of the following events is considered an “event of default” with respect to the 2019 Notes or the 2021 Notes, as applicable, if it occurs with respect to such Notes, which may result in the acceleration of the maturity of such Notes:

 

  (1) a default in any payment of interest on the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, when due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days;


  (2) a default in the payment of principal of the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon any required purchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise;

 

  (3) a failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, upon exercise of a holder’s conversion right for a period of five business days;

 

  (4) a failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under the applicable Supplemental Indenture, together with the Base Indenture, with respect to consolidation, merger and sale of assets of the Company;

 

  (5) failure by the Company to give a fundamental change notice at the time, in the manner, and with the contents under the applicable Supplemental Indenture, together with the Base Indenture, when due;

 

  (6) the Company’s failure for 60 days after written notice from the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, then outstanding has been received to comply with any of the Company’s other agreements contained in the 2019 Global Note or 2021 Global Note (each as defined below), as applicable, or the applicable Supplemental Indenture, together with the Base Indenture;

 

  (7) a default by the Company or any “significant subsidiary” (as defined in the applicable Supplemental Indenture) with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $150 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created (i) resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable or (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal of any such debt when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required purchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, and such acceleration shall not have been rescinded or annulled or such failure to pay shall not have been cured, as the case may be, within 30 days after written notice from the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable (provided, however, that if any such failure or acceleration referred to in (i) or (ii) above shall cease or be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the event of default by reason thereof shall be deemed not to have occurred); and

 

  (8) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization of the Company or any “significant subsidiary.”

If an event of default occurs with respect to the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, and is continuing (other than an event of default described in clause (8) above with respect to the Company (and not with respect to a “significant subsidiary”)), the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such holders shall, declare 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable, to be due and payable; upon such a declaration, such principal and any accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable immediately, subject to certain limitations in the case of an event of default relating to certain failures by the Company to make certain filings required by it to be made with the Trustee or the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, respectively. Upon an event of default described in clause (8) above with respect to the Company, 100% of the aggregate principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest on the 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes as to which such event of default occurred, as applicable, will automatically be due and payable immediately.

The summary of the foregoing transactions is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Base Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Form of Global 0.25% Convertible Senior Note due March 1, 2019 included in the Second Supplemental Indenture (the “ 2019 Global Note ”), the Third Supplemental Indenture, and the Form of Global 1.25% Convertible Senior Note due March 1, 2021 included in the Third Supplemental Indenture (the “ 2021 Global Note ”), which are filed as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5, respectively, with this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein and into the Registration Statement by reference.


Note Hedge Transactions

On February 27, 2014, in connection with the Offering, the Company entered into note hedge transactions with affiliates of each of Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (the “ Hedge Counterparties ”) pursuant to call option confirmations in substantially the forms filed as Exhibits 10.2 and 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which are incorporated herein by reference. The note hedge transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to the Common Stock and/or offset potential cash payments in excess of the principal amount upon any conversion of 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes in the event that the market value per share of the Common Stock, as measured under the terms of the note hedge transactions, is greater than the strike prices of the note hedge transactions (which corresponds to the initial conversion prices of the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes and is subject to certain adjustments substantially similar to those contained in the 2019 Notes and 2021 Notes, as applicable). On March 5, 2014, at the closing of the Offering, the Company paid an aggregate amount of approximately $524.7 million to the Hedge Counterparties for the note hedge transactions.

If the Underwriters exercise their options to purchase additional 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company expects to enter into additional note hedge transactions, in substantially the forms filed as Exhibit 10.2 or 10.3, as applicable, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, with the Hedge Counterparties with respect to such additional 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable.

Warrant Transactions

On February 27, 2014, in connection with the Offering and in order to partially offset the cost of the note hedge transactions, the Company entered into warrant confirmations with the Hedge Counterparties in substantially the form filed as Exhibits 10.4 and 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which are incorporated herein by reference, pursuant to which the Company issued certain warrants (the “ Warrants ”). The Warrants allow the Hedge Counterparties to acquire, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, up to approximately 4.4 million shares of Common Stock at a strike price of $512.6562 per share in respect of Warrants relating to the 2019 Notes, and up to 6.7 million shares of Common Stock at a strike price of $560.6388 per share in respect of Warrants relating to the 2021 Notes, which strike prices are also subject to adjustment. The Warrants would separately have a dilutive effect to the extent that the market value per share of the Common Stock exceeds the strike price of the applicable Warrants. The Warrants were issued pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Warrants are separate transactions, entered into by the Company with the Hedge Counterparties, and are not part of the terms of the 2019 Notes or the 2021 Notes. Holders of the 2019 Notes or the 2021 Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Warrants. On March 5, 2014, at the closing of the Offering, the Company received aggregate proceeds of approximately $338.4 million from the sale of the Warrants to the Hedge Counterparties.

If the Underwriters exercise their options to purchase additional 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and the Company enters into additional note hedge transactions with the Hedge Counterparties, the Company expects to enter into additional corresponding warrant confirmations, in substantially the forms filed as Exhibits 10.2 or 10.3, as applicable, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, with the Hedge Counterparties with respect to such additional 2019 Notes or 2021 Notes, as applicable.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, by and among Tesla Motors, Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
  4.1    Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2013, by and between Tesla Motors, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association. (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2013).
  4.2    Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 5, 2014, by and between Tesla Motors, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association.
  4.3    Form of 0.25% Convertible Senior Note Due March 1, 2019 (included in Exhibit 4.2).
  4.4    Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 5, 2014, by and between Tesla Motors, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association.
  4.5    Form of 1.25% Convertible Senior Note Due March 1, 2021 (included in Exhibit 4.4).
  5.1    Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
10.1    Indemnification Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, by and between Tesla Motors, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
10.2    Form of Call Option Confirmation relating to 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 1, 2019.
10.3    Form of Call Option Confirmation relating to 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 1, 2021.
10.4    Form of Warrant Confirmation relating to 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 1, 2019.
10.5    Form of Warrant Confirmation relating to 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 1, 2021.


SIGNATURES

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

 

  TESLA MOTORS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Deepak Ahuja

 

Deepak Ahuja

Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 5, 2014


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, by and among Tesla Motors, Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
  4.1    Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2013, by and between Tesla Motors, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association. (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2013).
  4.2    Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 5, 2014, by and between Tesla Motors, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association.
  4.3    Form of 0.25% Convertible Senior Note Due March 1, 2019 (included in Exhibit 4.2).
  4.4    Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 5, 2014, by and between Tesla Motors, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association.
  4.5    Form of 1.25% Convertible Senior Note Due March 1, 2021 (included in Exhibit 4.4).
  5.1    Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
10.1    Indemnification Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, by and between Tesla Motors, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
10.2    Form of Call Option Confirmation relating to 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 1, 2019.
10.3    Form of Call Option Confirmation relating to 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 1, 2021.
10.4    Form of Warrant Confirmation relating to 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 1, 2019.
10.5    Form of Warrant Confirmation relating to 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due March 1, 2021.

Exhibit 1.1

Execution Copy

Tesla Motors, Inc.

0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019

1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021

 

 

Underwriting Agreement

February 27, 2014

Goldman, Sachs & Co.,

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

As representatives of the several Underwriters

Named in Schedule I hereto

 

c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Tesla Motors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein, to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) an aggregate of $800,000,000 principal amount of its 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2019 (the “2019 Firm Securities”) and an aggregate of $1,200,000,000 principal amount of its 1.25% convertible senior notes due 2021 (the “2021 Firm Securities” and, together with the 2019 Firm Securities, the “Firm Securities”), each of which shall be convertible into cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 (“Stock,” and any shares of Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any additional shares deliverable upon conversion in connection with a make-whole fundamental change, the “Underlying Shares”), and, at the election of the Underwriters, up to an aggregate of $120,000,000 additional principal amount of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2019 (the “2019 Optional Securities” and together with the 2019 Firm Securities, the “2019 Securities”) and up to an aggregate of $180,000,000 additional principal amount of 1.25% convertible senior notes due 2021 (the “2021 Optional Securities” and, together with the 2021 Firm Securities, the “2021 Securities”) (the 2021 Optional Securities, together with the 2019 Optional Securities, the “Optional Securities”). The Firm Securities and the Optional Securities that the Underwriters elect to purchase pursuant to Section 2 hereof are herein collectively called the “Securities.”

 


1. (a) The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each of the Underwriters that:

(i) An “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) on Form S-3 (File No. 333-188625) in respect of the Securities and the Underlying Shares has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; such registration statement, and any post-effective amendment thereto, became effective on filing; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or any part thereof has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has been initiated or threatened by the Commission, and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act has been received by the Company (the base prospectus filed as part of such registration statement, in the form in which it has most recently been filed with the Commission on or prior to the date of this Agreement, is hereinafter called the “Basic Prospectus”; any preliminary prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus supplement) relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act is hereinafter called a “Preliminary Prospectus”; the various parts of such registration statement, including all exhibits thereto (but excluding Form T-1) and including any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission and deemed by virtue of Rule 430B to be part of such registration statement, each as amended at the time such part of the registration statement became effective, are hereinafter collectively called the “Registration Statement”; the Basic Prospectus, as amended and supplemented immediately prior to the Applicable Time (as defined in Section 1(c) hereof), is hereinafter called the “Pricing Prospectus”; the form of the final prospectus relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof is hereinafter called the “Prospectus”; any reference herein to the Basic Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Act, as of the date of such prospectus; any reference to any amendment or supplement to the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to

 

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Rule 424(b) under the Act and any documents filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and incorporated therein, in each case after the date of the Basic Prospectus, such Preliminary Prospectus, or the Prospectus, as the case may be; any reference to any amendment to the Registration Statement shall be deemed to refer to and include any annual report of the Company filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the effective date of the Registration Statement that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement; and any “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433 under the Act relating to the Securities is hereinafter called an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”);

(ii) No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”), and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and did not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (collectively, the “Representatives”) expressly for use therein;

(iii) For the purposes of this Agreement, the “Applicable Time” is 11:45 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date of this Agreement. The Pricing Prospectus, as supplemented by the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule II(a) hereto, taken together (collectively, the “Pricing Disclosure Package”) as of the Applicable Time, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule II(b) hereto does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus and each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as supplemented by and taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and

 

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warranty shall not apply to statements or omissions made in the Pricing Disclosure Package or in an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein;

(iv) The documents incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein; and no such documents were filed with the Commission since the Commission’s close of business on the business day immediately prior to the date of this Agreement and prior to the execution of this Agreement;

(v) The Registration Statement conforms, and the Prospectus and any further amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and do not and will not, as of the applicable effective date as to each part of the Registration Statement and as of the applicable filing date as to the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, taken together, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein;

 

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(vi) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectus any material loss or material interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus; and, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Pricing Prospectus, there has not been any change in the capital stock (other than (A) the issuance or grant of securities pursuant to employee equity incentive plans or pursuant to outstanding options, warrants or rights or (B) the repurchase of shares of capital stock pursuant to agreements providing for an option to repurchase or a right of first refusal on behalf of the Company, in each case as such (1) equity incentive plans, (2) outstanding options, warrants or rights, and (3) agreements are described in the Pricing Prospectus) or long-term debt (other than regular payments pursuant to obligations disclosed in or contemplated by the Pricing Prospectus) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, consolidated financial position, consolidated stockholders’ equity or consolidated results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Effect”), otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus;

(vii) The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property (other than Intellectual Property, which is addressed in Section 1(a)(xix) hereof) owned by them, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Pricing Prospectus or such as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property or buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries;

(viii) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Pricing Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such qualification, which jurisdictions are the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,

 

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Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming, except where the failure to so qualify or be in good standing in any such jurisdiction would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (as listed on Schedule III) has been duly formed and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and none of the Company’s subsidiaries is a “significant subsidiary” (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Act);

(ix) The Company has an authorized capitalization described as “Actual” in the table included under the caption “Capitalization” in the Pricing Prospectus and all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and the maximum number of Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion of the Securities have been duly and validly authorized and reserved for issuance and, when issued and delivered in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Securities and the applicable Indenture referred to below, will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will conform to the description of the Stock, as applicable, contained in the Pricing Prospectus and Prospectus; and all of the issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (except for directors’ qualifying shares and except as otherwise set forth in the Pricing Prospectus) and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims;

(x) The Securities and the performance of the Company’s obligations thereunder have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits provided by the indenture dated as of May 22, 2013 (the “Base Indenture”) between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented and/or amended by a supplemental indenture in the form previously delivered to you to be dated as of March 5, 2014 in respect of the 2019 Securities (the “2019 Securities Supplemental Indenture” and the Base Indenture, as so supplemented and/or amended, the “2019 Securities Indenture”), and as supplemented and/or amended by a supplemental indenture in the form previously delivered to you to be dated as of March 5, 2014 in respect of the 2021 Securities (the “2021 Securities Supplemental Indenture” and the Base Indenture, as so supplemented and/or amended,

 

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the “2021 Securities Indenture”)(the 2019 Supplemental Indenture together with the 2021 Supplemental Indenture are referred to as the “Supplemental Indentures” and, the 2019 Securities Indenture together with the 2021 Securities Indenture are referred to as the “Indentures”), under which they are to be issued; the Indentures and the performance thereof has been duly authorized and the Indentures have been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and, when the Supplemental Indentures have been executed and delivered by the Company and the Trustee, the Indentures will constitute valid and legally binding instruments, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”); and the Securities and the Indentures will conform to the applicable descriptions thereof in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus;

(xi) The issue and sale of the Securities and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Securities, the Indentures and this Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated will not (A) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (B) result in any violation of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or (C) result in any violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties, except in the case of (A) and (C), as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body is required for the issue and sale of the Securities by the Company or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except (X) such as have been obtained under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act, (Y) such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or The Nasdaq Stock Market in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters, or (Z) where the failure to obtain any such consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(xii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (A) in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or (B) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, except in the case of (B) for such defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(xiii) The statements set forth in the Pricing Prospectus and Prospectus under the caption “Description of Notes,” and Description of Capital Stock”, insofar as they purport to constitute a summary of the terms of the applicable Securities and the Stock, and under the captions “Material United States Tax Considerations for Non-United States Holders” and “Underwriting”, insofar as they purport to describe the provisions of the laws and documents referred to therein, are accurate, complete and fair in all material respects;

(xiv) Other than as set forth in the Pricing Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and to the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others;

(xv) Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectus, the delivery, sale, purchase or use of any products or services of the Company and its subsidiaries are not legally prohibited in any jurisdiction or actively blocked by any governmental entity, in each case as would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(xvi) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities to be sold by the Company and the application of the proceeds thereof, will not be an “investment company”, as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”);

(xvii) (A) (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), and (iii) at the time the

 

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Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) under the Act) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 under the Act, the Company was a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Act; and (B) at the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Act) of the Securities, the Company was not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Act;

(xviii) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, who has certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, and has audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder;

(xix) Other than as set forth in the Pricing Prospectus, the Company owns or possesses, or can acquire on reasonable terms, all rights to licenses, inventions, copyrights, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names, domain names, patents and patent rights (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) necessary to carry on its business as described in the Pricing Prospectus, and, except as set forth in the Pricing Prospectus, the Company has not received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing which, individually or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(xx) No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company exists, or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent;

(xxi) Except as described in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right (other than rights which have been waived in writing or otherwise satisfied) to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Act with respect to any securities of the Company owned or to be owned by such person or to require the Company to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any other registration statement filed by the Company under the Act;

 

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(xxii) Except as described in the Pricing Prospectus and the Registration Statement, the Company has not sold or issued any shares of Stock during the six-month period preceding the date of the Prospectus, including any sales pursuant to Rule 144A under, or Regulations D or S of, the Act, other than shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, stock option plans or other employee compensation plans or pursuant to outstanding options, rights or warrants;

(xxiii) Since the date as of which information is given in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus and except as described in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company has not (A) incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, other than liabilities and obligations that were incurred in the ordinary course of business, (B) entered into any material transaction not in the ordinary course of business or (C) declared or paid any dividend on its capital stock;

(xxiv) Except as described in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company is insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and deemed reasonably adequate by Company for the business in which it is engaged; the Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and the Company has no reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;

(xxv) The Company and each of its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with all, and have not violated any, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, orders, judgments, decrees, permits or other legal requirements of any governmental authority, including without limitation any international, national, state, provincial, regional, or local authority, relating to the protection of human health or safety, the environment, or natural resources, or to hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”) applicable to such entity, which compliance includes, without limitation, obtaining, maintaining and complying with all permits and authorizations and approvals required by Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses, and (ii) have not received notice of any actual or alleged violation of Environmental Laws, or of any potential liability for or other obligation concerning the presence, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, except in the case of either (i) or (ii) where the failure to comply or the potential liability or obligation would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as described in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, (A) there are no proceedings that are pending, or known to be contemplated, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries under Environmental Laws in which a governmental authority is also a party, other than such proceedings which it is reasonably believed no monetary

 

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sanctions of $100,000 or more will be imposed, (B) the Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company and its subsidiaries, and (C) none of the Company and its subsidiaries anticipates incurring material capital expenditures relating to compliance with Environmental Laws;

(xxvi) The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the the Exchange Act that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act applicable to the Company and has been designed by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectus, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective and the Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting;

(xxvii) Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectus, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Pricing Prospectus, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting;

(xxviii) The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its subsidiaries is made known to the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities; and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects;

(xxix) The statistical and market-related data included under the captions “Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business” in the Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus or the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2014 are based on or derived from estimates and sources that the Company believes to be reliable and accurate in all material respects;

 

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(xxx) Except as described in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed all material federal, state, local and foreign income and franchise tax returns required to be filed through the date hereof, subject to permitted extensions, and have paid all material taxes due thereon. No material tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries and the Company does not have any knowledge of any tax deficiencies;

(xxxi) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any director, officer, or employee, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any agent or representative of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, has taken or will take any action in furtherance of (i) an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the unlawful payment or giving of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any “government official” (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office), (ii) any action to use corporate funds for unlawful contributions or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity or (iii) any offer, request or action for an unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit or has violated or is in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws; and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates have instituted and maintain and enforce, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws and with the representation and warranty contained herein;

(xxxii) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended, and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-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 its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened; and

 

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(xxxiii) (A) The Company represents that neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Entity”) or, to the knowledge of the Entity, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Entity, is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is:

(1) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, including the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union (“EU”), Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor

(2) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

(B) The Entity represents and covenants that it will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:

(1) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or

(2) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).

(C) The Entity represents and covenants that, for the past 5 years, it has not knowingly engaged in, is not now knowingly engaged in, and will not knowingly engage in, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions.

(xxxiv) There are no registration rights or preemptive rights applicable to the issuance and sale by the Company and registration of the Securities except, in each case, for such rights that have been validly waived.

(xxxv) The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(b) [reserved]

2. Subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, (a) the Company agrees to issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at a purchase price of 98.5% of the principal amount of the 2019 Securities and 98.5% of the

 

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2021 Securities, the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto, and (b) in the event and to the extent that the Underwriters shall exercise the election to purchase Optional Securities as provided below, the Company agrees to sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at the same purchase price set forth in clause (a) of this Section 2, that portion of the aggregate principal amount of Optional Securities as to which such election shall have been exercised (to be adjusted by you so as to eliminate fractions of $1,000) determined by multiplying such amount of Optional Securities by a fraction, the numerator of which is the maximum aggregate principal amount of Optional Securities that such Underwriter is entitled to purchase as set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto and the denominator of which is the maximum aggregate principal amount of Optional Securities that all of the Underwriters are entitled to purchase hereunder.

The Company hereby grants to the Underwriters the right to purchase at their election up to $120,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2019 Optional Securities and up to $180,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2021 Optional Securities, at the applicable purchase price set forth in clause (a) of the paragraph above. Any such election to purchase Optional Securities may be exercised only by written notice from the Representatives to the Company, given within a period of 30 calendar days after the date of this Agreement and setting forth the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Optional Securities to be purchased and the date on which such Optional Securities are to be delivered, as determined by you but in no event earlier than the First Time of Delivery (as defined in Section 4 hereof) or, unless you and the Company otherwise agree in writing, earlier than two or later than ten business days after the date of such notice.

3. The several Underwriters propose to offer the Firm Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus.

4. (a) The Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter hereunder will be represented by one or more definitive global Securities in book-entry form which will be deposited by or on behalf of the Company with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian. The Company will deliver the Securities to the Representatives, for the account of each Underwriter, against payment by or on behalf of such Underwriter of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer of Federal (same-day) funds to the accounts specified by the Company to Goldman, Sachs & Co. at least forty-eight hours in advance by causing DTC to credit the Securities to the securities account(s) at DTC designated by Goldman, Sachs & Co. The Company will cause the certificates representing the Securities to be made available for checking at least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery (as defined below) with respect thereto at the office of DTC or its designated custodian (the “Designated Office”). The time and date of such delivery and payment shall be, with respect to the Firm Securities,

 

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9:30 a.m., New York City time, on March 5, 2014 or such other time and date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing, and, with respect to the Optional Securities, 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified by the Representatives in the written notice given by the Representatives of the Underwriters’ election to purchase such Optional Securities, or such other time and date as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. Such time and date for delivery of the Firm Securities is herein called the “First Time of Delivery”, such time and date for delivery of the Optional Securities, if not the First Time of Delivery, is herein called the “Second Time of Delivery”, and each such time and date for delivery is herein called a “Time of Delivery”.

(b) The documents to be delivered at each Time of Delivery by or on behalf of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 8 hereof, including the cross receipt for the Securities and any additional documents requested by the Underwriters pursuant to Section 8(l) hereof, will be delivered at the offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, 650 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304 (the “Closing Location”), and the Securities will be delivered at the Designated Office, all at such Time of Delivery. A meeting will be held at the Closing Location at 6:00 p.m., New York City time, on the New York Business Day next preceding such Time of Delivery, at which meeting the final drafts of the documents to be delivered pursuant to the preceding sentence will be available for review by the parties hereto. For the purposes of this Agreement, “New York Business Day” shall mean each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

5. The Company agrees with each of the Underwriters:

(a) To prepare the Prospectus in a form approved by you and to file such Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act not later than the Commission’s close of business on the second business day following the date of this Agreement; to make no further amendment or any supplement to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus or the Prospectus prior to the last Time of Delivery which shall be disapproved by you promptly after reasonable notice thereof; to advise you promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus has been filed and to furnish you with copies thereof; to prepare a final term sheet, containing solely a description of the Securities, in a form approved by you and to file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act within the time required by such Rule; to file promptly all other material required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act; to file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to

 

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Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; to advise you, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or other prospectus in respect of the Securities, of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act, of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities or the Underlying Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information; and, in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or other prospectus relating to the Securities or the Underlying Shares or suspending any such qualification, to promptly use its best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order; and in the event of any such issuance of a notice of objection, promptly to take such steps including, without limitation, amending the Registration Statement or filing a new registration statement, at its own expense, as may be necessary to permit offers and sales of the Securities by the Underwriters (references herein to the Registration Statement shall include any such amendment or new registration statement);

(b) If required by Rule 430B(h) under the Act, to prepare a form of prospectus in a form approved by you and to file such form of prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act not later than may be required by Rule 424(b) under the Act; and to make no further amendment or supplement to such form of prospectus which shall be disapproved by you promptly after reasonable notice thereof;

(c) If by the third anniversary (the “Renewal Deadline”) of the initial effective date of the Registration Statement, any of the Securities remain unsold by the Underwriters, the Company will file, if it has not already done so and is eligible to do so, a new automatic shelf registration statement relating to the Securities and the Underlying Shares, in a form satisfactory to you. If at the Renewal Deadline the Company is no longer eligible to file an automatic shelf registration statement, the Company will, if it has not already done so, file a new shelf registration statement relating to the Securities and the Underlying Shares, in a form satisfactory to you and will use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective within 180 days after the Renewal Deadline. The Company will take all other action necessary or appropriate to permit the public offering and sale of the Securities to continue as contemplated in the expired registration statement relating to the Securities and the Underlying Shares. References herein to the Registration Statement shall include such new automatic shelf registration statement or such new shelf registration statement, as the case may be;

 

 

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(d) Promptly from time to time to take such action as you may reasonably request to qualify the Securities and the Underlying Shares for offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as you may request and to comply with such laws so as to permit the continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Securities, provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to qualify as a foreign corporation or to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction or subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction in which it was not otherwise subject to taxation;

(e) Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the New York Business Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement (or such later time as may be agreed to by the Company and the Representatives) and from time to time, to furnish the Underwriters with written and electronic copies of the Prospectus in New York City in such quantities as you may reasonably request, and, if the delivery of a prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) is required at any time prior to the expiration of nine months after the time of issue of the Prospectus in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities and the Underlying Shares and if at such time any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) is delivered, not misleading, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such same period to amend or supplement the Prospectus or to file under the Exchange Act any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus in order to comply with the Act, the Exchange Act or the Trust Indenture Act, to notify you and upon your request to prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter and to any dealer in securities as many written and electronic copies as you may from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or a supplement to the Prospectus which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; and in case any Underwriter is required to deliver a prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Act) in connection with sales of any of the Securities and the Underlying Shares at any time nine months or more after the time of issue of the Prospectus, upon your request but at the expense of such Underwriter, to prepare and deliver to such Underwriter as many written and electronic copies as you may request of an amended or supplemented Prospectus complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act;

 

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(f) To make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable (which may be satisfied by filing with EDGAR (as defined below), but in any event not later than sixteen months after the effective date of the Registration Statement (as defined in Rule 158(c) under the Act), an earnings statement of the Company and its subsidiaries (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158);

(g) During the period beginning from the date hereof and continuing to and including the date 90 days after the date of the Prospectus (the “Lock-Up Period”), not to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose, except as provided hereunder, of any securities of the Company that are substantially similar to the Securities or the Stock, including but not limited to any options or warrants to purchase shares of Stock or any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, Stock or any such substantially similar securities (other than (i) the Securities and the Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion of the Securities, (ii) pursuant to employee equity incentive plans existing on the date of this Agreement, (iii) upon the exercise of an option or upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of exercisable, convertible or exchangeable securities outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, (iv) the issuance of Stock in connection with mergers or acquisitions of securities, businesses, property or other assets, joint ventures, strategic alliances, equipment leasing arrangements or debt financing up to an aggregate of 5% of the sum of the Company’s fully-diluted shares outstanding as of the date of the Prospectus and (v) the entry into, or the issuance by the Company of any shares of Stock upon settlement or termination of the warrant transactions evidenced by the warrant confirmations, each dated the date hereof, and any additional warrant confirmations, each to be dated the date of issuance of such Optional Securities, without the prior written consent of Goldman, Sachs & Co.;

(h) To pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) under the Act without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Act;

(i) To use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement in the manner specified in the Pricing Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds”;

 

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(j) To reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, shares of Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy any obligations to issue the maximum number of Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion of the Securities; and

(l) Upon request of any Underwriter, to furnish, or cause to be furnished, to such Underwriter, an electronic version of the Company’s trademarks, service marks and corporate logo for use on the website, if any, operated by such Underwriter for the purpose of facilitating the on-line offering of the Securities (the “License”); provided, however, that the License shall be used solely for the purpose described above, is granted without any fee and may not be assigned or transferred.

6. (a) The Company represents and agrees that, other than the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, without the prior consent of the Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Act; each Underwriter represents and agrees that, without the prior consent of the Company and the Representatives, other than one or more term sheets relating to the Securities containing customary information (which, in their final form, will not be inconsistent with the final term sheet) and conveyed to purchasers of Securities, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute a free writing prospectus; any such free writing prospectus the use of which has been consented to by the Company and the Representatives (including the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof) is listed on Schedule II(a) hereto;

(b) The Company has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 under the Act applicable to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission or retention where required and legending;

(c) The Company agrees that if at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus any event occurred or occurs as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus would conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, the Company will give prompt notice thereof to the Representatives and, if requested by the Representatives, will prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or other document which will correct such conflict, statement or omission; provided, however, that this representation and warranty shall not apply to any statements or omissions in an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in writing to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.

 

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7. The Company covenants and agrees with the several Underwriters that the Company will pay or cause to be paid the following: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel and accountants and all other expenses in connection with the preparation, printing, reproduction and filing of the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and amendments and supplements thereto and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii) the cost of printing or producing this Agreement, the Agreement among Underwriters, the Indentures, the Blue Sky Memorandum, closing documents (including any compilations thereof) and any other documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Securities; (iii) all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities and the Underlying Shares for offering and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 5(d) hereof, including the reasonable, documented fees and disbursements of one counsel in each jurisdiction for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky survey; (iv) any fees charged by securities rating services for rating the Securities; (v) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable, documented fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with, any required review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. of the terms of the sale of the Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to pay the fees (excluding disbursements) of counsel to the Underwriters set forth in (iii) and (v) above with respect to U.S. jurisdictions to the extent such fees exceed $30,000; (vi) all fees and expenses in connection with listing the Underlying Shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.’s Global Market (“NASDAQ”), (vii) the cost of preparing the Securities; (viii) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any agent of the Trustee and the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indentures and the Securities; and (ix) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section. It is understood, however, that the Company shall bear the cost of any other matters not directly relating to the sale and purchase of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, and that, except as provided in this Section 7, and Sections 9 and 12 hereof, the Underwriters will pay all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel, transfer taxes on resale of any of the Securities by them, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.

8. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder, as to the Securities to be delivered at each Time of Delivery, shall be subject, in their discretion, to the condition that all representations and warranties and other statements of the Company herein are, at and as of such Time of Delivery, true and correct, the condition that the Company shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder theretofore to be performed, and the following additional conditions:

 

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(a) The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by the rules and regulations under the Act and in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof; the final term sheet contemplated by Section 5(a) hereof, and any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any part thereof shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Act shall have been received; no stop order suspending or preventing the use of the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and all requests for additional information on the part of the Commission shall have been complied with to your reasonable satisfaction;

(b) Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, shall have furnished to you such written opinion or opinions, dated such Time of Delivery, in form and substance satisfactory to you, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as well as such related matters as you may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such papers and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters;

(c) Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to you their written opinion, dated such Time of Delivery, in form and substance satisfactory to you;

(d) On the date of the Prospectus at a time prior to the execution of this Agreement, at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on the effective date of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement filed subsequent to the date of this Agreement and also at each Time of Delivery, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP shall have furnished to you a letter or letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to you containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus;

(e) On the date of the Prospectus at a time prior to the execution of this Agreement, at 9:30 a.m., New York City time, and also at each Time of Delivery, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in his capacity as such, shall have furnished to you a letter or letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to you;

 

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(f) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have sustained since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Prospectus any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus, and (ii) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Pricing Prospectus there shall not have been any change in the capital stock (other than (A) the issuance or grant of securities pursuant to employee equity incentive plans or pursuant to outstanding options, warrants or rights or (B) the repurchase of shares of capital stock pursuant to agreements providing for an option to repurchase or a right of first refusal on behalf of the Company, in each case as such (1) equity incentive plans, (2) outstanding options, warrants or rights and (3) agreements are described in the Pricing Prospectus) or long-term debt (other than regular payments pursuant to obligations disclosed in or contemplated by the Pricing Prospectus) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, consolidated financial position, consolidated stockholders’ equity or consolidated results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is in your judgment so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Securities being delivered at such Time of Delivery on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus;

(g) On or after the Applicable Time (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Company’s debt securities by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as that term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company’s debt securities (it being understood that as of the date hereof, the Company has no debt securities that are rated by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as that term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act);

(h) On or after the Applicable Time there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or on NASDAQ; (ii) a suspension or material limitation in trading in the Company’s securities on

 

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NASDAQ; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared by either Federal or New York or California State authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States; (iv) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or (v) the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis or any change in financial, political or economic conditions in the United States or elsewhere, if the effect of any such event specified in clause (iv) or (v) in your judgment makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the public offering or the delivery of the Securities being delivered at such Time of Delivery on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus;

(j) The Company shall have obtained and delivered to the Underwriters executed copies of an agreement from each of Elon Musk and Elon Musk Revocable Trust dated July 22, 2003, substantially to the effect set forth in Section 5(g) hereof in form and substance satisfactory to you;

(k) The Company shall have complied with the provisions of Section 5(e) hereof with respect to the furnishing of prospectuses on the New York Business Day next succeeding the date of this Agreement;

(l) The Underlying Shares issuable upon conversion of the Securities shall have been approved for listing, subject to notice of issuance, by NASDAQ and reasonably satisfactory evidence of such approval shall have been provided to the Underwriters; and

(m) The Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to you at such Time of Delivery certificates of officers of the Company satisfactory to you as to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein at and as of such Time of Delivery, as to the performance by the Company of all of its obligations hereunder to be performed at or prior to such Time of Delivery and as to such other matters as you may reasonably request, and the Company shall have furnished or caused to be furnished certificates as to the matters set forth in subsections (a) and (f) of this Section.

9. (a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such Underwriter may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, or

 

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arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided , however , that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.

(b) Each Underwriter will indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by an Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein; and will reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof (each such notice to the indemnifying party, a “Notice”); but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it

 

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shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 9 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities. If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the indemnified party failed to give the notice required under subsection (c) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the net proceeds from the offering (net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before deducting any other expenses) (the “Net Proceeds”) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact

 

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relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the Underwriters on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations in this subsection (d) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint.

(e) The obligations of the Company under this Section 9 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the Act and each broker-dealer affiliate of any Underwriter; and the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 9 shall be in addition to any liability which the respective Underwriters may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the Company and to each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Act.

10. (a) If any Underwriter shall default in its obligation to purchase the Securities which it has agreed to purchase hereunder at a Time of Delivery, you may in your discretion arrange for you or another party or other parties to purchase such Securities on the terms contained herein. If within thirty six hours after such default by any Underwriter you do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of thirty six hours within which to procure another party or other parties satisfactory to you to purchase such Securities on such terms. In the event that, within the respective prescribed periods, you notify the Company that you have so arranged for the purchase of such Securities, or the Company notifies you that it has so arranged for the purchase of such Securities, you or the Company shall have the right to

 

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postpone such Time of Delivery for a period of not more than seven days, in order to effect whatever changes may thereby be made necessary in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, or in any other documents or arrangements, and the Company agrees to file promptly any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which in your opinion may thereby be made necessary. The term “Underwriter” as used in this Agreement shall include any person substituted under this Section with like effect as if such person had originally been a party to this Agreement with respect to such Securities.

(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you and the Company as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities which remains unpurchased does not exceed one eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities to be purchased at such Time of Delivery, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder at such Time of Delivery and, in addition, to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase its pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.

(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by you and the Company as provided in subsection (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities which remains unpurchased exceeds one eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities to be purchased at such Time of Delivery, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in subsection (b) above to require non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters, then this Agreement (or, with respect to the Second Time of Delivery, the obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and of the Company to sell the Optional Securities) shall thereupon terminate, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except for the expenses to be borne by the Company and the Underwriters as provided in Section 7 hereof and the indemnity and contribution agreements in Section 9 hereof; but nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.

11. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters, as set forth in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation (or any statement as to the results thereof) made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any controlling person of any Underwriter, or the Company or any officer or director or controlling person of the Company and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.

 

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12. If this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 10 hereof, the Company shall not then be under any liability to any Underwriter except as provided in Sections 7 and 9 hereof; but, if for any other reason, any Securities are not delivered by or on behalf of the Company as provided herein, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses approved in writing by you, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in making preparations for the purchase, sale and delivery of the Securities not so delivered, but the Company shall then be under no further liability to any Underwriter except as provided in Sections 7 and 9 hereof.

13. In all dealings hereunder, you shall act on behalf of each of the Underwriters, and the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request, notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or given by the Representatives or, except as otherwise provided herein, by Goldman, Sachs & Co. on behalf of the Representatives.

All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to Goldman, Sachs & Co., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, Attention: Registration Department, with a copy to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attention Convertible Debt Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Ave, 28 th Floor, New York, New York 10179, Attention: Convertible Capital Markets Desk; and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 60 Wall Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10005, Attention: Equity Capital Markets – Syndicate Desk, fax: (212) 797-9344, with a copy to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 60 Wall Street, 36 th Floor, New York, New York 10005, Attention: General Counsel, fax: (212) 797-4564 and if to the Company shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement, Fax: (650) 681-5203, Attention: Chief Financial Officer; provided, however, that notices under subsection 5(e) and the lock-up agreements referred to in subsection 8(j) shall be in writing, and if to the stockholders who are parties to the lock-up agreements referred to in subsection 8(j) shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission in care of the Company to the address of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement, Fax: (650) 681-5203, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by mail telex or facsimile transmission to Goldman, Sachs & Co., 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, Attention: Registration Department, with a copy to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attention Convertible Debt Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Ave, 28 th Floor, New York, New York 10179,

 

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Attention: Convertible Capital Markets Desk; and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 60 Wall Street, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10005, Attention: Equity Capital Markets – Syndicate Desk, fax: (212) 797-9344, with a copy to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., 60 Wall Street, 36th Floor, New York, New York 10005, Attention: General Counsel, fax: (212) 797-4564.

In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

14. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the benefit of, the Underwriters, the Company and, to the extent provided in Sections 9 and 11 hereof, the officers and directors of the Company and each person who controls the Company or any Underwriter, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason merely of such purchase.

15. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement. As used herein, the term “business day” shall mean any day when the Commission’s office in Washington, D.C. is open for business.

16. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (i) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other, (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is acting solely as a principal and not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, (iii) no Underwriter has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) or any other obligation to the Company except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement and (iv) the Company has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters, or any of them, has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to it, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

17. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) among the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

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18. This Agreement and any matters related to the transactions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

19. The Company and each of the Underwriters 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 or the transactions contemplated hereby.

20. This Agreement may be executed by any one or more of the parties hereto in any number of respective counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

21. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company is authorized to disclose to any persons the U.S. federal and state income tax treatment and tax structure of the potential transaction and all materials of any kind (including tax opinions and other tax analyses) provided to the Company relating to that treatment and structure, without the Underwriters’ imposing any limitation of any kind. However, any information relating to the tax treatment and tax structure shall remain confidential (and the foregoing sentence shall not apply) to the extent necessary to enable any person to comply with securities laws. For this purpose, “tax structure” is limited to any facts that may be relevant to that treatment.

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us 6 counterparts hereof, and upon the acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters and the Company. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of each of the Underwriters is pursuant to the authority set forth in a form of Agreement among Underwriters, the form of which shall be submitted to the Company for examination upon request, but without warranty on your part as to the authority of the signers thereof.

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Please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement as of the date first written above by signing in the space provided below.

 

Very truly yours,
TESLA MOTORS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Deepak Ahuja

  Name: Deepak Ahuja
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

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Accepted as of the date hereof:
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
By:  

/s/ Adam Greene

  Name: Adam Greene
  Title: Vice President

 

[ Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement ]


MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
By:  

/s/ Paul Leggett

  Name: Paul Leggett
  Title: Executive Director

 

[ Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement ]


J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
By:  

/s/ Sudheer Tegulapalle

  Name: Sudheer Tegulapalle
  Title: Executive Director

 

[ Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement ]


DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
By:  

/s/ Daniel Gittsovich

  Name: Daniel Gittsovich
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Kirk Meighan

  Name: Kirk Meighan
  Title: Managing Director

 

[ Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement ]


SCHEDULE I

 

Underwriter

   Principal
Amount of 2019

Firm Securities
to be
Purchased
     Principal Amount
of 2019 Optional

Securities to be
Purchased if
Maximum Option
Exercised
 

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   $ 320,000,000       $ 48,000,000   

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

   $ 200,000,000       $ 30,000,000   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

   $ 140,000,000       $ 21,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

   $ 140,000,000       $ 21,000,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 800,000,000       $ 120,000,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Underwriter

   Principal
Amount of 2021

Firm Securities
to be
Purchased
     Principal Amount
of 2021 Optional

Securities to be
Purchased if
Maximum Option
Exercised
 

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

   $ 480,000,000       $ 72,000,000   

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

   $ 300,000,000       $ 45,000,000   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

   $ 210,000,000       $ 31,500,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

   $ 210,000,000       $ 31,500,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,200,000,000       $ 180,000,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


SCHEDULE II

(a) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Pricing Disclosure Package:

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, dated February 27, 2014

(b) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses not included in the Pricing Disclosure Package:

Slide deck entitled “Tesla Motors Offering” dated February 2014


SCHEDULE III

 

Name of Subsidiary

  

Jurisdiction of

Organization

Tesla Motors Leasing, Inc.    Delaware
Tesla Motors New York LLC    New York
Tesla Motors MA, Inc.    Massachusetts
Tesla Motors PA, Inc.    Pennsylvania
Northern Nevada Research Co., LLC    Nevada

Tesla Motors TX, Inc.

 

Tesla Motors FL, Inc.

 

Tesla Motors NV, Inc.

 

Tesla Motors Australia, Pty Ltd

  

Texas

 

Florida

 

Nevada

 

Australia

Tesla Motors Canada ULC    Canada

Tesla Automobile Distribution (Beijing) Co. Ltd.

 

Tesla Motors Denmark ApS

  

China

 

Denmark

Tesla Motors France Sarl    France
Tesla Motors GmbH    Germany
Tesla Motors HK Limited    Hong Kong
Tesla Motors Italy S.r.l.    Italy
Tesla Motors Japan G.K.    Japan
Tesla Motors Netherlands B.V.    Netherlands


Name of Subsidiary

  

Jurisdiction of

Organization

Tesla Motors Norway AS    Norway
Tesla Motors Singapore Private Limited    Singapore
Tesla Motors Switzerland GmbH    Switzerland
Tesla Motors Limited    United Kingdom
Tesla Motors S.A.R.L.    Monaco
Tesla Finance LLC    Delaware
Tesla Lease Trust    Delaware
Tesla Motors Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
Tesla Motors Exports LLC    Delaware
Tesla Motors NL LLC    Delaware
TM International C.V.    Netherlands
Tesla Motors Stitching (Foundation)    Netherlands
Tesla Motors Cooperatief U.A.    Netherlands
Tesla Motors SPRL    Belgium
Tesla Motors Austria GmbH    Austria
TM Sweden AB    Sweden
Roadster Automobile Sales and Service (Beijing) Co., Ltd.    China

 

Exhibit 4.2

 

 

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

AND

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

Second Supplemental Indenture

Dated as of March 5, 2014

to Indenture

Dated as of May 22, 2013

0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

     2   

Definitions

     2   

References to Interest

     10   

ARTICLE 2 ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES

     10   

Scope of Supplemental Indenture

     10   

Designation and Amount

     11   

Form of Notes

     11   

Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts

     11   

Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Depositary

     13   

[Reserved]

     14   

Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc

     14   

ARTICLE 3 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     15   

Applicability of Sections 8.01, 8.03 and 8.04 of the Base Indenture

     15   

Satisfaction and Discharge

     15   

ARTICLE 4 PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

     16   

Payment of Principal and Interest

     16   

Conversion Agent

     16   

Provisions as to Paying Agent

     16   

Statements as to Defaults

     17   

Reports

     17   

ARTICLE 5 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     17   

Applicability of Article VI of the Base Indenture

     17   

Events of Default

     18   

Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment

     19   

Additional Interest

     20   

Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor

     20   

Application of Monies Collected by Trustee

     22   

Proceedings by Holders

     23   

Proceedings by Trustee

     24   

Remedies Cumulative and Continuing

     24   

Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders

     24   

Notice of Defaults

     25   

Undertaking to Pay Costs

     25   

 

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ARTICLE 6 CONCERNING THE HOLDERS

     25   

Action by Holders

     25   

Proof of Execution by Holders

     26   

Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners

     26   

Company-Owned Notes Disregarded

     26   

Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound

     26   

ARTICLE 7 HOLDERS’ MEETINGS

     27   

Purpose of Meetings

     27   

Call of Meetings by Trustee

     27   

Call of Meetings by Company or Holders

     27   

Qualifications for Voting

     28   

Regulations

     28   

Voting

     28   

No Delay of Rights by Meeting

     29   

Applicability of Section 10.06 of Base Indenture

     29   

ARTICLE 8 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

     29   

Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders

     29   

Further Limitations

     30   

ARTICLE 9 CONVERSION OF NOTES

     30   

Conversion Privilege

     30   

Conversion Procedure; Settlement Upon Conversion

     33   

Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered for Conversion in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes

     37   

Adjustment of Conversion Rate

     39   

Adjustments of Prices

     48   

Shares To Be Fully Reserved

     49   

Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Stock

     49   

Certain Covenants

     51   

Responsibility of Trustee

     52   

Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions

     52   

Stockholder Rights Plans

     53   

No Adjustments

     53   

ARTICLE 10 REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS

     54   

Purchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change

     54   

Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice

     56   

Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price

     57   

Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Notes

     58   

 

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ARTICLE 11 NO REDEMPTION

     58   

Applicability of Articles III and XI of the Base Indenture; No Redemption

     58   

ARTICLE 12 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS

     58   

Applicability of Article V of the Base Indenture

     58   

When Company May Merge, Etc

     58   

Successor Person Substituted

     59   

ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     59   

Investments

     59   

Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors

     59   

Official Acts by Successor Corporation

     59   

Governing Law; Jurisdiction

     59   

Legal Holidays

     60   

No Security Interest Created

     60   

Benefits of Indenture

     60   

Table of Contents, Headings, Etc

     60   

Multiple Originals

     60   

Severability

     60   

Calculations

     61   

Miscellaneous Amendments Under Base Indenture; Ratification of Base Indenture

     61   

Trustee’s Disclaimer

     61   

EXHIBIT

 

Exhibit A    Form of Note    A-1

 

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SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of March 5, 2014 (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”) between Tesla Motors, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as issuer (the “ Company ”, as more fully set forth in Section 1.01) and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”, as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), supplementing the Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2013, between the Company and the Trustee (the “ Base Indenture ” and the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time with respect to the Notes, the “ Indenture ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

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

WHEREAS, Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of the Base Indenture provide for the Company to issue Securities thereunder in the form and on the terms set forth in one or more Board Resolutions, indentures supplemental thereto or Officers’ Certificates;

WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly authorized the issuance of a single series of Securities designated as its 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “ Notes ” and each $1,000 principal amount thereof, unless the context otherwise requires, a “ Note ”), initially in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $800,000,000 (or $920,000,000 if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement), and in order to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Form of Note, the Form of Notice of Conversion, the Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice and the Form of Assignment and Transfer to be borne by the Notes are to be substantially in the forms hereinafter provided;

WHEREAS, the conditions set forth in the Base Indenture for the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been complied with; and

WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent, as in this Supplemental Indenture provided, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement according to its terms, have been done and performed, and the execution of this Supplemental Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes have in all respects been duly authorized.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

 

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That in order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and acceptance of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee for the benefit of each other and for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Notes (except as otherwise provided below), as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

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

(a) the terms defined in this Article 1 shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Article 1 and include the plural as well as the singular and, to the extent applicable, supersede the definitions thereof in the Base Indenture;

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

(c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import (i) when used with regard to any specified Article, Section or sub-division, refer to such Article, Section or sub-division of this Supplemental Indenture and (ii) otherwise, refer to the Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

Additional Interest ” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 5.04.

Additional Shares ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.03(a).

Additional Notes ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.08(a).

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

Bid Solicitation Agent ” means the Person appointed by the Company to solicit bids for the Trading Price of the Notes in accordance with Section 9.01(b)(i). The Trustee shall initially act as the Bid Solicitation Agent.

Capital Stock ” means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, including, without limitation, with respect to partnerships, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership.

Cash Settlement ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a).

Clause A Distribution ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

 

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Clause B Distribution ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

Clause C Distribution ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

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

Combination Settlement ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a).

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

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, at the date of this Supplemental Indenture, subject to Section 9.07.

Company ” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article 12 hereof, shall include its successors and assigns.

Conversion Agent ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.

Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02(c).

Conversion Obligation ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01(a).

Conversion Price ” means at any time, $1,000, divided by the Conversion Rate at such time.

Conversion Rate ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01(a).

Conversion Settlement Amount ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(3).

Daily Conversion Value ” means, for each of the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the Observation Period, 1/20th of the product of :

(a) the Conversion Rate on such VWAP Trading Day; and

(b) the Daily VWAP on such VWAP Trading Day.

Daily Measurement Value ” means the Specified Dollar Amount divided by 20.

 

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Daily Settlement Amount ,” for each of the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period, shall consist of:

(a) cash equal to the lesser of (i) the Daily Measurement Value and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value; and

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

Daily VWAP ” means, for each of the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “TSLA.Q <EQUITY> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day reasonably determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The “ Daily VWAP ” shall be determined without regard to after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

Defaulted Amounts ” means any amounts on any Note (including, without limitation, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, principal and interest) that are payable but are not paid or duly provided for when due.

Distributed Property ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

Effective Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.03(c), except that, as used in Section 9.04, “ Effective Date “ means the first date on which shares of the Common Stock trade on the Relevant Stock Exchange, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.02, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Base Indenture.

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

Expiration Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(e).

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

 

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

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

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

(a) a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, its wholly owned Subsidiaries or the employee benefit plans of the Company or its wholly owned Subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Company’s Common Equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s Common Equity;

(b) the consummation of (1) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, cash, securities or other property or assets; (2) any consolidation, merger, combination, statutory or binding share exchange or similar transaction involving the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets; or (3) any sale, conveyance, lease or other transfer or similar transaction in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries; provided, however , that a transaction described in clause (1) or (2) in which the holders of all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (b);

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

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

provided , however , that a transaction or transactions described in clause (a) or clause (b) above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights) in connection with such transaction or transactions consists

 

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of shares of common stock or depositary receipts representing Common Equity interests, in each case, that are listed or quoted on any of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions (such securities, “ Publicly Traded Securities ”) and, as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Notes become convertible into such Publicly Traded Securities, excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights (subject to the provisions of Section 9.02(a)).

Fundamental Change Company Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(c).

Fundamental Change Purchase Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(a).

Fundamental Change Purchase Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(b)(i).

Fundamental Change Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(a).

Global Note ” means a Note in the form of a Global Security.

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

Interest Payment Date ” means each March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2014.

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

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

Market Disruption Event ” means:

(i) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session; or

 

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

Maturity Date ” means March 1, 2019.

Measurement Period ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01(b)(i).

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

Note Register ” shall mean the register maintained, with respect to the Notes, by the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Base Indenture.

Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02(b)(1).

Observation Period ” with respect to any Note surrendered for conversion means:

(i) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs prior to December 1, 2018, the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the third VWAP Trading Day immediately succeeding such Conversion Date; and

(ii) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after December 1, 2018, the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 22nd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date (if such Scheduled Trading Day is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately following VWAP Trading Day).

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

outstanding ” means, with respect to any Note, that such Note is considered “outstanding” under Section 2.09 of the Base Indenture, subject to Section 6.04; provided that the following Notes shall be deemed to not be “outstanding”: (a) all Notes that have been converted pursuant to Article 9 of this Supplemental Indenture; and (b) all Notes that have been repurchased by the Company pursuant to Section 2.08(b) (other than pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives).

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

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

 

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Physical Settlement ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a).

Predecessor Note ” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture in lieu of or in exchange for a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note that it replaces.

Publicly Traded Securities ” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of “Fundamental Change”.

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

Reference Property ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.07(a).

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

Relevant Stock Exchange ” means The NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock (or other security for which a Last Reported Sale Price must be determined) is not then listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock (or such other security) is then listed or, if the Common Stock (or such other security) is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the over-the-counter market, as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or similar organization or, if the Common Stock (or such other security) is not then quoted by the OTC Markets Group Inc. or similar organization, the principal other market on which the Common Stock (or such other security) is then traded.

Reporting Obligations ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.04.

Scheduled Trading Day ” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the Relevant Stock Exchange. If the Common Stock is not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or other market, “ Scheduled Trading Day “ means a Business Day.

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

 

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Share Exchange Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.07(a).

Significant Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, a Subsidiary of such Person that is a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC; provided that, in the case of a Subsidiary that meets the criteria of clause (3) of the definition thereof but not clause (1) or (2) thereof, such Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be a Significant Subsidiary unless the Subsidiary’s income from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles exclusive of amounts attributable to any non-controlling interests for the last completed fiscal year prior to the date of such determination exceeds $150 million.

Specified Dollar Amount ” means the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be received upon conversion as specified in the notice specifying the Company’s chosen Settlement Method or otherwise deemed specified.

Spin-Off ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

Stock Price ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.03(c).

Successor Person ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.02.

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

Trading Day ” means a day on which:

(a) trading in the Common Stock (or any other security for which a Last Reported Sale Price must be determined) generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange; and

(b) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Stock (or Last Reported Sale Price for such other security) is available on the Relevant Stock Exchange,

provided, however, that if the Common Stock (or such other security) is not then listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, “ Trading Day ” means a Business Day.

Trading Price ” of the Notes on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $5,000,000 principal amount of Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers the Company selects; provided that if three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5,000,000 principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized securities dealer, then the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate.

 

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Trigger Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

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

Underwriters ” means the several underwriters named in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement.

Underwriting Agreement ” means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, among the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters related to the Notes.

unit of Reference Property ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.07(a).

Valuation Period ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

VWAP Trading Day ” means any day on which:

(i) there is no Marketing Disruption Event; and

(ii) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange;

If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading on any Relevant Stock Exchange, “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Section 1.02 References to Interest . Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note in the Indenture shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to Section 5.04. Unless the context otherwise requires, any express mention of Additional Interest in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.

ARTICLE 2

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES

Section 2.01 Scope of Supplemental Indenture . This Supplemental Indenture amends and supplements the provisions of the Base Indenture, to which provisions reference is hereby made. The changes, modifications and supplements to the Base Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and shall only govern the terms of, the Notes, which may be issued from time to time in accordance herewith, and shall not apply to any other Securities that may be issued under the Base Indenture unless a supplemental

 

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indenture with respect to such other Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements. For all purposes under the Base Indenture, the Notes shall constitute a single series of Securities, and with regard to any matter requiring the consent under the Base Indenture of Holders of multiple series of Securities voting together as a single class, the consent of Holders of the Notes voting as a separate class shall also be required and the same threshold shall apply. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall supersede any conflicting provisions in the Base Indenture.

Section 2.02 Designation and Amount . The Notes are hereby created and authorized as a single series of Securities under the Base Indenture. The Notes shall be designated as the “0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019.” The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture is initially limited to $800,000,000 (or $920,000,000 if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement), subject to Section 2.08 and except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Section 9.02(d) or Section 10.03(c) hereof or Section 2.07, 2.08, 2.11 or 9.06 of the Base Indenture.

Section 2.03 Form of Notes . The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibit A, the terms and provisions of which shall constitute, and are hereby expressly incorporated in and made a part of the Indenture.

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

Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends or endorsements as the Officers executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed, quoted or traded, or to conform to usage or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.

Section 2.04 Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts . The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of such Note.

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Date. The Company shall pay interest (i) on any Physical Notes (A) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or less, by check mailed to the Holders of these Notes at their addresses as they appear in the Note Register and (B) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of more than $5,000,000, either by check mailed to each such Holder at their addresses as they appear in the Note Register or, upon application by such a Holder to the Registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holder’s account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies, in writing, the Registrar to the contrary or (ii) on any Global Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Global Note.

(b) Any Defaulted Amounts shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant payment date but shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, such relevant payment date, and such Defaulted Amounts together with such interest thereon shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:

(i) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Amounts to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of the Defaulted Amounts proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment (which shall be not less than 25 days after the receipt by the Trustee of such notice, unless the Trustee shall consent to an earlier date), and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Amounts or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Amounts as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Company shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment, and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of such special record date and the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice prepared by the Company of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, or if the Holder is DTC or a nominee of DTC pursuant to the Applicable Procedures, to each Holder at its address as it appears in the Note Register, not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor having been so mailed or given, such Defaulted Amounts shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on such special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii) of this Section 2.04(c).

 

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(ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Amounts in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed, quoted or traded, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange or automated quotation system.

Section 2.13 of the Base Indenture shall be superseded in its entirety by this Section 2.04(c), and any reference in the Base Indenture to such Section 2.13 shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 2.04(c).

Section 2.05 Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Depositary . (a) Notwithstanding anything in the Base Indenture to the contrary, none of the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of (i) any Notes surrendered for conversion or, if a portion of any Note is surrendered for conversion, such portion thereof surrendered for conversion or (ii) any Notes, or a portion of any Note, surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in accordance with Article 10.

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

(b) The Notes shall initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $800,000,000 (or $920,000,000 if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement).

(c) The Company initially appoints DTC to act as Depositary with respect to each Global Note. Initially, each Global Note shall be issued to the Depositary, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the Depositary, and deposited with the Trustee as custodian for Cede & Co.

At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred, such Global Note shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Trustee in accordance with its customary procedures. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Physical Notes, converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred to a transferee who receives Physical Notes therefor or any Physical Note is exchanged or transferred for part of such Global Note, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the Trustee’s customary procedures, be appropriately reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes to such Global Note by the Trustee to reflect such reduction or increase.

Neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Note or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

 

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(d) Section 2.14(b) of the Base Indenture shall be superseded by this Section 2.05(d), and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 2.14(b) thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 2.05(d).

Physical Notes shall be issued and delivered by the Company:

(i) to each Person that the Depositary identifies as a beneficial owner of the related Global Notes only if (x) the Depositary notifies the Company at any time that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days, or (y) the Depositary ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days; or

(ii) if an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing, to each beneficial owner of any Global Note who requests that its beneficial interests therein be issued as a Physical Note.

The Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of Notes, shall authenticate and deliver (x) in the case of clause (ii) above, a Physical Note to such beneficial owner in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Note corresponding to such beneficial owner’s beneficial interest and (y) in the case of clause (i)(a) or (i)(b) above, Physical Notes to each beneficial owner of the related Global Notes (or a portion thereof) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Global Notes in exchange for such Global Notes, and upon delivery of the Global Notes to the Trustee such Global Notes shall be canceled.

Physical Notes issued in exchange for all or a part of the Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.05(d) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. Upon execution and authentication, the Trustee shall deliver such Physical Notes to the Persons in whose names such Physical Notes are so registered.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, following an Event of Default, any holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note may directly enforce against the Company, without the consent, solicitation, proxy, authorization or any other action of the Depositary or any other Person, such Holder’s right to exchange such beneficial interest for a Physical Note in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

Section 2.06 [Reserved] .

Section 2.07 Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc . The Company shall cause all Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, repurchase (including pursuant to Section 2.08(b), but not including Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives), registration of transfer or exchange or conversion, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee (including any of the Company’s agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates), to be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Base Indenture. All Notes delivered to the Trustee shall be canceled promptly by the Trustee and will no longer be considered outstanding, and no Notes shall be issued to replace any such Notes cancelled hereunder or under the Base Indenture. Section 2.12 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended with respect to the Notes by replacing the word “may” in the first sentence thereof with the word “shall.”

 

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Section 2.08 . Additional Notes; Repurchases.  (a) The Company may, without the consent of the Holders and notwithstanding Section 2.02, reopen the Indenture and issue Additional Notes under the Indenture with the same terms as the Notes initially issued hereunder (except for any differences in issue price) in an unlimited aggregate principal amount (the “ Additional Notes ”); provided that if any such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes initially issued hereunder for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number. Prior to the issuance of any such Additional Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Company Order, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to cover such matters, in addition to those required by Sections 10.04 and 10.05 of the Base Indenture, as the Trustee shall reasonably request.

(b) The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives.

ARTICLE 3

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 3.01 Applicability of Sections 8.01, 8.03 and 8.04 of the Base Indenture.

(a) Section 8.01 of the Base Indenture shall be superseded by Section 3.02 hereof, and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 8.01 thereof or any provision contained therein shall be deemed to refer to Section 3.02 hereof or the applicable provision contained in Section 3.02 hereof.

(b) Sections 8.03 and 8.04 of the Base Indenture and any reference in the Base Indenture to any such Section or the provisions contained therein shall be deemed deleted with respect to the Notes.

Section 3.02 Satisfaction and Discharge . The Indenture shall upon request of the Company contained in an Officers’ Certificate cease to be of further effect, and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute such instruments reasonably requested by the Company acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, when:

(a) (i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) the Company has deposited with the Trustee or delivered to Holders, as applicable, after the Notes have become due and payable, whether on the Maturity Date or on any Fundamental Change Purchase Date, and/or have been converted (and the related Conversion Settlement Amounts have been determined), cash or, solely to satisfy the Company’s Conversion Obligation, cash, and if applicable, shares of Common Stock sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Notes and/or satisfy all outstanding conversions, as the case may be, and pay all other sums due and payable under the Indenture and the Notes by the Company; and

 

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

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture shall survive.

ARTICLE 4

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

Section 4.01 Payment of Principal and Interest .  This Section 4.01 shall supersede Section 4.01 of the Base Indenture and all references in the Base Indenture to Section 4.01 thereof shall be deemed, for the purposes of the Notes, to be references to this Section 4.01. The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be paid the principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Conversion Settlement Amount, if any, on, each of the Notes at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes.

Section 4.02 Conversion Agent . The Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes shall be located in the continental United States of America. The Company will also maintain in the continental United States of America an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for conversion (“ Conversion Agent ”). The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of the Conversion Agent. The Conversion Agent shall be considered an “Agent” under the Base Indenture.

The Company may also from time to time designate additional offices or agencies where the Notes may be surrendered for conversion and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain a Conversion Agent in the continental United States of America. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The term “ Conversion Agent ” includes any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.

The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Conversion Agent, and hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office as the location of the Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent for the Notes.

Section 4.03 Provisions as to Paying Agent .  (a) The Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on or cash due upon conversion of, the Notes, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable), accrued and unpaid interest or cash due upon conversion of the Notes, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action; provided that if such deposit is made on the due date, such deposit must be received by the Paying Agent by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date.

 

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(b) Section 8.05 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended with respect to the Notes by adding the following proviso to the end of the sentence: “; provided , however , that the Trustee or the Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in The Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.”

Section 4.04 Statements as to Defaults .  Any notice delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Base Indenture shall be delivered to the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture, and shall make specific reference to the Indenture, the Company and the Notes.

Section 4.05 Reports . The Company shall file with the Trustee and the Holders copies of any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same are required to be filed with the SEC (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). Any such document or report that the Company files with the SEC via the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee and the Holders for purposes of this Section 4.05 at the time such document or report is filed via the EDGAR system (or such successor thereto). The Trustee shall have no obligation to determine whether or not such documents or reports have been filed through the EDGAR filing system (or such successor thereto). Delivery of the reports and documents described in this Section 4.05 to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely on an Officers’ Certificate).

ARTICLE 5

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 5.01 Applicability of Article VI of the Base Indenture . Article VI of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead, the provisions set forth in this Article 5 shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in its entirety Article VI of the Base Indenture, and all references in the Base Indenture to Article VI thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article 5 and the applicable provisions set forth in this Article 5, respectively. Without limiting the forgoing, all references in Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture to Section 6.01(d) or (e) of the Base Indenture shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) hereof, respectively. In addition, the second sentence of Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture and any reference to waivers in such Section 9.02 shall be deemed deleted with respect to the Notes.

 

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

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

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

(c) failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with the Indenture upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right for a period of five Business Days;

(d) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 12 hereof;

(e) failure by the Company to provide a Fundamental Change Company Notice after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change within the time period required by Section 10.01(c);

(f) failure by the Company for 60 days after written notice from the Trustee to the Company, or from the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to the Company and the Trustee, has been received to comply with any of the Company’s other agreements contained in the Notes or the Indenture;

(g) default by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $150 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such Significant Subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, constituting a failure to pay the principal of any such indebtedness when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, unless such principal is paid (or the indebtedness with respect thereto is discharged) or such payment of such principal is waived or is otherwise no longer due and payable or such acceleration is rescinded or annulled, prior to a date that is 30 days after written notice of such failure to pay has been received by the Company or such Significant Subsidiary from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (provided, however, if such principal is paid (or the indebtedness with respect thereto is discharged) or such payment of such principal is waived or is otherwise no longer due and payable or such acceleration is rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default by reason of the failure to pay such principal when due shall be deemed not to have occurred);

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

 

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(i) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive calendar days.

Section 5.03 Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment . If one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), then, and in each and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company)), either the Trustee by notice in writing to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare 100% of the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes to be immediately due and payable, and upon any such declaration such principal and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) occurs with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company), 100% of the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul any such acceleration with respect to the Notes (except with respect to nonpayment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes; with respect to a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.03 of the Base Indenture and Section 8.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder; and with respect to the failure to deliver the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes) and its consequences if:

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

(b) any and all Events of Default under the Indenture with respect to the Notes, other than the nonpayment of the principal of and interest on the Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, shall have been cured or waived as described herein.

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Section 5.04 Additional Interest . Notwithstanding anything in the Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary, to the extent elected by the Company, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to (i) the failure by the Company to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or (ii) the failure by the Company to comply with its reporting obligations under Section 4.05 (the obligations described in clauses (i) and (ii), the “ Reporting Obligations ”) shall for the first 270 calendar days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest (“ Additional Interest ”) on the Notes at a rate equal to (x) 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for the first 180 days beginning on, and including, the date on which such Event of Default first occurs and (y) 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for the last 90 days of such 270-day period, in each case, as long as such Event of Default is continuing.

If the Company so elects to pay Additional Interest, any such Additional Interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Notes. On the 271st calendar day after such Event of Default (if the Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with the Reporting Obligations is not cured or waived prior to such 271st calendar day), the Notes shall be subject to acceleration under Section 5.03. The provisions of this Section 5.04 shall not affect the rights of Holders of the Notes in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. In the event the Company does not elect to pay the Additional Interest following an Event of Default relating to the Reporting Obligations in accordance with this Section 5.04 or the Company elected to make such payment but does not pay the Additional Interest when due, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration under Section 5.03.

In order to elect to pay the Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 270 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default relating to the failure by the Company to comply with the Reporting Obligations in accordance with this Section 5.04, the Company must notify all Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election on or prior to the close of business on the date on which such Event of Default first occurs. Upon the Company’s failure to timely give such notice, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration under Section 5.03. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee such a notice, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no Additional Interest is payable.

Section 5.05 Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor . If an Event of Default described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 5.02 shall have occurred, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable), and interest, if any, with interest on any overdue principal, and interest, if any, at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture. If the Company shall fail to first pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated.

 

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In the event there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes under any insolvency, bankruptcy or similar law, or any other applicable law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company or such other obligor, the property of the Company or such other obligor, or in the event of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company or such other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company or such other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.05, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable), and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in respect of the Notes, and, in case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents and to take such other actions as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction of any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture, and to take any other action with respect to such claims, including participating as a member of any official committee of creditors, as it reasonably deems necessary or advisable, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Holders to make such payments to the Trustee, as administrative expenses, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including agents and counsel fees, and including any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture, incurred by it up to the date of such distribution. To the extent that such payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements out of the estate in any such proceedings shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, monies, securities and other property that the Holders of the Notes may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.

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

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

 

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

In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under the Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of any waiver pursuant to Section 5.10 or any rescission and annulment pursuant to Section 5.03 or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the Holders, and the Trustee shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Holders, and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 5.06 Application of Monies Collected by Trustee. Any monies collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 5 with respect to the Notes and any other monies or property distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture following an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) with respect to the Company shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such monies, upon presentation of the several Notes, and stamping thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid (or in accordance with Applicable Procedures, with respect to Global Notes):

First , to the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture;

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

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

 

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preference or priority of principal over interest, or of interest over principal or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Note over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal (including, if applicable, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and any cash due upon conversion), and such accrued and unpaid interest; and

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

Section 5.07 Proceedings by Holders . Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal (including, if applicable, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) or interest when due, or the right to receive payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, no Holder of any Note may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes, unless:

(a) such Holder has previously given to the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(b) Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue such remedy;

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

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

(e) the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period,

it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the Holder of every Note with every Holder and the Trustee that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of the Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under the Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 5.07, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

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

 

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Section 5.08 Proceedings by Trustee . In case of an Event of Default, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by the Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law or by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in the Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by the Indenture or by law.

Section 5.09 Remedies Cumulative and Continuing . Except as provided in the last sentence of Section 2.08(b) of the Base Indenture, all powers and remedies given by this Article 5 to the Trustee or to the Holders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in the Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any of the Notes to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or any acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 5.07, every power and remedy given by this Article 5 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders.

Section 5.10 Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders . Subject to Section 7.02(f) of the Base Indenture, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to Notes; provided , however , that (a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with the Indenture, and (b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. The Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that it determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive an existing Default or Event of Default hereunder (except (w) with respect to nonpayment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes; (x) with respect to the Company’s failure to repurchase the Notes when required under this Supplemental Indenture; (y) with respect to a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 8.02 hereof or Section 9.03 of the Base Indenture cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder; or (z) with respect to the failure to deliver the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes). The Indenture shall not be deemed to contain the provision set forth in clause (B) of Section 316(a)(1) of the TIA. Upon any such waiver the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 5.10, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Notes and the Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Prior to taking any action under the Indenture at the Holders’ instruction, the Trustee shall be entitled to security from or indemnification by the Holders reasonably satisfactory to it against all losses, liabilities and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

 

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Section 5.11 Notice of Defaults . If a Default has occurred and is continuing and is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder of the Notes, at the address of such Holder included in the Note Register, notice of such Default within 90 days after it occurs; provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any of the Notes (including a Default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) or a Default in the payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a committee of Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes. This Section 5.11 shall supersede Section 7.05 of the Base Indenture, and any reference in the Base Indenture to such Section 7.05 thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 5.11. The proviso set forth in Section 315(b) of the TIA shall not apply with respect to the Notes.

Section 5.12 Undertaking to Pay Costs .  All parties to the Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under the Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 5.12 (to the extent permitted by law) shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, any Note on or after the due date expressed or provided for in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any Note in accordance with the provisions of Article 9.

ARTICLE 6

CONCERNING THE HOLDERS

Section 6.01 Action by Holders . Whenever in the Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action, the Holders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced (a) by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Holders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, or (b) by the record of the Holders voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article 7, or (c) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Holders. Whenever the Company or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the Holders of the Notes, the Company or the Trustee may, but shall not be required to, fix, in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Holders entitled to take such action. The record date if one is selected shall be not more than 15 days prior to the date of commencement of solicitation of such action.

 

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Section 6.02 Proof of Execution by Holders . Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 of the Base Indenture, Section 7.02 of the Base Indenture and Section 7.05, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Holder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The holding of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register or by a certificate of the Registrar. The record of any Holders’ meeting shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 7.06.

Section 6.03 Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners . The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent and any Registrar may deem the Person in whose name a Note shall be registered upon the Note Register to be, and may treat it as, the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by any Person other than the Company or any Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and (subject to Section 2.04) accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, for conversion of such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any authenticating agent nor any Paying Agent nor any Conversion Agent nor any Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments or deliveries so made to any Holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sums or shares of Common Stock so paid or delivered, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for monies payable or shares deliverable upon any such Note.

Section 6.04 Company-Owned Notes Disregarded . This Section 6.04 shall supersede Section 2.10 of the Base Indenture, and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 2.10 thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 6.04. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, consent, waiver or other action under the Indenture, Notes that are owned by the Company, by any Subsidiary thereof or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Subsidiary thereof shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination; provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent, waiver or other action only Notes that a Responsible Officer knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officers’ Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons; and, subject to Section 7.01 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.

Section 6.05 Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.05 of the Base Indenture, at any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 6.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in the Indenture in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note that is shown by the evidence to be included

 

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in the Notes the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 6.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof, irrespective of whether any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof.

ARTICLE 7

HOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Section 7.01 Purpose of Meetings . A meeting of Holders may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Article 7 for any of the following purposes:

(a) to give any notice to the Company or to the Trustee or to give any directions to the Trustee permitted under the Indenture, or to consent to the waiving of any Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences, or to take any other action authorized to be taken by Holders pursuant to any of the provisions of Article 5;

(b) to remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee pursuant to the provisions of Article VII of the Base Indenture;

(c) to consent to the execution of an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture, subject to Section 8.02; or

(d) to take any other action authorized to be taken by or on behalf of the Holders of any specified aggregate principal amount of the Notes under any other provision of the Indenture or under applicable law.

Section 7.02 Call of Meetings by Trustee . The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders to take any action specified in Section 7.01, to be held at such time and at such place as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of the Holders, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting and the establishment of any record date pursuant to Section 6.01, shall be mailed to Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. Such notice shall also be mailed to the Company. Such notices shall be mailed not less than 20 nor more than 90 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.

Any meeting of Holders shall be valid without notice if the Holders of all Notes then outstanding are present in person or by proxy or if notice is waived before or after the meeting by the Holders of all Notes then outstanding, and if the Company and the Trustee are either present by duly authorized representatives or have, before or after the meeting, waived notice.

Section 7.03 Call of Meetings by Company or Holders . In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the Holders of at least 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of Holders, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the

 

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meeting, and the Trustee shall not have mailed the notice of such meeting within 20 days after receipt of such request, then the Company or such Holders may determine the time and the place for such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 7.01, by mailing notice thereof as provided in Section 7.02.

Section 7.04 Qualifications for Voting . To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders a Person shall (a) be a Holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting or (b) be a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by a Holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.

Section 7.05 Regulations . Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders, in regard to proof of the holding of Notes and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall think fit.

The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders as provided in Section 7.03, in which case the Company or the Holders calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes represented at the meeting and entitled to vote at the meeting.

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.04, at any meeting of Holders each Holder or proxyholder shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held or represented by him or her; provided , however , that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Note challenged as not outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote other than by virtue of Notes held by it or instruments in writing as aforesaid duly designating it as the proxy to vote on behalf of other Holders. Any meeting of Holders duly called pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.02 or Section 7.03 may be adjourned from time to time by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented at the meeting, whether or not constituting a quorum, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.

Section 7.06 Voting . The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders shall be by written ballot on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders or of their representatives by proxy and the outstanding principal amount of the Notes held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more Persons

 

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having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was mailed as provided in Section 7.02. The record shall show the principal amount of the Notes voting in favor of or against any resolution. The record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting.

Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.

Section 7.07 No Delay of Rights by Meeting . Nothing contained in this Article 7 shall be deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Holders or any rights expressly or impliedly conferred hereunder to make such call, any hindrance or delay in the exercise of any right or rights conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders under any of the provisions of the Indenture or of the Notes.

Section 7.08 Applicability of Section 10.06 of Base Indenture . Section 10.06 of the Base Indenture shall be superseded by this Article 7, and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 10.06 thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Article 7.

ARTICLE 8

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 8.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders . This Section 8.01 shall supersede Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture, and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 9.01 thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 8.01. The Company and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Notes without notice to, or the consent of, any Holder:

(a) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture or in the Notes in a manner that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holders of the Notes;

(b) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Person of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 hereof;

(c) to make provisions with respect to conversion rights of the Holders of Notes in accordance with Section 9.07;

(d) to appoint a successor trustee with respect to the Notes;

(e) to add guarantees with respect to the Notes;

(f) to secure the Notes;

(g) to add to the Company’s covenants for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;

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(i) to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA; or

(j) to conform the provisions of the Indenture to the “Description of Notes” section of the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated February 26, 2014, as further supplemented and/or amended by the related pricing term sheet.

Section 8.02 Further Limitations . This Section 8.02 shall supersede Section 9.03 of the Base Indenture, and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 9.03 thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 8.02. Without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected thereby, no amendment, supplement or waiver under the Indenture or the Notes may:

(a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of or any interest on the Notes;

(b) reduce the principal amount of or interest on the Notes;

(c) reduce the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of any Note or amend or modify the provisions with respect to the purchase rights of the Holders in accordance with Article 10 in any manner adverse to the Holders of Notes;

(d) reduce the principal amount of Notes payable upon acceleration of the maturity thereof;

(e) change the currency of payment of principal of (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) or interest on the Notes, or change any Note’s place of payment;

(f) impair the right of any Holder of Notes to receive payment of principal and interest on such Holder’s Note, or consideration due upon conversion, on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on, or with respect to, the Notes or the consideration due upon conversion;

(g) change the ranking of the Notes;

(h) impair or adversely affect the right of Holders to convert Notes or otherwise modify the provisions with respect to conversion, or reduce the Conversion Rate, subject to such modifications as are required under the Indenture; or

(i) modify any provision of Sections 6.08 and 6.13 of the Base Indenture, or Section 5.10 or this Section 8.02 hereof; except to increase the percentage required for modification, amendment or wavier or to provide for consent to each affected Holder of Notes.

ARTICLE 9

CONVERSION OF NOTES

Section 9.01 Conversion Privilege . (a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 9, each Holder of a Note shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) of such Note (i) subject to satisfaction of one or more of the conditions

 

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described in Section 9.01(b), at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2018 under the circumstances and during the periods set forth in Section 9.01(b), and (ii) on or after December 1, 2018 until the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, in each case, at an initial conversion rate of 2.7788 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in this Article 9, the “ Conversion Rate ”) per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (subject to the settlement provisions of Section 9.02, the “ Conversion Obligation ”).

(b) (i) Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2018, a Holder of Notes may surrender its Notes for conversion during the five Business Day period immediately after any five consecutive Trading Day period (the “ Measurement Period ”) in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder of Notes in accordance with this subsection (b)(i), for each Trading Day of the Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day, subject to compliance with the procedures and conditions described in this subsection (b)(i). The Company shall provide written notice to the Bid Solicitation Agent of the three independent nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company pursuant to the definition of Trading Price, along with appropriate contact information for each. The Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Company) shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes unless the Company has requested such determination, and the Company shall have no obligation to make such request (or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price) unless a Holder provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate. At such time, the Company shall instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to (or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company shall) determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate. If the Trading Price condition set forth above has been met on any Trading Day, the Company shall so notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing on such Trading Day, in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture. If, at any time after the Trading Price condition set forth above has been met, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate for such Trading Day, the Company shall promptly so notify the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee), in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture. If the Company does not, when it is required to, instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to (or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company does not) obtain bids, or if the Company instructs the Bid Solicitation Agent to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes when obligated as provided in the preceding sentence and the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to make such determination, then, in either case, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on each Trading Day of such failure. 

 

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

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

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

then, in either case, the Company shall notify all Holders of the Notes at least 30 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution, in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture. Once the Company has given such notice, Holders may surrender their Notes for conversion at any time until the earlier of:

(1) the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution; and

(2) the Company’s declaration that such issuance or distribution will not take place.

(iii) Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2018, if:

(A) a transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change occurs; or

(B) a transaction or event that constitutes a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs; or

(C) if the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger, combination, statutory or binding share exchange or similar transaction involving the Company, pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, cash, securities or other property or assets, or any sale, conveyance, lease or other transfer or similar transaction in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,

 

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the Notes may be surrendered by a Holder for conversion at any time from or after the date that is 30 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date of the transaction (or, if later, the Business Day after the Company gives notice of such transaction) until the close of business on the 35th Trading Day after the actual effective date of such transaction or, if such transaction also constitutes a Fundamental Change, until the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the relevant Fundamental Change Purchase Date. The Company shall notify Holders as promptly as practicable following the date the Company publicly announces such transaction; provided that the Company shall deliver such notice in no event later than the actual effective date.

(iv) Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2018, a Holder may surrender its Notes for conversion during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on June 30, 2014 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the Conversion Price on each applicable Trading Day. The Company shall determine at the beginning of each calendar quarter commencing after June 30, 2014 whether the Notes may be surrendered for conversion in accordance with this clause (iv) and shall notify the Holders if the Notes become convertible in accordance with this clause (iv), within five Business Days of the Notes so becoming convertible, in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture.

Section 9.02 Conversion Procedure; Settlement Upon Conversion .

(a) Subject to this Section 9.02, Section 9.03(b) and Section 9.07(a), upon conversion of any Note, the Company shall, at its election, pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder, in full satisfaction of its Conversion Obligation, cash (“ Cash Settlement ”), shares of Common Stock (“ Physical Settlement ”) or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock (“ Combination Settlement ”), as set forth in this Section 9.02.

(1) All conversions occurring on or after December 1, 2018 shall be settled using the same Settlement Method and the same relative proportion of cash and/or shares of Common Stock as all other conversions occurring on or after December 1, 2018. If the Company elects a Settlement Method for any conversions occurring on or after December 1, 2018, the Company shall deliver notice to Holders of such Settlement Method the Company has selected no later than December 1, 2018. If the Company does not timely elect a Settlement Method, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. If the Company has timely elected Combination Settlement in respect of any conversion, but fails to notify converting Holders through the Trustee of the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the Specified Dollar Amount shall be deemed to be $1,000.

(2) Except for any conversions that occur on or after December 1, 2018, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method (including the same relative proportion of cash and/or shares of Common Stock) for all conversions occurring on the same Conversion Date. Except for any conversions that occur on or after December 1, 2018, the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions

 

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that occur on different Conversion Dates. Prior to December 1, 2018, if the Company elects a Settlement Method, the Company shall deliver notice to converting Holders through the Trustee of such Settlement Method the Company has selected no later than the close of business on the second Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date. If the Company does not timely elect a Settlement Method in respect of a particular Conversion Date, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement with respect to that Conversion Date and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. If the Company has timely elected Combination Settlement in respect of any such conversion, but fails to notify the Conversion Agent of the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount shall be deemed to be $1,000.

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

(A) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Physical Settlement, the Company shall deliver to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Conversion Date (plus cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion);

(B) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Cash Settlement, the Company shall pay to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each of the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period; and

(C) if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay and deliver, if applicable, to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted a Conversion Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period (plus cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion).

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

 

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

(b) Subject to Section 9.02(e), to convert a Note as set forth above, (i) in the case of a Global Note, the beneficial owner thereof shall comply with the Applicable Procedures for converting a beneficial interest in a Global Note and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 9.02(g) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note, the Holder thereof shall:

(1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice or facsimile thereof to the Conversion Agent and to the Trustee, if not the Conversion Agent, as set forth in the Form of Notice of Conversion (a “ Notice of Conversion ”) at the office of the Conversion Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered;

(2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Conversion Agent;

(3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents; and

(4) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 9.02(g).

The Trustee (and if different, the Conversion Agent) shall notify the Company of any conversion pursuant to this Article 9 on the Conversion Date for such conversion.

No Holder may surrender Notes for conversion if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with Section 10.02 (or, in the case of a Global Note, if such Holder has requested a repurchase of Notes pursuant to Section 10.01 but has not withdrawn such request pursuant to Section 10.02, in each case, in compliance with Applicable Procedures).

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

 

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(c) A Note shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “ Conversion Date ”) that the Holder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. Subject to Section 9.03(b) and Section 9.07(a), the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the Conversion Settlement Amount due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on:

(1) the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, if the Company elects Physical Settlement; or

(2) the third Business Day immediately following the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period, if the Company elects Cash Settlement or if the Company elects or is deemed to elect Combination Settlement.

If any shares of Common Stock are due to converting Holders, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, and deliver to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, certificates, or make a book-entry transfer through the Depositary to such Holder or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, for the full number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled in satisfaction of the Company’s Conversion Obligation.

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

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

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

 

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(g) Upon conversion, a Holder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below. The Company’s delivery of the Conversion Settlement Amount with respect to any converted Note shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are converted after the close of business on a Regular Record Date, but prior to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date, Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date shall receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Notes surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so converted (regardless of whether the converting Holder was a Holder of such Notes on the Regular Record Date); provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for conversions following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (3) to the extent of any overdue interest, if any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Note. For the avoidance of doubt, all Holders of Notes on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall receive and retain the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date regardless of whether such Holders’ Notes are converted following such Regular Record Date.

(h) The Person in whose name any shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon conversion shall be treated as the holder of record of such shares as of the close of business on (i) the relevant Conversion Date if the Company elects Physical Settlement or (ii) the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period if the Company elects or is deemed to elect Combination Settlement. Upon a conversion of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for conversion; provided that (a) the converting Holder shall have the right to receive the Conversion Settlement Amount due upon conversion and (b) in the case of a conversion between a Regular Record Date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Holder of record as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date shall have the right to receive the full amount of interest payable on such Interest Payment Date, in accordance with Section 9.02(g).

(i) The Company shall not issue any fractional share of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion based on (i) the Daily VWAP on the relevant Conversion Date if the Company elects Physical Settlement or (ii) the Daily VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period if the Company elects or is deemed to elect Combination Settlement.

Section 9.03 Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered for Conversion in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes . (a) If the Effective Date of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Maturity Date and a Holder of the Notes elects to convert its Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the

 

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

(b) Upon surrender of Notes for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall satisfy the related Conversion Obligation in accordance with Section 9.02; provided , however , that if the consideration received by holders of the Common Stock in exchange for such Common Stock in any Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change is composed entirely of cash, for any conversion of Notes following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Conversion Obligation shall be calculated based solely on the Stock Price for the transaction and shall be deemed to be an amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of converted Notes equal to the Conversion Rate (including any adjustment for Additional Shares), multiplied by such Stock Price. In such event, the Conversion Obligation shall be determined and paid to Holders in cash on the third Business Day following the Conversion Date.

The Company shall notify the Holders of Notes, in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture, of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change and issue a press release announcing such Effective Date or publish the information on its website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time no later than five Business Days after such Effective Date.

(c) The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased shall be determined by reference to the table in Section 9.03(e), based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the “ Effective Date ”) and the price (the “ Stock Price ”) paid (or deemed to be paid) per share of Common Stock in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change. If the holders of Common Stock receive in exchange for their Common Stock only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Stock Price shall be the cash amount paid per share. Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the five Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

(d) The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table in Section 9.03(e) shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate is otherwise adjusted. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares set forth in the table in Section 9.03(e) shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 9.04.

 

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(e) The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares to be added to the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes pursuant to this Section 9.03:

 

     Stock Price  

Effective Date

   $252.54      $275.00      $300.00      $325.00      $359.87      $400.00      $450.00      $500.00      $550.00      $600.00      $700.00      $900.00  

March 5, 2014

     1.1809         1.0033         0.8271         0.6847         0.5280         0.3920         0.2686         0.1806         0.1174         0.0721         0.0186         0.0000   

March 1, 2015

     1.1809         0.9914         0.8117         0.6673         0.5094         0.3734         0.2515         0.1657         0.1049         0.0621         0.0134         0.0000   

March 1, 2016

     1.1809         0.9724         0.7880         0.6407         0.4812         0.3457         0.2263         0.1440         0.0871         0.0482         0.0069         0.0000   

March 1, 2017

     1.1809         0.9506         0.7573         0.6046         0.4417         0.3063         0.1904         0.1135         0.0628         0.0299         0.0005         0.0000   

March 1, 2018

     1.1809         0.9113         0.7000         0.5364         0.3673         0.2333         0.1265         0.0625         0.0252         0.0055         0.0000         0.0000   

March 1, 2019

     1.1809         0.8576         0.5545         0.2981         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000   

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

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

(ii) If the Stock Price is greater than $900.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to Section 9.03(d)), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

(iii) If the Stock Price is less than $252.54 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to Section 9.03(d)), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 3.9597 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04.

(f) Nothing in this Section 9.03 shall prevent an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04 in respect of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

Section 9.04 Adjustment of Conversion Rate . The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company if any of the following events occurs, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders of the Notes participate (other than in the case of a share split or share combination), as a result of holding the Notes, and

 

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contemporaneously with the holders of the Common Stock, in any of the transactions described in this Section 9.04, as if such Holder of Notes held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder, without having to convert their Notes.

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

 

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CR 0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as applicable;

CR 1

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date, as applicable;

OS 0

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date, as applicable; and

OS 1

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

Any adjustment made under this Section 9.04(a) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 9.04(a) is declared but not so paid or made, or the outstanding shares of Common Stock are not so split or combined, as the case may be, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution or to effect such share split or share combination, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution or share split or share combination had not been declared.

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

 

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where,

 

CR 0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

CR 1

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

OS 0

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

X

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

Y

   =    the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such distribution of such rights, options or warrants.

Any increase made under this Section 9.04(b) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are distributed and shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the distribution of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not occurred.

For the purpose of this Section 9.04(b) and for the purpose of Section 9.01(b)(ii)(A), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such distribution, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

(c) If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding:

 

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(i) dividends or distributions as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 9.04(a) or Section 9.04(b);

(ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 9.04(d); and

(iii) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 9.04(c) shall apply,

(any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities of the Company, the “ Distributed Property ”), then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where,

 

CR0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

CR 1

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

SP 0

   =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and

FMV

   =    the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors) of the Distributed Property distributed with respect to each outstanding share of Common Stock as of the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.

Any increase made under the portion of this Section 9.04(c) above shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount thereof, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, without having to convert its Notes, the amount and kind of Distributed Property such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution.

 

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If the Board of Directors determines the “FMV” (as defined above) of any distribution for purposes of this Section 9.04(c) by reference to the actual or when-issued trading market for any securities, it shall in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing “SP 0 ”.

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 9.04(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “ Spin-Off ”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where,

 

CR 0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off;

CR 1

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off;

FMV 0

   =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock (determined by reference to the definition of “Last Reported Sale Price” as if references therein to Common Stock were to such Capital Stock or similar equity interest) over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (the “ Valuation Period ”); and

MP 0

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

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph shall be determined on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period but shall be given effect at the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of any conversion during the Valuation Period, references in the portion of this Section 9.04(c) related to Spin-Offs with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off and the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate. If the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off is less than 10 Trading Days prior to, and including, the end of the Observation Period in respect of any conversion of Notes, references in the portion of this Section 9.04(c) related to Spin-Offs with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that conversion of Notes, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off to, and including, the last Trading Day of such Observation Period.

 

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For purposes of this Section 9.04(c) (and subject in all respects to Section 9.11), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of its Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, including shares of Common Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“ Trigger Event ”):

(i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock;

(ii) are not exercisable; and

(iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock,

shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 9.04(c) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 9.04(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 9.04(c). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Supplemental Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 9.04(c) was made:

(1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or purchase; and

(2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.

 

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For purposes of Section 9.04(a), Section 9.04(b) and this Section 9.04(c), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 9.04(c) is applicable also includes one or both of:

(A) a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which Section 9.04(a) is applicable (the “ Clause A Distribution ”); or

(B) a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 9.04(b) is applicable (the “ Clause B Distribution ”),

then:

(1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 9.04(c) is applicable (the “ Clause C Distribution ”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 9.04(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made; and

(2) the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 9.04(a) and Section 9.04(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Company:

(I) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution; and

(II) any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date” within the meaning of Section 9.04(a) or “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date” within the meaning of Section 9.04(b).

(d) If the Company pays any cash dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders of the shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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where,

 

CR 0

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

CR 1

   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

 

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SP 0

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

C

   =    the amount in cash per share of Common Stock the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock.

Any increase to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 9.04(d) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of shares of Common Stock without having to convert its Notes, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution.

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

 

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where,

 

CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires (the “ Expiration Date ”);
CR 1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;
AC    =    the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for shares of Common Stock purchased in such tender or exchange offer;
OS 0    =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer;
OS 1    =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the consummation of the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer; and
SP 1    =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date.

 

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The increase to the Conversion Rate under this Section 9.04(e) shall be determined at the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date but shall be given effect at the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of any conversion within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding any Expiration Date, references in this Section 9.04(e) with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between such Expiration Date and the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate. In addition, if the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date is less than 10 Trading Days prior to, and including, the end of the Observation Period in respect of any conversion of Notes, references in this Section 9.04(e) to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that conversion of Notes, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date to, and including, the last Trading Day of such Observation Period. For the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment under this Section 9.04(e) shall be made if such adjustment would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate.

In the event that the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Company or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made.

(f) Notwithstanding this Section 9.04 or any other provision of the Indenture or the Notes, if a Conversion Rate adjustment becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date, and a Holder that has converted its Notes on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or prior to the related Record Date would be treated as the record holder of the shares of Common Stock as of the related Conversion Date as described under Section 9.02(h) based on an adjusted Conversion Rate for such Ex-Dividend Date, then, notwithstanding the Conversion Rate adjustment provisions in this Section 9.04, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date shall not be made for such converting Holder. Instead, such Holder shall be treated as if such Holder were the record owner of the shares of Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture or the Notes, in no event will the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes exceed 3.9597, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate as set forth in this Section 9.04.

 

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(h) In addition to those adjustments required by clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 9.04, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of the NASDAQ Global Select Market or any other securities exchange on which securities of the Company are then listed, (i) the Company may increase the Conversion Rate of the Notes by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest and (ii) the Company may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares of Common Stock) or similar event. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall mail to the Holder of each Note at its last address appearing on the Note Register a notice of the increase at least 15 days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.

(i) All calculations and other determinations under this Article 9 shall be made by the Company and all calculations of the Conversion Rate shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000th) of a share. No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would require a change of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate; provided, however , that the Company shall carry forward any adjustments which would be required to be made but for this Section 9.04(i), take such carried-forward adjustments into account in any subsequent adjustment, and make such carried-forward adjustments, regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 1%, (x) annually on the anniversary of the date of original issuance of the Notes and (y) otherwise (1) upon conversion of any Notes or (2) prior to any Fundamental Change Purchase Date, unless such adjustment has already been made.

(j) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume without inquiry that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to each Holder at its last address appearing on the Note Register. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

(k) For purposes of this Section 9.04, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company, but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock.

Section 9.05 Adjustments of Prices . Whenever any provision of the Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts over a span of multiple days (including an Observation

 

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Period and, if applicable, the period for determining the Stock Price for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), the Board of Directors shall make appropriate adjustments to each to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Effective Date or Expiration Date, as the case may be, of the event occurs, at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts are to be calculated.

Section 9.06 Shares To Be Fully Reserved . The Company shall reserve, out of its authorized but unissued shares that are not reserved for other purposes, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion (assuming that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be converted by a single Holder of the Notes and that Physical Settlement is applicable, and including the maximum number of Additional Shares that could be included in the Conversion Rate for a conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change).

Section 9.07 Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Stock .

(a) In the case of:

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

(ii) any consolidation, merger, combination, statutory or binding share exchange or similar transaction involving the Company; or

(iii) any sale, conveyance, lease or other transfer or similar transaction to a third party of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,

in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, cash, securities or other property or assets (any such event, a “ Share Exchange Event ,” and any such cash, securities or other property or assets, the “ Reference Property ,” and the amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock immediately prior to such Share Exchange Event would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Share Exchange Event, a “ unit of Reference Property ”), then the Company or the successor or purchasing company, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders of Notes, a supplemental indenture providing that, at and after the effective time of such Share Exchange Event, a Holder’s right to convert a Note into cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock (unless the Company elects to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares) shall be changed into a right to convert a Note into cash and, if applicable, units of Reference Property (unless the obligor elects to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such units of Reference Property); provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Share Exchange Event, and:

 

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(A) the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon conversion of Notes in accordance with Section 9.02;

(B) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 9.02 shall continue to be payable in cash;

(C) any shares of Common Stock that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 9.02 (subject to the Company’s right to elect to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares) shall instead be deliverable in units of Reference Property (subject to the obligor’s right to elect to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such units of Reference Property); and

(D) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property,

provided, however, if the holders receive only cash in such Share Exchange Event, then for all conversions that occur after the effective date of such Share Exchange Event (x) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (as may be increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to Section 9.03), multiplied by the price paid per share of Common Stock in such Share Exchange Event and (y) the Company shall satisfy the Conversion Obligation by paying cash to converting Holders on the third Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date.

Such supplemental indenture described above shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article 9. If the Reference Property in respect of any Share Exchange Event includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets of a company other than the Company or the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Share Exchange Event, then such other company shall also execute such supplemental indenture, and such supplemental indenture shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of Notes, including the right of Holders of Notes to require the Company to purchase their Notes upon a Fundamental Change pursuant to Section 10.01, as the Board of Directors reasonably considers necessary by reason of the foregoing.

If the Share Exchange Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then:

(i) the amount and kind of Reference Property into which the Notes will be convertible shall be deemed to be (A) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election or (B) if no holders of the shares of Common Stock affirmatively make such an election, the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Stock; and

 

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(iv) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one share of Common Stock.

The Company shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

(b) In the event the Company shall execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 9.07(a), the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise a unit of Reference Property after any such Share Exchange Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with. In addition, the Company shall issue a press release containing such information or publish such information on its website or through such other public medium as the Company may use. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at its address appearing on the Note Register, within 20 Business Days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

(c) The Company shall not become a party to any Share Exchange Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 9.07. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder of the Notes to convert its Notes into cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock (subject to the Company’s right to elect to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares), as set forth in Section 9.01 and Section 9.02 prior to the effective date of such Share Exchange Event.

(d) The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive Share Exchange Events.

Section 9.08 Certain Covenants . (a) The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes, if any, will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from preemptive rights and all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

(b) The Company covenants that, if any shares of Common Stock to be provided for the purpose of conversion of Notes hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued upon conversion (other than solely as a result of the status of the converting Holder as an affiliate of the Company), the Company will secure such registration or approval, as the case may be.

(c) The Company further covenants that, if at any time the Common Stock shall be listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Company shall list and keep listed, so long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.

 

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Section 9.09 Responsibility of Trustee . The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to (i) perform any calculations or make any determinations under this Article 9 or (ii) determine the Conversion Rate (or any adjustment thereto) or whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment (including any increase) of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities, property or cash that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 9.07 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Holders upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 9.07 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 7.02 of the Base Indenture, may accept (without any independent investigation) as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officers’ Certificate (which the Company shall be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall be responsible for determining whether any event contemplated by Section 9.01(b) has occurred that makes the Notes eligible for conversion or no longer eligible therefor until the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) the notices referred to in Section 9.01(b) with respect to the commencement or termination of such conversion rights, on which notices the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) may conclusively rely, and the Company agrees to deliver such notices to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) immediately after the occurrence of any such event or at such other times as shall be provided for in Section 9.01(b). The rights, benefits and privileges of the Trustee set forth in the Base Indenture shall be applicable to the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee), and the provisions set forth in Section 7.01(a), (b) and (c) of the Base Indenture relating to the Trustee shall apply to the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee).

Section 9.10 Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions . In case of any:

(a) action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04 or Section 9.11;

(b) Share Exchange Event; or

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then, in each case (unless notice of such event is otherwise required pursuant to another provision of the Indenture), the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and to be mailed to each Holder at its address appearing on the Note Register, concurrently with the public disclosure thereof, 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 Share Exchange 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 Share Exchange Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, Share Exchange Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.

Section 9.11 Stockholder Rights Plans . If the Company has a rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Notes into Common Stock, if any, each share of Common Stock, if any, issued upon such conversion shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights, if any, and any certificate representing the share of Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any such shareholder rights plan, as the same may be amended from time to time. If however, prior to any conversion of Notes, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable shareholder rights plan, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all holders of the Common Stock Distributed Property as provided in Section 9.04(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

Section 9.12 No Adjustments . (a) Except as provided in Section 9.02, the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted for the issuance of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or the right to purchase Common Stock or any such convertible or exchangeable security, and, for the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required:

 

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

 

  (2) for ordinary course of business stock repurchases that are not tender offers referred to in Section 9.04(e), including structured or derivative transactions, pursuant to a stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors;

 

  (3) upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock or options, warrants or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of, or assumed by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

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  (4) upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant or right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (3) above and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued;

 

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

 

  (6) for accrued and unpaid interest.

(b) To the extent that the Securities become convertible into the right to receive only cash in accordance with the provision of Section 9.07, no adjustment need be made thereafter as to the amount of cash to be received.

ARTICLE 10

REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS

Section 10.01 Purchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change . (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time, each Holder of the Notes shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes, or any portion of the principal thereof that is equal to $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount, on the date (the “ Fundamental Change Purchase Date ”) specified by the Company that is not less than 20 nor more than 35 Business Days following the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice (or, if the Company fails to specify a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the 35th Business Day following the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice, without prejudice to any rights or remedies Holders may have on account of such failure) at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (the “ Fundamental Change Purchase Price ”); provided that if the Fundamental Change Purchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the Interest Payment Date to which such Regular Record Date relates, then the Company shall instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the Holder of record on such Regular Record Date, and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased pursuant to this Article 10.

(b) Purchases of Notes under this Section 10.01 shall be made, at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:

(i) delivery to the Paying Agent (and the Trustee, if not the Paying Agent) by a Holder of a duly completed notice (the “ Fundamental Change Purchase Notice ”) in the form set forth in Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, if the Notes are Physical Notes, or in compliance with the Applicable Procedures, if the Notes are Global Notes, in each case on or before the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date; and

(ii) delivery of the Notes, if the Notes are Physical Notes, to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements for transfer) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent, or book-entry transfer of the Notes, if the Notes are Global Notes, in compliance with the Applicable Procedures, in each case such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price therefor.

 

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The Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in respect of any Notes to be purchased shall state:

(i) in the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered for purchase;

(ii) the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased, which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and

(iii) that the Notes are to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and the Indenture;

provided , however , that if the Notes are Global Notes, the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must comply with the Applicable Procedures.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 10.01 shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 10.02.

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

(c) On or before the 20th Business Day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Holders of the Notes and the Trustee and the Paying Agent (in the case of a Paying Agent other than the Trustee) a notice (the “ Fundamental Change Company Notice ”) of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change and of the repurchase right at the option of the Holders of the Notes arising as a result thereof. Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify:

(i) the events causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii) the effective date of the Fundamental Change;

(iii) the last date on which a Holder may exercise the repurchase right pursuant to this Article 10;

(iv) the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;

(v) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date;

(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

 

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(vii) the Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the Conversion Rate;

(viii) that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

(ix) the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to repurchase their Notes; and

(x) any other information that the Company shall reasonably determine is appropriate to include therein.

At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give such notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided , however , that, in all cases, the text of such Fundamental Change Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company.

Such notice shall be by first class mail to the Trustee, to the Paying Agent and to each Holder of the Notes at its address shown in the Note Register (and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law) or, in the case of Global Notes, in accordance with Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously with providing such notice, the Company shall issue a press release and publish a notice containing the information set forth in the Fundamental Change Company Notice on the Company’s website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time.

No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the Holders’ repurchase rights or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 10.01.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Notes may be purchased by the Company on any date at the option of the Holders upon a Fundamental Change if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated (other than in connection with a default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date. The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Notes held by it during the acceleration of the Notes (other than in connection with a default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), or any instructions for book-entry transfer of the Notes in compliance with the Applicable Procedures shall be deemed to have been cancelled, and, upon such return or cancellation, as the case may be, the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

Section 10.02 Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice . A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 10.02 at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, specifying:

 

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(i) the principal amount of the Notes with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, which must be $1,000 aggregate principal amount or an integral multiple thereof,

(ii) if Physical Notes have been issued, the certificate number of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and

(iii) the principal amount, if any, of such Note that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, which portion must be $1,000 aggregate principal amount or an integral multiple thereof;

provided , however , that if the Notes are Global Notes, the withdrawal notice must comply with Applicable Procedures.

Section 10.03 Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price . (a) The Company shall deposit with the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company, or if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 2.05 of the Base Indenture) on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date an amount of money sufficient to purchase all of the Notes to be purchased at the appropriate Fundamental Change Purchase Price. Subject to receipt of funds by the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company), payment for Notes surrendered for purchase (and not withdrawn prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date) will be made on the later of (i) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (provided that the Holder has satisfied the conditions in Section 10.01) and (ii) the time of book-entry transfer or the delivery of such Notes to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 10.01, by mailing checks for the amount payable to the Holders of such Notes entitled thereto as they shall appear in the Note Register; provided, however, that payments to the Depositary shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. The Trustee shall, promptly after such payment and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company any funds in excess of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price.

(b) If by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) holds money sufficient to make payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price on all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased on such Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then, with respect to the Notes that have been properly surrendered for purchase and not validly withdrawn:

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

(ii) all other rights of the Holders of such Notes shall terminate (other than (x) the right to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and (y) if the Fundamental Change Purchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, the right of the Holder of record on such Regular Record Date to receive the related interest payment).

 

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(c) Upon surrender of a Note that is to be purchased in part pursuant to Section 10.01, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered, without payment of any service charge.

Section 10.04 Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Notes . In connection with any purchase offer pursuant to a Fundamental Change Company Notice, the Company shall, if required:

(a) comply with the provisions of tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable;

(b) file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act; and

(c) otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection with any offer by the Company to purchase the Notes;

in each case, so as to permit the rights and obligations under this Article 10 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in this Article 10.

ARTICLE 11

NO REDEMPTION

Section 11.01 Applicability of Articles III and XI of the Base Indenture; No Redemption . Neither Article III nor Article XI of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Notes. The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to the Maturity Date, and no sinking fund is provided for the Notes.

ARTICLE 12

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS

Section 12.01 Applicability of Article V of the Base Indenture . Article V of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead the provisions set forth in this Article 12 shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in their entirety Article V of the Base Indenture, and all references in the Base Indenture to Article V thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article 12 or the applicable provisions set forth in this Article 12, respectively.

Section 12.02 When Company May Merge, Etc .  The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to, any Person (a “ Successor Person ”) unless:

(a) the Company is the surviving corporation or the Successor Person (if other than the Company) is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and expressly assumes the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture;

 

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(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture; and

(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee prior to the consummation of the proposed transaction an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the proposed transaction and any related supplemental indenture comply with the Indenture.

For purposes of this Section 12.02 only, for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the foregoing, the sale, conveyance or transfer of intellectual property and similar or related assets and the Company’s equity ownership interests in foreign Subsidiaries to one or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries, in each case, in connection with the Company’s global tax optimization strategies in conjunction with business operations will not be considered “all or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets.”

Section 12.03 Successor Person Substituted .  Upon any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease in accordance with Section 12.02, the Successor Person (if other than the Company) shall succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Notes and the Indenture with the same effect as if such Successor Person had been named as the Company therein and herein, and the Company shall be discharged from its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture except in the case of any such lease.

ARTICLE 13

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 13.01 Investments All cash received by the Trustee or the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall be placed in a non-interest bearing trust account.

Section 13.02 Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors .  All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements of the Company contained in the Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.

Section 13.03 Official Acts by Successor Corporation .  Any act or proceeding by any provision of the Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or Officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any corporation that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Company.

Section 13.04 Governing Law; Jurisdiction THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

The Company irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes and the Trustee, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Supplemental Indenture or the Notes may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of the Notes have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam , generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself in respect of its properties, assets and revenues.

 

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The Company irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Supplemental Indenture brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 13.05 Legal Holidays .  For the avoidance of doubt, the Maturity Date, any Interest Payment Date, any Fundamental Change Purchase Date or Conversion Date shall be considered a “payment date” within the meaning of Section 10.07 of the Base Indenture.

Section 13.06 No Security Interest Created .  Nothing in the Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall be construed to constitute a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, as now or hereafter enacted and in effect, in any jurisdiction.

Section 13.07 Benefits of Indenture .  Nothing in the Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the Holders (or, with respect to the last paragraph of Section 2.05(d), beneficial owners of the Notes), the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, any authenticating agent, any Registrar and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture.

Section 13.08 Table of Contents, Headings, Etc .  The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 13.09 Multiple Originals .  The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy of this Supplemental Indenture is enough to prove this Supplemental Indenture. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

Section 13.10 Severability .  If any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision set forth herein or therein, as applicable, or of the Indenture as a whole.

 

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Section 13.11 Calculations . Except as provided with respect to the role of the Trustee as Bid Solicitation Agent herein, the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock, Daily VWAPs, Daily Conversion Values, Daily Settlement Amounts, accrued interest payable on the Notes and the Conversion Rate of the Notes. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, the Company’s calculations shall be final and binding on Holders of Notes. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee shall forward the Company’s calculations to any Holder of Notes upon the request of that Holder at the sole cost and expense of the Company.

Section 13.12 Miscellaneous Amendments Under Base Indenture; Ratification of Base Indenture .

(a) For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes shall not be “Bearer Securities” within the meaning of the Base Indenture.

(b) Except as amended hereby with respect to the Notes, the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

Section 13.13 Trustee’s Disclaimer . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental indenture or the Notes issued hereunder or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company.

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

 

TESLA MOTORS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Deepak Ahuja

  Name:   Deepak Ahuja
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as     Trustee
By:  

/s/ Paula Oswald

  Name:   Paula Oswald
  Title:   Vice President

[Indenture Signature Page]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[INCLUDE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF A GLOBAL NOTE]

[THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.]


TESLA MOTORS, INC.

0.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2019

 

No. [            ]

  [Initially] (1)  $[            ]
CUSIP No. 88160R AB7  
ISIN No. US88160RAB78  

Tesla Motors, Inc., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ,” which term includes any successor corporation or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to [CEDE & CO.] (2)  [            ] (3) , or registered assigns, the principal sum [as set forth in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Notes” attached hereto] (4)  [of $[            ]] (5) , which amount, taken together with the principal amounts of all other outstanding Notes, shall not, unless permitted by the Indenture, exceed $800,000,000 (or $920,000,000 if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement) in aggregate at any time [, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary] (6) .

This Note shall bear cash interest at the rate of 0.25% per year from March 5, 2014, or from the most recent date on which interest had been paid or duly provided for to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date until March 1, 2019. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 1 and September 1, commencing on September 1, 2014, to Holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the preceding February 15 or August 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively. Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months. Additional Interest will be payable as set forth in the within-mentioned Indenture, and any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to the Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made.

Any Defaulted Amounts shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, the relevant payment date to, but excluding, the date on which such Defaulted Amounts shall have been paid by the Company in accordance with the Indenture.

The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on this Note, so long as such Note is a Global Note, in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Note. As provided in and subject to the provisions of the

(1) Include if a global note.

(2) Include if a global note.

(3) Include if a physical note.

(4) Include if a global note.

(5) Include if a physical note.

(6) Include if a global note.

 

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Indenture, the Company shall pay the principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) at the office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Trustee as its Paying Agent and Registrar in respect of the Notes.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder of this Note the right to convert this Note into cash, and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock (unless the Company elects to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares), on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.

In the case of any conflict between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and govern.

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed manually by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent under the Indenture.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.

 

TESLA MOTORS, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Dated:

This is one of the Notes described in the within-named Indenture.

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

 

  Authorized Officer

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

0.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2019

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company, designated as its 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “ Notes ”), limited to the aggregate principal amount of $800,000,000 (or $920,000,000 if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement) all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of May 22, 2013 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as amended and supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 5, 2014 (herein called the “ Supplemental Indenture ”; the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (the “ Trustee ”) to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture.

In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of, and interest on, all Notes may be declared, by either the Trustee or Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and deliveries in respect of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and the principal amount on the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the Holder who surrenders a Note to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Note. The Company shall pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, and in certain other circumstances, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures modifying the terms of the Indenture and the Notes as described therein. It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default under the Indenture.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest on, and the consideration due upon conversion of, this Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate or in the amount, as applicable, and in the manner herein prescribed.

 

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The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. At the office or agency of the Company designated by the Company for such purpose under the Indenture, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, without payment of any service charge but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer or similar tax that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange of Notes being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange.

The Notes shall not be redeemable at the Company’s option.

Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Holder has the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion thereof (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof) on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Purchase Price.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to convert any Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, into cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock (subject to the Company’s right to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares of Common Stock) at the Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.

Terms used in this Note and defined in the Indenture are used herein as therein defined.

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM = as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

CUST = Custodian

TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN = joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019

The initial principal amount of this Global Note is              DOLLARS ($[            ]). The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:

 

Date of exchange

   Amount of
decrease in
principal amount
of this Global Note
   Amount of
increase in
principal amount
of this Global Note
   Principal amount
of this Global Note
following such
decrease or
increase
   Signature of
authorized
signatory of
Trustee or
Custodian

 

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ATTACHMENT 1

[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]

To: Tesla Motors, Inc.

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s election, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and directs that any cash payable and any shares of Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any cash for any fractional share of Common Stock, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any shares of Common Stock or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes, if any in accordance with the Indenture. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.

 

Dated:                                                                                                                   

 

     

 

      Signature(s)

 

     
Signature Guarantee      

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if shares of Common Stock are to be issued, or Notes are to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder.

Fill in for registration of shares if to be issued, and Notes if to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder:

 

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(Name)

 

(Street Address)

 

(City, State and Zip Code)
Please print name and address

 

Principal amount to be converted (if less than all): $        ,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer
Identification Number

 

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ATTACHMENT 2

[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE]

To: Tesla Motors, Inc.

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Tesla Motors, Inc. (the “ Company ”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Purchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with the Indenture (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Purchase Date does not fall during the period after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Purchase Date.

In the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:

 

Dated:                                                                                       

 

 

Signature(s)

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification     Number
Principal amount to be repurchased (if less than all): $        ,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

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ATTACHMENT 3

[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]

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

 

Dated:                                                                                       

 

 

Signature(s)

 

Signature Guarantee

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission

Rule 17Ad-15 if Notes are to be delivered, other than to and in the name of the registered holder.

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

 

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Exhibit 4.4

 

 

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

AND

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

Third Supplemental Indenture

Dated as of March 5, 2014

to Indenture

Dated as of May 22, 2013

1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

     2   

Definitions

     2   

References to Interest

     10   

ARTICLE 2 ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES

     10   

Scope of Supplemental Indenture

     10   

Designation and Amount

     11   

Form of Notes

     11   

Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts

     11   

Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Depositary

     13   

[Reserved]

     14   

Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc

     14   

ARTICLE 3 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     15   

Applicability of Sections 8.01, 8.03 and 8.04 of the Base Indenture

     15   

Satisfaction and Discharge

     15   

ARTICLE 4 PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

     16   

Payment of Principal and Interest

     16   

Conversion Agent

     16   

Provisions as to Paying Agent

     16   

Statements as to Defaults

     17   

Reports

     17   

ARTICLE 5 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     17   

Applicability of Article VI of the Base Indenture

     17   

Events of Default

     18   

Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment

     19   

Additional Interest

     20   

Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor

     20   

Application of Monies Collected by Trustee

     22   

Proceedings by Holders

     23   

Proceedings by Trustee

     24   

Remedies Cumulative and Continuing

     24   

Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders

     24   

Notice of Defaults

     25   

Undertaking to Pay Costs

     25   

 

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ARTICLE 6 CONCERNING THE HOLDERS

     25   

Action by Holders

     25   

Proof of Execution by Holders

     26   

Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners

     26   

Company-Owned Notes Disregarded

     26   

Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound

     26   

ARTICLE 7 HOLDERS’ MEETINGS

     27   

Purpose of Meetings

     27   

Call of Meetings by Trustee

     27   

Call of Meetings by Company or Holders

     27   

Qualifications for Voting

     28   

Regulations

     28   

Voting

     28   

No Delay of Rights by Meeting

     29   

Applicability of Section 10.06 of Base Indenture

     29   

ARTICLE 8 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

     29   

Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders

     29   

Further Limitations

     30   

ARTICLE 9 CONVERSION OF NOTES

     30   

Conversion Privilege

     30   

Conversion Procedure; Settlement Upon Conversion

     33   

Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered for Conversion in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes

     36   

Adjustment of Conversion Rate

     38   

Adjustments of Prices

     47   

Shares To Be Fully Reserved

     48   

Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Stock

     48   

Certain Covenants

     50   

Responsibility of Trustee

     50   

Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions

     51   

Stockholder Rights Plans

     52   

No Adjustments

     52   

ARTICLE 10 REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS

     53   

Purchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change

     53   

Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice

     55   

 

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Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price

     56   

Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Notes

     56   

ARTICLE 11 NO REDEMPTION

     57   

Applicability of Articles III and XI of the Base Indenture; No Redemption

     57   

ARTICLE 12 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS

     57   

Applicability of Article V of the Base Indenture

     57   

When Company May Merge, Etc

     57   

Successor Person Substituted

     58   

ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     58   

Investments

     58   

Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors

     58   

Official Acts by Successor Corporation

     58   

Governing Law; Jurisdiction

     58   

Legal Holidays

     59   

No Security Interest Created

     59   

Benefits of Indenture

     59   

Table of Contents, Headings, Etc

     59   

Multiple Originals

     59   

Severability

     59   

Calculations

     59   

Miscellaneous Amendments Under Base Indenture; Ratification of Base Indenture

     60   

Trustee’s Disclaimer

     60   

EXHIBIT

 

Exhibit A

  Form of Note      A-1   

 

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THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of March 5, 2014 (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”) between Tesla Motors, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as issuer (the “ Company ”, as more fully set forth in Section 1.01) and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”, as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), supplementing the Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2013, between the Company and the Trustee (the “ Base Indenture ” and the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time with respect to the Notes, the “ Indenture ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

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

WHEREAS, Sections 2.01 and 2.02 of the Base Indenture provide for the Company to issue Securities thereunder in the form and on the terms set forth in one or more Board Resolutions, indentures supplemental thereto or Officers’ Certificates;

WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly authorized the issuance of a single series of Securities designated as its 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 (the “ Notes ” and each $1,000 principal amount thereof, unless the context otherwise requires, a “ Note ”), initially in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,200,000,000 (or $1,380,000,000 if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement), and in order to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Form of Note, the Form of Notice of Conversion, the Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice and the Form of Assignment and Transfer to be borne by the Notes are to be substantially in the forms hereinafter provided;

WHEREAS, the conditions set forth in the Base Indenture for the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture have been complied with; and

WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent, as in this Supplemental Indenture provided, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement according to its terms, have been done and performed, and the execution of this Supplemental Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes have in all respects been duly authorized.

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

 

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That in order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and acceptance of the Notes by the Holders thereof, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee for the benefit of each other and for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Notes (except as otherwise provided below), as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

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

(a) the terms defined in this Article 1 shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Article 1 and include the plural as well as the singular and, to the extent applicable, supersede the definitions thereof in the Base Indenture;

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

(c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import (i) when used with regard to any specified Article, Section or sub-division, refer to such Article, Section or sub-division of this Supplemental Indenture and (ii) otherwise, refer to the Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

Additional Interest ” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 5.04.

Additional Shares ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.03(a).

Additional Notes ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.08(a).

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

Bid Solicitation Agent ” means the Person appointed by the Company to solicit bids for the Trading Price of the Notes in accordance with Section 9.01(b)(i). The Trustee shall initially act as the Bid Solicitation Agent.

Capital Stock ” means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, including, without limitation, with respect to partnerships, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership.

Cash Percentage ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(1).

Cash Percentage Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02(a)(1).

 

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Clause A Distribution ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

Clause B Distribution ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

Clause C Distribution ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

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

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

Common Stock ” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, at the date of this Supplemental Indenture, subject to Section 9.07.

Company ” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture, and subject to the provisions of Article 12 hereof, shall include its successors and assigns.

Conversion Agent ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.02.

Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02(c).

Conversion Obligation ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01(a).

Conversion Price ” means at any time, $1,000, divided by the Conversion Rate at such time.

Conversion Rate ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01(a).

Conversion Settlement Amount ” means the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Days in the applicable Observation Period.

Daily Conversion Value ” means, for each of the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the Observation Period, 1/20th of the product of :

 

  (a) the Conversion Rate on such VWAP Trading Day; and

 

  (b) the Daily VWAP on such VWAP Trading Day.

Daily Net Cash Portion ” shall equal the product of:

 

  (1) the Cash Percentage,

 

  (2) the Daily Share Amount for such VWAP Trading Day; and

 

  (3) the Daily VWAP per share of Common Stock for such VWAP Trading Day.

 

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Daily Settlement Amount ,” for each of the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period, shall consist of:

(a) cash equal to the lesser of (i) $50 and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value; and

(b) if the Daily Conversion Value is greater than $50, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the excess of the Daily Conversion Value over $50, divided by (ii) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day (the “ Daily Share Amount ”); provided, however , that the Company shall have the right to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of the shares in the Daily Share Amount, as provided in Section 9.02(a)(1).

Daily Share Amount ” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Settlement Amount.”

Daily VWAP ” means, for each of the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “TSLA.Q <EQUITY> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day reasonably determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The “ Daily VWAP ” shall be determined without regard to after hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

Defaulted Amounts ” means any amounts on any Note (including, without limitation, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, principal and interest) that are payable but are not paid or duly provided for when due.

Distributed Property ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

Effective Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.03(c), except that, as used in Section 9.04, “ Effective Date “ means the first date on which shares of the Common Stock trade on the Relevant Stock Exchange, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.02, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Base Indenture.

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

 

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Expiration Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(e).

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

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

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

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

(a) a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, its wholly owned Subsidiaries or the employee benefit plans of the Company or its wholly owned Subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Company’s Common Equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s Common Equity;

(b) the consummation of (1) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, cash, securities or other property or assets; (2) any consolidation, merger, combination, statutory or binding share exchange or similar transaction involving the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets; or (3) any sale, conveyance, lease or other transfer or similar transaction in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries; provided, however , that a transaction described in clause (1) or (2) in which the holders of all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (b);

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

 

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

provided , however , that a transaction or transactions described in clause (a) or clause (b) above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights) in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock or depositary receipts representing Common Equity interests, in each case, that are listed or quoted on any of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the New York Stock Exchange (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions (such securities, “ Publicly Traded Securities ”) and, as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Notes become convertible into such Publicly Traded Securities, excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights (subject to the provisions of Section 9.02(a)).

Fundamental Change Company Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(c).

Fundamental Change Purchase Date ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(a).

Fundamental Change Purchase Notice ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(b)(i).

Fundamental Change Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 10.01(a).

Global Note ” means a Note in the form of a Global Security.

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

Interest Payment Date ” means each March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2014.

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

 

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

Market Disruption Event ” means:

(i) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session; or

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

Maturity Date ” means March 1, 2021.

Measurement Period ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.01(b)(i).

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

Note Register ” shall mean the register maintained, with respect to the Notes, by the Registrar pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Base Indenture.

Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02(b)(1).

Observation Period ” with respect to any Note surrendered for conversion means:

(i) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs prior to December 1, 2020, the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the third VWAP Trading Day immediately succeeding such Conversion Date; and

(ii) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after December 1, 2020, the 20 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 22nd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date (if such Scheduled Trading Day is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately following VWAP Trading Day).

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

outstanding ” means, with respect to any Note, that such Note is considered “outstanding” under Section 2.09 of the Base Indenture, subject to Section 6.04; provided that the following Notes shall be deemed to not be “outstanding”: (a) all Notes that have been converted pursuant to Article 9 of this Supplemental Indenture; and (b) all Notes that have been repurchased by the Company pursuant to Section 2.08(b) (other than pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives).

 

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

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

Predecessor Note ” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture in lieu of or in exchange for a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note that it replaces.

Publicly Traded Securities ” shall have the meaning specified in the definition of “Fundamental Change”.

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

Reference Property ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.07(a).

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

Relevant Stock Exchange ” means The NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock (or other security for which a Last Reported Sale Price must be determined) is not then listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock (or such other security) is then listed or, if the Common Stock (or such other security) is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the over-the-counter market, as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or similar organization or, if the Common Stock (or such other security) is not then quoted by the OTC Markets Group Inc. or similar organization, the principal other market on which the Common Stock (or such other security) is then traded.

Reporting Obligations ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.04.

 

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Scheduled Trading Day ” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the Relevant Stock Exchange. If the Common Stock is not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or other market, “ Scheduled Trading Day “ means a Business Day.

Share Exchange Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.07(a).

Significant Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, a Subsidiary of such Person that is a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC; provided that, in the case of a Subsidiary that meets the criteria of clause (3) of the definition thereof but not clause (1) or (2) thereof, such Subsidiary shall not be deemed to be a Significant Subsidiary unless the Subsidiary’s income from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles exclusive of amounts attributable to any non-controlling interests for the last completed fiscal year prior to the date of such determination exceeds $150 million.

Spin-Off ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

Stock Price ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.03(c).

Successor Person ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 12.02.

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

Trading Day ” means a day on which:

 

  (a) trading in the Common Stock (or any other security for which a Last Reported Sale Price must be determined) generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange; and

 

  (b) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Stock (or Last Reported Sale Price for such other security) is available on the Relevant Stock Exchange,

provided, however, that if the Common Stock (or such other security) is not then listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, “ Trading Day ” means a Business Day.

Trading Price ” of the Notes on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $5,000,000 principal amount of Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers the Company selects; provided that if three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5,000,000 principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized securities dealer, then the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate.

 

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Trigger Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

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

Underwriters ” means the several underwriters named in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement.

Underwriting Agreement ” means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, among the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters related to the Notes.

unit of Reference Property ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.07(a).

Valuation Period ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.04(c).

VWAP Trading Day ” means any day on which:

 

  (i) there is no Marketing Disruption Event; and

 

  (ii) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange;

If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading on any Relevant Stock Exchange, “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Section 1.02 References to Interest .  Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note in the Indenture shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to Section 5.04. Unless the context otherwise requires, any express mention of Additional Interest in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.

ARTICLE 2

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES

Section 2.01 Scope of Supplemental Indenture .  This Supplemental Indenture amends and supplements the provisions of the Base Indenture, to which provisions reference is hereby made. The changes, modifications and supplements to the Base Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and shall only govern the terms of, the Notes, which may be issued from time to time in accordance herewith, and shall not apply to any other Securities that may be issued under the Base Indenture unless a supplemental

 

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indenture with respect to such other Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements. For all purposes under the Base Indenture, the Notes shall constitute a single series of Securities, and with regard to any matter requiring the consent under the Base Indenture of Holders of multiple series of Securities voting together as a single class, the consent of Holders of the Notes voting as a separate class shall also be required and the same threshold shall apply. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall supersede any conflicting provisions in the Base Indenture.

Section 2.02 Designation and Amount .  The Notes are hereby created and authorized as a single series of Securities under the Base Indenture. The Notes shall be designated as the “1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021.” The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture is initially limited to $1,200,000,000 (or $1,380,000,000 if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement), subject to Section 2.08 and except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes pursuant to Section 9.02(d) or Section 10.03(c) hereof or Section 2.07, 2.08, 2.11 or 9.06 of the Base Indenture.

Section 2.03 Form of Notes .  The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibit A, the terms and provisions of which shall constitute, and are hereby expressly incorporated in and made a part of the Indenture.

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

Any of the Notes may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such notations, legends or endorsements as the Officers executing the same may approve (execution thereof to be conclusive evidence of such approval) and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture, or as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed, quoted or traded, or to conform to usage or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Notes are subject.

Section 2.04 Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts . The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of such Note.

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Date. The Company shall pay interest (i) on any Physical Notes (A) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or less, by check mailed to the Holders of these Notes at their addresses as they appear in the Note Register and (B) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of more than $5,000,000, either by check mailed to each such Holder at their addresses as they appear in the Note Register or, upon application by such a Holder to the Registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holder’s account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies, in writing, the Registrar to the contrary or (ii) on any Global Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Global Note.

(b) Any Defaulted Amounts shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant payment date but shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, such relevant payment date, and such Defaulted Amounts together with such interest thereon shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:

(i) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Amounts to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of the Defaulted Amounts proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment (which shall be not less than 25 days after the receipt by the Trustee of such notice, unless the Trustee shall consent to an earlier date), and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Amounts or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Amounts as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Company shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment, and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of such special record date and the Trustee, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice prepared by the Company of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor to be mailed, first-class postage prepaid, or if the Holder is DTC or a nominee of DTC pursuant to the Applicable Procedures, to each Holder at its address as it appears in the Note Register, not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor having been so mailed or given, such Defaulted Amounts shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on such special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii) of this Section 2.04(c).

 

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(ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Amounts in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Notes may be listed, quoted or traded, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange or automated quotation system.

Section 2.13 of the Base Indenture shall be superseded in its entirety by this Section 2.04(c), and any reference in the Base Indenture to such Section 2.13 shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 2.04(c).

Section 2.05 Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Depositary .  (a) Notwithstanding anything in the Base Indenture to the contrary, none of the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of (i) any Notes surrendered for conversion or, if a portion of any Note is surrendered for conversion, such portion thereof surrendered for conversion or (ii) any Notes, or a portion of any Note, surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in accordance with Article 10.

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

(b) The Notes shall initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,200,000,000 (or $1,380,000,000 if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement).

(c) The Company initially appoints DTC to act as Depositary with respect to each Global Note. Initially, each Global Note shall be issued to the Depositary, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the Depositary, and deposited with the Trustee as custodian for Cede & Co.

At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred, such Global Note shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Trustee in accordance with its customary procedures. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Physical Notes, converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred to a transferee who receives Physical Notes therefor or any Physical Note is exchanged or transferred for part of such Global Note, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the Trustee’s customary procedures, be appropriately reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on the Schedule of Exchanges of Notes to such Global Note by the Trustee to reflect such reduction or increase.

Neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a Global Note or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

 

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(d) Section 2.14(b) of the Base Indenture shall be superseded by this Section 2.05(d), and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 2.14(b) thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 2.05(d).

Physical Notes shall be issued and delivered by the Company:

(i) to each Person that the Depositary identifies as a beneficial owner of the related Global Notes only if (x) the Depositary notifies the Company at any time that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days, or (y) the Depositary ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days; or

(ii) if an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing, to each beneficial owner of any Global Note who requests that its beneficial interests therein be issued as a Physical Note.

The Company shall execute, and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of Notes, shall authenticate and deliver (x) in the case of clause (ii) above, a Physical Note to such beneficial owner in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Note corresponding to such beneficial owner’s beneficial interest and (y) in the case of clause (i)(a) or (i)(b) above, Physical Notes to each beneficial owner of the related Global Notes (or a portion thereof) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Global Notes in exchange for such Global Notes, and upon delivery of the Global Notes to the Trustee such Global Notes shall be canceled.

Physical Notes issued in exchange for all or a part of the Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.05(d) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Trustee. Upon execution and authentication, the Trustee shall deliver such Physical Notes to the Persons in whose names such Physical Notes are so registered.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, following an Event of Default, any holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note may directly enforce against the Company, without the consent, solicitation, proxy, authorization or any other action of the Depositary or any other Person, such Holder’s right to exchange such beneficial interest for a Physical Note in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

Section 2.06 [Reserved] .

Section 2.07 Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc . The Company shall cause all Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, repurchase (including pursuant to Section 2.08(b), but not including Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives), registration of transfer or exchange or conversion, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee (including any of the Company’s agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates), to be delivered to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Base Indenture. All Notes delivered to the Trustee shall be canceled promptly by the Trustee and will no longer be considered outstanding, and no Notes shall be issued to replace any such Notes cancelled hereunder or under the Base Indenture. Section 2.12 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended with respect to the Notes by replacing the word “may” in the first sentence thereof with the word “shall.”

 

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Section 2.08 . Additional Notes; Repurchases.  (a) The Company may, without the consent of the Holders and notwithstanding Section 2.02, reopen the Indenture and issue Additional Notes under the Indenture with the same terms as the Notes initially issued hereunder (except for any differences in issue price) in an unlimited aggregate principal amount (the “ Additional Notes ”); provided that if any such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes initially issued hereunder for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number. Prior to the issuance of any such Additional Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Company Order, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to cover such matters, in addition to those required by Sections 10.04 and 10.05 of the Base Indenture, as the Trustee shall reasonably request.

(b) The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives.

ARTICLE 3

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 3.01 Applicability of Sections 8.01, 8.03 and 8.04 of the Base Indenture .

(a) Section 8.01 of the Base Indenture shall be superseded by Section 3.02 hereof, and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 8.01 thereof or any provision contained therein shall be deemed to refer to Section 3.02 hereof or the applicable provision contained in Section 3.02 hereof.

(b) Sections 8.03 and 8.04 of the Base Indenture and any reference in the Base Indenture to any such Section or the provisions contained therein shall be deemed deleted with respect to the Notes.

Section 3.02 Satisfaction and Discharge .  The Indenture shall upon request of the Company contained in an Officers’ Certificate cease to be of further effect, and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute such instruments reasonably requested by the Company acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, when:

(a) (i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) the Company has deposited with the Trustee or delivered to Holders, as applicable, after the Notes have become due and payable, whether on the Maturity Date or on any Fundamental Change Purchase Date, and/or have been converted (and the related Conversion Settlement Amounts have been determined), cash or, solely to satisfy the Company’s Conversion Obligation, cash, and if applicable, shares of Common Stock sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Notes and/or satisfy all outstanding conversions, as the case may be, and pay all other sums due and payable under the Indenture and the Notes by the Company; and

 

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

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture shall survive.

ARTICLE 4

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

Section 4.01 Payment of Principal and Interest . This Section 4.01 shall supersede Section 4.01 of the Base Indenture and all references in the Base Indenture to Section 4.01 thereof shall be deemed, for the purposes of the Notes, to be references to this Section 4.01. The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be paid the principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Conversion Settlement Amount, if any, on, each of the Notes at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes.

Section 4.02 Conversion Agent . The Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes shall be located in the continental United States of America. The Company will also maintain in the continental United States of America an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for conversion (“ Conversion Agent ”). The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of the Conversion Agent. The Conversion Agent shall be considered an “Agent” under the Base Indenture.

The Company may also from time to time designate additional offices or agencies where the Notes may be surrendered for conversion and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain a Conversion Agent in the continental United States of America. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The term “ Conversion Agent ” includes any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.

The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Conversion Agent, and hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office as the location of the Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent for the Notes.

Section 4.03 Provisions as to Paying Agent . (a) The Company shall, on or before each due date of the principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on or cash due upon conversion of, the Notes, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable), accrued and unpaid interest or cash due upon conversion of the Notes, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action; provided that if such deposit is made on the due date, such deposit must be received by the Paying Agent by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date.

 

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(b) Section 8.05 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended with respect to the Notes by adding the following proviso to the end of the sentence: “; provided , however , that the Trustee or the Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in The Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.”

Section 4.04 Statements as to Defaults . Any notice delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Base Indenture shall be delivered to the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture, and shall make specific reference to the Indenture, the Company and the Notes.

Section 4.05 Reports . The Company shall file with the Trustee and the Holders copies of any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same are required to be filed with the SEC (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). Any such document or report that the Company files with the SEC via the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee and the Holders for purposes of this Section 4.05 at the time such document or report is filed via the EDGAR system (or such successor thereto). The Trustee shall have no obligation to determine whether or not such documents or reports have been filed through the EDGAR filing system (or such successor thereto). Delivery of the reports and documents described in this Section 4.05 to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely on an Officers’ Certificate).

ARTICLE 5

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 5.01 Applicability of Article VI of the Base Indenture . Article VI of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead, the provisions set forth in this Article 5 shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in its entirety Article VI of the Base Indenture, and all references in the Base Indenture to Article VI thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article 5 and the applicable provisions set forth in this Article 5, respectively. Without limiting the forgoing, all references in Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture to Section 6.01(d) or (e) of the Base Indenture shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) hereof, respectively. In addition, the second sentence of Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture and any reference to waivers in such Section 9.02 shall be deemed deleted with respect to the Notes.

 

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

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

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

(c) failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with the Indenture upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right for a period of five Business Days;

(d) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Article 12 hereof;

(e) failure by the Company to provide a Fundamental Change Company Notice after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change within the time period required by Section 10.01(c);

(f) failure by the Company for 60 days after written notice from the Trustee to the Company, or from the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to the Company and the Trustee, has been received to comply with any of the Company’s other agreements contained in the Notes or the Indenture;

(g) default by the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $150 million (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company and/or any such Significant Subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, constituting a failure to pay the principal of any such indebtedness when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, unless such principal is paid (or the indebtedness with respect thereto is discharged) or such payment of such principal is waived or is otherwise no longer due and payable or such acceleration is rescinded or annulled, prior to a date that is 30 days after written notice of such failure to pay has been received by the Company or such Significant Subsidiary from the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (provided, however, if such principal is paid (or the indebtedness with respect thereto is discharged) or such payment of such principal is waived or is otherwise no longer due and payable or such acceleration is rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default by reason of the failure to pay such principal when due shall be deemed not to have occurred);

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

 

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(i) an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of the Company or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive calendar days.

Section 5.03 Acceleration; Rescission and Annulment . If one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body), then, and in each and every such case (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company)), either the Trustee by notice in writing to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice in writing to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare 100% of the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Notes to be immediately due and payable, and upon any such declaration such principal and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) occurs with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company), 100% of the principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul any such acceleration with respect to the Notes (except with respect to nonpayment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes; with respect to a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.03 of the Base Indenture and Section 8.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder; and with respect to the failure to deliver the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes) and its consequences if:

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

(b) any and all Events of Default under the Indenture with respect to the Notes, other than the nonpayment of the principal of and interest on the Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, shall have been cured or waived as described herein.

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Section 5.04 Additional Interest . Notwithstanding anything in the Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary, to the extent elected by the Company, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to (i) the failure by the Company to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or (ii) the failure by the Company to comply with its reporting obligations under Section 4.05 (the obligations described in clauses (i) and (ii), the “ Reporting Obligations ”) shall for the first 270 calendar days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest (“ Additional Interest ”) on the Notes at a rate equal to (x) 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for the first 180 days beginning on, and including, the date on which such Event of Default first occurs and (y) 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for the last 90 days of such 270-day period, in each case, as long as such Event of Default is continuing.

If the Company so elects to pay Additional Interest, any such Additional Interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Notes. On the 271st calendar day after such Event of Default (if the Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with the Reporting Obligations is not cured or waived prior to such 271st calendar day), the Notes shall be subject to acceleration under Section 5.03. The provisions of this Section 5.04 shall not affect the rights of Holders of the Notes in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. In the event the Company does not elect to pay the Additional Interest following an Event of Default relating to the Reporting Obligations in accordance with this Section 5.04 or the Company elected to make such payment but does not pay the Additional Interest when due, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration under Section 5.03.

In order to elect to pay the Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 270 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default relating to the failure by the Company to comply with the Reporting Obligations in accordance with this Section 5.04, the Company must notify all Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election on or prior to the close of business on the date on which such Event of Default first occurs. Upon the Company’s failure to timely give such notice, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration under Section 5.03. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee such a notice, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no Additional Interest is payable.

Section 5.05 Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor . If an Event of Default described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 5.02 shall have occurred, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable), and interest, if any, with interest on any overdue principal, and interest, if any, at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture. If the Company shall fail to first pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated.

 

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In the event there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes under any insolvency, bankruptcy or similar law, or any other applicable law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company or such other obligor, the property of the Company or such other obligor, or in the event of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company or such other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company or such other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.05, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable), and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in respect of the Notes, and, in case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents and to take such other actions as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders allowed in such judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction of any amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture, and to take any other action with respect to such claims, including participating as a member of any official committee of creditors, as it reasonably deems necessary or advisable, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Holders to make such payments to the Trustee, as administrative expenses, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including agents and counsel fees, and including any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture, incurred by it up to the date of such distribution. To the extent that such payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements out of the estate in any such proceedings shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, monies, securities and other property that the Holders of the Notes may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.

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

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

 

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

In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under the Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of any waiver pursuant to Section 5.10 or any rescission and annulment pursuant to Section 5.03 or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the Holders, and the Trustee shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Holders, and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 5.06 Application of Monies Collected by Trustee . Any monies collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 5 with respect to the Notes and any other monies or property distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture following an Event of Default specified in Section 5.02(h) or Section 5.02(i) with respect to the Company shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such monies, upon presentation of the several Notes, and stamping thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid (or in accordance with Applicable Procedures, with respect to Global Notes):

First , to the payment of all amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Base Indenture;

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

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

 

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preference or priority of principal over interest, or of interest over principal or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Note over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal (including, if applicable, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and any cash due upon conversion), and such accrued and unpaid interest; and

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

Section 5.07 Proceedings by Holders . Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal (including, if applicable, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) or interest when due, or the right to receive payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, no Holder of any Note may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the Notes, unless:

(a) such Holder has previously given to the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(b) Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have requested the Trustee to pursue such remedy;

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

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

(e) the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes have not given the Trustee a direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period,

it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the Holder of every Note with every Holder and the Trustee that no one or more Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of the Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Holder, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under the Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Holders (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 5.07, each and every Holder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

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

 

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Section 5.08 Proceedings by Trustee . In case of an Event of Default, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by the Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law or by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in the Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in the Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by the Indenture or by law.

Section 5.09 Remedies Cumulative and Continuing . Except as provided in the last sentence of Section 2.08(b) of the Base Indenture, all powers and remedies given by this Article 5 to the Trustee or to the Holders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in the Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any of the Notes to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default or Event of Default shall impair any such right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or Event of Default or any acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 5.07, every power and remedy given by this Article 5 or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders.

Section 5.10 Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders . Subject to Section 7.02(f) of the Base Indenture, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to Notes; provided , however , that (a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with the Indenture, and (b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. The Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that it determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive an existing Default or Event of Default hereunder (except (w) with respect to nonpayment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes; (x) with respect to the Company’s failure to repurchase the Notes when required under this Supplemental Indenture; (y) with respect to a Default in respect of a provision that under Section 8.02 hereof or Section 9.03 of the Base Indenture cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder; or (z) with respect to the failure to deliver the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes). The Indenture shall not be deemed to contain the provision set forth in clause (B) of Section 316(a)(1) of the TIA. Upon any such waiver the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 5.10, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Notes and the Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Prior to taking any action under the Indenture at the Holders’ instruction, the Trustee shall be entitled to security from or indemnification by the Holders reasonably satisfactory to it against all losses, liabilities and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

 

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Section 5.11 Notice of Defaults . If a Default has occurred and is continuing and is known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder of the Notes, at the address of such Holder included in the Note Register, notice of such Default within 90 days after it occurs; provided that, except in the case of a Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any of the Notes (including a Default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) or a Default in the payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a committee of Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes. This Section 5.11 shall supersede Section 7.05 of the Base Indenture, and any reference in the Base Indenture to such Section 7.05 thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 5.11. The proviso set forth in Section 315(b) of the TIA shall not apply with respect to the Notes.

Section 5.12 Undertaking to Pay Costs . All parties to the Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under the Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 5.12 (to the extent permitted by law) shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, any Note on or after the due date expressed or provided for in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any Note in accordance with the provisions of Article 9.

ARTICLE 6

CONCERNING THE HOLDERS

Section 6.01 Action by Holders . Whenever in the Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action, the Holders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced (a) by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Holders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, or (b) by the record of the Holders voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article 7, or (c) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Holders. Whenever the Company or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the Holders of the Notes, the Company or the Trustee may, but shall not be required to, fix, in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Holders entitled to take such action. The record date if one is selected shall be not more than 15 days prior to the date of commencement of solicitation of such action.

 

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Section 6.02 Proof of Execution by Holders . Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 of the Base Indenture, Section 7.02 of the Base Indenture and Section 7.05, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Holder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The holding of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register or by a certificate of the Registrar. The record of any Holders’ meeting shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 7.06.

Section 6.03 Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners . The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent and any Registrar may deem the Person in whose name a Note shall be registered upon the Note Register to be, and may treat it as, the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by any Person other than the Company or any Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and (subject to Section 2.04) accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, for conversion of such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any authenticating agent nor any Paying Agent nor any Conversion Agent nor any Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments or deliveries so made to any Holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sums or shares of Common Stock so paid or delivered, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for monies payable or shares deliverable upon any such Note.

Section 6.04 Company-Owned Notes Disregarded . This Section 6.04 shall supersede Section 2.10 of the Base Indenture, and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 2.10 thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 6.04. In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, consent, waiver or other action under the Indenture, Notes that are owned by the Company, by any Subsidiary thereof or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Subsidiary thereof shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination; provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent, waiver or other action only Notes that a Responsible Officer knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee promptly an Officers’ Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons; and, subject to Section 7.01 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.

Section 6.05 Revocation of Consents; Future Holders Bound . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.05 of the Base Indenture, at any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 6.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in the Indenture in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note that is shown by the evidence to be included

 

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in the Notes the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 6.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the Holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof, irrespective of whether any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof.

ARTICLE 7

HOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Section 7.01 Purpose of Meetings . A meeting of Holders may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Article 7 for any of the following purposes:

(a) to give any notice to the Company or to the Trustee or to give any directions to the Trustee permitted under the Indenture, or to consent to the waiving of any Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences, or to take any other action authorized to be taken by Holders pursuant to any of the provisions of Article 5;

(b) to remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee pursuant to the provisions of Article VII of the Base Indenture;

(c) to consent to the execution of an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02 of the Base Indenture, subject to Section 8.02; or

(d) to take any other action authorized to be taken by or on behalf of the Holders of any specified aggregate principal amount of the Notes under any other provision of the Indenture or under applicable law.

Section 7.02 Call of Meetings by Trustee . The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders to take any action specified in Section 7.01, to be held at such time and at such place as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of the Holders, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting and the establishment of any record date pursuant to Section 6.01, shall be mailed to Holders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. Such notice shall also be mailed to the Company. Such notices shall be mailed not less than 20 nor more than 90 days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.

Any meeting of Holders shall be valid without notice if the Holders of all Notes then outstanding are present in person or by proxy or if notice is waived before or after the meeting by the Holders of all Notes then outstanding, and if the Company and the Trustee are either present by duly authorized representatives or have, before or after the meeting, waived notice.

Section 7.03 Call of Meetings by Company or Holders . In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the Holders of at least 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of Holders, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the

 

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meeting, and the Trustee shall not have mailed the notice of such meeting within 20 days after receipt of such request, then the Company or such Holders may determine the time and the place for such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 7.01, by mailing notice thereof as provided in Section 7.02.

Section 7.04 Qualifications for Voting . To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders a Person shall (a) be a Holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting or (b) be a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by a Holder of one or more Notes on the record date pertaining to such meeting. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.

Section 7.05 Regulations . Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders, in regard to proof of the holding of Notes and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall think fit.

The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders as provided in Section 7.03, in which case the Company or the Holders calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes represented at the meeting and entitled to vote at the meeting.

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.04, at any meeting of Holders each Holder or proxyholder shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held or represented by him or her; provided , however , that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Note challenged as not outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote other than by virtue of Notes held by it or instruments in writing as aforesaid duly designating it as the proxy to vote on behalf of other Holders. Any meeting of Holders duly called pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.02 or Section 7.03 may be adjourned from time to time by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented at the meeting, whether or not constituting a quorum, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.

Section 7.06 Voting . The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders shall be by written ballot on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders or of their representatives by proxy and the outstanding principal amount of the Notes held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more Persons

 

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having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was mailed as provided in Section 7.02. The record shall show the principal amount of the Notes voting in favor of or against any resolution. The record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting.

Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.

Section 7.07 No Delay of Rights by Meeting . Nothing contained in this Article 7 shall be deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Holders or any rights expressly or impliedly conferred hereunder to make such call, any hindrance or delay in the exercise of any right or rights conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders under any of the provisions of the Indenture or of the Notes.

Section 7.08 Applicability of Section 10.06 of Base Indenture . Section 10.06 of the Base Indenture shall be superseded by this Article 7, and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 10.06 thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Article 7.

ARTICLE 8

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 8.01 Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders . This Section 8.01 shall supersede Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture, and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 9.01 thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 8.01. The Company and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Notes without notice to, or the consent of, any Holder:

(a) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in the Indenture or in the Notes in a manner that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holders of the Notes;

(b) to provide for the assumption by a Successor Person of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 hereof;

(c) to make provisions with respect to conversion rights of the Holders of Notes in accordance with Section 9.07;

(d) to appoint a successor trustee with respect to the Notes;

(e) to add guarantees with respect to the Notes;

(f) to secure the Notes;

(g) to add to the Company’s covenants for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;

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(i) to comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA; or

(j) to conform the provisions of the Indenture to the “Description of Notes” section of the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated February 26, 2014, as further supplemented and/or amended by the related pricing term sheet.

Section 8.02 Further Limitations . This Section 8.02 shall supersede Section 9.03 of the Base Indenture, and any reference in the Base Indenture to Section 9.03 thereof shall be deemed to refer instead to this Section 8.02. Without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected thereby, no amendment, supplement or waiver under the Indenture or the Notes may:

(a) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of or any interest on the Notes;

(b) reduce the principal amount of or interest on the Notes;

(c) reduce the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of any Note or amend or modify the provisions with respect to the purchase rights of the Holders in accordance with Article 10 in any manner adverse to the Holders of Notes;

(d) reduce the principal amount of Notes payable upon acceleration of the maturity thereof;

(e) change the currency of payment of principal of (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price) or interest on the Notes, or change any Note’s place of payment;

(f) impair the right of any Holder of Notes to receive payment of principal and interest on such Holder’s Note, or consideration due upon conversion, on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on, or with respect to, the Notes or the consideration due upon conversion;

(g) change the ranking of the Notes;

(h) impair or adversely affect the right of Holders to convert Notes or otherwise modify the provisions with respect to conversion, or reduce the Conversion Rate, subject to such modifications as are required under the Indenture; or

(i) modify any provision of Sections 6.08 and 6.13 of the Base Indenture, or Section 5.10 or this Section 8.02 hereof; except to increase the percentage required for modification, amendment or wavier or to provide for consent to each affected Holder of Notes.

ARTICLE 9

CONVERSION OF NOTES

Section 9.01 Conversion Privilege . (a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 9, each Holder of a Note shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) of such Note (i) subject to satisfaction of one or more of the conditions

 

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described in Section 9.01(b), at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2020 under the circumstances and during the periods set forth in Section 9.01(b), and (ii) on or after December 1, 2020 until the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, in each case, at an initial conversion rate of 2.7788 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in this Article 9, the “ Conversion Rate ”) per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (subject to the settlement provisions of Section 9.02, the “ Conversion Obligation ”).

(b) (i) Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2020, a Holder of Notes may surrender its Notes for conversion during the five Business Day period immediately after any five consecutive Trading Day period (the “ Measurement Period ”) in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder of Notes in accordance with this subsection (b)(i), for each Trading Day of the Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day, subject to compliance with the procedures and conditions described in this subsection (b)(i). The Company shall provide written notice to the Bid Solicitation Agent of the three independent nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company pursuant to the definition of Trading Price, along with appropriate contact information for each. The Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Company) shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes unless the Company has requested such determination, and the Company shall have no obligation to make such request (or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price) unless a Holder provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate. At such time, the Company shall instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to (or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company shall) determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate. If the Trading Price condition set forth above has been met on any Trading Day, the Company shall so notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing on such Trading Day, in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture. If, at any time after the Trading Price condition set forth above has been met, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate for such Trading Day, the Company shall promptly so notify the Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee), in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture. If the Company does not, when it is required to, instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to (or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company does not) obtain bids, or if the Company instructs the Bid Solicitation Agent to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes when obligated as provided in the preceding sentence and the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to make such determination, then, in either case, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on each Trading Day of such failure. 

 

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  (ii) If, prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2020, the Company elects to:

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

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

then, in either case, the Company shall notify all Holders of the Notes at least 30 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution, in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture. Once the Company has given such notice, Holders may surrender their Notes for conversion at any time until the earlier of:

 

  (1) the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution; and

 

  (2) the Company’s declaration that such issuance or distribution will not take place.

 

  (iii) Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2020, if:

(A) a transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change occurs; or

(B) a transaction or event that constitutes a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs; or

(C) if the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger, combination, statutory or binding share exchange or similar transaction involving the Company, pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted, or exchanged for, into cash, securities or other property or assets, or any sale, conveyance, lease or other transfer or similar transaction in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,

 

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the Notes may be surrendered by a Holder for conversion at any time from or after the date that is 30 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date of the transaction (or, if later, the Business Day after the Company gives notice of such transaction) until the close of business on the 35th Trading Day after the actual effective date of such transaction or, if such transaction also constitutes a Fundamental Change, until the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the relevant Fundamental Change Purchase Date. The Company shall notify Holders as promptly as practicable following the date the Company publicly announces such transaction; provided that the Company shall deliver such notice in no event later than the actual effective date.

(iv) Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2020, a Holder may surrender its Notes for conversion during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on June 30, 2014 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the Conversion Price on each applicable Trading Day. The Company shall determine at the beginning of each calendar quarter commencing after June 30, 2014 whether the Notes may be surrendered for conversion in accordance with this clause (iv) and shall notify the Holders if the Notes become convertible in accordance with this clause (iv), within five Business Days of the Notes so becoming convertible, in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture.

Section 9.02 Conversion Procedure; Settlement Upon Conversion .

(a) Subject to this Section 9.02, Section 9.03(b) and Section 9.07(a), upon conversion of any Note, the Company shall deliver to the converting Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted the Conversion Settlement Amount.

(1) Not later than the close of business on the Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date, the Company may specify the portion of the Daily Share Amount that will be settled in cash (the “ Cash Percentage ”) by written notice (a “ Cash Percentage Notice ”) to each converting Holder, the Trustee and Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee), in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture; provided however , the Company shall deliver a Cash Percentage Notice no later than the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding December 1, 2020 to all Holders of Notes, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) with respect to all conversion occurring on or after December 1, 2020. If the Company timely elects to specify a Cash Percentage, the amount of cash that the Company will deliver in lieu of all or the applicable portion of the shares of Common Stock comprising the Daily Share Amount for any VWAP Trading Day in the applicable Observation Period will equal the Daily Net Cash Portion.

The number of shares of Common Stock, if any, that the Company shall deliver in respect of each VWAP Trading Day in the applicable Observation Period will be a percentage of the Daily Share Amount equal to 100% minus the Cash Percentage.

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each VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period with shares of Common Stock, if any; provided, further , that the Company shall pay cash in lieu of fractional shares otherwise issuable upon conversion of Notes in accordance with Section 9.02(i).

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

(b) Subject to Section 9.02(e), to convert a Note as set forth above, (i) in the case of a Global Note, the beneficial owner thereof shall comply with the Applicable Procedures for converting a beneficial interest in a Global Note and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 9.02(g) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note, the Holder thereof shall:

(1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice or facsimile thereof to the Conversion Agent and to the Trustee, if not the Conversion Agent, as set forth in the Form of Notice of Conversion (a “ Notice of Conversion ”) at the office of the Conversion Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Holder wishes the certificate or certificates for any shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered;

(2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Conversion Agent;

(3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents; and

(4) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled as set forth in Section 9.02(g).

The Trustee (and if different, the Conversion Agent) shall notify the Company of any conversion pursuant to this Article 9 on the Conversion Date for such conversion.

No Holder may surrender Notes for conversion if such Holder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with Section 10.02 (or, in the case of a Global Note, if such Holder has requested a repurchase of Notes pursuant to Section 10.01 but has not withdrawn such request pursuant to Section 10.02, in each case, in compliance with Applicable Procedures).

 

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

(c) A Note shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “ Conversion Date ”) that the Holder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. Subject to Section 9.03(b) and Section 9.07(a), the Company shall deliver the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the third Business Day immediately following the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period. If any shares of Common Stock are due to converting Holders, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, and deliver to such Holder, or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, certificates, or make a book-entry transfer through the Depositary to such Holder or such Holder’s nominee or nominees, for the full number of shares of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled in satisfaction of the Company’s Conversion Obligation.

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

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

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

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

 

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any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are converted after the close of business on a Regular Record Date, but prior to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date, Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date shall receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Notes surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest payable on the Notes so converted (regardless of whether the converting Holder was a Holder of such Notes on the Regular Record Date); provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for conversions following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (3) to the extent of any overdue interest, if any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Note. For the avoidance of doubt, all Holders of Notes on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall receive and retain the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date regardless of whether such Holders’ Notes are converted following such Regular Record Date.

(h) The Person in whose name any shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon conversion shall be treated as the holder of record of such shares as of the close of business on the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period. Upon a conversion of Notes, such Person shall no longer be a Holder of such Notes surrendered for conversion; provided that (a) the converting Holder shall have the right to receive the Conversion Settlement Amount due upon conversion and (b) in the case of a conversion between a Regular Record Date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the Holder of record as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date shall have the right to receive the full amount of interest payable on such Interest Payment Date, in accordance with Section 9.02(g).

(i) The Company shall not issue any fractional share of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion based on the Daily VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period.

Section 9.03 Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered for Conversion in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes . (a) If the Effective Date of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Maturity Date and a Holder of the Notes elects to convert its Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, under the circumstances described below, increase the Conversion Rate for the Notes so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional shares of Common Stock (the “ Additional Shares ”), as described below. A conversion of Notes shall be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” such Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the relevant Notice of Conversion (or, with respect to Global Notes, the relevant notice of conversion in accordance with Applicable Procedures) is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change up to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date (or, in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof, the 35th Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change).

 

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(b) Upon surrender of Notes for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall satisfy the related Conversion Obligation in accordance with Section 9.02; provided , however , that if the consideration received by holders of the Common Stock in exchange for such Common Stock in any Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change is composed entirely of cash, for any conversion of Notes following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Conversion Obligation shall be calculated based solely on the Stock Price for the transaction and shall be deemed to be an amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of converted Notes equal to the Conversion Rate (including any adjustment for Additional Shares), multiplied by such Stock Price. In such event, the Conversion Obligation shall be determined and paid to Holders in cash on the third Business Day following the Conversion Date.

The Company shall notify the Holders of Notes, in accordance with Section 10.02 of the Base Indenture, of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change and issue a press release announcing such Effective Date or publish the information on its website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time no later than five Business Days after such Effective Date.

(c) The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased shall be determined by reference to the table in Section 9.03(e), based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the “ Effective Date ”) and the price (the “ Stock Price ”) paid (or deemed to be paid) per share of Common Stock in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change. If the holders of Common Stock receive in exchange for their Common Stock only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Stock Price shall be the cash amount paid per share. Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the five Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

(d) The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table in Section 9.03(e) shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate is otherwise adjusted. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares set forth in the table in Section 9.03(e) shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 9.04.

 

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(e) The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares to be added to the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes pursuant to this Section 9.03:

 

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  $252.54     $275.00     $300.00     $325.00     $359.87     $400.00     $450.00     $500.00     $550.00     $600.00     $700.00     $900.00  

March 5, 2014

    1.1809        1.0177        0.8495        0.7125        0.5603        0.4263        0.3027        0.2126        0.1462        0.0970        0.0348        0.0000   

March 1, 2015

    1.1809        0.9993        0.8307        0.6936        0.5420        0.4093        0.2876        0.1996        0.1352        0.0880        0.0292        0.0000   

March 1, 2016

    1.1809        0.9806        0.8105        0.6731        0.5217        0.3901        0.2704        0.1847        0.1226        0.0777        0.0230        0.0000   

March 1, 2017

    1.1809        0.9700        0.7963        0.6566        0.5039        0.3722        0.2537        0.1700        0.1101        0.0675        0.0171        0.0000   

March 1, 2018

    1.1809        0.9666        0.7861        0.6418        0.4856        0.3525        0.2346        0.1529        0.0956        0.0556        0.0105        0.0000   

March 1, 2019

    1.1809        0.9605        0.7690        0.6176        0.4560        0.3213        0.2054        0.1279        0.0757        0.0408        0.0045        0.0000   

March 1, 2020

    1.1809        0.9202        0.7095        0.5464        0.3777        0.2437        0.1365        0.0713        0.0322        0.0101        0.0000        0.0000   

March 1, 2021

    1.1809        0.8576        0.5545        0.2981        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000   

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

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

(ii) If the Stock Price is greater than $900.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to Section 9.03(d)), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

(iii) If the Stock Price is less than $252.54 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to Section 9.03(d)), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 3.9597 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04.

(f) Nothing in this Section 9.03 shall prevent an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04 in respect of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

Section 9.04 Adjustment of Conversion Rate . The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company if any of the following events occurs, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders of the Notes participate (other than in the case of a share split or share combination), as a result of holding the Notes, and contemporaneously with the holders of the Common Stock, in any of the transactions described in this Section 9.04, as if such Holder of Notes held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder, without having to convert their Notes.

 

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

 

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

Any adjustment made under this Section 9.04(a) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 9.04(a) is declared but not so paid or made, or the outstanding shares of Common Stock are not so split or combined, as the case may be, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution or to effect such share split or share combination, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution or share split or share combination had not been declared.

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

 

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

Any increase made under this Section 9.04(b) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are distributed and shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the distribution of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not occurred.

For the purpose of this Section 9.04(b) and for the purpose of Section 9.01(b)(ii)(A), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such distribution, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

(c) If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding:

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(ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 9.04(d); and

(iii) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 9.04(c) shall apply,

(any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities of the Company, the “ Distributed Property ”), then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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

Any increase made under the portion of this Section 9.04(c) above shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount thereof, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, without having to convert its Notes, the amount and kind of Distributed Property such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution.

If the Board of Directors determines the “FMV” (as defined above) of any distribution for purposes of this Section 9.04(c) by reference to the actual or when-issued trading market for any securities, it shall in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing “SP 0 ”.

 

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With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 9.04(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock of shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “ Spin-Off ”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where,

 

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

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph shall be determined on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period but shall be given effect at the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of any conversion during the Valuation Period, references in the portion of this Section 9.04(c) related to Spin-Offs with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off and the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate. If the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off is less than 10 Trading Days prior to, and including, the end of the Observation Period in respect of any conversion of Notes, references in the portion of this Section 9.04(c) related to Spin-Offs with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that conversion of Notes, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off to, and including, the last Trading Day of such Observation Period.

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to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, including shares of Common Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“ Trigger Event ”):

 

  (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock;

 

  (ii) are not exercisable; and

 

  (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock,

shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 9.04(c) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 9.04(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 9.04(c). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Supplemental Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 9.04(c) was made:

(1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or purchase; and

(2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.

For purposes of Section 9.04(a), Section 9.04(b) and this Section 9.04(c), if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 9.04(c) is applicable also includes one or both of:

 

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(A) a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which Section 9.04(a) is applicable (the “ Clause A Distribution ”); or

(B) a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 9.04(b) is applicable (the “ Clause B Distribution ”),

then:

(1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 9.04(c) is applicable (the “ Clause C Distribution ”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 9.04(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made; and

(2) the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 9.04(a) and Section 9.04(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Company:

(I) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution; and

(II) any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date” within the meaning of Section 9.04(a) or “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date” within the meaning of Section 9.04(b).

(d) If the Company pays any cash dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders of the shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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where,

 

CR 0   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
CR 1   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
SP 0   =    the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and
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Any increase to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 9.04(d) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder of a Note shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of shares of Common Stock without having to convert its Notes, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution.

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

 

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where,

 

CR 0   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires (the “ Expiration Date ”);
CR 1   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date;
AC   =    the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for shares of Common Stock purchased in such tender or exchange offer;
OS 0   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer;
OS 1   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the consummation of the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer; and

 

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SP1   =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date.

The increase to the Conversion Rate under this Section 9.04(e) shall be determined at the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date but shall be given effect at the open of business on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of any conversion within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding any Expiration Date, references in this Section 9.04(e) with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between such Expiration Date and the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate. In addition, if the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date is less than 10 Trading Days prior to, and including, the end of the Observation Period in respect of any conversion of Notes, references in this Section 9.04(e) to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that conversion of Notes, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date to, and including, the last Trading Day of such Observation Period. For the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment under this Section 9.04(e) shall be made if such adjustment would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate.

In the event that the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Company or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then the Conversion Rate shall again be adjusted to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made.

(f) Notwithstanding this Section 9.04 or any other provision of the Indenture or the Notes, if a Conversion Rate adjustment becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date, and a Holder that has converted its Notes on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or prior to the related Record Date would be treated as the record holder of the shares of Common Stock as of the related Conversion Date as described under Section 9.02(h) based on an adjusted Conversion Rate for such Ex-Dividend Date, then, notwithstanding the Conversion Rate adjustment provisions in this Section 9.04, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date shall not be made for such converting Holder. Instead, such Holder shall be treated as if such Holder were the record owner of the shares of Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture or the Notes, in no event will the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes exceed 3.9597, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate as set forth in this Section 9.04.

(h) In addition to those adjustments required by clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 9.04, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of the NASDAQ Global Select Market or any other securities exchange on which securities of the Company are then listed, (i) the Company may increase the Conversion Rate of the Notes by any

 

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amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest and (ii) the Company may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares of Common Stock) or similar event. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall mail to the Holder of each Note at its last address appearing on the Note Register a notice of the increase at least 15 days prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.

(i) All calculations and other determinations under this Article 9 shall be made by the Company and all calculations of the Conversion Rate shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000th) of a share. No adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would require a change of at least 1% in the Conversion Rate; provided, however, that the Company shall carry forward any adjustments which would be required to be made but for this Section 9.04(i), take such carried-forward adjustments into account in any subsequent adjustment, and make such carried-forward adjustments, regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 1%, (x) annually on the anniversary of the date of original issuance of the Notes and (y) otherwise (1) upon conversion of any Notes or (2) prior to any Fundamental Change Purchase Date, unless such adjustment has already been made.

(j) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume without inquiry that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to each Holder at its last address appearing on the Note Register. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

(k) For purposes of this Section 9.04, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company, but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock.

Section 9.05 Adjustments of Prices . Whenever any provision of the Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts over a span of multiple days (including an Observation Period and, if applicable, the period for determining the Stock Price for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), the Board of Directors shall make appropriate adjustments to each to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Effective Date or Expiration Date, as the case may be, of the event occurs, at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts are to be calculated.

 

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Section 9.06 Shares To Be Fully Reserved . The Company shall reserve, out of its authorized but unissued shares that are not reserved for other purposes, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion (assuming that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be converted by a single Holder of the Notes, and including the maximum number of Additional Shares that could be included in the Conversion Rate for a conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change).

Section 9.07 Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Stock .

(a) In the case of:

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

(ii) any consolidation, merger, combination, statutory or binding share exchange or similar transaction involving the Company; or

(iii) any sale, conveyance, lease or other transfer or similar transaction to a third party of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,

in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, cash, securities or other property or assets (any such event, a “ Share Exchange Event ,” and any such cash, securities or other property or assets, the “ Reference Property ,” and the amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock immediately prior to such Share Exchange Event would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Share Exchange Event, a “ unit of Reference Property ”), then the Company or the successor or purchasing company, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders of Notes, a supplemental indenture providing that, at and after the effective time of such Share Exchange Event, a Holder’s right to convert a Note into cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock (unless the Company elects to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares) shall be changed into a right to convert a Note into cash and, if applicable, units of Reference Property (unless the obligor elects to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such units of Reference Property); provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Share Exchange Event, and:

(A) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 9.02 shall continue to be payable in cash;

 

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(B) any shares of Common Stock that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 9.02 (subject to the Company’s right to elect to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares) shall instead be deliverable in units of Reference Property (subject to the obligor’s right to elect to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such units of Reference Property); and

(C) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property,

provided, however, if the holders receive only cash in such Share Exchange Event, then for all conversions that occur after the effective date of such Share Exchange Event (x) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (as may be increased by any Additional Shares pursuant to Section 9.03), multiplied by the price paid per share of Common Stock in such Share Exchange Event and (y) the Company shall satisfy the Conversion Obligation by paying cash to converting Holders on the third Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date.

Such supplemental indenture described above shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article 9. If the Reference Property in respect of any Share Exchange Event includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets of a company other than the Company or the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Share Exchange Event, then such other company shall also execute such supplemental indenture, and such supplemental indenture shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Holders of Notes, including the right of Holders of Notes to require the Company to purchase their Notes upon a Fundamental Change pursuant to Section 10.01, as the Board of Directors reasonably considers necessary by reason of the foregoing.

If the Share Exchange Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then:

(i) the amount and kind of Reference Property into which the Notes will be convertible shall be deemed to be (A) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election or (B) if no holders of the shares of Common Stock affirmatively make such an election, the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Stock; and

(iv) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one share of Common Stock.

The Company shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

 

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(b) In the event the Company shall execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 9.07(a), the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise a unit of Reference Property after any such Share Exchange Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with. In addition, the Company shall issue a press release containing such information or publish such information on its website or through such other public medium as the Company may use. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at its address appearing on the Note Register, within 20 Business Days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

(c) The Company shall not become a party to any Share Exchange Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 9.07. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder of the Notes to convert its Notes into cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock (subject to the Company’s right to elect to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares), as set forth in Section 9.01 and Section 9.02 prior to the effective date of such Share Exchange Event.

(d) The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive Share Exchange Events.

Section 9.08 Certain Covenants . (a) The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes, if any, will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from preemptive rights and all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

(b) The Company covenants that, if any shares of Common Stock to be provided for the purpose of conversion of Notes hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental authority under any federal or state law before such shares may be validly issued upon conversion (other than solely as a result of the status of the converting Holder as an affiliate of the Company), the Company will secure such registration or approval, as the case may be.

(c) The Company further covenants that, if at any time the Common Stock shall be listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Company shall list and keep listed, so long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.

Section 9.09 Responsibility of Trustee . The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to (i) perform any calculations or make any determinations under this Article 9 or (ii) determine the Conversion Rate (or any adjustment thereto) or whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment (including any increase) of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities, property or cash that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) make no

 

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representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 9.07 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Holders upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 9.07 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 7.02 of the Base Indenture, may accept (without any independent investigation) as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officers’ Certificate (which the Company shall be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall be responsible for determining whether any event contemplated by Section 9.01(b) has occurred that makes the Notes eligible for conversion or no longer eligible therefor until the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) the notices referred to in Section 9.01(b) with respect to the commencement or termination of such conversion rights, on which notices the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) may conclusively rely, and the Company agrees to deliver such notices to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) immediately after the occurrence of any such event or at such other times as shall be provided for in Section 9.01(b). The rights, benefits and privileges of the Trustee set forth in the Base Indenture shall be applicable to the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee), and the provisions set forth in Section 7.01(a), (b) and (c) of the Base Indenture relating to the Trustee shall apply to the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee).

Section 9.10 Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions . In case of any:

(a) action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 9.04 or Section 9.11;

(b) Share Exchange Event; or

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

then, in each case (unless notice of such event is otherwise required pursuant to another provision of the Indenture), the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and to be mailed to each Holder at its address appearing on the Note Register, concurrently with the public disclosure thereof, 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 Share Exchange 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

 

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record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such Share Exchange Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, Share Exchange Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.

Section 9.11 Stockholder Rights Plans . If the Company has a rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Notes into Common Stock, if any, each share of Common Stock, if any, issued upon such conversion shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights, if any, and any certificate representing the share of Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any such shareholder rights plan, as the same may be amended from time to time. If however, prior to any conversion of Notes, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable shareholder rights plan, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all holders of the Common Stock Distributed Property as provided in Section 9.04(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

Section 9.12 No Adjustments . (a) Except as provided in Section 9.02, the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted for the issuance of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or the right to purchase Common Stock or any such convertible or exchangeable security, and, for the avoidance of doubt, no adjustment in the Conversion Rate shall be required:

 

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

 

  (2) for ordinary course of business stock repurchases that are not tender offers referred to in Section 9.04(e), including structured or derivative transactions, pursuant to a stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors;

 

  (3) upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock or options, warrants or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of, or assumed by, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

  (4) upon the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant or right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (3) above and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued;

 

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

 

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(b) To the extent that the Securities become convertible into the right to receive only cash in accordance with the provision of Section 9.07, no adjustment need be made thereafter as to the amount of cash to be received.

ARTICLE 10

REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS

Section 10.01 Purchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change . (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time, each Holder of the Notes shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes, or any portion of the principal thereof that is equal to $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount, on the date (the “ Fundamental Change Purchase Date ”) specified by the Company that is not less than 20 nor more than 35 Business Days following the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice (or, if the Company fails to specify a Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the 35th Business Day following the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice, without prejudice to any rights or remedies Holders may have on account of such failure) at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (the “ Fundamental Change Purchase Price ”); provided that if the Fundamental Change Purchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the Interest Payment Date to which such Regular Record Date relates, then the Company shall instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the Holder of record on such Regular Record Date, and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased pursuant to this Article 10.

(b) Purchases of Notes under this Section 10.01 shall be made, at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:

(i) delivery to the Paying Agent (and the Trustee, if not the Paying Agent) by a Holder of a duly completed notice (the “ Fundamental Change Purchase Notice ”) in the form set forth in Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, if the Notes are Physical Notes, or in compliance with the Applicable Procedures, if the Notes are Global Notes, in each case on or before the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date; and

(ii) delivery of the Notes, if the Notes are Physical Notes, to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements for transfer) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent, or book-entry transfer of the Notes, if the Notes are Global Notes, in compliance with the Applicable Procedures, in each case such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price therefor.

The Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in respect of any Notes to be purchased shall state:

(i) in the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered for purchase;

 

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(ii) the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased, which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and

(iii) that the Notes are to be purchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and the Indenture;

provided , however , that if the Notes are Global Notes, the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must comply with the Applicable Procedures.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 10.01 shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 10.02.

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

(c) On or before the 20th Business Day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Holders of the Notes and the Trustee and the Paying Agent (in the case of a Paying Agent other than the Trustee) a notice (the “ Fundamental Change Company Notice ”) of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change and of the repurchase right at the option of the Holders of the Notes arising as a result thereof. Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify:

(i) the events causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii) the effective date of the Fundamental Change;

(iii) the last date on which a Holder may exercise the repurchase right pursuant to this Article 10;

(iv) the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;

(v) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date;

(vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

(vii) the Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the Conversion Rate;

(viii) that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

(ix) the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to repurchase their Notes; and

(x) any other information that the Company shall reasonably determine is appropriate to include therein.

 

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At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall give such notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided , however , that, in all cases, the text of such Fundamental Change Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company.

Such notice shall be by first class mail to the Trustee, to the Paying Agent and to each Holder of the Notes at its address shown in the Note Register (and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law) or, in the case of Global Notes, in accordance with Applicable Procedures. Simultaneously with providing such notice, the Company shall issue a press release and publish a notice containing the information set forth in the Fundamental Change Company Notice on the Company’s website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time.

No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the Holders’ repurchase rights or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 10.01.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Notes may be purchased by the Company on any date at the option of the Holders upon a Fundamental Change if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated (other than in connection with a default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to such date. The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Notes held by it during the acceleration of the Notes (other than in connection with a default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), or any instructions for book-entry transfer of the Notes in compliance with the Applicable Procedures shall be deemed to have been cancelled, and, upon such return or cancellation, as the case may be, the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

Section 10.02 Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice . A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 10.02 at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, specifying:

(i) the principal amount of the Notes with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, which must be $1,000 aggregate principal amount or an integral multiple thereof,

(ii) if Physical Notes have been issued, the certificate number of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and

(iii) the principal amount, if any, of such Note that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, which portion must be $1,000 aggregate principal amount or an integral multiple thereof;

provided , however , that if the Notes are Global Notes, the withdrawal notice must comply with Applicable Procedures.

 

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Section 10.03 Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price . (a) The Company shall deposit with the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company, or if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 2.05 of the Base Indenture) on or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date an amount of money sufficient to purchase all of the Notes to be purchased at the appropriate Fundamental Change Purchase Price. Subject to receipt of funds by the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company), payment for Notes surrendered for purchase (and not withdrawn prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date) will be made on the later of (i) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (provided that the Holder has satisfied the conditions in Section 10.01) and (ii) the time of book-entry transfer or the delivery of such Notes to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 10.01, by mailing checks for the amount payable to the Holders of such Notes entitled thereto as they shall appear in the Note Register; provided, however, that payments to the Depositary shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee. The Trustee shall, promptly after such payment and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company any funds in excess of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price.

(b) If by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) holds money sufficient to make payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price on all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased on such Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then, with respect to the Notes that have been properly surrendered for purchase and not validly withdrawn:

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

(ii) all other rights of the Holders of such Notes shall terminate (other than (x) the right to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and (y) if the Fundamental Change Purchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the related Interest Payment Date, the right of the Holder of record on such Regular Record Date to receive the related interest payment).

(c) Upon surrender of a Note that is to be purchased in part pursuant to Section 10.01, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered, without payment of any service charge.

Section 10.04 Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Notes . In connection with any purchase offer pursuant to a Fundamental Change Company Notice, the Company shall, if required:

 

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(a) comply with the provisions of tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable;

(b) file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act; and

(c) otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection with any offer by the Company to purchase the Notes;

in each case, so as to permit the rights and obligations under this Article 10 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in this Article 10.

ARTICLE 11

NO REDEMPTION

Section 11.01 Applicability of Articles III and XI of the Base Indenture; No Redemption . Neither Article III nor Article XI of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Notes. The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to the Maturity Date, and no sinking fund is provided for the Notes.

ARTICLE 12

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER AND SALE OF ASSETS

Section 12.01 Applicability of Article V of the Base Indenture . Article V of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. Instead the provisions set forth in this Article 12 shall, with respect to the Notes, supersede in their entirety Article V of the Base Indenture, and all references in the Base Indenture to Article V thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article 12 or the applicable provisions set forth in this Article 12, respectively.

Section 12.02 When Company May Merge, Etc . The Company shall not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its properties and assets to, any Person (a “ Successor Person ”) unless:

(a) the Company is the surviving corporation or the Successor Person (if other than the Company) is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and expressly assumes the Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture;

(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture; and

(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee prior to the consummation of the proposed transaction an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the proposed transaction and any related supplemental indenture comply with the Indenture.

 

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For purposes of this Section 12.02 only, for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the foregoing, the sale, conveyance or transfer of intellectual property and similar or related assets and the Company’s equity ownership interests in foreign Subsidiaries to one or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries, in each case, in connection with the Company’s global tax optimization strategies in conjunction with business operations will not be considered “all or substantially all of the Company’s properties and assets.”

Section 12.03 Successor Person Substituted . Upon any such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease in accordance with Section 12.02, the Successor Person (if other than the Company) shall succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under the Notes and the Indenture with the same effect as if such Successor Person had been named as the Company therein and herein, and the Company shall be discharged from its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture except in the case of any such lease.

ARTICLE 13

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 13.01 Investments . All cash received by the Trustee or the Paying Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall be placed in a non-interest bearing trust account.

Section 13.02 Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors . All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements of the Company contained in the Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors and assigns whether so expressed or not.

Section 13.03 Official Acts by Successor Corporation . Any act or proceeding by any provision of the Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or Officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any corporation that shall at the time be the lawful sole successor of the Company.

Section 13.04 Governing Law; Jurisdiction . THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

The Company irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes and the Trustee, that any legal action, suit or proceeding against it with respect to obligations, liabilities or any other matter arising out of or in connection with this Supplemental Indenture or the Notes may be brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and, until amounts due and to become due in respect of the Notes have been paid, hereby irrevocably consents and submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court in personam , generally and unconditionally with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself in respect of its properties, assets and revenues.

The Company irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Supplemental Indenture brought in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States located in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

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Section 13.05 Legal Holidays . For the avoidance of doubt, the Maturity Date, any Interest Payment Date, any Fundamental Change Purchase Date or Conversion Date shall be considered a “payment date” within the meaning of Section 10.07 of the Base Indenture.

Section 13.06 No Security Interest Created . Nothing in the Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall be construed to constitute a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, as now or hereafter enacted and in effect, in any jurisdiction.

Section 13.07 Benefits of Indenture . Nothing in the Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the Holders (or, with respect to the last paragraph of Section 2.05(d), beneficial owners of the Notes), the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, any authenticating agent, any Registrar and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under the Indenture.

Section 13.08 Table of Contents, Headings, Etc . The table of contents and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 13.09 Multiple Originals . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy of this Supplemental Indenture is enough to prove this Supplemental Indenture. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

Section 13.10 Severability . If any provision in this Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision set forth herein or therein, as applicable, or of the Indenture as a whole.

Section 13.11 Calculations . Except as provided with respect to the role of the Trustee as Bid Solicitation Agent herein, the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock, Daily VWAPs, Daily Conversion Values, Daily Settlement Amounts, accrued interest payable on the Notes and the Conversion Rate of the Notes. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, the Company’s calculations shall be final and binding on Holders of Notes. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee shall forward the Company’s calculations to any Holder of Notes upon the request of that Holder at the sole cost and expense of the Company.

 

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Section 13.12 Miscellaneous Amendments Under Base Indenture; Ratification of Base Indenture .

(a) For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes shall not be “Bearer Securities” within the meaning of the Base Indenture.

(b) Except as amended hereby with respect to the Notes, the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

Section 13.13 Trustee’s Disclaimer . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental indenture or the Notes issued hereunder or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company.

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

 

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

By:

  /s/ Deepak Ahuja
  Name:   Deepak Ahuja
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

By:

  /s/ Paula Oswald
  Name:   Paula Oswald
  Title:   Vice President

[Indenture Signature Page]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[INCLUDE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF A GLOBAL NOTE]

[THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS SECURITY IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY.]


TESLA MOTORS, INC.

1.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2021

No. [            ]

  [Initially] (1)  $[            ]

CUSIP No. 88160R AC5

ISIN No. US88160RAC51

Tesla Motors, Inc., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ,” which term includes any successor corporation or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to [CEDE & CO.] (2)  [            ] (3) , or registered assigns, the principal sum [as set forth in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Notes” attached hereto] (4)  [of $[            ]] (5) , which amount, taken together with the principal amounts of all other outstanding Notes, shall not, unless permitted by the Indenture, exceed $1,200,000,000 (or $1,380,000,000 if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement) in aggregate at any time [, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary] (6) .

This Note shall bear cash interest at the rate of 1.25% per year from March 5, 2014, or from the most recent date on which interest had been paid or duly provided for to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date until March 1, 2021. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each March 1 and September 1, commencing on September 1, 2014, to Holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the preceding February 15 or August 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively. Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months. Additional Interest will be payable as set forth in the within-mentioned Indenture, and any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to the Indenture, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made.

Any Defaulted Amounts shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes, subject to the enforceability thereof under applicable law, from, and including, the relevant payment date to, but excluding, the date on which such Defaulted Amounts shall have been paid by the Company in accordance with the Indenture.

The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on this Note, so long as such Note is a Global Note, in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Note. As provided in and subject to the provisions of the

 

(1) Include if a global note.
(2) Include if a global note.
(3) Include if a physical note.
(4) Include if a global note.
(5) Include if a physical note.
(6) Include if a global note.

 

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Indenture, the Company shall pay the principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) at the office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Trustee as its Paying Agent and Registrar in respect of the Notes.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Holder of this Note the right to convert this Note into cash, and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock (unless the Company elects to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares), on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.

In the case of any conflict between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and govern.

This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed manually by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent under the Indenture.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.

 

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

By:

   
  Name:
  Title:

Dated:

This is one of the Notes described in the within-named Indenture.

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

By:

   
  Authorized Officer

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

1.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2021

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company, designated as its 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 (the “ Notes ”), limited to the aggregate principal amount of $1,200,000,000 (or $1,380,000,000 if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Notes in full in accordance with the Underwriting Agreement) all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of May 22, 2013 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as amended and supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 5, 2014 (herein called the “ Supplemental Indenture ”; the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (the “ Trustee ”) to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture.

In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of, and interest on, all Notes may be declared, by either the Trustee or Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and deliveries in respect of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and the principal amount on the Maturity Date, as the case may be, to the Holder who surrenders a Note to a Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Note. The Company shall pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, and in certain other circumstances, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures modifying the terms of the Indenture and the Notes as described therein. It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default under the Indenture.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest on, and the consideration due upon conversion of, this Note at the place, at the respective times, at the rate or in the amount, as applicable, and in the manner herein prescribed.

 

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The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. At the office or agency of the Company designated by the Company for such purpose under the Indenture, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denominations, without payment of any service charge but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer or similar tax that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange of Notes being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes surrendered for such exchange.

The Notes shall not be redeemable at the Company’s option.

Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Holder has the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase for cash all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion thereof (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof) on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Purchase Price.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to convert any Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, into cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock (subject to the Company’s right to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares of Common Stock) at the Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.

Terms used in this Note and defined in the Indenture are used herein as therein defined.

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription of the face of this Note, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM = as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

CUST = Custodian

TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties

JT TEN = joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021

The initial principal amount of this Global Note is         DOLLARS ($[            ]). The following increases or decreases in this Global Note have been made:

 

Date of exchange

 

Amount of

decrease in

principal amount

of this Global Note

 

Amount of

increase in

principal amount

of this Global Note

   Principal amount
of this Global Note
following such
decrease or
increase
   Signature of
authorized
signatory of
Trustee or
Custodian

 

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ATTACHMENT 1

[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]

To: Tesla Motors, Inc.

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion hereof (that is $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, into cash and, if applicable, shares of Common Stock (subject to the Company’s right to deliver cash in lieu of all or a portion of such shares of Common Stock) in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, and directs that any cash payable and any shares of Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon such conversion, together with any cash for any fractional share of Common Stock, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any shares of Common Stock or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes, if any in accordance with the Indenture. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.

 

Dated:          
       
      Signature(s)
     
Signature Guarantee    

 

Signature(s) must be guaranteed

by an eligible Guarantor Institution

(banks, stock brokers, savings and

loan associations and credit unions)

with membership in an approved

signature guarantee medallion program

pursuant to Securities and Exchange

Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if shares

of Common Stock are to be issued, or

Notes are to be delivered, other than

to and in the name of the registered holder.

 

Fill in for registration of shares if

to be issued, and Notes if to

be delivered, other than to and in the

name of the registered holder:

  

 

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(Name)

 

(Street Address)

 

(City, State and Zip Code)

Please print name and address

 

  Principal amount to be converted (if less than all): $        ,000
  NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.
 

 

  Social Security or Other Taxpayer
  Identification Number

 

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ATTACHMENT 2

[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE]

To: Tesla Motors, Inc.

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Tesla Motors, Inc. (the “ Company ”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Purchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with the Indenture (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Purchase Date does not fall during the period after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Purchase Date.

In the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:

 

Dated:    

 

 
Signature(s)

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number
Principal amount to be repurchased (if less than all): $        ,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

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ATTACHMENT 3

[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]

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

 

Dated:    
 
 
Signature(s)  
 

Signature Guarantee

 

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an

eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock

brokers, savings and loan associations and

credit unions) with membership in an approved

signature guarantee medallion program pursuant

to Securities and Exchange Commission

Rule 17Ad-15 if Notes are to be delivered, other

than to and in the name of the registered holder.

  

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

 

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Exhibit 5.1

[LETTERHEAD OF WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, P.C.]

March 5, 2014

Tesla Motors, Inc.

3500 Deer Creek Road,

Palo Alto, California 94304

 

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Tesla Motors, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 15, 2013 of a registration statement on Form . S-3 (the “Registration Statement”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), that is automatically effective under the Act pursuant to Rule 462(e) promulgated thereunder. The Registration Statement relates to, among other things, the proposed issuance and sale, from time to time, by the Company of debt securities (the “Debt Securities”) and shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), each with an indeterminate amount as may at various times be issued at indeterminate prices, in reliance on Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r) under the Act. The Debt Securities and Common Stock are to be sold from time to time as set forth in the Registration Statement, the prospectus contained therein (the “Prospectus”), and the supplements to the Prospectus.

Pursuant to the Registration Statement, the Company has issued (i) $800,000,000 of Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”) and (ii) $1,200,000,000 of Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes” and, together with the 2019 Notes, the “Notes”), all of which will be sold to Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to that certain Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Company and the Underwriters.

The Notes have been issued in the form set forth in the Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2013 (the “Base Indenture”), by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 5, 2014, and the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 5, 2014 (all such Supplemental Indentures together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and the Trustee. The Notes are also convertible initially up to 5,557,600 shares of Common Stock (such number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes referred to herein as, the “Conversion Shares”).

We have examined the Registration Statement, together with the exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference therein; the base prospectus, dated May 15, 2013, together with the documents incorporated by reference therein, filed with the Registration Statement relating to the offering of the Notes (the “Base Prospectus”); the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated February 26, 2014, in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act relating to the offering of the Notes; the final prospectus supplement, dated February 27, 2014 in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act relating to the offering of the Notes (collectively with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus Supplement”); the Indenture and the Notes. In addition, we have examined such other instruments, documents, certificates and records which we have deemed relevant and necessary for the basis of our


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March 5, 2014

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opinion hereinafter expressed. In such examination, we have assumed: (i) the authenticity of original documents and the genuineness of all signatures; (ii) the conformity to the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies; (iii) the truth, accuracy and completeness of the information, representations and warranties contained in the instruments, documents, certificates and records we have reviewed; (iv) each Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the parties thereto (other than the Company); and (v) the legal capacity of all natural persons. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein that were not independently established or verified, we have relied upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company.

We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction, other than the Federal laws of the United States of America, the laws of the State of New York, and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), as such are in effect on the date hereof, and we have made no inquiry into, and we express no opinion as to, the statutes, regulations, treaties; common laws or other laws of any other nation, state or jurisdiction.

We express no opinion as to (i) the effect of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, (ii) rights to indemnification and contribution which may be limited by applicable law or equitable principles, or (iii) the effect of general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, the effect of judicial discretion and the possible unavailability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable relief, and the limitations on rights of acceleration, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

Based on such examination, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Notes have been validly issued and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

2. When the applicable conversion right has been duly exercised in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, and the Conversion Shares have been issued and delivered upon such exercise in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, the Conversion Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.


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March 5, 2014

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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the above-referenced Registration Statement and to the use of our name wherever it appears in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus Supplement, and in any amendment or supplement thereto. In giving such consent, we do not believe that we are “experts” within the meaning of such term as used in the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this opinion as an exhibit or otherwise.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI Professional Corporation

Exhibit 10.1

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

February 27, 2014

Tesla Motors, Inc.

3500 Deer Creek Road

Palo Alto, California 94304

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This letter agreement confirms the terms of the indemnification being provided by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“ J.P. Morgan ”) to Tesla Motors, Inc. (the “ Company ”) in connection with the Company’s February 2014 offering and sale of convertible senior notes due 2019 and convertible senior notes due 2021 (collectively, the “ Securities ”).

1. Indemnification and Contribution .

(a) J.P. Morgan will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each officer and director of the Company and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) (collectively, the “indemnified parties”), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon the email (the “ Email ”) referred to in the prospectus supplement, dated February 27, 2014, relating to the Securities under the heading “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Ownership of our Notes and our Common Stock—If an unauthorized e-mail message sent by an employee of one of the underwriters in this offering were held to violate the Securities Act, some purchasers of securities in this offering may have the right to seek refunds or damages.” J.P. Morgan will reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred.

(b) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against J.P. Morgan under such subsection, notify J.P. Morgan in writing of the commencement thereof (each such notice to J.P. Morgan, a “ Notice ”); but the omission so to notify J.P. Morgan shall not relieve J.P. Morgan from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify J.P. Morgan of the commencement thereof, J.P. Morgan shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to


J.P. Morgan), and, after notice from J.P. Morgan to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, J.P. Morgan shall not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. J.P. Morgan shall not, without the written consent of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

(c) The right to indemnification provided in this letter agreement is cumulative and in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies available to the Company under this letter agreement, at law, or in equity, including the obligations J.P. Morgan may otherwise have pursuant to Section 9 of the Underwriting Agreement, between the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), and the Company shall continue to be subject to any liability which the Company may otherwise have pursuant to Section 9 of the Underwriting Agreement.

2. Governing Law and Submission to Jurisdiction . This letter agreement, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this letter agreement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The Company and J.P. Morgan irrevocably agree to waive trial by jury in any action, proceeding, claim or counterclaim brought by or on behalf of either party related to or arising out of this letter agreement or the performance of services hereunder.

The Company and J.P. Morgan hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or Federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this letter agreement. The Company and J.P. Morgan agree that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to the Company or J.P. Morgan shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. The Company and J.P. Morgan hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in any inconvenient forum.

3. Miscellaneous . This letter agreement together with the Underwriting Agreement contain the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede all oral statements and prior writings with respect thereto. This letter agreement may not be amended or modified except by a writing executed by each of the parties hereto. Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not a part of this letter agreement. This letter agreement is solely for the benefit of the indemnified parties and J.P. Morgan, and no other person shall acquire or have any rights under or by virtue of this letter agreement. This letter agreement may not be assigned or delegated by any party hereto without the other party’s prior written consent.

 

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This letter agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth our understanding, please so indicate by executing this letter, together with the enclosed duplicate originals, in the place indicated and returning two of these originals for our files.

 

Very truly yours,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

By:

  /s/ Sudheer Tegulapalle
  Name: Sudheer Tegulapalle
  Title: Executive Director

 

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Accepted and agreed to as of

the date first written above.

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

 

By:

  /s/ Todd Maron
  Name: Todd Maron
  Title: Secretary & Deputy General Counsel

 

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Exhibit 10.2

Opening Transaction

 

To:   

Tesla Motors, Inc.

3500 Deer Creek Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

A/C:    [    ]
From:    [     ]
Re:    Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction – 2019 Notes
Ref. No:    [     ]
Date:    February 27, 2014

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “ Confirmation ”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”) between [        ] (“ Dealer ”) and Tesla Motors, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2006 ISDA Definitions (the “ 2006 Definitions ”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the “ Definitions ”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus Supplement dated February 27, 2014 to the Prospectus dated May 15, 2013 (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”) and the Base Indenture dated as of May 22, 2013 between Counterparty and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Base Indenture ”), as amended and supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of March 5, 2014 (the “ Supplemental Indenture ” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), relating to the USD 800,000,000 principal amount of 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “ Convertible Securities ”, and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Convertible Securities, a “ Convertible Security ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture or defined in the Prospectus Supplement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the description of the Convertible Securities set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. If any relevant provisions of the Indenture differ in any material respect from those described in the Prospectus Supplement, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties, based on the draft of the Indenture. The parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended, modified or supplemented following its execution, any such amendment, modification or supplement will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than Section 8(b)(ii) below) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. The Transaction is subject to early unwind if the closing of the Convertible Securities is not consummated for any reason, as set forth below in Section 8(k).

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


This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form on the date hereof (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of US Dollars (“ USD ”) as the Termination Currency and (ii) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Counterparty and to Dealer (a) with (I) a “Threshold Amount” applicable to Counterparty of USD150 million and (II) a “Threshold Amount” applicable to Dealer of three percent of the shareholders’ equity of [            ] on the Trade Date, (b) “Specified Indebtedness” having the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that with respect to Dealer it shall not include any obligation in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Dealer’s banking business, (c) the phrase “or becoming capable at such time of being declared” shall be deleted from clause (1) of such Section 5(a)(vi)), and (d) the following language shall be added to the end thereof: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (x) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (y) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (z) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

The Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.

2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

General Terms:

 

Trade Date:

   February 27, 2014

Effective Date:

   The closing date of the initial issuance of the Convertible Securities.

Option Style:

   Modified American, as described under “Procedures for Exercise” below.

Option Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Dealer

Buyer:

   Counterparty

Shares:

   The Common Stock of Counterparty, par value USD0.001 (Ticker Symbol: “TSLA”).

Number of Options:

   800,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options outstanding shall be reduced by each exercise of Options hereunder. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero.

Applicable Percentage:

   [     ]%

 

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Option Entitlement:

   As of any date, a number of Shares per Option equal to (i) the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture and as described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights—General, but without regard to any Fundamental Change Adjustment or a Discretionary Adjustment) multiplied by (ii) the Applicable Percentage.

Fundamental Change Adjustment:

   Any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to the sections of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Adjustment to Conversion Rate upon Conversion In Connection With a Make-Whole Fundamental Change”.

Discretionary Adjustment:

   Any adjustment to the Conversion Rate as set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the second to last paragraph in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rate Adjustments” (i.e., the paragraph commencing with “We are permitted to increase…”).

Strike Price:

   As of any date, an amount in USD equal to USD1,000 divided by the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes —Conversion Rights —General”, but without regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to a Fundamental Change Adjustment or a Discretionary Adjustment). The Strike Price shall be rounded by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Supplemental Indenture.

Number of Shares:

   As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the Number of Options and (ii) the Option Entitlement.

Premium:

   USD [     ]

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges; provided that Section 1.26 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended to add the words “United States” before the word “exchange” in the tenth line of such Section.
Procedures for Exercise:   

Conversion Date:

   With respect to any conversion of a Convertible Security, the date on which the Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement) of such Convertible Security satisfies all of the requirements for conversion thereof as set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — General”.

 

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Free Convertibility Date:

   December 1, 2018

Expiration Time:

   The Valuation Time

Expiration Date:

   March 1, 2019, subject to earlier exercise.

Multiple Exercise:

   Applicable, as described under “Automatic Exercise” below.

Automatic Exercise:

   Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Conversion Date in respect of which a notice of conversion effecting a conversion that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant converting Holder, a number of Options equal to the number of Convertible Securities in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Conversion Date has occurred; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only to the extent Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.
   Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.

 

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Notice of Exercise:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or under “Automatic Exercise” above, in order to exercise any Options, Counterparty, or the trustee on behalf of the Counterparty, must notify Dealer in writing before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period for the Options being exercised of (i) the number of such Options, (ii) the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options, and (iv) if the settlement method for the related Convertible Securities is not Settlement in Shares or Settlement in Cash (each as defined below), the fixed amount of cash per Convertible Security that Counterparty has elected to deliver to Holders (as such term is defined in the Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement) of the related Convertible Securities (the “ Specified Cash Amount ”); provided that in respect of any Options relating to Convertible Securities with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, (A) such notice may be given on or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is (x) Net Share Settlement and the Specified Cash Amount is not USD 1,000, (y) Cash Settlement or (z) Combination Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) in respect of all such Convertible Securities before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Free Convertibility Date specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above. Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a settlement method with respect to the Convertible Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give notice as required above when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, Dealer’s obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise (but not in respect of any subsequent exercise) shall be permanently extinguished, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, such notice (and the related exercise of Options) shall be effective if given after the Exercise Notice Deadline, but prior to 4:00 P.M. New York City time, on the fifth Exchange Business Day following the Exercise Notice Deadline, in which event Dealer’s Delivery Obligation shall not be extinguished but may instead be adjusted by the Calculation Agent to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Exercise Notice Deadline.

Valuation Time:

   At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion.

Market Disruption Event:

   Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:
   “‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Relevant Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options contracts or future contracts relating to the Shares.”

 

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Relevant Stock Exchange:

   The NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Shares are not then listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization or, if the Shares are not then quoted by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization, the principal other market on which the Shares are then traded.

Dealer’s Telephone Number and Telex and/or Facsimile Number and Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:

   As specified in Section 6(b) below.
Settlement Terms:   

Settlement Method:

   For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if (x) Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option and (y) the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as the case may be, contains in writing the following representations and warranties from Counterparty to Dealer as of such notice delivery date:
  

(i)     none of Counterparty and its officers or directors, or any person that controls, potentially controls, or otherwise exercises influence over, Counterparty’s decision to elect the settlement method for the relevant Convertible Securities is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares;

 

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(ii)    Counterparty is electing the settlement method for the relevant Convertible Securities in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws; Counterparty is not electing the settlement method for the relevant Convertible Securities or the Relevant Settlement Method to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act; and Counterparty has not entered into or altered any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction;

  

(iii)  Counterparty has the power to make such election and to execute and deliver any documentation relating to such election that it is required by this Confirmation to deliver and to perform its obligations under this Confirmation and has taken all necessary action to authorize such election, execution, delivery and performance;

  

(iv)   such election and performance of its obligations under this Confirmation do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets; and

  

(v)    any transaction that Dealer makes with respect to the Shares during the period beginning at the time that Counterparty delivers such notice and ending at the close of business on the final day of the Settlement Averaging Period shall be made by Dealer at Dealer’s sole discretion for Dealer’s own account and Counterparty shall not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when, whether or at what price Dealer effects such transactions, including, without limitation, the prices paid or received by Dealer per Share pursuant to such transactions, or whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately.

 

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Relevant Settlement Method:

   In respect of any Option:
  

(i)     if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Security (A) entirely in Shares pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Settlement Upon Conversion” (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Shares ”), (B) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Settlement Upon Conversion” with a Specified Cash Amount less than USD 1,000 or (C) in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Settlement Upon Conversion” with a Specified Cash Amount equal to USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement; and

  

(ii)    if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Security in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Settlement Upon Conversion” with a Specified Cash Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and

  

(iii)  if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Security entirely in cash pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Settlement Upon Conversion” (such settlement method, “Settlement in Cash”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.

 

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Net Share Settlement:

   If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, a number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Option, of (i) (a) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (b) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if such exercise relates to the conversion of Convertible Securities in connection with which Holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares pursuant to a Fundamental Change Adjustment, then the Net Share Settlement Amount shall be a number of Shares equal to the lesser of (i) the Net Share Settlement Amount determined as if the Option Entitlement referenced in “Daily Option Value” were adjusted pursuant to such Fundamental Change Adjustment and (ii) a number of Shares with a value equal to the Relevant Termination Amount for such Option, as determined by the Calculation Agent (and the value of any such Shares determined by the Calculation Agent using the open trading price on the last day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period); provided further that notwithstanding the immediately preceding proviso, in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option.
   Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.

Combination Settlement:

   If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:
  

(i)     cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (A) an amount (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Cash Amount minus USD1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero; and

 

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(ii)    Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of a number of Shares for such Valid Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A) (1) the Daily Option Value on such Valid Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day, divided by (2) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in sub-clause (A)(1) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero;

   provided that, if such exercise relates to the conversion of Convertible Securities in connection with which Holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares pursuant to a Fundamental Change Adjustment, then the aggregate value of the sum of the Combination Settlement Cash Amount and the Combination Settlement Share Amount shall be equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of the sum of the Combination Settlement Cash Amount and the Combination Settlement Share Amount determined as if the Option Entitlement referenced in “Daily Option Value” were adjusted pursuant to such Fundamental Change Adjustment and (ii) cash and Shares with an aggregate value equal to the Relevant Termination Amount for such Option, as determined by the Calculation Agent (and the value of any such Shares determined by the Calculation Agent using the open trading price on the last day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period); provided further that notwithstanding the immediately preceding proviso, (1) in no event shall the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Option multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option and (2) in the event the Applicable Limit would be exceeded, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Option shall be reduced such that the sum referred to in clause (1) does not exceed the Applicable Limit.
   Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.

 

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Cash Settlement:

   If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that, if such exercise relates to the conversion of Convertible Securities in connection with which Holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares pursuant to a Fundamental Change Adjustment, then the Cash Settlement Amount shall be equal to the lesser of (i) the Cash Settlement Amount determined as if the Option Entitlement referenced in “Daily Option Value” were adjusted pursuant to such Fundamental Change Adjustment and (ii) the Relevant Termination Amount for such Option, as determined by the Calculation Agent (and the value of any such Shares determined by the Calculation Agent using the open trading price on the last day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period); provided further that, notwithstanding the immediately preceding proviso, in no event shall the Cash Settlement Amount for any Option exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option.

Delivery Obligation:

   For any Settlement Date, the Net Share Settlement Amount, the Cash Settlement Amount, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount or the Combination Settlement Share Amount payable or deliverable on such Settlement Date.

Daily Option Value:

   For any Valid Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day, multiplied by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day less the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.

Relevant Termination Amount:

   For any Option, the amount determined by the Calculation Agent that would be payable by Dealer pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement if the relevant Conversion Date were an Early Termination Date resulting from an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction was the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty was the sole Affected Party (determined without regard to Section 8(c) of this Confirmation), provided that such amount will be determined as if the Fundamental Change Adjustment provisions were deleted from the Supplemental Indenture.

 

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Applicable Limit:

   For any Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Convertible Security upon conversion of such Convertible Security and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Convertible Security upon conversion of such Convertible Security multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, over (ii) USD1,000.

Applicable Limit Price:

   On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page TSLA <equity> (or any successor thereto).

Valid Day:

   A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, “ Valid Day ” means a Business Day.

Scheduled Valid Day:

   A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the Relevant Stock Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, “ Scheduled Valid Day ” means a Business Day.

Business Day:

   Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed in the State of New York.

Relevant Price:

   On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “TSLA.Q <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) (the “ Nasdaq VWAP ”) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable at such time, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method substantially similar to the method for determining the Nasdaq VWAP). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

 

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Settlement Averaging Period:

   For any Option and regardless of the Settlement Method applicable to such Option:
  

(i)     if the related Conversion Date occurs prior to the Free Convertibility Date, the 20 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the third Valid Day following such Conversion Date; or

  

(ii)    if the related Conversion Date occurs on or following the Free Convertibility Date, the 20 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the 22 nd Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date.

Settlement Date:

   For any Option, the third Business Day immediately following the final Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option.

Settlement Currency:

   USD

Other Applicable Provisions:

   The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.11 and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Settled”. “Share Settled” in relation to any Option means that Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to that Option. The last sentence of Section 9.12 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated to read “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a party shall not be responsible for any special, indirect or consequential damages (including, without limitation, delayed or lost ‘earnings per share’ benefits and delayed or loss tax benefits), even if informed of the possibility thereof.”

Representation and Agreement:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)). With respect to any such certificated Shares (as described in clause (ii) above), the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by deleting the remainder of the provision after the word “encumbrance” in the fourth line thereof.

 

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Adjustments:   

Method of Adjustment:

   Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes —Conversion Rights—Conversion Rate Adjustments”,”—Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of Our Common Stock” and “—Adjustments of Prices” (each, a “ Potential Adjustment Event ”), the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Calculation Agent acting in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Securities that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights— Conversion Rate Adjustments—Adjustments of Prices”, or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets) and determines that such adjustment was materially inaccurate or based on materially inaccurate inputs, then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner; provided, further , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Settlement Averaging Period but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Security under the Indenture because the relevant Holder was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as reasonably determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event.

 

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   Promptly upon the occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Potential Adjustment Event.
   For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any delivery obligation hereunder in respect of any distributed property delivered by Counterparty pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under clause (3) of the section titled “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Conversion Rate Adjustments” (the paragraph starting with “Notwithstanding…”) or any payment obligation in respect of any cash paid by Counterparty the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under clause (4) of the section titled “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Conversion Rate Adjustments” (the paragraph starting with “Notwithstanding…”) (collectively, the “Conversion Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions”), and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction on account of any event or condition described in the Conversion Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions.
Extraordinary Events:   

Merger Events:

   Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of Our Common Stock”.

Tender Offer:

   Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions, a “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under clause (5) of the section titled “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Conversion Rate Adjustments”.

 

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Consequences of Merger Events / Tender Offers:

   Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to a Fundamental Change Adjustment or a Discretionary Adjustment; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction is not reduced as a result of such adjustment; and provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event, the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply.

Notice of Merger Consideration and

Consequences:

  

 

Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but in any event prior to the relevant merger date) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the type and amount of consideration that a holder of Shares would have been entitled to in the case of reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or transfers of assets or other transactions that cause Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration, (ii) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration to be received by the holders of Shares that affirmatively make such an election, and (iii) the details of the adjustment to be made under the Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement in respect of such Merger Event.

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

 

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Additional Disruption Events:

  

(a) Change in Law:

   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by adding the phrase “and/or Hedge Position” after the word “Shares” in clause (X) thereof and (iii) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”; provided , further that any determination as to whether (A) the adoption of or any change in any applicable law or regulation (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute) or (B) the promulgation of or any change in the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with competent jurisdiction of any applicable law or regulation (including any action taken by a taxing authority), in each case, constitutes a “Change in Law” shall be made without regard to Section 739 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the Trade Date.

(b)

   Failure to Deliver: Applicable

(c)

   Insolvency Filing: Applicable

(d)

   Hedging Disruption: Not Applicable

(e)

   Increased Cost of Hedging: Not Applicable

Hedging Party:

   Dealer

Determining Party:

   Dealer

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable

Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding

Hedging Activities:

  

 

Applicable

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable

3. Calculation Agent :         Dealer; provided that all determinations made by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner; provided further that, upon receipt of written request from Counterparty, the Calculation Agent shall promptly provide Counterparty with a written explanation describing in reasonable detail any calculation, adjustment or determination made by it (including any quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources used in making such calculation, adjustment or determination, as the case may be, but without disclosing Dealer’s proprietary models or other information that may be proprietary or subject to contractual, legal or regulatory obligations to not disclose such information), and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such written explanation within five (5) Exchange Business Days from the receipt of such request.

 

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4. Account Details :

Dealer Payment Instructions:

[    ]

Counterparty Payment Instructions:

To be provided by Counterparty.

5. Offices :

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:

[    ]

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is:

3500 Deer Creek Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

6. Notices : For purposes of this Confirmation:

(a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

 

To:

   [    ]

Attn:

   [    ]

Telephone:

   [    ]

Facsimile:

   [    ]

With a copy to:

  
   [    ]

Attn:

   [    ]

Telephone:

   [    ]

Facsimile:

   [    ]

(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

To:

   [    ]
   [    ]

Attn:

   [    ]

Telephone:

   [    ]

Facsimile:

   [    ]

Email:

   [    ]

With a copy to:

  

Attn:

   [    ]

Telephone:

   [    ]

Facsimile:

   [    ]

Email:

   [    ]

 

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7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements :

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date and as of the date of any election by Counterparty of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(c) below, (A) none of Counterparty and its officers and directors is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) (A) On the Trade Date, Counterparty is not engaged in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”), other than (A) a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M and (B) the distribution of the Convertible Securities and the concurrent distribution of the Shares described in the prospectus supplement relating to the Convertible Securities.

(iii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements).

(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.

(v) Prior to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(vi) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(vii) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as, an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, Counterparty is not “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation.

(ix) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, among Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as the Underwriters and Counterparty (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) are true and correct as of the Trade Date and the Effective Date and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

 

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(x) No state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order in the State of Delaware or California applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(xi) Counterparty (i) is an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of Dealer or its associated persons, and (iii) will notify Dealer if any of the statements contained in clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 7(a)(xi) ceases to be true.

(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and is entering into the Transaction as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise) and not for the benefit of any third party.

(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.

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

(e) As a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer (i) an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Trade Date, of Counterparty in customary form and (ii) an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, as to the due incorporation, existence and good standing of Issuer in Delaware, its qualifications as a foreign corporation and good standing in California, the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Confirmation, and the absence of conflict of the execution, delivery and performance of this Confirmation with any material agreement required to be filed as an exhibit to Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Issuer’s charter documents.

 

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(f) Counterparty understands that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection with the Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transactions between Counterparty and Dealer or its affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or advisor in respect of any such transaction, including any entry, exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

(g) Counterparty represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The Options Clearing Corporation entitled “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” .

(h) Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

(i) Counterparty acknowledges that the board of directors of Counterparty has granted the approval necessary to cause the restrictions set forth in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ Business Combinations Statute ”) to be inapplicable to the Transaction, including, without limitation, transactions in, or linked to, Counterparty’s securities to be effected by Dealer in connection with hedging the Transaction, and as a result neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates or associates shall be subject to the restrictions in the Business Combinations Statute as an “interested stockholder” of Counterparty by virtue of (i) its entry into the Transaction or (ii) any act that Dealer may take in furtherance of the Transaction (including without limitation the hedging transactions to be effected by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with the Transaction, whether in Shares or transactions that references the Shares) or (iii) its underwriting of, as the case may be, and/or market-making in, the Convertible Securities and the 2013 Convertible Securities.

8. Other Provisions :

(a) Right to Extend . Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock borrow market or other relevant market or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer; provided that any such extension pursuant to this clause shall not exceed [    ] Exchange Business Days.

(b) Additional Termination Events . The occurrence of (i) an event of default with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Securities as set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes—Events of Default”, or (ii) an Amendment Event, in each case, shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty is the sole Affected Party, and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement.

Amendment Event ” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements, waives or obtains a waiver in respect of any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Securities governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Securities (including changes to the conversion price, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Securities to amend, in each case without the prior consent of Dealer.

 

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(c) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events . If at any time an Early Termination Date occurs and Dealer would be required to make a payment pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement or an Extraordinary Event occurs and Dealer would be required to make a payment pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within two Scheduled Trading Days, no later than 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“ Notice of Share Termination ”); provided that if Counterparty does not elect to require Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its reasonable discretion, to elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterparty’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Counterparty shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above or Section 12.2, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or such later date as the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine (the “ Share Termination Payment Date ”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery   
Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
Share Termination Unit Price:    The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:    In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

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Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
Other Applicable Provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of any Share Termination Delivery Units (or any part thereof).

(d) Disposition of Hedge Shares . Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on the advice of counsel, the Shares (the “ Hedge Shares ”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the U.S. public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty as are customarily requested in connection with underwritten follow-on offers of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a “due diligence” investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business; provided, however , that if Counterparty elects clause (i) above but the items referred to therein are not completed in a timely manner, or if Dealer, in its sole commercially reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(d) shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, including customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the Relevant Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. This Section 8(d) shall survive the termination, expiration or early unwind of the Transaction.

(e) Repurchase and Conversion Rate Adjustment Notices . Counterparty shall, at least five Scheduled Trading Days prior to any day on which Counterparty intends to effect any repurchase of Shares or consummates or otherwise engages in any transaction or event (a “ Conversion Rate Adjustment Event ”) that could reasonably be expected to lead to an increase in the Conversion Rate, give Dealer a

 

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written notice of such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if, following such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, the Notice Percentage would reasonably be expected to be (i) greater than 8.0% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof). The “Notice Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Number of Shares and the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to the Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act or under any U.S. state or federal law, regulation or regulatory order, relating to or arising out of such failure. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all reasonable expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Counterparty) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer.

(f) Transfer and Assignment . Either party may transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of the non-transferring party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent of Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to (A) any affiliate of Dealer whose obligation would be guaranteed by [        ] or (B) any person (including any affiliate of Dealer whose obligations are not guaranteed in the manner described in clause (A)) or any person whose obligations would be guaranteed by a person (a “ Designated Transferee ”), in either case, of credit quality equivalent to Dealer’s (or its guarantor’s), provided however that in no event shall the credit rating of the Designated Transferee or of its guarantor (whichever is higher) be lower than [        ] from Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. or its successor or [        ] from Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Inc. or its successor; provided further that Dealer will notify Counterparty prior to any proposed transfer or assignment to a Designated Transferee. If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0 % or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under the Business Combinations Statute or other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Restrictions ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting, registration, filing or notification obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”), Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing and terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position no

 

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longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists following such partial termination. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(c) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination, (iii) such portion of the Transaction were the only Terminated Transaction and (iv) Dealer were the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement. The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (collectively, “ Dealer Group ”) “beneficially own” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) without duplication on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the case of a transfer or assignment by Counterparty of its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part (any such Options so transferred or assigned, the “ Transfer Options ”), to any party, withholding of such consent by Dealer shall not be considered unreasonable if such transfer or assignment does not meet the reasonable conditions that Dealer may impose including, but not limited, to the following conditions:

(A) With respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty shall not be released from its notice and indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 8(e) or any obligations under Section 2 (regarding Extraordinary Events) or 8(d) of this Confirmation;

(B) Any Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a third party that is a U.S. person (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended);

(C) Such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, undertakings with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, will not expose Dealer to material risks under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of customary legal opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party and Counterparty as are reasonably requested and reasonably satisfactory to Dealer;

(D) Dealer will not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer and assignment;

(E) An Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;

(F) Without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall have caused the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Dealer to permit Dealer to determine that results described in clauses (D) and (E) will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment; and

(G) Counterparty shall be responsible for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred by Dealer in connection with such transfer or assignment.

 

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

(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to the 20 th Exchange Business Day after such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the earlier of the relevant Conversion Date and the first day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Delivery Obligation” (above) among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and

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

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

(i) No Netting and Set-off. The provisions of Section 2(c) of the Agreement shall not apply to the Transaction. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set-off delivery or payment obligations it owes to the other party under the Transaction against any delivery or payment obligations owed to it by the other party, whether arising under the Agreement, under any other agreement between parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.

(j) Equity Rights . Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterparty’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that the obligations of Counterparty under this Confirmation are not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(k) Early Unwind . In the event the sale by Counterparty of the Convertible Securities is not consummated pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on March 5, 2014 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties, which in no event shall be later than March 7, 2014) (March 5, 2014 or such later date being the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”) on the Early Unwind Date and the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty hereunder shall be cancelled and terminated and Counterparty shall pay to Dealer, other than in cases involving a breach of the Underwriting Agreement by Dealer as the Underwriter, an amount in cash equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses relating to the unwinding of Dealer’s hedging activities in respect of the Transaction (including market losses incurred in reselling any Shares purchased by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with such hedging activities, unless Counterparty agrees to purchase any such Shares at the cost at which Dealer purchased such Shares) or, at the election of Counterparty, deliver to Dealer Shares with a value equal to such amount, as determined by the Calculation Agent, in which event the parties shall enter into customary and commercially reasonable documentation relating to the registered or exempt resale of such Shares. Following such termination, cancellation and payment or delivery, each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from, and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to, any obligations or liabilities of either party arising out of, and to be performed in connection with, the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that upon an Early Unwind and following the payment referred to above, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

(l) Illegality . The parties agree that, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of Section 5(b)(i) of the Agreement, “any applicable law” shall include the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any similar law or regulation, without regard to Section 739 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the Trade Date, and the consequences specified in the Agreement, including without limitation, the consequences specified in Section 6 of the Agreement, shall apply to any Illegality arising from any such act, rule or regulation.

 

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(m) Payments by Counterparty upon Early Termination . The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Counterparty would owe to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

(n) Governing Law . THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT AND THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(o) Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY .

(p) Amendment. This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Counterparty and Dealer.

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

 

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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to the address provided in the Notices section of the Confirmation.

 

Yours faithfully,
[            ]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Agreed and Accepted

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

      Opening Transaction

To:

  

Tesla Motors, Inc.

3500 Deer Creek Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

  

A/C:

   [     ]   

From:

   [     ]   

Re:

   Base Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction – 2021 Notes   

Ref. No:

   [     ]   

Date:

   February 27, 2014   

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “ Confirmation ”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”) between [            ] (“ Dealer ”) and Tesla Motors, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2006 ISDA Definitions (the “ 2006 Definitions ”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the “ Definitions ”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus Supplement dated February 27, 2014 to the Prospectus dated May 15, 2013 (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”) and the Base Indenture dated as of May 22, 2013 between Counterparty and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Base Indenture ”), as amended and supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of March 5, 2014 (the “ Supplemental Indenture ” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), relating to the USD 1,200,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 (the “ Convertible Securities ”, and each USD1,000 principal amount of Convertible Securities, a “ Convertible Security ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture or defined in the Prospectus Supplement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. For the avoidance of doubt, references herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the description of the Convertible Securities set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. If any relevant provisions of the Indenture differ in any material respect from those described in the Prospectus Supplement, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties, based on the draft of the Indenture. The parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended, modified or supplemented following its execution, any such amendment, modification or supplement will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation (other than Section 8(b)(ii) below) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. The Transaction is subject to early unwind if the closing of the Convertible Securities is not consummated for any reason, as set forth below in Section 8(k).

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


This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form on the date hereof (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of US Dollars (“ USD ”) as the Termination Currency and (ii) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Counterparty and to Dealer (a) with (I) a “Threshold Amount” applicable to Counterparty of USD150 million and (II) a “Threshold Amount” applicable to Dealer of three percent of the shareholders’ equity of [            ]. on the Trade Date, (b) “Specified Indebtedness” having the meaning set forth in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that with respect to Dealer it shall not include any obligation in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Dealer’s banking business, (c) the phrase “or becoming capable at such time of being declared” shall be deleted from clause (1) of such Section 5(a)(vi)), and (d) the following language shall be added to the end thereof: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (x) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (y) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (z) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”

All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

The Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Counterparty or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Counterparty pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Counterparty, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Counterparty are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.

2. The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   

Trade Date:

   February 27, 2014

Effective Date:

   The closing date of the initial issuance of the Convertible Securities.

Option Style:

   Modified American, as described under “Procedures for Exercise” below.

Option Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Dealer

Buyer:

   Counterparty

Shares:

   The Common Stock of Counterparty, par value USD0.001 (Ticker Symbol: “TSLA”).

Number of Options:

   1,200,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options outstanding shall be reduced by each exercise of Options hereunder. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero.

Applicable Percentage:

   [     ]%

 

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Option Entitlement:

   As of any date, a number of Shares per Option equal to (i) the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture and as described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights—General, but without regard to any Fundamental Change Adjustment or a Discretionary Adjustment) multiplied by (ii) the Applicable Percentage.

Fundamental Change Adjustment:

   Any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to the sections of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Adjustment to Conversion Rate upon Conversion In Connection With a Make-Whole Fundamental Change”.

Discretionary Adjustment:

   Any adjustment to the Conversion Rate as set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the second to last paragraph in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rate Adjustments” (i.e., the paragraph commencing with “We are permitted to increase…”).

Strike Price:

   As of any date, an amount in USD equal to USD1,000 divided by the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes —Conversion Rights —General”, but without regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to a Fundamental Change Adjustment or a Discretionary Adjustment). The Strike Price shall be rounded by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Supplemental Indenture.

Number of Shares:

   As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of (i) the Number of Options and (ii) the Option Entitlement.

Premium:

   USD [     ]

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

Exchange:

   The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges; provided that Section 1.26 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended to add the words “United States” before the word “exchange” in the tenth line of such Section.

Procedures for Exercise:

  

Conversion Date:

   With respect to any conversion of a Convertible Security, the date on which the Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement) of such Convertible Security satisfies all of the requirements for conversion thereof as set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — General”.

 

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Free Convertibility Date:

   December 1, 2020

Expiration Time:

   The Valuation Time

Expiration Date:

   March 1, 2021, subject to earlier exercise.

Multiple Exercise:

   Applicable, as described under “Automatic Exercise” below.

Automatic Exercise:

   Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Conversion Date in respect of which a notice of conversion effecting a conversion that is effective as to Counterparty has been delivered by the relevant converting Holder, a number of Options equal to the number of Convertible Securities in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Conversion Date has occurred; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only to the extent Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.
   Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.

Notice of Exercise:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or under “Automatic Exercise” above, in order to exercise any Options, Counterparty, or the trustee on behalf of the Counterparty, must notify Dealer in writing before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period for the Options being exercised of (i) the number of such Options, (ii) the scheduled first day of the Settlement Averaging Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options, and (iv) if the settlement method for the related Convertible Securities is not Settlement in Cash (as defined below), the fixed amount of cash per Convertible Security that Counterparty has elected to deliver to Holders (as such term is defined in the Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement) of the related Convertible Securities (the Specified Cash Amount ); provided that in respect of any Options relating to Convertible Securities with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, (A) such notice may be given on

 

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   or prior to the second Scheduled Valid Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is (x) Cash Settlement or (y) Combination Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) in respect of all such Convertible Securities before 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Free Convertibility Date specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above. Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a settlement method with respect to the Convertible Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give notice as required above when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, Dealer’s obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise (but not in respect of any subsequent exercise) shall be permanently extinguished, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, such notice (and the related exercise of Options) shall be effective if given after the Exercise Notice Deadline, but prior to 4:00 P.M. New York City time, on the fifth Exchange Business Day following the Exercise Notice Deadline, in which event Dealer’s Delivery Obligation shall not be extinguished but may instead be adjusted by the Calculation Agent to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Exercise Notice Deadline.

Valuation Time:

   At the close of trading of the regular trading session on the Exchange; provided that if the principal trading session is extended, the Calculation Agent shall determine the Valuation Time in its reasonable discretion.

Market Disruption Event:

   Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:
   “‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Scheduled Valid Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Relevant Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options contracts or future contracts relating to the Shares.”

 

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Relevant Stock Exchange:

   The NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Shares are not then listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed or, if the Shares are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization or, if the Shares are not then quoted by the National Quotation Bureau or similar organization, the principal other market on which the Shares are then traded.

Dealer’s Telephone Numberand Telex and/or Facsimile

Numberand Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:

   As specified in Section 6(b) below.

Settlement Terms:

  

Settlement Method:

   For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if (x) Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option and (y) the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as the case may be, contains in writing the following representations and warranties from Counterparty to Dealer as of such notice delivery date:
  

(i)     none of Counterparty and its officers or directors, or any person that controls, potentially controls, or otherwise exercises influence over, Counterparty’s decision to elect the settlement method for the relevant Convertible Securities is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares;

  

(ii)    Counterparty is electing the settlement method for the relevant Convertible Securities in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws; Counterparty is not electing the settlement method for the relevant Convertible Securities or the Relevant Settlement Method to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act; and Counterparty has not entered into or altered any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction;

 

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(iii)  Counterparty has the power to make such election and to execute and deliver any documentation relating to such election that it is required by this Confirmation to deliver and to perform its obligations under this Confirmation and has taken all necessary action to authorize such election, execution, delivery and performance;

  

(iv)   such election and performance of its obligations under this Confirmation do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets; and

  

(v)    any transaction that Dealer makes with respect to the Shares during the period beginning at the time that Counterparty delivers such notice and ending at the close of business on the final day of the Settlement Averaging Period shall be made by Dealer at Dealer’s sole discretion for Dealer’s own account and Counterparty shall not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when, whether or at what price Dealer effects such transactions, including, without limitation, the prices paid or received by Dealer per Share pursuant to such transactions, or whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately.

 

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Relevant Settlement Method:

   In respect of any Option:
  

(i)     if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Security in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Settlement Upon Conversion” with a Specified Cash Amount equal to USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement; and

  

(ii)    if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Security in a combination of cash and Shares pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Settlement Upon Conversion” with a Specified Cash Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and

  

(iii)  if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Convertible Security entirely in cash pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Settlement Upon Conversion” (such settlement method, “Settlement in Cash”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.

 

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Net Share Settlement:

   If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, a number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for each such Option, of (i) (a) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (b) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if such exercise relates to the conversion of Convertible Securities in connection with which Holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares pursuant to a Fundamental Change Adjustment, then the Net Share Settlement Amount
   shall be a number of Shares equal to the lesser of (i) the Net Share Settlement Amount determined as if the Option Entitlement referenced in “Daily Option Value” were adjusted pursuant to such Fundamental Change Adjustment and (ii) a number of Shares with a value equal to the Relevant Termination Amount for such Option, as determined by the Calculation Agent (and the value of any such Shares determined by the Calculation Agent using the open trading price on the last day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period); provided further that notwithstanding the immediately preceding proviso, in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option.
   Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Net Share Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.

Combination Settlement:

   If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:
  

(i)     cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (A) an amount (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Cash Amount minus USD1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value, divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero; and

 

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(ii)    Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of a number of Shares for such Valid Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A) (1) the Daily Option Value on such Valid Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Valid Day, divided by (2) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day , divided by (B) the number of Valid Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that if the calculation in sub-clause (A)(1) above results in zero or a negative number for any Valid Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero;

   provided that, if such exercise relates to the conversion of Convertible Securities in connection with which Holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares pursuant to a Fundamental Change Adjustment, then the aggregate value of the sum of the Combination Settlement Cash Amount and the Combination Settlement Share Amount shall be equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate value of the sum of the Combination Settlement Cash Amount and the Combination Settlement Share Amount determined as if the Option Entitlement referenced in “Daily Option Value” were adjusted pursuant to such Fundamental Change Adjustment and (ii) cash and Shares with an aggregate value equal to the Relevant Termination Amount for such Option, as determined by the Calculation Agent (and the value of any such Shares determined by the Calculation Agent using the open trading price on the last day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period); provided further that notwithstanding the immediately preceding proviso, (1) in no event shall the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Option multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option and (2) in the event the Applicable Limit would be exceeded, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Option shall be reduced such that the sum referred to in clause (1) does not exceed the Applicable Limit.
   Dealer will deliver cash in lieu of any fractional Shares to be delivered with respect to any Combination Settlement Share Amount valued at the Relevant Price for the last Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period.

Cash Settlement:

   If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum, for each Valid Day during the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option, of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day, divided by (ii) the number of Valid

 

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   Days in the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that, if such exercise relates to the conversion of Convertible Securities in connection with which Holders thereof are entitled to receive additional Shares pursuant to a Fundamental Change Adjustment, then the Cash Settlement Amount shall be equal to the lesser of (i) the Cash Settlement Amount determined as if the Option Entitlement referenced in “Daily Option Value” were adjusted pursuant to such Fundamental Change Adjustment and (ii) the Relevant Termination Amount for such Option, as determined by the Calculation Agent (and the value of any such Shares determined by the Calculation Agent using the open trading price on the last day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period); provided further that, notwithstanding the immediately preceding proviso, in no event shall the Cash Settlement Amount for any Option exceed the Applicable Limit for such Option.

Delivery Obligation:

   For any Settlement Date, the Net Share Settlement Amount, the Cash Settlement Amount, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount or the Combination Settlement Share Amount payable or deliverable on such Settlement Date.

Daily Option Value:

   For any Valid Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Valid Day, multiplied by (ii) the Relevant Price on such Valid Day less the Strike Price on such Valid Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Valid Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.

Relevant Termination Amount:

   For any Option, the amount determined by the Calculation Agent that would be payable by Dealer pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement if the relevant Conversion Date were an Early Termination Date resulting from an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction was the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty was the sole Affected Party (determined without regard to Section 8(c) of this Confirmation), provided that such amount will be determined as if the Fundamental Change Adjustment provisions were deleted from the Supplemental Indenture.

Applicable Limit:

   For any Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash delivered to the Holder of the related Convertible Security upon conversion of such Convertible Security and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Convertible Security upon conversion of such Convertible Security multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the Settlement Date for such Option, over (ii) USD1,000.

 

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Applicable Limit Price:

   On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page TSLA <equity> (or any successor thereto).

Valid Day:

   A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, “ Valid Day ” means a Business Day.

Scheduled Valid Day:

   A day that is scheduled to be a Valid Day on the Relevant Stock Exchange. If the Shares are not listed, quoted or traded on any U.S. securities exchange or any other market, “ Scheduled Valid Day ” means a Business Day.

Business Day:

   Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close or be closed in the State of New York.

Relevant Price:

   On any Valid Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “TSLA.Q <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) (the “ Nasdaq VWAP ”) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Valid Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable at such time, the market value of one Share on such Valid Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method substantially similar to the method for determining the Nasdaq VWAP). The Relevant Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

Settlement Averaging Period:

   For any Option and regardless of the Settlement Method applicable to such Option:
  

(i)     if the related Conversion Date occurs prior to the Free Convertibility Date, the 20 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the third Valid Day following such Conversion Date; or

  

(ii)    if the related Conversion Date occurs on or following the Free Convertibility Date, the 20 consecutive Valid Days commencing on, and including, the 22 nd Scheduled Valid Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date.

 

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Settlement Date:

   For any Option, the third Business Day immediately following the final Valid Day of the Settlement Averaging Period for such Option.

Settlement Currency:

   USD

Other Applicable Provisions:

   The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.11 and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable, except that all references in such provisions to “Physically-settled” shall be read as references to “Share Settled”. “Share Settled” in relation to any Option means that Net Share Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable to that Option. The last sentence of Section 9.12 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended and restated to read “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a party shall not be responsible for any special, indirect or consequential damages (including, without limitation, delayed or lost ‘earnings per share’ benefits and delayed or loss tax benefits), even if informed of the possibility thereof.”

Representation and Agreement:

   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)). With respect to any such certificated Shares (as described in clause (ii) above), the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by deleting the remainder of the provision after the word “encumbrance” in the fourth line thereof.

 

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Adjustments:

  

Method of Adjustment:

   Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes —Conversion Rights—Conversion Rate Adjustments”,”—Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of Our Common Stock” and “—Adjustments of Prices” (each, a “ Potential Adjustment Event ”), the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Calculation Agent acting in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Securities that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights— Conversion Rate Adjustments—Adjustments of Prices”, or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets) and determines that such adjustment was materially inaccurate or based on materially inaccurate inputs, then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner; provided, further , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Settlement Averaging Period but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Security under the Indenture because the relevant Holder was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as reasonably determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event.
   Promptly upon the occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such Potential Adjustment Event.
   For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any delivery obligation hereunder in respect of any distributed property delivered by Counterparty pursuant to the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under clause (3) of the section titled “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Conversion Rate Adjustments” (the paragraph starting with “Notwithstanding...”) or any payment obligation in respect of any cash paid by Counterparty the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under clause (4) of the section titled “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Conversion Rate Adjustments” (the paragraph starting with “Notwithstanding...”) (collectively, the “Conversion Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions”), and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction on account of any event or condition described in the Conversion Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions.

 

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Extraordinary Events:

  

Merger Events:

   Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of Our Common Stock”.

Tender Offer:

   Applicable; provided that notwithstanding Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions, a “Tender Offer” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under clause (5) of the section titled “Description of Notes — Conversion Rights — Conversion Rate Adjustments”.

Consequences of Merger Events /

  

Tender Offers:

   Notwithstanding Section 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to a Fundamental Change Adjustment or a Discretionary Adjustment; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction is not reduced as a result of such adjustment; and provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event, the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person not organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply.

 

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Notice of Merger Consideration and Consequences:

   Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but in any event prior to the relevant merger date) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the type and amount of consideration that a holder of Shares would have been entitled to in the case of reclassifications, consolidations, mergers, sales or transfers of assets or other transactions that cause Shares to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration, (ii) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration to be received by the holders of Shares that affirmatively make such an election, and (iii) the details of the adjustment to be made under the Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement in respect of such Merger Event.

Nationalization, Insolvencyor Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

Additional Disruption Events:

  

(a) Change in Law:

   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by adding the phrase “and/or Hedge Position” after the word “Shares” in clause (X) thereof and (iii) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”; provided , further that any determination as to whether (A) the adoption of or any change in any applicable law or regulation (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute) or (B) the promulgation of or any change in the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with competent jurisdiction of any applicable law or regulation (including any action taken by a taxing authority), in each case, constitutes a “Change in Law” shall be made without regard to Section 739 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the Trade Date.

 

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(b) Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable

(c) Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable

(d) Hedging Disruption:

   Not Applicable

(e) Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Not Applicable

Hedging Party:

   Dealer

Determining Party:

   Dealer

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable

Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:

  

 

Applicable

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable

3. Calculation Agent :     Dealer; provided that all determinations made by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner; provided further that, upon receipt of written request from Counterparty, the Calculation Agent shall promptly provide Counterparty with a written explanation describing in reasonable detail any calculation, adjustment or determination made by it (including any quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources used in making such calculation, adjustment or determination, as the case may be, but without disclosing Dealer’s proprietary models or other information that may be proprietary or subject to contractual, legal or regulatory obligations to not disclose such information), and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such written explanation within five (5) Exchange Business Days from the receipt of such request.

4. Account Details :

Dealer Payment Instructions:

[            ]

Counterparty Payment Instructions:

To be provided by Counterparty.

5. Offices :

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:

[            ]

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is:

3500 Deer Creek Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

 

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6. Notices : For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

 

  

To:

   [     ]
  

Attn:

   [     ]
  

Telephone:

   [     ]
  

Facsimile:

   [     ]
  

With a copy to:

  
      [     ]
  

Attn:

   [     ]
  

Telephone:

   [     ]
  

Facsimile:

   [     ]

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

 

To:

   [     ]
 

Attn:

   [     ]
 

Telephone:

   [     ]
 

Facsimile:

   [     ]
 

Email:

   [     ]
 

With a copy to:

  
 

Attn:

   [     ]
 

Telephone:

   [     ]
 

Facsimile:

   [     ]
 

Email:

   [     ]

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements :

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date and as of the date of any election by Counterparty of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(c) below, (A) none of Counterparty and its officers and directors is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(ii) (A) On the Trade Date, Counterparty is not engaged in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”), other than (A) a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M and (B) the distribution of the Convertible Securities and the concurrent distribution of the Shares described in the prospectus supplement relating to the Convertible Securities.

(iii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements).

(iv) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.

(v) Prior to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(vi) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(vii) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as, an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(viii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, Counterparty is not “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation.

(ix) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2014, among Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as the Underwriters and Counterparty (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) are true and correct as of the Trade Date and the Effective Date and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(x) No state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order in the State of Delaware or California applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(xi) Counterparty (i) is an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of Dealer or its associated persons, and (iii) will notify Dealer if any of the statements contained in clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 7(a)(xi) ceases to be true.

 

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(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and is entering into the Transaction as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise) and not for the benefit of any third party.

(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.

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

(e) As a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer (i) an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Trade Date, of Counterparty in customary form and (ii) an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, as to the due incorporation, existence and good standing of Issuer in Delaware, its qualifications as a foreign corporation and good standing in California, the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Confirmation, and the absence of conflict of the execution, delivery and performance of this Confirmation with any material agreement required to be filed as an exhibit to Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Issuer’s charter documents.

(f) Counterparty understands that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection with the Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transactions between Counterparty and Dealer or its affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or advisor in respect of any such transaction, including any entry, exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

(g) Counterparty represents and warrants that it has received, read and understands the OTC Options Risk Disclosure Statement and a copy of the most recent disclosure pamphlet prepared by The Options Clearing Corporation entitled “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” .

 

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(h) Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

(i) Counterparty acknowledges that the board of directors of Counterparty has granted the approval necessary to cause the restrictions set forth in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ Business Combinations Statute ”) to be inapplicable to the Transaction, including, without limitation, transactions in, or linked to, Counterparty’s securities to be effected by Dealer in connection with hedging the Transaction, and as a result neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates or associates shall be subject to the restrictions in the Business Combinations Statute as an “interested stockholder” of Counterparty by virtue of (i) its entry into the Transaction or (ii) any act that Dealer may take in furtherance of the Transaction (including without limitation the hedging transactions to be effected by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with the Transaction, whether in Shares or transactions that references the Shares) or (iii) its underwriting of, as the case may be, and/or market-making in, the Convertible Securities and the 2013 Convertible Securities.

8. Other Provisions :

(a) Right to Extend . Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer, with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock borrow market or other relevant market or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer; provided that any such extension pursuant to this clause shall not exceed [            ] Exchange Business Days.

(b) Additional Termination Events . The occurrence of (i) an event of default with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Securities as set forth in the section of the Supplemental Indenture containing the provisions described in the Prospectus Supplement under “Description of Notes—Events of Default”, or (ii) an Amendment Event, in each case, shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty is the sole Affected Party, and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement.

Amendment Event ” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements, waives or obtains a waiver in respect of any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Securities governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Securities (including changes to the conversion price, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Securities to amend, in each case without the prior consent of Dealer.

(c) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events . If at any time an Early Termination Date occurs and Dealer would be required to make a payment pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement or an Extraordinary Event occurs and Dealer would be required to make a payment pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within two Scheduled Trading Days, no later than 9:30 a.m. New York City time on the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“ Notice of Share Termination ”); provided that if Counterparty does not elect to require Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its reasonable discretion, to

 

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elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterparty’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Counterparty shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above or Section 12.2, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or such later date as the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine (the “ Share Termination Payment Date ”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Property:   

 

A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

Share Termination Unit Price:    The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:    In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.
Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
Other Applicable Provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of any Share Termination Delivery Units (or any part thereof).

 

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(d) Disposition of Hedge Shares . Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on the advice of counsel, the Shares (the “ Hedge Shares ”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the U.S. public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty as are customarily requested in connection with underwritten follow-on offers of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a “due diligence” investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business; provided, however , that if Counterparty elects clause (i) above but the items referred to therein are not completed in a timely manner, or if Dealer, in its sole commercially reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(d) shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, including customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the Relevant Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. This Section 8(d) shall survive the termination, expiration or early unwind of the Transaction.

(e) Repurchase and Conversion Rate Adjustment Notices . Counterparty shall, at least five Scheduled Trading Days prior to any day on which Counterparty intends to effect any repurchase of Shares or consummates or otherwise engages in any transaction or event (a “ Conversion Rate Adjustment Event ”) that could reasonably be expected to lead to an increase in the Conversion Rate, give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if, following such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, the Notice Percentage would reasonably be expected to be (i) greater than 8.0% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof). The “Notice Percentage” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Number of Shares and the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e) then Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to the Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to this Transaction), claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof),

 

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joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act or under any U.S. state or federal law, regulation or regulatory order, relating to or arising out of such failure. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all reasonable expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Counterparty) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer.

(f) Transfer and Assignment . Either party may transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of the non-transferring party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent of Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to (A) any affiliate of Dealer whose obligation would be guaranteed by [            ] or (B) any person (including any affiliate of Dealer whose obligations are not guaranteed in the manner described in clause (A)) or any person whose obligations would be guaranteed by a person (a “ Designated Transferee ”), in either case, of credit quality equivalent to Dealer’s (or its guarantor’s), provided however that in no event shall the credit rating of the Designated Transferee or of its guarantor (whichever is higher) be lower than [            ] from Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. or its successor or [            ] from Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Inc. or its successor; provided further that Dealer will notify Counterparty prior to any proposed transfer or assignment to a Designated Transferee. If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0 % or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under the Business Combinations Statute or other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Restrictions ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting, registration, filing or notification obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”), Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing and terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists following such partial termination. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(c) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination, (iii) such portion of the Transaction were the only Terminated Transaction and (iv) Dealer were the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement. The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (collectively, “ Dealer Group ”) “beneficially own” (within

 

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the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) without duplication on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the case of a transfer or assignment by Counterparty of its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part (any such Options so transferred or assigned, the “ Transfer Options ”), to any party, withholding of such consent by Dealer shall not be considered unreasonable if such transfer or assignment does not meet the reasonable conditions that Dealer may impose including, but not limited, to the following conditions:

(A) With respect to any Transfer Options, Counterparty shall not be released from its notice and indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 8(e) or any obligations under Section 2 (regarding Extraordinary Events) or 8(d) of this Confirmation;

(B) Any Transfer Options shall only be transferred or assigned to a third party that is a U.S. person (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended);

(C) Such transfer or assignment shall be effected on terms, including any reasonable undertakings by such third party (including, but not limited to, undertakings with respect to compliance with applicable securities laws in a manner that, in the reasonable judgment of Dealer, will not expose Dealer to material risks under applicable securities laws) and execution of any documentation and delivery of customary legal opinions with respect to securities laws and other matters by such third party and Counterparty as are reasonably requested and reasonably satisfactory to Dealer;

(D) Dealer will not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer and assignment;

(E) An Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer and assignment;

(F) Without limiting the generality of clause (B), Counterparty shall have caused the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Dealer to permit Dealer to determine that results described in clauses (D) and (E) will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment; and

(G) Counterparty shall be responsible for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred by Dealer in connection with such transfer or assignment.

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

(i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to the 20 th Exchange Business Day after such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the earlier of the relevant Conversion Date and the first day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Delivery Obligation” (above) among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and

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

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

 

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(i) No Netting and Set-off. The provisions of Section 2(c) of the Agreement shall not apply to the Transaction. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set-off delivery or payment obligations it owes to the other party under the Transaction against any delivery or payment obligations owed to it by the other party, whether arising under the Agreement, under any other agreement between parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.

(j) Equity Rights . Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterparty’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that the obligations of Counterparty under this Confirmation are not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(k) Early Unwind . In the event the sale by Counterparty of the Convertible Securities is not consummated pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on March 5, 2014 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties, which in no event shall be later than March 7, 2014) (March 5, 2014 or such later date being the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”) on the Early Unwind Date and the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty hereunder shall be cancelled and terminated and Counterparty shall pay to Dealer, other than in cases involving a breach of the Underwriting Agreement by Dealer as the Underwriter, an amount in cash equal to the aggregate amount of costs and expenses relating to the unwinding of Dealer’s hedging activities in respect of the Transaction (including market losses incurred in reselling any Shares purchased by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with such hedging activities, unless Counterparty agrees to purchase any such Shares at the cost at which Dealer purchased such Shares) or, at the election of Counterparty, deliver to Dealer Shares with a value equal to such amount, as determined by the Calculation Agent, in which event the parties shall enter into customary and commercially reasonable documentation relating to the registered or exempt resale of such Shares. Following such termination, cancellation and payment or delivery, each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from, and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to, any obligations or liabilities of either party arising out of, and to be performed in connection with, the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that upon an Early Unwind and following the payment referred to above, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

(l) Illegality. The parties agree that, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of Section 5(b)(i) of the Agreement, “any applicable law” shall include the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any similar law or regulation, without regard to Section 739 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the Trade Date, and the consequences specified in the Agreement, including without limitation, the consequences specified in Section 6 of the Agreement, shall apply to any Illegality arising from any such act, rule or regulation.

(m) Payments by Counterparty upon Early Termination. The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Counterparty would owe to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

(n) Governing Law . THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT AND THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE

 

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TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(o) Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY .

(p) Amendment. This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Counterparty and Dealer.

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

 

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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to the address provided in the Notices section of the Confirmation.

 

Yours faithfully,
[            ]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Agreed and Accepted By:

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

 

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Exhibit 10.4

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY (THE “WARRANTS”) WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE WARRANTS MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS THEREOF.

Opening Transaction

 

To:   

Tesla Motors, Inc.

3500 Deer Creek Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

A/C:    [     ]
From:    [     ]
Re:    Base Issuer Warrant Transaction – 2019 Expiry
Ref. No:    [     ]
Date:    February 27, 2014

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “ Confirmation ”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”) between [            ] (“ Dealer ”) and Tesla Motors, Inc. (“ Issuer ”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1.  This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2006 ISDA Definitions (the “ 2006 Definitions ”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the “ Definitions ”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option or an Option, as context requires.

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

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Issuer as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Issuer had executed an agreement in such form on the date hereof (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of US Dollars (“ USD ”) as the Termination Currency and (ii) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer (a) with a “Threshold Amount” of USD150 million, (b) the phrase “or becoming capable at such time of being declared” shall be deleted from clause (1) of such Section 5(a)(vi)), and (c) the following language shall be added to the end thereof: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (x) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (y) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (z) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”

 


All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

The Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Issuer or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Issuer pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Issuer, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Issuer are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.

2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   

Trade Date:

   February 27, 2014

Effective Date:

   March 5, 2014, or such other date as agreed between the parties, subject to Section 8(k) below.

Components:

   The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.

Warrant Style:

   European

Warrant Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Issuer

Buyer:

   Dealer

Shares:

   The Common Stock of Issuer, par value USD0.001 (Ticker Symbol: “TSLA”).

Number of Warrants:

   For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Warrant Entitlement:

   One Share per Warrant

Strike Price:

   USD 512.6562

Number of Shares:

   As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of the Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement.

Premium:

   USD [     ]

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

 

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Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges; provided that Section 1.26 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended to add the words “United States” before the word “exchange” in the tenth line of such Section.
Procedures for Exercise:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Expiration Time:

   Valuation Time

Expiration Date:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to elect, in its reasonable discretion, that the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, the VWAP Price for such Expiration Date shall be the prevailing market value per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date, shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component and may determine the VWAP Price based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Trading Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Trading Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Trading Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Trading Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full . Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date. “ Final Disruption Date ” means [    ].

 

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Market Disruption Event:

   Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (A) by deleting the words “during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be,” in clause (ii) thereof and (B) by replacing the words “or (iii) an Early Closure.” therein with “(iii) an Early Closure, or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption.”
   Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

Regulatory Disruption:

   Any event that Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, determines makes it appropriate, with regard to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures generally applicable to transactions of the type of the Transactions contemplated hereby and consistently applied, for Dealer to refrain from or decrease any market activity in connection with the Transaction. Dealer shall notify Issuer as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than two Scheduled Trading Days after such Regulatory Disruption was invoked) that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.

Automatic Exercise:

   Applicable; and means that the Number of Warrants for the corresponding Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date unless Dealer notifies Seller (by telephone or in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply to such Expiration Date.

Issuer’s Telephone Numberand Telex and/or Facsimile Numberand Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:

   As provided in Section 6(a) below.
Settlement Terms:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Settlement Currency:

   USD

Settlement Method Election :

   Applicable; provided that:
   (i) Issuer may elect Cash Settlement only if, on or prior to the Settlement Method Election Date, Issuer delivers written notice to Dealer stating that Issuer has elected that Cash Settlement apply with respect to every Component of the Transaction;

 

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   (ii) on such notice delivery date, Issuer shall represent and warrant to Dealer in writing that, as of such notice delivery date:
   (A) none of Issuer and its officers or directors, or any person that controls, potentially controls, or otherwise exercises influence over, Issuer’s decision to elect Cash Settlement is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Issuer or the Shares;
   (B) Issuer is electing Cash Settlement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws;
   (C) the assets of Issuer at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Issuer, including contingent liabilities;
   (D) the capital of Issuer is adequate to conduct the business of Issuer;
   (E) Issuer has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature;
   (F) Issuer would be able to purchase the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of Issuer’s jurisdiction or organization;
   (G) Issuer has the power to make such election and to execute and deliver any documentation relating to such election that it is required by this Confirmation to deliver and to perform its obligations under this Confirmation and has taken all necessary action to authorize such election, execution, delivery and performance;
   (H) such election and performance of its obligations under this Confirmation do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets; and
   (I) any transaction that Dealer makes with respect to the Shares during the period beginning at the time that Issuer delivers notice of its Cash Settlement election and ending at the close of business on the final day of the Settlement Period shall be made by Dealer at Dealer’s sole discretion for Dealer’s own account and Issuer shall not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when, whether or at what price Dealer effects such transactions, including, without limitation, the prices paid or received by Dealer per Share pursuant to such transactions, or whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately; and

 

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   (iii) no event of default has occurred and is continuing under any indebtedness of the Issuer or its subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount of USD50 million or more.
   At any time prior to making a Settlement Method Election, Issuer may, without the consent of Dealer, amend this Confirmation by notice to Dealer to eliminate Issuer’s right to elect Cash Settlement.

Electing Party:

   Issuer

Settlement Method Election Date:

   The tenth (10th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled Expiration Date for the Component with the earliest scheduled Expiration Date.

Default Settlement Method:

   Net Share Settlement

Net Share Settlement:

   If applicable, on each Settlement Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to be Delivered for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer and cash in lieu of any fractional Share valued at the Relevant Price on the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date. If, in the reasonable opinion of Issuer or Dealer, based on advice of counsel, for any reason, the Shares deliverable upon Net Share Settlement would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), then Dealer may elect to either (x) accept delivery of such Shares notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) have the provisions set forth in Section 8(b) below apply.
   The Number of Shares to be Delivered shall be delivered by Issuer to Dealer no later than 12:00 noon (local time in New York City) on the relevant Settlement Date.

Number of Shares to be Delivered:

   In respect of any Exercise Date, subject to the last sentence of Section 9.5 of the Equity Definitions, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) (A) the excess of the VWAP Price on the Valuation Date occurring in respect of such Exercise Date over the Strike Price (or, if there is no such excess, zero) divided by (B) such VWAP Price.

VWAP Price:

   For any Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on the NASDAQ Volume Weighted Average Price per Share for the regular trading session (including any extensions thereof) of the Exchange on such Exchange Business Day (without regard to pre-open or after hours trading outside of such regular trading session), as published by Bloomberg at 4:15 P.M., New York City time (or 15 minutes following the end of any extension of the regular trading session), on such Exchange Business Day, on Bloomberg page “TSLA. Q <Equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) (the “ Nasdaq VWAP ”) (or if such published volume weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Exchange Business Day, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume weighted method substantially similar to the method for determining the Nasdaq VWAP).

 

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Other Applicable Provisions:

   The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.4, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Issuer is the issuer of the Shares.

Option Cash Settlement Amount :

   For any Exercise Date, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) the excess of the VWAP Price on the Valuation Date occurring in respect of such Exercise Date over the Strike Price (or, if there is no such excess, zero).
Adjustments:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Method of Adjustment:

   Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that in respect of an Extraordinary Dividend, “Calculation Agent Adjustment” shall be as described in the provision below; provided further that the parties agree that open market Share repurchases at prevailing market price or accelerated share repurchases, forward contracts or similar transactions (including without limitation any discount to average VWAP prices) that are entered into at prevailing market prices and in accordance with customary market terms for transactions of such type to repurchase the Issuer’s Shares, in each case, with respect to a number of Shares not to exceed 10% (measured at the time of purchase or execution) of the outstanding Shares in any one-year period, shall not be considered Potential Adjustment Events. For the avoidance of doubt, Calculation Agent Adjustment (including, without limitation, in respect of Extraordinary Dividends) shall continue to apply until the obligations of the parties (including any obligations of Issuer pursuant to Section 8(e) below) under the Transaction have been satisfied in full.

 

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Extraordinary Dividend:

   Any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares with an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date (or, if any Deficit Shares are owed pursuant to Section 8(e) below, such later date on which Issuer’s obligations under this Transaction have been satisfied in full).

Extraordinary Dividend Adjustment:

   If at any time during the period from and including the Trade Date, to and including the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest Expiration Date (or, if any Deficit Shares are owed pursuant to Section 8(e) below, such later date on which Issuer’s obligations under this Transaction have been satisfied in full), an ex-dividend date for an Extraordinary Dividend occurs or is deemed to occur, then the Calculation Agent will make reasonable adjustments to any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Warrants, the Warrant Entitlement and/or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction as it reasonably determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such Extraordinary Dividend.
Extraordinary Events:   

New Shares:

   In the definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions, the text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market (or their respective successors) and of an entity or person organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia”.

Consequences of Merger Events:

  

(a) Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(b) Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

(c) Share-for-Combined:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that the Calculation Agent may elect Component Adjustment for all or part of the Transaction.

Tender Offer:

   Applicable; provided that for purposes of Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions, only in the case of a self-tender by the Issuer, references in the definition of Tender Offer under the Equity Definitions to 10% shall be replaced with 20%.

Consequences of Tender Offers:

  

(a) Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(b) Share-for-Other:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(c) Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

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Consequences of Announcement Events:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment as set forth in Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that, in respect of an Announcement Event, references to “Tender Offer” shall be replaced by references to “Announcement Event” and references to “Tender Offer Date” shall be replaced by references to “date of such Announcement Event”. An Announcement Event shall be an “Extraordinary Event” for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12 of the Equity Definitions is applicable.

Announcement Event:

   (i) The public announcement of any Merger Event or Tender Offer or the announcement by the Issuer of any intention to enter into a Merger Event or Tender Offer, (ii) the public announcement by Issuer of an intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, a Merger Event or Tender Offer or (iii) any subsequent public announcement of a change to a transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence (including, without limitation, a new announcement relating to such a transaction or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction or intention) (in each case, whether such announcement is made by Issuer or a third party); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of an Announcement Event with respect to any transaction or intention shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Event with respect to such transaction or intention.

Modified Calculation

  

Agent Adjustment:

   If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Issuer being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Issuer and the issuer of the Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures generally applicable to transactions of the type of the

 

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   Transactions contemplated hereby and consistently applied to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent reasonably determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.

Nationalization, Insolvency

  

or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

Additional Disruption Events:

  

(a) Change in Law:

   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by adding the phrase “and/or Hedge Position” after the word “Shares” in clause (X) thereof and (iii) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”; provided, further that any determination as to whether (A) the adoption of or any change in any applicable law or regulation (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute) or (B) the promulgation of or any change in the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with competent jurisdiction of any applicable law or regulation (including any action taken by a taxing authority), in each case, constitutes a “Change in Law” shall be made without regard to Section 739 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the Trade Date.

(b) Failure to Deliver:

   Not Applicable

(c) Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable

 

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(d) Hedging Disruption:

   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section:
   “For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, the transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing and other terms.”

(e) Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable

(f) Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable

Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   [    ] basis points per annum

(g) Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable

Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   [    ] basis points per annum

Hedging Party:

   Dealer for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.

Determining Party:

   Dealer for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable

Agreements and Acknowledgments

  

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable

3. Calculation Agent : Dealer; provided that all determinations made by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner; provided further that, upon receipt of written request from Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly provide Issuer with a written explanation describing in reasonable detail any calculation, adjustment or determination made by it (including any quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources used in making such calculation, adjustment or determination, as the case may be, but without disclosing Dealer’s proprietary models or other information that may be proprietary or subject to contractual, legal or regulatory obligations to not disclose such information), and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such written explanation within five (5) Exchange Business Days from the receipt of such request.

 

  4. Account Details :

Dealer Payment Instructions:

[    ]

Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer: To be provided by Dealer

Issuer Payment Instructions: To be provided by Issuer.

5. Offices :

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:

[    ]

The Office of Issuer for the Transaction is:

3500 Deer Creek Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

 

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6. Notices : For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Issuer:

 

  To:    [    ]
  Attn:    [    ]
  Telephone:    [    ]
  Facsimile:    [    ]
  With a copy to:   
     [    ]
  Attn:   
     [    ]
  Telephone:    [    ]
  Facsimile:    [    ]

 

(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

  To:    [    ]
     [    ]
  Attn:    [    ]
  Telephone:          [    ]
  Facsimile:    [    ]
  Email:    [    ]

With a copy to:

  
  Attn:    [    ]
     [    ]
  Telephone:    [    ]
 

Facsimile:

   [    ]
 

Email:

   [    ]

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements :

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Issuer represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date and as of the date of any election by Issuer of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(a) below, (A) none of Issuer and its officers and directors is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Issuer or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(ii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Issuer acknowledges that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements).

(iii) Prior to the Trade Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Issuer’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(iv) Issuer is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(v) Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(vi) On the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date (A) the assets of Issuer at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Issuer, including contingent liabilities, (B) the capital of Issuer is adequate to conduct the business of Issuer and (C) Issuer has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.

(vii) Issuer shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Capped Number (each as defined below).

(viii) The representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Underwriting Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Issuer and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as the Underwriters party thereto (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) are true and correct as of the Trade Date and the Effective Date and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(ix) On the Trade Date, Issuer is not engaged in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”), other than (A) a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M and (B) the distribution of 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 and the 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 (the “ Convertible Securities ”) and the concurrent distribution of the Shares described in the prospectus supplement relating to the Convertible Securities.

(x) During the Settlement Period and on any other Exercise Date, neither Issuer nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(xi) Issuer agrees that it (A) will not during the Settlement Period make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session

 

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on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Issuer’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Issuer to Dealer that such information is true and correct in all material respects. In addition, Issuer shall promptly notify Dealer following any public announcement of such event of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

(xii) The Shares of Issuer initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “ Warrant Shares ”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Issuer. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

(xiii) No state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order in the State of Delaware or California applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning, holding (however defined) or having a right to acquire Shares.

(xiv) Issuer (i) is an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of Dealer or its associated persons, and (iii) will notify Dealer if any of the statements contained in clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 8(a)(xiv) ceases to be true.

(b) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and is entering into the Transaction as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise) and not for the benefit of any third party.

(c) Each of Dealer and Issuer acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, Dealer represents and warrants to Issuer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.

 

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(d) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”). The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e) As a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer (i) an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Trade Date, of Issuer in customary form and (ii) an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, as to the due incorporation, existence and good standing of Issuer in Delaware, its qualifications as a foreign corporation and good standing in California, the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Confirmation, the absence of conflict of the execution, delivery and performance of this Confirmation with any material agreement required to be filed as an exhibit to Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Issuer’s charter documents, and that the Capped Number of Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Issuer and reserved for issuance and when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Confirmation would, if issued on the date of such opinion, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights under Issuer’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law.

(f) Issuer understands that notwithstanding any other relationship between Issuer and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transactions between Issuer and Dealer or its affiliates, Dealer or its affiliate is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or advisor in respect of any such transaction, including any entry, exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

(g) Issuer acknowledges that the board of directors of Issuer has granted the approval necessary to cause the restrictions set forth in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ Business Combinations Statute ”) to be inapplicable to the Transaction, including, without limitation, transactions in, or linked to Issuer’s securities to be effected by Dealer in connection with hedging the Transaction, and as a result neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates or associates shall be subject to the restrictions in the Business Combinations Statute as an “interested stockholder” of Issuer by virtue of (i) its entry into the Transaction or (ii) any act that Dealer may take in furtherance of the Transaction (including without limitation the hedging transactions to be effected by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with the Transaction).

8. Other Provisions :

(a) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events . If at any time an Early Termination Date occurs and Issuer would be required to make a payment pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement or an Extraordinary Event occurs and Issuer would be required to make a payment pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (a “Payment Obligation”), Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within two Scheduled Trading Days, no later than 9:30 A.M., New York City time, on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Issuer does not elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its reasonable discretion, to elect to require Issuer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Issuer’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Issuer shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization, a Tender Offer or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists

 

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solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Issuer is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Issuer is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Issuer’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

 

Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Issuer shall deliver to Dealer the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “ Share Termination Payment Date ”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery   
Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash in the Settlement Currency equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
Share Termination Unit Price:    The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its reasonable discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Issuer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:    In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer. If such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.
Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
Other Applicable Provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Issuer is the issuer of any Share Termination Delivery Units (or any security forming a part thereof). If, in the reasonable opinion of Issuer or Dealer, based on advice of counsel, for any reason, any securities comprising the Share Termination Delivery Units deliverable pursuant to this Section 8(a) would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then Dealer may elect to either (x) permit delivery of such securities notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) have the provisions set forth in Section 8(b) below apply.

 

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(b) Registration/Private Placement Procedures . (i) With respect to the Transaction, the following provisions shall apply to the extent provided for above opposite the caption “Net Share Settlement” in Section 2 or in paragraph (a) of this Section 8. If so applicable, then, at the election of Issuer by notice to Dealer within one Exchange Business Day after the relevant delivery obligation arises, but in any event at least two Exchange Business Days prior to the date on which such delivery obligation is due, either (A) all Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, delivered by Issuer to Dealer shall be, at the time of such delivery, covered by an effective registration statement of Issuer for immediate resale by Dealer (such registration statement and the corresponding prospectus (the “ Prospectus ”) (including, without limitation, any sections describing the plan of distribution) in form and content commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer) or (B) Issuer shall deliver additional Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the value of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as determined by the Calculation Agent to reflect an appropriate liquidity discount, equals the value of the number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units that would otherwise be deliverable if such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer (such value, the “ Freely Tradeable Value ”); provided that, if requested by Dealer, Issuer shall make the election described in this clause (B) with respect to Shares delivered on all Settlement Dates no later than one Exchange Business Day prior to the first Exercise Date, and the applicable procedures described below shall apply to all Shares delivered on the Settlement Dates on an aggregate basis. (For the avoidance of doubt, as used in this paragraph (b) only, the term “Issuer” shall mean the issuer of the relevant securities, as the context shall require.)

(ii) If Issuer makes the election described in clause (b)(i)(A) above:

(A) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Issuer that is customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business and that yields results that are commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer or such affiliate, as the case may be, in its discretion subject to execution by such recipients of customary confidentiality agreements reasonably acceptable to Issuer; and

(B) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “ Registration Agreement ”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the public resale of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer or such affiliate substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for underwritten offerings of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer or such affiliate and Issuer, which Registration Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such underwriting agreements of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all reasonable expenses in connection with such resale, including all registration costs and all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, and in connection with an underwritten offering of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such affiliate in customary form and substance of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

(iii) If Issuer makes the election described in clause (b)(i)(B) above:

(A) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and any potential institutional purchaser of any such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, from Dealer or such affiliate identified by Dealer shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation in compliance with applicable law with respect to Issuer customary in scope for private placements of equity securities of companies of

 

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comparable size, maturity and lines of business (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them), subject to execution by such recipients of customary confidentiality agreements reasonably acceptable to Issuer;

(B) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “ Private Placement Agreement ”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the private placement of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Issuer to Dealer or such affiliate and the private resale of such shares by Dealer or such affiliate, substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer and Issuer, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all reasonable expenses in connection with such resale, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer (which fees and expenses may be paid by the Issuer in cash or Shares at Issuer’s election), shall contain representations, warranties and agreements of Issuer reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such affiliate with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the offering memorandum prepared for the resale of such Shares as are customarily requested in comfort letters covering private placements of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business;

(C) Issuer agrees that any Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units so delivered to Dealer, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates, and Issuer shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed with respect to such Shares or any securities issued by Issuer comprising such Share Termination Delivery Units, Issuer shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or securities to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Shares or securities upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Issuer or such transfer agent of any seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer); and

(D) Issuer shall not take, or cause to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Issuer to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer).

(c) Make-whole Shares . If Issuer makes the election described in clause (i)(B) of paragraph (b) of this Section 8, then Dealer or its affiliates may sell (which sale shall be made in a commercially reasonable manner) such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, during a period (the “ Resale Period ”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer or its affiliates completes the sale of all such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or a sufficient number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Freely Tradeable Value. If any of such delivered Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units remain after such realized net proceeds exceed the Freely Tradeable Value, Dealer shall return such remaining Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units to Issuer. If the Freely Tradeable Value exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Issuer shall transfer to

 

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Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “ Additional Amount ”) in cash or in a number of additional Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, at the Issuer’s option, as the case may be, (“ Make-whole Shares ”) in an amount that, based on the Relevant Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Relevant Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares in the manner contemplated by this Section 8(c). This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to Section 8(e).

(d) Beneficial Ownership . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Dealer be entitled to receive, or shall be deemed to receive, any Shares if, immediately upon giving effect to such receipt of such Shares, (i) the “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Shares by Dealer, any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer with respect to “beneficial ownership” of any Shares (collectively, “ Dealer Group ”) would be equal to or greater than 9.5 % or more of the outstanding Shares on the date of determination or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under the Business Combinations Statute or other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Issuer applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Restrictions ”), would own, beneficially own, constructively own, control, hold the power to vote or otherwise meet a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would subject a Dealer Person to restrictions (including restrictions relating to business combinations and other designated transactions) under Applicable Restrictions minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (i) or (ii), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”). If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Issuer’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Issuer shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than three Exchange Business Days after, Dealer gives notice to Issuer that such delivery would not result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position.

(e) Limitations on Settlement by Issuer . Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Issuer be required to deliver Shares in connection with the Transaction in excess of [            ] Shares (as such number may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof resulting from actions of Issuer or events within Issuer’s control) (the “ Capped Number ”). Issuer represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of the Issuer that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the “ Available Shares ”). In the event Issuer shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise deliverable as a result of this Section 8(e) (the resulting deficit, the “ Deficit Shares ”), Issuer shall be continually obligated to deliver Shares, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, when, and to the extent, that (A) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (B) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (C) Issuer additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions (such events as set forth in clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, collectively, the “ Share Issuance Events ”). Issuer shall promptly notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the Share Issuance Events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (A), (B) or (C) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and, as promptly as reasonably practicable, deliver such Shares thereafter. Issuer shall not, until Issuer’s obligations under the Transaction have been satisfied in full, use any Shares that become available for potential delivery to Dealer as a result of any Share Issuance Event for the settlement or satisfaction of any transaction or obligation other than the Transaction or reserve any such Shares for future issuance for any purpose other than to satisfy Issuer’s obligations to Dealer under the Transaction.

 

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(f) Equity Rights . Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Issuer’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Issuer’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Issuer of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that the obligations of Issuer under this Confirmation are not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Issuer herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(g) Amendments to Equity Definitions . The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

(i) The first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘(c) If “Calculation Agent Adjustment” is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has a material effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, to any one or more of:’ and, the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and the words “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing such latter phrase with the words “(provided that, solely in the case of Sections 11.2(e)(i), (ii)(A), (iv) and (v), no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares but, for the avoidance of doubt, solely in the case of Sections 11.2(e)(ii)(B) through (D), (iii) (vi) and (vii) adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)”; and

(ii) Sections 11.2(a) and 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions are hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with “material” and adding the phrase “or options on the Shares” at the end of the sentence;

(iii) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); (B) replacing “will lend” with “lends” in subsection (B); and (C) deleting the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or” in the penultimate sentence; “ Lending Party ” means a third party that is not the Issuer or an affiliate of the Issuer that Dealer considers to be an acceptable counterparty (acting in good faith and in a reasonable manner in light of (x) other transactions that Dealer (or its agent or affiliate) may have entered into with such party and (y) any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements or related policies and procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer) that apply generally to transactions of a nature and kind similar to the transactions contemplated with such party);

(iv) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) adding the word “or” immediately before subsection “(B)” and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and (B)(1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word “or” immediately preceding subsection (C), (3) replacing in the penultimate sentence the words “either party” with “the Hedging Party” and (4) deleting clause (X) in the final sentence; and

(v) Section 12.7(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “(and in any event within five Exchange Business Days) by the parties after” appearing after the words “agreed promptly” and replacing with the words “by the parties on or prior to”.

 

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(h) Transfer and Assignment . Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time without the consent of Issuer, subject to the restrictions set forth in the legend appearing at the top of this Confirmation; provided that, Issuer would not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, reasonably be expected to be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Issuer would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer and assignment, and Dealer shall have caused the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Issuer to permit Issuer to determine that such transfer and assignment complies with the first clause of this sentence. Dealer shall as soon as reasonably practicable notify Issuer of such transfer or assignment.

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

(j) Additional Termination Events . The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement; provided that with respect to any Additional Termination Event, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon the termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with terms identical to those set forth herein except with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect:

(i) Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations or related policies and procedures of Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer), or Dealer, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, is unable or reasonably determines that it is impractical or illegal to hedge its obligations pursuant to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements;

(ii) at any time at which any Excess Ownership Position occurs, Dealer, in its discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party of the Transaction or any other transaction between the parties after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing and terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists; provided that Dealer shall treat only that portion of the Transaction as the Affected Transaction as necessary so that such Excess Ownership Position no longer exists;

(iii) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than Issuer, its wholly owned subsidiaries or its or their employee benefit plans, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the common equity of Issuer representing more than 50% of the voting power of such common equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or transactions set forth in this clause (iii) shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if (x) at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Shares (excluding cash payments for fractional Shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights) in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock or depositary receipts representing common equity interests, in each case, that are listed or quoted on any of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market or New York Stock Exchange (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions (these securities being referred to as “publicly traded securities”), and (y) as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Shares will consist of such publicly traded securities, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights;

 

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(iv) the consummation of (a) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, cash, securities or other property or assets or (b) any consolidation, merger, combination, statutory or binding share exchange or similar transaction involving Issuer pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets; or (c) any sale, conveyance, lease or other transfer or similar transaction in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one or more of Issuer’s wholly-owned subsidiaries; provided, however , that if in any such transaction the holders of more than 50% of the shares of Issuer’s voting stock immediately prior to such transaction, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all shares of the voting stock of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction, such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event under this clause (ii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or transactions set forth in this clause (iv) shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if (x) at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Shares, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock, depositary receipts representing common equity interests or other certificates representing common equity interests, in each case, that are listed or quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions, and (y) as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Shares will consist of such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights;

(v) Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (as defined below) of Issuer shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to Issuer or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of Issuer or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; or an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary of Issuer seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to Issuer or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of Issuer or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive calendar days. A “ Significant Subsidiary ” is a subsidiary that is a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC; provided that in the case of a subsidiary that meets the criteria of clause (3) thereof but not clause (1) or (2) thereof, such subsidiary shall not be a “significant subsidiary” unless such subsidiary’s income from continuing operations before income taxes, extra items and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles exclusive of amounts attributable to any non-controlling interests for the last completed fiscal year prior to the date of such determination exceeds $150 million; or

(vi) the Shares ceases to be listed or quoted on any of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market or New York Stock Exchange (or any of their respective successors).

(k) Effectiveness . If, on or prior to the Effective Date, Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to cancel the Transaction because of concerns that Dealer’s related hedging activities could be viewed as not complying with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations, the Transaction shall be cancelled and shall not become effective, and neither party shall have any obligation to the other party in respect of the Transaction.

 

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(l) Extension of Settlement . Dealer may divide any Component into additional Components and designate the Expiration Date and the Number of Warrants for each such Component if Dealer determines, in its commercially reasonable discretion, that such further division is necessary or advisable to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market or stock loan market or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be compliance with applicable legal, regulatory and self-regulatory requirements or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer; provided that any such extension pursuant to this clause shall not exceed [            ] Exchange Business Days.

(m) Repurchase Notices . Issuer shall, at least five Scheduled Trading Days prior to any day on which Issuer intends to effect any repurchase of Shares, give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if, following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares on such day, subject to any adjustments provided herein, is (i) less than [            ] Shares (as such number may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof) in the case of the first such notice or (ii) thereafter more than 1% less than the number of Shares outstanding as of the date of the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person actually incurs as a result of Issuer’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Issuer’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Issuer in writing, and Issuer, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Issuer may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Issuer shall be relieved from liability to the extent that the Indemnified Person fails promptly to notify Issuer of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder; provided that failure to notify Issuer (x) shall not relieve Issuer from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and (y) shall not, in any event, relieve Issuer from any liability that it may have otherwise than on account of the Transaction. Issuer shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Issuer agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Issuer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Issuer, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

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(n) No Netting and Set-off . The provisions of Section 2(c) of the Agreement shall not apply to the Transaction. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set-off delivery or payment obligations it owes to the other party under the Transaction against any delivery or payment obligations owed to it by the other party, whether arising under the Agreement, under any other agreement between parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.

(o) Delivery of Cash . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring the Issuer to deliver cash in respect of the settlement of the Transaction, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity , as in effect on the relevant Trade Date (including, without limitation, where the Issuer so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property in respect of such settlement).

(p) Payments by Dealer upon Early Termination . The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Dealer would owe to Issuer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

(q) Illegality . The parties agree that, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of Section 5(b)(i) of the Agreement, “any applicable law” shall include the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any similar law or regulation, without regard to Section 739 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the Trade Date, and the consequences specified in the Agreement, including without limitation, the consequences specified in Section 6 of the Agreement, shall apply to any Illegality arising from any such act, rule or regulation.

(r) Governing Law . THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT AND THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(s) Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury . EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(t) Amendment . This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Issuer and Dealer.

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

 

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Issuer hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Issuer with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to the address provided in the Notices section of this Confirmation.

 

Yours faithfully,
[            ]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Agreed and Accepted By:

 

TESLA MOTORS, INC.

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:


Annex A

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date is set forth below.

 

Component Number

  

Number of Warrants

  

Expiration Date

 

Exhibit 10.5

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY (THE “WARRANTS”) WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THE WARRANTS MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS THEREOF.

Opening Transaction

 

To:

  

Tesla Motors, Inc.

3500 Deer Creek Road

Palo Alto, CA 94304

A/C:

   [     ]

From:

   [     ]

Re:

   Base Issuer Warrant Transaction – 2021 Expiry

Ref. No:

   [     ]

Date:

   February 27, 2014

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

The purpose of this communication (this “ Confirmation ”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”) between [            ] (“ Dealer ”) and Tesla Motors, Inc. (“ Issuer ”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1. This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2006 ISDA Definitions (the “ 2006 Definitions ”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the “ Definitions ”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call Option or an Option, as context requires.

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

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Issuer as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in the form of the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Issuer had executed an agreement in such form on the date hereof (but without any Schedule except for (i) the election of US Dollars (“ USD ”) as the Termination Currency and (ii) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer (a) with a “Threshold Amount” of USD150 million, (b) the phrase “or becoming capable at such time of being declared” shall be deleted from clause (1) of such Section 5(a)(vi)), and (c) the following language shall be added to the end thereof: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (x) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (y) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (z) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”


All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

The Transaction hereunder shall be the sole Transaction under the Agreement. If there exists any ISDA Master Agreement between Dealer and Issuer or any confirmation or other agreement between Dealer and Issuer pursuant to which an ISDA Master Agreement is deemed to exist between Dealer and Issuer, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in such ISDA Master Agreement, such confirmation or agreement or any other agreement to which Dealer and Issuer are parties, the Transaction shall not be considered a Transaction under, or otherwise governed by, such existing or deemed ISDA Master Agreement.

2. The Transaction is a Warrant Transaction, which shall be considered a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

General Terms:

 

Trade Date:

   February 27, 2014

Effective Date:

   March 5, 2014, or such other date as agreed between the parties, subject to Section 8(k) below.

Components:

   The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.

Warrant Style:

   European

Warrant Type:

   Call

Seller:

   Issuer

Buyer:

   Dealer

Shares:

   The Common Stock of Issuer, par value USD0.001 (Ticker Symbol: “TSLA”).

Number of Warrants:

   For each Component, as provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.

Warrant Entitlement:

   One Share per Warrant

Strike Price:

   USD 560.6388

Number of Shares:

   As of any date, a number of Shares equal to the product of the Number of Warrants and the Warrant Entitlement.

Premium:

   USD [     ]

Premium Payment Date:

   The Effective Date

 

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Exchange:

   NASDAQ Global Select Market

Related Exchange:

   All Exchanges; provided that Section 1.26 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended to add the words “United States” before the word “exchange” in the tenth line of such Section.
Procedures for Exercise:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Expiration Time:

   Valuation Time

Expiration Date:

   As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to elect, in its reasonable discretion, that the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, the VWAP Price for such Expiration Date shall be the prevailing market value per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event occurs on any Expiration Date, the Calculation Agent may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date, shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component and may determine the VWAP Price based on transactions in the Shares on such Disrupted Day taking into account the nature and duration of such Market Disruption Event on such day. Any Scheduled Trading Day on which, as of the date hereof, the Exchange is scheduled to close prior to its normal close of trading shall be deemed not to be a Scheduled Trading Day; if a closure of the Exchange prior to its normal close of trading on any Scheduled Trading Day is scheduled following the date hereof, then such Scheduled Trading Day shall be deemed to be a Disrupted Day in full . Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date. “ Final Disruption Date ” means [     ].

 

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Market Disruption Event:

   Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (A) by deleting the words “during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be,” in clause (ii) thereof and (B) by replacing the words “or (iii) an Early Closure.” therein with “(iii) an Early Closure, or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption.”
   Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

Regulatory Disruption:

   Any event that Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, determines makes it appropriate, with regard to any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures generally applicable to transactions of the type of the Transactions contemplated hereby and consistently applied, for Dealer to refrain from or decrease any market activity in connection with the Transaction. Dealer shall notify Issuer as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than two Scheduled Trading Days after such Regulatory Disruption was invoked) that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.

Automatic Exercise:

   Applicable; and means that the Number of Warrants for the corresponding Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically exercised at the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date unless Dealer notifies Seller (by telephone or in writing) prior to the Expiration Time on such Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, in which case Automatic Exercise will not apply to such Expiration Date.

Issuer’s Telephone Numberand Telex and/or Facsimile Numberand Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:

   As provided in Section 6(a) below.
Settlement Terms:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Settlement Currency:

   USD

Settlement Method Election :

   Applicable; provided that:
   (i) Issuer may elect Cash Settlement only if, on or prior to the Settlement Method Election Date, Issuer delivers written notice to Dealer stating that Issuer has elected that Cash Settlement apply with respect to every Component of the Transaction;

 

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   (ii) on such notice delivery date, Issuer shall represent and warrant to Dealer in writing that, as of such notice delivery date:
   (A) none of Issuer and its officers or directors, or any person that controls, potentially controls, or otherwise exercises influence over, Issuer’s decision to elect Cash Settlement is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Issuer or the Shares;
   (B) Issuer is electing Cash Settlement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws;
   (C) the assets of Issuer at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Issuer, including contingent liabilities;
   (D) the capital of Issuer is adequate to conduct the business of Issuer;
   (E) Issuer has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature;
   (F) Issuer would be able to purchase the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of Issuer’s jurisdiction or organization;
   (G) Issuer has the power to make such election and to execute and deliver any documentation relating to such election that it is required by this Confirmation to deliver and to perform its obligations under this Confirmation and has taken all necessary action to authorize such election, execution, delivery and performance;
   (H) such election and performance of its obligations under this Confirmation do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets; and
   (I) any transaction that Dealer makes with respect to the Shares during the period beginning at the time that Issuer delivers notice of its Cash Settlement election and ending at the close of business on the final day of the Settlement Period shall be made by Dealer at Dealer’s sole discretion for Dealer’s own account and Issuer shall not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when, whether or at what price Dealer effects such transactions, including, without limitation, the prices paid or received by Dealer per Share pursuant to such transactions, or whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately; and

 

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   (iii) no event of default has occurred and is continuing under any indebtedness of the Issuer or its subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount of USD50 million or more.
   At any time prior to making a Settlement Method Election, Issuer may, without the consent of Dealer, amend this Confirmation by notice to Dealer to eliminate Issuer’s right to elect Cash Settlement.

Electing Party:

   Issuer

Settlement Method Election Date:

   The tenth (10th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled Expiration Date for the Component with the earliest scheduled Expiration Date.

Default Settlement Method:

   Net Share Settlement

Net Share Settlement:

   If applicable, on each Settlement Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares to be Delivered for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer and cash in lieu of any fractional Share valued at the Relevant Price on the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date. If, in the reasonable opinion of Issuer or Dealer, based on advice of counsel, for any reason, the Shares deliverable upon Net Share Settlement would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), then Dealer may elect to either (x) accept delivery of such Shares notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) have the provisions set forth in Section 8(b) below apply.
   The Number of Shares to be Delivered shall be delivered by Issuer to Dealer no later than 12:00 noon (local time in New York City) on the relevant Settlement Date.

Number of Shares to be Delivered:

   In respect of any Exercise Date, subject to the last sentence of Section 9.5 of the Equity Definitions, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) (A) the excess of the VWAP Price on the Valuation Date occurring in respect of such Exercise Date over the Strike Price (or, if there is no such excess, zero) divided by (B) such VWAP Price.

VWAP Price:

   For any Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent based on the NASDAQ Volume Weighted Average Price per Share for the regular trading session (including any extensions thereof) of the Exchange on such Exchange Business Day (without regard to pre-open or after hours

 

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   trading outside of such regular trading session), as published by Bloomberg at 4:15 P.M., New York City time (or 15 minutes following the end of any extension of the regular trading session), on such Exchange Business Day, on Bloomberg page “TSLA. Q <Equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) (the “ Nasdaq VWAP ”) (or if such published volume weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Exchange Business Day, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume weighted method substantially similar to the method for determining the Nasdaq VWAP).

Other Applicable Provisions:

   The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.4, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws that exist as a result of the fact that Issuer is the issuer of the Shares.

Option Cash Settlement Amount :

   For any Exercise Date, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) the excess of the VWAP Price on the Valuation Date occurring in respect of such Exercise Date over the Strike Price (or, if there is no such excess, zero).
Adjustments:   

In respect of any Component:

  

Method of Adjustment:

   Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that in respect of an Extraordinary Dividend, “Calculation Agent Adjustment” shall be as described in the provision below; provided further that the parties agree that open market Share repurchases at prevailing market price or accelerated share repurchases, forward contracts or similar transactions (including without limitation any discount to average VWAP prices) that are entered into at prevailing market prices and in accordance with customary market terms for transactions of such type to repurchase the Issuer’s Shares, in each case, with respect to a number of Shares not to exceed 10% (measured at the time of purchase or execution) of the outstanding Shares in any one-year period, shall not be considered Potential Adjustment Events. For the avoidance of doubt, Calculation Agent Adjustment (including, without limitation, in respect of Extraordinary Dividends) shall continue to apply until the obligations of the parties (including any obligations of Issuer pursuant to Section 8(e) below) under the Transaction have been satisfied in full.

 

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Extraordinary Dividend:

   Any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares with an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date (or, if any Deficit Shares are owed pursuant to Section 8(e) below, such later date on which Issuer’s obligations under this Transaction have been satisfied in full).

Extraordinary Dividend Adjustment:

   If at any time during the period from and including the Trade Date, to and including the Expiration Date for the Component with the latest Expiration Date (or, if any Deficit Shares are owed pursuant to Section 8(e) below, such later date on which Issuer’s obligations under this Transaction have been satisfied in full), an ex-dividend date for an Extraordinary Dividend occurs or is deemed to occur, then the Calculation Agent will make reasonable adjustments to any one or more of the Strike Price, the Number of Warrants, the Warrant Entitlement and/or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction as it reasonably determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such Extraordinary Dividend.
Extraordinary Events:   

New Shares:

   In the definition of New Shares in Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions, the text in clause (i) thereof shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Market or The NASDAQ Global Select Market (or their respective successors) and of an entity or person organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia”.

Consequences of Merger Events:

  

(a)    Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(b)    Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination)

(c)    Share-for-Combined:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that the Calculation Agent may elect Component Adjustment for all or part of the Transaction.

Tender Offer:

   Applicable; provided that for purposes of Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions, only in the case of a self-tender by the Issuer, references in the definition of Tender Offer under the Equity Definitions to 10% shall be replaced with 20%.

Consequences of Tender Offers:

  

(a)    Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(b)    Share-for-Other:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

(c)    Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment

 

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Consequences of Announcement Events:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment as set forth in Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that, in respect of an Announcement Event, references to “Tender Offer” shall be replaced by references to “Announcement Event” and references to “Tender Offer Date” shall be replaced by references to “date of such Announcement Event”. An Announcement Event shall be an “Extraordinary Event” for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12 of the Equity Definitions is applicable.

Announcement Event:

   (i) The public announcement of any Merger Event or Tender Offer or the announcement by the Issuer of any intention to enter into a Merger Event or Tender Offer, (ii) the public announcement by Issuer of an intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, a Merger Event or Tender Offer or (iii) any subsequent public announcement of a change to a transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence (including, without limitation, a new announcement relating to such a transaction or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction or intention) (in each case, whether such announcement is made by Issuer or a third party); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the occurrence of an Announcement Event with respect to any transaction or intention shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Event with respect to such transaction or intention.

Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment:

   If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Issuer being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Issuer and the issuer of the Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures generally applicable to transactions of the type of the

 

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   Transactions contemplated hereby and consistently applied to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent reasonably determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.

Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.

Additional Disruption Events:

  

(a)    Change in Law:

   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by adding the phrase “and/or Hedge Position” after the word “Shares” in clause (X) thereof and (iii) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”; provided, further that any determination as to whether (A) the adoption of or any change in any applicable law or regulation (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, (x) any tax law or (y) adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute) or (B) the promulgation of or any change in the interpretation by any court, tribunal or regulatory authority with competent jurisdiction of any applicable law or regulation (including any action taken by a taxing authority), in each case, constitutes a “Change in Law” shall be made without regard to Section 739 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the Trade Date.

(b)    Failure to Deliver:

   Not Applicable

(c)    Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable

 

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(d)    Hedging Disruption:

   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by inserting the following two phrases at the end of such Section:
   “For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. And, for the further avoidance of doubt, the transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing and other terms.”

(e)    Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable

(f)     Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable

         Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   [     ] basis points per annum

(g)    Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable

         Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   [     ] basis points per annum

Hedging Party:

   Dealer for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.

Determining Party:

   Dealer for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.

Non-Reliance:

   Applicable

Agreements and Acknowledgments

  

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable

Additional Acknowledgments:

   Applicable

3. Calculation Agent : Dealer; provided that all determinations made by the Calculation Agent shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner; provided further that, upon receipt of written request from Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly provide Issuer with a written explanation describing in reasonable detail any calculation, adjustment or determination made by it (including any quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources used in making such calculation, adjustment or determination, as the case may be, but without disclosing Dealer’s proprietary models or other information that may be proprietary or subject to contractual, legal or regulatory obligations to not disclose such information), and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such written explanation within five (5) Exchange Business Days from the receipt of such request.

4. Account Details :

Dealer Payment Instructions:

[    ]

Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer: To be provided by Dealer

Issuer Payment Instructions: To be provided by Issuer.

5. Offices :

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is:

[    ]

The Office of Issuer for the Transaction is:

3500 Deer Creek Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304

 

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6. Notices : For purposes of this Confirmation:

(a) Address for notices or communications to Issuer:

 

To:

   [     ]

Attn:

   [     ]

Telephone:

   [     ]

Facsimile:

   [     ]

With a copy to:

  
   [     ]

Attn:

   [     ]

Telephone:

   [     ]

Facsimile:

   [     ]

(b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

 

To:

   [     ]

Attn:

   [     ]

Telephone:

   [     ]

Facsimile:

   [     ]

Email:

   [     ]

With a copy to:

  

Attn:

   [     ]

Telephone:

   [     ]

Facsimile:

   [     ]

Email:

   [     ]

7. Representations, Warranties and Agreements :

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Issuer represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date and as of the date of any election by Issuer of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(a) below, (A) none of Issuer and its officers and directors is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Issuer or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents

 

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deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Issuer acknowledges that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815 , Derivatives and Hedging , or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements).

(iii) Prior to the Trade Date, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Issuer’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction and such other certificate or certificates as Dealer shall reasonably request.

(iv) Issuer is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

(v) Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(vi) On the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date (A) the assets of Issuer at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Issuer, including contingent liabilities, (B) the capital of Issuer is adequate to conduct the business of Issuer and (C) Issuer has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature and does not intend to, or does not believe that it will, incur debt beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature.

(vii) Issuer shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Capped Number (each as defined below).

(viii) The representations and warranties of Issuer set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 1 of the Underwriting Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Issuer and Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as the Underwriters party thereto (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) are true and correct as of the Trade Date and the Effective Date and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(ix) On the Trade Date, Issuer is not engaged in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”), other than (A) a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M and (B) the distribution of 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 and the 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 (the “ Convertible Securities ”) and the concurrent distribution of the Shares described in the prospectus supplement relating to the Convertible Securities.

(x) During the Settlement Period and on any other Exercise Date, neither Issuer nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

 

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

(xii) The Shares of Issuer initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “ Warrant Shares ”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Issuer. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered against payment therefor (which may include Net Share Settlement in lieu of cash) and otherwise as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following the exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Warrant, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

(xiii) No state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order in the State of Delaware or California applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning, holding (however defined) or having a right to acquire Shares.

(xiv) Issuer (i) is an “institutional account” as defined in FINRA Rule 4512(c), (ii) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, and will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of Dealer or its associated persons, and (iii) will notify Dealer if any of the statements contained in clause (i) or (ii) of this Section 8(a)(xiv) ceases to be true.

(b) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, and is entering into the Transaction as principal (and not as agent or in any other capacity, fiduciary or otherwise) and not for the benefit of any third party.

(c) Each of Dealer and Issuer acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, Dealer represents and warrants to Issuer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof, (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.

 

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(d) Each of Dealer and Issuer agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”). The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e) As a condition to the effectiveness of the Transaction, Issuer shall deliver to Dealer (i) an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Trade Date, of Issuer in customary form and (ii) an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, as to the due incorporation, existence and good standing of Issuer in Delaware, its qualifications as a foreign corporation and good standing in California, the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Confirmation, the absence of conflict of the execution, delivery and performance of this Confirmation with any material agreement required to be filed as an exhibit to Issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Issuer’s charter documents, and that the Capped Number of Shares have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Issuer and reserved for issuance and when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Confirmation would, if issued on the date of such opinion, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights under Issuer’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law.

(f) Issuer understands that notwithstanding any other relationship between Issuer and Dealer and its affiliates, in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transactions between Issuer and Dealer or its affiliates, Dealer or its affiliate is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or advisor in respect of any such transaction, including any entry, exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

(g) Issuer acknowledges that the board of directors of Issuer has granted the approval necessary to cause the restrictions set forth in Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ Business Combinations Statute ”) to be inapplicable to the Transaction, including, without limitation, transactions in, or linked to Issuer’s securities to be effected by Dealer in connection with hedging the Transaction, and as a result neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates or associates shall be subject to the restrictions in the Business Combinations Statute as an “interested stockholder” of Issuer by virtue of (i) its entry into the Transaction or (ii) any act that Dealer may take in furtherance of the Transaction (including without limitation the hedging transactions to be effected by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with the Transaction).

8. Other Provisions :

(a) Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events . If at any time an Early Termination Date occurs and Issuer would be required to make a payment pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement or an Extraordinary Event occurs and Issuer would be required to make a payment pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (a “Payment Obligation”), Issuer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within two Scheduled Trading Days, no later than 9:30 A.M., New York City time, on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“Notice of Share Termination”); provided that if Issuer does not elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its reasonable discretion, to elect to require Issuer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Issuer’s failure to elect or election to the contrary;

 

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and provided further that Issuer shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization, a Tender Offer or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Issuer is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Issuer is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Issuer’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the Merger Date, the Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:    Applicable and means that Issuer shall deliver to Dealer the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to Section 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable (the “ Share Termination Payment Date ”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery   
Property:    A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash in the Settlement Currency equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.
Share Termination Unit Price:    The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in its reasonable discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Issuer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.
Share Termination Delivery Unit:    In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer. If such Insolvency, Nationalization, Merger Event or Tender Offer involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.
Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
Other Applicable Provisions:    If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units”; provided that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Issuer is the issuer of any Share Termination Delivery Units (or any security forming a part thereof). If, in the reasonable opinion of Issuer or Dealer, based on advice of counsel, for any reason, any securities comprising the Share Termination Delivery Units deliverable pursuant to this Section 8(a) would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, then Dealer may elect to either (x) permit delivery of such securities notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) have the provisions set forth in Section 8(b) below apply.

 

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(b) Registration/Private Placement Procedures . (i) With respect to the Transaction, the following provisions shall apply to the extent provided for above opposite the caption “Net Share Settlement” in Section 2 or in paragraph (a) of this Section 8. If so applicable, then, at the election of Issuer by notice to Dealer within one Exchange Business Day after the relevant delivery obligation arises, but in any event at least two Exchange Business Days prior to the date on which such delivery obligation is due, either (A) all Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, delivered by Issuer to Dealer shall be, at the time of such delivery, covered by an effective registration statement of Issuer for immediate resale by Dealer (such registration statement and the corresponding prospectus (the “ Prospectus ”) (including, without limitation, any sections describing the plan of distribution) in form and content commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer) or (B) Issuer shall deliver additional Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the value of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as determined by the Calculation Agent to reflect an appropriate liquidity discount, equals the value of the number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units that would otherwise be deliverable if such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer (such value, the “ Freely Tradeable Value ”); provided that, if requested by Dealer, Issuer shall make the election described in this clause (B) with respect to Shares delivered on all Settlement Dates no later than one Exchange Business Day prior to the first Exercise Date, and the applicable procedures described below shall apply to all Shares delivered on the Settlement Dates on an aggregate basis. (For the avoidance of doubt, as used in this paragraph (b) only, the term “Issuer” shall mean the issuer of the relevant securities, as the context shall require.)

(ii) If Issuer makes the election described in clause (b)(i)(A) above:

(A) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Issuer that is customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business and that yields results that are commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer or such affiliate, as the case may be, in its discretion subject to execution by such recipients of customary confidentiality agreements reasonably acceptable to Issuer; and

(B) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “ Registration Agreement ”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the public resale of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer or such affiliate substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for underwritten offerings of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer or such affiliate and Issuer, which Registration Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such underwriting agreements of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all reasonable expenses in connection with such resale, including all registration costs and all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, and in connection with an underwritten offering of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such affiliate in customary form and substance of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

 

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(iii) If Issuer makes the election described in clause (b)(i)(B) above:

(A) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and any potential institutional purchaser of any such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, from Dealer or such affiliate identified by Dealer shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation in compliance with applicable law with respect to Issuer customary in scope for private placements of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them), subject to execution by such recipients of customary confidentiality agreements reasonably acceptable to Issuer;

(B) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Issuer shall enter into an agreement (a “ Private Placement Agreement ”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the private placement of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Issuer to Dealer or such affiliate and the private resale of such shares by Dealer or such affiliate, substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities, in form and substance commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer and Issuer, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its affiliates and Issuer, shall provide for the payment by Issuer of all reasonable expenses in connection with such resale, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer (which fees and expenses may be paid by the Issuer in cash or Shares at Issuer’s election), shall contain representations, warranties and agreements of Issuer reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such affiliate with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the offering memorandum prepared for the resale of such Shares as are customarily requested in comfort letters covering private placements of equity securities of companies of comparable size, maturity and lines of business;

(C) Issuer agrees that any Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units so delivered to Dealer, (i) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates, and Issuer shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed with respect to such Shares or any securities issued by Issuer comprising such Share Termination Delivery Units, Issuer shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or securities to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Shares or securities upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Issuer or such transfer agent of any seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer); and

(D) Issuer shall not take, or cause to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Issuer to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer).

(c) Make-whole Shares . If Issuer makes the election described in clause (i)(B) of paragraph (b) of this Section 8, then Dealer or its affiliates may sell (which sale shall be made in a commercially reasonable manner) such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, during a period (the “ Resale Period ”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer or its affiliates completes the sale of all such Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, or a sufficient number of Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, as the case may be, so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Freely Tradeable Value. If any of such delivered

 

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Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units remain after such realized net proceeds exceed the Freely Tradeable Value, Dealer shall return such remaining Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units to Issuer. If the Freely Tradeable Value exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Issuer shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “ Additional Amount ”) in cash or in a number of additional Shares or Share Termination Delivery Units, at the Issuer’s option, as the case may be, (“ Make-whole Shares ”) in an amount that, based on the Relevant Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Relevant Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares in the manner contemplated by this Section 8(c). This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to Section 8(e).

(d) Beneficial Ownership . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement or this Confirmation, in no event shall Dealer be entitled to receive, or shall be deemed to receive, any Shares if, immediately upon giving effect to such receipt of such Shares, (i) the “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the rules promulgated thereunder) of Shares by Dealer, any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer with respect to “beneficial ownership” of any Shares (collectively, “ Dealer Group ”) would be equal to or greater than 9.5 % or more of the outstanding Shares on the date of determination or (ii) Dealer, Dealer Group or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under the Business Combinations Statute or other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Issuer applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Restrictions ”), would own, beneficially own, constructively own, control, hold the power to vote or otherwise meet a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would subject a Dealer Person to restrictions (including restrictions relating to business combinations and other designated transactions) under Applicable Restrictions minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (i) or (ii), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”). If any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Issuer’s obligation to make such delivery shall not be extinguished and Issuer shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than three Exchange Business Days after, Dealer gives notice to Issuer that such delivery would not result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position.

(e) Limitations on Settlement by Issuer . Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Issuer be required to deliver Shares in connection with the Transaction in excess of [            ] Shares (as such number may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof resulting from actions of Issuer or events within Issuer’s control) (the “ Capped Number ”). Issuer represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Capped Number is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of the Issuer that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Capped Number (such Shares, the “ Available Shares ”). In the event Issuer shall not have delivered the full number of Shares otherwise deliverable as a result of this Section 8(e) (the resulting deficit, the “ Deficit Shares ”), Issuer shall be continually obligated to deliver Shares, from time to time until the full number of Deficit Shares have been delivered pursuant to this paragraph, when, and to the extent, that (A) Shares are repurchased, acquired or otherwise received by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries after the Trade Date (whether or not in exchange for cash, fair value or any other consideration), (B) authorized and unissued Shares reserved for issuance in respect of other transactions prior to such date which prior to the relevant date become no longer so reserved and (C) Issuer additionally authorizes any unissued Shares that are not reserved for other transactions (such events as set forth in clauses (A), (B) and (C) above, collectively, the “ Share Issuance Events ”). Issuer shall promptly notify Dealer of the occurrence of any of the Share Issuance Events (including the number of Shares subject to clause (A), (B)

 

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or (C) and the corresponding number of Shares to be delivered) and, as promptly as reasonably practicable, deliver such Shares thereafter. Issuer shall not, until Issuer’s obligations under the Transaction have been satisfied in full, use any Shares that become available for potential delivery to Dealer as a result of any Share Issuance Event for the settlement or satisfaction of any transaction or obligation other than the Transaction or reserve any such Shares for future issuance for any purpose other than to satisfy Issuer’s obligations to Dealer under the Transaction.

(f) Equity Rights . Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders in the event of Issuer’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Issuer’s bankruptcy to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Issuer of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that the obligations of Issuer under this Confirmation are not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Issuer herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(g) Amendments to Equity Definitions . The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions:

(i) The first sentence of Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, prior to clause (A) thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows: ‘(c) If “Calculation Agent Adjustment” is specified as the Method of Adjustment in the related Confirmation of a Share Option Transaction, then following the announcement or occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event, the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Potential Adjustment Event has a material effect on the theoretical value of the relevant Shares or options on the Shares and, if so, will (i) make appropriate adjustment(s), if any, to any one or more of:’ and, the portion of such sentence immediately preceding clause (ii) thereof is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and the words “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing such latter phrase with the words “(provided that, solely in the case of Sections 11.2(e)(i), (ii)(A), (iv) and (v), no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares but, for the avoidance of doubt, solely in the case of Sections 11.2(e)(ii)(B) through (D), (iii) (vi) and (vii) adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)”; and

(ii) Sections 11.2(a) and 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions are hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with “material” and adding the phrase “or options on the Shares” at the end of the sentence;

(iii) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); (B) replacing “will lend” with “lends” in subsection (B); and (C) deleting the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares in the amount of the Hedging Shares or” in the penultimate sentence; “ Lending Party ” means a third party that is not the Issuer or an affiliate of the Issuer that Dealer considers to be an acceptable counterparty (acting in good faith and in a reasonable manner in light of (x) other transactions that Dealer (or its agent or affiliate) may have entered into with such party and (y) any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements or related policies and procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer) that apply generally to transactions of a nature and kind similar to the transactions contemplated with such party);

(iv) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (A) adding the word “or” immediately before subsection “(B)” and deleting the comma at the end of subsection (A); and (B)(1) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (2) deleting the word “or” immediately preceding subsection (C), (3) replacing in the penultimate sentence the words “either party” with “the Hedging Party” and (4) deleting clause (X) in the final sentence; and

 

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(v) Section 12.7(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “(and in any event within five Exchange Business Days) by the parties after” appearing after the words “agreed promptly” and replacing with the words “by the parties on or prior to”.

(h) Transfer and Assignment. Dealer may transfer or assign its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time without the consent of Issuer, subject to the restrictions set forth in the legend appearing at the top of this Confirmation; provided that, Issuer would not, as a result of such transfer and assignment, reasonably be expected to be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Issuer would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer and assignment, and Dealer shall have caused the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Issuer to permit Issuer to determine that such transfer and assignment complies with the first clause of this sentence. Dealer shall as soon as reasonably practicable notify Issuer of such transfer or assignment.

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

(j) Additional Termination Events . The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and Issuer shall be the sole Affected Party and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement and to determine the amount payable pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Agreement; provided that with respect to any Additional Termination Event, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon the termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with terms identical to those set forth herein except with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect:

(i) Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations or related policies and procedures of Dealer (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer), or Dealer, despite using commercially reasonable efforts, is unable or reasonably determines that it is impractical or illegal to hedge its obligations pursuant to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements;

(ii) at any time at which any Excess Ownership Position occurs, Dealer, in its discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party of the Transaction or any other transaction between the parties after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing and terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists; provided that Dealer shall treat only that portion of the Transaction as the Affected Transaction as necessary so that such Excess Ownership Position no longer exists;

(iii) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than Issuer, its wholly owned subsidiaries or its or their employee benefit plans, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the common equity of Issuer representing more than 50% of the voting power of such common equity. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or transactions set forth in this clause (iii) shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if (x) at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Shares (excluding cash payments for fractional Shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights) in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock or depositary receipts representing common equity interests, in each case, that are listed or quoted on any of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market or New York Stock Exchange (or any of their respective

 

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successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions (these securities being referred to as “publicly traded securities”), and (y) as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Shares will consist of such publicly traded securities, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights;

(iv) the consummation of (a) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Shares would be converted into, or exchanged for, cash, securities or other property or assets or (b) any consolidation, merger, combination, statutory or binding share exchange or similar transaction involving Issuer pursuant to which the Shares will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets; or (c) any sale, conveyance, lease or other transfer or similar transaction in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one or more of Issuer’s wholly-owned subsidiaries; provided, however , that if in any such transaction the holders of more than 50% of the shares of Issuer’s voting stock immediately prior to such transaction, own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all shares of the voting stock of the continuing or surviving person or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction, such event shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event under this clause (ii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or transactions set forth in this clause (iv) shall not constitute an Additional Termination Event if (x) at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Shares, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock, depositary receipts representing common equity interests or other certificates representing common equity interests, in each case, that are listed or quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions, and (y) as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Shares will consist of such consideration, excluding cash payments for fractional Shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights;

(v) Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary (as defined below) of Issuer shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to Issuer or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of Issuer or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; or an involuntary case or other proceeding shall be commenced against Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary of Issuer seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to Issuer or such Significant Subsidiary or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian or other similar official of Issuer or such Significant Subsidiary or any substantial part of its property, and such involuntary case or other proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive calendar days. A “ Significant Subsidiary ” is a subsidiary that is a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC; provided that in the case of a subsidiary that meets the criteria of clause (3) thereof but not clause (1) or (2) thereof, such subsidiary shall not be a “significant subsidiary” unless such subsidiary’s income from continuing operations before income taxes, extra items and cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles exclusive of amounts attributable to any non-controlling interests for the last completed fiscal year prior to the date of such determination exceeds $150 million; or

(vi) the Shares ceases to be listed or quoted on any of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market or New York Stock Exchange (or any of their respective successors).

 

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(k) Effectiveness . If, on or prior to the Effective Date, Dealer reasonably determines that it is advisable to cancel the Transaction because of concerns that Dealer’s related hedging activities could be viewed as not complying with applicable securities laws, rules or regulations, the Transaction shall be cancelled and shall not become effective, and neither party shall have any obligation to the other party in respect of the Transaction.

(l) Extension of Settlement . Dealer may divide any Component into additional Components and designate the Expiration Date and the Number of Warrants for each such Component if Dealer determines, in its commercially reasonable discretion, that such further division is necessary or advisable to preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market or stock loan market or to enable Dealer to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be compliance with applicable legal, regulatory and self-regulatory requirements or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer; provided that any such extension pursuant to this clause shall not exceed [            ] Exchange Business Days.

(m) Repurchase Notices . Issuer shall, at least five Scheduled Trading Days prior to any day on which Issuer intends to effect any repurchase of Shares, give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if, following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares on such day, subject to any adjustments provided herein, is (i) less than [            ] Shares (as such number may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof) in the case of the first such notice or (ii) thereafter more than 1% less than the number of Shares outstanding as of the date of the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice. Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person actually incurs as a result of Issuer’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person as a result of Issuer’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice in accordance with this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Issuer in writing, and Issuer, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Issuer may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Issuer shall be relieved from liability to the extent that the Indemnified Person fails promptly to notify Issuer of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder; provided that failure to notify Issuer (x) shall not relieve Issuer from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and (y) shall not, in any event, relieve Issuer from any liability that it may have otherwise than on account of the Transaction. Issuer shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Issuer agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Issuer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Issuer, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

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(n) No Netting and Set-off . The provisions of Section 2(c) of the Agreement shall not apply to the Transaction. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set-off delivery or payment obligations it owes to the other party under the Transaction against any delivery or payment obligations owed to it by the other party, whether arising under the Agreement, under any other agreement between parties hereto, by operation of law or otherwise.

(o) Delivery of Cash . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring the Issuer to deliver cash in respect of the settlement of the Transaction, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity , as in effect on the relevant Trade Date (including, without limitation, where the Issuer so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares or Share Termination Delivery Property in respect of such settlement).

(p) Payments by Dealer upon Early Termination . The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Dealer would owe to Issuer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

(q) Illegality . The parties agree that, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of Section 5(b)(i) of the Agreement, “any applicable law” shall include the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and any similar law or regulation, without regard to Section 739 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or any similar legal certainty provision in any legislation enacted, or rule or regulation promulgated, on or after the Trade Date, and the consequences specified in the Agreement, including without limitation, the consequences specified in Section 6 of the Agreement, shall apply to any Illegality arising from any such act, rule or regulation.

(r) Governing Law . THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION AND ALL MATTERS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT AND THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW DOCTRINE, OTHER THAN TITLE 14 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW). THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK IN ANY SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(s) Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury . EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, THIS CONFIRMATION OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

(t) Amendment. This Confirmation and the Agreement may not be modified, amended or supplemented, except in a written instrument signed by Issuer and Dealer.

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

 

 

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Issuer hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Issuer with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to the address provided in the Notices section of this Confirmation.

 

Yours faithfully,
[            ]
By:    
 

Name:

Title:

Agreed and Accepted By:

 

TESLA MOTORS, INC.
By:    
 

Name:

Title:


Annex A

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date is set forth below.

 

Component Number

   Number of Warrants    Expiration Date