UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 12, 2015 (May 6, 2015)

 

 

ANTHEM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Indiana   001-16751   35-2145715

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

120 Monument Circle

Indianapolis, IN

  46204
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (317) 488-6000

N/A

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Item 8.01. Other Events.

On May 12, 2015, Anthem, Inc. (the “Company”) closed its sale of an aggregate of 25,000,000 Equity Units, initially consisting of corporate units (the “Corporate Units”), including the Corporate Units purchased pursuant to the option described below, for an aggregate stated amount of $1.250 billion, as more fully described below, pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated May 6, 2015 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Exhibit A thereto (the “Underwriters”). The Company granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 Corporate Units, for an aggregate stated amount of $75 million, which option has been exercised in full. The Corporate Units have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-200749) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Act.

The Company anticipates that it will receive net proceeds of approximately $1,225.1 million from the sale of the Corporate Units after deducting underwriting discounts and its offering expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, the repurchase of a portion of the Company’s outstanding 2.750% Senior Convertible Debentures due 2042, which accrue interest at a rate of 2.750% per year and mature on October 15, 2042. As of May 6, 2015, the Company had agreed to repurchase approximately $700.5 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.750% Senior Convertible Debentures due 2042.

The Indenture (defined below) does not prohibit or limit the incurrence of indebtedness and other liabilities by the Company or its subsidiaries.

Each Corporate Unit has a stated amount of $50 and is comprised of (i) a purchase contract obligating the holder to purchase from the Company for a price in cash of $50, on the purchase contract settlement date, or May 1, 2018, subject to earlier termination or settlement, a certain number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”); and (ii) a 1/20, or 5%, undivided beneficial ownership interest in $1,000 principal amount of the Company’s 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). Holders of the Corporate Units will be entitled to receive quarterly contract adjustment payments at a rate of 3.35% per year of the stated amount of $50 per Corporate Unit, subject to the Company’s right to defer such payments.

The Notes are being issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee. The Corporate Units are being issued pursuant to a Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as purchase contract agent, collateral agent, custodial agent and securities intermediary. Under the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Notes are being pledged as collateral to secure the holders’ obligation to purchase the shares of Common Stock under the related purchase contracts that form a part of the Corporate Units. A holder of Corporate Units, at its option, may elect to create “Treasury Units” by substituting pledged U.S. Treasury securities for any pledged ownership interests in the Notes. The Notes will be remarketed, subject to certain terms and conditions, prior to the purchase contract settlement date pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and a remarketing agreement to be executed in the future.

Certain of the Underwriters and their affiliates have provided in the past to the Company and its affiliates and may provide from time to time in the future certain commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking and other services for the Company and its affiliates in the ordinary course of their business, for which they have received and may continue to receive customary fees and commissions. In particular, certain affiliates of the Underwriters are participants in the Company’s $2.0 billion revolving credit facility.

The foregoing description of the issuance and sale does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, which is incorporated by reference hereto as Exhibit 1.1, the Base Indenture, which is incorporated by reference hereto as Exhibit 4.1, the Supplemental Indenture, which is incorporated by reference hereto as Exhibit 4.2, the form of the Notes, which is incorporated by reference hereto as Exhibit 4.3, the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, which is incorporated by reference hereto as Exhibit 4.4, the form of remarketing agreement, which is incorporated by reference hereto as Exhibit 4.5, the form of Corporate Units Certificate, which is incorporated by reference hereto as Exhibit 4.6, and the form of Treasury Units Certificate, which is incorporated by reference hereto as Exhibit 4.7.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Exhibit

1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2015, among Anthem, Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the Underwriters named in Exhibit A thereto.
4.1    Subordinated Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015, between Anthem, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
4.2    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015, between Anthem, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
4.3    Form of 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028 (included in Exhibit 4.2).
4.4    Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015, between Anthem, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary.
4.5    Form of Remarketing Agreement (included in Exhibit 4.4).
4.6    Form of Corporate Units Certificate (included in Exhibit 4.4).
4.7    Form of Treasury Units Certificate (included in Exhibit 4.4).
5.1    Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP.
5.2    Opinion of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.


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.

Dated: May 12, 2015

 

ANTHEM, INC.
By: /s/ Kathleen S. Kiefer
Name: Kathleen S. Kiefer
Title: Corporate Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Exhibit

1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2015, among Anthem, Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the Underwriters named Exhibit A thereto.
4.1    Subordinated Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015, between Anthem, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
4.2    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015, between Anthem, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
4.3    Form of 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028 (included in Exhibit 4.2).
4.4    Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015, between Anthem, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary.
4.5    Form of Remarketing Agreement (included in Exhibit 4.4).
4.6    Form of Corporate Units Certificate (included in Exhibit 4.4).
4.7    Form of Treasury Units Certificate (included in Exhibit 4.4).
5.1    Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP.
5.2    Opinion of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.

Exhibit 1.1

EXECUTION VERSION

Anthem, Inc.

23,500,000 Corporate Units

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

Dated: May 6, 2015


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties

     3   

SECTION 2. Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing

     13   

SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company

     15   

SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses

     19   

SECTION 5. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations

     20   

SECTION 6. Indemnification

     24   

SECTION 7. Contribution

     26   

SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery

     27   

SECTION 9. Termination

     27   

SECTION 10. Default by One or More of the Underwriters

     27   

SECTION 11. Notices

     28   

SECTION 12. Parties

     28   

SECTION 13. Governing Law and Time

     29   

SECTION 14. Effect of Headings

     29   

SECTION 15. Counterparts

     29   

SECTION 16. Definitions

     29   

SECTION 17. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

     30   

SECTION 18. Miscellaneous

     30   

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

    –     

Underwriters

Exhibit B

    –     

Pricing Term Sheet

Exhibit C

    –     

Form of Opinion of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP and Thomas C. Zielinski, Esq.

Exhibit D

    –     

Form of Opinion of Hogan Lovells US LLP

Exhibit E

    –     

Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses

 

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Anthem, Inc.

23,500,000 Corporate Units

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

May 6, 2015

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

11 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                      Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

As Representative of the several Underwriters

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Anthem, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”), confirms its agreement with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“ Credit Suisse ”) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“ Merrill Lynch ”) and each of the other Underwriters named in Exhibit A hereto (collectively, the “ Underwriters ,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch are acting as representatives (each of Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch, in such capacity, a “ Representative ” and, collectively the “ Representatives ”), with respect to the issue and sale by the Company of a total of 23,500,000 Corporate Units (as defined herein) (the “ Initial Securities ”), certain terms of which are set forth on Exhibit B, and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective numbers of Initial Securities set forth in said Exhibit A hereto, and with respect to the grant by the Company to the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the option described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any part of 1,500,000 additional Corporate Units to cover over-allotments, if any (the “ Option Securities ” and, collectively with the Initial Securities, the “ Securities ”). Certain terms used in this Underwriting Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) are defined in Section 16 hereof.

Each Corporate Unit will initially consist of (a) a 1/20 th , or 5%, undivided beneficial ownership interest in $1,000 principal amount of the Company’s 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028 (the “ Notes ”) and (b) a stock purchase contract (a “ Purchase Contract ”) issued by the Company pursuant to which the holder of such Purchase Contract will purchase from the Company on May 1, 2018, subject to earlier termination or settlement, for an amount in cash equal to the stated amount per Security of $50.00 (the “ Stated Amount ”), a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”), as set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (as defined below). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the “ Base Indenture ”), as amended by a

 

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Supplemental Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture ” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), each dated as of the Closing Date referred to in Section 2(c) hereof, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

In accordance with the terms of a Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (the “ Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement ”), dated as of the Closing Date, to be entered into between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as purchase contract agent (the “ Purchase Contract Agent ”), attorney-in-fact for the holders of the Equity Units, collateral agent (the “ Collateral Agent ”), custodial agent (the “ Custodial Agent ”) and securities intermediary (the “ Securities Intermediary ”), a holder of the Corporate Units will initially pledge its ownership interest in the Notes to secure such holder’s obligation to purchase shares of the Common Stock under the Purchase Contracts. The Purchase Contracts will be issued pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement. The Purchase Contracts together with the related Notes are herein referred to as “ Corporate Units .” A holder of Corporate Units, at its option, may elect to create “ Treasury Units ” by substituting pledged U.S. Treasury securities for any pledged ownership interests in the Notes. Unless otherwise indicated, the term “ Equity Units ” includes both Corporate Units and Treasury Units.

Pursuant to a Remarketing Agreement, to be entered into by the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent, as the purchase contract agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of the Equity Units, and the remarketing agent(s) named therein (the “ Remarketing Agents ”) in such form and dated as of such date as to be determined by the parties thereto (the “ Remarketing Agreement ”), the Notes will be remarketed, subject to certain terms and conditions. The Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Indenture and the Remarketing Agreement are each herein referred to as a “ Units Agreement ” and are herein collectively referred to as the “ Units Agreements .”

The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Securities as soon as the Representatives deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered.

The Company has prepared and previously delivered to you a preliminary prospectus supplement dated May 5, 2015 relating to the Securities and a related prospectus dated April 29, 2015 (the “ Base Prospectus ”). Such preliminary prospectus supplement and Base Prospectus, including the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ 1933 Act ”), are hereinafter called, collectively, the “ Pre-Pricing Prospectus .” Promptly after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a prospectus supplement dated May 6, 2015 (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”) and will file the Prospectus Supplement and the Base Prospectus with the Commission, all in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430B and Rule 424(b), and the Company has previously advised you of all information (financial and other) that will be set forth therein. The Prospectus Supplement and the Base Prospectus, in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Securities (whether to meet the request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173(d) or otherwise), including the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act, are herein

 

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called, collectively, the “ Prospectus .” All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing, shall include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“ EDGAR ”).

All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” (or other references of like import) in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, prior to the Applicable Time; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”), which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, after the Applicable Time.

SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties .

(a) Representations and Warranties by the Company . The Company represents and warrants to the Representatives and each Underwriter as of the date hereof and as of the Applicable Time (in each case, a “ Representation Date ”), as follows:

(1) Compliance with Registration Requirements . The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act. The Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with.

At the respective times the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendments thereto (including the filing of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Commission) became effective and at each Representation Date, the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “ 1933 Act Regulations ”) and did not 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. At the date of the Prospectus, and at the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be, neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements thereto included or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to (i) that

 

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part of the Registration Statement which constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1 of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “ 1939 Act ”) and (ii) statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment or the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein.

Each preliminary prospectus and prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, complied when so filed in all material respects with the 1933 Act Regulations and the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of Securities will, at the time of such delivery, be identical to any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(2) Disclosure Package . The term “ Disclosure Package ” shall mean the (i) Pre-Pricing Prospectus as of the Applicable Time, (ii) the Pricing Term Sheet (as defined in Section 3(l) below), (iii) the issuer free writing prospectuses as defined in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act (each, an “ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ”), if any, identified in Exhibit E(i) hereto and (iv) any other free writing prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package. As of the Applicable Time, the Disclosure Package did not contain 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. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein.

(3) Incorporated Documents . The documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus (i) at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “ 1934 Act Regulations ”) and (ii) when read together with the other information in the Disclosure Package, at the Applicable Time, and when read together with the other information in the Prospectus, at the date of the Prospectus and at the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be, did not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(4) Company Is Well-Known Seasoned Issuer . (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 1933 Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act or form of prospectus), (iii) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) of the 1933

 

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Act) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 of the 1933 Act, and (iv) at the time this Agreement was executed and delivered by the parties thereto (the “ Execution Time ”) (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (iv)), the Company was and is a “well known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement,” as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act, that initially became effective within three years of the Execution Time; the Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the 1933 Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement form; and the Company has not otherwise ceased to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration statement form.

(5) Company Not Ineligible Issuer . (i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement relating to the Securities that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the 1933 Act and (ii) as of the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act).

(6) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses . Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, including but not limited to the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses listed on Exhibit E hereto, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Securities or until any earlier date of which the Company notified or notifies the Representatives, did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein that has not been superseded or modified. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein.

(7) Distribution of Offering Material by the Company . The Company has not distributed and will not distribute, prior to the later of the Closing Date and the completion of the Underwriters’ distribution of the Securities, any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities other than the Pre-Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus reviewed and consented to by the Representatives and included in Exhibit E hereto or the Registration Statement.

(8) Independent Accountants . The independent registered public accounting firm who audited the consolidated financial statements and schedule included in the Registration Statement, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus are independent public accountants with respect to the Company as required by the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations.

(9) Financial Statements . The consolidated financial statements and schedule of the Company included in the Registration Statement, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries at the

 

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dates indicated and the statement of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) at the respective dates and for the respective periods to which they apply. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved except for any normal year-end adjustments and except as described therein (including in the related notes thereto). The supporting schedules, if any, included in the Registration Statement present fairly in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data and the summary financial information included in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus. In addition, any pro forma financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the related notes thereto included in the Registration Statement, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein, have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements and have been properly compiled on the bases described therein, and in the opinion of the Company the assumptions used in the preparation thereof were reasonable at the time made and the adjustments used therein were based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by the Company to be reasonable at the time made.

(10) No Material Adverse Change in Business . Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package, subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, in the aggregate, has sustained any material 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; and, there has not been any: (i) material addition, or development involving a prospective material addition, to the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ liability for future policy benefits, policyholder account balances and other claims, other than in the ordinary course of business, (ii) material decrease in the surplus of the Company’s Insurance or Healthcare Subsidiaries (as defined in clause (24) below) or material change in the capital stock or other ownership interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any material increase in the long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole, or (iii) material adverse change, or development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the general affairs, management, financial position, reserves, surplus, equity or results of operations (in each case considered either on a statutory accounting or GAAP basis, as applicable) of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole (“ Material Adverse Effect ”).

(11) Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries . The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation under the laws of the State of Indiana, with corporate power and corporate authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; the Company has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business, to the extent such concept is applicable, and is

 

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in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such qualification, or is subject to no material liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so qualified and in good standing in any such jurisdiction; and each of the Material Subsidiaries (as defined below) has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, and, to the extent such concept is applicable, is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with corporate power and corporate authority (or limited partnership or limited liability company power and authority, as applicable) to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and each Material Subsidiary is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, for the transaction of business and, to the extent such concept is applicable, is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification and good standing, or is subject to no material liability or disability by reason of the failure to be so qualified and in good standing in any such jurisdiction. For purposes of this Agreement, “ Material Subsidiary ” means, at any time any subsidiary which, together with its subsidiaries, has either assets or revenues from operations that exceed 10% of the combined assets or combined revenues from operations, respectively, of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

(12) Capitalization . The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of each of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all of the shares of capital stock of the Material Subsidiaries are owned directly or indirectly by the Company free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims.

(13) Authorization of Agreement . This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(14) Authorization of Common Stock . The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts comprising a part of the Corporate Units (including the aggregate maximum number of “make-whole shares” (as such term is defined in the Prospectus) issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts in connection with a “fundamental change” (as such term is defined in the Prospectus) have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, when issued and delivered by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Contracts and Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement against payment of the consideration set forth therein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and the issuance and sale of such shares of Common Stock to be sold by the Company will not be subject to any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company or any other person or entity.

 

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(15) Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement . The Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement has been duly authorized and, on the Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer and conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally including court decisions interpreting such laws, (ii) general principles of equity, including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity), (iii) the power of courts to award damages in lieu of equitable remedies, (iv) laws and public policy underlying such laws with respect to rights to indemnification and contribution and (v) constitutional bounds on laws that govern the enforceability of choice of law provisions in agreements (the “ Enforceability Exceptions ”); provided, however, that upon the occurrence of a Termination Event (as defined in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement), Section 365(e)(1) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. Sections 101-1330, as amended) and Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code should not substantively limit the provisions of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement that require termination of the Purchase Contracts and release of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Notes (or the relevant beneficial ownership interest therein) or the Treasury Portfolio (as defined in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement) or any Treasury securities comprising a part of a Treasury Unit; and the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement will conform in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(16) Securities . The Securities and the Purchase Contracts have been duly authorized by the Company and, in the case of the Initial Securities and the Purchase Contracts constituting part of the Initial Securities, on the Closing Date or, in the case of the Option Securities and the Purchase Contracts constituting part of the Option Securities, on any applicable Option Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by parties thereto other than the Company, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions; and the Securities will conform in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(17) Description of Company Stock . The Common Stock, the authorized but unissued Preferred Stock and the Company’s articles of incorporation and by-laws conform in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and such statements conform to the rights set forth in the respective instruments and agreements defining the same.

(18) Remarketing Agreement . The form of the Remarketing Agreement attached as an exhibit to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company and, when a Remarketing Agreement is executed and delivered by the Company and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Remarketing Agent, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company,

 

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enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions; and any Remarketing Agreement will conform in all material respects to the statements relating thereto contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(19) The Notes . The Notes are in the form contemplated by the Indenture and have been duly authorized by the Company and, when issued, authenticated and delivered pursuant to the Indenture, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions, and be entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture; and the Notes will conform in all material respects to the statements relating thereto contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(20) The Indenture . The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and, when executed and delivered by the Company and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions; and the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the statements relating thereto contained in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and at the most recent effective date of the Registration Statement, the Indenture was duly qualified under the 1939 Act.

(21) Absence of Defaults and Conflicts . The issuance and sale of the Securities by the Company hereunder and the entry into and compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the Securities, this Agreement and the Units Agreements, and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under any indenture, license, 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, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the articles of incorporation or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or insurance regulatory agency or other governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties, in each case (other than a violation of the articles of incorporation or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries) the effect of which individually or in the aggregate, would be to affect the validity of the Securities or their issuance, to affect adversely the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Units Agreements, or 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 or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Units Agreements, except such as have been, or will have been, prior to the Closing Date or each Option Closing Date (if any), obtained under the 1933 Act and the 1939 Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required under state securities or

 

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Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of any of its articles of incorporation or by-laws or other organizational instruments, or (ii) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, license, 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, (a) in the case of clause (i) with respect to the Company’s subsidiaries only, where such violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) in the case of clause (ii), where such default could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(22) Absence of Proceedings . Other than as described or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject which could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the knowledge of the Company, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or threatened by others.

(23) Accuracy of Exhibits . There are no franchises, contracts or documents which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference therein or to be filed as exhibits thereto which have not been so described and filed as required.

(24) Possession of Licenses and Permits . Each of the Company’s subsidiaries that is required to be organized or licensed as an insurance, healthcare, HMO or health care management company or holding company in respect thereof in its jurisdiction of incorporation (each, an “ Insurance or Healthcare Subsidiary ”) is duly organized and licensed as such in its respective jurisdiction of incorporation and is duly licensed or authorized as such in each other jurisdiction where it is required to be so licensed or authorized to conduct its business, except where the failure to be so licensed or authorized could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; except as otherwise described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, each Insurance or Healthcare Subsidiary has all other approvals, orders, consents, authorizations, licenses, certificates, permits, registrations and qualifications of and from all insurance or healthcare related regulatory authorities and from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (“ BCBSA ”) to conduct its business (collectively, the “ Approvals ”), except where the failure to have such Approvals could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation that could reasonably be expected to lead to the revocation, termination or suspension of any such Approval, the revocation, termination or suspension of which would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; each Insurance or Healthcare Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all license agreements with BCBSA currently in effect (each, a “ BCBS License ”) that it is a party to; and, to the knowledge of the Company, no insurance or healthcare related regulatory agency or body has issued any order or decree impairing, restricting or prohibiting the payment of dividends by any Insurance or Healthcare Subsidiary to its parent, except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

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(25) Absence of Further Requirements . (a) Each of the Company and each of its subsidiaries have made all filings, registrations and declarations with all insurance regulatory authorities, all Federal, state, local and other governmental authorities, all self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals and the BCBSA, necessary to own, lease, license and use its properties and assets and to conduct its business in the manner described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) each of the Company and each of its subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, by-laws and similar requirements, including in connection with registrations or memberships in self-regulatory organizations and the BCBSA, except where the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of any event, inquiry, investigation or proceeding that would reasonably be expected to result in the suspension, revocation or limitation of any Approval or otherwise impose any limitation on the conduct of the business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which in either case could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(26) Sarbanes-Oxley Act . The Company is, to its knowledge, in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective and the rules and regulations of the Commission that have been adopted and are effective thereunder.

(27) Title to Property . Each of the Company and each of its subsidiaries have good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for such defects in title that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(28) 1940 Act . Neither the Company nor any of its Material Subsidiaries is and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities, and the application of the proceeds of the sale of the Securities as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will be an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ 1940 Act ” which term, as used herein, includes the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder), and the rules and regulations thereunder.

(29) Absence of Registration Rights . There are no persons or entities with registration rights or other similar rights to have any securities (debt or equity) registered pursuant to the Registration Statement or included in the offering contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise registered for sale by the Company under the 1933 Act other than those rights that have been disclosed in the Registration Statement, Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

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(30) Listing . The Company intends to apply to list the Corporate Units on the New York Stock Exchange (the “ NYSE ”) and expects trading to commence within 30 days of the Closing Date.

(31) NYSE . The outstanding shares of Common Stock are listed on the NYSE. In addition, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts comprising a part of the Corporate Units (including the aggregate maximum number of “make-whole shares” (as such term is defined in the Prospectus) issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts in connection with a “fundamental change” (as such term is defined in the Prospectus)), upon issuance, will be listed on the NYSE.

(32) Internal Controls and Procedures . The Company maintains a system of accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(33) No Material Weakness in Internal Controls . Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or in any document incorporated by reference therein, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year (i) the Company has not become aware of any material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) 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.

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

(35) No Conflict with OFAC Laws . None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds, to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

 

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(36) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act . None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ FCPA ”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, its affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

(37) Absence of Manipulation . The Company has not taken and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities.

(b) Officers’ Certificates . Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and delivered to any Underwriter or to counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby on the date of such certificate and, unless subsequently amended or supplemented, at each Representation Date subsequent thereto.

SECTION 2. Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing .

(a) Initial Securities . On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, the respective numbers of Initial Securities set forth in Exhibit A hereto, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase the number of Initial Securities set forth opposite its name in Exhibit A hereto plus any additional number of Initial Securities that such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, subject to such adjustments among the Underwriters as the Representatives in their sole discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of fractional Securities, in each case at a price of $49.15 per Security (the “ Purchase Price ”).

 

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(b) Option Securities . In addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company hereby grants an option to the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, to purchase, within the 13-day period beginning on, and including, the Closing Date, up to the respective numbers of Option Securities set forth in Exhibit A hereto at a price per Security equal to the Purchase Price referred to in Section 2(a) hereof. The option hereby granted may be exercised only for the purpose of covering over-allotments that may be made in connection with the offering and distribution of the Initial Securities. The option hereby granted may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time upon notice by the Representatives to the Company setting forth the number of Option Securities as to which the several Underwriters are then exercising the option and the time and date of payment and delivery for such Option Securities. Any such time and date of delivery (an “ Option Closing Date ”) shall be determined by the Representatives, but shall not be later than seven full business days after the exercise of said option (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 hereof), nor in any event prior to the Closing Date. If the option is exercised as to all or any portion of the Option Securities, the Company will sell to the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, the respective number of Option Securities set forth in Exhibit A hereto (or, if applicable, the proportion thereof as set forth below), and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, will purchase that proportion of the total number of Option Securities then being purchased that the number of Initial Securities set forth in Exhibit A hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any additional number of Initial Securities that such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, bears to the total number of Initial Securities, subject in each case to such adjustments as the Representatives in their discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of fractional shares.

(c) Payment . Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Initial Securities shall be made at the offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company, at 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) on May 12, 2015 (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 hereof), or such other time not later than five business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called “ Closing Date ”).

In addition, in the event that any or all of the Option Securities are purchased by the Underwriters, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, such Option Securities shall be made at the above-mentioned offices at 9:00 A.M. (New York City time), or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company, on each Option Closing Date as specified in the notice from the Representatives to the Company.

Payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Company, in each case against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of the Securities to be purchased by them. It is understood that each Underwriter has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to accept delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any, that it has agreed to purchase. Credit Suisse, individually and not as the Representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the purchase price for the Initial Securities or the Option Securities, if any, to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds have not been received by the Closing Date or the relevant Option Closing Date, as the case may be, but such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from its obligations hereunder.

 

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(d) Delivery of Securities . Delivery of the Initial Securities and any Option Securities, which will be represented by one or more definitive global securities in book-entry form, shall be made through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct. The Initial Securities and any Option Securities to be so delivered will be in fully registered form in such authorized denominations as established pursuant to the Units Agreements.

SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company . The Company covenants with the Representatives and with each Underwriter participating in the offering of Securities as follows:

(a) Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests . The Company, subject to Section 3(b) will comply with the requirements of Rule 430B of the 1933 Act Regulations, and will promptly notify the Representatives, and confirm the notice in writing, of (i) the effectiveness of any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or the filing of any supplement or amendment to any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, (ii) the receipt of any comments from the Commission during the Prospectus Delivery Period (defined below), (iii) any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or for additional information, and (iv) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes. The Company will promptly effect the filings necessary pursuant to Rule 424 and will take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether any preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424 was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such document. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and if any such stop order is issued, or any such suspension or loss occurs, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment.

(b) Filing of Amendments . During such period beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the later of the Closing Date or such date as, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, the Prospectus is no longer required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of Securities by an Underwriter or dealer, including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 of the 1933 Act Regulations (the “Prospectus Delivery Period”), the Company will give the Representatives notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment, supplement or revision to the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, whether pursuant to the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object.

(c) Delivery of Registration Statements . The Company has furnished or will deliver to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated or deemed to be

 

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incorporated by reference therein) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Representatives, without charge, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each of the Underwriters. The Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(d) Delivery of Prospectuses . The Company will deliver to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto as such Underwriter may reasonably request, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the 1933 Act. The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the Prospectus Delivery Period, such number of copies of the Pre-Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to any electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

(e) Continued Compliance with Securities Laws . The Company will comply with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. If at any time during the Prospectus Delivery Period, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company, to amend the Registration Statement in order that the Registration Statement 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 or to amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at the Applicable Time or at the time it is delivered or conveyed to a purchaser, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of such counsel, at any such time to amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will (1) notify the Representatives of any such event, development or condition and (2) promptly prepare and file with the Commission, subject to Section 3(b) and 3(m) hereof, such amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus comply with such requirements, and the Company will furnish to the Underwriters, without charge, such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request.

(f) Blue Sky Qualifications . The Company will use its reasonable best efforts, in cooperation with the Representatives and counsel to the Underwriters, to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable state securities or blue sky laws as the Representatives may reasonably designate and in such other jurisdictions as the Company and the Representatives may mutually agree and to maintain such qualifications in effect for so long as

 

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required for distribution of the Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject. In each jurisdiction in which the Securities have been so qualified, the Company will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of such jurisdiction to continue such qualification in effect for so long as required for the distribution of the Securities.

(g) Use of Proceeds . The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(h) Listing . The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to effect and maintain the listing of (i) the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts comprising a part of the Corporate Units (including the aggregate maximum number of “make-whole shares” (as such term is defined in the Prospectus) issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts in connection with a “fundamental change” (as such term is defined in the Prospectus)) and (ii) within 30 days of the Closing Date, the Securities.

(i) Restriction on Sale of Securities . (A) During the Lock-Up Period (as defined below), the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, directly or indirectly, take any of the following actions with respect to any Securities, Purchase Contracts or shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Securities, Purchase Contracts or Common Stock of the Company (collectively, “ Lock-Up Securities ”): (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, Lock-Up Securities, or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Lock-Up Securities, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Lock-Up Securities or (iii) file with the Commission a registration statement under the 1933 Act relating to any additional sales of Lock-Up Securities or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, Lock-Up Securities, or publicly disclose the intention to effect any transaction described in this clause (iii) or clause (ii) above, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Lock-Up Securities or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, directly or indirectly, take any of the following actions without the prior written consent of the Representatives: (A) issue Lock-Up Securities to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement; (B) issue Lock-Up Securities in connection with any early settlement (as described in the Prospectus) (upon the occurrence of a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Prospectus) or otherwise) of a Purchase Contract underlying an Equity Unit by the holder thereof; (C) issue Lock-Up Securities issuable upon exercise of warrants or options outstanding on the date hereof; (D) purchase Lock-Up Securities pursuant to the Company’s publicly announced share repurchase program, including entering into any derivative transactions in connection therewith, or as described in the “Use of Proceeds” section of the Disclosure Package; (E) enter into ordinary course interest rate hedging transactions and total rate of return swaps, (F) issue, grant or vest Lock-Up Securities in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to equity incentive programs; (G) purchase or transfer Lock-Up Securities in the ordinary course of business under a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the 1934 Act; or (H) file a registration statement with the Commission on Form S-8 in connection with the Company’s employee benefit plans and arrangements.

 

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(j) Reporting Requirements . During the Prospectus Delivery Period, the Company shall file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations.

(k) Pricing Term Sheet . The Company will prepare a pricing term sheet (the “ Pricing Term Sheet ”) containing certain final terms of the Securities, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative, and will file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the 1933 Act within the time required by such rule. Any such Pricing Term Sheet is an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus for purposes of this Agreement.

(l) Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses . The Company represents that it has not made, and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representatives, it will not make, any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433 of the 1933 Act; provided that the prior written consent of the Representatives hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses included in Exhibit E hereto. Any such free writing prospectus consented to or deemed to be consented to by the Representatives is hereinafter referred to as a “ Permitted Free Writing Prospectus .” The Company agrees that (i) it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and (ii) has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 of the 1933 Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping. The Company consents to the use by any Underwriter of a free writing prospectus that (1) (a) is not an “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433, and (b) contains only (i) information describing the preliminary terms of the Securities or their offering or (ii) information that describes the final terms of the Securities or their offering and that is included in the Pricing Term Sheet of the Company contemplated in Section 3(k) or constitutes a “bona fide electronic road show” within the meaning of Rule 433(h)(5) of the 1933 Act Regulations relating to the offering of the Securities; provided that each Underwriter severally covenants with the Company not to take any action without the Company’s consent (which consent shall be confirmed in writing) that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter

(m) Registration Statement Renewal Deadline . If immediately prior to 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 prior to the Renewal Deadline file, if it has not already done so and is eligible to do so, a new automatic shelf registration statement relating to the Securities, in a form satisfactory to the Representatives. If the Company is no longer eligible to file an automatic shelf registration statement, the Company will prior to the Renewal Deadline, if it has not already done so, file a new shelf registration

 

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statement relating to the Securities, in a form satisfactory to the Representatives, and will use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective within 60 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. 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.

(n) Notice of Inability to Use Automatic Shelf Registration Statement Form . If at any time when Securities remain unsold by the Underwriters the Company receives from the Commission a notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or otherwise ceases to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration statement form, the Company will (i) promptly notify the Representatives, (ii) promptly file a new registration statement or post-effective amendment on the proper form relating to the Securities, in a form satisfactory to the Representatives, (iii) use its best efforts to cause such registration statement or post-effective amendment to be declared effective and (iv) promptly notify the Representatives of such effectiveness. 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 registration statement that was the subject of the Rule 401(g)(2) notice or for which the Company has otherwise become ineligible. References herein to the Registration Statement shall include such new registration statement or post-effective amendment, as the case may be.

(o) Filing Fees . The Company agrees to pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) of the 1933 Act without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) of the 1933 Act.

(p) Reservation of Shares . The Company will reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock (including the aggregate maximum number of “make-whole shares” (as such term is defined in the Prospectus) issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts in connection with a “fundamental change” (as such term is defined in the Prospectus)) for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy any obligation to issue shares of Common Stock under the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

(q) Remarketing Agreement . On or prior to the date that is 20 days prior to the first day of the final remarketing period or, if applicable, no later than 20 days prior to the first day of the optional remarketing period, the Company will have entered into, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Purchase Contract Agent enter into, the Remarketing Agreement.

SECTION 4. Payment of Expenses .

(a) Expenses . The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits) as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, (ii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of this

 

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Agreement, any Agreement among Underwriters, the Indenture, the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and such other documents as may be required in connection with the offering, purchase, sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Securities, any certificates for the Securities, as applicable, to the Underwriters, including any transfer taxes and any stamp or other duties payable upon the sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters, (iv) the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel, accountants and other advisors; (v) the fees and expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Purchase Contract Agent, the transfer agent and registrar for the Securities or any attorneys-in-fact, custodial agents or securities intermediaries in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities, (vi) the qualification of the Securities under state securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(f) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation, printing and delivery of the Blue Sky and Legal Investment Survey, and any amendment thereto, (vii) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, (viii) the fees charged by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations for the rating of the Notes or the Securities, (ix) the fees and expenses incurred with respect to the listing of the Securities, if applicable, (x) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters in connection with, the review, if any, by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Securities, (x) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts on the NYSE, and (xi) all expenses and application fees incurred in connection with the approval of the Securities for clearance, settlement and book entry transfer through DTC.

(b) Termination of Agreement . If this Agreement is terminated by the Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 or Section 9(a)(iii) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters. Except as provided in this Section 4, Section 5, Section 6, Section 7 and Section 9 hereof, the Underwriters shall pay their own expenses, including the fees and disbursements of their counsel.

SECTION 5. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations . The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Securities pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 1 hereof and in certificates of any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the following further conditions:

(a) Effectiveness of Registration Statement . The Registration Statement has become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or be pending or threatened by the Commission, any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters and the Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the 1933 Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement form. The Pre-Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus shall

 

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have been filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b)(1), (2), (3), (4) or (5), as applicable (or any required post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed and declared effective in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430A).

(b) Opinion of Indiana Counsel for Company . On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Indiana Counsel of the Company, and Thomas C. Zielinski, General Counsel of the Company in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, which opinions shall together be to the effect set forth in Exhibit C hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request

(c) Opinion of Counsel for Company . On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Hogan Lovells US LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, to the effect set forth in Exhibit D hereto and to such further effect as counsel to the Underwriters may reasonably request.

(d) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters . On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received an opinion, dated as of the Closing Date, of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters.

(e) Officers’ Certificate . On the Closing Date, there shall not have been, since the date hereof or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, any Material Adverse Effect, and the Representatives shall have received a certificate of the President or a Vice President of the Company and of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that (i) there has been no such Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the representations and warranties in Section 1(a) are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Date, (iii) the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date, and (iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted, are pending or, to such officers’ knowledge, are threatened by the Commission.

(f) Accountant’s Comfort Letter . At the Execution Time, the Representatives shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(g) Bring-down Comfort Letter . On the Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to Section 5(f) hereof, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.

 

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(h) No Material Adverse Effect or Ratings Agency Change . Since the Execution Time and prior to the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be: (i) there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect that in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or the delivery of the Securities being delivered on the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (ii) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review with possible negative implications, in the rating accorded any debt securities of the Company or the financial strength or claims paying ability of the Company by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the 1934 Act as of the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, the Notes shall have the ratings accorded by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, if and as specified in the applicable Pricing Term Sheet, and the Company shall have delivered to the Representatives a letter, dated as of such date, from each such rating organization, or other evidence satisfactory to the Representatives, confirming that the Notes have such ratings.

(i) Conditions to Purchase of Option Securities . In the event that the Underwriters exercise their option provided in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any portion of the Option Securities on any Option Closing Date that is after the Closing Date, the obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase the applicable Option Securities shall be subject to the conditions specified in the introductory paragraph of this Section 5 and to the further condition that, at the applicable Option Closing Date, the Representatives shall have received:

(1) Opinion of Indiana Counsel for Company . The favorable opinions of counsel for the Company named in Section 5(b) hereof, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and dated such Option Closing Date, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the respective opinions required by Section 5(b) hereof.

(2) Opinion of Counsel for Company . The favorable opinions of counsel for the Company named in Section 5(c) hereof, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and dated such Option Closing Date, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the respective opinions required by Section 5(c) hereof.

(3) Opinion of Counsel for Underwriters . The favorable letter of counsel for the Underwriters named in Section 5(d) hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and dated such Option Closing Date, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(d) hereof.

 

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(4) Officers’ Certificate . A certificate, dated such Option Closing Date, to the effect set forth in, and signed on behalf of the Company by the officers specified in, Section 5(e) hereof.

(5) Bring-down Comfort Letter . A letter of Ernst & Young LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives and dated such Option Closing Date, substantially in the same form and substance as the letters furnished to the Representatives pursuant to Section 5(g) hereof, except that the specified date in the letters furnished pursuant to this paragraph shall be a date not more than three business days prior to such Option Closing Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, references in such opinions, certificate and letters to (A) the Closing Date shall be changed to refer to such Option Closing Date and (B) references to the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (other than any electronic road show) and the Prospectus subsequent to the Closing Date shall include any amendments or supplements thereto.

(j) No Objection . If the Registration Statement or an offering of Securities has been filed with FINRA for review, FINRA shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements.

(k) Additional Documents . On the Closing Date and each Option Closing Date, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained.

(l) Termination of Agreement . If any condition specified in this Section 5 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement, or, in the case of any condition to the purchase of Option Securities on an Option Closing Date that is after the Closing Date, the obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase the relevant Option Securities on such Option Closing Date, may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company at any time on or prior to the Closing Date or such Option Closing Date, as the case may be, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof and except that Sections 4, 6, 7 and 13 hereof shall survive any such termination of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect.

(m) Exchange Listing . An application for the listing of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts comprising a part of the Corporate Units (including the aggregate maximum number of “make-whole shares” (as such term is defined in the Prospectus) issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts in connection with a “fundamental change” (as such term is defined in the Prospectus)) shall have been approved by the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance.

 

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SECTION 6. Indemnification .

(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which such Underwriter or such controlling person may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430B under the 1933 Act, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and to reimburse each Underwriter, its officers, directors, employees, agents and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter, or its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents or such controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 6(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Company may otherwise have.

(b) Indemnification of the Company, Its Directors and Officers . Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus,

 

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the Pre-Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Representatives expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person for any legal and other expense reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 6(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that each Underwriter may otherwise have.

(c) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures . 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; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party (i) shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any liability other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above.

(d) Settlements . The indemnifying party under this Section 6 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by Section 6(a) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party, 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 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.

 

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SECTION 7. Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in Section 6 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) of Section 6 in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (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, liabilities or expenses (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 Section 6(c), 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, liabilities or expenses (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 respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth on the front cover page of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of such Securities as set forth on such cover. 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 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 contributions pursuant to this Section 7 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 Section 7. 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 Section 7 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 Section 7, 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 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to the number of Initial Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Exhibit A hereto and not joint.

 

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The obligations of the Company under this Section 7 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer and director of any Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act and each broker-dealer affiliate of any Underwriter, and the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 7 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 1933 Act.

SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery . All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries submitted pursuant hereto shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or controlling person, or by or on behalf of the Company, and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities.

SECTION 9. Termination .

(a) Termination; General . Prior to the Closing Date or the relevant Option Closing Date, as the case may be, the Representatives may terminate this Agreement by notice given to the Company if at any time there shall have occurred any of the following: (i) a change in U.S. or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls as would, in the judgment of the Representatives, be likely to prejudice materially the success of the proposed issue, sale or distribution of the Securities, whether in the primary market or in respect of dealings in the secondary market; (ii) a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the NYSE; (iii) a suspension or material limitation in trading specifically in the Company’s securities on the NYSE; (iv) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared by either federal or New York State authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States; or (v) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis, if the effect of any such event specified in this clause (v) in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or the delivery of the Securities being delivered on the Closing Date or the relevant Option Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Disclosure Package or the Prospectus.

(b) Liabilities . If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 9, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 4, 6, 7, 8 and 13 hereof shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 10. Default by One or More of the Underwriters . If, on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it or they have agreed to purchase under this Agreement, and the number of Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase does not exceed 10% of the number of Securities to be purchased on such Closing Date or Option Closing Date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated, severally, in the proportions that the number of Securities set forth opposite their respective names on Exhibit A hereto bears

 

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to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as may be specified by the Representatives with the consent of the non-defaulting Underwriters, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date. If, on the Closing Date or Option Closing Date, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities and the number of Securities with respect to which such default occurs exceeds 10% of the number of Securities to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Company for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 48 hours after such default, this Agreement or, with respect to any Option Closing Date that occurs after the Closing Date, the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase and of the Company to sell the Option Securities that were to have been purchased and sold on such Option Closing Date, shall terminate without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of Section 4, Section 6, Section 7, Section 8, Section 9 and Section 13 shall at all times be effective and shall survive such termination. In any such case either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date or Option Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days in order that the required changes, if any, to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may be effected.

As used in this Agreement, the term “ Underwriter ” shall be deemed to include any person substituted for a defaulting Underwriter under this Section 10. Any action taken under this Section 10 shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.

SECTION 11. Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be effective only upon receipt and shall be mailed, delivered by hand or overnight courier, or transmitted by fax (with the receipt of such fax to be confirmed by telephone). Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed to the Representatives at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010-3629, Attention: LCD-IBD and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, One Bryant Park, New York, NY 10036, Facsimile: (646) 855-3073, Attention: Syndicate Department, with a copy to Facsimile: (212) 230-8730, Attention: ECM Legal, and notices to the Company shall be directed to it at 120 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Attention: General Counsel, with a copy to Hogan Lovells US LLP, Columbia Square, 555 Thirteenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004, Attention: Eve N. Howard.

SECTION 12. Parties . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, the Representatives, the Underwriters and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Underwriters and the Company and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 6 and 7 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

 

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SECTION 13. Governing Law and Time . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE. SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.

SECTION 14. Effect of Headings . The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 15. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts hereof shall constitute a single instrument.

SECTION 16. Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:

Applicable Time ” means 4:30 p.m. (New York City time) on May 6, 2015 or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Representatives.

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., or both, as the context shall require.

Lock-Up Period ” means the period beginning on and including the date of this Agreement through and including the date that is the 60 th day after the date of this Agreement.

Pre-Pricing Prospectus ” means the preliminary prospectus dated May 5, 2015 relating to the Securities in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Securities, including the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-1 under the 1933 Act.

Preferred Stock ” means the Company’s preferred stock, without par value.

preliminary prospectus ” means any prospectus together with, if applicable, the accompanying prospectus supplement used in connection with the offering of the Securities that omitted the public offering price of the Securities or that was captioned “Subject to Completion,” together with the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the 1933 Act. The term “preliminary prospectus” includes, without limitation, the Pre-Pricing Prospectus.

Registration Statement ” means the Company’s registration statement on Form S–3 (Registration No. 333-200749), as amended, and the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S–3 under the 1933 Act and the Rule 430B Information; provided that any Rule 430B Information shall be deemed part of the Registration Statement only from and after the time specified pursuant to Rule 430B.

Rule 163 ,” “ Rule 164 ,” “ Rule 172 ,” “ Rule 173(d) ,” “ Rule 401(g)(2) ,” “ Rule 405 ,” “ Rule 424(b) ” “ Rule 430B ,” and “ Rule 433 ” refer to such rules under the 1933 Act.

 

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Rule 430B Information ” means the information included in any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) that was omitted from the Registration Statement at the time it first became effective but is deemed to be part of and included in the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430B.

SECTION 17. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . The Company acknowledges and agrees that: (i) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary of the Company or its affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other party; (iii) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement; (iv) the several Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company and that the several Underwriters have no obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (v) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.

SECTION 18. Miscellaneous . 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.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the Company and the several Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Company hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that the Company may have against the several Underwriters with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this Agreement, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement between the Representatives and the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

Very truly yours,

 

ANTHEM, INC.

By /s/ Wayne S. DeVeydt
Name: Wayne S. DeVeydt
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement (Corporate Units) ]


CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED,

as of the date first above written:

 

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC

By: /s/ Michael Muntner
Name: Michael Muntner
Title: Managing Director

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH

                               INCORPORATED

By: /s/ Brian Kinkead
Name: Brian Kinkead
Title: Vice Chairman

 

[ Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement (Corporate Units) ]


EXHIBIT A

 

Name of Underwriter

  

Number of
Initial
Securities

    

Number of
Option
Securities

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     12,925,000         825,000   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                       Incorporated

     2,937,500         187,500   

Barclays Capital Inc.

     646,250         41,250   

Citigroup Global Markets Inc

     646,250         41,250   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc

     646,250         41,250   

Goldman, Sachs & Co

     646,250         41,250   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     646,250         41,250   

Fifth Third Securities, Inc

     470,000         30,000   

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     470,000         30,000   

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

     470,000         30,000   

UBS Securities LLC

     470,000         30,000   

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc

     470,000         30,000   

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     470,000         30,000   

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc

     317,250         20,250   

The Huntington Investment Company

     317,250         20,250   

Mizuho Securities USA Inc

     317,250         20,250   

PNC Capital Markets LLC

     317,250         20,250   

SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

     317,250         20,250   

Total

     23,500,000         1,500,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

A-1


EXHIBIT B

PRICING TERM SHEET

Free Writing Prospectus Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

To Prospectus dated April 29, 2015

Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated May 5, 2015

Registration Statement File No. 333-200749

ANTHEM, INC.

Offering of:

23,500,000 Equity Units

(Initially Consisting of 23,500,000 Corporate Units)

(the “Offering”)

Pricing Term Sheet dated

May 6, 2015

 

 

The information in this pricing term sheet relates to the Offering and should be read together with the preliminary prospectus supplement dated May 5, 2015 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), including the documents incorporated by reference therein and the related base prospectus dated April 29, 2015, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Registration Statement File No. 333-200749). Terms used but not defined herein, with respect to the Offering, have the meanings ascribed to them in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. The Company has increased the size of the Offering to 23,500,000 Equity Units (or 25,000,000 Equity Units if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full). The final prospectus supplement relating to the Offering will reflect conforming changes relating to such increase in the size of the Offering.

 

 

 

Company

Anthem, Inc., an Indiana corporation

 

Company Stock Ticker

New York Stock Exchange “ANTM”

 

Pricing Date

May 6, 2015

 

Trade Date

May 7, 2015

 

Settlement Date

May 12, 2015

 

Closing Price of the Common Stock on May 6, 2015

$159.85 per share

 

Registration Format

SEC Registered

 

Title of Securities

Equity Units that will each have a stated amount of $50.00 and will initially be in the form of a Corporate Unit consisting of a purchase contract issued by the Company and, initially, a 1/20, or 5%, undivided beneficial ownership interest in $1,000 principal amount of 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028 to be issued by the Company (each such note being referred to herein as an “RSN”)

 

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Number of Equity Units Offered

23,500,000 (or 25,000,000 if the underwriters of the Offering exercise their over-allotment option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional Corporate Units in full)

 

Aggregate Offering Amount

$1,175,000,000 (or $1,250,000,000 if the underwriters of the Offering exercise their over-allotment option in full)

 

Stated Amount per Equity Unit

$50.00

 

Corporate Unit Public Offering Price

$50.00 per Corporate Unit

 

  $1,175,000,000 in aggregate (or $1,250,000,000 if the underwriters of the Offering exercise their over-allotment option in full)

 

Underwriting Discounts and Commissions

$0.85 per Corporate Unit

 

  $19,975,000 in aggregate (or $21,250,000 if the underwriters of the Offering exercise their over-allotment option in full)

 

  The underwriters of the Offering propose to offer the Corporate Units to dealers at the Corporate Unit Public Offering Price less a concession not in excess of $0.51 per Corporate Unit.

 

Use of Proceeds

The Company estimates that it will receive net proceeds of approximately $1,151.4 million (or approximately $1,225.1 million if the underwriters of the Offering exercise their over-allotment option in full) from the sale of Corporate Units in the Offering, after deducting the Underwriting Discounts and Commissions and estimated offering expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, the repurchase of a portion of the Company’s outstanding 2.750% Senior Convertible Debentures due 2042, which accrue interest at a rate of 2.750% per year and mature on October 15, 2042. As of May 6, 2015, the Company has agreed to repurchase approximately $700.5 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.750% Senior Convertible Debentures due 2042.

 

Interest Rate on the RSNs

1.90% per year subject to the Company’s right to defer interest payments, as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and subject to modification in connection with a successful remarketing

 

Deferred Interest on the RSNs

Deferred interest on the RSNs will bear interest at the interest rate applicable to the RSNs, compounded on each interest payment date to, but excluding, the interest payment date on which such deferred interest is paid

 

Contract Adjustment Payment Rate

3.35% per year or $1.675 per year on the Stated Amount per Equity Unit subject to the Company’s right to defer contract adjustment payments, as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement

 

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Deferred Contract Adjustment Payments

Deferred contract adjustment payments will accrue additional contract adjustment payments at the rate equal to 5.25% per annum compounded on each contract adjustment payment date to, but excluding, the contract adjustment payment date on which such deferred contract adjustment payments are paid

 

Total Payment Rate on the Corporate Units

5.25% per annum

 

Floor Price

$143.8650 (subject to adjustment, as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), which is 90% of the Closing Price of the Common Stock on May 6, 2015

 

Threshold Appreciation Price

$207.8050 (subject to adjustment, as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), which represents appreciation of 30% over the Closing Price of the Common Stock on May 6, 2015

 

Minimum Settlement Rate

0.2406 shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to adjustment, as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), which is approximately equal to the $50.00 Stated Amount per Equity Unit, divided by the Threshold Appreciation Price

 

Maximum Settlement Rate

0.3475 shares of the Company’s common stock (subject to adjustment, as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), which is approximately equal to the $50.00 Stated Amount per Equity Unit, divided by the Floor Price

 

Purchase Contract Settlement Date

May 1, 2018 (or if such day is not a business day, the following business day)

 

RSN Maturity Date

May 1, 2028

 

Book-Running Managers

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

 

                        Incorporated

 

Co-Managers

Barclays Capital Inc.

 

  Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

  Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

  Goldman, Sachs & Co.

 

  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

  Fifth Third Securities, Inc.

 

  Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

  SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.

 

  UBS Securities LLC

 

  U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

 

  Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

 

  Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

 

  The Huntington Investment Company

 

  Mizuho Securities USA Inc.

 

  PNC Capital Markets LLC

 

  SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.

 

Listing

The Company intends to apply to list the Corporate Units on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ANTX” and expects trading to commence within 30 days of the date of initial issuance of the Corporate Units, although there is no guarantee that the Corporate Units will be approved for listing.

 

B-3


CUSIP for the Corporate Units

036752 202

 

ISIN for the Corporate Units

US0367522028

 

CUSIP for the Treasury Units

036752 301

 

ISIN for the Treasury Units

US0367523018

 

CUSIP for the RSNs

036752 AA1

 

ISIN for the RSNs

US036752AA10

 

Allocation of the Purchase Price

At the time of issuance, the fair market value of the applicable ownership interest in the RSNs will be $50 (or 100% of the issue price of a Corporate Unit) and the fair market value of each purchase contract will be $0 (or 0% of the issue price of a Corporate Unit).

 

Early Settlement

Subject to certain conditions described under “Description of the Purchase Contracts—Early Settlement” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, a holder of Corporate Units or Treasury Units may settle the related purchase contracts at any time prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second business day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, other than during a blackout period (as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement). An early settlement may be made only in integral multiples of 20 Corporate Units or 20 Treasury Units; however, if the Treasury portfolio has replaced the RSNs as a component of the Corporate Units following a successful optional remarketing, holders of Corporate Units may settle early only in integral multiples of 80,000 Corporate Units. If a purchase contract is settled early, the number of shares of common stock to be issued per purchase contract will be equal to the Minimum Settlement Rate (subject to adjustment, as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement).

 

Early Settlement Upon a Fundamental Change

Subject to certain conditions described under “Description of the Purchase Contracts—Early Settlement Upon a Fundamental Change,” following a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) that occurs prior to the 20th business day preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, each holder of a purchase contract will have the right to accelerate and settle the purchase contract early on the fundamental change early settlement date (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) at the settlement rate determined as if the applicable market value equaled the stock price (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), plus an additional make-whole amount of shares (such additional make-whole amount of shares being hereafter referred to as the “make-whole shares”). This right is referred to as the “fundamental change early settlement right.”

 

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  The number of make-whole shares per purchase contract applicable to a fundamental change early settlement will be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the fundamental change occurs or becomes effective (the “effective date”) and the “stock price” (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) for the fundamental change:

 

  Stock Price on Effective Date  
Effective Date $30.00   $50.00   $100.00   $120.00   $130.00   $140.00   $143.87   $145.00   $150.00   $160.00   $180.00   $200.00   $207.81   $215.00   $230.00   $250.00   $300.00   $350.00   $400.00   $450.00   $500.00  

May 12, 2015

  0.1788      0.1155      0.0258      0.0030      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0003      0.0210      0.0377      0.0435      0.0405      0.0351      0.0293      0.0201      0.0151      0.0121      0.0100      0.0085   

May 1, 2016

  0.1194      0.0739      0.0186      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0151      0.0308      0.0363      0.0331      0.0275      0.0218      0.0137      0.0100      0.0080      0.0067      0.0057   

May 1, 2017

  0.0617      0.0352      0.0129      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0090      0.0217      0.0266      0.0230      0.0171      0.0119      0.0064      0.0047      0.0039      0.0033      0.0028   

May 1, 2018

  0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000   

 

  The stock prices set forth in the second row of the table above (i.e., the column headers) will be adjusted upon the occurrence of certain events requiring anti-dilution adjustments to the fixed settlement rates in a manner inversely proportional to the adjustments to the fixed settlement rates, as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

 

  The exact stock price and effective date applicable to a fundamental change may not be set forth on the table, in which case:

 

  if the stock price is between two stock prices on the table or the effective date is between two effective dates on the table, the amount of make-whole shares will be determined by straight line interpolation between the make-whole share amounts set forth for the higher and lower stock prices and the earlier and later two effective dates based on a 365-day year, as applicable;

 

  if the stock price is in excess of $500.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the second row of the table, as described above), then the make-whole share amount will be zero; and

 

  if the stock price is less than $30.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the second row of the table, as described above) (the “minimum stock price”), then the make-whole share amount will be determined as if the stock price equaled the minimum stock price, using straight line interpolation, as described above in the first bullet, if the effective date is between two effective dates on the table.

 

  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the settlement rate per purchase contract exceed 0.5263 shares of common stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the fixed settlement rates, as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

 

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  Unless the Treasury portfolio has replaced the RSNs as a component of the Corporate Units as a result of a successful optional remarketing, holders of Corporate Units may exercise the fundamental change early settlement right only in integral multiples of 20 Corporate Units. If the Treasury portfolio has replaced the RSNs as a component of Corporate Units, holders of the Corporate Units may exercise the fundamental change early settlement right only in integral multiples of 80,000 Corporate Units. A holder of Treasury Units may exercise the fundamental change early settlement right only in integral multiples of 20 Treasury Units.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates (File No. 333-200749). Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and the Offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the Offering will arrange to send you the base prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement if you request them by calling Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC at 800-221-1037 or BofA Merrill Lynch at 866-500-5408.

This communication should be read in conjunction with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying base prospectus. The information in this communication supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying base prospectus to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying base prospectus.

ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.

 

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EXHIBIT E

ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUSES

 

  (i) Pricing Term Sheet containing certain final terms of the Securities, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

 

  (ii) Electronic Road Show

 

E-1

Exhibit 4.1

ANTHEM, INC.

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

                                                                                      Trustee

 

 

Indenture

Dated as of May 12, 2015

Subordinated Debt Securities

 

 

 


Certain Sections of this Indenture relating to Sections 310 through 318,

inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939:

 

Trust Indenture

 

Act Section

   Indenture Section

Section 310

 

(a)(1)

   609
 

(a)(2)

   609
 

(a)(3)

   Not Applicable
 

(a)(4)

   Not Applicable
 

(b)

   608
     610

Section 311

 

(a)

   613
 

(b)

   613

Section 312

 

(a)

   701
     702
 

(b)

   702
 

(c)

   702

Section 313

 

(a)

   703
 

(b)

   703
 

(c)

   703
 

(d)

   703

Section 314

 

(a)

   704
 

(a)(4)

   101
     1004
 

(b)

   Not Applicable
 

(c)(1)

   102
 

(c)(2)

   102
 

(c)(3)

   Not Applicable
 

(d)

   Not Applicable
 

(e)

   102

Section 315

 

(a)

   601
 

(b)

   602
 

(c)

   601
 

(d)

   601
 

(e)

   514

Section 316

 

(a)

   101
 

(a)(1)(A)

   502
     512
 

(a)(1)(B)

   513
 

(a)(2)

   Not Applicable
 

(b)

   508
 

(c)

   104

Section 317

 

(a)(1)

   503
 

(a)(2)

   504
 

(b)

   1003

Section 318

 

(a)

   107

 

NOTE: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     PAGE  

PARTIES

     1   

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

     1   

ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

  

  

SECTION 101. Definitions

     1   

SECTION 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions

     6   

SECTION 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee

     7   

SECTION 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates

     7   

SECTION 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company

     8   

SECTION 106. Notice to Holders, Waiver

     9   

SECTION 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act

     9   

SECTION 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

     9   

SECTION 109. Successors and Assigns

     9   

SECTION 110. Separability Clause

     9   

SECTION 111. Benefits of Indenture

     10   

SECTION 112. Governing Law

     10   

SECTION 113. Legal Holidays

     10   

SECTION 114. No Recourse Against Others

     10   

ARTICLE TWO

 

SECURITY FORMS

  

  

SECTION 201. Form and Dating

     10   

SECTION 202. Execution and Authentication

     11   

SECTION 203. Transfer and Exchange

     12   

ARTICLE THREE

 

THE SECURITIES

  

  

SECTION 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series

     14   

SECTION 302. Temporary Securities

     17   

SECTION 303. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange

     17   

SECTION 304. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities

     18   

SECTION 305. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved

     18   

SECTION 306. Persons Deemed Owners

     19   

SECTION 307. Cancellation

     19   

SECTION 308. Computation of Interest

     19   

SECTION 309. CUSIP Numbers

     20   

SECTION 310. Original Issue Discount

     20   

 

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ARTICLE FOUR

 

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

  

  

SECTION 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture

  20   

SECTION 402. Application of Trust Money

  21   

ARTICLE FIVE

 

REMEDIES

SECTION 501. Events of Default

  21   

SECTION 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment

  22   

SECTION 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee

  22   

SECTION 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

  23   

SECTION 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities

  23   

SECTION 506. Application of Money Collected

  24   

SECTION 507. Limitation on Suits

  24   

SECTION 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest

  24   

SECTION 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies

  24   

SECTION 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative

  24   

SECTION 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver

  25   

SECTION 512. Control by Holders

  25   

SECTION 513. Waiver of Past Defaults

  25   

SECTION 514. Undertaking for Costs

  25   

SECTION 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws

  25   

ARTICLE SIX

 

THE TRUSTEE

  

  

SECTION 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities

  26   

SECTION 602. Notice of Defaults

  26   

SECTION 603. Certain Rights of Trustee

  27   

SECTION 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities

  28   

SECTION 605.  May Hold Securities

  28   

SECTION 606. Money Held in Trust

  28   

SECTION 607. Compensation and Reimbursement

  28   

SECTION 608. Conflicting Interests

  29   

SECTION 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility

  30   

SECTION 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor

  30   

SECTION 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor

  31   

SECTION 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

  31   

SECTION 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

  32   

SECTION 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent

  32   

ARTICLE SEVEN

 

HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

  

  

SECTION 701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders

  33   

 

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SECTION 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders

  33   

SECTION 703. Reports by Trustee

  33   

SECTION 704. Reports by Company

  33   

ARTICLE EIGHT

 

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

  

  

SECTION 801. Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms

  34   

SECTION 802. Successor Substituted

  34   

ARTICLE NINE

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

  

  

SECTION 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders

  34   

SECTION 902. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders

  36   

SECTION 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures

  36   

SECTION 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures

  37   

SECTION 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act

  37   

SECTION 906. Notice of Supplemental Indenture; Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures

  37   

ARTICLE TEN

COVENANTS

  

  

SECTION 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest

  37   

SECTION 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency

  37   

SECTION 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust

  38   

SECTION 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default

  38   

SECTION 1005. Existence

  39   

SECTION 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims

  39   

SECTION 1007. Waiver of Certain Covenants

  39   

SECTION 1008. Calculation of Original Issue Discount

  39   

ARTICLE ELEVEN

 

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

  

  

SECTION 1101. Applicability of Article

  39   

SECTION 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee

  39   

SECTION 1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed

  40   

SECTION 1104. Notice of Redemption

  40   

SECTION 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price

  41   

SECTION 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date

  41   

SECTION 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part

  41   

 

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ARTICLE TWELVE

 

SINKING FUNDS

  

  

SECTION 1201. Applicability of Article

  42   

SECTION 1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities

  42   

SECTION 1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund

  42   

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

 

DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

  

  

SECTION 1301. Company’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

  42   

SECTION 1302. Defeasance and Discharge

  42   

SECTION 1303. Covenant Defeasance

  43   

SECTION 1304. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

  43   

SECTION 1305. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions

  44   

SECTION 1306. Reinstatement

  45   

ARTICLE FOURTEEN

 

SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES

  

  

SECTION 1401. Securities Subordinate to Senior Debt

  45   

SECTION 1402. Payments to Securityholders

  45   

SECTION 1403. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Debt

  46   

SECTION 1404. Article Not to Prevent Event of Default

  47   

SECTION 1405. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination; No Impairment of Subordination

  47   

SECTION 1406. Notice to Trustee

  47   

SECTION 1407. Reliance on Certificate of Liquidating Agent

  47   

SECTION 1408. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Debt

  48   

SECTION 1409. Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt

  48   

SECTION 1410. Article Applicable to Paying Agent

  48   

SECTION 1411. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated

  48   

SIGNATURES

EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A: Form of Security

 

NOTE: This Table of Contents shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of May 12, 2015, between ANTHEM, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Indiana (herein called the “Company”), having its principal office at 120 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY

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

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

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of series thereof and, with respect to the provisions of Article Fourteen, the holders of Senior Debt (as hereinafter defined), as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

SECTION 101. Definitions .

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

(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

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

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

(4) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article,” a “Section” or a “Subsection” refers to an Article, a Section or a Subsection, as the case may be, of this Indenture;

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

(6) “including” means including without limitation;

(7) references to statutes are to be construed as including all statutory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute referred to;

(8) when used with respect to any Security, the words “convert,” “converted” and “conversion” are intended to refer to the right of the Holder or the Company to convert or exchange such Security into or for securities or other property in accordance with such terms, if any, as may hereafter be specified for such Security as contemplated by Section 301, and these words are not intended to refer to any right of the Holder or the Company to exchange such Security for other Securities of the same series and like tenor pursuant to Section 302, Section 303, Section 304, Section 906 or Section 1107 or another similar provisions of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires; and references herein to the terms of any Security that may be converted mean such terms as may be specified for such Security as contemplated in Section 301; and

 

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

“Act”, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.

“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

“Agent” means any Security Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar.

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of any Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depository that apply to such transfer or exchange.

“Authenticating Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series.

“Board of Directors” means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of that board.

“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors or such authorized persons or duly appointed person thereof and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

“Business Day”, when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.

“Company” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor Person.

“Company Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by an Officer of the Company (or any Person designated in writing by an Officer of the Company as authorized to execute and deliver Company Requests and Company Orders), and delivered to the Trustee.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee or the Security Registrar, as the case may be, at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be principally administered, which office as of the date of this instrument is located at 2 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois 60630, except that with respect to presentation of Securities for payment or for registration of transfer or exchange or for service of notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of Securities and this Indenture, such term shall mean the office or agency of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate agency business shall be conducted, which office at the date of this instrument is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286; Attention: Corporate Trust Division—Corporate Finance Unit, or, in the case of any of such offices, such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company.

 

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“corporation” means a corporation, association, company, joint-stock company or business (including Delaware statutory) trust.

“Covenant Defeasance” has the meaning specified in Section 1303.

“Debt” means, with respect to any Person, whether recourse is to all or a portion of the assets of that Person and whether or not contingent:

(1) every obligation of that Person for money borrowed;

(2) every obligation of that Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, including obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition of property, assets or businesses;

(3) every reimbursement obligation of that Person with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of that Person;

(4) every obligation of that Person incurred in connection with the acquisition of property or services, but excluding trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business;

(5) every capital lease obligation of that Person; and

(6) every obligation of the type referred to above of another Person and all dividends of another Person the payment of which, in either case, such Person has guaranteed or for which such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor or otherwise.

“Defaulted Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 305.

“Defeasance” has the meaning specified in Section 1302.

“Definitive Security” means a certificated Security registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 203 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, except that such Security shall not bear the Global Security Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Security” attached thereto.

“Depository” means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, the Person that is designated to act as depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 203, and, unless otherwise provided with respect to any Security, any successor to such Person. If at any time there is more than one such Person, “Depository” shall mean, with respect to any Securities, the depositary which has been appointed with respect to such Securities.

“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 501.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

“Expiration Date” has the meaning specified in Section 104.

“Global Securities” means the Securities, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, as appropriate, that bear the Global Security Legend and that have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Security” attached thereto, and that are deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depository, issued in accordance with Section 201 or 203 of this Indenture.

“Global Security Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 203(b), which is required to be placed on all Global Securities issued under this Indenture.

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

 

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“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The term “Indenture” shall also include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.

“interest”, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.

“Interest Payment Date”, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

“Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.

“Notice of Default” means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(4).

“Officer” means the Chair of the Board, a Vice Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Legal Officer, a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company.

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer of the Company (or any Person designated in writing by an Officer of the Company as authorized to execute and deliver Officer’s Certificates), and delivered to the Trustee.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of legal counsel, who may be an employee of, or outside counsel for, the Company, and who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

“Original Issue Discount Security” means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.

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

(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided , however , that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;

(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1302;

(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 304 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company; and

 

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(5) Securities as to which any property deliverable upon conversion thereof has been delivered (or such delivery has been made available), or as to which any other particular conditions have been satisfied, in each case as may be provided for such Securities as contemplated in Section 301;

provided , however , that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502, (B) if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as specified or determined as contemplated by Section 301, (C) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined as of such date in the manner provided as contemplated by Section 301, of the principal amount of such Security (or, in the case of a Security described in Clause (A) or (B) above, of the amount determined as provided in such Clause), and (D) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge are so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

“Participant” means, with respect to the Depository, a Person who has an account with the Depository.

“Paying Agent” means any Person authorized by the Company to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision of a government or governmental agency.

“Place of Payment”, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 301.

“Predecessor Security” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security, and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 304 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.

“Redemption Date”, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.

“Redemption Price”, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.

“Regular Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.

“Responsible Officer”, when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer of the Trustee within the Corporate Trust Division – Corporate Finance Unit of the Trustee (or any successor unit or department of the Trustee) located at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee who has direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and, for the purposes of Section 601(3)(B) and Section 602 (for the purposes of Section 315(b) of the Trust Indenture Act), shall also include any officer of the Trustee to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

“Securities” means the Securities described in the first recital hereto and shall include any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

 

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“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

“Security Register” and “Security Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in Section 303.

“Senior Debt” means the principal of, and any premium and interest (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company, whether or not such claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) on the Company’s Debt, whether incurred on, before or after the date of this instrument, unless the instrument creating or evidencing such Debt or under which such Debt is outstanding provides that obligations created by it are not superior in right of payment to the Securities.

“Special Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 305.

“Stated Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.

“Subsidiary” means a Person more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by the Company and one or more other Subsidiaries. For the purposes of this definition, “voting stock” means stock or other equity interests which ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors, managers, trustees or other voting members of the governing body of such Person, whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of stock has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as in force at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided , however , that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, “Trust Indenture Act” means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended.

“Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.

“U.S. Government Obligation” has the meaning specified in Section 1304.

“U.S. Person” means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act or any successor provision.

“Vice President”, when used with respect to the Company or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “vice president”.

SECTION 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

Upon any application or request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required under the Trust Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Company, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth in this Indenture.

Every certificate (other than a certificate pursuant to Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act) or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include,

(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

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

 

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

(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

SECTION 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee .

In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which such certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company, unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

SECTION 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates .

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing, and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.

The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

The Company may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided , however , that the Company may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice,

 

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declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided , however , that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.

The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2) or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided , however , that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.

With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which sets such record date may designate any day as the “Expiration Date” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided , however , that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.

Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount.

SECTION 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee and Company .

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,

(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or

(2) the Company by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company addressed to it at the address of its principal office specified in the first paragraph of this instrument or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company.

 

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In addition to the foregoing, the Trustee agrees to accept and act upon notices, instructions, directions or other communications pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile or other similar unsecured electronic methods. If the Company elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall have no liability for any losses, liabilities, costs or expenses incurred or sustained by the Company as a result of such reliance upon or compliance with such notices, instructions, directions or other communications. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit notices, instructions, directions or other communications to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

SECTION 106. Notice to Holders, Waiver .

Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

Where this Indenture provides for notice of any event to a Holder of a Global Security, such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depository for such Security (or its designee), pursuant to the Applicable Procedures of the Depository, not later than the latest date, if any, and not earlier than the earliest date, if any, prescribed for the giving of such notice.

SECTION 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act .

If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act which is required under such Act or deemed to be a part of and govern this Indenture, such required or deemed provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.

SECTION 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents .

The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 109. Successors and Assigns.

All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company shall bind its successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 110. Separability Clause.

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

 

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SECTION 111. Benefits of Indenture.

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders and, with respect to the provisions of Article Fourteen, the holders of Senior Debt, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

SECTION 112. Governing Law .

This Indenture and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (including without limitation Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law or any successor to such statute). The Trustee and the Company agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any United States federal or state court located in the Borough of Manhattan, in The City of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture or the Securities.

The Trustee and the Company, and each Holder of a Security by its acceptance thereof, hereby knowingly, voluntarily, irrevocably and intentionally waive any rights they may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation based hereon, or arising out of, under or in connection with this Indenture, the Securities or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements (whether oral or written) or actions of the Trustee or the Company relating thereto. The Company acknowledges and agrees that it has received full and sufficient consideration for this provision and that this provision is a material inducement for the Trustee and the Holders entering into this Indenture.

SECTION 113. Legal Holidays .

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security, or any date on which a Holder has the right to convert such Holder’s Security, shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) or conversion of such Security need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity, or on such conversion date; and no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Stated Maturity or conversion date, as the case may be, if payment is made on the next succeeding Business Day.

SECTION 114. No Recourse Against Others .

No recourse shall be had for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any Security of any series, or for any claim based thereon, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of this Indenture, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or any successor of the Company, either directly or indirectly through the Company or any successor of the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment of penalty or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and understood that this Indenture and all the Securities of each series are solely corporate obligations, and that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, or is incurred by, any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, past, present or future, of the Company or of any successor of the Company, either directly or indirectly through the Company or any successor of the Company, because of the incurring of the indebtedness hereby authorized or under or by reason of any of the obligations, covenants or agreements contained in this Indenture or in any of the Securities of any series, or to be implied herefrom or therefrom; and that all such personal liability is hereby expressly released and waived as a condition of, and as part of the consideration for, the execution of this Indenture and the issuance of the Securities of each series.

ARTICLE TWO

SECURITY FORMS

SECTION 201. Form and Dating.

The Securities of each series and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication thereon shall be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto, the terms of which are incorporated in and made a part of this Indenture, or in such other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or, subject to Section 202, set forth in, or determined in the manner provided in, an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate

 

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insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depository therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by his or her execution thereof. If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 202 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication. Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, the Securities shall be issuable only in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.

The Definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the Officer executing such Securities, as evidenced by his or her execution of such Securities. Securities issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (including the Global Security Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Security” attached thereto). Securities issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Security Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Security” attached thereto). Each Global Security shall represent such of the outstanding Securities as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 203 hereof.

SECTION 202. Execution and Authentication .

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

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

A Security shall not be valid or obligatory, or entitled to any benefit under this Indenture, unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein manually executed by the Trustee or an Authentication Agent. The manual signature of the Trustee shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been authenticated and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

The Trustee, upon a Company Order, shall authenticate and deliver Securities for original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in such order. Such Company Order shall specify the principal amount of the Securities to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Securities is to be authenticated. The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 201 and 301, in authenticating such Securities, and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,

(1) if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201, that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

(2) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture; and

(3) that such Securities, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

 

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If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officer’s Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 307, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

SECTION 203. Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities . A Global Security may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository, by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or to another nominee of the Depository, or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depository with respect to the Global Securities. Global Securities shall be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Securities if:

(i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depository that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depository or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depository is not appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depository; or

(ii) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Securities (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Securities and delivers written notice to such effect to the Trustee; or

(iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default under this Indenture and the Trustee has received a request from the Depository or any Holder to issue Definitive Securities.

Upon the occurrence of any of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, the Company will notify the Trustee in writing that, upon surrender by the Participants of their interest in such Global Securities, Definitive Securities will be issued to each Person that such Participants and the Depository identify as being the beneficial owner of the related Securities. Global Securities also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 302 and 304 hereof. Except as otherwise provided above in this Section 203, every Security authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 203 or Section 302 or 304 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Security. A Global Security may not be exchanged for another Security other than as provided in this Section 203(a).

(b) Legends . The following legend shall appear on the face of all Global Securities issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture:

“THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS HELD BY AND REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS SECURITY), IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 203 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL

 

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SECURITY MAY BE EXCHANGED PURSUANT TO SECTION 203(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 307 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”

(c) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges .

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Securities and Definitive Securities upon the Company’s order or at the Security Registrar’s request.

(ii) No service charge shall be made to a Holder of a Definitive Security for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Section 302 hereof).

(iii) The Security Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Security selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

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

(v) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Securities during a period beginning at the opening of business on a Business Day 15 days before the day of any selection of Securities for redemption under Section 1103 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection or (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Security between a record date for the payment of interest and the next succeeding interest payment date.

(vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Security, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Securities and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(vii) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Securities and Definitive Securities upon original issuance in accordance with the provisions of Section 202 hereof.

(viii) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Security Registrar pursuant to this Section 203 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile with the original to follow by first class mail.

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(i) None of the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner in a Global Security, a member of, or a participant in the Depository or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depository or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Securities or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depository) of any notice (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Securities. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Securities shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be the Depository or its nominee in the case of the Global Security). The rights of beneficial owners in the Global Security shall be exercised only through the Depository subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository. The Trustee, any Paying Agent and the Security Registrar may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners. The Trustee, each Paying Agent and the Security Registrar shall be entitled to deal with any depositary (including the Depository), and any nominee thereof, that is the Holder of any Global Security for all purposes of this Indenture relating to such global Security (including the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest and additional amounts, if any, and the giving of instructions or directions by or to the owner or holder of a beneficial ownership interest in such Global Security) as the sole Holder of such Global Security and shall have no obligations to the beneficial owners thereof. None of the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar shall have any responsibility or liability for any acts or omissions of any such depositary with respect to such Global Security, for the records of any such depositary, including records in respect of beneficial ownership interests in respect of any such Global Security, for any transactions between such depositary and any participant in such depositary or between or among any such depositary, any such participant and/or any holder or owner of a beneficial interest in such Global Security or for any transfers of beneficial interests in any such Global Security.

(ii) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Depository participants, members or beneficial owners in the Global Security) other than to make any required delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

ARTICLE THREE

THE SECURITIES

SECTION 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series .

The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 202, set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officer’s Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series,

(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series);

(2) the limit, if any, on the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 302, Section 303, Section 304, Section 906 or Section 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 202, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder); provided , however , that the authorized aggregate principal amount of such series may from time to time be increased above such amount by a Board Resolution to such effect;

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(4) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;

(5) the date or dates on which the principal and premium, if any, of any Securities of the series is payable or the method used to determine or extend those dates;

(6) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, or the method by which such rate or rates shall be determined, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable and the Regular Record Date, if any, for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date, or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months and the right, if any, to extend or defer interest payments and the duration of such extension or deferral;

(7) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable, the place or places where the Securities of such series may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange, the place or places where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of such series may be made and the manner in which any payment may be made;

(8) the period or periods within which or the date or dates on which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currency units in which, and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced;

(9) the obligation or the right, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase any Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund, amortization or analogous provisions or at the option of the Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currency units in which, and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

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

(11) if other than the Trustee, the identity of each Security Registrar and/or Paying Agent;

(12) if the amount of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to a financial or economic measure or index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined,

(13) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of “Outstanding” in Section 101;

(14) if the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such Securities as to which such election is made shall be payable, the periods within which or the dates on which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);

(15) if the provisions of Section 401 relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture shall not apply to the Securities of that series; or if provisions for the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture other than as set forth in Section 401 shall apply to the Securities of that series;

 

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(16) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502 or the method by which such portion shall be determined;

(17) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);

(18) if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to defease any Securities of the series pursuant to Section 1302 or Section 1303 shall be evidenced; whether any Securities of the series other than Securities denominated in U.S. dollars and bearing interest at a fixed rate are to be subject to Section 1302 or Section 1303; or, in the case of Securities denominated in U.S. dollars and bearing interest at a fixed rate, if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall not be defeasible pursuant to Section 1302 or Section 1303 or both such Sections;

(19) if applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the respective Depositories for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by any such Global Security in addition to or in lieu of that set forth in Section 203 and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Clause (ii) of the last paragraph of Section 203(a) in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depository for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;

(20) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;

(21) any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten which applies to Securities of the series;

(22) the terms of any right to convert or exchange Securities of such series into any other securities or property of the Company or of any other corporation or Person, and the additions or changes, if any, to this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series to permit or facilitate such conversion or exchange;

(23) whether the Securities of the series will be guaranteed by any Person or Persons and, if so, the identity of such Person or Persons, the terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be guaranteed and, if applicable, the terms and conditions upon which such guarantees may be subordinated to other indebtedness of the respective guarantors;

(24) whether the Securities of the series will be secured by any collateral and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which such Securities shall be secured and, if applicable, upon which such liens may be subordinated to other liens securing other indebtedness of the Company or any guarantor;

(25) whether the Securities will be issued in a transaction registered under the Securities Act and any restriction or condition on the transferability of the Securities of such series;

(26) the exchanges, if any, on which the Securities may be listed; and

(27) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(11)).

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to above and (subject to Section 202) set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the Officer’s Certificate referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto. All Securities of any one series need not be issued at one time and, unless otherwise provided in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to above and, subject to

 

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Section 303, set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the Officer’s Certificate referred to above or pursuant to authority granted by one or more Board Resolutions or in any such indenture supplemental hereto with respect to a series of Securities, additional Securities of a series may be issued, at the option of the Company, without the consent of any Holder, at any time and from time to time.

If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officer’s Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.

SECTION 302. Temporary Securities .

Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute and, upon receipt of Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the Definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause Definitive Securities of that series to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of Definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for Definitive Securities of such series upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor one or more Definitive Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same rights, benefits and privileges under this Indenture as Definitive Securities of such series and tenor.

SECTION 303. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange .

The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office or agency and in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Security Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby appointed “Security Registrar” for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein provided.

Except as otherwise specified or contemplated by Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

Except as otherwise specified or contemplated by Section 301 with respect to the Securities of any series, any Security of such series may be exchanged at the option of the Holder, for one or more new Securities of the same series, of authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at any such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

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

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

 

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Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to Securities of any series, no service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities.

SECTION 304. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities .

If any mutilated security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.

Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.

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

SECTION 305. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved .

Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.

Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:

(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this Clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest 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 Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the

 

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proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2).

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

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

In the case of any Security which is converted after any Regular Record Date and on or prior to the next succeeding Interest Payment Date (other than any Security whose Maturity is prior to such Interest Payment Date), interest whose Stated Maturity is on such Interest Payment Date shall be payable on such Interest Payment Date notwithstanding such conversion, and such interest (whether or not punctually paid or made available for payment) shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on such Regular Record Date. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the immediately preceding sentence, in the case of any Security which is converted, interest whose Stated Maturity is after the date of conversion of such Security shall not be payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the terms of any Security that may be converted may provide that the provisions of this paragraph do not apply, or apply with such additions, changes or omissions as may be provided thereby, to such Security.

SECTION 306. Persons Deemed Owners .

Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and premium, if any, and (subject to Sections 303 and 305) interest, if any, on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

SECTION 307. Cancellation .

All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or conversion or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed in accordance with the Trustee’s then customary procedures. If requested by the Company, certification of the disposition of all cancelled Securities shall be delivered to the Company.

SECTION 308. Computation of Interest .

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

 

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SECTION 309. CUSIP Numbers .

The Company in issuing the Securities may use “CUSIP” and/or other similar numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” and/or such other numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption or exchange and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the “CUSIP” and/or such other numbers.

SECTION 310. Original Issue Discount .

If any of the Securities is an Original Issue Discount Security, the Company shall file with the Trustee promptly at the end of each calendar year (1) a written notice specifying the amount of original issue discount (including daily rates and accrual periods) accrued on such Outstanding Original Issue Discount Securities as of the end of such year and (2) such other specific information relating to such original issue discount as may then be relevant under the Internal Revenue Code.

ARTICLE FOUR

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture .

This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when

(1) either

(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities which have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 304 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(B) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation

(i) have become due and payable, or

(ii) will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or

(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,

and the Company, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose money in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;

(2) the Company has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and

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

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 607, the obligations of the Trustee to any Authenticating Agent under Section 614 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of Clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 402 and the last paragraph of Section 1003 shall survive.

 

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SECTION 402. Application of Trust Money .

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal, premium, if any, and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee. All money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 (and held by it or any Paying Agent) for the payment of Securities subsequently converted into other property shall be returned to the Company upon Company Request.

ARTICLE FIVE

REMEDIES

SECTION 501. Events of Default .

“Event of Default”, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (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), except as may be otherwise provided pursuant to Section 301 for Securities of any series:

(1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or

(2) default in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any Security of that series at its Maturity; or

(3) default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment, when and as due by the terms of a Security of that series; or

(4) default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

(5) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company or in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company or a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company or under any applicable Federal or State law, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

(6) the commencement by the Company of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other

 

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similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by the Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by the Company in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action; or

(7) any other Event of Default provided as contemplated by Section 301 or 901 with respect to Securities of that series.

SECTION 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment .

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or 501(6)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount of all the Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms thereof) to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified amount) shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or 501(6) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs, the principal amount of all the Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms thereof) shall automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and payable.

At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if

(1) the Company has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay

(A) all overdue interest on all Securities of that series,

(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities,

(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and

(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607;

and

(2) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.

No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee .

The Company covenants that if

(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or

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and such default is continuing, the Company will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

SECTION 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim .

In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and all other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607) allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607.

No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities 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; provided , however , that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors’ or other similar committee.

SECTION 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities .

All rights of action and claims under this Indenture or the Securities may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such 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 Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

SECTION 506. Application of Money Collected .

Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article and, after an Event of Default, any money or other property distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture, shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee (including any predecessor Trustee) under Section 607;

SECOND: To the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest, respectively; and

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provided , however , in the event that default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or default is made in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on any Security on the Stated Maturity Date or Redemption Date thereof, the Trustee may reserve from any money collected pursuant to this Article an amount sufficient, in the reasonable determination of the Trustee, to cover the expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee that may be incurred thereafter.

The Trustee may fix a record date for the payment of any amounts to Holders pursuant to this Section.

SECTION 507. Limitation on Suits .

No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless

(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series;

(2) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

(5) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series;

it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.

SECTION 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest and to Convert Securities .

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 305) interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date and, if the terms of such Security so provide, to convert such Security in accordance with its terms) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and, if applicable, any such right to convert and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

SECTION 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies .

If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

SECTION 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative .

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 304, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

 

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SECTION 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver .

No delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

SECTION 512. Control by Holders .

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided , however , that

(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture;

(2) such direction shall not involve the Trustee in personal liability; and

(3) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.

SECTION 513. Waiver of Past Defaults .

The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default

(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series, or

(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.

Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 514. Undertaking for Costs .

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs against any such party litigant, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided , however , that neither this Section nor the Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Company.

SECTION 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws .

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

 

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ARTICLE SIX

THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities .

(1) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities,

(A) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(B) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture, but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

(2) In case an Event of Default with respect to any series of Securities has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise with respect to the Securities of such series such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.

(3) No provision of this Indenture shall be construed to relieve the Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that

(A) this Subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of Subsections (1) and (4) of this Section;

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

(C) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture with respect to the Securities of such series.

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

(5) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

SECTION 602. Notice of Defaults .

If a default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice of such default as and to the extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act; provided , however , that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. Except in the case of a default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security, or in the payment of any sinking fund installment, the Trustee may withhold such notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interest of the Holders of the Securities. For the purpose of this Section, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series.

 

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SECTION 603. Certain Rights of Trustee .

Subject to the provisions of Section 601:

(1) the Trustee may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(2) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;

(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon an Officer’s Certificate;

(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(5) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;

(6) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney;

(7) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;

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

(9) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice or be charged with knowledge of any default (within the meaning of Section 602) or Event of Default with respect to the Securities of any series for which it is acting as Trustee unless written notice of such default or Event of Default, as the case may be, is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee from the Company, any other obligor upon such Securities or by any Holder of such Securities, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture;

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

(11) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which certificate may be signed by any persons authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded;

(12) the permissive right of the Trustee hereunder to take or omit to take any action shall not be construed as a duty;

 

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(13) anything in this Indenture notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to loss of profit), even if the Company has been advised as to the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;

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

(15) In order to comply with applicable tax laws (inclusive of rules, regulations and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) related to the Indenture in effect from time to time (“ Applicable Tax Law ”) that a foreign financial institution, issuer, trustee, paying agent or other party is or has agreed to be subject to, the Company agrees (i) to provide to the Trustee and the Agents sufficient information about the parties and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so the Trustee and the Agents, as applicable, can determine whether it has tax related obligations under Applicable Tax Law, (ii) that the Trustee and the Agents shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Tax Law for which neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any liability and (iii) to hold harmless the Trustee and the Agents for any Losses it may suffer due to the actions it takes to comply with Applicable Tax Law. The terms of this section shall survive the termination of this Indenture.

SECTION 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities .

The recitals contained herein and in the Securities, except the Trustee’s certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities. Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof. The Trustee shall not be responsible to make any calculation with respect to any matter under this Indenture. The Trustee shall have no duty to monitor or investigate the Company’s compliance with or the breach of, or cause to be performed or observed, any representation, warranty, or covenant, or agreement of any Person, other than the Trustee, made in this Indenture.

SECTION 605.  May Hold Securities .

The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 608 and 613, may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.

SECTION 606. Money Held in Trust .

Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on, or for the investment of, any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Company.

SECTION 607. Compensation and Reimbursement .

The Company agrees

(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed in writing between the Company and the Trustee for all services rendered by it hereunder (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

 

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(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct; and

(3) to the fullest extent permitted by law, to indemnify each of the Trustee, or any predecessor Trustee, and their respective officers, employees, directors, shareholders and agents, for, and to hold them harmless against, any and all loss, damage, claim, liability or expense, including taxes (other than taxes based upon, measured by or determined by the income of the Trustee or any predecessor Trustee), incurred without negligence or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trusts and its duties under this Indenture, including the enforcement of this provision, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending (including the reasonable compensation and the expense and disbursements of its agents and counsel) themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.

The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity; provided , however, that any failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, unless the Company is materially prejudiced thereby. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel if (i) the Company shall have failed to assume the defense thereof or employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, or (ii) the Trustee has been advised by such counsel that there may be one or more defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Company. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

As security for the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities upon all property and funds held or collected by the Trustee as such, other than funds held in trust under Section 402.

In addition and without prejudice to the rights provided to the Trustee under any of the provisions of this Indenture, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or Section 501(6), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal and State bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.

The Company’s obligations under this Section 607 and the lien referred to in this Section 607 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee, the discharge of the Company’s obligations under Articles Four and Thirteen of this Indenture and/or the termination of this Indenture.

“Trustee” for purposes of this Section 607 shall include any predecessor Trustee; provided , however , that the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of any Trustee hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Trustee hereunder.

SECTION 608. Conflicting Interests .

If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall eliminate such interest, apply to the Commission for permission to continue as trustee (if any of the Securities are registered pursuant to the Securities Act) or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by such Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under (a) this Indenture, in its capacity as trustee in respect of the Securities of any series, in its capacity as trustee in respect of the Securities of any other series, (b) the Indenture dated as of December 9, 2004 (the “2004 Indenture”), (c) the Indenture dated as of January 10, 2006 (the “2006 Indenture”), (d) the Indenture dated as of October 9, 2012 (the “2012 Indenture”) or (e) under the 2004 Indenture, the 2006 Indenture, the 2012 Indenture or any other indenture or indentures under which other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in other securities, of the Company are outstanding. Nothing herein shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the Commission the application referred to in the second to last paragraph of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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SECTION 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility .

There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and has its Corporate Trust Office in the United States of America. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

SECTION 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor .

No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.

The Trustee may resign at any time with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the Trustee’s receipt of such notice of removal, the departing Trustee may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

If at any time:

(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder, or

(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then, in any such case, (A) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.

If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company or the Holders and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

 

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The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

SECTION 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor .

In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder; subject, nevertheless, to its lien provided for in Section 607.

In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates, (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee, and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary, to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; subject, nevertheless, to its lien provided for in Section 607.

Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.

No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.

SECTION 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business .

Any Person into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.

 

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SECTION 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company .

If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Company (or any such other obligor).

SECTION 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent .

The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 304, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the Company and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.

Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

The Trustee agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section, and the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed for such payments, subject to the provisions of Section 607.

If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:

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

 

Dated:                  

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST

COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

By:  
As Authenticating Agent
By:  
Authorized Signatory

 

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ARTICLE SEVEN

HOLDERS’ LISTS AND REPORTS BY TRUSTEE AND COMPANY

SECTION 701. Company to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.

If the Trustee is not the Security Registrar, the Company shall cause the Security Registrar to furnish to the Trustee, in writing at least five Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of Holders of Securities of each series.

SECTION 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders .

The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.

Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company and the Trustee that neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any agent of either of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 703. Reports by Trustee .

So long as any Securities remain outstanding, the Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. If required by Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall, within sixty days after each September 1 following the date of this Indenture deliver to Holders a brief report, dated as of such September 1, which complies with the provisions of such Section 313(a) (but if no event described in Section 313(a) has occurred within the 12 months preceding the reporting date, no such report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with Section 313(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act and shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by Section 313(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed, with the Commission and with the Company. The Company will notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any stock exchange or delisted therefrom.

SECTION 704. Reports by Company .

The Company shall file with the Trustee, and transmit to the Holders, such information, documents and other reports, and such summaries thereof, as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute a representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the reports, information and documents. All required reports, information and documents referred to in this Section 704 shall be deemed filed with the Trustee and transmitted to the Holders at the time such reports, information or documents are publicly filed with the Commission via the Commission’s EDGAR filing system (or any successor system). For purposes of clarification, the foregoing

 

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sentence does not impose on the Trustee any duty to search for or obtain any electronic or other filings that the Company makes with the Commission, regardless of whether such filings are periodic, supplemental or otherwise. The Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive knowledge or notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).

ARTICLE EIGHT

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

SECTION 801. Company May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms .

The Company shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, and the Company shall not permit any Person to consolidate with or merge into the Company or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to the Company, unless:

(1) in case the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person or convey, transfer or lease substantially all of its properties and assets as an entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company as an entirety (the “Successor”) shall be a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or trust organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor (if not the Company) shall expressly assume, by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities and the performance or observance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed and, for each Security that by its terms provides for conversion, shall have provided for the right to convert such Security in accordance with its terms;

(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of the Company or any Subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by the Company or such Subsidiary at the time of 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 happened and be continuing; and

(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such transaction and such supplemental indenture, if any, complies with this Indenture (except that such Opinion of Counsel need not opine as to Clause (2) above).

SECTION 802. Successor Substituted .

Upon any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of the Company substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, except, in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.

ARTICLE NINE

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders .

Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

(1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company, or successive successions, and the assumption by any successor Person of the covenants, agreements and obligations of the Company herein and in the Securities contained, all as provided in Article Eight;

 

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(2) to add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;

(3) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series);

(4) to add one or more guarantees for the benefit of Holders of the Securities;

(5) to secure the Securities;

(6) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611;

(7) subject to any limitations established pursuant to Section 301, to provide for the issuance of additional Securities of any series;

(8) to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Section 201 and Section 301;

(9) to comply with the rules of any applicable Depository;

(10) to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal, and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of Securities in uncertificated form;

(11) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided , however , that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security described in Clause (A)(i) Outstanding;

(12) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision of this Indenture or the Securities which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein;

(13) to change any other provision under this Indenture; provided that such action pursuant to this Clause (13) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series in any material respect;

(14) to supplement any of the provisions of this Indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of any series of Securities pursuant to Section 401, Section 1302 and Section 1303; provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of such series or any other series of Securities in any material respect;

(15) to comply with the rules or regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the Securities may be listed or traded; or

(16) to comply with the requirements of the Commission either to effect or maintain the qualifications of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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SECTION 902. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Holders .

With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of each series affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this Indenture; provided , however , that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,

(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security;

(2) reduce the principal amount of any Security or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security or any other Security which would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502, or reduce the rate of interest on any Security;

(3) reduce any premium payable upon the redemption or change the date on which any Security may or must be redeemed;

(4) change any Place of Payment where, or the coin or currency in which, the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any Security is payable;

(5) impair the right of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date);

(6) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture, or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture;

(7) modify any of the provisions of this Section, Section 513, or Section 1007, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby; provided , however , that this clause shall not be deemed to require the consent of any Holder with respect to changes in the references to “the Trustee” and concomitant changes in this Section and Section 1008, or the deletion of this proviso, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 611 and 901(6); or

(8) if the Securities of any series are convertible into or for any other securities or property of the Company, make any change that adversely affects in any material respect the right to convert any Security of such series (except as permitted by Section 901) or decrease the conversion rate or increase the conversion price of any such Security of such series, unless such decrease or increase is permitted by the terms of such Security.

A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.

It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

SECTION 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures .

In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

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SECTION 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures .

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

SECTION 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act .

Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 906. Notice of Supplemental Indenture; Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures .

After any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to this Article becomes effective, the Company shall deliver to Holders a notice briefly describing such supplemental indenture. The failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of any such supplemental indenture under this Article.

Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.

ARTICLE TEN

COVENANTS

SECTION 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest .

The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.

SECTION 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency .

The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Security Registrar or Co-Security Registrar) where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, where Securities may be surrendered for conversion, and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands.

The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided , however , that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. 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.

With respect to any Global Security, and except as otherwise may be specified for such Global Security as contemplated by Section 301, the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee shall be the Place of Payment where such Global Security may be presented or surrendered for payment or for registration of transfer or exchange, or where successor Securities may be delivered in exchange therefor; and such Place of Payment with respect to a Global Security in New York, New York shall be at an office of the Trustee located at 101 Barclay Street, Floor 4W, New York, New York 10286, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration;  provided ,  however , that any such payment, presentation, surrender or delivery effected pursuant to the Applicable Procedures of the Depository for such Global Security shall be deemed to have been effected at the Place of Payment for such Global Security in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

 

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SECTION 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust .

If the Company shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act.

The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities other than the Trustee to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will (1) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent and (2) during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Securities of that series) in the making of any payment in respect of the Securities of that series, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Securities of that series.

The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

Subject to applicable abandoned property laws, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided , however , that the Trustee or such 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 New York, 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 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default .

The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officer’s Certificate, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge. The Company shall, so long as any of the Securities are Outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any executive officer of the Company becoming aware of any default or Event of Default in respect of the performance or observance of any covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Indenture or the Securities, but in any event not later than twenty Business Days after the occurrence thereof, an Officer’s Certificate specifying such default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

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SECTION 1005. Existence .

Subject to Article Eight, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders.

SECTION 1006. Payment of Taxes and Other Claims .

The Company will pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, (1) all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or any Subsidiary or upon the income, profits or property of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (2) all lawful material claims for labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might by law become a lien upon the property of the Company or any Subsidiary; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to pay or discharge or cause to be paid or discharged any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings.

SECTION 1007. Waiver of Certain Covenants .

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series, the Company may, with respect to the Securities of any series, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any covenant provided pursuant to Section 301(21), 901(2) or 901(8) for the benefit of the Holders of such series, if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 1008. Calculation of Original Issue Discount .

The Company shall provide to the Trustee on a timely basis such information as the Trustee requires to enable the Trustee to prepare and file any form required to be submitted by the Company with the Internal Revenue Service and the Holders of the Notes relating to original issue discount, including, without limitation, Form 1099-OID or any successor form.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

REDEMPTION OF SECURITIES

SECTION 1101. Applicability of Article .

Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities) in accordance with this Article.

SECTION 1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee .

The election of the Company to redeem any Securities shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or an Officer’s Certificate or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities. In case of any redemption at the election of the Company of less than all the Securities of any series (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Company shall, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date fixed by the Company (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee of such Redemption Date, of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate evidencing compliance with such restriction.

 

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SECTION 1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed .

If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed or unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Securities are listed or, if the Securities are not so listed, by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, provided , however , that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security. If less than all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series and specified tenor not previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee if the Securities of any series or any specified tenor thereof become listed on any national securities exchange and of the identity of such securities exchange and of any delisting thereof. If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed and such Securities are listed on any national securities exchange, the Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of the identity of the principal national securities exchange upon which such Securities are listed and of the requirements of such principal national securities exchange applicable to the selection for redemption of less than all of the Securities of any series to be redeemed (unless all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed or unless such redemption affects only a single Security).

If any Security selected for partial redemption is converted in part before termination of the conversion right with respect to the portion of the Security so selected, the converted portion of such Security shall be deemed (so far as may be) to be the portion selected for redemption. Securities which have been converted during a selection of securities to be redeemed shall be treated by the Trustee as Outstanding for the purpose of such selection.

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.

The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.

For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.

SECTION 1104. Notice of Redemption .

Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed or otherwise in accordance with the Applicable Procedures not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.

All notices of redemption shall state:

(1) the Redemption Date,

(2) the Redemption Price (or the method of calculating such price),

(3) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed,

(4) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price, and accrued interest, if any, will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date,

 

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(5) the place or places where each such Security is to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price,

(6) for any Securities that by their terms may be converted, the terms of conversion, the date on which the right to convert the Security to be redeemed will terminate and the place or places where such Securities may be surrendered for conversion,

(7) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case, and

(7) the CUSIP and/or other similar number as contemplated by Section 309; provided , however , that no representation will be made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, or any similar number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Securities.

Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company and shall be irrevocable.

SECTION 1105. Deposit of Redemption Price .

On or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.

If any Security called for redemption is converted, any money deposited with the Trustee or with any Paying Agent or so segregated and held in trust for the redemption of such Security shall (subject to any right of the Holder of such Security or any Predecessor Security to receive interest as provided in the last paragraph of Section 305 or in the terms of such Security) be paid to the Company upon Company Request or, if then held by the Company, shall be discharged from such trust.

SECTION 1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date .

Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided , however , that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 305.

If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security.

SECTION 1107. Securities Redeemed in Part .

Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.

 

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ARTICLE TWELVE

SINKING FUNDS

SECTION 1201. Applicability of Article .

The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of any series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.

The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of any Securities is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment”, and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of such Securities is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment”. If provided for by the terms of any Securities, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 1202. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities as provided for by the terms of such Securities.

SECTION 1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities .

The Company (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to any Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as and to the extent provided for by the terms of such Securities; provided , however , that the Securities to be so credited have not been previously so credited. The Securities to be so credited shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price, as specified in the Securities so to be redeemed, for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.

SECTION 1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund .

Not less than 60 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for such Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities pursuant to Section 1202 and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days prior to each such sinking fund payment date, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 1104. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 1106 and 1107.

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

SECTION 1301. Company’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .

Unless otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301, Section 1302 and Section 1303 shall apply to all Securities or each series of Securities, as the case may be, in either case denominated in U.S. dollars and bearing interest at a fixed rate, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article; and the Company may elect, at its option at any time, to have Section 1302 and Section 1303 applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, pursuant to such Section 1302 or Section 1303, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth in this Article. Any such election to have or not to have Section 1302 and Section 1303 apply, as the case may be, shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution, Officer’s Certificate or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.

SECTION 1302. Defeasance and Discharge .

Upon the Company’s exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called “Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same),

 

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subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of such Securities to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1304 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities when payments are due, (2) the Company’s obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 302, 303, 304, 1002 and 1003 and with respect to the Trustee, including but not limited to those under Section 607, (3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Company may exercise its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option (if any) to have Section 1303 applied to such Securities.

SECTION 1303. Covenant Defeasance .

Upon the Company’s exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, (1) the Company shall be released from its obligations under Section 1006 and any covenants provided pursuant to Sections 301(21), 901(2) or 901(8) for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(4) (with respect to any Section 1006 and any such covenants provided pursuant to Section 301(21), 901(2) or 901(8)) and 501(7) shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to such Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called “Covenant Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to such Securities, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(4)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or by reason of any reference in any such Section to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.

SECTION 1304. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance .

The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section 1302 or Section 1303 to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be:

(1) The Company shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefits of the Holders of such Securities, (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S. Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, in each case sufficient, without reinvestment, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or any such other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities on the respective Stated Maturities or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Securities. As used herein, “U.S. Government Obligation” means (x) any security which is a direct obligation of the United States of America for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged or (ii) an obligation of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either case (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and (y) any depositary receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any U.S. Government Obligation which is specified in Clause (x) above and held by such bank for the account of the holder of such depositary receipt, or with respect to any specific payment of principal of or interest on any U.S. Government Obligation which is so specified and held, provided , however , that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depositary receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation or the specific payment of principal or interest evidenced by such depositary receipt.

(2) In the event of an election to have Section 1302 apply to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this instrument, there has been a change in the applicable Federal income tax law, in either case (A) or (B) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.

 

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(3) In the event of an election to have Section 1303 apply to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.

(4) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that neither such Securities nor any other Securities of the same series, if then listed on any securities exchange, will be delisted as a result of such deposit.

(5) No event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to such Securities or any other Securities shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit or, with regard to any such event specified in Sections 501(6) and (7), at any time on or prior to the 90th day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until after such 90th day).

(6) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act).

(7) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.

(8) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.

(9) The Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with (in each case, subject to the satisfaction of the condition in clause (5).

Before or after a deposit, the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Securities at a future date in accordance with Article Eleven.

SECTION 1305. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions .

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1306, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 1304 in respect of any Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1304 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.

Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon Company Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1304 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.

 

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SECTION 1306. Reinstatement .

If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Company has been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1302 or 1303 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1305 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided , however , that if the Company makes any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.

ARTICLE FOURTEEN

SUBORDINATION OF SECURITIES

SECTION 1401. Securities Subordinate to Senior Debt.

The Company for itself, its successors and assigns, covenants and agrees, and each Holder of Securities issued, whether upon original issue or upon transfer or assignment thereof, by his acceptance thereof likewise covenants and agrees, that the payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest on each and all Securities is hereby expressly subordinated, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter in this Article set forth, in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt. The provisions of this Article shall constitute a continuing offer to all persons who, in reliance upon such provisions, become holders of, or continue to hold, Senior Debt, and such provisions are made for the benefit of the holders of Senior Debt, and such holders are hereby made obligees hereunder the same as if their names were written herein as such, and they and/or each of them may proceed to enforce such provisions.

SECTION 1402. Payments to Securityholders.

(a) Upon (i) any acceleration of the principal amount due on the Securities of any series or (ii) any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors upon any dissolution or winding-up or total or partial liquidation or reorganization of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other proceedings, or any assignment for the benefit of creditors, marshaling of assets and liabilities, or any debt restructuring or similar proceedings in connection with any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, all principal, premium, if any, sinking funds and interest, if any, due upon all Senior Debt shall first be paid in full, or payment thereof provided for in cash or cash equivalents in accordance with its terms, before any payment is made on account of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities, and upon any such dissolution or winding-up or liquidation or reorganization, any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of the Securities of any series under the terms of this Indenture would be entitled, except for the provisions hereof, shall (subject to the power of a court of competent jurisdiction to make other equitable provision reflecting the rights conferred by the provisions hereof upon the Senior Debt and the holders thereof with respect to the Securities and the Holders thereof by a lawful plan of reorganization under applicable bankruptcy law), be paid by the Company or any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other person making such payment or distribution, or by the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities if received by them, directly to the holders of Senior Debt (pro rata to each such holder on the basis of the respective amounts of Senior Debt held by such holder) or their representatives, to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Debt (including interest thereon) in full in cash or cash equivalents in accordance with its terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Debt, before any payment or distribution is made to the Holders of the indebtedness evidenced by the Securities. The consolidation of the Company with, or a merger of the Company into, another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the conveyance or transfer of its property as an entirety, or substantially as an entirety, to another Person upon the terms and conditions provided in Section 801 hereof shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization for the purposes of this Section 1402(a).

(b) In the event that any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character not permitted by Section 1402(a), whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by the Trustee or the Holders of Securities before all Senior Debt is paid in full, or provision made for such payment, in accordance with its terms upon written notice to the Trustee or, as the case

 

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may be, such Holder, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered to, (i) the holders of such Senior Debt or their representative or representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Debt may have been issued, as their respective interest may appear, or (ii) if applicable, any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other person making payment or distribution of assets of the Company, in each case for application to the payment of all Senior Debt remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all such Senior Debt in full in accordance with its terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to holders of such Senior Debt. Nothing in this Article shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 506 or Section 607. In addition, nothing in this Article shall prevent the Company from making or the Trustee from receiving or applying any payment in connection with the redemption of Securities of a series if the first publication of notice of such redemption (whether by mail or otherwise in accordance with this Indenture) has been made, and the Trustee has received such payment from the Company, prior to the occurrence of any of the contingencies specified in this Section 1402.

(c) No payment on account of principal of, premium, if any, sinking funds or interest on the Securities of any series shall be made unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, premium, if any, sinking funds and interest on any Senior Debt has been made or duly provided for in cash or cash equivalents in accordance with the terms of such Senior Debt. No payment on account of principal, premium, if any, sinking funds or interest on the Securities shall be made if, at the time of such payment or immediately after giving effect thereto, (i) there shall exist a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, sinking fund or interest with respect to any Senior Debt, or (ii) there shall have occurred an event of default (other than a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, sinking funds or interest) with respect to any Senior Debt, as defined therein or in the instrument under which the same is outstanding, permitting the holders thereof to accelerate the maturity thereof and upon written notice thereof given to the Trustee, with a copy to the Company (the delivery of which shall not affect the validity of the notice to the Trustee), and such event of default shall not have been cured or waived or shall not have ceased to exist.

SECTION 1403. Subrogation to Rights of Holders of Senior Debt.

From and after the payment in full of all Senior Debt, the Holders of the Securities (together with the holders of any other indebtedness of the Company which is subordinate in right of payment to the payment in full of all Senior Debt, which is not subordinate in right of payment to the Securities and which by its terms grants such right of subrogation to the holder thereof) shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Debt to receive payments or distributions of assets or securities of the Company applicable to the Senior Debt until the Securities shall be paid in full, and, for the purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the holders of Senior Debt of assets or securities, which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders of the Securities, shall, as between the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Debt, and the Holders of the Securities, be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of the Senior Debt, it being understood that the provisions of this Article are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities, on the one hand, and the holders of the Senior Debt, on the other hand, and nothing contained in this Article is intended to or shall impair as between the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Debt, and the Holders of the Securities, the obligation of the Company, which is unconditional and absolute, to pay to the Holders of the Securities the principal of, premium, if any, sinking funds and interest, if any, on the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or to affect the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Company other than the holders of the Senior Debt, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Trustee or the Holder of a Security of any series from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default hereunder with respect to the Securities of such series subject to the rights of the holders of Senior Debt, under Section 1402, to receive cash, property or securities of the Company otherwise payable or deliverable to the Trustee or the Holders of the Securities or to a representative of such Holders, on their behalf.

SECTION 1404. Article Not to Prevent Event of Default.

Nothing contained in this Article or elsewhere in this Indenture or the Securities of any series shall prevent at any time the Company from making payments at any time of principal of, premium, if any, sinking funds or interest on the Securities, except under the conditions described in Section 1402 or during the pendency of any proceedings or sale referred to therein. The failure to make a payment on account of principal of, premium, if any, sinking funds and interest by reason of any provision of this Article shall not be construed as preventing an Event of Default under Section 501.

 

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SECTION 1405. Trustee to Effectuate Subordination; No Impairment of Subordination.

Each Holder of a Security by his acceptance thereof, whether upon original issue or upon transfer or assignment, authorizes and directs the Trustee on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination provisions in this Article and appoints the Trustee his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

No rights of any present or future holder of any Senior Debt to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company, or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company, with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or otherwise be charged with.

Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the holders of Senior Debt may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Holders of the Securities, without incurring responsibility to the Holders of the Securities and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in this Article or the obligations of the Holders of the Securities to the holders of Senior Debt, do any one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Debt, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior Debt of any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Debt is outstanding; (ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Debt; (iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the collection of Senior Debt; and (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company and any other Person.

SECTION 1406. Notice to Trustee.

The Company shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any fact known to the Company which would prohibit the making of any payment of money or distribution to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article, including, not limited to, Sections 1402, 1403 and 1404 hereof, or any other provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment or distribution to or by the Trustee in respect of the Securities otherwise required to be made pursuant to the terms of this Indenture or the Securities, unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee written notice thereof from the Company or a holder or holders of Senior Debt or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Trustee shall be entitled in all respects to assume that no such facts exist; provided , however , that if the Trustee shall not have received the notice provided for in this Section at least three Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any cash, property or securities may become payable or distributable for any purposes (including, without limitation, the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, sinking funds or interest on any Security), then, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee shall have full power and authority to receive and to apply monies, securities or other property received by it for any such payment or distribution to the purpose for which they were received and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may have been received by it within such three Business Days prior to such date.

The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee on behalf of any such holder). In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Debt to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Debt held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under the Article, and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment or distribution to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment or distribution.

SECTION 1407. Reliance on Certificate of Liquidating Agent.

Upon any payment or distribution referred to in this Article, the Trustee, and the Holders of the Securities shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in which a dissolution, winding up or total or partial liquidation or reorganization of the Company is pending, or a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, custodian, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Trustee or to the Holders of the Securities, for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article.

 

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SECTION 1408. Trustee Not Fiduciary for Holders of Senior Debt.

With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Trustee undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Debt and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall in the absence of bad faith mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders of the Securities of any series or to the Company or to any other Person cash, property or securities to which any holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this Article or otherwise.

SECTION 1409. Rights of Trustee as Holder of Senior Debt.

The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article with respect to any Senior Debt which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Debt, and nothing in Section 313 of the Trust Indenture Act or Section 613 or elsewhere in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.

Nothing in this Article shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 506 or Section 607.

SECTION 1410. Article Applicable to Paying Agent.

In case at any time any Paying Agent other than the Trustee shall have been appointed by the Company and be then acting hereunder, the term “Trustee” as used in this Article shall in such case (unless the context shall otherwise require) be construed as extending to and including such Paying Agent within its meaning as fully for all intents and purposes as if such Paying Agent were named in this Article in addition to or in place of the Trustee; provided , however , that this Section shall not apply to the Company or any Affiliate of the Company if it or such Affiliate acts as Paying Agent.

SECTION 1411. Trust Moneys Not Subordinated.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, payments from moneys or the proceeds of U.S. Government Obligations held in trust under Article Four or Thirteen by the Trustee for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities from the date of deposit (if made in compliance with this Indenture) shall not be subordinated to the prior payment of any Senior Debt or subject to the restraints set forth in this Article, and none of the Holders shall be obligated to pay over any such amount to the Company or any holder of Senior Debt of the Company or any other creditor of the Company.

 

 

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

 

ANTHEM, INC.
By: /s/ Wayne S.DeVeydt
Name: Wayne S. DeVeydt
Title:

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

By: /s/ Michael Countryman
Name: Michael Countryman
Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


EXHIBIT A

[ FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY ]

ANTHEM, INC.

[Global Securities Legend]

THIS GLOBAL SECURITY IS HELD BY AND REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS SECURITY) IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 203 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE EXCHANGED PURSUANT TO SECTION 203(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 307 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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[Form of Face of Security]

ANTHEM, INC.

[Designation of Series]

 

CUSIP No.                     
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Anthem, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Indiana (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to                     , or registered assigns, the principal sum of                      Dollars on                      [ if the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert ¨ , and to pay interest thereon from                      or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on                      and                      in each year, commencing                     , at the rate of             % per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment [ if applicable, insert ¨ , provided , however that any principal and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of             % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand). The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the                      or                      (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holder of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture.][ if the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert ¨ . The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of             % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of             % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand.]]

Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [ if applicable, insert ¨ any such] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in The City of New York, New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts [ if applicable, insert ¨ ; provided , however , that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register].

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

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

 

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

 

ANTHEM, INC.
By:    
Name:
Title:

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

Dated:

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST

COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

By:  
Authorized Signatory

 

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[Form of Reverse of Security]

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of                 ,                  (herein called the “Indenture”, which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the ‘“Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [ if applicable, insert ¨ , limited in aggregate principal amount to $            ].

[ If applicable, insert ¨ The Securities of this series are subject to redemption at any time, upon not less than 30 days’ and not more than 60 days’ notice by mail, as a whole or from time to time in part, at the election of the Company [ if applicable, insert ¨ ( provided , however , that, if the Company shall have elected pursuant to the Indenture to defease [the entire indebtedness of this Security] [or] [certain restrictive covenants and Events of Defaults with respect to this Security], prior to making such election to redeem the Securities it shall have deposited in trust amounts sufficient to pay the Redemption Price)], on any date prior to their Stated Maturity at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of such Securities to be redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the Redemption Date and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments (as defined below) of the notes to be redeemed, discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (as defined below), plus [            ] basis points, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the Redemption Date.

Treasury Rate ” means, for any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity, computed by the Company as the second Business Day immediately preceding that Redemption Date, of the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for such Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for that Redemption Date. “ Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the applicable notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the applicable notes to be redeemed. “ Comparable Treasury Price ” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations or (2) if the Company obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations. “ Independent Investment Banker ” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Company. “ Reference Treasury Dealer ” means [            ] and [their] successors, or if at any time any of the above is not a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, any other nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Company that is a primary U.S. Government securities dealer, as well as four other nationally recognized investment banking firms selected by the Company that are primary U.S. Government securities dealers. “ Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Company by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date. “ Remaining Scheduled Payments ” means, with respect to each note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.]

[ If applicable, insert ¨ The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days’ notice by mail, [ if applicable, insert ¨ (1) on                  in any year commencing with the year                  and ending with the year                  through operation of the sinking fund for this series at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2)] at any time [ if applicable, insert ¨ on or after                 ], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount): If redeemed [ if applicable, insert ¨ on or before                  and if redeemed] during the 12-month period beginning                  of the years indicated,

 

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Year

   Redemption Price    Year    Redemption Price
        

and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to             % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption [ if applicable, insert ¨ (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise)] with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]

[ If applicable, insert ¨ The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days’ notice by mail, (1) on                  in any year commencing with the year                  and ending with the year                  through operation of the sinking fund for this series at the Redemption Prices for redemption through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below, and (2) at any time [ if applicable, insert ¨ on or after                 ], as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the Redemption Prices for redemption otherwise than through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below: If redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on                  of the years indicated,

 

Year

   Redemption Price for
Redemption through
Operation of the
Sinking Fund
   Redemption Price for
Redemption Otherwise
than through Operation of
the Sinking Fund
     

and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to             % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture.]

[ If applicable, insert ¨ Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not, prior to , redeem any Securities of this series as contemplated by [ if applicable, insert ¨ Clause (2) of] the preceding paragraph as a part of, or in anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application, directly or indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the Company (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice) of less than             % per annum.]

[ If applicable, insert ¨ The sinking fund for this series provides for the redemption on                  in each year beginning with the year                  and ending with the year                  of [ if applicable, insert ¨ not less than $             (“mandatory sinking fund”) and not more than] $             aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this series acquired or redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [ if applicable, insert ¨ mandatory] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent [ if applicable, insert ¨ mandatory] sinking fund payments otherwise required to be made [ if applicable, insert ¨ , in the inverse order in which they become due].]

[ If the Security is subject to redemption of any kind, insert ¨ In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.]

[ If applicable, insert ¨ The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of [the entire indebtedness of this Security] [or] [certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security] [, in each case] upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.]

 

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[ If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert ¨ If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.]

[ If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert ¨ If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Such amount shall be equal to ¨ insert formula for determining the amount . Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal, premium and interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Company’s obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the Securities of this series shall terminate.]

The indebtedness evidenced by this Security is, to the extent provided in the Indenture, subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt, and this Security is issued subject to the provisions of the Indenture with respect thereto. Each Holder of this Security, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee on his or her behalf to take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination so provided and (c) appoints the Trustee his or her attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. Each Holder hereof, by his or her acceptance hereof, waives all notice of the acceptance of the subordination provisions contained herein and in the Indenture by each holder of Senior Debt, whether now outstanding or hereafter created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed, and waives reliance by each such Holder upon said provisions.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security may be registered and this Security may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

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

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Security, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Security to:

 

 

(Insert assignee’s social security or tax I.D. no.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

and irrevocably appoint                                          as agent to transfer this Security on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

Your Signature:

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Security)

 

Your Name:

 

Date:                      

 

Signature Guarantee:

*

 

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

[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL SECURITIES]  

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL SECURITY

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

 

Date of Exchange

 

Amount of decrease in

Principal Amount of this

Global Security

 

Amount of increase in

Principal Amount of this

Global Security

   Principal Amount of this
Global Security following
such decrease or increase
   Signature of authorized
signatory of Trustee or
Securities Custodian
         

 

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Exhibit 4.2

ANTHEM, INC.

AND

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

to Indenture for Subordinated Debt Securities

Dated as of May 12, 2015

Dated as of May 12, 2015

1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

            Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     2   

1.1

    

Definition of Terms

     2   

ARTICLE II GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES

     5   

2.1

    

Designation and Principal Amount

     5   

2.2

    

Stated Maturity

     5   

2.3

    

Form and Payment; Minimum Transfer Restriction

     5   

2.4

    

Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfers; Depository

     6   

2.5

    

Interest

     7   

2.6

    

Events of Default

     8   

2.7

    

No Defeasance

     8   

2.8

    

No Sinking Fund or Repayment at Option of the Holder

     8   

2.9

    

Increase and Decrease in Pledged Notes

     8   

2.10

    

No Additional Amounts

     9   

2.11

    

Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease

     9   

2.12

    

Ranking; Subordination

     9   

ARTICLE III REDEMPTION OF THE NOTES

     9   

3.1

    

Optional Redemption by Company in event of Failed Final Remarketing

     9   

3.2

    

Effect of Redemption

     10   

3.3

    

Amendments to Article Eleven of Base Indenture

     10   

ARTICLE IV OPTION TO DEFER INTEREST PAYMENTS

     10   

4.1

    

Option to Defer Interest Payments

     10   

ARTICLE V FORM OF NOTE

     12   

5.1

    

Form of Note

     12   

ARTICLE VI ORIGINAL ISSUE OF NOTES

     12   

6.1

    

Original Issue of Notes

     12   

ARTICLE VII RESERVED

     13   

ARTICLE VIII MODIFICATION OF INDENTURE

     13   

8.1

    

Modification of Indenture without Consent of Holders of Notes

     13   

 

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8.2

Modification of Indenture with Consent of Holders of Notes

  13   

ARTICLE IX REMARKETING

  14   

9.1

Remarketing Procedures

  14   

9.2

Remarketing

  15   

9.3

Reset Rate

  16   

9.4

Modification of Terms in Connection with a Successful Remarketing

  17   

9.5

Put Right

  17   

ARTICLE X TAX TREATMENT

  18   

10.1

Tax Treatment

  18   

ARTICLE XI THE TRUSTEE

  18   

11.1

Security Registrar and Paying Agent

  18   

11.2

Concerning the Trustee

  18   

11.3

Patriot Act Requirements of Trustee

  18   

11.4

Notice upon Trustee

  19   

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

  19   

12.1

Ratification of Indenture; First Supplemental Indenture Controls

  19   

12.2

Recitals

  19   

12.3

Governing Law

  19   

12.4

Separability Clause

  20   

12.5

Counterparts

  20   

Exhibit A: Form of Note and the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

Exhibit B: Form of Put Notice

 

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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), between ANTHEM, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Indiana (herein called the “ Company ”), having its principal office at 120 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee under the Base Indenture (as defined below) (herein called the “ Trustee ”).

WHEREAS , the Company has heretofore entered into an Indenture for Subordinated Debt Securities, dated as of May 12, 2015, between the Company and the Trustee (the “ Base Indenture ”);

WHEREAS , the Base Indenture is incorporated herein by this reference and the Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, and as may be hereafter supplemented or amended from time to time in accordance herewith and therewith, is herein called the “ Indenture ”;

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 201, Section 301 and Section 901(8) of the Base Indenture, a new series of Securities may at any time be established in accordance with the provisions of the Base Indenture and the terms of such series may be described by a supplemental indenture executed by the Company and the Trustee;

WHEREAS , the Company proposes to create under the Base Indenture a new series of Securities, designated as its 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028;

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

NOW, THEREFORE, WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the purchase and acceptance of the Notes by the Holders, and for the purpose of setting forth, as provided in the Base Indenture, the form and substance of the Notes and the terms, provisions and conditions thereof, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee as follows:

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Definition of Terms . For all purposes of this First Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Base Indenture or, if not defined in the Base Indenture, in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement;

(b) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

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

(d) unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to an “Article,” a “Section” or a “Subsection” refers to an Article, a Section or a Subsection, as the case may be, of this First Supplemental Indenture;

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

(f) “including” means including without limitation;

(g) references to statutes are to be construed as including all statutory provisions consolidating, amending or replacing the statute referred to;

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

(i) headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect interpretation;

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

Coupon Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

Deferral Period ” means the period beginning on the Interest Payment Date for which the Company has elected to defer the Interest Payment in accordance with Section 4.1 and ending on the earlier of (a) the next Interest Payment Date on which all Deferred Interest (including compounded interest thereon) has been paid in full and (b)(i) the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, in the case of a Deferral Period that begins prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, or (ii) the Stated Maturity, in the case of a Deferral Period that begins after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

 

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Deferred Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

Definitive Note ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a). Each Definitive Note shall constitute a Definitive Security, except that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Base Indenture, each Definitive Note shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and shall include the “Schedule of Increases or Decreases in this Note” annexed to such Exhibit A.

Equity Unit ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.

Form of Note ” means the “Form of 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Note due 2028” attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Global Note ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4. Each Global Note shall constitute a Global Security, except that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Base Indenture, each Global Note shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and shall include the “Schedule of Increases or Decreases in this Note” annexed to such Exhibit A in lieu of the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Security”.

Global Security Legend ” means, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Base Indenture, the legend set forth in the first two paragraphs of the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A. The legend in Section 203(b) of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Notes, and any reference in the Base Indenture to such legend shall, for purposes of the Notes, be deemed to refer instead to the first two paragraphs of the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Holder ” means (i) with respect to the Corporate Units or the Treasury Units, such term as defined in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and (ii) with respect to the Notes, the Person in whose name at the time a particular Note is registered in the Security Register.

Increased Principal Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Interest Payment ” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the interest payment on the Notes due on such Interest Payment Date.

Interest Payment Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

Interest Period ” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the period from and including the immediately preceding Interest Payment Date (or if none, May 12, 2015) to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date.

Notes ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1.

 

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Original Issue Date ” means May 12, 2015 or, in the case of Notes issued in connection with any exercise by the Underwriters of the over-allotment option granted pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the date on which such Notes are issued.

Place of Payment ” means, with respect to the Notes, The City of New York.

Pledged Notes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement ” means the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent, collateral agent, custodial agent and securities intermediary, as amended from time to time.

Put Price ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.5(a).

Put Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).

Put Right Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.

Redemption ” means the redemption of the Notes pursuant to the terms of Article III .

Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Redemption Price ” means, for any Note, the principal amount of such Note, plus accrued and unpaid interest (including Deferred Interest and compounded interest thereon), if any, to but excluding the Redemption Date.

Reduced Principal Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Regular Record Date ” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date for the Notes, the fifteenth day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Interest Payment Date falls (whether or not a Business Day).

Released Note ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

Remarketed Notes ” means, with respect to all Remarketings during any Applicable Remarketing Period, the aggregate principal amount of Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and the Separate Notes, if any, subject to Remarketing as identified to the Remarketing Agent(s) by the Purchase Contract Agent and the Custodial Agent, respectively, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

Remarketing Agent(s) ” means the Remarketing Agent(s) appointed by the Company, pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement.

Reset Rate ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3.

Stated Maturity ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.2.

Subjected Note ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

 

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Underwriters ” means the several underwriters named on Exhibit A to the Underwriting Agreement, for whom Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated acted as representatives.

Underwriting Agreement ” means the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2015, by and among the Company and the Underwriters, for the sale of up to 25,000,000 of the Company’s Corporate Units.

The terms “ Company ,” “ Trustee ,” “ Base Indenture ,” and “ Indenture ” shall have the respective meanings set forth in the recitals to this First Supplemental Indenture.

ARTICLE II

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES

2.1 Designation and Principal Amount . There is hereby authorized a new series of Securities, to be designated the “1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028,” (the “Notes”) in the initial aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000,000, which amount shall be set forth in any written orders of the Company for the authentication and delivery of Notes pursuant to Section 301 of the Base Indenture and Section 6.1 hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, no additional Notes may be issued following the Original Issue Date.

2.2 Stated Maturity . The “ Stated Maturity ” of the Notes is May 1, 2028, which may not be shortened or extended. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the Notes, the term “Stated Maturity” refers only to the date on which principal is due and payable as set forth in this Section 2.2.

2.3 Form and Payment; Minimum Transfer Restriction.

(a) Except as provided in Section 2.4, the Notes shall be issued in fully registered definitive form (“ Definitive Notes ”) without coupons. All Notes shall have identical terms. Notes corresponding to Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are components of Corporate Units shall be registered in the name of the Purchase Contract Agent or its nominee. Principal of the Notes will be payable (subject to the last sentence of this Section 2.3(a)), the transfer of such Notes will be registrable, and such Notes will be exchangeable for Notes of a like aggregate principal amount bearing identical terms and provisions, at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee; provided that, except as otherwise provided in the form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, payment of interest will be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or, if such Person so requests and designates an account in writing to the Trustee at least five Business Days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, by wire transfer to such account, and provided further that the Company, in its discretion may remove the Paying Agent and may appoint one or more additional Paying Agents (including the Company or any of its affiliates). Payments with respect to any Global Note or any Note corresponding to Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are components of Corporate Units will be made by wire transfer to the Depository or in accordance with any other applicable procedures of the Depository.

 

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(b) The Notes shall be issuable in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; provided that upon the release by the Collateral Agent of Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes in accordance with Section 3.15 of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, if any Holder or beneficial owner shall be entitled to receive Notes in an aggregate principal amount that is not an integral multiple of $1,000, upon request of the Purchase Contract Agent, on behalf of such Holder or beneficial owner, the Company shall issue Notes in minimum denominations of $50, or integral multiples thereof, in exchange for Notes in minimum denominations of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof. The last sentence of the first paragraph of Section 201 of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Notes, and any reference in the Base Indenture to such provision shall, for purposes of the Notes, be deemed to refer instead to this Section 2.3(b).

(c) Pursuant to the Base Indenture, the Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office as the office or agency in the Place of Payment where Notes may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes may be served.

2.4 Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfers; Depository. Notes corresponding to Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are no longer a component of the Corporate Units and are released from the Collateral Account will be initially issued in permanent global form (a “ Global Note ”), and if issued as one or more Global Notes, the Depository shall be The Depository Trust Company or such other depository that is a clearing agency registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act as any officer of the Company may from time to time designate. On the date on which the Notes registered in the name of the Purchase Contract Agent pursuant to Section 2.3 are issued, the Company shall also issue one or more Global Notes representing Notes, registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, each having a zero principal balance. Upon the creation of Treasury Units, or the re-creation of Corporate Units or in any other case where the Collateral Agent releases or receives Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, an appropriate annotation shall be made on the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Note on the Global Notes held by the Depository and on the Pledged Note held by the Collateral Agent. Except upon recreation of Corporate Units, Notes represented by the Global Notes will be exchangeable for Definitive Notes only (x) if the Depository (A) has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for the Global Notes or (B) has ceased to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor depository that is a clearing agency registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act is not appointed by the Company within 90 days after such notice or cessation, or (y) upon the occurrence and during the continuance of Event of Default or any other event that after notice or lapse of time, would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes and any beneficial owner of a Global Note requests that its beneficial interest be exchanged for a Definitive Note; provided that , subject to Section 2.3, the Definitive Notes so issued in exchange for the Global Notes shall be in denominations of $1,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000 above that amount and shall be of like aggregate principal amount and tenor as the portion of the Global Note to be exchanged. Except as provided above, owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Notes and will not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under the Indenture. Any Global Note that is exchangeable pursuant to clause (x) of the fourth sentence of this Section 2.4 shall be exchangeable for Definitive Notes registered in such names as the Depository shall direct. The third sentence of Section 203(a) of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Notes, and any reference in the Base Indenture to such provision shall, for purposes of the Notes, be deemed to refer instead to the fourth sentence of this Section 2.4.

 

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2.5 Interest.

(a) Subject to Article IV, interest on the Notes shall be payable quarterly in arrears on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of each year (each, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2.5(b), an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing August 1, 2015, and at Stated Maturity, to the Person in whose name the relevant Notes are registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such Interest Payment Date except that interest payable at the Stated Maturity shall be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and with respect to any period less than a full calendar month, on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed during a 30-day month. If any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, the Stated Maturity or the date (if any) on which the Company is required to purchase the Notes pursuant to Section 9.5 is not a Business Day, then the applicable payment shall be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day and no interest shall accrue or be paid in respect of such delay. Section 113 of the Base Indenture is hereby superseded in its entirety, with respect to the Notes, by the immediately preceding sentence, and any reference in the Base Indenture to such Section 113 shall, for purposes of the Notes, be deemed to refer instead to the immediately preceding sentence. Section 308 of the Base Indenture is hereby superseded in its entirety, with respect to the Notes, by the second sentence of this Section 2.5(a), and any reference in the Base Indenture to such Section 308 shall, for purposes of the Notes, be deemed to refer instead to the second sentence of this Section 2.5(a). The last paragraph of Section 305 of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes.

(b) The Notes will bear interest initially at the rate of 1.90% per year (the “ Coupon Rate ”) from and including May 12, 2015 to, but excluding, the date the principal amount thereof is paid or made available for payment, or in the event of a Successful Remarketing, the Remarketing Settlement Date. In the event of a Successful Remarketing of the Notes, the interest rate applicable to the Notes may be reset by the Remarketing Agent(s) to the applicable Reset Rate with effect from the Remarketing Settlement Date, as set forth in Section 9.3. If the interest rate is so reset, the Notes will bear interest at the applicable Reset Rate from, and including, the Remarketing Settlement Date to, but excluding, the date the principal amount thereof is paid or made available for payment. In the event of a Successful Remarketing, following the applicable Remarketing Settlement Date, interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1. If there is no Successful Remarketing, the interest rate applicable to the Notes will not be reset, the Interest Payment Dates shall remain the same and the Notes shall continue to bear interest at the Coupon Rate. The Notes shall bear interest, to the extent permitted by law, on any overdue principal and interest at the Coupon Rate, unless a Successful Remarketing shall have occurred, in which case on and after the Remarketing Settlement Date the Notes shall bear interest, to the extent permitted by law, on any overdue principal and interest at the Reset Rate.

 

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2.6 Events of Default . An Event of Default as defined in the Base Indenture shall be an Event of Default with respect to the Notes; provided that the nonpayment of interest for so long as and to the extent that interest is permitted to be deferred pursuant to Article IV herein shall not be deemed to be a default in the payment of interest for the purposes of Article Five of the Base Indenture and shall not otherwise be deemed an Event of Default with respect to the Notes. In addition, an Event of Default with respect to the Notes will occur if the Company fails to pay the Put Price of any Note on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date after a Holder’s Put Right has been exercised pursuant to Section 9.5 (a “ Put Right Default ”). For the avoidance of doubt, and without prejudice to any other remedies that may be available to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, no breach by the Company of any covenant or obligation under the Base Indenture or the terms of the Notes shall be an Event of Default except those that are specifically identified as an Event of Default under the Base Indenture (including, for the avoidance of doubt in Section 501(4) of the Base Indenture) or a Put Right Default.

2.7 No Defeasance . Prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the provisions of Article Thirteen of the Base Indenture and Sections 401(1)(B)(ii) and (iii) of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes.

2.8 No Sinking Fund or Repayment at Option of the Holder . The Notes shall not be subject to any sinking fund or analogous provision and, except in the case of the Put Right, shall not be repayable at the option of a Holder thereof prior to the Stated Maturity. Article Twelve of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes.

2.9 Increase and Decrease in Pledged Notes. In the event that any Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes with respect to any Corporate Units in global form are to be released from the Pledge following a Termination Event, Collateral Substitution, Cash Settlement, Successful Remarketing, Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (a “ Released Note ”), such release and delivery shall be evidenced by an endorsement by the Collateral Agent on the Note held by the Collateral Agent (the “ Pledged Note ”) reflecting a reduction in the principal amount of such Pledged Note equal in amount (the “ Reduced Principal Amount ”) to the principal amount of the Released Note. The Collateral Agent shall confirm any such Reduced Principal Amount by telecopying or otherwise delivering a photocopy of such endorsement made on the Pledged Note evidencing such Reduced Principal Amount to the Trustee at the telecopier number, e-mail address or other address of the Trustee provided for notices to the Trustee in Section 11.4 (or at such other telecopier number, e-mail address or other address as the Trustee shall provide to the Collateral Agent). Upon receipt of such confirmation, the Trustee shall increase the principal amount of a Global Note held by the Trustee in an amount equal to the Reduced Principal Amount by an endorsement made by the Trustee on such Global Note to reflect such increase. In the event that a Note is transferred to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 3.14 of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (a “ Subjected Note ”) in connection with the re-creation of Corporate Units, such transfer shall be evidenced by an endorsement by the Collateral Agent on the Pledged Note held by the Collateral Agent reflecting an increase in the principal amount of such Pledged Note equal in amount (the “ Increased Principal Amount ”) to the principal amount of such Subjected Note. The Collateral Agent shall confirm any such Increased Principal Amount by telecopying or otherwise delivering a photocopy of such endorsement made on the Pledged Note evidencing such Increased Principal Amount to the Trustee at the telecopier number, e-mail address or other address of the Trustee provided for notices to the Trustee in Section 11.4 (or at such other telecopier number, e-mail

 

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address or other address as the Trustee shall provide to the Collateral Agent). Upon receipt of such confirmation, the Trustee shall decrease the principal amount of the Global Note held by the Trustee in an amount equal to the Increased Principal Amount by an endorsement made by the Trustee on such Global Note to reflect such decrease.

2.10 No Additional Amounts. The Company will not pay any additional amounts to any Holder who is not a United States person in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge.

2.11 Consolidation, Merger, Conveyance, Transfer or Lease. Section 801(1) of the Base Indenture is hereby amended with respect to the Notes by deleting “, partnership, limited liability company or trust” therein.

2.12 Ranking; Subordination. For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes shall rank on a parity with all Securities of other series issued under the Base Indenture.

ARTICLE III

REDEMPTION OF THE NOTES

3.1 Optional Redemption by Company in event of Failed Final Remarketing. The Company may redeem the Notes at its option only if there has been a Failed Final Remarketing. In the event of a Failed Final Remarketing, any Notes that remain Outstanding after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date will be redeemable on or after May 1, 2020 at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a price per Note equal to the Redemption Price, payable on the date of redemption (such date, the “ Redemption Date ”). If the Company redeems less than all of the Outstanding Notes, and the Notes are Global Notes, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Base Indenture, the particular Notes to be redeemed will be selected for redemption in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depository. If the Notes are not Global Notes, the Trustee will select the Notes to be redeemed pursuant to Section 1103 of the Base Indenture. The Company may at any time irrevocably waive the right to redeem the Notes for any specified period (including the remaining term of the Notes). The Company shall not redeem the Notes if the Notes have been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded or unless all accrued and unpaid interest has been paid in full on all Outstanding Notes for all Interest Periods terminating on or prior to the Redemption Date. The Company shall not be required to register the transfer or exchange of (i) any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business on a Business Day 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, or (ii) any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except with respect to the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed solely in part. Following a Successful Remarketing of the Notes, the Notes will cease to be redeemable at the Company’s option. Section 203(c)(v) of the Base Indenture is hereby superseded in its entirety, with respect to the Notes, by the second immediately preceding sentence of this Section 3.1, and any reference in the Base Indenture to such Section 203(c)(v) shall, for purposes of the Notes, be deemed to refer instead to the second immediately preceding sentence of this Section 3.1.

 

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3.2 Effect of Redemption . Once notice of Redemption is given in accordance with Section 1104 of the Base Indenture and funds are irrevocably deposited in accordance with Section 1105 of the Base Indenture, (i) interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes to be redeemed on and after the Redemption Date, (ii) the Notes to be redeemed shall no longer be Outstanding and (iii) all rights of the Holders in respect of the Notes to be redeemed shall terminate and lapse (other than the right to receive any amount owed in connection with a Redemption but without interest on such amount), unless the Company shall default in payment of the Redemption Price.

3.3 Amendments to Article Eleven of Base Indenture. Solely for purposes of the Notes, (i) Section 1104, Section 1105 and Section 1106 of the Base Indenture are hereby deemed amended by removing any reference therein to accrued interest being payable on any Notes upon Redemption (in addition to the applicable redemption price) and (ii) for the avoidance of doubt, the “Redemption Price” referred to therein shall be the Redemption Price.

ARTICLE IV

OPTION TO DEFER INTEREST PAYMENTS

4.1 Option to Defer Interest Payments.

(a) The Company may elect at one or more times to defer payment of interest on the Notes (such unpaid interest, the “ Deferred Interest ”) for one or more consecutive Interest Periods; provided that the interest payable on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or the Stated Maturity may not be deferred, and no Interest Payment may be deferred beyond the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, in the case of a Deferral Period that begins prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, or the Stated Maturity, in the case of a Deferral Period that begins after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. Furthermore, in the event of a Successful Remarketing, following the applicable Remarketing Settlement Date, the Company shall have no right to defer the payment of interest on the Notes. If all Deferred Interest has been paid (including compounded interest thereon) and the Company still has the right to defer the payment of interest, the Company may again defer Interest Payments subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.1.

(b) Deferred Interest on the Notes will bear interest at the interest rate applicable to the Notes, and subject to applicable law, such interest will be compounded on each Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the Interest Payment Date on which such Deferred Interest is paid.

(c) If a Deferral Period is continuing with respect to the Notes or the Company has given notice of a Deferral Period but such Deferral Period has not yet commenced, then until all Deferred Interest (including compounded interest thereon) has been paid, the Company shall not:

(i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any shares of its Capital Stock; or

(ii) make any payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any of its debt securities ranking on a parity with, or ranking junior to, the Notes (including debt securities of other series issued under the Base Indenture); or

 

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(iii) make any guarantee payments on any guarantee of debt securities if the guarantee ranks on a parity with or junior to the Notes.

(d) However, the foregoing provisions of Section 4.1(c) shall not prevent or restrict the Company from making:

(i) purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of its Capital Stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors, agents or consultants or a stock purchase or dividend reinvestment plan, or the satisfaction of its obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on the date that the payment of interest is deferred requiring it to purchase, redeem or acquire its Capital Stock;

(ii) any payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividends described in clause (c)(i) above as a result of a reclassification of its Capital Stock, or the exchange or conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of its Capital Stock for another class or series of its Capital Stock;

(iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of its Capital Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of its Capital Stock or the security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts outstanding on the date that the payment of interest is deferred;

(iv) dividends or distributions paid or made in its Capital Stock (or rights to acquire its Capital Stock), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of Capital Stock in exchange for Capital Stock and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts outstanding on the date that the payment of interest is deferred;

(v) redemptions, exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding under a shareholder rights plan outstanding on the date that the payment of interest is deferred or the declaration or payment thereunder of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the future;

(vi) payments on the Notes, any trust preferred securities, subordinated debentures, junior subordinated debentures or junior subordinated notes, or any guarantees of any of the foregoing, in each case ranking on a parity with the Notes, so long as the amount of payments made on account of such securities or guarantees is paid on all such securities and guarantees then outstanding on a pro rata basis in proportion to the full payment to which each series of such securities and guarantees is then entitled if paid in full; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not make interest payments on the Notes in part;

 

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(vii) any payment of deferred interest or principal on, or repayment, redemption or repurchase of, securities ranking on a parity with or ranking junior to the Notes that, if not made, would cause the Company to breach the terms of the instrument governing such parity or junior securities; or

(viii) any derivative transaction entered into to effect any transaction permitted pursuant to clauses (i) through (vii) above.

(e) In the event that the Company elects to defer any Interest Payment, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Holders in writing of such election at least one Business Day prior to the Regular Record Date for the Interest Payment Date on which the Company intends to begin a Deferral Period; provided that the Company’s failure to pay the interest owed on a particular Interest Payment Date shall also constitute the commencement of a Deferral Period, unless the Company pays such interest within five Business Days after such Interest Payment Date, whether or not the Company provides a notice of deferral.

(f) The Company may pay Deferred Interest (including compounded interest thereon) in cash on any scheduled Interest Payment Date occurring on or prior to (i) the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, in the case of a Deferral Period that begins prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, or (ii) the Stated Maturity, in the case of a Deferral Period that begins after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date; provided that in order to end a Deferral Period on any scheduled Interest Payment Date other than the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or the Stated Maturity, the Company must deliver written notice thereof to Holders of the Notes and the Trustee on or before the relevant Regular Record Date. Deferred Interest paid on any Interest Payment Date shall be payable to the Person in whose name the Notes are registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

(g) In the event there is any Deferred Interest outstanding, the Company may not elect to conduct an Optional Remarketing.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in connection with any Successful Final Remarketing of the Notes, all accrued and unpaid Deferred Interest (including compounded interest thereon), calculated to, but excluding, the Purchase Contract Settlement Date at the Coupon Rate, shall be paid to the Holders of Notes (whether or not such Notes were remarketed in such Remarketing), as of the applicable Regular Record Date, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in cash.

ARTICLE V

FORM OF NOTE

5.1 Form of Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Base Indenture, the Notes and the Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication to be endorsed thereon are to be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

ARTICLE VI

ORIGINAL ISSUE OF NOTES

6.1 Original Issue of Notes. Notes in the initial aggregate principal amount of up to $1,250,000,000 may be executed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for authentication by it, and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate and deliver said Notes to or upon the written order of the Company, signed by any Officer of the Company, without any further corporate action by the Company, all in accordance with the terms of the Base Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE VII

RESERVED

ARTICLE VIII

MODIFICATION OF INDENTURE

8.1 Modification of Indenture without Consent of Holders of Notes. Sections 901(7) and 901(10) of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Notes. In addition to subsections (1) through (6), (8), (9) and (11) through (16) of Section 901 of the Base Indenture, without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Company and the Trustee may (1) modify the form and terms of the Notes in connection with a Successful Remarketing solely to set forth the modifications to the terms of the Notes pursuant to Section 9.4 and (2) amend the Notes, the Base Indenture (insofar as it relates to the Notes) and this First Supplemental Indenture to conform the provisions thereof or hereof to the descriptions thereof or hereof contained in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated May 5, 2015 for the Notes, as supplemented by any free writing prospectus used in connection with the offering of the Equity Units, under the sections entitled “Description of the Equity Units,” “Description of the Purchase Contracts,” “Certain Provisions of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement” and “Description of the Remarketable Subordinated Notes.” Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Base Indenture, Section 901(14) of the Base Indenture will only apply with respect to the Notes following the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

8.2 Modification of Indenture with Consent of Holders of Notes. With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of Outstanding Notes (except as otherwise provided in Section 902 of the Base Indenture), the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto or to the Base Indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Base Indenture or this First Supplemental Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes; provided that, in addition to the restrictions set forth in subsections (1) through (7) of the proviso contained in Section 902 of the Base Indenture (which shall apply to this Section 8.2, mutatis mutandis), no supplemental indenture may without the consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Note affected thereby: (i) modify the Put Right of Holders of the Notes upon a Failed Remarketing in a manner materially adverse to the Holders, (ii) modify the Remarketing provisions of the Notes in a manner materially adverse to the Holders or (iii) modify the provisions of Article Fourteen of the Base Indenture with respect to the subordination of the Notes or Section 2.12 hereof, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Holders, it being understood that any modification of the terms of the Notes permitted pursuant to Section 9.4 in connection with a Remarketing that is made in accordance with the terms of the Indenture may be made without the consent of any Holders of the Notes. The first sentence of Section 902 of the Base Indenture shall not apply with respect to the Notes (other than the proviso therein, which shall apply as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence), and any reference in the Base Indenture to the provisions therein shall, for purposes of the Notes, be deemed to refer instead to the applicable provision in this Section 8.2.

 

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ARTICLE IX

REMARKETING

9.1 Remarketing Procedures.

(a) In the case of an Optional Remarketing, unless a Termination Event has occurred prior to the Optional Remarketing Period, or in the case of a Final Remarketing, unless a Successful Optional Remarketing or Termination Event has occurred prior to the Final Remarketing Period, the Company shall engage the Remarketing Agent(s) pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement for the Remarketing of the Notes as set forth under Section 9.2. The Company shall, no later than (a) in the case of an Optional Remarketing, five Business Days prior to the first day of the Optional Remarketing Period or (b) in the case of a Final Remarketing, seven days prior to the first day of the Final Remarketing Period, request that the Depository or its nominee notify the beneficial owners or Participants holding Separate Notes, Corporate Units and Treasury Units, and shall provide a copy of such request to the Collateral Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent, in the case of an Optional Remarketing, of the Company’s intent to attempt an Optional Remarketing in the Applicable Remarketing Period, and in all cases, of the proposed Remarketing Dates and the procedures to be followed in each Remarketing, including the procedures to be followed by Holders of Separate Notes to participate in a Remarketing, the applicable procedures for Holders of Corporate Units to create Treasury Units or Holders of Treasury Units to recreate Corporate Units, as the case may be, the applicable procedures for Holders of Corporate Units to effect an Early Settlement and, in the case of a Final Remarketing, applicable procedures to effect a Cash Settlement and the applicable procedures that must be followed by a Holder of Separate Notes if such Holder wishes to exercise its Put Right or by a Holder of Corporate Units if such Holder elects not to exercise its Put Right.

(b) At any time after notice is given by the Company in accordance with Section 9.1(a), other than during a Blackout Period, each Holder of Separate Notes may elect to have Separate Notes held by such Holder remarketed in the applicable Remarketing for which notice was given. A Holder making such an election must notify the Custodial Agent and deliver such Separate Notes to the Custodial Agent in accordance with the provisions set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement. Any such notice and delivery may not be conditioned upon the level at which the Reset Rate is established in the Remarketing. Any such notice and delivery may be withdrawn, other than during a Blackout Period, by notifying the Custodial Agent on or prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Applicable Remarketing Period in accordance with the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement. Any such notice and delivery not withdrawn in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence will be irrevocable with respect to each Remarketing to occur during the Applicable Remarketing Period. Pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, by (or, in the case of a Final Remarketing, promptly after) 4:00 p.m., New York City time on the Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Applicable Remarketing Period, the Custodial Agent, based on the notices and deliveries received by it prior to such time, shall notify the Remarketing Agent of the aggregate principal amount of Separate Notes surrendered for Remarketing. Pursuant and subject to Section 5.02 of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, Notes that underlie Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes included in Corporate Units will be deemed surrendered for Remarketing

 

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(unless in the case of a Final Remarketing, the Holder thereof has duly notified the Purchase Contract Agent of its intent to effect a Cash Settlement and timely paid the Purchase Price) and will be remarketed in accordance with the terms of the Remarketing Agreement and the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

(c) The right of each Holder of Remarketed Notes to have such Notes remarketed on any Remarketing Date and sold on any Optional Remarketing Date or Final Remarketing Date, as the case may be, shall be subject to the conditions that (i)(A) the Remarketing Agent conducts any Optional Remarketing or (i)(B) in the case of a Final Remarketing, that no Successful Optional Remarketing has occurred pursuant to the terms of the Remarketing Agreement and the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, (ii) a Termination Event has not occurred prior to the Optional Remarketing Date or Final Remarketing Date, as the case may be, (iii) the Remarketing Agent(s) are able to find a purchaser or purchasers for Remarketed Notes at the Remarketing Price based on the Reset Rate and (iv) each condition precedent to settlement of the Remarketed Notes set forth in the Remarketing Agreement is satisfied or waived.

(d) Neither the Trustee, the Company, nor the Remarketing Agent(s) shall be obligated in any case to provide funds to make payment upon surrender of Notes for remarketing.

9.2 Remarketing.

(a) Unless a Termination Event has occurred prior to such date, if the Company elects to conduct an Optional Remarketing during an Optional Remarketing Period selected by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Remarketing Agent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to remarket the Remarketed Notes at the applicable Remarketing Price as provided in the Remarketing Agreement.

(b) In the case there is no Successful Optional Remarketing during the Optional Remarketing Period, either because the Remarketing Agent is unable to remarket the Notes at the applicable Remarketing Price or because a condition precedent to the Remarketing has not been satisfied, and unless a Termination Event has occurred prior to such date, during the Final Remarketing Period, the Remarketing Agent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to remarket the Remarketed Notes at the applicable Remarketing Price as provided in the Remarketing Agreement.

(c) The Remarketing on any Remarketing Date will be considered successful if the resulting proceeds are at least equal to the applicable Remarketing Price. The Company has the right to postpone any Optional Remarketing for any reason in its sole and absolute discretion.

(d) The Company has the right to postpone the Final Remarketing in its sole and absolute discretion on any day prior to the last three Business Days of the Final Remarketing Period.

 

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9.3 Reset Rate.

(a) In connection with each Remarketing, in order to remarket the Notes, the Remarketing Agent, in consultation with the Company, may reset the interest rate on the Notes either upward or downward, as provided in the Remarketing Agreement, the new interest rate being referred to herein as the “ Reset Rate .”

(b) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no Reset Rate shall in any event exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

(c) In the event of a Successful Remarketing, the interest rate for the Notes shall be reset on the Remarketing Settlement Date to the applicable Reset Rate as determined by the Remarketing Agent, in consultation with the Company, under the Remarketing Agreement, and the Company shall (1) notify the Trustee by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee and (2) request the Depository to notify its Participants holding Notes, in each case, of the Reset Rate no later than 9:00 a.m. New York City time on the Business Day following the date of the Successful Remarketing. Upon a Successful Remarketing, the Reset Rate shall apply to all Outstanding Notes, whether or not the Holders of all Outstanding Notes participated in such Remarketing.

(d) If a reset of the interest rate on the Notes occurs pursuant to a Successful Optional Remarketing, the Reset Rate shall be the interest rate determined by the Remarketing Agent(s), in consultation with the Company, pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement, as the interest rate the Notes should bear in order for the Remarketing proceeds to equal at least 100% of the sum of the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price and the Separate Notes Purchase Price (if any).

(e) If a reset of the interest rate on the Notes occurs pursuant to a Successful Final Remarketing, the Reset Rate shall be the interest rate determined by the Remarketing Agent(s), in consultation with the Company, pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement, as the interest rate the Notes should bear in order for the Remarketing proceeds to equal at least 100% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be remarketed.

(f) In the event of a Failed Remarketing, or if no Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes are included in Corporate Units (or the Holder of each such Corporate Unit has duly notified the Purchase Contract Agent of its intent to effect a Cash Settlement and timely paid the Purchase Price) and none of the Holders of the Separate Notes elect to have their Notes remarketed in any Remarketing, the applicable interest rate on the Notes will not be reset and will continue to be the Coupon Rate.

(g) If there is a Failed Remarketing, the Company shall cause a notice of the unsuccessful Remarketing to be published not later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time on the Business Day following the Applicable Remarketing Period. This notice shall be validly published by making a timely release to any appropriate news agency, including Bloomberg Business News and the Dow Jones News Service.

 

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9.4 Modification of Terms in Connection with a Successful Remarketing.

Following any Successful Remarketing of the Notes and without the consent of the Holders:

(a) the interest rate on the Notes may be reset, pursuant to Section 9.3;

(b) interest will be payable on the Notes semi-annually, on May 1 and November 1 of each year;

(c) the Notes will cease to be redeemable at the Company’s option, and the provisions under Article III hereof and Article Eleven of the Base Indenture will no longer apply to the Notes; and

(d) the Company will cease to have the ability to defer interest payments on the Notes, and the provisions under Article IV will no longer apply to the Notes.

All such modifications shall take effect on the earlier of the Optional Remarketing Settlement Date, if applicable, and the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, and shall apply to all Outstanding Notes, whether or not included in such Successful Remarketing.

9.5 Put Right.

(a) If there has not been a Successful Remarketing on or prior to the last day of the Final Remarketing Period, Holders of Notes will, subject to this Section 9.5, have the right (the “ Put Right ”) to require the Company to purchase such Notes for cash on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, at a price per Note to be purchased equal to the principal amount of the applicable Note (the “ Put Price ”).

(b) The Put Right of a Holder of a Separate Note shall only be exercisable upon delivery of a notice substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto (or, in the case of Global Notes, in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depository), together with such Holder’s Separate Notes, to the Trustee by such Holder at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. Such Put Right for a Holder of a Separate Note may be exercised with respect to all or a portion of such Holder’s Separate Notes (so long as such portion is an integral multiple of $1,000 principal amount). Prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee immediately available funds in an amount sufficient to pay, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the aggregate Put Price of all Separate Notes with respect to which a Holder has exercised a Put Right. In exchange for any Separate Notes surrendered pursuant to the Put Right, the Trustee shall then distribute such amount to the Holders of such Separate Notes.

(c) If there has not been a Successful Remarketing on or prior to the last day of the Final Remarketing Period, the Put Right of Holders with respect to Notes relating to Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes included in Corporate Units will be deemed to be automatically exercised in accordance with Section 5.02(b) of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (unless any such Holder has duly notified the Purchase Contract Agent of its intent to effect a Cash Settlement and timely paid the Purchase Price).

 

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(d) Notes purchased pursuant to the Put Right shall be cancelled by the Trustee.

ARTICLE X

TAX TREATMENT

10.1 Tax Treatment. The Company agrees, and by acceptance of a Corporate Unit or a Separate Note, each Holder (and beneficial owner) will be deemed to have agreed for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes (unless otherwise required by any taxing authority) (a) to treat each beneficial owner of a Corporate Unit as the owner, separately, of each of the applicable stock purchase contract and the applicable interests in the Collateral, including the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes constituting a part of such Corporate Unit, (b) to treat the Notes as indebtedness, (c) with respect to Holders (or beneficial owners) who purchase Corporate Units upon issuance, to allocate, as of the Original Issue Date, 100% of a Holder’s (or beneficial owner’s) purchase price for a Corporate Unit to the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and 0% to each Purchase Contract, which will establish each Holder’s (or beneficial owner’s) initial tax basis in each Purchase Contract as $0 and each Holder’s (or beneficial owner’s) initial tax basis in each Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes as $50, and (d) in all events, not to take any position for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes that is inconsistent with or contrary to the above covenants.

ARTICLE XI

THE TRUSTEE

11.1 Security Registrar and Paying Agent. Pursuant to the Base Indenture, the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as “Security Registrar” and “Paying Agent” with respect to the Notes.

11.2 Concerning the Trustee. The Trustee assumes no duties, responsibilities or liabilities by reason of this First Supplemental Indenture other than as set forth in the Base Indenture or as expressly set forth herein and, in carrying out its responsibilities hereunder, shall have all of the rights, powers, privileges, protections, duties and immunities which it possesses under the Base Indenture.

11.3 Patriot Act Requirements of Trustee. The parties hereto acknowledge that in order to help the United States government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, pursuant to Federal regulations that became effective on October 1, 2003 (Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act) all financial institutions are required to obtain, verify, record and update information that identifies each person establishing a relationship or opening an account. The parties to this First Supplemental Indenture agree that they will provide to the Trustee such information as it may request, from time to time, in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, including but not limited to the name, address, tax identification number and other information that will allow it to identify the individual or entity who is establishing the relationship or opening the account and may also ask for formation documents such as articles of incorporation or other identifying documents to be provided.

 

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11.4 Notice upon Trustee. Any notice, direction, request, demand, consent or waiver by the Company or any Holder to or upon the Trustee, Security Registrar or Paying Agent for the Notes shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given, made or filed, for all purposes, if given, made or filed in writing at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

12.1 Ratification of Indenture; First Supplemental Indenture Controls. The Base Indenture, as supplemented and (solely for purposes of the Notes) amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. The provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture shall supersede the provisions of the Base Indenture to the extent the Base Indenture is inconsistent herewith. 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.

12.2 Recitals. The recitals herein contained are made by the Company only and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or the Notes. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to any information, statement or recital in any prospectus, prospectus supplement or other disclosure material prepared or distributed with respect to the issuance of the Notes. The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to the interest rate on the Notes and whether at any time it complies with applicable law. All of the provisions contained in the Base Indenture in respect of the rights, powers, privileges, protections, duties and immunities of the Trustee shall be applicable as fully and with like effect as if set forth herein in full.

12.3 Governing Law. This First Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (including without limitation Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law or any successor to such statute). The Trustee and the Company agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any United States federal or state court located in the Borough of Manhattan, in The City of New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this First Supplemental Indenture or the Notes.

The Trustee and the Company, and each Holder of a Note by its acceptance thereof, hereby knowingly, voluntarily, irrevocably and intentionally waive any rights they may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation based hereon, or arising out of, under or in connection with this First Supplemental Indenture, the Notes or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements (whether oral or written) or actions of the Trustee or the Company relating thereto. The Company acknowledges and agrees that it has received full and sufficient consideration for this provision and that this provision is a material inducement for the Trustee and such Holders entering into this First Supplemental Indenture.

 

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12.4 Separability Clause. In case any provision in this First Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

12.5 Counterparts. This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this First Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original First 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.

 

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

 

ANTHEM, INC.
By: /s/ Wayne S. DeVeydt
Name: Wayne S. DeVeydt
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST

COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

By: /s/ Michael Countryman
Name: Michael Countryman
Title: Vice President


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF

1.90% REMARKETABLE SUBORDINATED NOTE

DUE 2028

[THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN SUCH LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.] *

[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK) TO THE ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF [CEDE & CO.] OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO [CEDE & CO.], ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY A PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, [CEDE & CO.], HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]*

THE NOTES EVIDENCED HEREBY WILL BE ISSUED, AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED, ONLY IN DENOMINATIONS OF $1,000 AND ANY GREATER INTEGRAL MULTIPLE OF $1,000, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF NOTES IN A DENOMINATION OF LESS THAN $1,000 SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. ANY SUCH TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED NOT TO BE THE HOLDER OF SUCH NOTES FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RECEIPT OF PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF SUCH NOTES, AND SUCH TRANSFEREE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE NO INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN SUCH NOTES.

 

* Insert in Global Notes.

 

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ANTHEM, INC.

 

 

[Up to]* $[    ]

1.90% REMARKETABLE SUBORDINATED NOTE DUE 2028

Dated: [    ] [    ], 20[    ]

 

NUMBER R-[    ] [CUSIP NO: 036752 AA1]**
Registered Holder: [ISIN NO: US036752AA10]**

 

* Insert in Global Notes.
* Insert in Global Notes and Notes included in Corporate Units in global form.
** Insert in Global Notes.

ANTHEM, INC., an Indiana corporation (herein referred to as the “ Company ,” which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered Holder named above, the principal sum [of                  Dollars]*** [specified in the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in this Note annexed hereto]* on May 1, 2028 (the “ Stated Maturity ”), and to pay (subject to deferral as set forth herein) interest thereon at the rate of 1.90% per annum, such interest to accrue from May 12, 2015, subject to any reset of such interest rate in connection with a Successful Remarketing, as described below. Subject to the Company’s right to defer interest payments as set forth in the First Supplemental Indenture (as defined on the reverse hereof) and to changes in the interest payment dates as set forth in the First Supplemental Indenture in connection with a Successful Remarketing, interest is payable quarterly in arrears on each February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1, commencing on August 1, 2015 (the “ Interest Payment Dates ”), until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment. On and after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or, if earlier, the Optional Remarketing Settlement Date, interest on this Note will be payable at the relevant Reset Rate or, if the interest rate has not been reset, at the Coupon Rate of 1.90% per annum. The Reset Rate, if any, shall be established pursuant to the terms of the Indenture and the Remarketing Agreement. If Interest Payments are deferred or otherwise not paid, they will accrue and compound on each Interest Payment Date until paid at the annual rate of 1.90% per annum, to the extent permitted by applicable law, unless a Successful Remarketing shall have occurred, in which case on and after the Remarketing Settlement Date the Notes shall bear interest, to the extent permitted by law, on any overdue principal and interest at the Reset Rate.

The amount of interest payable for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, and with respect to any period less than a full calendar month, on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed during a 30-day month. The interest so payable on an Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note is registered, at the

 

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close of business on the Regular Record Date next preceding such Interest Payment Date; provided that interest payable at Stated Maturity will be paid to the Person to whom principal is payable. Any such interest that is not so punctually paid or duly provided for, and that is not deferred as described below, will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid (i) to the Person in whose name this Note (or any Note issued upon registration of transfer or exchange thereof) is registered at the close of business on the record date for the payment of such defaulted interest established in accordance with Section 305 of the Base Indenture or (ii) at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of the securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange. The “ Regular Record Date ” with respect to any Interest Payment Date for the Notes, will be the fifteenth day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which the applicable Interest Payment Date falls (whether or not a Business Day).

*** Insert in Notes other than Global Notes and Notes included in Corporate Units in global form.

If an Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or the Stated Maturity of the Notes or the date (if any) on which the Company is required to purchase the Notes falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the applicable payment will be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest shall accrue or be paid in respect of such delay.

This Note may be presented for payment of principal and interest at the office of the Paying Agent, in The City of New York; provided that payment of interest will be made by the Company (i) by check mailed to such address of the person entitled thereto as the address shall appear on the Security Register or (ii) if such Person so requests and designates an account in writing to the Trustee at least five Business Days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, by wire transfer to such account. Payment of the principal and interest on this Note shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

The indebtedness of the Company evidenced by this Note, including the principal hereof and interest hereon, is, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the Indenture, subordinate and junior in right of payment to the Company’s obligations to Holders of Senior Debt of the Company and each Holder of this Note, by acceptance hereof, agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions of the Indenture and all other provisions of the Indenture.

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

This Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, or be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by or on behalf of the Trustee under the Indenture.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Anthem, Inc. has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

 

ANTHEM, INC.
By:  
Name:
Title:

 

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST

COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee

By:  
Authorized Signatory

 

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REVERSE OF NOTE

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “ Securities ”), issued and to be issued in one or more series pursuant to the Indenture for Subordinated Debt Securities, dated as of May 12, 2015, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (herein called the “ Trustee ”) (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented and amended by a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 12, 2015 by and between the Company and the Trustee (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ” and together with the Base Indenture, as it may be hereafter supplemented or amended from time to time, the “ Indenture ”). Reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof (the “ Notes ”) which is limited in aggregate principal amount to $1,250,000,000.

Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Indenture.

As provided in and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, if there has been a Failed Final Remarketing, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, from time to time on or after May 1, 2020, at a price equal to the Redemption Price, in accordance with Article Eleven of the Base Indenture and Article III of the First Supplemental Indenture.

The Notes shall be remarketed as provided in the First Supplemental Indenture. In connection with a Successful Remarketing, the Remarketing Agent, in consultation with the Company, may reset the interest rate. Following any Successful Remarketing of the Notes, the interest will be payable semi-annually, on May 1 and November 1 of each year, the Notes will cease to be redeemable at the Company’s option and the Company will cease to have the ability to defer interest payments on the Notes.

Pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture, if there has not been a Successful Remarketing prior to the end of the Final Remarketing Period, Holders of the Notes will have the right to require the Company to purchase such Notes for cash on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date at a price per Note to be purchased equal to the principal amount of the applicable Note.

The Notes are not subject to the operation of any sinking fund and, except as set forth in the First Supplemental Indenture, are not repayable at the option of a Holder thereof prior to the Stated Maturity.

In the case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of all of the Notes may be declared, and upon such declaration shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture.

Prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the provisions of Article Thirteen of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes.

 

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The Company will not pay any additional amounts to any Holder who is not a United States person in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge.

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes Outstanding. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Notes at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Outstanding Notes, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture, and contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount in certain instances of the Outstanding Notes, to waive on behalf of all of the Holders of Notes, certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, no Holder of Notes shall have any right by virtue or by availing of any provision of the Indenture to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless (i) such holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Notes, as provided in the Indenture, (ii) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee under the Indenture, (iii) such Holder or Holders shall have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request, (iv) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have failed to institute any such proceeding and (v) no direction inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee during the 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes; it being understood and intended that no one or more Holders of Notes shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of the Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority or preference over any other such Holders or to enforce any right under the Indenture, except in the manner therein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all such Holders.

Notwithstanding any other provision in the Indenture, each Holder of the Notes shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of, and (subject to Section 305 of the Base Indenture) interest on the Notes on the Stated Maturity (or, if applicable, on the Redemption Date or the date on which the Company is required to purchase the Notes), and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note may be registered on the Security Register for the Notes upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the offices maintained by the Company or its agent for

 

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such purpose, duly endorsed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee or the Security Registrar, as the case may be, duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, but without payment of any service charge other than a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge incident thereto. Upon any such registration of transfer, a new Note or Notes of authorized denomination or denominations for the same aggregate principal amount will be issued to the transferee in exchange herefor.

No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection therewith.

Pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture, Notes corresponding to Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are no longer a component of the Corporate Units and are released from the Collateral Account will be initially issued as Global Notes. Except upon recreation of Corporate Units and except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, Notes represented by Global Notes will not be exchangeable for, and will not otherwise be issuable as, Definitive Notes. Unless and until such Global Notes are exchanged for Definitive Notes, Global Notes may be transferred, in whole but not in part, and any payments on the Notes shall be made, only to the Depository or a nominee of the Depository, or to a successor Depository selected or approved by the Company or to a nominee of such successor Depository.

By acceptance of this Note or a beneficial interest in this Note, each Holder hereof and any Person acquiring a beneficial interest herein, for United States federal, state and local tax purposes, agrees to treat this Note as indebtedness and to take other positions for such tax purposes as set forth in the First Supplemental Indenture.

Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of this Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name this Note shall be registered upon the Security Register for the Notes as the absolute owner of this Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and, subject to the provisions on the face hereof, interest due hereon and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or interest on this Note, or for any claim based hereon, or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Indenture, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or any successor of the Company, either directly or indirectly through the Company or any successor of the Company, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as a part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released.

This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (including without limitation Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law or any successor to such statute).

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s) and transfer(s) unto

 

 

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(please insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee)

 

 

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PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE

the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing

 

 

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agent to transfer said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:                           ,         

 

 

 

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every particular without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN THIS NOTE

The initial principal amount of this Note is: $

Changes to Principal Amount of [Global] Note

 

Date

   Principal Amount by which this
Note is to be Decreased or
Increased and the Reason for the
Decrease or Increase
   Remaining
Principal Amount
Of this Note
   Signature of
Trustee
        
        

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF PUT NOTICE

 

To: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
   101 Barclay Street, Floor 4W
   New York, New York 10286
   Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Anthem, Inc.

1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028

Please refer to the Indenture for Subordinated Debt Securities, dated as of May 12, 2015, between Anthem, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (herein called the “ Trustee ”) (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented and amended by a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 12, 2015, by and between the Company and the Trustee (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ” and together with the Base Indenture, as it may be hereafter supplemented or amended from time to time, the “ Indenture ”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.

The undersigned registered Holder of the Note designated below, which is being delivered to the Trustee herewith, hereby requests and instructs the Company to purchase such Note or the portion thereof specified below (so long as such portion is in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof), in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, at the price of 100% of the principal amount of such Note (or portion thereof). The Note (or portion thereof) shall be purchased by the Company as of the Purchase Contract Settlement Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture.

Dated:

Signature:

NOTICE: The above signature of the Holder 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.

Signature Guarantee:

Note Certificate Number (if applicable):

Principal Amount:

Portion to be purchased if other than the Principal Amount set forth above:

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number:

DTC Account Number (if applicable):

Name of Account Party (if applicable):

 

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PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS: The purchase price of the Note should be paid by check in the name of the person(s) set forth below and mailed to the address set forth below.

 

Name(s):

     

(Please Print)

 

Address

     

(Please Print)

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)

 

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Exhibit 4.4

ANTHEM, INC.

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary

PURCHASE CONTRACT AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT

Dated as of May 12, 2015


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

     1   

Section 1.01.

  

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.02.

  

Compliance Certificates and Opinions

     21   

Section 1.03.

  

Form of Documents Delivered to Purchase Contract Agent

     21   

Section 1.04.

  

Acts of Holders; Record Dates

     22   

Section 1.05.

  

Notices

     23   

Section 1.06.

  

Notice to Holders; Waiver

     24   

Section 1.07.

  

Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

     24   

Section 1.08.

  

Successors and Assigns

     25   

Section 1.09.

  

Separability Clause

     25   

Section 1.10.

  

Benefits of Agreement

     25   

Section 1.11.

  

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial

     25   

Section 1.12.

  

Legal Holidays

     26   

Section 1.13.

  

Counterparts

     26   

Section 1.14.

  

Inspection of Agreement

     26   

Section 1.15.

  

Appointment of Financial Institution as Agent for the Company

     26   

Section 1.16.

  

No Waiver

     27   

ARTICLE 2 CERTIFICATE FORMS

     27   

Section 2.01.

  

Forms of Certificates Generally

     27   

Section 2.02.

  

Form of Purchase Contract Agent’s Certificate of Authentication

     27   

ARTICLE 3 THE UNITS

     27   

Section 3.01.

  

Amount; Form and Denominations

     27   

Section 3.02.

  

Rights and Obligations Evidenced by the Certificates

     28   

Section 3.03.

  

Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating

     29   

Section 3.04.

  

Temporary Certificates

     29   

Section 3.05.

  

Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange

     30   

Section 3.06.

  

Book-Entry Interests

     31   

Section 3.07.

  

Notices to Holders

     32   

Section 3.08.

  

Appointment of Successor Depository

     32   

Section 3.09.

  

Definitive Certificates

     33   

Section 3.10.

  

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Certificates

     33   

Section 3.11.

  

Persons Deemed Owners

     35   

Section 3.12.

  

Cancellation

     36   

Section 3.13.

  

Creation of Treasury Units by Substitution of Treasury Securities

     36   

Section 3.14.

  

Recreation of Corporate Units

     38   

Section 3.15.

  

Transfer of Collateral Upon Occurrence of Termination Event

     39   

Section 3.16.

  

No Consent to Assumption

     41   

Section 3.17.

  

Substitutions

     41   

 

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ARTICLE 4 THE NOTES

  42   

Section 4.01.

Interest Payments; Rights to Interest Payments Preserved

  42   

Section 4.02.

Payments Prior to or on Purchase Contract Settlement Date

  43   

Section 4.03.

Notice and Voting

  44   

Section 4.04.

Payments and Deliveries to Purchase Contract Agent

  45   

Section 4.05.

Payments Held in Trust

  45   

ARTICLE 5 THE PURCHASE CONTRACTS

  45   

Section 5.01.

Purchase of Shares of Common Stock

  45   

Section 5.02.

Remarketing

  49   

Section 5.03.

Cash Settlement; Payment of Purchase Price

  56   

Section 5.04.

Issuance of Shares of Common Stock

  59   

Section 5.05.

Adjustment of each Fixed Settlement Rate

  60   

Section 5.06.

Notice of Adjustments and Certain Other Events

  75   

Section 5.07.

Termination Event; Notice

  76   

Section 5.08.

Early Settlement

  77   

Section 5.09.

No Fractional Shares

  80   

Section 5.10.

Charges and Taxes

  80   

Section 5.11.

Contract Adjustment Payments

  80   

Section 5.12.

Deferral of Contract Adjustment Payments

  85   

ARTICLE 6 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF HOLDERS

  88   

Section 6.01.

Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Contract Adjustment Payments and to Purchase Shares of Common Stock   88   

Section 6.02.

Restoration of Rights and Remedies

  88   

Section 6.03.

Rights and Remedies Cumulative

  88   

Section 6.04.

Delay or Omission Not Waiver

  88   

Section 6.05.

Undertaking for Costs

  89   

Section 6.06.

Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

  89   

ARTICLE 7 THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT

  89   

Section 7.01.

Certain Duties and Responsibilities

  89   

Section 7.02.

Notice of Default

  90   

Section 7.03.

Certain Rights of Purchase Contract Agent

  91   

Section 7.04.

Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Units

  92   

Section 7.05.

May Hold Units

  93   

Section 7.06.

Money Held in Custody

  93   

Section 7.07.

Compensation and Reimbursement

  93   

Section 7.08.

Corporate Purchase Contract Agent Required; Eligibility

  94   

Section 7.09.

Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor

  95   

Section 7.10.

Acceptance of Appointment by Successor

  96   

Section 7.11.

Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

  96   

Section 7.12.

Preservation of Information

  97   

Section 7.13.

No Obligations of Purchase Contract Agent

  97   

Section 7.14.

Tax Compliance

  97   

ARTICLE 8 SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS

  98   

Section 8.01.

Supplemental Agreements without Consent of Holders

  98   

Section 8.02.

Supplemental Agreements with Consent of Holders

  99   

Section 8.03.

Execution of Supplemental Agreements

  100   

Section 8.04.

Effect of Supplemental Agreements

  100   

Section 8.05.

Reference to Supplemental Agreements

  100   

 

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ARTICLE 9 CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

  101   

Section 9.01.

Covenant Not to Consolidate, Merge, Convey, Transfer or Lease Property except under Certain Conditions

  101   

Section 9.02.

Rights and Duties of Successor Person

  101   

Section 9.03.

Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel Given to Purchase Contract Agent

  102   

ARTICLE 10 COVENANTS

  102   

Section 10.01.

Performance under Purchase Contracts

  102   

Section 10.02.

Maintenance of Office or Agency

  102   

Section 10.03.

Company to Reserve Common Stock

  103   

Section 10.04.

Covenants as to Common Stock; Listing

  103   

Section 10.05.

Statements of Officer of the Company as to Default

  103   

Section 10.06.

ERISA

  103   

Section 10.07.

Tax Treatment

  104   

Section 10.08.

Remarketing Agreement

  104   

ARTICLE 11 PLEDGE

  104   

Section 11.01.

Pledge

  104   

Section 11.02.

Termination

  104   

ARTICLE 12 ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL

  105   

Section 12.01.

Initial Deposit of Notes

  105   

Section 12.02.

Establishment of Collateral Account

  105   

Section 12.03.

Treatment as Financial Assets

  106   

Section 12.04.

Sole Control by Collateral Agent

  106   

Section 12.05.

Jurisdiction

  106   

Section 12.06.

No Other Claims

  106   

Section 12.07.

Investment and Release

  106   

Section 12.08.

Statements and Confirmations

  106   

Section 12.09.

Tax Allocations

  107   

Section 12.10.

No Other Agreements

  107   

Section 12.11.

Powers Coupled with an Interest

  107   

Section 12.12.

Waiver of Lien; Waiver of Set-off

  107   

ARTICLE 13 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT

  107   

Section 13.01.

Rights and Remedies of the Collateral Agent

  107   

ARTICLE 14 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TO COLLATERAL AGENT; HOLDER COVENANTS

  108   

Section 14.01.

Representations and Warranties

  108   

Section 14.02.

Covenants

  109   

ARTICLE 15 THE COLLATERAL AGENT, THE CUSTODIAL AGENT AND THE SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY

  110   

Section 15.01.

Appointment, Powers and Immunities

  110   

Section 15.02.

Instructions of the Company

  111   

 

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Section 15.03.

Reliance by Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary

  112   

Section 15.04.

Certain Rights

  112   

Section 15.05.

Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

  113   

Section 15.06.

Rights in Other Capacities

  113   

Section 15.07.

Non-reliance on the Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent And Securities Intermediary

  113   

Section 15.08.

Compensation and Indemnity

  114   

Section 15.09.

Failure to Act

  115   

Section 15.10.

Resignation of Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary

  115   

Section 15.11.

Right to Appoint Agent or Advisor

  116   

Section 15.12.

Survival

  117   

Section 15.13.

Exculpation

  117   

Section 15.14.

Expenses, Etc.

  117   

Section 15.15.

Force Majeure

  117   

ARTICLE 16 MISCELLANEOUS

  118   

Section 16.01.

Security Interest Absolute

  118   

Section 16.02.

Notice of Termination Event

  118   

Section 16.03.

USA PATRIOT Act

  118   

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

Form of Corporate Units Certificate

Exhibit B

Form of Treasury Units Certificate

Exhibit C

Instruction to Purchase Contract Agent From Holder (To Create Treasury Units or Corporate Units)

Exhibit D

Notice from Purchase Contract Agent to Holders Upon Termination Event (Transfer of Collateral upon Occurrence of a Termination Event)

Exhibit E

Notice to Settle with Cash

Exhibit F

Instruction from Purchase Contract Agent to Collateral Agent (Creation of Treasury Units)

Exhibit G

Instruction from the Collateral Agent to the Securities Intermediary (Creation of Treasury Units)

Exhibit H

Instruction from Purchase Contract Agent to Collateral Agent (Recreation of Corporate Units)

Exhibit I

Instruction from Collateral Agent to Securities Intermediary (Recreation of Corporate Units)

Exhibit J

Notice to Settle with Cash from Purchase Contract Agent to Collateral Agent (Cash Settlement Amounts)

Exhibit K

Instruction to Custodial Agent Regarding Remarketing

Exhibit L

Instruction to Custodial Agent Regarding Withdrawal from Remarketing

Exhibit M

Notice to Settle with Cash After Failed Final Remarketing

Exhibit N

Notice from Purchase Contract Agent to Collateral Agent (Settlement with Separate Cash)

Exhibit O

Notice of Settlement with Separate Cash from Securities Intermediary to Purchase Contract Agent (Settlement with Separate Cash)

Exhibit P

Form of Remarketing Agreement

Exhibit Q

Notification from Purchase Contract Agent to Collateral Agent Regarding Fundamental Change Early Settlement

 

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PURCHASE CONTRACT AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of May 12, 2015, among ANTHEM, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Indiana (the “ Company ”), The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, acting as purchase contract agent for, and, for purposes of the Pledge created hereby, as attorney-in-fact of, the Holders from time to time of the Units (in such capacities, together with its successors and assigns in such capacities, the “ Purchase Contract Agent ”), as collateral agent hereunder for the benefit of the Company (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”), as custodial agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Custodial Agent ”), and as securities intermediary (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC) with respect to the Collateral Account (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Securities Intermediary ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Certificates evidencing the Units; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Purchase Contracts, when the Certificates are executed by the Company and authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered by the Purchase Contract Agent, as provided in this Agreement, the valid obligations of the Company, and to constitute these presents a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Purchase Contracts, the Holders have irrevocably authorized the Purchase Contract Agent, as attorney-in-fact of such Holders, among other things, to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of such Holders and to grant the Pledge provided herein of the Collateral to secure the Obligations.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

Section 1.01. Definitions .

For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular, and nouns and pronouns of the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter genders;

(b) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States;


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

(d) the following terms, which are defined in the UCC, shall have the meanings set forth therein: “ certificated security ,” “ control ,” “ financial asset ,” “ entitlement order ,” “ securities account ” and “ security entitlement ”;

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

(f) the following terms have the meanings given to them in this Section 1.01(f):

Act ” has the meaning, with respect to any Holder, set forth in Section 1.04.

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Agent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.05; provided that, solely for purposes of Section 15.03, “ Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth therein.

Agreement ” means this instrument as originally executed or as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more agreements supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof.

Applicable Market Value ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes ” means a 1/20, or 5%, undivided beneficial ownership interest in $1,000 principal amount of Notes that is a component of a Corporate Unit.

Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio ” means:

(i) a 1/20, or 5%, undivided beneficial ownership interest in $1,000 principal amount at maturity of U.S. Treasury securities (or principal or interest strips thereof) included in the Treasury Portfolio that mature on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date; and

(ii) for the scheduled Interest Payment Date on the Notes occurring on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a 0.02375% undivided beneficial ownership interest in $1,000 principal amount at maturity of U.S. Treasury securities (or principal or interest strips thereof) included in the Treasury Portfolio that mature on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

 

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If U.S. Treasury securities (or principal or interest strips thereof) that are to be included in the Treasury Portfolio in connection with a Successful Optional Remarketing have a yield that is less than zero on the Optional Remarketing Date, the Treasury Portfolio will consist of an amount in cash equal to the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the U.S. Treasury securities described in clauses (i) and (ii) above. If the provisions set forth in this paragraph apply, for all purposes herein, references to “Treasury security” and “U.S. Treasury securities (or principal or interest strips thereof)” in connection with the Treasury Portfolio will be deemed to be references to such aggregate amount of cash, and any reference to clause (i) or (ii) in the definition of “Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio” shall be deemed to be a reference to the portion of such aggregate cash amount equal to the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the undivided beneficial ownership interest in the U.S. Treasury securities described in clause (i) above or clause (ii) above, respectively.

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

Applicable Remarketing Period ” means any of (i) any Optional Remarketing Period for which the Company has elected to conduct an Optional Remarketing pursuant to Section 5.02(a) or (ii) the Final Remarketing Period, as the context requires.

Applicable Tax Law ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.14(d).

Authorized Officer ” means the Chair of the Board, a Vice Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Legal Officer, a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Company, or any other Person duly authorized by the Company to act in respect of the matters relating to this Agreement.

Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, or any other law of the United States that from time to time provides a uniform system of bankruptcy laws.

Base Indenture ” means the Indenture for Subordinated Debt Securities, dated as of May 12, 2015, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

Beneficial Owner ” means, with respect to a Book-Entry Interest, a Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Interest as reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly as a Depository Participant or as an indirect participant, in each case in accordance with the rules of such Depository).

Blackout Period ” means the period (i) if the Company elects to conduct an Optional Remarketing, from 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the first day of an Optional Remarketing Period until the corresponding Remarketing Settlement Date or the date the Company announces that such Optional Remarketing was unsuccessful and (ii) after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Final Remarketing Period.

 

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Board of Directors ” means either the board of directors of the Company or any duly authorized committee of that board.

Board Resolution ” means one or more resolutions of the Board of Directors, a copy of which has been certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification and delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent.

Book-Entry Interest ” means a beneficial interest in a Global Certificate, registered in the name of a Depository or a nominee thereof, ownership and transfers of which shall be maintained and made through book entries by such Depository as described in Section 3.06.

Business Day ” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

CAP Obligations ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(d).

Cash ” means any coin or currency of the United States as at the time shall be legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

Cash Settlement ” means any settlement by a Holder of its Obligations to pay the Purchase Price on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date with separate cash pursuant to Section 5.02(b)(ix) or 5.03(a)(i).

Certificate ” means a Corporate Units Certificate or a Treasury Units Certificate, as the case may be.

Clause (i) Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(iv).

Clause (ii) Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(iv).

Clause (iv) Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(iv).

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

Closing Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

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

Collateral ” means the collective reference to:

(i) the Collateral Account and all investment property and other financial assets from time to time credited to the Collateral Account and all security entitlements with respect thereto (other than the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interests in

 

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the Treasury Portfolio)), including, without limitation, (A) the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and security entitlements relating thereto (and the Notes and security entitlements relating thereto delivered to the Collateral Agent in respect of such Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes), (B) the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio) of the Holders with respect to the Treasury Portfolio that is a component of the Corporate Units from time to time and security entitlements relating thereto, (C) any Treasury Securities and security entitlements relating thereto Transferred to the Securities Intermediary from time to time in connection with the creation of Treasury Units in accordance with Section 3.13 hereof and (D) payments made by Holders pursuant to Section 5.02(b)(ix) or 5.03;

(ii) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing (whether such Proceeds arise before or after the commencement of any proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, by or against the pledgor or with respect to the pledgor), other than Interest Payments on the Notes and any other income or distributions in respect of any Notes, Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or Permitted Investments that Holders are entitled to receive pursuant to Section 4.01(a); and

(iii) all powers and rights now owned or hereafter acquired under or with respect to the Collateral.

Collateral Account ” means the securities account of the Collateral Agent, maintained on the books of the Securities Intermediary and designated “Anthem, Inc. Collateral Account”, or any successor securities account of a successor Collateral Agent.

Collateral Agent ” means the Person named as “Collateral Agent” in the first paragraph of this Agreement, acting in its capacity as such hereunder, until a successor Collateral Agent shall have become such pursuant to this Agreement, and thereafter “Collateral Agent” shall mean the Person who is then the Collateral Agent hereunder.

collateral event of default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.01(b).

Collateral Substitution ” means (i) with respect to the Corporate Units, the substitution of the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes included in such Corporate Units with Treasury Securities in an aggregate principal amount at maturity equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, or (ii) with respect to the Treasury Units, the substitution of the Pledged Treasury Securities included in such Treasury Units with Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount at stated maturity of the Pledged Treasury Securities.

Common Stock ” means the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company, subject to Section 5.05(b)(i).

Company ” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this Agreement until a successor shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Agreement, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor.

 

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Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).

Constituent Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b)(i).

Contract Adjustment Payment Date ” means February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on August 1, 2015.

Contract Adjustment Payments ” means amounts payable by the Company on each Contract Adjustment Payment Date in respect of each Purchase Contract, at a rate per year of 3.35% on the Stated Amount per Purchase Contract.

Corporate Trust Office ” means the office of the Purchase Contract Agent at 2 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois 60630, except that with respect to presentation or surrender for acquisition of shares of Common Stock upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or upon Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement and for transfer of Collateral upon occurrence of a Termination Event, Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement, surrender of Certificates for registration of transfer or exchange or for a Collateral Substitution and service of notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Units and this Agreement, such term shall mean the office or agency of the Purchase Contract Agent at which at any particular time its corporate agency business shall be conducted, which office at the date of this instrument is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286; Attention: Corporate Trust Division—Corporate Finance Unit, or such other address as the Purchase Contract Agent may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Purchase Contract Agent as designated by written notice to the Holders and the Company (or such other address as such successor Purchase Contract Agent may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company), which office must be located in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.

Corporate Unit ” means the collective rights and obligations of a Holder of a Corporate Units Certificate in respect of the Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, subject in each case to the Pledge thereof (except that the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio as specified in clause (ii) of the definition thereof shall not be subject to the Pledge) and the related Purchase Contract.

Corporate Units Certificate ” means a certificate evidencing the rights and obligations of a Holder in respect of the number of Corporate Units specified on such certificate.

Current Market Price ”:

(a) for purposes of Section 5.05(a)(ii) and (iv) (except with respect to Spin-Offs), means, in respect of a share of Common Stock or any other security on any day of determination, the average VWAP of the Common Stock or such other security on the principal U.S. securities exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock or such other security, as applicable, is listed or quoted at that time for the 10 consecutive Trading Days preceding the earlier of the Trading Day preceding the day in question and the Trading Day before the Ex-Dividend Date with respect to the issuance or distribution requiring such computation;

 

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(b) for purposes of Section 5.05(a)(iv), with respect to Spin-Offs, has the meaning set forth in the portion of such Section relating to Spin-Offs;

(c) for purposes of Section 5.05(a)(v), means, in respect of a share of Common Stock, the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for the relevant cash dividend or distribution; and

(d) for purposes of Section 5.05(a)(vi), means, in respect of a share of Common Stock, the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date of the relevant tender offer or exchange offer.

Custodial Agent ” means the Person named as Custodial Agent in the first paragraph of this Agreement, acting in its capacity as such hereunder, until a successor Custodial Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Custodial Agent” shall mean the Person who is then the Custodial Agent hereunder.

Deferred Interest ” has the meaning set forth in the Supplemental Indenture.

Depository ” means a clearing agency registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depository for the Units as contemplated by Sections 3.06 and 3.08.

Depository Participant ” means a broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time the Depository effects book entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company.

Early Settlement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(a).

Early Settlement Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(b).

Early Settlement Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(b).

Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b)(iii).

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

Ex-Dividend Date ,” with respect to any issuance or distribution on the Common Stock or any other security, means the first date on which the Common Stock or such other security, as applicable, trades, regular way, on the principal U.S. securities exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock or such other security, as applicable, is listed or quoted at that time, without the right to receive such issuance or distribution.

 

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Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Exchange Property Unit ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b)(i).

Expiration Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(vi), except that, as used in Section 1.04(e), “ Expiration Date ” has the meaning set forth in such Section 1.04(e).

Extension Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(a).

Failed Final Remarketing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(ix).

Failed Optional Remarketing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(a)(x).

Failed Remarketing ” means, as applicable, a Failed Optional Remarketing or a Failed Final Remarketing.

Fair Market Value ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(iv).

Final Remarketing ” means any Remarketing of the Notes that occurs during the Final Remarketing Period by the Remarketing Agent(s) pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement.

Final Remarketing Date ” means the date the Company prices the Notes offered in the Final Remarketing.

Final Remarketing Period ” means the five (5) Business Day period ending on, and including, the third Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

Fixed Settlement Rates ” means the Minimum Settlement Rate and the Maximum Settlement Rate, collectively.

Floor Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a)(ii).

Fundamental Change ” means:

(a) a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, the Company’s subsidiaries, and the employee benefit plans of the Company or the Company’s subsidiaries, has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of shares of the Common Stock representing more than 50% of the total voting power of all shares of the Company’s capital stock that are entitled to vote generally in the election of directors;

(b)(i) the Company is involved in a consolidation with or merger into any other Person, or any merger of another Person into the Company, or any other similar transaction or series of related transactions (other than a merger, consolidation or similar transaction or series of related transactions that does not result in the conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock), in each case, in which 90% or more of the outstanding shares of Common

 

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Stock are exchanged for or converted into cash, securities or other property, greater than 10% of the value of which (determined pursuant to Section 5.05(b)(i)) consists of cash, securities or other property that is not (or will not be upon or immediately following the effectiveness of such consolidation, merger or other transaction or series of related transactions) common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) (the “ Listed Stock Exception ”) or (ii) the consummation of any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company’s subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Company’s subsidiaries;

(c) the Common Stock ceases to be listed or quoted on at least one of the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market and the NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors); or

(d) the shareholders of the Company approve a liquidation, dissolution or termination of the Company.

If any transaction occurs in which the Common Stock is replaced by the securities of another entity, following completion of any related Fundamental Change Exercise Period (or, in the case of a transaction that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the Listed Stock Exception, following the effective date of such transaction), references to the Company in the definition of “Fundamental Change” above shall instead be references to such other entity.

Fundamental Change Early Settlement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b)(ii).

Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b)(ii).

Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b)(ii).

Fundamental Change Exercise Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b)(ii).

Global Certificate ” means a Certificate that evidences all or part of the Units and is registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee thereof.

Holder ” means, with respect to a Unit, the Person in whose name the Unit evidenced by a Certificate is registered in the Security Register; provided, however , that solely for the purpose of determining whether the Holders of the requisite number of Units have voted on any matter (and not for any other purpose hereunder), if the Unit remains in the form of one or more Global Certificates and if the Depository that is the registered holder of such Global Certificate has sent an omnibus proxy assigning voting rights to the Depository Participants to whose accounts the Units are credited on the record date, the term “ Holder ” shall mean such Depository Participant acting at the direction of the Beneficial Owners.

Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.07(c).

 

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Indenture ” means the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, as it may be further amended and/or supplemented from time to time.

Initial Public Offering ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(iv).

Interest Payment ” has the meaning set forth in the Supplemental Indenture.

Interest Payment Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Supplemental Indenture.

Issuer Order ” or “ Issuer Request ” means a written order or request signed in the name of the Company by an Authorized Officer of the Company, and delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent.

Listed Stock Exception ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Fundamental Change.”

Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.08(b).

Make-Whole Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b)(ii).

Market Disruption Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

Market Value Averaging Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

Maximum Settlement Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a)(iii).

Merger Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b)(i).

Merger Valuation Percentage ” means, with respect to any Reorganization Event:

(i) if the Merger Common Stock is listed, quoted or traded on any securities exchange or quotation system during the Merger Valuation Period, a percentage equal to (x) the arithmetic average of the Closing Prices of one share of such Merger Common Stock over the relevant Merger Valuation Period (determined as if references to “Common Stock” in the definition of “Closing Price” were references to such Merger Common Stock), divided by (y) the arithmetic average of the Closing Prices of one share of Common Stock over the relevant Merger Valuation Period; and

(ii) otherwise, a percentage equal to (x) the Closing Price of one share of such Merger Common Stock (determined as if references to “Common Stock” in the definition of “Closing Price” were references to such Merger Common Stock), divided by (y) the value of one Exchange Property Unit (determined pursuant to Section 5.05(b)(i)), in each case, as of the effective date of such Reorganization Event (or, if such effective date is not a Trading Day, the immediately succeeding Trading Day).

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

 

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Minimum Settlement Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a)(i).

Minimum Stock Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b)(iii).

Notes ” means the series of notes designated the 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028 of the Company.

Obligations ” means, with respect to each Holder, the obligation of such Holder under such Holder’s Unit (including the Purchase Contract contained therein) and this Agreement to pay the Purchase Price with respect to each Purchase Contract being settled, whether pursuant to an Early Settlement, a Fundamental Change Early Settlement or on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Company and delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as applicable. Any Officer’s Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Agreement (other than the Officer’s Certificate provided for in Section 10.05) shall include the information set forth in Section 1.02 hereof.

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

Opinion of Counsel ” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel to the Company (and who may be an employee of the Company), and who is reasonably acceptable to the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as applicable. An opinion of counsel may rely on certificates as to matters of fact.

Optional Remarketing ” means any Remarketing of the Notes that occurs during the Optional Remarketing Period by the Remarketing Agent(s) pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement.

Optional Remarketing Date ” means the date the Company prices the Notes offered in an Optional Remarketing.

Optional Remarketing Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(a).

Outstanding ” means, as of any date of determination, all Units evidenced by Certificates theretofore authenticated, executed and delivered under this Agreement, except:

(i) all Units, if a Termination Event has occurred;

(ii) Units evidenced by Certificates theretofore cancelled by the Purchase Contract Agent or delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent for cancellation or deemed cancelled pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; and

(iii) Units evidenced by Certificates in exchange for or in lieu of which other Certificates have been authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holder and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, other than any such Certificate in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Purchase Contract Agent proof satisfactory to it that such Certificate is held by a protected purchaser in whose hands the Units evidenced by such Certificate are valid obligations of the Company;

 

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provided , however , that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite number of the Units have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, Units owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding Units, except that, in determining whether the Purchase Contract Agent shall be authorized and protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver, only Units that a Responsible Officer of the Purchase Contract Agent actually knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Units so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding Units if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Purchase Contract Agent the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Units and that the pledgee is not the Company or any Affiliate of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, a Purchase Contract shall be considered “ Outstanding ” if the Unit containing such Purchase Contract is Outstanding.

Payment Date ” means each February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1, commencing August 1, 2015.

Permitted Investments ” means any one of the following, in each case maturing on the Business Day following the date of acquisition:

(1) any evidence of indebtedness with an original maturity of 365 days or less issued, or directly and fully guaranteed or insured, by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support of the timely payment thereof or such indebtedness constitutes a general obligation of it);

(2) deposits, certificates of deposit or acceptances with an original maturity of 365 days or less of any institution which is a member of the Federal Reserve System having combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500 million at the time of deposit (and which may include the Collateral Agent);

(3) investments with an original maturity of 365 days or less of any Person that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by a bank referred to in clause (2) of this definition;

(4) repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements relating to marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or issued by any agency thereof and backed as to timely payment by the full faith and credit of the United States of America;

(5) investments in commercial paper, other than commercial paper issued by the Company or its affiliates, of any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, which commercial paper has a rating at the time of purchase at least equal to “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“ S&P ”) or at least equal to “P-1” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“ Moody’s ”); and

 

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(6) investments in money market funds (including, but not limited to, money market funds managed by the Collateral Agent or an affiliate of the Collateral Agent) registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, rated in the highest applicable rating category by S&P or Moody’s.

Person ” means a legal person, including any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity of whatever nature.

Plan ” means (i) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) a plan or individual retirement account that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, (iii) any entity whose underlying assets include the assets of any such employee benefit plan, plan or individual retirement account by reason of such employee benefit plan’s, plan’s or individual retirement account’s investment in such entity or (iv) any governmental plan, nonelecting Church Plan (each defined under ERISA) or foreign plan that is not subject to the provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code but is subject to Similar Laws.

Pledge ” means the lien and security interest in the Collateral created by this Agreement.

Pledge Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.08(b).

Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes ” means the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and security entitlements with respect thereto from time to time credited to the Collateral Account and not then released from the Pledge.

Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio ” means the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of such term) and security entitlements with respect thereto from time to time credited to the Collateral Account and not then released from the Pledge.

Pledged Treasury Securities ” means Treasury Securities and security entitlements with respect thereto from time to time credited to the Collateral Account and not then released from the Pledge and any Proceeds thereon.

Predecessor Certificate ” means a Predecessor Corporate Units Certificate or a Predecessor Treasury Units Certificate.

Predecessor Corporate Units Certificate ” of any particular Corporate Units Certificate means every previous Corporate Units Certificate evidencing all or a portion of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder under the Corporate Units evidenced thereby; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Corporate Units Certificate authenticated and delivered under Section 3.10 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Corporate Units Certificate shall be deemed to evidence the same rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Corporate Units Certificate.

 

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Predecessor Treasury Units Certificate ” of any particular Treasury Units Certificate means every previous Treasury Units Certificate evidencing all or a portion of the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder under the Treasury Units evidenced thereby; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Treasury Units Certificate authenticated and delivered under Section 3.10 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Treasury Units Certificate shall be deemed to evidence the same rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Treasury Units Certificate.

Pro Rata ” or “ pro rata ” shall mean, unless otherwise specified, pro rata to each Holder according to the aggregate number of the Units held by such Holder in relation to the aggregate number of all Units Outstanding.

Proceeds ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the UCC and includes, without limitation, all interest, dividends, cash, instruments, securities, financial assets and other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed upon the sale (including, without limitation, any Remarketing), exchange, collection or disposition of any financial assets from time to time credited to the Collateral Account.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus relating to the shares or any securities deliverable in connection with an Early Settlement pursuant to Section 5.08 or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts pursuant to Section 5.05(b)(ii), in the form in which first filed, or transmitted for filing, with the Securities and Exchange Commission after the effective date of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such Prospectus.

Purchase Contract ” means, with respect to any Unit, the contract forming a part of such Unit and obligating the Company to (i) sell, and the Holder of such Unit to purchase (with settlement on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, unless a Termination Event, Early Settlement Date or Fundamental Change Early Settlement has previously occurred), a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Settlement Rate, and (ii) pay to the Holder thereof Contract Adjustment Payments, subject to the Company’s right to defer Contract Adjustment Payments pursuant to Section 5.12, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 5. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference herein (x) to a Purchase Contract shall be deemed to refer to a Purchase Contract with a stated amount equal to the Stated Amount, or (y) to a particular number of Purchase Contracts shall be deemed to refer to Purchase Contract(s) with a stated amount equal to the product of such number and the Stated Amount.

Purchase Contract Agent ” means the Person named as the “Purchase Contract Agent” in the first paragraph of this Agreement, acting in its capacity as such hereunder, until a successor Purchase Contract Agent shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Purchase Contract Agent” shall mean such Person or any subsequent successor who is appointed pursuant to this Agreement.

Purchase Contract Settlement Date ” means May 1, 2018 (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately following Business Day).

Purchase Contract Settlement Fund ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04.

Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

 

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Put Price ” has the meaning set forth in the Supplemental Indenture.

Put Right ” has the meaning set forth in the Supplemental Indenture.

Quotation Agent ” means any primary United States government securities dealer in The City of New York selected by the Company.

ranking junior to the CAP Obligations ” means, with respect to any obligation of the Company, that such obligation (a) ranks junior to, and not equally with or prior to, the CAP Obligations (or any other obligations of the Company ranking on a parity with the CAP Obligations) in right of payment upon the happening of any event of the kind specified in the first sentence of the second paragraph of Section 5.11(d) or (b) is specifically designated as ranking junior to the CAP Obligations by express provision in the instrument creating or evidencing such obligation. The securing of any obligations of the Company, otherwise ranking junior to the CAP Obligations, shall be deemed to prevent such obligations from constituting obligations ranking junior to the CAP Obligations.

ranking on a parity with the CAP Obligations ” means, with respect to any obligation of the Company, that such obligation (a) ranks equally with and not prior to the CAP Obligations in right of payment upon the happening of any event of the kind specified in the first sentence of the second paragraph of Section 5.11(d) or (b) is specifically designated as ranking on a parity with the CAP Obligations by express provision in the instrument creating or evidencing such obligation. The securing of any obligations of the Company, otherwise ranking on a parity with the CAP Obligations, shall not be deemed to prevent such obligations from constituting obligations ranking on a parity with the CAP Obligations.

Record Date ”:

(a) for any distribution and any Contract Adjustment Payment and any deferred Contract Adjustment Payment (and any Compounded Contract Adjustment Payment thereon) payable on any Contract Adjustment Payment Date means the fifteenth day of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which the relevant distribution date or Contract Adjustment Payment Date falls, whether or not a Business Day; and

(b) for 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, means the date fixed for determination of holders of the 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, by statute, by contract or otherwise).

Reference Dividend ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(v).

Registration Statement ” means a registration statement under the Securities Act prepared by the Company covering, inter alia, the securities deliverable by the Company in connection with an Early Settlement on the applicable Settlement Date under Section 5.08 or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement on the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date under Section 5.05(b)(ii), including all exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference in the prospectus contained in such registration statement, and any post-effective amendments thereto.

 

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Remarketing ” means any remarketing of the Notes pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement.

Remarketing Agent(s) ” has the meaning set forth in the Supplemental Indenture.

Remarketing Agreement ” means the Remarketing Agreement, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit P hereof, to be entered into among the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent and the Remarketing Agent(s), as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified or replaced from time to time.

Remarketing Date ” means each of the Business Days selected for Remarketing in an Optional Remarketing Period or the Final Remarketing Period.

Remarketing Fee ” means, in the event of a Successful Remarketing, a remarketing fee paid to the Remarketing Agent(s) to be agreed upon in writing by the Company and the Remarketing Agent(s) prior to any such Remarketing pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement.

Remarketing Price ” means (i) in the case of an Optional Remarketing, 100% of the aggregate of the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price and the Separate Notes Purchase Price; and (ii) in the case of a Final Remarketing, 100% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes (other than any such Notes that are not remarketed in such Final Remarketing, pursuant to Section 5.03) and Separate Notes to be remarketed.

Remarketing Price Per Note ” means, with respect to any Optional Remarketing, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, an amount in cash equal to the quotient of (i) the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price, divided by (ii) (a) the aggregate principal amount of Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are held as components of Corporate Units and remarketed in such Optional Remarketing, divided by (b) $1,000.

Remarketing Settlement Date ” means (i) in the case of a Successful Optional Remarketing, (x) if the remarketed Notes are priced before 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on the Optional Remarketing Date for such Successful Optional Remarketing, the third Business Day immediately following such Optional Remarketing Date and (y) otherwise, the fourth Business Day following the relevant Optional Remarketing Date, and (ii) in the case of a Final Remarketing, the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

Reorganization Event ” means:

(i) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another Person or of another Person with or into the Company or a similar transaction (other than a consolidation, merger or similar transaction in which the Company is the continuing corporation and in which the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger, consolidation or transaction are not exchanged for cash, securities or other property of the Company or another Person);

 

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(ii) any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of the property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, as a result of which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for cash, securities or other property;

(iii) any statutory exchange of the Common Stock of the Company with another corporation (other than in connection with a merger or acquisition); or

(iv) any liquidation, dissolution or termination of the Company (other than as a result of or after the occurrence of a Termination Event).

Reset Rate ” means, in connection with each Remarketing, the rate per annum (as determined by the Remarketing Agent(s) in consultation with the Company pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement) rounded to the nearest one thousandth (0.001) of one percent that the Notes shall bear.

Responsible Officer ” means, when used with respect to the Purchase Contract Agent, any officer of the Purchase Contract Agent assigned to the Corporate Trust Administration unit (or any successor unit, department or division of the Purchase Contract Agent) of the Purchase Contract Agent located at the Corporate Trust Office of the Purchase Contract Agent who has direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and for purposes of Section 7.01(b)(ii) also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer, trust officer or person performing similar functions to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of and familiarity of the particular subject. The same definition applies equally to any Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary.

Rights ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(x).

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Securities Intermediary ” means the Person named as Securities Intermediary in the first paragraph of this Agreement, acting in its capacity as such hereunder, until a successor Securities Intermediary shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, and thereafter “Securities Intermediary” shall mean such successor or any subsequent successor.

Security Register ” and “ Securities Registrar ” have the respective meanings set forth in Section 3.05.

Senior Debt of the Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Base Indenture (as in effect on the date on which the Units are first issued).

Separate Notes ” means Notes that have been released from the Pledge pursuant to the terms hereof and therefore no longer underlie Corporate Units.

Separate Notes Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(a)(vi).

 

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Separate Notes Purchase Price ” means, for any Optional Remarketing, the amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the Remarketing Price Per Note and (ii) (a) the aggregate principal amount of Separate Notes remarketed in such Optional Remarketing, divided by (b) $1,000.

Settlement Date ” means, as applicable, (i) the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, (ii) the third Business Day following the Early Settlement Date or (iii) the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date.

Settlement Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

Similar Laws ” means the provisions under any federal, state, local, non-U.S. laws or regulations that are similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Spin-Off ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(iv).

Stated Amount ” means $50.00.

Stock Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(b)(iii).

Successful Final Remarketing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b)(v).

Successful Optional Remarketing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(a)(vi).

Successful Remarketing ” means, as applicable, a Successful Optional Remarketing or a Successful Final Remarketing.

Supplemental Indenture ” means the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015, pursuant to which the Notes are issued.

Term Sheet ” means the pricing term sheet related to the offering of the Units, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a “free writing prospectus” on May 6, 2015.

Termination Date ” means the date, if any, on which a Termination Event occurs.

Termination Event ” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) at any time on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered adjudicating the Company bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar applicable Federal or state law and such decree or order shall have been entered more than 90 days prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date and shall have continued undischarged and unstayed for a period of 90 consecutive days;

 

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(ii) at any time on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall have been entered for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator or other similar official in bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company or of all or any substantial part of the Company’s property, or for the winding up or liquidation of the Company’s affairs, and such decree or order shall have been entered more than 90 days prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date and shall have continued undischarged and unstayed for a period of 90 consecutive days; or

(iii) at any time on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Company shall institute proceedings to be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or shall consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or shall file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar applicable Federal or state law, or shall consent to the filing of any such petition, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee, assignee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of all or any substantial part of its property, or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due.

Threshold Appreciation Price ” means $207.8050, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 5.05(a)(vii)(1).

TIA ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.

TRADES ” means the Treasury/Reserve Automated Debt Entry System maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York pursuant to the TRADES Regulations.

TRADES Regulations ” means the regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury, published at 31 C.F.R. Part 357, as amended from time to time. Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms defined in the TRADES Regulations are used herein as therein defined.

Trading Day ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

Transfer ” means (i) in the case of certificated securities in registered form, delivery as provided in Section 8-301(a) of the UCC, indorsed to the transferee or in blank by an effective indorsement; (ii) in the case of Treasury Securities, registration of the transferee as the owner of such Treasury Securities on TRADES; (iii) in the case of security entitlements, including, without limitation, security entitlements with respect to Treasury Securities or Notes, a securities intermediary indicating by book entry that such security entitlement has been credited to the transferee’s securities account; and (iv) in the case of Notes in registered form, in the manner contemplated by Section 2.4 of the Supplemental Indenture and Section 2.5 of the Base Indenture.

Treasury Portfolio ” means:

(i) U.S. Treasury securities (or principal or interest strips thereof) that mature on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in an aggregate amount equal to the principal amount of the Notes underlying Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes included in the Corporate Units on the Optional Remarketing Date; and

 

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(ii) U.S. Treasury securities (or principal or interest strips thereof) that mature on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate Interest Payment (assuming no reset of the interest rate on the Notes) that would have been paid to the Holders of the Corporate Units on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date on the principal amount of the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes included in the Corporate Units on the Optional Remarketing Date;

provided that if on the Optional Remarketing Date U.S. Treasury securities (or principal or interest strips thereof) that are to be included in the Treasury Portfolio have a yield that is less than zero, “Treasury Portfolio” means Cash in an amount equal to (i) the principal amount of the Notes underlying Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes included in the Corporate Units on the Optional Remarketing Date and (ii) the aggregate Interest Payment (assuming no reset of the interest rate on the Notes) that would have been paid to the Holders of the Corporate Units on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date on the principal amount of the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes included in the Corporate Units on the Optional Remarketing Date.

Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price ” means the lowest aggregate ask-side price quoted by a primary U.S. government securities dealer in The City of New York to the Quotation Agent between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Optional Remarketing Date for the purchase of the Treasury Portfolio for settlement on the relevant Remarketing Settlement Date; provided that if the Treasury Portfolio consists of cash, “Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price” means the amount thereof.

Treasury Securities ” means zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities that mature on April 30, 2018 (including, without limitation, the U.S. Treasury securities with CUSIP No. 912820YC5).

Treasury Unit ” means, following the substitution of Treasury Securities for Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes as Collateral to secure a Holder’s Obligations under the Purchase Contract, the collective rights and obligations of a Holder of a Treasury Units Certificate in respect of such Treasury Securities, subject to the Pledge thereof, and the related Purchase Contract.

Treasury Units Certificate ” means a certificate evidencing the rights and obligations of a Holder in respect of the number of Treasury Units specified on such certificate.

Trigger Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(iv).

Trustee ” means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the Indenture.

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

Unit ” means a Corporate Unit or a Treasury Unit, as the case may be.

 

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Vice President ” means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “vice president.”

VWAP ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

Section 1.02. Compliance Certificates and Opinions .

Upon any application or request by the Company to the Purchase Contract Agent to take any action in accordance with any provision of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish to the Purchase Contract Agent an Officer’s Certificate stating that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Agreement relating to the proposed action have been complied with and an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent, if any, have been complied with.

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Agreement (other than the Officer’s Certificate provided for in Section 10.05) shall include:

(i) a statement that each Person signing such certificate or opinion has read such condition or covenant and the definitions herein relating thereto;

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

(iii) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

Section 1.03. Form of Documents Delivered to Purchase Contract Agent .

In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents. Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which its certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or Opinion of Counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company unless such counsel knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

 

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Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Agreement, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

Section 1.04. Acts of Holders; Record Dates .

(a) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Agreement to be given or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by an agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Agreement and (subject to Section 7.01) conclusive in favor of the Purchase Contract Agent and the Company, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

(b) The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved in any manner that the Purchase Contract Agent deems sufficient.

(c) The ownership of Units shall be proved by the Security Register.

(d) Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Unit shall bind every future Holder of the same Unit and the Holder of every Certificate evidencing such Unit issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Purchase Contract Agent or the Company in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Certificate.

(e) The Company may set any date as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Units entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Agreement to be given, made or taken by Holders. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of the Outstanding Corporate Units and the Outstanding Treasury Units, as the case may be, on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action with respect to the Corporate Units or the Treasury Units, as the case may be, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken prior to or on the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite number of Outstanding Units on such record date. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and be of no effect), and nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite number of Outstanding Units on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Purchase Contract Agent in writing and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 1.06.

 

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With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section 1.04(e), the Company may designate any date as the “Expiration Date” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the Purchase Contract Agent in writing, and to each Holder in the manner set forth in Section 1.06, prior to or on the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the Company shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.

Section 1.05. Notices .

All notices, requests, consents and other communications provided for herein (including, without limitation, any modifications of, or waivers or consents under, this Agreement) shall be given or made in writing (including, without limitation, by facsimile or unsecured email, if, except as provided in the following paragraph, promptly confirmed by telephone) mailed or delivered to the intended recipient at the “Address for Notices” specified below or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when transmitted by telecopier or other electronic methods if agreed to by the party recipient or personally delivered or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested) or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery; provided, however , that any notice to the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary or the Custodial Agent will be effective only if actually received by such party.

Address for Notices to the Company: Anthem, Inc., 120 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Attn: General Counsel

Address for Notices to the Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary, except as otherwise provided herein: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., 2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020, Chicago, Illinois 60602, Attn: Corporate Trust Administration

The Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary (collectively, the “ Agent ”) shall have the right, but shall not be required, to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Agreement sent by unsecured e-mail (in PDF format), facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods; provided, however , that (a) the party providing such written instructions or directions, subsequent to such transmission, shall provide the originally executed instructions or directions to the Agent in a timely manner, and (b) such originally executed instructions or directions shall be signed by an authorized representative of the party providing such instructions or directions. If the party elects to give the Agent e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic

 

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method) and the Agent in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions or directions, the Agent’s understanding of such instructions or directions, vis a vis such party, shall be deemed controlling. The Agent shall not be liable, vis a vis such party, for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Agent’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions or directions notwithstanding whether such instructions or directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction or direction or the subsequent written instruction or direction is never received. The party providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Agent, including without limitation the risk of the Agent acting on unauthorized instructions or directions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

The Purchase Contract Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall send to the Trustee at the following address a copy of any notices in the form of Exhibits C, D, E, F, H, J, M, N or O it sends or receives:

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

2 North LaSalle Street

Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Section 1.06. Notice to Holders; Waiver .

Where this Agreement provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at its address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date, and not earlier than the earliest date, prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Agreement provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Purchase Contract Agent, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Purchase Contract Agent shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

Section 1.07. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents .

The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

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Section 1.08. Successors and Assigns .

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary, and the Holders from time to time of the Units, by their acceptance of the same, shall be deemed to have agreed to be bound by the provisions hereof and to have ratified the agreements of, and the grant of the Pledge hereunder by, the Purchase Contract Agent.

Section 1.09. Separability Clause .

In case any provision in this Agreement or in the Units shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof and thereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 1.10. Benefits of Agreement .

Nothing contained in this Agreement or in the Units, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than (w) the parties hereto and their successors hereunder, (x) to the extent set forth in Section 5.11, the holders of Senior Debt of the Company, (y) to the extent provided hereby, the Holders, and (z) to the extent set forth in Section 3.06, the Beneficial Owners, any benefits or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement. The Holders from time to time shall be beneficiaries of this Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and of the Units evidenced by their Certificates by their acceptance of delivery of such Certificates.

Section 1.11. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial .

THIS AGREEMENT, THE UNITS AND THE PURCHASE CONTRACTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

The Company, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Purchase Contract Agent, hereby submit to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and of any New York state court sitting in The City of New York for the purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Purchase Contract Agent, irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent (on behalf of itself and of the Holders from time to time), the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary 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.

 

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Section 1.12. Legal Holidays .

In any case where any Contract Adjustment Payment Date shall not be a Business Day (notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Units), Contract Adjustment Payments, deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon), and other distributions shall not be paid on such date, but Contract Adjustment Payments, deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon), and other distributions shall be paid on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Contract Adjustment Payment Date; provided that no interest shall accrue or be payable by the Company or to any Holder in respect of such delay.

In any case where the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or the Settlement Date relating to any Early Settlement Date or any Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date shall not be a Business Day (notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or the Units), Purchase Contracts shall not be performed and Early Settlement and Fundamental Change Early Settlement shall not be effected on such date, but Purchase Contracts shall be performed or Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement shall be effected, as applicable, on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Settlement Date relating to such Early Settlement Date or such Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date, as applicable; provided that no interest shall accrue or be payable by the Company or to any Holder in respect of such delay.

Section 1.13. Counterparts .

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by the parties hereto, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

Section 1.14. Inspection of Agreement .

Upon reasonable prior written notice, a copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times during normal business hours at the Corporate Trust Office for inspection by any Holder or Beneficial Owner upon presentation of reasonable proof of beneficial ownership.

Section 1.15. Appointment of Financial Institution as Agent for the Company .

The Company may appoint a financial institution (which, if the Collateral Agent so agrees, may be the Collateral Agent) to act as its agent in performing its obligations and in accepting and enforcing performance of the obligations of the Purchase Contract Agent and the Holders, under this Agreement and the Purchase Contracts, by giving notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 1.05 hereof. Any such appointment shall not relieve the Company in any way from its obligations hereunder.

 

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Section 1.16. No Waiver .

No failure on the part of the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary or any of their respective agents to exercise, and no course of dealing with respect to, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary or any of their respective agents of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

ARTICLE 2

CERTIFICATE FORMS

Section 2.01. Forms of Certificates Generally . The Certificates shall be in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto (in the case of Corporate Units Certificates) or Exhibit B hereto (in the case of Treasury Units Certificates), with such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as may be required by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Units are listed (if any) or any Depository therefor, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Company executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution of the Certificates.

The definitive Certificates shall be produced in any manner as determined by the officer of the Company executing the Units evidenced by such Certificates, consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by their execution thereof.

Every Global Certificate authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A and Exhibit B for a Global Certificate.

Section 2.02. Form of Purchase Contract Agent’s Certificate of Authentication . The form of the Purchase Contract Agent’s certificate of authentication of the Units shall be in substantially the form set forth on the form of the applicable Certificates.

ARTICLE 3

THE UNITS

Section 3.01. Amount; Form and Denominations . The aggregate number of Units evidenced by Certificates authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered hereunder will initially consist of 25,000,000 Units, except for Certificates authenticated, executed and delivered upon registration of transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Certificates to the extent expressly permitted hereunder.

The Certificates shall be issuable only in registered form (which, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of Global Certificates, shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee) and only in denominations of a single Corporate Unit or Treasury Unit and any integral multiple thereof.

 

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Section 3.02. Rights and Obligations Evidenced by the Certificates . Each Corporate Units Certificate shall evidence the number of Corporate Units specified therein, with each such Corporate Unit representing (1) the ownership by the Holder thereof of an Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes or an Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, subject to the Pledge of such Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes or Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio), as the case may be, by such Holder pursuant to this Agreement, and (2) the rights and obligations of the Holder thereof and the Company under one Purchase Contract.

The Purchase Contract Agent is hereby authorized, as attorney-in-fact for, and on behalf of, the Holder of each Corporate Unit, to pledge, pursuant to Article 11, the Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes, or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio) forming a part of such Corporate Unit, to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Company, and to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, a security interest in the right, title and interest of such Holder in such Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes or Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio) to secure the Obligations of the Holder under each Purchase Contract to purchase shares of Common Stock. To effect such Pledge and grant such security interest, the Purchase Contract Agent on behalf of the Holders of Corporate Units has, on the date hereof, delivered to the Securities Intermediary the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes by delivering such Notes indorsed in blank.

Upon the formation of a Treasury Unit pursuant to Section 3.13, each Treasury Units Certificate shall evidence the number of Treasury Units specified therein, with each such Treasury Unit representing (1) the ownership by the Holder thereof of a 1/20, or 5%, undivided beneficial ownership interest in a Treasury Security with a principal amount at maturity equal to $1,000, subject to the Pledge of such interest by such Holder pursuant to this Agreement, and (2) the rights and obligations of the Holder thereof and the Company under one Purchase Contract. The Purchase Contract Agent is hereby authorized, as attorney-in-fact for, and on behalf of, the Holder of each Treasury Unit, to pledge, pursuant to Article 11, such Holder’s interest in the Treasury Security forming a part of such Treasury Unit to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, and to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, a security interest in the right, title and interest of such Holder in such Treasury Security to secure the Obligations of the Holder under each Purchase Contract to purchase shares of Common Stock.

Prior to the purchase and delivery of shares of Common Stock under each Purchase Contract, such Purchase Contract shall not entitle the Holder of a Unit to any of the rights of a holder of shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, the right to vote or receive any dividends or other payments or distributions or to consent or to receive notice as a shareholder in respect of the meetings of shareholders or for the election of directors of the Company or for any other matter, or any other rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company.

 

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Section 3.03. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating . Subject to the provisions of Section 3.13 and Section 3.14 hereof, upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and at any time and from time to time thereafter, the Company may deliver Certificates executed by the Company to the Purchase Contract Agent for authentication, execution on behalf of the Holders and delivery, together with its Issuer Order for authentication, execution on behalf of the Holders and delivery of such Certificates, and the Purchase Contract Agent in accordance with such Issuer Order shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holders and deliver such Certificates.

The Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Company by an Authorized Officer of the Company. The signature of any such Authorized Officer on the Certificates may be manual or facsimile.

Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of the Company shall bind the Company, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such Certificates.

No Purchase Contract evidenced by a Certificate shall be valid until such Certificate has been executed on behalf of the Holder by the manual or facsimile signature of an authorized signatory of the Purchase Contract Agent, as such Holder’s attorney-in-fact. Such signature by an authorized signatory of the Purchase Contract Agent shall be conclusive evidence that the Holder of such Certificate has entered into the Purchase Contracts evidenced by such Certificate.

Each Certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication.

No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Certificate a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by an authorized signatory of the Purchase Contract Agent by manual signature, and such certificate of authentication upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder.

Section 3.04. Temporary Certificates . Pending the preparation of definitive Certificates, the Company may execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent, and the Purchase Contract Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holders, and deliver, in lieu of such definitive Certificates, temporary Certificates which are in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A or Exhibit B hereto, as the case may be, with such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements printed, lithographed or engraved thereon as may be required by the rules of any securities exchange on which the Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, are listed (if any), or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers of the Company executing such Certificates, as evidenced by their execution of the Certificates.

 

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If temporary Certificates are issued, the Company will cause definitive Certificates to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Certificates, the temporary Certificates shall be exchangeable for definitive Certificates upon surrender of the temporary Certificates at the Corporate Trust Office, at the expense of the Company and without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Certificates, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent, and the Purchase Contract Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Certificates of like tenor and denominations and evidencing a like number of Units as the temporary Certificate or Certificates so surrendered. Until so exchanged, the temporary Certificates shall in all respects evidence the same benefits and the same obligations with respect to the Units evidenced thereby as definitive Certificates.

Section 3.05. Registration; Registration of Transfer and Exchange . The Purchase Contract Agent shall keep at the Corporate Trust Office, a register (the “ Security Register ”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Purchase Contract Agent shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers of Certificates (the Purchase Contract Agent, in such capacity, the “ Security Registrar ”). The Security Registrar shall record separately the registration and transfer of the Certificates evidencing Corporate Units and Treasury Units.

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at the Corporate Trust Office, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent, and the Purchase Contract Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the designated transferee or transferees, and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates of any authorized denominations, of like tenor, and evidencing a like number of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be.

At the option of the Holder, Certificates may be exchanged for other Certificates, of any authorized denominations and evidencing a like number of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, upon surrender of the Certificates to be exchanged at the Corporate Trust Office. Whenever any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent, and the Purchase Contract Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver to the Holder the Certificates which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive.

All Certificates issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of a Certificate shall evidence the ownership of the same number of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, and be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same obligations under this Agreement as the Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, evidenced by the Certificate surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

Every Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange shall if so required by the Purchase Contract Agent be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing.

No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of a Certificate, but the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent may require payment from the Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, other than any exchanges not involving any transfer to a person other than the Holder.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent, and the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be obligated to authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder and deliver any Certificate in exchange for any other Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange on or after any Early Settlement Date or any date on which the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right is exercised with respect to such Certificate, any Termination Date or the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. In lieu of delivery of a new Certificate, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified above in this Section and receipt of appropriate registration or transfer instructions from such Holder, the Purchase Contract Agent shall:

(i) if the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or an Early Settlement Date or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date with respect to such other Certificate (or portion thereof) has occurred, deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of the Purchase Contracts forming a part of the Units evidenced by such other Certificate (or portion thereof) on the applicable Settlement Date; and

(ii) if a Termination Event, Early Settlement, or Fundamental Change Early Settlement shall have occurred prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, or a Cash Settlement shall have occurred, transfer the Notes, the Treasury Securities, or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, underlying such Certificate, in each case subject to the applicable conditions and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 3.15 and Article 5. The Purchase Contract Agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Agreement or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Certificate (including any transfers between or among Beneficial Owners of interests in any Global Certificate) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Agreement, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

Section 3.06. Book-Entry Interests . The Certificates will be initially issued in the form of one or more fully registered Global Certificates, to be delivered to the Depository or its custodian by, or on behalf of, the Company. The Company hereby designates DTC as the initial Depository. The Company has entered into a letter of representations with DTC in the form provided by DTC and the Purchase Contract Agent in each of its capacities is hereby authorized to act in accordance with such letter and Applicable Procedures. Such Global Certificates shall initially be registered on the Security Register in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of the Depository, and no Beneficial Owner will receive a definitive Certificate representing such Beneficial Owner’s interest in such Global Certificate, except as provided in Section 3.09. The Purchase Contract Agent shall enter into an agreement with the Depository in customary form if so requested by the Company. Following the issuance of such Global Certificates and unless and until definitive and fully registered Certificates have been issued to Beneficial Owners pursuant to Section 3.09:

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(ii) the Company and the Agent shall be entitled to deal with the Depository for all purposes of this Agreement (including, without limitation, making Contract Adjustment Payments and receiving approvals, votes or consents hereunder) as the Holder of the Units and the sole holder of the Global Certificates and shall have no obligation to the Beneficial Owners; provided that a Beneficial Owner may directly enforce against the Company, without any consent, proxy, waiver or involvement of the Depository of any kind, such Beneficial Owner’s right to receive a definitive Certificate representing the Units beneficially owned by such Beneficial Owner, as set forth in Section 3.09;

(iii) to the extent that the provisions of this Section 3.06 conflict with any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 3.06 shall control; and

(iv) except as set forth in the proviso of clause (ii) of this Section 3.06, the rights of the Beneficial Owners shall be exercised only through the Depository and shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between such Beneficial Owners and the Depository or the Depository Participants.

The Depository will make book-entry transfers among Depository Participants and receive and transmit Contract Adjustment Payments to such Depository Participants. Transfers of securities evidenced by Global Certificates shall be made through the facilities of the Depository, and any cancellation of, or increase or decrease in the number of, such securities (including the creation of Treasury Units and the recreation of Corporate Units pursuant to Section 3.13 and Section 3.14 respectively) shall be accomplished by making appropriate annotations on the Schedule of Increases and Decreases set forth in such Global Certificate.

Section 3.07. Notices to Holders . Whenever a notice or other communication to the Holders is required to be given under this Agreement, the Company or the Company’s agent shall give such notices and communications to the Holders and, with respect to any Units registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository, the Company or the Company’s agent shall, except as set forth herein, have no obligations to the Beneficial Owners.

Section 3.08. Appointment of Successor Depository . If the Depository elects to discontinue its services as securities depository with respect to the Units, the Company may, in its sole discretion, appoint a successor Depository with respect to the Units, as long as such successor Depository constitutes a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

 

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Section 3.09. Definitive Certificates .

If:

(i) the Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue its services as securities depository with respect to the Units and no successor Depository has been appointed pursuant to Section 3.08 within 90 days after the Company’s receipt of such notice;

(ii) the Depository ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act when the Depository is required to be so registered to act as the Depository and the Company receives notice of such cessation, and no successor Depository has been appointed pursuant to Section 3.08 within 90 days after the Company’s receipt of such notice or the Company’s becoming aware of such cessation; or

(iii) any Event of Default with respect to the Notes, or any event that after notice or lapse of time would constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes, has occurred and is continuing, or the Company has failed to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the Units or the Purchase Contracts, and any Beneficial Owner requests that its beneficial interest be exchanged for a definitive Certificate;

then (x) definitive Certificates shall be prepared by the Company with respect to such Units and delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent, together with an Issuer Order for authentication and (y) upon surrender of the Global Certificates representing the Units by the Depository, accompanied by registration instructions, the Company shall cause definitive Certificates to be delivered to Beneficial Owners in accordance with instructions provided by the Depository; provided that in the case of clause (iii) only the beneficial interests of the Beneficial Owners so requesting shall be exchanged for definitive Certificates, and the aggregate number of Units represented by the Global Certificate will be reduced accordingly, in accordance with Applicable Procedures and standing arrangements between the Purchase Contract Agent and the Depository. The Company and the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be liable for any delay in delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on and shall be authorized and protected in relying on, such instructions. Each definitive Certificate so delivered shall evidence Units of the same kind and tenor as the Global Certificate (or beneficial interests in a Global Certificate) so surrendered in respect thereof.

Section 3.10. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Certificates . If any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Purchase Contract Agent or its agent at the Corporate Trust Office, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent, and the Purchase Contract Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver to the Holder in exchange therefor, a new Certificate, evidencing the same number of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, and bearing a Certificate number not contemporaneously outstanding.

 

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If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate, and (ii) such indemnity as may be required by them to hold each of them and any agent of any of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the Purchase Contract Agent that such Certificate has been acquired by a protected purchaser, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent, and the Purchase Contract Agent shall authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver to the Holder, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate, evidencing the same number of Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, and bearing a Certificate number not contemporaneously outstanding.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent, and the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be obligated to authenticate, execute on behalf of the Holder, and deliver to the Holder, with respect to such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate a new Certificate on or after the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or the Termination Date. In lieu of delivery of a new Certificate, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions specified above in this Section and receipt of appropriate registration or transfer instructions from such Holder, the Purchase Contract Agent shall:

(i) if the Purchase Contract Settlement Date with respect to such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Certificate has occurred, deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of the Purchase Contracts forming a part of the Units evidenced by such Certificate; and

(ii) if a Termination Event with respect to such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate shall have occurred prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, transfer the Notes, the Treasury Securities or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, underlying such Certificate, subject to the applicable conditions and in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 3.15 and Article 5.

Upon the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section, the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent may require the payment by the Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other fees and expenses (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Purchase Contract Agent) connected therewith.

Every new Certificate issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company and of the Holder in respect of the Units evidenced thereby, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate (and the Units evidenced thereby) shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits and be subject to all the obligations of this Agreement equally and proportionately with any and all other Certificates delivered hereunder.

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Section 3.11. Persons Deemed Owners . Prior to due presentment of a Certificate for registration of transfer, the Company and the Agent, and any agent of the Company or the Agent, may treat the Person in whose name such Certificate is registered as the owner of the Units evidenced thereby for purposes of (subject to any applicable record date) any payment or distribution with respect to the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, on the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio) or payment of Contract Adjustment Payments and performance of the Purchase Contracts and for all other purposes whatsoever in connection with such Units (subject to the proviso contained in clause (ii) of Section 3.06), whether or not such payment, distribution, or performance shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, and neither the Company nor the Agent, nor any agent of the Company or the Agent, shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

None of the Agent or the Securities Registrar shall have any responsibility or obligation to any Beneficial Owner in Units represented by a Global Certificate or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depository or its nominee or of any agent member, with respect to any ownership interest in the Units or with respect to the delivery to any agent member, Beneficial Owner or other Person (other than the Depository) of any notice or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Units. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders pursuant to the Units and this Agreement shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered holders (which shall be the Depository or its nominee in the case of a Global Certificate). The rights of Beneficial Owners in the Units underlying a Global Certificate shall be exercised only through the Depository subject to its Applicable Procedures. The Agent and the Securities Registrar shall be entitled to rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to its members, participants and any Beneficial Owners. The Agent and the Securities Registrar shall be entitled to deal with the Depository, and any nominee thereof, that is the registered holder of any Global Certificate for all purposes of this Agreement relating to such Global Certificate (including the making of any payment or delivery hereunder and the giving of instructions or directions by or to the Beneficial Owner in any Units underlying such Global Certificate) as the sole Holder of such Global Certificate and shall have no obligations to the Beneficial Owners thereof (subject to the proviso contained in clause (ii) of Section 3.06). None of the Agent or the Securities Registrar shall have any responsibility or liability for any acts or omissions of the Depository with respect to any Units underlying such Global Certificate, for the records of the Depository, including records in respect of beneficial ownership interests in respect of Units underlying such Global Certificate, for any transactions between the Depository and any agent member or between or among the Depository, any such agent member and/or any Holder or Beneficial Owner in any Units underlying such Global Certificate, or for any transfers of beneficial interests in any Units underlying such Global Certificate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Global Certificate, nothing contained herein shall prevent the Company, the Agent or any agent of the Company or the Agent, from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository (or its nominee), as a Holder, with respect to such Global Certificate, or impair, as between such Depository and the related Beneficial Owner, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of rights of the Depository (or its nominee) as Holder of such Global Certificate. None of the Company, the Agent or any agent of the Company or the Agent will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Certificate or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

 

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Section 3.12. Cancellation . All Certificates surrendered for delivery of shares of Common Stock on or after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or in connection with an Early Settlement or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement or for delivery of the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, after the occurrence of a Termination Event or pursuant to a Cash Settlement, an Early Settlement or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement, a Collateral Substitution, or upon the registration of transfer or exchange of a Unit, shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Purchase Contract Agent, be delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent along with appropriate written instructions regarding the cancellation thereof and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent for cancellation any Certificates previously authenticated, executed and delivered hereunder that the Company may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Certificates so delivered shall, upon an Issuer Order, be promptly cancelled by the Purchase Contract Agent. No Certificates shall be authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holder and delivered in lieu of or in exchange for any Certificates cancelled as provided in this Section 3.12, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement. All cancelled Certificates held by the Purchase Contract Agent shall be disposed of in accordance with its customary practices.

If the Company or any Affiliate of the Company shall acquire any Certificate, such acquisition shall not operate as a cancellation of such Certificate unless and until such Certificate is delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent for cancellation.

Section 3.13. Creation of Treasury Units by Substitution of Treasury Securities . (a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, a Holder of Corporate Units may, at any time from and after the date of this Agreement, other than during a Blackout Period or after a Successful Remarketing, effect a Collateral Substitution and separate the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes in respect of such Holder’s Corporate Units by substituting for such Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes for which Collateral Substitution is being made, Treasury Securities in an aggregate principal amount at maturity equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes; provided that Holders may make Collateral Substitutions only in integral multiples of 20 Corporate Units. To effect such substitution, the Holder must:

(1) Transfer to the Collateral Agent, for credit to the Collateral Account, Treasury Securities or security entitlements with respect thereto having an aggregate principal amount at maturity equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes for which such Collateral Substitution is made; and

(2) Transfer the related Corporate Units to the Purchase Contract Agent accompanied by a notice to the Purchase Contract Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, whereupon the Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly provide an instruction to such effect to the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto.

 

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Upon confirmation that the Treasury Securities described in clause (1) above or security entitlements with respect thereto have been credited to the Collateral Account and receipt of the instruction to the Collateral Agent described in clause (2) above, the Collateral Agent shall promptly release such Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes from the Pledge by directing the Securities Intermediary by a notice, substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto, to Transfer the Notes underlying such Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to such Holder, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby.

The substituted Treasury Securities will be pledged to the Company through the Collateral Agent to secure such Holder’s obligation to purchase shares of Common Stock under the related Purchase Contract.

Upon credit to the Collateral Account of Treasury Securities or security entitlements with respect thereto delivered by a Holder of Corporate Units and receipt of the related instruction from the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary shall promptly Transfer the Notes underlying the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to such Holder, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby.

Upon receipt of the Notes underlying such Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly:

(i) cancel the related Corporate Units;

(ii) Transfer the Notes to the Holder; and

(iii) deliver Treasury Units in book-entry form, or if applicable, authenticate, execute on behalf of such Holder and deliver Treasury Units in the form of a Treasury Units Certificate executed by the Company in accordance with Section 3.03 evidencing the same number of Purchase Contracts as were evidenced by the cancelled Corporate Units.

Holders who elect to separate the Notes by substituting Treasury Securities for Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes shall be responsible for any taxes, governmental charges or other fees or expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses payable to the Collateral Agent) attributable to such Collateral Substitution, and neither the Company nor the Purchase Contract Agent shall be responsible for any such taxes, governmental charges or other fees or expenses.

(b) In the event a Holder making a Collateral Substitution pursuant to this Section 3.13 fails to effect a book-entry transfer of the Corporate Units or fails to deliver Corporate Units Certificates to the Purchase Contract Agent after depositing Treasury Securities with the Securities Intermediary, any distributions on the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes constituting a part of such Corporate Units, shall be held in the name of the Purchase Contract Agent or its nominee in trust for the benefit of such Holder, until

 

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such Corporate Units are so transferred or the Corporate Units Certificate is so delivered, as the case may be, or such Holder provides evidence satisfactory to the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent that such Corporate Units Certificate has been destroyed, lost or stolen, together with any indemnity or security that may be required by the Purchase Contract Agent and the Company.

(c) Except as provided for in this Section 3.13, or in connection with a Cash Settlement, an Early Settlement, a Fundamental Change Early Settlement or a Termination Event, for so long as the Purchase Contract underlying a Corporate Unit remains in effect, such Corporate Unit shall not be separable into its constituent parts, and the rights and obligations of the Holder in respect of the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and the Purchase Contract comprising such Corporate Units may be acquired, and may be transferred and exchanged, only as a Corporate Unit.

Section 3.14. Recreation of Corporate Units . (a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, a Holder of Treasury Units may effect a Collateral Substitution and recreate Corporate Units at any time from and after the date of this Agreement, other than during a Blackout Period or after a Successful Remarketing; provided that Holders of Treasury Units may only recreate Corporate Units in integral multiples of 20 Treasury Units. To recreate Corporate Units, the Holder must:

(1) Transfer to the Collateral Agent for credit to the Collateral Account Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Pledged Treasury Securities to be released; and

(2) Transfer the related Treasury Units to the Purchase Contract Agent accompanied by a notice to the Purchase Contract Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, whereupon the Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly provide an instruction to such effect to the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto.

Upon confirmation that the Notes described in clause (1) above have been credited to the Collateral Account and receipt of the instruction from the Purchase Contract Agent described in clause (2) above, the Collateral Agent shall promptly release such Pledged Treasury Securities from the Pledge by directing the Securities Intermediary by a notice, substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto, to Transfer such Pledged Treasury Securities to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to such Holder, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby.

The substituted Notes will be pledged to the Company through the Collateral Agent to secure such Holder’s obligation to purchase shares of Common Stock under the related Purchase Contract.

Upon credit to the Collateral Account of Notes delivered by a Holder of Treasury Units and receipt of the related instruction from the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary shall promptly Transfer the Pledged Treasury Securities to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to such Holder, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby.

 

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Upon receipt of such Treasury Securities, the Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly:

(i) cancel the related Treasury Units;

(ii) transfer the Treasury Securities to the Holder; and

(iii) deliver Corporate Units in book-entry form or, if applicable, authenticate, execute on behalf of such Holder and deliver Corporate Units in the form of a Corporate Units Certificate executed by the Company in accordance with Section 3.03 evidencing the same number of Purchase Contracts as were evidenced by the cancelled Treasury Units.

Holders who elect to recreate Corporate Units shall be responsible for any taxes, governmental charges or other fees or expenses (including, without limitation, fees and expenses payable to the Collateral Agent), attributable to such Collateral Substitution and neither the Company nor the Purchase Contract Agent shall be responsible for any such taxes, governmental charges or other fees or expenses.

(b) Except as provided in this Section 3.14 or in connection with a Cash Settlement, an Early Settlement, a Fundamental Change Early Settlement or a Termination Event, for so long as the Purchase Contract underlying a Treasury Unit remains in effect, such Treasury Unit shall not be separable into its constituent parts and the rights and obligations of the Holder of such Treasury Unit in respect of the interest in the Treasury Security and Purchase Contract composing such Treasury Unit may be acquired, and may be transferred and exchanged, only as a Treasury Unit.

Section 3.15. Transfer of Collateral Upon Occurrence of Termination Event . (a) Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of written notice pursuant to Section 5.07 from the Company or the Purchase Contract Agent that a Termination Event has occurred, the Collateral Agent shall promptly release all Collateral from the Pledge and shall promptly instruct the Securities Intermediary to Transfer:

(i) any Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or security entitlements with respect thereto or Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio;

(ii) any Pledged Treasury Securities;

(iii) any payments made by Holders (or the Permitted Investments, if any, of such payments) pursuant to Section 5.02(b)(ix) or 5.03; and

(iv) any Proceeds and all other payments the Collateral Agent receives in respect of the foregoing,

to the Purchase Contract Agent for the benefit of the Holders for distribution to such Holders, in accordance with their respective interests, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby; provided, however , if any Holder or Beneficial Owner shall be entitled to receive Notes in an aggregate principal amount of less than $1,000, or greater than $1,000 but not in an integral multiple of

 

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$1,000, the Purchase Contract Agent shall request, on behalf of such Holder or Beneficial Owner, that the Company issue, and promptly following such request the Company shall issue, Notes in denominations of $50, or integral multiples thereof, in exchange for Notes in denominations of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof; and provided further , if any Holder shall be entitled to receive, with respect to its Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or its Pledged Treasury Securities, any securities having a principal amount at maturity of less than $1,000, the Purchase Contract Agent shall dispose of such Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or Pledged Treasury Securities for cash and deliver to such Holder cash in lieu of delivering the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3.15(a), if such Termination Event shall result from the Company becoming a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code, and if the Collateral Agent shall for any reason fail promptly to effectuate the release and Transfer of all Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, Pledged Treasury Securities and payments by Holders (or the Permitted Investments purchased with such payments) pursuant to Section 5.02(b)(ix) or 5.03 and Proceeds and all other payments received by the Collateral Agent in respect of the foregoing, as the case may be, as provided by this Section 3.15, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain, at the expense of the Company, an opinion of a nationally recognized law firm to the effect that, notwithstanding the Company’s being the debtor in such a bankruptcy case, the Collateral Agent will not be prohibited from releasing or Transferring the Collateral as provided in this Section 3.15, and shall deliver or cause to be delivered such opinion to the Collateral Agent within ten days after the occurrence of such Termination Event, and if (A) the Company shall be unable to obtain such opinion within 10 days after the occurrence of such Termination Event or (B) the Collateral Agent shall continue, after delivery of such opinion, to refuse to effectuate the release and Transfer of all Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, Pledged Treasury Securities and the payments by Holders (or the Permitted Investments, if any, of such payments) pursuant to Section 5.02(b)(ix) or 5.03 and Proceeds and all other payments received by the Collateral Agent in respect of the foregoing, as the case may be, as provided in this Section 3.15, then the Purchase Contract Agent shall within 15 days after the occurrence of such Termination Event commence an action or proceeding in the court having jurisdiction of the Company’s case under the Bankruptcy Code seeking an order requiring the Collateral Agent to effectuate the release and transfer of all Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, Pledged Treasury Securities and the payments by Holders (or the Permitted Investments, if any, purchased with such payments) pursuant to Section 5.02(b)(ix) or 5.03 and Proceeds and all other payments received by the Collateral Agent in respect of the foregoing, or as the case may be, as provided by this Section 3.15.

(c) Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event and the Transfer to the Purchase Contract Agent of the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the appropriate Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio and/or the Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, pursuant to this Section 3.15, the Purchase Contract Agent shall request transfer instructions with respect to such Notes, Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio and/or Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, from each Holder by written request, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, mailed to such Holder at its address as it appears in the Security Register.

 

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(d) Upon book-entry transfer of the Corporate Units or the Treasury Units or delivery of a Corporate Units Certificate or Treasury Units Certificate to the Purchase Contract Agent with such transfer instructions in connection with a Termination Event, the Purchase Contract Agent shall transfer the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, underlying such Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be, to such Holder by book-entry transfer, or other appropriate procedures, in accordance with such instructions and, in the case of the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. In the event a Holder of Corporate Units or Treasury Units fails to deliver transfer instructions or effect such transfer or delivery, the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, underlying such Corporate Units of Treasury Units, as the case may be, and any distributions thereon, shall be held in the name of the Purchase Contract Agent or its nominee in trust for the benefit of such Holder, until the earlier to occur of:

(i) the transfer of such Corporate Units or Treasury Units or surrender of the Corporate Units Certificate or Treasury Units Certificate or the receipt by the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent from such Holder of satisfactory evidence that such Corporate Units Certificate or Treasury Units Certificate has been destroyed, lost or stolen, together with any indemnity or security that may be required by the Purchase Contract Agent and the Company; and

(ii) the expiration of the time period specified by the applicable law governing abandoned property in the state in which the Purchase Contract Agent holds such property.

Section 3.16. No Consent to Assumption . Each Holder of a Unit, by acceptance thereof, shall be deemed to have expressly withheld any consent to the assumption under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, of the Purchase Contract by the Company or its trustee, receiver, liquidator or a person or entity performing similar functions in the event that the Company becomes a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code or subject to other similar state or Federal law providing for reorganization or liquidation.

Section 3.17. Substitutions . Whenever a Holder has the right to substitute Treasury Securities or Notes underlying Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, as the case may be, or security entitlements for any of them, for financial assets held in the Collateral Account, such substitution shall not constitute a novation of the security interest created hereby.

 

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ARTICLE 4

THE NOTES

Section 4.01. Interest Payments; Rights to Interest Payments Preserved . (a) The Collateral Agent shall transfer all income and distributions (other than those described in Section 4.02(a)) received by it on account of the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes (if the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes are registered in the name of the Collateral Agent), the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or Permitted Investments from time to time held in the Collateral Account to the Purchase Contract Agent, according to transfer instructions to be provided by the Purchase Contract Agent to the Collateral Agent in writing, for distribution to the applicable Holders as provided in this Agreement and the Purchase Contracts, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby.

(b) Any payment on any Note underlying Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or any distribution on any Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio) (in each case other than those described in Section 4.02(a)), as the case may be, which is paid in respect of any Payment Date shall, subject to receipt thereof by the Purchase Contract Agent from the Company or from the Collateral Agent as provided in Section 4.01(a), be paid on such Payment Date to the Person in whose name the Corporate Units Certificate (or one or more Predecessor Corporate Units Certificates) of which such Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes or Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, forms a part is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such Payment Date. If the book-entry system for the Units has been terminated, any such payment will be payable by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such Person’s address as it appears on the Security Register, or, if such Person so requests and designates an account in writing to the Purchase Contract Agent at least five Business Days prior to the relevant Payment Date, by wire transfer to such account.

(c) Each Corporate Units Certificate evidencing Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio delivered under this Agreement upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Corporate Units Certificate shall carry the right to accrued and unpaid interest or distributions, and to accrued interest or distributions, which were carried by Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio underlying such other Corporate Units Certificate.

(d) In the case of any Corporate Unit with respect to which (1) Cash Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is properly effected pursuant to Section 5.02(b)(ix) or 5.03(a), (2) Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is properly effected pursuant to Section 5.08, (3) Fundamental Change Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is properly effected pursuant to Section 5.05(b)(ii) or (4) a Collateral Substitution is properly effected pursuant to Section 3.13, in each case on a date that is after any Record Date and prior to or on the next succeeding Payment Date, interest in respect of the Notes underlying Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or distributions on Applicable Ownership Interests in

 

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the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, underlying such Corporate Unit otherwise payable on such Payment Date shall be payable on such Payment Date notwithstanding such Cash Settlement, Early Settlement, Fundamental Change Early Settlement or Collateral Substitution, and such payment or distributions shall, subject to receipt thereof by the Purchase Contract Agent, be payable to the Person in whose name the Corporate Units Certificate (or one or more Predecessor Corporate Units Certificates) was registered at the close of business on the Record Date.

(e) Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 4.01(d), in the case of any Corporate Unit with respect to which Cash Settlement, Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract is properly effected, or with respect to which a Collateral Substitution is properly effected, payments attributable to the Notes underlying Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or distributions on Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, that would otherwise be payable or made after the applicable Settlement Date or the date of the Collateral Substitution, as the case may be, shall not be payable hereunder to the Holder of such Corporate Units; provided, however , that to the extent that such Holder continues to hold Separate Notes or Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio that formerly comprised a part of such Holder’s Corporate Units, such Holder shall be entitled to receive interest on such Separate Notes or distributions on such Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable.

Section 4.02. Payments Prior to or on Purchase Contract Settlement Date . (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 5.03(a), Section 5.05(b)(ii) and Section 5.08, and except as provided in Section 4.02(b) below, if no Termination Event shall have occurred, all payments received by the Securities Intermediary in respect of (1) the Put Price for, or the proceeds received in a Successful Final Remarketing attributable to, Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, (2) the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, and (3) the Pledged Treasury Securities, shall be credited to the Collateral Account to be invested as directed in writing by the Company (if applicable) in Permitted Investments until the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, and such payments (or the proceeds of such Permitted Investments, if applicable) shall be transferred to the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date as provided in Sections 5.02 and 5.03 hereof to the extent necessary to satisfy the Holder’s obligation pursuant to Section 5.01 to pay the Purchase Price to settle the Purchase Contracts. Any balance thereafter remaining in the Collateral Account shall be released from the Pledge and transferred to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to the applicable Holders for distribution to such Holders in accordance with their respective interests pursuant to Section 11.02, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby. If the Company fails to deliver investment instructions by 10:30 a.m., New York City time, on the day such payments are received by the Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Agent may instruct the Securities Intermediary to invest such payments in the Permitted Investments (if any), which have been designated by the Company in writing from time to time in a standing instruction to the Securities Intermediary which shall be effective until revoked or superseded. If no such standing instruction exists, such funds shall remain uninvested. In no event shall the Collateral Agent or the Securities Intermediary be liable for the selection of Permitted Investments or for investment losses incurred thereon. The Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall have no liability in respect of losses incurred as a result of the failure of the Company to provide timely written investment direction.

 

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(b) All payments received by the Securities Intermediary in respect of (1) the Notes, (2) the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio and (3) the Treasury Securities or security entitlements with respect thereto, that, in each case, have been released from the Pledge hereunder shall be transferred to the Purchase Contract Agent for the benefit of the applicable Holders for distribution to such Holders in accordance with their respective interests.

Section 4.03. Notice and Voting . (a) Subject to Section 4.03(b) hereof, the Purchase Contract Agent shall exercise, or refrain from exercising, any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. Upon receipt of any notices and other communications in respect of any Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, including either notice of any meeting at which holders of the Notes are entitled to vote or the solicitation of consents, waivers or proxies of holders of the Notes, the Collateral Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to send promptly to the Purchase Contract Agent such notice or communication, and as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of a written request therefor from the Purchase Contract Agent, to execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent such proxies and other instruments in respect of such Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes as are prepared by the Company and delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent with respect to the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes.

(b) Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which holders of Notes are entitled to vote or upon any solicitation of consents, waivers or proxies of holders of Notes, the Purchase Contract Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail, first class, postage prepaid, to the Holders of Corporate Units a notice:

(i) containing such information as is contained in the notice or solicitation;

(ii) stating that each Holder on the record date set by the Purchase Contract Agent therefor (which, to the extent possible, shall be the same date as the record date set by the Company for determining the holders of Notes entitled to vote) shall be entitled to instruct the Purchase Contract Agent as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to such Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are a component of their Corporate Units; and

(iii) stating the manner in which such instructions may be given.

Upon the written request of the Holders of Corporate Units on such record date received by the Purchase Contract Agent at least six days prior to such meeting, the Purchase Contract Agent shall endeavor insofar as practicable to vote or cause to be voted, in accordance with the instructions set forth in such requests, the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes (rounded down to the nearest integral multiple of $1,000) as to which any particular voting instructions are received. In the absence of specific instructions from the Holder of Corporate Units, the Purchase Contract Agent shall abstain from voting the Notes underlying Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are a component of such Corporate Units. The Company hereby agrees, if applicable, to solicit Holders of Corporate Units to timely instruct the Purchase Contract Agent as to the exercise of such voting rights in order to enable the Purchase Contract Agent to vote such Notes.

 

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(c) The Holders of Corporate Units and the Holders of Treasury Units, in their capacity as such Holders, shall have no voting or other rights in respect of the Common Stock.

Section 4.04. Payments and Deliveries to Purchase Contract Agent . The Securities Intermediary shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver any payments required to be made by it to the Purchase Contract Agent hereunder to the account designated by the Purchase Contract Agent for such purpose not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day such payment is received by the Securities Intermediary; provided, however , that if such payment is received on a day that is not a Business Day or after 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on a Business Day, then the Securities Intermediary shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver such payment to the Purchase Contract Agent no later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next succeeding Business Day. In connection with the Transfer of any Treasury Securities to the Purchase Contract Agent hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall cause such Transfer to be made at the Corporate Trust Office.

Section 4.05. Payments Held in Trust . If the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder shall receive any payments on account of the repayment of principal with respect to financial assets credited to the Collateral Account (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, interest on the Notes or distributions on the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (ii) of the definition thereof)) and not released therefrom in accordance with this Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agent or such Holder shall hold such payments as trustee of an express trust for the benefit of the Company and, upon receipt of an Officer’s Certificate of the Company so directing, promptly deliver such payments to the Securities Intermediary for credit to the Collateral Account or, if the Obligations have become due and payable, to the Company for application to the Obligations of the applicable Holder or Holders, and the Purchase Contract Agent and Holders shall acquire no right, title or interest in any such payments of principal amounts so received.

ARTICLE 5

THE PURCHASE CONTRACTS

Section 5.01. Purchase of Shares of Common Stock . (a) Each Purchase Contract shall obligate the Holder of the related Unit to purchase, and the Company to issue and deliver, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date at a price equal to the Stated Amount (the “ Purchase Price ”), a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Settlement Rate, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with Section 5.09, unless an Early Settlement Date, a Fundamental Change Early Settlement or a Termination Event with respect to the Units of which such Purchase Contract is a part shall have occurred, subject to Section 5.05(b)(ii).

 

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The “ Settlement Rate ” is determined as follows:

(i) If the Applicable Market Value is equal to or greater than the Threshold Appreciation Price, the Settlement Rate will be 0.2406 shares of Common Stock (such Settlement Rate, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.05(a), being referred to as the “ Minimum Settlement Rate ”);

(ii) if the Applicable Market Value is less than the Threshold Appreciation Price but greater than $143.8650 (subject to adjustment, as set forth in Section 5.05(a)(vii)(1), the “ Floor Price ”), the Settlement Rate will be a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Stated Amount, divided by the Applicable Market Value, rounded to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share; and

(iii) if the Applicable Market Value is less than or equal to the Floor Price, the Settlement Rate will be 0.3475 shares of Common Stock (such Settlement Rate, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.05(a), being referred to as the “ Maximum Settlement Rate ”).

The Maximum Settlement Rate, Minimum Settlement Rate and the Applicable Market Value (as defined below) are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5.05 (and, in the case of each Fixed Settlement Rate, shall be rounded upward or downward to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share).

The “ Applicable Market Value ” means, as determined by the Company in a commercially reasonable manner, the average VWAP of the Common Stock on each Trading Day during the Market Value Averaging Period, subject to Section 5.05(b)(i); provided that if 20 Trading Days for the Common Stock have not occurred during the Market Value Averaging Period, all remaining Trading Days shall be deemed to occur on the third scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date and the VWAP for each of the remaining Trading Days will be the VWAP on such third scheduled Trading Day or, if such day is not a Trading Day, the Closing Price of the Common Stock as of such day.

The “ VWAP ” means, in respect of Common Stock, for the relevant Trading Day, the per share volume weighted average price on the principal exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page ANTM <Equity> AQR (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading on the relevant Trading Day until the scheduled close of trading on the relevant Trading Day (or if such volume weighted-average price is unavailable, the market price of one share of Common Stock on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company).

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The “ Closing Price ” per share of Common Stock means, on any date of determination, the closing sale price or, if no closing sale price is reported, the last reported sale price per share of Common Stock on the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed, or if the Common Stock is not so listed on a U.S. securities exchange, the average of the last quoted bid and ask prices for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or similar organization, or, if those bid and ask prices are not available, the market value of the Common Stock on that date as determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Company for this purpose.

A “ Trading Day ” means, for purposes of determining a VWAP or Closing Price, a day (i) on which the principal exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading is scheduled to be open for business and (ii) on which there has not occurred or does not exist a Market Disruption Event.

A “ Market Disruption Event ” means any of the following events:

(1) any suspension of, or limitation imposed on, trading by the principal exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading during the one-hour period prior to the close of trading for the regular trading session on such exchange or quotation system (or for purposes of determining VWAP any period or periods prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, aggregating one half hour or longer) and whether by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or quotation system or otherwise relating to the Common Stock or in futures or option contracts relating to the Common Stock on the relevant exchange or quotation system; or

(2) any event (other than a failure to open or, except for purpose of determining VWAP, a closure as described below) that disrupts or impairs the ability of market participants during the one-hour period prior to the close of trading for the regular trading session on the principal exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading (or for purposes of determining VWAP any period or periods prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, aggregating one half hour or longer) in general to effect transactions in, or obtain market values for, the Common Stock on the relevant exchange or quotation system or futures or options contracts relating to the Common Stock on any relevant exchange or quotation system; or

(3) the failure to open of the principal exchange or quotation system on which futures or options contracts relating to the Common Stock are traded or, except for purposes of determining VWAP, the closure of such exchange or quotation system prior to its respective scheduled closing time for the regular trading session on such day (without regard to after hours or other trading outside the regular trading session hours) unless such earlier closing time is announced by such exchange or quotation system at least one hour prior to the earlier of the actual closing time for the regular trading session on such day and the submission deadline for orders to be entered into such exchange or quotation system for execution at the actual closing time on such day.

 

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(b) Each Holder of a Corporate Unit or a Treasury Unit, by its acceptance of such Unit shall be deemed to have:

(i) irrevocably appointed the Purchase Contract Agent as its attorney-in-fact to enter into and perform the related Purchase Contract and this Agreement on its behalf and in the name of and on behalf of such Holder (including, without limitation, the execution of Certificates on behalf of such Holder);

(ii) agreed to be bound by the terms and provisions of such Unit, including, but not limited to, the terms and provisions of the Purchase Contract and this Agreement, for so long as such Holder remains a Holder of such Unit;

(iii) consented to, and agreed to be bound by, the Pledge of such Holder’s right, title and interest in and to its applicable portion of the Collateral, including the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or the Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement, and the delivery of such Collateral by the Purchase Contract Agent to the Collateral Agent; and

(iv) agreed that to the extent and in the manner provided herein, but subject to the terms hereof, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, Proceeds of the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or the Pledged Treasury Securities, as applicable, equal to the Purchase Price shall be paid by the Collateral Agent to the Company in satisfaction of such Holder’s obligations under the Purchase Contract included in such Unit.

(c) Reserved.

(d) Upon registration of transfer of a Certificate, the transferee shall be bound (without the necessity of any other action on the part of such transferee) by the terms of this Agreement and the Purchase Contracts underlying such Certificate and the transferor shall be released from the obligations under this Agreement and the Purchase Contracts underlying the Certificate so transferred. The Company covenants and agrees, and each Holder of a Certificate, by its acceptance thereof, likewise shall be deemed to have covenanted and agreed, to be bound by the provisions of this paragraph.

(e) Promptly after the calculation of the Settlement Rate and the Applicable Market Value, the Company shall give the Purchase Contract Agent notice thereof. All calculations and determinations of the Settlement Rate and the Applicable Market Value and any adjustments to the Floor Price or the Threshold Appreciation Price shall be made by the Board of Directors or its agent based on their good faith calculations, and the Purchase Contract Agent shall have no responsibility with respect thereto.

(f) If a Market Disruption Event occurs on any scheduled Trading Day during the Market Value Averaging Period, the Company shall give the Holders and the Purchase Contract Agent notice thereof on the calendar day on which such event occurs.

 

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Section 5.02. Remarketing .

(a) Optional Remarketing . (i) Unless a Termination Event has occurred, the Company may elect, at its option, to engage the Remarketing Agent(s), pursuant to the terms of the Remarketing Agreement, to remarket the aggregate Notes underlying the aggregate Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are components of Corporate Units, along with any Separate Notes, the holders of which have elected to participate in such remarketing pursuant to the Indenture and Section 5.02(d), over a period of one or more days selected by the Company that begins on or after the second Business Day immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date immediately prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date and ends any time on or before the eighth calendar day immediately preceding the first day of the Final Remarketing Period (such period, the “ Optional Remarketing Period ”); provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company may only elect to conduct an Optional Remarketing if it is not then deferring interest on the Notes.

(ii) The Company shall request that the Depository notify the Depository Participants holding Corporate Units, Treasury Units and Separate Notes of the Company’s election to conduct an Optional Remarketing no later than five Business Days prior to the first day of the Optional Remarketing Period, and the Company shall provide a copy of such request to the Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent and Custodial Agent.

(iii) If the Company elects to conduct an Optional Remarketing on an Optional Remarketing Date, by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the related Optional Remarketing Period, the Purchase Contract Agent shall notify the Remarketing Agent(s) in writing of the aggregate principal amount of Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are a part of the Corporate Units to be remarketed, and the Custodial Agent shall notify in writing the Remarketing Agent(s) of the aggregate principal amount of Separate Notes (if any) to be remarketed pursuant to Section 5.02(d). Pursuant to the Remarketing Agreement, upon receipt of such notices from the Purchase Contract Agent and the Custodial Agent, the Remarketing Agent(s) will use its commercially reasonable efforts to remarket such Notes at the applicable Remarketing Price.

(iv) Reserved.

(v) Reserved.

(vi) If the Remarketing Agent(s) is able to remarket the Notes being remarketed for at least the applicable Remarketing Price in any Optional Remarketing in accordance with the Remarketing Agreement (a “ Successful Optional Remarketing ”), the Collateral Agent shall cause the Securities Intermediary to Transfer to the Remarketing Agent(s) the remarketed Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes upon confirmation of deposit to the Collateral Account of proceeds of such Successful Optional Remarketing attributable to such Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, and the Custodial Agent shall Transfer the remarketed Separate Notes to the Remarketing Agent(s) upon confirmation of deposit to the account established by the Custodial Agent for the purpose of receiving such proceeds (the “ Separate Notes Account ”) of receipt of proceeds of such Successful Optional Remarketing attributable to such Separate Notes. Settlement shall occur on the Remarketing Settlement Date. Upon deposit in the Collateral Account of such proceeds

 

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attributable to the remarketed Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes, the Collateral Agent shall (A) unless the Treasury Portfolio shall consist of Cash, (x) instruct the Securities Intermediary to apply an amount equal to the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price to purchase the Treasury Portfolio from the dealer identified by the Quotation Agent pursuant to the definition of “Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price” (the amount and issue of the U.S. Treasury securities (or principal or interest strips thereof) constituting the Treasury Portfolio to be determined by the Remarketing Agent(s), who shall provide such information to the Collateral Agent and the Quotation Agent, who will then determine, and notify the Collateral Agent of, the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price) and (y) credit to the Collateral Account the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, (B) if the Treasury Portfolio shall consist of Cash, credit to the Collateral Account Cash in an amount equal to the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price and (C) promptly remit any remaining portion of such proceeds to the Purchase Contract Agent for payment to the Holders of Corporate Units, whereupon the Purchase Contract Agent shall make such payment on the Remarketing Settlement Date to such Holders pro rata in accordance with their interests. With respect to any Separate Notes remarketed, upon receipt of proceeds of such Successful Optional Remarketing attributable to the remarketed Separate Notes, the Custodial Agent shall remit the proceeds of such Separate Notes sold in the Successful Optional Remarketing received from the Remarketing Agent(s) pro rata to the holders of such Separate Notes on the Remarketing Settlement Date in accordance with the instructions provided in the form of Exhibit K.

(vii) If there is a Successful Optional Remarketing, the Company shall cause a notice of the Successful Optional Remarketing to be published no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the Optional Remarketing Date. This notice shall include the Reset Rate. This notice shall be validly published by making a timely release to any appropriate news agency, including Bloomberg Business News and the Dow Jones News Service.

(viii) Following the occurrence of a Successful Optional Remarketing, the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of such term) will be substituted as Collateral for the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and will be held by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms hereof to secure the Obligations of each Holder of Corporate Units, and the Holders of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent shall have such security interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as defined in clause (i) of such term) as the Holder of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent had in respect of the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and the underlying Notes, subject to the Pledge thereof. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Agreement or the Certificates to the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes shall thereupon be deemed to be a reference to such Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as defined in clause (i) of such term). The Company may cause to be made in any Corporate Units Certificates thereafter to be issued such change in phraseology and form (but not in substance) as may be appropriate to reflect the substitution of the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as defined in clause (i) of such term) for the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes as Collateral.

 

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(ix) Following a Successful Optional Remarketing, the Remarketing Agent(s) shall remit (1) the proceeds attributable to the remarketed Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes to the Collateral Agent and (2) the proceeds attributable to the remarketed Separate Notes to the Custodial Agent for the benefit of the Holders of Separate Notes that had their Notes remarketed.

(x) If, in spite of its commercially reasonable efforts, the Remarketing Agent(s) cannot remarket the Notes as set forth above during the Optional Remarketing Period at a price not less than the applicable Remarketing Price or a condition precedent set forth in the Remarketing Agreement is not fulfilled or a Successful Remarketing has not occurred for any reason, the Optional Remarketing will be deemed to have failed (a “ Failed Optional Remarketing ”). Promptly after a Failed Optional Remarketing and receipt of notice thereof from the Company, the Custodial Agent will return Separate Notes that were to be subject to such Optional Remarketing to the appropriate holders pursuant to the instructions provided in the form of Exhibit K.

(xi) If the Company elects to remarket the Notes during the Optional Remarketing Period and a Successful Optional Remarketing has not occurred on or prior to the eighth calendar day prior to the first day of the Final Remarketing Period, the Company shall cause notice of the Failed Optional Remarketing to be provided to the Custodial Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent and to be published no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the last date of the Optional Remarketing Period. Any such notice shall be validly published by making a timely release to any appropriate news agency, including Bloomberg Business News and the Dow Jones News Service.

(xii) The Company will pay the Remarketing Fee in connection with any Successful Optional Remarketing. Holders whose Notes are part of a Successful Optional Remarketing will not be responsible for payment of the Remarketing Fee.

(xiii) At any time and from time to time during any Optional Remarketing Period, prior to the announcement of a Successful Optional Remarketing, the Company has the right to postpone such Optional Remarketing in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion.

(b) Final Remarketing . (i) Unless a Termination Event or a Successful Optional Remarketing has previously occurred, in order to dispose of the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes of any Holders of Corporate Units who have not notified the Purchase Contract Agent of their intention to effect a Cash Settlement as provided in Section 5.03(a)(i), or who have so notified the Purchase Contract Agent but failed to make such payment as required by Section 5.03(a)(ii), the Company shall engage the Remarketing Agent(s), pursuant to the terms of the Remarketing Agreement, to remarket such Notes, along with any Separate Notes, the holders of which have elected to participate in a Final Remarketing pursuant to Section 5.02(d), over a period of one or more days selected by the Company that fall during the Final Remarketing Period.

 

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(ii) The Company shall request that the Depository notify the Depository Participants holding Corporate Units, Treasury Units and Separate Notes of the Final Remarketing no later than seven calendar days prior to the first day of the Final Remarketing Period, and the Company shall provide a copy of such request to the Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent and Custodial Agent. In such notice, the Company shall set forth the dates of the Final Remarketing Period, the applicable procedures for holders of Separate Notes to participate in the Final Remarketing, the applicable procedures for Holders of Corporate Units to create Treasury Units, the applicable procedures for Holders of Treasury Units to recreate Corporate Units, the applicable procedures for Holders of Corporate Units to effect Early Settlement with respect to their Purchase Contracts and any other applicable procedures, including the procedures that must be followed by a holder of a Separate Note in the case of a Failed Remarketing if such holder of Separate Notes wishes to exercise its Put Right.

(iii) The Purchase Contract Agent, based on the notices specified pursuant to Section 5.03(a)(iv), shall notify the Remarketing Agent(s) in writing, promptly after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Final Remarketing Period, of the aggregate principal amount of Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are to be remarketed, and the Custodial Agent shall notify in writing the Remarketing Agent(s) of the aggregate principal amount of Separate Notes (if any) to be remarketed pursuant to Section 5.02(d). Upon receipt of notice from the Purchase Contract Agent and the Custodial Agent, in each case, as set forth in this Section 5.02(b)(iii), the Remarketing Agent shall, on each Remarketing Date in the Final Remarketing Period, use commercially reasonable efforts to remarket, as provided in the Remarketing Agreement, such Notes and such Separate Notes at the applicable Remarketing Price.

(iv) Reserved.

(v) If the Remarketing Agent(s) is able to remarket such Notes and the Separate Notes (if any) for at least the applicable Remarketing Price in any Final Remarketing in accordance with the Remarketing Agreement (a “ Successful Final Remarketing ”), the Collateral Agent shall cause the Securities Intermediary to Transfer to the Remarketing Agent(s) the remarketed Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes upon confirmation of deposit to the Collateral Account of proceeds of such Successful Final Remarketing attributable to such Notes, and the Custodial Agent shall Transfer the remarketed Separate Notes to the Remarketing Agent(s) upon confirmation of deposit to the Separate Notes Account of proceeds of such Successful Final Remarketing attributable to such Separate Notes. Settlement shall occur on the Remarketing Settlement Date. Upon deposit in the Collateral Account of such proceeds attributable to the remarketed Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership in Notes, the Collateral Agent shall, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date instruct the Securities Intermediary to (1) remit to the Company a portion of such proceeds equal to the aggregate principal amount of remarketed Notes underlying

 

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Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes to satisfy in full the Obligations of Holders of the related Corporate Units to pay the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock under the related Purchase Contracts and (2) promptly remit the balance of such proceeds to the Purchase Contract Agent for payment to the Holders of such Corporate Units, whereupon the Purchase Contract Agent shall make such payment on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date to such Holders pro rata in accordance with their interests. In addition, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Securities Intermediary shall deliver to the Collateral Agent for distribution to the Holders of Corporate Units who have elected Cash Settlement, and paid the Purchase Price as required by Section 5.03(a)(ii), the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes underlying such Corporate Units. With respect to any Separate Notes remarketed, upon receipt of proceeds attributable to remarketed Separate Notes, the Custodial Agent shall remit such proceeds of the Successful Final Remarketing received from the Remarketing Agent(s) pro rata to the holders of such Separate Notes on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in accordance with the instructions provided in the form of Exhibit K.

(vi) Following a Successful Final Remarketing, the Remarketing Agent(s) shall remit (1) the proceeds attributable to the remarketed Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes to the Collateral Agent and (2) the proceeds attributable to the remarketed Separate Notes to the Custodial Agent for the benefit of the Holders of Separate Notes that had their Notes remarketed.

(vii) If there is a Successful Final Remarketing, the Company shall cause a notice of the Successful Final Remarketing to be provided to the Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent and Custodial Agent and to be published no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the Final Remarketing Date. This notice shall include the Reset Rate. This notice shall be validly published by making a timely release to any appropriate news agency, including Bloomberg Business News and the Dow Jones News Service.

(viii) In connection with any Successful Final Remarketing, the Company shall cause all accrued and unpaid interest, including all Deferred Interest (and compounded interest thereon), to be paid to the Holders of the Notes, as of the relevant Record Date (as defined in the Indenture) (whether or not such Notes were remarketed in such Successful Final Remarketing), on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in Cash.

(ix) If, in spite of its commercially reasonable efforts, the Remarketing Agent(s) cannot remarket the Notes during the Final Remarketing Period at a price equal to or greater than the applicable Remarketing Price, a Successful Final Remarketing has not occurred for any reason, or a condition precedent set forth in the Remarketing Agreement is not fulfilled, the Remarketing will be deemed to have failed (a “ Failed Final Remarketing ”).

 

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Following a Failed Final Remarketing, as of the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, each Holder of any Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, unless such Holder has (A) provided written notice in substantially the form of Exhibit M hereto prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date of its intention to settle the related Purchase Contract with separate cash, (B) surrendered the Certificate evidencing the Corporate Units (if they are in certificated form) or the related Book-Entry Interests, to the Purchase Contract Agent prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date and (C) on or prior to the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date delivered the Purchase Price in Cash to the Securities Intermediary for deposit in the Collateral Account by certified or cashier’s check or wire transfer in immediately available funds payable to or upon the order of the Securities Intermediary (which settlement may only be effected in integral multiples of 20 Corporate Units), shall be deemed to have exercised such Holder’s Put Right with respect to the Notes underlying such Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and to have elected to apply the proceeds of the Put Price against such Holder’s obligation to pay the aggregate Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock to be issued under the related Purchase Contracts in full satisfaction of such Holders’ Obligations under such Purchase Contracts. Following such application, each such Holder’s Obligations will be deemed to be satisfied in full, and the Collateral Agent shall cause the Securities Intermediary to release the Notes underlying such Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes from the Collateral Account and shall promptly transfer such Notes to the Company.

Upon (x) receipt by the Collateral Agent of a notice from the Purchase Contract Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit N hereto promptly after the receipt by the Purchase Contract Agent of a notice from a Holder of Corporate Units that such Holder has elected, in accordance with the first sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, to settle the related Purchase Contract with separate cash and (y) payment by such Holder to the Securities Intermediary of the Purchase Price in accordance with the first sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, in lieu of exercise of such Holder’s Put Right, the Securities Intermediary shall give the Purchase Contract Agent and the Collateral Agent notice of the receipt of such payment in substantially the form of Exhibit O hereto and the Collateral Agent shall, and is hereby authorized to, or to cause the Securities Intermediary to (X) deposit the separate cash received from such Holder in the Collateral Account and, if the Company so requests and the Collateral Agent and Securities Intermediary consent thereto, invest such separate cash received in Permitted Investments consistent with the instructions of the Company with respect to Cash Settlement, (Y) promptly release from the Pledge the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes related to the Corporate Units as to which such Holder has paid such separate cash and (Z) promptly Transfer all such Notes to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to such Holder, in each case, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby, whereupon the Purchase Contract Agent shall Transfer such Notes in accordance with written instructions provided by the Holder thereof or, if no such instructions are given to the Purchase Contract Agent by the Holder, the Purchase Contract Agent shall hold such Notes, and any interest payment thereon, in the name of the Purchase Contract Agent or its nominee in trust for the benefit of such Holder until the expiration of the time period specified in the relevant abandoned property laws of the state where such Notes and interest payments thereon, if any, are held. On the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Collateral Agent shall, and is hereby authorized to, (A) instruct the Securities Intermediary to remit to the Company the separate cash amount or such portion of the proceeds of such Permitted Investments as is equal to the aggregate Purchase Price under all Purchase Contracts in respect of which separate cash has been paid as provided in this Section 5.02(b)(ix), as the case may be, to the Company, and (B) release any amounts in excess of such amount earned from such Permitted

 

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Investments (if any) to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to the Holders who have paid such separate cash pro rata in proportion to the amount paid by such Holders under this Section 5.02(b)(ix), as adjusted to reflect the period of time that each such Holder’s cash was invested in such Permitted Investments. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 5.02(b)(ix) shall prevent holders of Separate Notes from exercising their Put Right after a Failed Final Remarketing.

(x) The Company has the right to postpone the Final Remarketing in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion on any day prior to the last three Business Days of the Final Remarketing Period.

(xi) If a Successful Remarketing has not occurred on or prior to the last day of the Final Remarketing Period, the Company shall cause a notice of the Failed Remarketing to be provided to the Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent and Custodial Agent and to be published no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the last day of the Final Remarketing Period. This notice shall be validly published by making a timely release to any appropriate news agency, including Bloomberg Business News and the Dow Jones News Service.

(xii) The Company will pay the Remarketing Fee in connection with any Successful Final Remarketing. Holders whose Notes are part of a Successful Final Remarketing will not be responsible for payment of the Remarketing Fee.

(xiii) Following the occurrence of a Successful Final Remarketing, proceeds attributable to the remarketed Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership in Notes will be substituted as Collateral for the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and will be held by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms hereof to secure the Obligations of each Holder of Corporate Units, and the Collateral Agent shall have such security interests, rights and obligations with respect to such proceeds as the Collateral Agent had in respect of the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes.

(c) Reserved.

(d) At any time following notice by the Company of a Remarketing, other than during a Blackout Period, holders of Separate Notes may elect to have their Separate Notes remarketed in such Remarketing in the same manner as the Notes included in Corporate Units by delivering their Separate Notes along with a notice of this election, substantially in the form of Exhibit K attached hereto, to the Custodial Agent. The Custodial Agent shall hold the Separate Notes in an account separate from the Collateral Account in which any Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and/or any Pledged Treasury Securities shall be held. Holders electing to have their Separate Notes remarketed shall also have the right to withdraw the election, other than during a Blackout Period, by written notice to the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit L hereto, at any time prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Applicable Remarketing Period. In the event of a Successful Remarketing during the Optional Remarketing Period, each holder of Separate Notes that elects to have its Notes remarketed shall receive for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the Remarketing Price Per Note. In the event of a Successful Remarketing during the Final

 

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Remarketing Period, each holder of Separate Notes that elects to have its Notes remarketed shall receive its pro rata portion of the proceeds of such Successful Remarketing attributable to remarketed Separate Notes pursuant to 5.02(b)(v), which shall be, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, at least equal to $1,000 in cash. Any accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes, including any accrued and unpaid Deferred Interest (including compounded interest thereon), shall be paid in cash by the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, the right of each holder of the Notes underlying the aggregate Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are components of Corporate Units (who, in the case of a Final Remarketing, have not elected Cash Settlement, and paid the Purchase Price in Cash to the Securities Intermediary, pursuant to Section 5.03) and the Separate Notes, the holders of which have elected to participate in any Remarketing, to have such Notes remarketed during the Applicable Remarketing Period and sold on the Optional Remarketing Date or Final Remarketing Date, as the case may be, shall be subject to the conditions that (i) (1) the Remarketing Agent(s) conducts an Optional Remarketing, or (2) in the case of a Final Remarketing, that no Successful Optional Remarketing has occurred, each pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (ii) a Termination Event has not occurred prior to the Optional Remarketing Date or Final Remarketing Date, as the case may be, (iii) the Remarketing Agent(s) is able to find a purchaser or purchasers for such Notes at the applicable Remarketing Price based on the Reset Rate and (iv) each condition precedent to settlement of the remarketed Notes set forth in the Remarketing Agreement is satisfied or waived.

(f) The Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that, if required by applicable law, a registration statement, including a prospectus, under the Securities Act with regard to the full amount of the Notes to be remarketed in any Remarketing shall be effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission in a form that may be used by the Remarketing Agent(s) in connection with such Remarketing (unless such registration statement is not required under the applicable laws and regulations that are in effect at that time or unless the Company conducts any Remarketing in accordance with an exemption under the Securities Act).

Section 5.03. Cash Settlement; Payment of Purchase Price . (a) (i) Unless (1) a Termination Event has occurred, (2) a Holder effects an Early Settlement or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement of the underlying Purchase Contract or (3) a Successful Optional Remarketing has occurred, each Holder of Corporate Units shall have the right, subject to the conditions set forth below, to satisfy such Holder’s Obligations on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date with separate cash. Each Holder of Corporate Units who intends to pay separate cash to satisfy such Holder’s Obligations under the Purchase Contract on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date must so notify the Purchase Contract Agent by presenting and surrendering at the Corporate Trust Office (1) the Certificate evidencing the Corporate Units (if they are in certificated form) or the related Book-Entry Interests, and (2) a “ Notice to Settle with Cash ” substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto completed and executed as indicated, in each case, at any time on or after the date the Company gives notice of a Final Remarketing and prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Final Remarketing Period. Corporate Units Holders may only effect such a Cash Settlement pursuant to this Section 5.03(a) in integral multiples of 20 Corporate Units.

 

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(ii) A Holder of a Corporate Unit who has so notified the Purchase Contract Agent of its intention to effect a Cash Settlement in accordance with Section 5.03(a)(i) above shall pay the Purchase Price to the Securities Intermediary for deposit in the Collateral Account prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Final Remarketing Period, in Cash by certified or cashier’s check or wire transfer in immediately available funds payable to or upon the order of the Securities Intermediary.

(iii) If a Holder of a Corporate Unit fails to notify the Purchase Contract Agent of its intention to make a Cash Settlement in accordance with Section 5.03(a)(i), or does notify the Purchase Contract Agent as provided in Section 5.03(a)(i) of its intention to pay the Purchase Price with separate cash but fails to make such payment as required by Section 5.03(a)(ii), such Holder shall be deemed to have consented to the disposition of the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes pursuant to any Remarketing occurring in the Final Remarketing Period as set forth in Section 5.02(b).

(iv) Promptly after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Final Remarketing Period, the Purchase Contract Agent, based on notices received by the Purchase Contract Agent pursuant to Section 5.03(a)(i) and notice from the Securities Intermediary regarding cash received by it prior to such time, shall notify the Collateral Agent of the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be remarketed in any Remarketing occurring in the Final Remarketing Period in a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto.

(v) Upon (1) receipt by the Collateral Agent of a notice in the form of Exhibit J from the Purchase Contract Agent (delivered pursuant to clause (iv) above) after the receipt by the Purchase Contract Agent of a notice in the form of Exhibit E from a Holder of Corporate Units that such Holder has elected, in accordance with Section 5.03(a)(i), to effect a Cash Settlement and (2) the payment by such Holder of the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 5.03(a)(ii) above, then the Collateral Agent shall:

(A) if the Company so requests, and the Collateral Agent and Securities Intermediary consent thereto, instruct the Securities Intermediary promptly to invest any such Cash in Permitted Investments consistent with the instructions of the Company as provided for below in this Section 5.03(a)(v);

(B) release from the Pledge the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes related to the Corporate Units as to which such Holder has effected a Cash Settlement; and

(C) instruct the Securities Intermediary to Transfer all such Notes to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to such Holder, in each case free and clear of the Pledge created hereby, whereupon the Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly Transfer such Notes in accordance with written instructions provided by the Holder thereof or, if no such instructions are given to the Purchase Contract Agent by the Holder, the Purchase Contract Agent shall hold such Notes, and any

 

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interest payment thereon, in the name of the Purchase Contract Agent or its nominee in trust for the benefit of such Holder until the expiration of the time period specified in the relevant abandoned property laws of the state where such Notes and interest payments thereon, if any, are held.

The Company shall instruct the Collateral Agent in writing as to the type of Permitted Investments (if any) in which any such Cash shall be invested; provided, however , that if the Company fails to deliver such written instructions by 12:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day such Cash is received by the Collateral Agent or to be reinvested by the Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Agent may instruct the Securities Intermediary to invest such Cash in the Permitted Investments (if any) which have been designated by the Company in writing from time to time in a standing instruction to the Collateral Agent which shall be effective until revoked or superseded. If no such standing instruction exists, such Cash shall remain uninvested. The Company shall be under no obligation to provide such standing instruction and shall not be liable for failure to so provide. In no event shall the Collateral Agent or Securities Intermediary be liable for the selection of Permitted Investments or for investment losses incurred thereon. The Collateral Agent and Securities Intermediary shall have no liability in respect of losses incurred as a result of the failure of the Company to provide timely written investment direction.

On the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Collateral Agent shall, and is hereby authorized to, (A) instruct the Securities Intermediary to remit to the Company the separate cash amount or such portion of the proceeds of such Permitted Investments as is equal to the aggregate Purchase Price under all Purchase Contracts in respect of which Cash Settlement has been effected as provided in this Section 5.03, as the case may be, and (B) release any amounts in excess of such amount earned from such Permitted Investments to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to the Holders who have effected Cash Settlement, pro rata in proportion to the amount paid by such Holders under Section 5.03(a)(ii), as adjusted to reflect the period of time that each such Holder’s cash was invested in such Permitted Investments.

(b) In the case of a Treasury Unit or a Corporate Unit (if Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio have replaced the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes as a component of such Corporate Unit), if the Pledged Treasury Securities or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio held by the Securities Intermediary mature during the period from, and including, the fifth Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date to, and including, the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the principal amount of the Treasury Securities or the appropriate Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio received by the Securities Intermediary may be invested in Permitted Investments (if any), which have been designated by the Company in writing from time to time in a standing instruction to the Securities Intermediary which shall be effective until revoked or superseded. If no such standing instruction exists, such Cash shall remain uninvested. The Company shall be under no obligation to provide such standing instruction and shall not be liable for failure to so provide. On the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, an amount equal to the Purchase Price for all related Purchase Contracts shall be remitted to the Company as payment of such Holder’s Obligations under such Purchase Contracts without receiving any instructions from the Holder. In the event the sum of the Proceeds from either the related Pledged Treasury Securities or the

 

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related Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio and the Proceeds from such Permitted Investments is in excess of the aggregate Purchase Price, the Collateral Agent shall cause the Securities Intermediary to distribute such excess, when received by the Securities Intermediary, to the Purchase Contract Agent for the benefit of the Holders of the related Treasury Units or Corporate Units, as applicable.

(c) The Obligations of the Holders to pay the Purchase Price are non-recourse obligations and, except to the extent satisfied by Early Settlement, Fundamental Change Early Settlement or Cash Settlement or terminated upon a Termination Event, are payable solely out of the proceeds of any Collateral pledged to secure the Obligations of the Holders, and in no event will Holders be liable for any deficiency between the proceeds of the disposition of Collateral and the Purchase Price.

(d) The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock in respect of a Purchase Contract or deliver any certificates in respect thereof to the Holder of the related Units unless the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Purchase Price for the Common Stock to be purchased thereunder in the manner set forth herein.

Section 5.04. Issuance of Shares of Common Stock . Unless a Termination Event, an Early Settlement or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement shall have occurred, subject to Section 5.05(b), on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, upon the Company’s receipt of the aggregate Purchase Price payable on all Outstanding Units in accordance with Section 5.02 or 5.03, the Company shall issue and deposit with the Purchase Contract Agent, for the benefit of the Holders of the Outstanding Units, one or more certificates representing newly issued shares of Common Stock registered in the name of the Purchase Contract Agent (or its nominee) as custodian for the Holders or their designees (such certificates for shares of Common Stock, together with any dividends or distributions for which a record date and payment date for such dividend or distribution has occurred on or after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, being hereinafter referred to as the “ Purchase Contract Settlement Fund ”) to which the Holders are entitled hereunder.

Subject to the foregoing, following book-entry transfer of a Unit or surrender of a Certificate, as the case may be, to the Purchase Contract Agent on or after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, Early Settlement Date or the date on which the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right is exercised, as the case may be, together with settlement instructions thereon duly completed and executed, the Holder of the relevant Unit shall on the applicable Settlement Date (or, if later, the date of such book-entry transfer of the Unit or such surrender of the Certificate) be entitled to receive forthwith in exchange therefor book-entry transfer of beneficial interests in, or a certificate representing, that number of newly issued whole shares of Common Stock which such Holder is entitled to receive pursuant to the provisions of this Article 5 (after taking into account all Units then held by such Holder), together with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 5.09 and, in the case of a settlement on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, any dividends or distributions with respect to such shares constituting part of the Purchase Contract Settlement Fund, but without any interest thereon, and the number of Units represented by the Global Certificate shall be appropriately reduced in accordance with Applicable Procedures and standing arrangements between the Depository and the Purchase Contract Agent, or the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled, as the case may be.

 

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Such shares shall be registered in the name of, or book-entry interests therein shall be transferred to, the Holder or the Holder’s designee as specified in the settlement instructions provided by the Holder to the Purchase Contract Agent. If any shares of Common Stock issued in respect of a Purchase Contract are to be registered in the name of, or beneficial interests therein are transferred to, a Person other than the Person in whose name the Certificate evidencing such Purchase Contract is registered or the beneficial owner thereof, no such registration or transfer shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such registration or transfer shall have paid to the Company the amount of any transfer and other taxes (including any applicable stamp taxes) required by reason of such registration in a name other than that of, or transfer to a Person other than, the registered Holder of the Certificate evidencing such Purchase Contract or beneficial owner thereof or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax either has been paid or is not payable.

Section 5.05. Adjustment of each Fixed Settlement Rate . (a) Each Fixed Settlement Rate shall be subject to the following adjustments:

(i) If the Company exclusively issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or other distribution on all or substantially all of the Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, each Fixed Settlement Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

SR 1  = SR 0  ×         OS 1
OS 0

where,

 

  SR 0  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date of such dividend or other distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as applicable;

 

  SR 1  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on such Record Date or immediately after the open of business on such effective date, as applicable;

 

  OS 0  = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on such Record Date or immediately prior to the open of business on such 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 clause (i) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or other distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the effective date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this clause (i) is declared but not so paid or made, the Fixed Settlement Rates shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay or make such dividend or distribution, to the Fixed Settlement Rates that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

 

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(ii) If the Company issues to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock any rights, options, warrants or other securities (other than rights, options, warrants or other securities pursuant to a dividend reinvestment, share purchase or similar plan), entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock for a period expiring within 45 days from the date of issuance of such rights, options, warrants or other securities at a price per share of Common Stock that is less than the Current Market Price calculated as of the Record Date for such issuance, each Fixed Settlement Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

SR 1  = SR 0  ×         OS 0  + X
OS 0  + Y

where,

 

  SR 0  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance;

 

  SR 1  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on such Record Date;

 

  OS 0  = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on such Record Date;

 

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

 

  Y = the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options, warrants or other securities, divided by the Current Market Price on such Record Date.

Any increase in the Fixed Settlement Rates made pursuant to this clause (ii) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options, warrants or other securities are issued and shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such issuance. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options, warrants or other securities, the Fixed Settlement Rates shall be decreased, as of the date of such expiration, to the Fixed Settlement Rates that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options, warrants or other securities been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights, options, warrants or other securities are not so issued, the Fixed Settlement Rates shall be decreased to the Fixed Settlement Rates that would then be in effect if such Record Date for such issuance had not occurred.

For purposes of this clause (ii), in determining whether any rights, options, warrants or other securities entitle the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at less than the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock on the Record Date for such issuance, and in determining the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options,

 

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warrants or other securities, there shall be taken into account any consideration the Company receives for such rights, options, warrants or other securities and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, with the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

(iii) Reserved.

(iv) 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 the Company’s capital stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding:

 

    dividends, distributions or issuances as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to clause (i) or clause (ii) of this Section 5.05(a);

 

    dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which the provisions set forth in clause (v) below of this Section 5.05(a) shall apply; and

 

    Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this clause (iv) shall apply;

then each Fixed Settlement Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

SR 1  = SR 0  ×         SP 0
SP 0  – FMV

where,

 

  SR 0  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution;

 

  SR 1  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on such Record Date;

 

  SP 0  = the Current Market Price of the Common Stock calculated as of such Record Date; and

 

  FMV = the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of the shares of capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants distributed with respect to each outstanding share of the Common Stock on the Record Date for such distribution.

Any increase made under the portion of this clause (iv) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Fixed Settlement Rates shall be decreased, as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay or make such dividend or distribution, to be the Fixed Settlement Rates that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined in this clause (iv) above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined in this clause (iv) above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall receive, in respect of each Purchase Contract included in such Holder’s Units, at the

 

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same time and upon the same terms as holders of shares of the Common Stock, the amount and kind of the Company’s capital stock, evidences of the Company’s indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire the Company’s capital stock or other securities that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the Maximum Settlement Rate in effect on the Record Date for the distribution. If the Board of Directors determines the “FMV” (as defined in this clause (iv) above) of any distribution for purposes of this clause (iv) 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 the Current Market Price of the Common Stock.

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this clause (iv) 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 or quotation system (a “ Spin-Off ”), each Fixed Settlement Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

SR 1  = SR 0  ×         FMV 0  + MP 0
MP 0

where,

 

  SR 0  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately before the close of business on the Record Date for such distribution;

 

  SR 1  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately after giving effect to the adjustment under this portion of this clause (iv) applicable to Spin-Offs;

 

  FMV 0  = the Fair Market Value, determined as described in this clause (iv) below, of those shares of capital stock or similar equity interests so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock; and

 

  MP 0  = the Current Market Price of the Common Stock.

Any increase in the Fixed Settlement Rates under the immediately preceding paragraph shall occur on (A) the 10th Trading Day from and including the effective date of the Spin-Off; or (B) if the Spin-Off is effected simultaneously with an Initial Public Offering of the securities being distributed in the Spin-Off and the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off occurs on or before the date that the Initial Public Offering price of the securities being distributed in the Spin-Off is determined, the issue date of the securities being offered in such Initial Public Offering. For purposes of this section, “ Initial Public Offering ” means the first time securities of the same class or type as the securities being distributed in the Spin-Off are offered to the public for cash.

Subject to the immediately following paragraph, the “ Fair Market Value ” of the securities to be distributed to holders of Common Stock means the average of the closing sale prices of those securities on the principal U.S. national securities exchange or quotation system on which such securities are listed or quoted at that time over the first 10 Trading Days following, and including, the effective date of the Spin-Off. For purposes of such a Spin-Off, the “ Current Market Price ” of the Common Stock means the average of the closing sale prices of the Common Stock on the principal U.S. national securities exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted at that time over the first 10 Trading Days following, and including, the effective date of the Spin-Off.

 

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If, however, an Initial Public Offering of the securities being distributed in the Spin-Off is to be effected simultaneously with the Spin-Off and the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off occurs on or before the date that the Initial Public Offering price of the securities being distributed in the Spin-Off is determined, the “ Fair Market Value ” of the securities being distributed in the Spin-Off means the Initial Public Offering price, while the “ Current Market Price ” of the Common Stock means the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the principal U.S. national securities exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted at that time on the Trading Day on which the Initial Public Offering price of the securities being distributed in the Spin-Off is determined.

For purposes of this clause (iv) (and subject in all respect to clause (x) below), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of the Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock, including Common Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“ Trigger Event ”): (a) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock; (b) are not exercisable; and (c) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this clause (iv) (and no adjustment to the Fixed Settlement Rates under this clause (iv) 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 Fixed Settlement Rates shall be made under this clause (iv). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Agreement, 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 Record 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 Fixed Settlement Rates under this clause (iv) 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 Fixed Settlement Rates shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Fixed Settlement Rates 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 Fixed Settlement Rates shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.

 

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For purposes of clause (i), clause (ii) and this clause (iv), if any dividend or distribution to which this clause (iv) is applicable also includes one or both of:

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

(B) a dividend or distribution of rights, options, warrants or other securities to which clause (ii) is applicable (the “Clause (ii) Distribution”),

then, in either case, (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause (i) Distribution and the Clause (ii) Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this clause (iv) is applicable (the “Clause (iv) Distribution”) and any Fixed Settlement Rate adjustment required by this clause (iv) with respect to such Clause (iv) Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the Clause (i) Distribution and Clause (ii) Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause (iv) Distribution and any Fixed Settlement Rate adjustment required by clause (i) and clause (ii) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Company (I) the Record Date of the Clause (i) Distribution and the Clause (ii) Distribution shall be deemed to be the Record Date of the Clause (iv) Distribution and (II) any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause (i) Distribution or Clause (ii) Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on such Record Date or immediately prior to the open of business on such effective date, as applicable” within the meaning of clause (i) or “outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on such Record Date” within the meaning of clause (ii).

(v) If the Company pays any cash dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock during any quarterly period in an amount that exceeds $0.625 per share per quarter in the case of a regular quarterly dividend (such per share amount being referred to as the “ Reference Dividend ”), each Fixed Settlement Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

SR 1  = SR 0  ×         SP 0
SP 0  – C

where,

 

  SR 0  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

 

  SR 1  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution;

 

  SP 0  = the Current Market Price of the Common Stock; and

 

  C = the amount, if any, by which the per share amount of the dividend or distribution exceeds the Reference Dividend.

Any increase made under this clause (v) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid or made, the Fixed Settlement Rates shall be decreased, effective as of

 

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the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay or make such dividend or distribution, to be the Fixed Settlement Rates that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” (as defined in this clause (v) above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined in this clause (v) above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall receive, in respect of each Purchase Contract included in such Holder’s Units, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of shares of the Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the Maximum Settlement Rate in effect on the Record Date for such cash dividend or distribution.

The Reference Dividend shall be subject to an inversely proportional adjustment (determined in the same manner as the adjustment to the Floor Price and Threshold Appreciation Price set forth below in clause (vii) of this Section 5.05(a)) whenever each Fixed Settlement Rate is adjusted, other than pursuant to this clause (v). For the avoidance of doubt, the Reference Dividend shall be zero in the case of a cash dividend that is not a regular quarterly dividend.

(vi) If the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries makes a payment and/or delivery 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 and/or delivery per share of Common Stock exceeds the Closing 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 (such last date, the “ Expiration Date ”), each Fixed Settlement Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

SR 1  = SR 0  ×         AC + (SP 1  × OS 1 )
(OS 0  × SP 1 )

where,

 

  SR 0  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date;

 

  SR 1  = such Fixed Settlement Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the Expiration Date;

 

  AC = the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) to be paid and/or delivered for shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;

 

  OS 0  = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date (prior to giving effect to the purchase or exchange of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);

 

  OS 1  = the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the close of business on the Expiration Date (after giving effect to the purchase or exchange of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and

 

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  SP 1  = the Current Market Price of the Common Stock.

Any increase made under this clause (vi) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the Expiration Date. In the event the Company is, or one of the Company’s subsidiaries is, obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer, but the Company is, or such subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then each Fixed Settlement Rate shall be readjusted to the Fixed Settlement Rate that would then be in effect if such tender or exchange offer had not been made.

(vii) (1) If any adjustments are made to the Fixed Settlement Rates pursuant to this Section 5.05(a), an adjustment shall also be made to the Floor Price and the Threshold Appreciation Price solely to determine which of the clauses of the definition of Settlement Rate in Section 5.01(a) will be applicable to determine the Settlement Rate with respect to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or any Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date. Such adjustment shall be made by multiplying the Floor Price by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Maximum Settlement Rate immediately before such adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the Maximum Settlement Rate immediately after such adjustment and by multiplying the Threshold Appreciation Price by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Minimum Settlement Rate immediately before such adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the Minimum Settlement Rate immediately after such adjustment (rounded, in each case, to the nearest $0.0001). In addition, if any adjustment to the Fixed Settlement Rates becomes effective, or any effective date, Expiration Date, Ex-Dividend Date or Record Date for any share split or share combination, tender or exchange offer, issuance, dividend or distribution (relating to a required Fixed Settlement Rate adjustment) occurs, during the period beginning on, and including, (i) the open of business on the first Trading Day of the Market Value Averaging Period or (ii) in the case of Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement, the relevant Early Settlement Date or the date on which the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right is exercised and, in each case, ending on, and including, the date on which the Company delivers shares of Common Stock under the related Purchase Contract, the Company shall make appropriate adjustments to the Fixed Settlement Rates and/or the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon settlement of the Purchase Contract, in each case, consistent with the methodology used to determine the anti-dilution adjustments set forth above in paragraphs (a)(i) to (a)(vi) of this Section 5.05. If any adjustment to the Fixed Settlement Rates becomes effective, or any effective date, Expiration Date, Ex-Dividend Date or Record Date for any share split or share combination, tender or exchange offer, issuance, dividend or distribution (relating to a required Fixed Settlement Rate adjustment) occurs, during the period used to determine the Stock Price or any other averaging period hereunder, the Company shall make appropriate adjustments to the applicable prices, consistent with the methodology used to determine the anti-dilution adjustments set forth above in paragraphs (a)(i) to (a)(vi) of this Section 5.05.

 

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(2) No adjustment to the Fixed Settlement Rates will be made pursuant to this Section 5.05(a) if Holders participate, as a result of holding the Units and without having to settle the Purchase Contracts that form part of the Units, in the transaction that would otherwise give rise to an adjustment as if they held a number of shares of the Common Stock per Unit equal to the Maximum Settlement Rate, at the same time and upon the same terms as the holders of Common Stock participate in the transaction.

(viii) All adjustments to the Fixed Settlement Rates shall be calculated by the Company to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock. No adjustment to the Fixed Settlement Rates shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent in one or both Fixed Settlement Rates; provided , that if any adjustment is not required to be made because it would not change one or both of the Fixed Settlement Rates by at least one percent, the adjustment shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; provided further that notwithstanding whether or not such one percent threshold shall have been met, all such adjustments under this Section 5.05(a) shall be made no later than the time at which the Company is required to determine the relevant Settlement Rate or amount of Make-Whole Shares (if applicable) in connection with any settlement of the Purchase Contracts pursuant to Section 5.01, Section 5.05(b)(ii) or Section 5.08.

(ix) The Company may increase the Fixed Settlement Rates, in addition to those required by this Section 5.05(a), if the Board of Directors deems it advisable in order to avoid or diminish any income tax to any holders of Common Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or from any event treated as a dividend or distribution for income tax purposes or for any other reasons. The Company may only make such a discretionary adjustment if the Company makes the same proportionate adjustment to each Fixed Settlement Rate. Any such discretionary adjustment must be in effect for at least 20 Business Days, and the Company shall deliver written notice of the amount of such increase and the number of days for which it will be in effect to the Holders and Purchase Contract Agent at least 15 days prior to such adjustment taking effect.

(x) To the extent the Company has a shareholder rights plan involving the issuance of share purchase rights or other similar rights (the “ Rights ”) to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock in effect upon settlement of a Purchase Contract, a Holder shall be entitled to receive upon settlement of any Purchase Contract, in addition to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon settlement of such Purchase Contract, the related Rights for the Common Stock under the shareholder rights plan, unless prior to such settlement, such Rights under the shareholder rights plan have separated from the Common Stock, in which case each Fixed Settlement Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company made a distribution to all holders of the Common Stock as provided in Section 5.05(a)(iv), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of the Rights.

(b) (i) Following the effective date of a Reorganization Event, the Settlement Rate shall be determined by reference to the value of an Exchange Property Unit, and the Company shall deliver, upon settlement of any Purchase Contract, a number of Exchange Property Units equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company would otherwise be required to deliver hereunder. An “ Exchange Property Unit ” is the kind and amount of common stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) receivable

 

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in such Reorganization Event (without any interest thereon, and without any right to dividends or distributions thereon that have a Record Date that is prior to the applicable Settlement Date) per share of Common Stock by a holder of Common Stock that is not a Person with which the Company consolidated or into which the Company merged or which merged into the Company or to which such sale or transfer was made, as the case may be (any such Person, a “ Constituent Person ”), or an Affiliate of a Constituent Person to the extent such Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of Common Stock held by a Constituent Person and/or the Affiliates of a Constituent Person, on the one hand, and non-Affiliates of a Constituent Person, on the other hand. In the event holders of Common Stock (other than any Constituent Person or Affiliate thereof) have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in such transaction, the Exchange Property Unit that Holders of the Corporate Units or Treasury Units would have been entitled to receive shall be deemed to be (x) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make an election or (y) if no holders of the Common Stock affirmatively make such an election, the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Stock.

In the event of such a Reorganization Event, the Person formed by such consolidation, or merger or the Person that acquires the assets of the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent an agreement supplemental hereto providing that the Holder of each Unit that remains Outstanding after the Reorganization Event (if any) shall have the rights provided by this Section 5.05(b). Such supplemental agreement shall provide for adjustments to the amount of any securities constituting all or a portion of an Exchange Property Unit and/or adjustments to the Fixed Settlement Rates, which, for events subsequent to the effective date of such Reorganization Event, shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Section 5.05. The provisions of this Section 5.05(b)(i) shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events.

When the Company executes a supplemental agreement pursuant to this Section 5.05(b)(i), the Company shall promptly file with the Purchase Contract Agent an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise an Exchange Property Unit after any such Reorganization Event, any adjustments to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly mail notice thereof to all Holders. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental agreement to be mailed to each Holder within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental agreement. The Company shall not become a party to any Reorganization Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 5.05(b)(i).

In connection with any Reorganization Event, the Reference Dividend shall be subject to adjustment as described in clause (A), clause (B) or clause (C) below, as the case may be.

(A) In the case of a Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property Unit (determined, as appropriate, as set forth above and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed entirely of shares of common stock (the “ Merger Common Stock ”), the Reference Dividend at and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event will be equal to (x) the Reference Dividend immediately prior to the effective time of such Reorganization Event, divided by (y) the number of shares of Merger Common Stock that a holder of one share of Common Stock would receive in such Reorganization Event (such quotient rounded to the nearest $0.0001).

 

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(B) In the case of a Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property Unit (determined, as appropriate, as set forth above and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed in part of shares of Merger Common Stock, the Reference Dividend at and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event will be equal to (x) the Reference Dividend immediately prior to the effective time of such Reorganization Event, multiplied by (y) the Merger Valuation Percentage for such Reorganization Event (such product rounded to the nearest $0.0001).

(C) For the avoidance of doubt, in the case of a Reorganization Event in which the Exchange Property Unit (determined, as appropriate, as set forth above and excluding any dissenters’ appraisal rights) is composed entirely of consideration other than shares of common stock, the Reference Dividend at and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event will be equal to zero.

For purposes of calculating the “value” of an Exchange Property Unit, or any cash, securities or other property included therein, for purposes of (I) this Section 5.05(b)(i) and (II) the definitions of “Merger Valuation Percentage” and “Fundamental Change,” (x) the value of any cash shall be the face amount thereof, (y) the value of any common stock shall be (A) in the case of clause (I) above, the average of the volume-weighted average prices of such common stock on each Trading Day during the Market Value Averaging Period (subject to Section 5.05(a)(vii)(1)) and (B) in the case of clause (II) above, the Closing Price of such common stock (determined as if references in the definition of “Closing Price” to “Common Stock” referred instead to such common stock) on the relevant effective date (or, if such day is not a Trading Day, the immediately following Trading Day) and (z) the value of any other property, including securities other than any such common stock, included in the Exchange Property Unit, shall be the fair market value of such property over the Market Value Averaging Period, in the case of clause (I) above, or on the applicable effective date (or, if such day is not a Trading Day, the immediately following Trading Day), in the case of clause (II) above (in each case, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, whose determination shall be described in a Board Resolution).

(ii) If a Fundamental Change occurs prior to the 20th Business Day preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, then following such Fundamental Change, each Holder of a Purchase Contract shall have the right (“ Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right ”) to accelerate and settle (“ Fundamental Change Early Settlement ”) such Purchase Contract, other than during a Blackout Period and upon the conditions set forth below, on the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date at the Settlement Rate determined as if the Applicable Market Value equaled the Stock Price (as defined below), plus an additional make-whole amount of shares of Common Stock (the “ Make-Whole Shares ”), subject to adjustment under Section 5.05(a)(vii), and receive payment of cash in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 5.09; provided that no Fundamental Change Early Settlement will be permitted pursuant to this Section 5.05(b)(ii) unless, at the time such Fundamental Change Early Settlement is effected, there is an effective

 

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Registration Statement with respect to any securities to be issued and delivered in connection with such Fundamental Change Early Settlement, if such a Registration Statement is required (in the view of counsel, which need not be in the form of a written opinion, for the Company) under the Securities Act. If such a Registration Statement is so required, (A) the Company shall, promptly after the date on which the Holder attempts to effect a Fundamental Change Early Settlement, so notify such Holder, and (B) the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to (x) have in effect throughout the Fundamental Change Exercise Period a Registration Statement covering the Common Stock and other securities, if any, to be delivered in respect of the Purchase Contracts being settled and (y) provide a Prospectus in connection therewith, in each case, in a form that may be used in connection with such Fundamental Change Early Settlement (it being understood that for so long as there is a material business transaction or development that has not yet been publicly disclosed (but in no event for a period longer than 90 days), the Company will not be required to file such Registration Statement or provide such a Prospectus, and a Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right will not be available, until the Company has publicly disclosed such transaction or development; provided that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such disclosure as soon as it is commercially reasonable to do so). In the event that a Holder seeks to exercise its Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right and a Registration Statement is required to be effective in connection with the exercise of such right but no such Registration Statement is then effective or a Blackout Period is continuing, the Holder’s exercise of such right shall be void unless and until such a Registration Statement is effective and no Blackout Period is continuing. The Fundamental Change Exercise Period shall be extended by the number of days during such period on which no such Registration Statement is effective or a Blackout Period is continuing ( provided that the Fundamental Change Exercise Period shall not be extended beyond the fourth Business Day preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date) and the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date shall be postponed to the third Business Day following the end of the Fundamental Change Exercise Period. If, but for the proviso contained in the immediately preceding sentence, the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date would occur on or after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, the Company shall deliver to all Holders of Units on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date the applicable number of Make-Whole Shares in addition to a number of shares equal to the Settlement Rate, determined as if the Applicable Market Value were equal to the relevant Stock Price.

The Company shall provide written notice to Holders of Units and the Purchase Contract Agent of the completion of a Fundamental Change within 10 Business Days after the Effective Date (as hereinafter defined) of a Fundamental Change, which shall specify (i) an early settlement date (subject to postponement, as set forth above, the “ Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date ”), which shall be at least 10 days after the date of the notice but no later than the earlier of (A) 20 days after the date of such notice and (B) one Business Day prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, on which date the Company will deliver shares of Common Stock (or cash, securities, and/or other consideration, if applicable) to Holders who exercise the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right, (ii) the date by which Holders must exercise the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right, (iii) the applicable Settlement Rate and number of Make-Whole Shares, (iv) the amount and kind (per share of Common Stock) of cash, securities

 

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and/or other consideration receivable by the Holder upon settlement and (v) the amount of accrued and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments (including any deferred Contract Adjustment Payments and Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon), if any, that will be paid upon settlement to Holders exercising the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right.

Corporate Units Holders and Treasury Units Holders may only effect Fundamental Change Early Settlement pursuant to this Section 5.05(b)(ii) in integral multiples of 20 Corporate Units or Treasury Units, as the case may be; provided that if Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio have replaced Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes as a component of the Corporate Units, Corporate Units Holders may only effect Fundamental Change Early Settlement pursuant to this Section 5.05(b)(ii) in multiples of 80,000 Corporate Units.

In order to exercise the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right with respect to any Purchase Contracts, the Holder of the Certificate evidencing Units shall deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent at the Corporate Trust Office, during the period beginning on the date the Company delivers notice that a Fundamental Change has occurred and ending at 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date (such period, subject to extension as set forth above, the “ Fundamental Change Exercise Period ”) a notice of such election in the form attached thereto and such Certificate evidencing its Corporate Units or Treasury Units if they are held in certificated form, duly endorsed for transfer to the Company or in blank with the form of Election to Fundamental Change Early Settlement on the reverse thereof duly completed, and payment of the Purchase Price for each Purchase Contract being settled in immediately available funds.

In the event that Units are held by or through DTC or another Depository, the exercise of the right to effect Fundamental Change Early Settlement shall occur in conformity with the Applicable Procedures and standing arrangements between DTC or such Depository and the Purchase Contract Agent.

Upon receipt of any such Certificate and payment of such funds, the Purchase Contract Agent shall pay the Company from such funds the related Purchase Price pursuant to the terms of the related Purchase Contracts, and notify the Collateral Agent that all the conditions necessary for a Fundamental Change Early Settlement by a Holder of Units have been satisfied pursuant to which the Purchase Contract Agent has received from such Holder, and paid to the Company, as confirmed in writing by the Company, the related Purchase Price.

Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of the notice from the Purchase Contract Agent set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Collateral Agent shall release from the Pledge, (1) the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, in the case of a Holder of Corporate Units, or (2) the Pledged Treasury Securities, in the case of a Holder of Treasury Units, in each case relating to the Units containing the Purchase Contracts as to which such Holder has elected to effect Fundamental Change Early Settlement, and shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to Transfer all such Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (and the related Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio as specified in clause (ii) of the definition thereof) or Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to such Holder, in each case free and clear of the Pledge created hereby.

 

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If a Holder exercises the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.05(b)(ii), the Company will deliver (or will cause the Purchase Contract Agent to deliver) to the Holder on the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date for each Purchase Contract with respect to which such Holder has elected Fundamental Change Early Settlement:

(A) a number of shares of Common Stock (or Exchange Property Units, if applicable) equal to the Settlement Rate determined pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 5.05(b)(ii) plus the applicable Make-Whole Shares (or Exchange Property Units, if applicable) determined as set forth in Section 5.05(b)(iii);

(B) the amount of any accrued and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments (including any deferred Contract Adjustment Payments and Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon) to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date, unless the date on which the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Right is exercised occurs following any Record Date and prior to the related scheduled Contract Adjustment Payment Date, and the Company is not deferring the related Contract Adjustment Payment, in which case the Company shall instead pay all accrued and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments to the Holder as of such Record Date;

(C) the Notes, the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, related to each Unit with respect to which the Holder is effecting a Fundamental Change Early Settlement, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby; and

(D) if so required under the Securities Act, a Prospectus as contemplated by this Section 5.05(b)(ii).

The Corporate Units or the Treasury Units of the Holders who do not elect Fundamental Change Early Settlement in accordance with the foregoing will continue to remain Outstanding and be subject to settlement on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in accordance with the terms hereof. In the event that Fundamental Change Early Settlement is effected with respect to Purchase Contracts underlying less than all the Units evidenced by a Certificate, upon such Fundamental Change Early Settlement, the Company shall execute and the Purchase Contract Agent shall execute on behalf of the Holder, authenticate and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a Certificate evidencing the Units as to which Fundamental Change Early Settlement was not effected.

(iii) The number of Make-Whole Shares per Purchase Contract deliverable upon a Fundamental Change Early Settlement will be calculated by the Company and will be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the “ Effective Date ”) and the Stock Price in such Fundamental Change. The “Stock Price” in such Fundamental Change will be:

(A) if holders of Common Stock receive only cash in a Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the cash amount paid per share of the Common Stock; and

 

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(B) otherwise, the average of the Closing Prices of the Common Stock over the 20 Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of such Fundamental Change.

The Stock Prices set forth in the second row of the table ( i.e. , the column headers) shall be adjusted upon the occurrence of those events set forth in Section 5.05(a) requiring anti-dilution adjustments to the Fixed Settlement Rates. The adjusted Stock Prices will equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the applicable Fixed Settlement Rate immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the same Fixed Settlement Rate as so adjusted. Each of the Make-Whole Shares amounts in the table will be subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as the Fixed Settlement Rates as set forth under Section 5.05(a).

 

  Stock Price on Effective Date  

Effective Date

$ 30.00    $ 50.00    $ 100.00    $ 120.00    $ 130.00    $ 140.00    $ 143.87    $ 145.00    $ 150.00    $ 160.00    $ 180.00    $ 200.00    $ 207.81    $ 215.00    $ 230.00    $ 250.00    $ 300.00    $ 350.00    $ 400.00    $ 450.00    $ 500.00   

May 12, 2015

  0.1788      0.1155      0.0258      0.0030      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0003      0.0210      0.0377      0.0435      0.0405      0.0351      0.0293      0.0201      0.0151      0.0121      0.0100      0.0085   

May 1, 2016

  0.1194      0.0739      0.0186      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0151      0.0308      0.0363      0.0331      0.0275      0.0218      0.0137      0.0100      0.0080      0.0067      0.0057   

May 1, 2017

  0.0617      0.0352      0.0129      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0090      0.0217      0.0266      0.0230      0.0171      0.0119      0.0064      0.0047      0.0039      0.0033      0.0028   

May 1, 2018

  0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000      0.0000   

The exact Stock Price and Effective Date applicable to a Fundamental Change may not be set forth on the table, in which case:

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

(2) if the Stock Price is in excess of $500.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the second row of the table as set forth above), then the Make-Whole Share amount will be zero; and

(3) if the Stock Price is less than $30.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the second row of the table as set forth above), (the “ Minimum Stock Price ”), then the Make-Whole Share amount will be determined as if the Stock Price equaled the Minimum Stock Price, using straight line interpolation, as set forth in clause (1) above, if the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates on the table.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Settlement Rate exceed 0.5263 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Fixed Settlement Rates pursuant to Section 5.05(a).

(c) The Fixed Settlement Rates shall not be adjusted (subject to Section 5.05(a)(ix)):

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

(2) upon the issuance of options, restricted stock or other awards in connection with any employment contract, executive compensation plan, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors, consultants or independent contractors or the exercise of such options or other awards;

(3) upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security outstanding as of the day the Units were first issued;

(4) for any dividend or distribution of common stock in exchange for the Common Stock in connection with a merger, sale, or conveyance effected solely for the purpose of changing the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation;

(5) for a change in the par value or no par value of the Common Stock; or

(6) for accumulated and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments.

(d) All calculations and determinations pursuant to this Article 5 and otherwise pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, numbers of shares of Common Stock, any anti-dilution adjustments and whether or not any adjustment is required) shall be made by the Board of Directors or its agent in good faith and the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall have no responsibility for making, verifying or confirming such calculations or otherwise with respect to such calculations and determinations under this Agreement or otherwise, and may conclusively presume that such calculations and determinations are correct and conform to the requirements of this Agreement.

Section 5.06. Notice of Adjustments and Certain Other Events . (a) Whenever the Fixed Settlement Rates are adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall, as soon as practicable following the occurrence of an event that requires an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.05 (or if the Company is not aware of such occurrence, as soon as practicable after becoming so aware):

(i) compute each adjusted Fixed Settlement Rate in accordance with Section 5.05 and prepare and transmit to the Purchase Contract Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth each adjusted Fixed Settlement Rate, the method of calculation thereof in reasonable detail, and the facts requiring such adjustment and upon which such adjustment is based; and

 

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(ii) provide a written notice to the Holders of the Units and the Purchase Contract Agent of the occurrence of such event and a statement in reasonable detail setting forth the method by which the adjustment to each Fixed Settlement Rate was determined and setting forth each adjusted Fixed Settlement Rate.

(b) The Purchase Contract Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of each Fixed Settlement Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. The Purchase Contract Agent shall be fully authorized and protected in relying on any Officer’s Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.06(a)(i) and any adjustment contained therein and the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment unless and until it has received such Officer’s Certificate. The Purchase Contract Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities or property, which may at the time be issued or delivered with respect to any Purchase Contract; and the Purchase Contract Agent makes no representation with respect thereto. The Purchase Contract Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Purchase Contract or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article 5.

Section 5.07. Termination Event; Notice .

(a) The Purchase Contracts and all obligations and rights of the Company and the Holders thereunder, including the Holders’ obligation and right to purchase and receive shares of Common Stock and to receive accrued and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments (including any deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon)), shall immediately and automatically terminate, without the necessity of any notice or action by any Holder, the Purchase Contract Agent or the Company, if, prior to or on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a Termination Event shall have occurred. In the event of such a termination of the Purchase Contracts as a result of a Termination Event, Holders of such Purchase Contracts will not have a claim in bankruptcy under the Purchase Contract with respect to the Company’s issuance of shares of Common Stock or the right to receive Contract Adjustment Payments.

(b) Upon and after the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Units shall thereafter represent the right to receive the Notes (or security entitlements with respect thereto) underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Treasury Securities or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, forming part of such Units, and any other Collateral, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.15. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, (i) the Company shall promptly thereafter give written notice to the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Holders, at their addresses as they appear in the Security Register and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall, in accordance with Section 3.15, release the Notes (or security entitlements with respect thereto) underlying the

 

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Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio) forming a part of each Corporate Unit or the Treasury Securities forming a part of each Treasury Unit, as the case may be, and any other Collateral from the Pledge.

Section 5.08. Early Settlement . (a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Section 5.08, at the option of the Holder thereof, Purchase Contracts underlying Units may be settled early (“ Early Settlement ”) at any time prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, other than during a Blackout Period; provided that no Early Settlement will be permitted unless, at the time such Early Settlement is effected, there is an effective Registration Statement with respect to any securities to be issued and delivered in connection with such Early Settlement, if such a Registration Statement is required (in the view of counsel, which need not be in the form of a written opinion, for the Company) under the Securities Act. If such a Registration Statement is so required, (A) the Company shall, promptly after the date on which the Holder attempts to effect an Early Settlement, so notify such Holder, and (B) the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) have in effect a Registration Statement covering those shares of Common Stock and other securities, if any, to be delivered in respect of the Purchase Contracts being settled and (ii) provide a Prospectus in connection therewith, in each case, in a form that may be used in connection with such Early Settlement (it being understood that if there is a material business transaction or development that has not yet been publicly disclosed, the Company will not be required to file such Registration Statement or provide such a Prospectus, and the right to effect Early Settlement will not be available, until the Company has publicly disclosed such transaction or development; provided that the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make such disclosure as soon as it is commercially reasonable to do so). In the event that a Holder seeks to exercise its right to effect Early Settlement and a Registration Statement is required to be effective in connection with the exercise of such right but no such Registration Statement is then effective, the Holder’s exercise of such right shall be void unless and until such a Registration Statement shall be effective.

(b) In order to exercise the right to effect Early Settlement with respect to any Purchase Contracts, the Holder of the Certificate evidencing Units (in the case of Certificates in definitive certificated form) shall deliver, at any time prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, other than during a Blackout Period, such Certificate to the Purchase Contract Agent at the Corporate Trust Office, duly endorsed for transfer to the Company or in blank with the form of Election to Settle Early in the form attached thereto duly completed and accompanied by payment (payable to the Company in immediately available funds) in an amount (the “ Early Settlement Amount ”) equal to:

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(ii) if the Early Settlement Date occurs during the period from the close of business on any Record Date next preceding any Contract Adjustment Payment Date to the opening of business on such Contract Adjustment Payment Date, an amount equal to the Contract Adjustment Payments payable on such Contract Adjustment Payment Date, unless the Company elected to defer Contract Adjustment Payments which would otherwise be payable on such Contract Adjustment Payment Date.

In the case of Book-Entry Interests, each Beneficial Owner electing Early Settlement must deliver the Early Settlement Amount to the Purchase Contract Agent along with a facsimile of the Election to Settle Early form duly completed, make book-entry transfer of such Book-Entry Interests and comply with the Applicable Procedures of the Depository.

If the foregoing requirements are first satisfied with respect to Purchase Contracts underlying any Units prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day, such day shall be the “ Early Settlement Date ” with respect to such Units and if such requirements are first satisfied at or after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day or on a day that is not a Business Day, the “ Early Settlement Date ” with respect to such Units shall be the next succeeding Business Day.

Upon the receipt of such Certificate and Early Settlement Amount from the Holder, the Purchase Contract Agent shall pay to the Company such Early Settlement Amount, the receipt of which payment the Company shall confirm in writing. The Purchase Contract Agent shall then notify the Collateral Agent that (A) such Holder has elected to effect an Early Settlement, which notice shall set forth the number of such Purchase Contracts as to which such Holder has elected to effect Early Settlement, and (B) the Purchase Contract Agent has received from such Holder, and paid to the Company as confirmed in writing by the Company, the related Early Settlement Amount.

Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of the notice from the Purchase Contract Agent set forth in the preceding paragraph, the Collateral Agent shall release from the Pledge, (1) in the case of a Holder of Corporate Units, the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, or the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, relating to the Purchase Contracts to which Early Settlement is effected, or (2) in the case of a Holder of Treasury Units, Pledged Treasury Securities, in each case relating to the Units containing the Purchase Contracts as to which such Holder has elected to effect Early Settlement, and shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to Transfer all such Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (and the related Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio as specified in clause (ii) of the definition thereof) or Notes underlying such Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or Pledged Treasury Securities, as the case may be, to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to such Holder, in each case free and clear of the Pledge created hereby.

Holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units may only effect Early Settlement pursuant to this Section 5.08 in integral multiples of 20 Corporate Units or 20 Treasury Units, as the case may be; provided that if Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio have replaced Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes as a component of the Corporate Units, Corporate Units Holders may only effect Early Settlement pursuant to this Section 5.08 in integral multiples of 80,000 Corporate Units.

 

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(c) Upon Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts by a Holder of the related Units, on the applicable Settlement Date:

(i) such Holder shall be entitled to receive, and the Company will deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent for delivery to such Holder, a number of shares of Common Stock (or in the case of an Early Settlement following a Reorganization Event, a number of Exchange Property Units) equal to the applicable Minimum Settlement Rate as in effect on the Early Settlement Date for each Purchase Contract as to which Early Settlement is effected, subject to adjustment under Section 5.05(a)(vii), together with payment in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 5.09;

(ii) such Holder shall be entitled to receive, and the Securities Intermediary will deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent for delivery to such Holder, the Notes, the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio or the Treasury Securities, as the case may be, related to the Corporate Units or Treasury Units free and clear of the Company’s security interest; and

(iii) the Holder will be entitled to receive, and the Company shall be obligated to pay, any accrued and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments (including any accrued and unpaid deferred Contract Adjustment Payments and Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon) to, but excluding, the Contract Adjustment Payment Date immediately preceding the Early Settlement Date.

Upon any Early Settlement, the Holder’s right to receive future Contract Adjustment Payments and any accrued and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments for the period since the most recent Contract Adjustment Payment Date (including any accrued and unpaid deferred Contract Adjustment Payments and Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon) will terminate.

(d) Reserved.

(e) Upon Early Settlement of any Purchase Contracts, and subject to receipt of shares of Common Stock or Exchange Property Units from the Company and the Notes, the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, from the Securities Intermediary, as applicable, the Purchase Contract Agent shall on the applicable Settlement Date, in accordance with the instructions provided by the Holder thereof on the applicable form of Election to Settle Early on the reverse of the Certificate evidencing the related Units:

(i) transfer to the Holder (or its designee) the Notes, the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities, as the case may be, related to such Units,

(ii) deliver to the Holder (or its designee) a certificate or certificates for the full number of shares of Common Stock or Exchange Property Units deliverable upon such Early Settlement, together with payment in lieu of any fraction of a share, as provided in Section 5.09, and

 

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(iii) if so required under the Securities Act, deliver a Prospectus for the shares of Common Stock or other securities deliverable upon such Early Settlement as contemplated by Section 5.08(a).

(f) In the event that Early Settlement is effected with respect to Purchase Contracts underlying less than all the Units evidenced by a Certificate, upon such Early Settlement the Company shall execute and the Purchase Contract Agent shall execute on behalf of the Holder, authenticate and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a Certificate evidencing the Units as to which Early Settlement was not effected.

Section 5.09. No Fractional Shares . No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered upon settlement on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, or upon Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement of any Purchase Contracts. If Certificates evidencing more than one Purchase Contract shall be surrendered for settlement at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares of Common Stock which shall be delivered upon settlement shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of Purchase Contracts evidenced by the Certificates so surrendered. Instead of any fractional share of Common Stock that would otherwise be deliverable upon settlement of any Purchase Contracts on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, or upon Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement, the Company, through the Purchase Contract Agent, shall make a cash payment in respect of such fractional interest in an amount equal to the percentage of a whole share represented by such fractional share, multiplied by the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (or, in the case of any Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement, the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Settlement Date). The Company shall provide the Purchase Contract Agent from time to time with sufficient funds and instructions to permit the Purchase Contract Agent to make all cash payments required by this Section 5.09 in a timely manner.

Section 5.10. Charges and Taxes . The Company will pay all stock transfer and similar taxes attributable to the initial issuance and delivery of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Purchase Contracts; provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any such tax or taxes which may be payable in respect of any exchange of or substitution for a Certificate evidencing a Unit or any issuance of a share of Common Stock in a name other than that of (i) the registered Holder or Beneficial Owner of a Certificate surrendered in respect of the Units evidenced thereby, or (ii) the Purchase Contract Agent, as custodian for such Holder or Beneficial Owner, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such share certificates or Certificates unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the transfer or issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax either has been paid or is not payable.

Section 5.11. Contract Adjustment Payments . (a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 5.11 and Section 5.12, the Company shall pay, on each Contract Adjustment Payment Date, the Contract Adjustment Payments payable in respect of each Purchase Contract to the Person in whose name the relevant Certificate is registered at the close of business on the Record Date relating to such Contract Adjustment Payment Date. The Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable at the office of the Purchase Contract Agent or its agent, which agent shall

 

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maintain an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York for that purpose; provided that, subject to any applicable laws and regulations, as long as the Units are in global form, the Contract Adjustment Payments shall be payable in accordance with Applicable Procedures of the Depository. If the book-entry system for the Units has been terminated, the Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such Person’s address as it appears on the Security Register, or, if such Person so requests and designates an account in writing to the Purchase Contract Agent at least five Business Days prior to the Contract Adjustment Payment Date, by wire transfer to such account. If any date on which Contract Adjustment Payments are to be made is not a Business Day, then payment of the Contract Adjustment Payments payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or payment in respect of any such delay). Contract Adjustment Payments payable for any period will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Contract Adjustment Payments will accrue from the date of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the Company’s right to defer Contract Adjustment Payments pursuant to Section 5.12, each Holder on any Record Date shall be entitled to receive the full Contract Adjustment Payment due on the related Contract Adjustment Payment Date regardless of whether such Holder elects to settle the relevant Purchase Contract early (whether pursuant to Section 5.05(b)(ii) or Section 5.08) following such Record Date.

(b) Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company’s obligation to pay future Contract Adjustment Payments (including any accrued and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments) and any deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon) shall cease.

(c) Each Certificate delivered under this Agreement upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of (including as a result of a Collateral Substitution or the recreation of Corporate Units) any other Certificate shall carry the right to accrued and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments and deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon), that was carried by the Purchase Contracts underlying such other Certificates.

(d) (i) The Company’s obligations (collectively, the “ CAP Obligations ”) with respect to Contract Adjustment Payments and deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon), if any, shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment to any existing and future Senior Debt of the Company. The CAP Obligations shall rank on a parity with (1) the Notes and all other securities issued under the Base Indenture, and (2) all other indebtedness and obligations of the Company ranking on parity with the indebtedness described in the foregoing clause (1).

(ii) Upon any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to creditors upon any dissolution or winding-up or total or partial liquidation or reorganization of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other proceedings, or any assignment for the benefit of creditors, marshaling of assets and liabilities, or any debt restructuring or similar proceedings in connection with any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, all principal, premium, if any, sinking funds and interest, if any,

 

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due upon all Senior Debt shall first be paid in full, or payment thereof provided for in cash or cash equivalents in accordance with its terms, before any payment is made on account of the CAP Obligations, and upon any such dissolution or winding-up or liquidation or reorganization, any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which the Holders of the Units under the terms of this Agreement would be entitled, except for the provisions hereof, shall (subject to the power of a court of competent jurisdiction to make other equitable provision reflecting the rights conferred by the provisions hereof upon the Senior Debt and the holders thereof with respect to the Units and the Holders thereof by a lawful plan of reorganization under applicable bankruptcy law), be paid by the Company or any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other person making such payment or distribution, or by the Purchase Contract Agent or the Holders of the Units in respect of the CAP Obligations if received by them, directly to the holders of Senior Debt (pro rata to each such holder on the basis of the respective amounts of Senior Debt held by such holder) or their representatives, to the extent necessary to pay all Senior Debt (including interest thereon) in full in cash or cash equivalents in accordance with its terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to or for the holders of Senior Debt, before any payment or distribution is made to the Holders on account of the CAP Obligations. The consolidation of the Company with, or a merger of the Company into, another Person or the liquidation or dissolution of the Company following the sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of its assets, to another Person upon the terms and conditions provided in Section 9.01 hereof shall not be deemed a dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or reorganization for the purposes of this Section 5.11(d)(ii).

(iii) In the event that any payment or distribution of assets of the Company of any kind or character not permitted by Section 5.11(d)(ii), whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by the Purchase Contract Agent or the Holders of Units in respect of the CAP Obligations before all Senior Debt is paid in full, or provision made for such payment, in accordance with its terms upon written notice to the Purchase Contract Agent or, as the case may be, such Holder, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust for the benefit of, and shall be paid over or delivered to, (i) the holders of such Senior Debt or their representative or representatives, or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture pursuant to which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Debt may have been issued, as their respective interest may appear, or (ii) if applicable, any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, agent or other person making payment or distribution of assets of the Company, in each case for application to the payment of all Senior Debt remaining unpaid to the extent necessary to pay all such Senior Debt in full in accordance with its terms, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to holders of such Senior Debt. Nothing in this Section 5.11(d)(iii) shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Purchase Contract Agent under or pursuant to Section 7.07.

(iv) No payment on account of the CAP Obligations shall be made unless full payment of amounts then due for principal, premium, if any, sinking funds and interest on any Senior Debt has been made or duly provided for in cash or cash equivalents in accordance with the terms of such Senior Debt. No payment on account of the CAP

 

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Obligations shall be made if, at the time of such payment or immediately after giving effect thereto, (1) there shall exist a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, sinking fund or interest with respect to any Senior Debt, or (2) there shall have occurred an event of default (other than a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any, sinking funds or interest) with respect to any Senior Debt, as defined therein or in the instrument under which the same is outstanding, permitting the holders thereof to accelerate the maturity thereof and upon written notice thereof given to the Purchase Contract Agent, with a copy to the Company (the delivery of which shall not affect the validity of the notice to the Purchase Contract Agent), and such event of default shall not have been cured or waived or shall not have ceased to exist.

(e) From and after the payment in full of all Senior Debt, the Holders of the Units (together with the holders of any other indebtedness of the Company which is subordinate in right of payment to the payment in full of all Senior Debt, which is not subordinate in right of payment to the CAP Obligations and which by its terms grants such right of subrogation to the holder thereof) shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders of Senior Debt to receive payments or distributions of assets or securities of the Company applicable to the Senior Debt until the CAP Obligations shall be paid in full, and, for the purposes of such subrogation, no such payments or distributions to the holders of Senior Debt of assets or securities, which otherwise would have been payable or distributable to Holders of the Units, shall, as between the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Debt, and the Holders of the Units, be deemed to be a payment by the Company to or on account of the Senior Debt, it being understood that the provisions of Section 5.11(d) through (k) are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Units, on the one hand, and the holders of the Senior Debt, on the other hand, and nothing contained in Sections 5.11(d) through (k) is intended to or shall impair as between the Company, its creditors other than the holders of Senior Debt, and the Holders of the Units, the obligation of the Company, which is unconditional and absolute, to pay to the Holders of the Units the CAP Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, or to affect the relative rights of the Holders of the Units and creditors of the Company other than the holders of the Senior Debt, nor shall anything herein or therein prevent the Purchase Contract Agent or the Holder of a Unit from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon a failure of the Company to satisfy the CAP Obligations subject to the rights of the holders of Senior Debt, under Section 5.11(d), to receive cash, property or securities of the Company otherwise payable or deliverable to the Purchase Contract Agent or the Holders of the Units or to a representative of such Holders, on their behalf, in respect of the CAP Obligations.

(f) Each Holder of a Unit by his acceptance thereof, whether upon original issue or upon transfer or assignment, authorizes and directs the Purchase Contract Agent on his behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination provisions in Sections 5.11(d) through (k) and appoints the Purchase Contract Agent his attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes.

No rights of any present or future holder of any Senior Debt to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company, or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company, with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any such holder may have or otherwise be charged with.

 

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Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph, the holders of Senior Debt may, at any time and from time to time, without the consent of or notice to the Holders of the Units, without incurring responsibility to the Holders of the Units and without impairing or releasing the subordination provided in Sections 5.11(d) through (k) or the obligations of the Holders of the Units with respect to CAP Obligations to the holders of Senior Debt, do any one or more of the following: (i) change the manner, place or terms of payment of, or renew or alter, Senior Debt, or otherwise amend or supplement in any manner Senior Debt of any instrument evidencing the same or any agreement under which Senior Debt is outstanding; (ii) sell, exchange, release or otherwise deal with any property pledged, mortgaged or otherwise securing Senior Debt; (iii) release any Person liable in any manner for the collection of Senior Debt; and (iv) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company and any other Person.

(g) The Company shall give prompt written notice to a Responsible Officer of the Purchase Contract Agent at the Corporate Trust Office of the Purchase Contract Agent in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any fact known to the Company which would prohibit the making of any payment in respect of the CAP Obligations pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 5.11(d) through (k), or any other provisions of this Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts which would prohibit the making of any payment or distribution to or by the Purchase Contract Agent in respect of the CAP Obligations otherwise required to be made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Units or the Purchase Contracts, unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Purchase Contract Agent shall have received at the Corporate Trust Office written notice thereof from the Company or a holder or holders of Senior Debt or from any trustee therefor; and, prior to the receipt of any such written notice, the Purchase Contract Agent shall be entitled in all respects to assume that no such facts exist; provided, however , that if the Purchase Contract Agent shall not have received the notice provided for in this Section 5.11(g) at least three Business Days prior to the date upon which by the terms hereof any CAP Obligations become payable or distributable for any purposes, then, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Purchase Contract Agent shall have full power and authority to receive and to apply monies, securities or other property received by it for any such payment or distribution to the purpose for which they were received and shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary which may have been received by it within such three Business Days prior to such date.

The Purchase Contract Agent shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee on behalf of any such holder). In the event that the Purchase Contract Agent determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Debt to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to Sections 5.11(d) through (k), the Purchase Contract Agent may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Purchase Contract Agent as to the amount of Senior Debt held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any

 

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other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under Sections 5.11(d) through (k), and, if such evidence is not furnished, the Purchase Contract Agent may defer any payment or distribution to such Person pending judicial determination as to the right of such Person to receive such payment or distribution.

(h) Upon any payment or distribution referred to in Sections 5.11(d) through (k), the Purchase Contract Agent and the Holders of the Units shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree entered by any court of competent jurisdiction in which a dissolution, winding up or total or partial liquidation or reorganization of the Company is pending, or a certificate of the trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, custodian, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent or to the Holders of the Units, for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and other indebtedness of the Company, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to Sections 5.11(d) through (k).

(i) With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Purchase Contract Agent undertakes to perform or to observe only such of its covenants and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Agreement against the Purchase Contract Agent. The Purchase Contract Agent shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Debt and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall in the absence of bad faith mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders of the Units or to the Company or to any other Person cash, property or securities to which any holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue of Sections 5.11(d) through (k) or otherwise.

(j) The Purchase Contract Agent in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in Sections 5.11(d) through (k) with respect to any Senior Debt which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior Debt, and nothing in Section 313 of the TIA or in this Agreement shall deprive the Purchase Contract Agent of any of its rights as such holder.

Nothing in Sections 5.11(d) through (k) shall apply to claims of, or payments to, the Purchase Contract Agent under or pursuant to Section 7.07.

(k) Nothing contained in Sections 5.11(d) through (k) shall prevent at any time the Company from making payments with respect to the CAP Obligations, except under the conditions described in Section 5.11(d) or during the pendency of any proceedings or sale referred to therein. The failure to make a payment with respect to the CAP Obligations by reason of any provision of Sections 5.11(d) through (k) shall not be construed as preventing the occurrence of a default under this Agreement, the Units or the Purchase Contracts.

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Purchase Contracts for (i) which an effective Fundamental Change Early Settlement has occurred, the Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date or (ii) which an effective Early Settlement has occurred, the Contract Adjustment Payment Date immediately preceding the Early Settlement Date). Prior to the expiration of any Extension Period, the Company may further extend such Extension Period to any subsequent Contract Adjustment Payment Date, but not beyond the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (or any applicable Fundamental Change Early Settlement Date or Contract Adjustment Payment Date immediately preceding the Early Settlement Date, as the case may be).

If the Company so elects to defer Contract Adjustment Payments, the Company shall pay additional Contract Adjustment Payments on such deferred installments of Contract Adjustment Payments at a rate equal to 5.25% per annum, compounded on each Contract Adjustment Payment Date to, but excluding, the Contract Adjustment Payment Date on which such deferred Contract Adjustment Payments are paid (the accrued additional Contract Adjustment Payments thereon, being referred to herein as the “ Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments ”). The Company may pay any such deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon) on any scheduled Contract Adjustment Payment Date to the Holder on the related Record Date, subject to sub-section (c) below.

(b) The Company shall give written notice to the Purchase Contract Agent (and the Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly thereafter give notice thereof to Holders of Purchase Contracts) of its election to extend any period for the payment of Contract Adjustment Payments, the expected length of any such Extension Period and any extension of any Extension Period, at least one Business Day before the earlier of (i) the Record Date for the Payment Date on which Contract Adjustment Payments would have been payable except for the election to begin or extend the Extension Period or (ii) the date the Purchase Contract Agent is required to give notice to any securities exchange or to Holders of Purchase Contracts of such Record Date or such Payment Date.

(c) The Company shall give written notice to the Purchase Contract Agent (and the Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly thereafter give notice thereof to Holders of Purchase Contracts) of the end of an Extension Period (other than on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date) or its election to pay any portion of the deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon) on a Payment Date prior to the end of an Extension Period, at least one Business Day before the earlier of (i) the Record Date for the Payment Date on which such Extension Period shall end or such payment of deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon) shall be made or (ii) the date the Purchase Contract Agent is required to give notice to any securities exchange or to Holders of Purchase Contracts of such Record Date or such Payment Date.

(d) In the event the Company exercises its option to defer the payment of Contract Adjustment Payments, then, until all deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon) have been paid, the Company shall not (1) declare or pay any dividends on, or make any distributions on, or redeem, purchase or acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to any shares of its capital stock, (2) make any payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, or repay, repurchase or redeem any of the Company’s debt securities ranking on a parity with the CAP Obligations or ranking

 

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junior to the CAP Obligations, or (3) make any guarantee payments under any guarantee by the Company of securities of any of its subsidiaries in the case of a guarantee ranking on a parity with the CAP Obligations or ranking junior to the CAP Obligations; provided that the foregoing does not apply to:

(i) purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of the Company’s capital stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of employees, officers, directors, agents or consultants or a stock purchase or dividend reinvestment plan, or the satisfaction of the Company’s obligations pursuant to any contract or security outstanding on the date that the Contract Adjustment Payment is deferred requiring the Company to purchase, redeem or acquire its capital stock;

(ii) any payment, repayment, redemption, purchase, acquisition or declaration of dividends described in clause (1) above as a result of a reclassification of the Company’s capital stock, or the exchange or conversion of all or a portion of one class or series of the Company’s capital stock, for another class or series of the Company’s capital stock;

(iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Company’s capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of the Company’s capital stock or the security being converted or exchanged, or in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts outstanding on the date that the Contract Adjustment Payment is deferred;

(iv) dividends or distributions paid or made in the Company’s capital stock (or rights to acquire the Company’s capital stock), or repurchases, redemptions or acquisitions of the Company’s capital stock in exchange for the Company’s capital stock and distributions in connection with the settlement of stock purchase contracts outstanding on the date that the Contract Adjustment Payment is deferred;

(v) redemptions, exchanges or repurchases of, or with respect to, any rights outstanding under a shareholder rights plan outstanding on the date that the Contract Adjustment Payment is deferred or the declaration or payment thereunder of a dividend or distribution of or with respect to rights in the future;

(vi) payments on the Notes, any trust preferred securities, subordinated debentures, junior subordinated debentures or junior subordinated notes, or any guarantees of any of the foregoing, in each case, ranking on a parity with the CAP Obligations, so long as the amount of payments made on account of such securities or guarantees and the Purchase Contracts is paid on all such securities and guarantees and the Purchase Contracts then outstanding on a pro rata basis in proportion to the full payment to which each series of such securities, guarantees or Purchase Contracts is then entitled if paid in full; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not make Contract Adjustment Payments in part;

 

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(vii) any payment of deferred interest or principal on, or repayment, redemption or repurchase of, parity or junior securities that, if not made, would cause the Company to breach the terms of the instrument governing such parity or junior securities; or

(viii) any derivative transaction entered into to effect any transaction permitted pursuant to clauses (i) through (vii) above.

ARTICLE 6

RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF HOLDERS

Section 6.01. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Contract Adjustment Payments and to Purchase Shares of Common Stock . Each Holder of a Unit shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, (i) except upon and following a Termination Event and subject to Article 5, to receive each Contract Adjustment Payment and deferred Contract Adjustment Payment with respect to the Purchase Contract comprising part of such Unit on the respective Contract Adjustment Payment Date for such Unit and (ii) except upon and following a Termination Event, to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Purchase Contract comprising part of such Unit and, in each such case, to institute suit for the enforcement of any such right to receive Contract Adjustment Payments and the right to purchase shares of Common Stock (including, without limitation, by effecting an Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement in accordance with the terms hereof), and such right shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

Section 6.02. Restoration of Rights and Remedies . If any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Agreement and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company and such Holder shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and remedies of such Holder shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

Section 6.03. Rights and Remedies Cumulative . Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificates in the last paragraph of Section 3.10, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

Section 6.04. Delay or Omission Not Waiver . No delay or omission of any Holder to exercise any right upon a default or remedy upon a default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such right. Every right and remedy given by this Article 6 or by law to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by such Holders.

 

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Section 6.05. Undertaking for Costs . All parties to this Agreement agree, and each Holder of a Unit, by its acceptance of such Unit shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court of competent jurisdiction may in its discretion require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Agreement, or in any suit against the Purchase Contract Agent for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Purchase Contract Agent, 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 costs, 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 shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Purchase Contract Agent, to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% of the Outstanding Units, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of any interest on any Notes owed pursuant to such Holder’s Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or Contract Adjustment Payments on or after the respective Payment Date therefor in respect of any Unit held by such Holder, or for enforcement of the right to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Purchase Contracts constituting part of any Unit held by such Holder (including, without limitation, by effecting an Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement in accordance with the terms hereof).

Section 6.06. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws . The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Agreement; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

ARTICLE 7

THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT

Section 7.01. Certain Duties and Responsibilities .

(a) The Purchase Contract Agent:

(i) undertakes to perform, with respect to the Units, such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and the Remarketing Agreement to be performed by the Purchase Contract Agent and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement or the Remarketing Agreement against the Purchase Contract Agent; and

(ii) may conclusively rely, in the absence of bad faith on its part, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Purchase Contract Agent and conforming to the requirements of this Agreement or the Remarketing Agreement, as applicable, but in the case of any certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Purchase Contract Agent, the Purchase Contract Agent shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Agreement or the Remarketing Agreement, as applicable (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of the mathematical calculations or other facts, statements, opinions or conclusions stated therein).

 

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(b) No provision of this Agreement or the Remarketing Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Purchase Contract Agent from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this Section 7.01(b) shall not be construed to limit the effect of Section 7.01(a) or Section 7.01(c); and

(ii) the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it shall be conclusively determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Purchase Contract Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts.

(c) No provision of this Agreement or the Remarketing Agreement shall require the Purchase Contract Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Agreement and the Remarketing Agreement relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Purchase Contract Agent shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

(e) The Purchase Contract Agent is fully authorized to execute and deliver the Remarketing Agreement in its capacity as Purchase Contract Agent. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits afforded to the Purchase Contract Agent and each Indemnitee under this Agreement, including, without limitation, its and their rights to be compensated, reimbursed and indemnified, shall also extend to and cover the Purchase Contract Agent and each Indemnitee with respect to the role of the Purchase Contract Agent as Purchase Contract Agent under, including action taken, omitted to be taken or suffered by the Purchase Contract Agent pursuant to, the Remarketing Agreement.

(f) On or prior to the date that is 20 days prior to the first day of the Final Remarketing Period or, if the Company shall have elected to conduct an Optional Remarketing, the date that is 20 days prior to the first day of the Optional Remarketing Period, at the Company’s request given in an Officer’s Certificate at least three Business Days prior to such 20th day, the Purchase Contract Agent shall deliver to the Company and the Remarketing Agent(s) an executed counterpart of the Remarketing Agreement, signed by an authorized signatory of the Purchase Contract Agent.

Section 7.02. Notice of Default . Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default by the Company hereunder in respect of which a specific written notice thereof by the Company or any Holder of any such default is received by a Responsible Officer of the Purchase Contract Agent at the Corporate Trust Office of the Purchase Contract Agent, and such notice references the Units and this Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agent shall transmit by mail to the

 

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Company and the Holders, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, notice of such default hereunder, unless such default shall have been cured or waived. The term “default” for the purposes of this Section being hereby defined as the failure to make any Contract Adjustment Payment when the same shall become due and payable, or any default by the Company of any of its covenants in Article 10 of this Agreement.

Section 7.03. Certain Rights of Purchase Contract Agent . Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01:

(a) the Purchase Contract Agent may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document (whether in its original or facsimile form) reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b) any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate, Issuer Order or Issuer Request, and any resolution of the Board of Directors may be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution;

(c) whenever in the administration of this Agreement or the Remarketing Agreement the Purchase Contract Agent shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting to take any action hereunder or thereunder, the Purchase Contract Agent (unless other evidence be herein or therein specifically prescribed) may conclusively rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Company or an Opinion of Counsel;

(d) the Purchase Contract Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(e) the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, or inquire as to the performance by the Company of any of its covenants in this Agreement, but the Purchase Contract Agent, in its discretion, may make reasonable further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters related to the execution, delivery and performance of the Purchase Contracts as it may see fit, and, if the Purchase Contract Agent shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be given a reasonable opportunity to examine the relevant books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney, at the sole cost of the Company;

(f) the Purchase Contract Agent may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, attorneys, or an Affiliate of the Purchase Contract Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, attorney, or Affiliate appointed with due care by it hereunder;

 

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(g) the Purchase Contract Agent shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Agreement, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Purchase Contract Agent security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Purchase Contract Agent against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction;

(h) the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;

(i) the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be deemed to have notice of any adjustment to the Fixed Settlement Rate, the occurrence of a Termination Event or any default hereunder unless specific written notice by the Company or any Holder of any such adjustment, Termination Event, or default is received by a Responsible Officer of the Purchase Contract Agent at the Corporate Trust Office of the Purchase Contract Agent, and such notice references the Units and this Agreement;

(j) the Purchase Contract Agent may request that the Company deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Agreement along with specimen signatures, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded;

(k) the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Purchase Contract Agent, including, without limitation, its right to be compensated, reimbursed, and indemnified, are extended to and shall be enforceable by, each agent of, custodian of, and other Person employed by (in each case, as permitted under this Agreement), the Purchase Contract Agent to act hereunder and shall survive the resignation or removal of the Purchase Contract Agent and the termination of this Agreement and the termination, satisfaction and discharge of the Units and the Purchase Contracts;

(l) the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection proceedings hereunder and shall have no responsibilities with respect to any default hereunder, in each case, except as expressly set forth herein; and

(m) the permissive right of the Purchase Contract Agent to take or refrain from taking action hereunder shall not be construed as a duty.

Section 7.04. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Units . The recitals contained herein, in the Remarketing Agreement and in the Certificates shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Purchase Contract Agent assumes no responsibility for their accuracy or validity. The Purchase Contract Agent makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of either this Agreement or of the Units or the Pledge or the Collateral or the Remarketing Agreement and shall have no responsibility for perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral nor for making any calculations hereunder.

 

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The Purchase Contract Agent shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the proceeds in respect of the Purchase Contracts or for funds received and disbursed in accordance with this Agreement. The Purchase Contract Agent shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to any information, statement or recital in any offering memorandum, prospectus, prospectus supplement or other disclosure material prepared or distributed with respect to the issuance of the Units.

Section 7.05.  May Hold Units . Any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Company, or the Purchase Contract Agent and its Affiliates, in their individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Units and may otherwise deal with the Company, the Collateral Agent or any other Person with the same rights it would have if it were not Security Registrar or such other agent, or the Purchase Contract Agent. The Company may become the owner or pledgee of Units.

Section 7.06. Money Held in Custody . Money or other property held by the Purchase Contract Agent in custody hereunder need not be segregated from the Purchase Contract Agent’s other funds except to the extent required by law or provided herein; provided, however , that when the Purchase Contract Agent holds cash as a component of the Treasury Portfolio or a Treasury Unit, such cash shall be held in a separate account hereunder.

The Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary shall be under no obligation to invest or pay interest on any money received by it hereunder except as agreed in writing with the Company. If no standing instruction exists at the time any funds are received by the Purchase Contract Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary or the Collateral Agent, such funds shall remain uninvested without liability for interest or other compensation thereon.

Section 7.07. Compensation and Reimbursement .

The Company agrees:

(a) to pay to the Purchase Contract Agent compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder and under the Remarketing Agreement as the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent shall from time to time agree in writing;

(b) to reimburse the Purchase Contract Agent upon its request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Purchase Contract Agent in accordance with any provision of this Agreement and the Remarketing Agreement (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be caused by its gross negligence or willful misconduct; and

(c) to indemnify the Purchase Contract Agent and any predecessor Purchase Contract Agent and each of its directors, officers, agents and employees (collectively, with the Purchase Contract Agent, the “ Indemnitees ”) for, and to hold each Indemnitee harmless against, any loss, claim, damage, liability, or expense (including reasonable fees and expenses of outside counsel) incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance, administration or performance of its duties hereunder and under

 

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the Remarketing Agreement, including the Indemnitees’ reasonable and out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of enforcing this Agreement or the Remarketing Agreement and of defending themselves against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of the Purchase Contract Agent’s powers or duties hereunder or thereunder (whether asserted by a Holder, the Company or otherwise) or of enforcing the provisions of this Section. The Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly notify the Company of any third-party claim of which a Responsible Officer has received written notice and which may give rise to the indemnity hereunder and give the Company the opportunity to control the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Indemnitee, and the Purchase Contract Agent shall provide reasonable cooperation at the Company’s expense in the defense. Each Indemnitee may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel. Failure by the Purchase Contract Agent to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder.

The provisions of this Section shall survive the resignation or removal of the Purchase Contract Agent, the satisfaction or discharge of the Units and the Purchase Contracts and the termination of this Agreement.

When the Purchase Contract Agent incurs expenses or renders services in connection with an “Event of Default” specified in Section 6.1(d) or (e) of the Base Indenture or any event specified in the first sentence of the second paragraph of Section 5.11(d), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law. “Purchase Contract Agent” for the purposes of this Section 7.07 shall include any predecessor Purchase Contract Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent in each of its capacities hereunder and each agent, custodian and other person employed to act hereunder; provided, however , that the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Purchase Contract Agent hereunder shall not affect the rights of any other Purchase Contract Agent hereunder.

Section 7.08. Corporate Purchase Contract Agent Required; Eligibility . There shall at all times be a Purchase Contract Agent hereunder which shall be a Person organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and having (or being a member of a bank holding company having) a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority and having or having an agent having a corporate trust office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, if there be such a Person in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, qualified and eligible under this Article and willing to act on reasonable terms. If such Person publishes or files reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published or filed. If at any time the Purchase Contract Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

 

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Section 7.09. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor . (a) No resignation or removal of the Purchase Contract Agent and no appointment of a successor Purchase Contract Agent pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Purchase Contract Agent in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 7.10.

(b) The Purchase Contract Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Company 30 days prior to the effective date of such resignation. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Purchase Contract Agent required by Section 7.10 shall not have been delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Purchase Contract Agent may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Purchase Contract Agent.

(c) The Purchase Contract Agent may be removed at any time by Act of the Holders of a majority in number of the Outstanding Units delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent and the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Purchase Contract Agent required by Section 7.10 shall not have been delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent within 30 days after such Act, the Purchase Contract Agent being removed may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Purchase Contract Agent.

(d) If at any time:

(i) the Purchase Contract Agent fails to comply with Section 310(b) of the TIA (it being understood that, with respect to conflicts of interest under or in connection with this Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agent shall be governed by Section 310(b) of the TIA), as if the Purchase Contract Agent were an indenture trustee under an indenture qualified under the TIA, and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Unit for at least six months;

(ii) the Purchase Contract Agent shall cease to be eligible under Section 7.08 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company or by any such Holder; or

(iii) the Purchase Contract Agent shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Purchase Contract Agent or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Purchase Contract Agent or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

then, in any such case, (i) the Company by a Board Resolution may remove the Purchase Contract Agent, or (ii) any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Unit for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Purchase Contract Agent and the appointment of a successor Purchase Contract Agent.

 

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(e) If the Purchase Contract Agent shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Purchase Contract Agent for any cause, the Company, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Purchase Contract Agent and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 7.10. If no successor Purchase Contract Agent shall have been so appointed by the Company and accepted appointment in the manner required by Section 7.10, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Unit for at least six months, on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, or the Purchase Contract Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Purchase Contract Agent.

(f) The Company shall give, or shall cause such successor Purchase Contract Agent to give, notice of each resignation and each removal of the Purchase Contract Agent and each appointment of a successor Purchase Contract Agent by mailing written notice of such event by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to all Holders as their names and addresses appear in the applicable Security Register. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Purchase Contract Agent and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

Section 7.10. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor . (a) In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Purchase Contract Agent, every such successor Purchase Contract Agent so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the retiring Purchase Contract Agent an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Purchase Contract Agent shall become effective and such successor Purchase Contract Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, agencies and duties of the retiring Purchase Contract Agent; but, on the request of the Company or the successor Purchase Contract Agent, such retiring Purchase Contract Agent shall, upon payment of amounts owed to it pursuant to Section 7.07, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Purchase Contract Agent all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Purchase Contract Agent and duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Purchase Contract Agent all property and money held by such retiring Purchase Contract Agent hereunder.

(b) Upon request of any such successor Purchase Contract Agent, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Purchase Contract Agent all such rights, powers and agencies referred to in clause (a) of this Section 7.10.

(c) No successor Purchase Contract Agent shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Purchase Contract Agent shall be qualified and eligible under this Article 7.

Section 7.11. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business . Any Person into which the Purchase Contract Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Purchase Contract Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Purchase Contract Agent (including the administration of this Agreement), shall be the successor of the Purchase Contract Agent hereunder, provided that such Person shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this

 

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Article 7, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Certificates shall have been authenticated and executed on behalf of the Holders, but not delivered, by the Purchase Contract Agent then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such Purchase Contract Agent may adopt such authentication and execution and deliver the Certificates so authenticated and executed with the same effect as if such successor Purchase Contract Agent had itself authenticated and executed such Units.

Section 7.12. Preservation of Information . The Purchase Contract Agent shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders received by the Purchase Contract Agent in its capacity as Security Registrar.

Section 7.13. No Obligations of Purchase Contract Agent . Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agent assumes no obligations and shall not be subject to any liability under this Agreement, the Remarketing Agreement or any Purchase Contract in respect of the obligations of the Holder of any Unit thereunder. The Company agrees, and each Holder of a Certificate, by its acceptance thereof, shall be deemed to have agreed, that the Purchase Contract Agent’s execution of the Certificates on behalf of the Holders shall be solely as agent and attorney-in-fact for the Holders, and that the Purchase Contract Agent shall have no obligation to perform such Purchase Contracts on behalf of the Holders, except to the extent expressly provided in Article 5. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Purchase Contract Agent or its officers, directors, employees or agents be liable under this Agreement or the Remarketing Agreement for (i) indirect, special, punitive, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, including lost profits, whether or not the likelihood of such loss or damage was known to the Purchase Contract Agent and regardless of the form of action or (ii) any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement because of circumstances beyond its control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquake; fires; floods; wars; civil or military disturbances; terrorist acts; sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities; labor disputes; or acts of civil or military authority or governmental actions, in each case, which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of services contemplated by this Agreement; it being understood that the Purchase Contract Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under such circumstances.

Section 7.14. Tax Compliance . (a) Subject to Section 7.14(d), the Purchase Contract Agent, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Company, will comply with all applicable certification, information reporting and withholding (including “backup” withholding) requirements imposed by applicable tax laws, regulations or administrative practice with respect to (i) any payments made with respect to the Units or (ii) the issuance, delivery, holding, transfer, redemption or exercise of rights under the Units. Such compliance shall include, without limitation, the preparation and timely filing of required tax returns (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any information returns) and the timely payment of all amounts required to be withheld to the appropriate taxing authority or its designated agent.

 

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(b) Subject to Section 7.14(d), the Purchase Contract Agent shall comply in accordance with the terms hereof with any reasonable written direction received from the Company with respect to the execution or certification of any required documentation relating to taxes (including, but not limited to, Internal Revenue service (“ IRS ”) Forms W¬9 or W¬8) and the application of such requirements to particular payments or Holders or in other particular circumstances, and may for purposes of this Agreement conclusively rely on any such direction in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.01(a).

(c) Subject to Section 7.14(d), the Purchase Contract Agent shall maintain all appropriate records documenting compliance with all applicable tax reporting, documentation and certification requirements, and shall make such records available, on written request, to the Company or its authorized representative within a reasonable period of time after receipt of such request.

(d) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in order to comply with applicable tax laws (inclusive of rules, regulations and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) related to this Agreement in effect from time to time (“ Applicable Tax Law ”) that a foreign financial institution, issuer, trustee, paying agent or other party is or has agreed to be subject to, the Company agrees (i) to provide to the Agent sufficient information about the parties and/or transactions (including any modification to the terms of such transactions) so the Agent can determine whether it has tax related obligations under Applicable Tax Law, (ii) that the Agent shall be entitled to make any withholding or deduction from payments to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Tax Law for which the Agent shall not have any liability and (iii) to hold harmless the Agent, and each of them, for any Losses any of them may suffer due to the actions it or any of them takes to comply with Applicable Tax Law. The terms of this section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 8

SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS

Section 8.01. Supplemental Agreements without Consent of Holders . Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more agreements supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent and the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary, to:

(a) evidence the succession of another Person to the Company’s obligations in accordance with Article 9;

(b) add to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders, or surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company;

(c) evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary or Custodial Agent in accordance with Article 7 or 15, as the case may be;

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(e) cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provisions herein that may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Agreement that do not adversely affect the interests of any Holders; provided , that any amendment made to conform the provisions of this Agreement to the description of this Agreement, the Units and the Purchase Contracts contained in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated May 5, 2015, relating to the Units (including, without limitation, under the sections entitled “Description of the Equity Units”, “Description of the Purchase Contracts”, “Certain Provisions of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement” and “Description of the Remarketable Subordinated Notes”), as supplemented and/or amended by the Term Sheet based upon an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent will be deemed not to adversely affect the interests of the Holders.

Section 8.02. Supplemental Agreements with Consent of Holders . With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the Outstanding Units, with Holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units voting together as one class, including without limitation the consent of the Holders obtained in connection with a tender or an exchange offer, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent, the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Custodial Agent may enter into an agreement or agreements supplemental hereto for the purpose of modifying in any manner the terms of the Purchase Contracts, or the provisions of this Agreement or the rights of the Holders in respect of the Units; provided, however , that no such supplemental agreement shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Purchase Contract affected thereby:

(a) subject to the Company’s right to defer Contract Adjustment Payments, change any Payment Date;

(b) impair the Holders’ right to institute suit for the enforcement of any Purchase Contract or payment of any Contract Adjustment Payments or deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon);

(c) except as required pursuant to Section 5.05(a), reduce the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable pursuant to any Purchase Contract, increase the Purchase Price of the shares of Common Stock upon settlement of any Purchase Contract, change the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or change the right to effect an Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement in a manner adverse to the Holder or otherwise adversely affect the Holder’s rights under any Purchase Contract, this Agreement or any Remarketing Agreement in any respect;

(d) increase the amount or change the type of Collateral required to be Pledged to secure a Holder’s Obligations;

(e) impair the right of the Holder of any Purchase Contract to receive distributions on the Collateral or otherwise adversely affect the Holder’s rights in or to such Collateral;

(f) reduce any Contract Adjustment Payments or any deferred Contract Adjustment Payments (including Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon) or change any place where, or the coin or currency in which, any Contract Adjustment Payment is payable; or

 

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(g) reduce the percentage of the Outstanding Purchase Contracts or Units, as the case may be, whose Holders’ consent is required for any modification, amendment or waiver of the provisions of this Agreement or the Purchase Contracts or Units;

provided that if any such supplemental agreement would adversely affect only the Corporate Units or only the Treasury Units, then only the affected class of Holders as of the record date for the Holders entitled to vote thereon will be entitled to vote on such supplemental agreement, and such supplemental agreement shall not be effective except with the consent of Holders of not less than a majority of such class or, in the case of any supplemental agreement having the effects specified in clauses (a) through (g) of this Section 8.02, each Holder affected thereby. It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental agreement, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

Section 8.03. Execution of Supplemental Agreements . In executing, or accepting the additional agencies created by any supplemental agreement permitted by this Article 8 or the modifications thereby of the agencies created by this Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Custodial Agent shall be provided, and (subject to Section 7.01 with respect to the Purchase Contract Agent) shall be fully authorized and protected in relying upon, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such supplemental agreement is authorized or permitted by this Agreement and that any and all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such supplemental agreement have been satisfied. The Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Custodial Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental agreement that affects their own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

Section 8.04. Effect of Supplemental Agreements . Upon the execution of any supplemental agreement under this Article 8, this Agreement shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental agreement shall form a part of this Agreement for all purposes; and every Holder of Certificates theretofore or thereafter authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered hereunder, shall be bound thereby.

Section 8.05. Reference to Supplemental Agreements . Certificates authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered after the execution of any supplemental agreement pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Purchase Contract Agent, bear a notation in form approved by the Purchase Contract Agent as to any matter provided for in such supplemental agreement. If the Company shall so determine, new Certificates so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Purchase Contract Agent and the Company, to any such supplemental agreement may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated, executed on behalf of the Holders and delivered by the Purchase Contract Agent in exchange for Outstanding Certificates.

 

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ARTICLE 9

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, CONVEYANCE, TRANSFER OR LEASE

Section 9.01. Covenant Not to Consolidate, Merge, Convey, Transfer or Lease Property except under Certain Conditions . The Company shall not merge or consolidate with any other Person or sell or convey all or substantially all of its assets to any Person, unless

(a) either the Company is the continuing entity, or the successor entity (if other than the Company) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or a State thereof or the District of Columbia and such corporation expressly assumes all of the Company’s responsibilities and liabilities under the Purchase Contracts, the Corporate Units, the Treasury Units, this Agreement, the Remarketing Agreement (if any) and the Indenture by one or more supplemental agreements in form satisfactory to the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee and that complies with Article 8 hereof or the applicable provisions of the Remarketing Agreement or the Indenture, as the case may be, executed and delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Trustee by such corporation, and

(b) the Company or such successor corporation, as the case may be, will not, immediately after such merger or consolidation, or such sale or conveyance, be in default in the performance of any of its obligations or covenants under such agreements.

Section 9.02. Rights and Duties of Successor Person . In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance, and upon any such assumption by the successor corporation in accordance with Section 9.01, such successor corporation shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named in the Purchase Contracts, the Corporate Units, the Treasury Units, this Agreement and the Remarketing Agreement (if any) as the Company and (other than in the case of a lease) the Company shall be relieved of any further obligation under the Purchase Contracts, the Corporate Units, the Treasury Units, this Agreement and the Remarketing Agreement (if any). Such successor corporation thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company any or all of the Certificates evidencing Units issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent; and, upon the order of such successor instead of the Company, and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Agreement prescribed, the Purchase Contract Agent shall authenticate and execute on behalf of the Holders and deliver any Certificates which previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Purchase Contract Agent for authentication and execution, and any Certificate evidencing Units which such successor corporation thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Purchase Contract Agent for that purpose. All the Certificates issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Agreement as the Certificates theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as though all of such Certificates had been issued at the date of the execution hereof.

 

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In case of any such merger, consolidation, sale or conveyance such change in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Certificates evidencing Units thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.

Section 9.03. Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel Given to Purchase Contract Agent . The Purchase Contract Agent, subject to Section 7.01 and Section 7.03, shall be entitled to receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel and rely thereon as conclusive evidence that any such merger, consolidation, conveyance or sale, and any such assumption, complies with the provisions of this Article 9 and that all conditions precedent to the consummation of any such merger, consolidation, conveyance or sale have been met.

ARTICLE 10

COVENANTS

Section 10.01. Performance under Purchase Contracts . The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Units that it will duly and punctually perform its obligations under the Purchase Contracts in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contracts and this Agreement.

Section 10.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency . (a) The Company will maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, an office or agency, which may be the office of the Purchase Contract Agent or its agent, where Certificates may be presented or surrendered for acquisition of shares of Common Stock upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date or upon Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement and for transfer of Collateral upon occurrence of a Termination Event, Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement, where Certificates may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, or for a Collateral Substitution and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Units and this Agreement may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Purchase Contract Agent of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Purchase Contract Agent with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the foregoing Corporate Trust Office and the Company hereby appoints the Purchase Contract Agent as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. The Company initially designates the Corporate Trust Office as such office of the Company and appoints the Purchase Contract Agent as paying agent.

(b) The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where Certificates may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however , that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Purchase Contract Agent of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

 

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Section 10.03. Company to Reserve Common Stock . The Company shall at all times prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock the maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable against payment (including the maximum number of Make-Whole Shares issuable upon a Fundamental Change Early Settlement) in respect of all Purchase Contracts constituting a part of the Units evidenced by Outstanding Certificates.

Section 10.04. Covenants as to Common Stock; Listing . (a) The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock which may be issued against tender of payment in respect of any Purchase Contract constituting a part of the Outstanding Units will, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(b) The Company further covenants that, if at any time the Common Stock shall be listed on the New York Stock Exchange or any other national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Company shall, if permitted by the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system, list and keep listed, so long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, all Common Stock issuable upon settlement of Purchase Contracts.

(c) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the listing of the Corporate Units on the New York Stock Exchange within 30 days of the date of the initial issuance of the Corporate Units.

Section 10.05. Statements of Officer of the Company as to Default . The Company will deliver to the Purchase Contract Agent, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officer’s Certificate stating whether or not to the knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement, the Units or the Purchase Contracts and if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.

Section 10.06. ERISA . Each Holder, by acceptance of the Units, any shares of Common Stock issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contract or Notes, will be deemed to have represented and warranted that from and including the date of its acquisition of any such securities through and including the date of the satisfaction of the obligation under the Purchase Contract and/or the disposition of any such securities either (i) no portion of the assets used by such Holder to acquire or hold the Units, shares of Common Stock issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contract or Notes (or by any Beneficial Owner with a Book-Entry Interest in such Units that is a Plan or that used assets of a Plan to acquire such Book-Entry Interest) constitutes assets of any Plan or (ii) (1) its acquisition, holding and disposition of the Units, shares of Common Stock issuable upon settlement of the Purchase Contract or Notes, as applicable, will not violate ERISA’s fiduciary standards or other requirements under ERISA, the Code or Similar Laws, or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a violation of any applicable Similar Laws, and (2) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is or will be deemed to be a fiduciary with respect to any Plan.

 

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Section 10.07. Tax Treatment . The Company covenants and agrees, and by acceptance of a Unit or Book-Entry Interest, each Holder and beneficial owner will be deemed to have agreed for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes (unless otherwise required by any taxing authority) (i) to treat each beneficial owner of a Corporate Unit or a Treasury Unit as the owner, separately, of each of the applicable Purchase Contract and the applicable interests in the Collateral, including the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or the Treasury Securities, as the case may be, (ii) to treat the Notes as indebtedness, (iii) to allocate, as of the date hereof, 100% of the purchase price for a Corporate Unit to the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and 0% to each Purchase Contract, which will establish each beneficial owner’s initial tax basis in each Purchase Contract as $0 and each beneficial owner’s initial tax basis in each Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes as $50, and (iv) in all events, not to take any position for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes that is inconsistent with or contrary to the above covenants.

Section 10.08. Remarketing Agreement . On or prior to the date that is 20 days prior to the first day of the Final Remarketing Period or, if the Company shall have elected to conduct an Optional Remarketing, on or prior to the date that is 20 days prior to the first day of the Optional Remarketing Period, the Company shall have entered into, and shall have caused the Purchase Contract Agent and the Remarketing Agent to have entered into, the Remarketing Agreement.

ARTICLE 11

PLEDGE

Section 11.01. Pledge . Each Holder, acting through the Purchase Contract Agent as such Holder’s attorney-in-fact, and the Purchase Contract Agent, acting solely as such attorney-in-fact, hereby pledges and grants to the Collateral Agent, as agent of and for the benefit of the Company, a continuing first priority perfected security interest in and to, and a lien upon and right of set-off against, all of such Person’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral, whether now existing or hereafter arising, to secure the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations. The Collateral Agent shall have all of the rights, remedies and recourses with respect to the Collateral afforded a secured party by the UCC, in addition to, and not in limitation of, the other rights, remedies and recourses afforded to the Collateral Agent by this Agreement or other applicable law.

Section 11.02. Termination . As to each Holder, the Pledge created hereby shall terminate upon the payment and performance in full of such Holder’s Obligations, or (if earlier) upon any Termination Event. Promptly after such termination (as notified to the Collateral Agent by the Company), the Collateral Agent shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to Transfer the portion of the Collateral attributable to such Holder to the Purchase Contract Agent for distribution to such Holder, free and clear of the Pledge created hereby. As promptly as practicable following the termination of the Pledge with respect to any Collateral pursuant to this Section 11.02 or any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall terminate any UCC financing statements that have been filed that relate to such Collateral, and take any other action that the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder reasonably requests, to evidence the termination of the Pledge, in each case, at the sole expense of the Company.

 

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ARTICLE 12

ADMINISTRATION OF COLLATERAL

Section 12.01. Initial Deposit of Notes . (a) Prior to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agent, on behalf of the initial Holders of the Corporate Units, shall Transfer to the Securities Intermediary, for credit to the Collateral Account, the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and the Notes underlying such Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes by delivering such Notes indorsed in blank to the Securities Intermediary. The Securities Intermediary shall indicate by book-entry that a securities entitlement with respect to such Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes (and the Notes underlying such Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes) has been credited to the Collateral Account.

(b) The Collateral Agent may, at any time or from time to time, in its sole discretion, cause any or all securities or other property underlying any financial assets credited to the Collateral Account to be registered in the name of the Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Agent or their respective nominees.

Section 12.02. Establishment of Collateral Account . The Securities Intermediary hereby confirms that:

(a) the Securities Intermediary has established the Collateral Account;

(b) the Collateral Account is a securities account;

(c) subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Securities Intermediary shall identify in its records the Collateral Agent as the entitlement holder entitled to exercise the rights that comprise any financial asset credited to the Collateral Account;

(d) all property delivered to the Securities Intermediary pursuant to this Agreement, including any Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or Treasury Securities and the Permitted Investments, will be credited promptly to the Collateral Account; and

(e) all securities or other property underlying any financial assets credited to the Collateral Account shall be (i) registered in the name of the Purchase Contract Agent and indorsed to the Securities Intermediary or in blank, (ii) registered in the name of the Securities Intermediary or (iii) credited to another securities account maintained in the name of the Securities Intermediary.

In no case will any financial asset credited to the Collateral Account be registered in the name of the Purchase Contract Agent (in its capacity as such) or any Holder or specially indorsed to the Purchase Contract Agent (in its capacity as such) or any Holder, unless such financial asset has been further indorsed to the Securities Intermediary or in blank.

 

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Section 12.03. Treatment as Financial Assets . Each item of property (whether investment property, financial asset, security, instrument or cash) credited to the Collateral Account shall be deemed a financial asset.

Section 12.04. Sole Control by Collateral Agent . Except as provided in Section 15.01, at all times prior to the termination of the Pledge, the Collateral Agent shall have sole control of the Collateral Account, and the Securities Intermediary shall take instructions and directions, and comply with entitlement orders, with respect to the Collateral Account or any financial asset credited thereto solely from the Collateral Agent. If at any time the Securities Intermediary shall receive an entitlement order issued by the Collateral Agent and relating to the Collateral Account, the Securities Intermediary shall comply with such entitlement order without further consent by the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder or any other Person. Except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement, until termination of the Pledge, the Securities Intermediary will not comply with any entitlement orders issued by the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder.

Section 12.05. Jurisdiction . The Collateral Account, and the rights and obligations of the Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Agent, the Purchase Contract Agent and the Holders with respect thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. Regardless of any provision in any other agreement, the Securities Intermediary’s jurisdiction is the State of New York for purposes of the UCC.

Section 12.06. No Other Claims . Except for the claims and interest of the Collateral Agent and of the Purchase Contract Agent and the Holders in the Collateral Account, the Securities Intermediary (without having conducted any investigation) does not know of any claim to, or interest in, the Collateral Account or in any financial asset credited thereto. If the Securities Intermediary receives written notice at its corporate trust office identified on the signature page hereto or if a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge that any Person asserts any lien, encumbrance or adverse claim (including any writ, garnishment, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process) against the Collateral Account or in any financial asset carried therein, the Securities Intermediary will as soon as practicable notify the Collateral Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent.

Section 12.07. Investment and Release . Proceeds of financial assets from time to time credited to the Collateral Account shall be invested and reinvested to the extent provided in this Agreement. At all times prior to termination of the Pledge, no property shall be released from the Collateral Account except in accordance with this Agreement or upon written instructions of the Collateral Agent.

Section 12.08. Statements and Confirmations . The Securities Intermediary will as soon as practicable send copies of all statements, confirmations and other correspondence concerning the Collateral Account and any financial assets credited thereto simultaneously to each of the Purchase Contract Agent and the Collateral Agent at their addresses for notices under this Agreement.

 

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Section 12.09. Tax Allocations . Subject to Section 7.14(d), the Collateral Agent shall, at the expense of the Company, report all items of income, gain, expense and loss recognized in the Collateral Account, to the extent such reporting is required by applicable law, to the Internal Revenue Service and any other applicable tax authority in the manner required by applicable law. Neither the Securities Intermediary nor the Purchase Contract Agent shall have any tax reporting duties in respect of the Collateral Account.

Section 12.10. No Other Agreements . The Securities Intermediary has not entered into, and prior to the termination of the Pledge will not enter into, any agreement with any other Person relating to the Collateral Account or any financial assets credited thereto, including, without limitation, any agreement to comply with entitlement orders of any Person other than the Collateral Agent.

Section 12.11. Powers Coupled with an Interest . The rights and powers granted in this Agreement to the Collateral Agent have been granted in order to perfect its security interests in the Collateral Account, are powers coupled with an interest and will be affected neither by the bankruptcy of the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder nor by the lapse of time. The obligations of the Securities Intermediary under this Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement shall continue in effect until the termination of the Pledge.

Section 12.12. Waiver of Lien; Waiver of Set-off . The Securities Intermediary waives any security interest, lien or right to make deductions or set-offs that it may now have or hereafter acquire in or with respect to the Collateral Account, any financial asset credited thereto or any security entitlement in respect thereof. Neither the financial assets credited to the Collateral Account nor the security entitlements in respect thereof will be subject to deduction, set-off, banker’s lien, or any other right in favor of any person other than the Company.

ARTICLE 13

RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT

Section 13.01. Rights and Remedies of the Collateral Agent . (a) In addition to the rights and remedies set forth herein or otherwise available at law or in equity, after a collateral event of default (as specified in Section 13.01(b)) hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall have all of the rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC is in effect in the jurisdiction where the rights and remedies are asserted) and the TRADES Regulations and such additional rights and remedies to which a secured party is entitled under the laws in effect in any jurisdiction where any rights and remedies hereunder may be asserted. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such remedies may include, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (1) retention of the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Pledged Treasury Securities and/or the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio in full satisfaction of the Holders’ obligations under the Purchase Contracts and the Purchase Contract Agreement and/or (2) sale of the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Pledged Treasury Securities or the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio in one or more public or private sales.

 

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(b) Without limiting any rights or powers otherwise granted by this Agreement to the Collateral Agent or under applicable law, in the event the Collateral Agent is unable to make payments to the Company on account of Proceeds of (i) the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes (other than any interest payments thereon), (ii) Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, or (iii) the Pledged Treasury Securities as provided in this Agreement in satisfaction of the Obligations of the Holder of the Units of which such Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, such Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio or such Pledged Treasury Securities are a part under the related Purchase Contracts, the inability to make such payments shall constitute a “ collateral event of default ” hereunder and the Collateral Agent shall, for the benefit of the Company, have and may exercise, with reference to such Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, Pledged Treasury Securities or Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as applicable, any and all of the rights and remedies available to a secured party under the UCC and the TRADES Regulations after default by a debtor, and as otherwise granted herein or under any applicable law.

(c) Without limiting any rights or powers otherwise granted by this Agreement to the Collateral Agent or under applicable law, the Collateral Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized to receive, collect and apply to the satisfaction of the Obligations all payments with respect to (i) the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes (other than any interest payments thereon), (ii) the Pledged Treasury Securities and (iii) the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, subject, in each case, to the provisions of this Agreement, and as otherwise provided herein.

(d) The Purchase Contract Agent and each Holder agrees that, from time to time, upon the written request of the Collateral Agent, the Purchase Contract Agent, on behalf of such Holder, shall execute and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request in order to maintain the Pledge, and the perfection and priority thereof, and to confirm the rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder. The Purchase Contract Agent shall have no liability to any Holder for executing any documents or taking any such acts requested by the Collateral Agent hereunder, except for liability for its own grossly negligent acts, its own grossly negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct.

(e) The Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Custodial Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights (including indemnities), protections, privileges and immunities set forth in Article 7 for the benefit of the Purchase Contract Agent, and such rights, protections, privileges and immunities shall be in addition to and not in lieu of the rights, protections, privileges and immunities set forth elsewhere herein.

ARTICLE 14

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES TO COLLATERAL AGENT;

HOLDER COVENANTS

Section 14.01. Representations and Warranties . Each Holder from time to time, acting through the Purchase Contract Agent as attorney-in-fact (it being understood that the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be liable for any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of a Holder), hereby represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the Company (with respect to such Holder’s interest in the Collateral), which representations and warranties shall be deemed repeated on each day a Holder effects a Transfer of Collateral, that:

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(b) such Holder is the sole beneficial owner of the Collateral and, in the case of Collateral delivered in physical form, is the sole holder of such Collateral and is the sole beneficial owner of, or has the right to Transfer, the Collateral it Transfers to the Collateral Agent for credit to the Collateral Account, free and clear of any security interest, lien, encumbrance, call, liability to pay money or other restriction other than the security interest and lien granted under Article 11;

(c) upon the Transfer of the Collateral to the Securities Intermediary for credit to the Collateral Account, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, will have a valid and perfected first priority security interest therein (assuming that any central clearing operation or any securities intermediary or other entity not within the control of the Holder involved in the Transfer of the Collateral, including the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary, gives the notices and takes the action required of it hereunder and under applicable law for perfection of that interest and assuming the establishment and exercise of control pursuant to Article 12); and

(d) the execution and performance by the Holder of its obligations under this Agreement will not result in the creation of any security interest, lien or other encumbrance on the Collateral (other than the security interest and lien granted under Article 11) or violate any provision of any existing law or regulation applicable to it or of any mortgage, charge, pledge, indenture, contract or undertaking to which it is a party or which is binding on it or any of its assets.

Section 14.02. Covenants . The Purchase Contract Agent and the Holders from time to time, acting through the Purchase Contract Agent as their attorney-in-fact (it being understood that the Purchase Contract Agent shall not be liable for any covenant made by or on behalf of a Holder), hereby covenant to the Collateral Agent and the Company that for so long as the Collateral remains subject to the Pledge:

(a) neither the Purchase Contract Agent nor such Holders will create or purport to create or allow to subsist any mortgage, charge, lien, pledge or any other security interest whatsoever over the Collateral or any part of it other than pursuant to this Agreement; and

(b) neither the Purchase Contract Agent nor such Holders will sell or otherwise dispose (or attempt to dispose) of the Collateral or any part of it except for the beneficial interest therein, subject to the Pledge hereunder, transferred in connection with a Transfer of the Units.

 

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ARTICLE 15

THE COLLATERAL AGENT, THE CUSTODIAL AGENT AND

THE SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY

Section 15.01. Appointment, Powers and Immunities . The Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall act solely as agent for the Company hereunder (and not as a fiduciary), shall not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any of the Holders, except for the obligations owed by a pledgee of property to the owner of the property under this Agreement and applicable law, and shall have such powers as are specifically vested in the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, by the terms of this Agreement. The Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary shall:

(a) have no duties, responsibilities, covenants or obligations except those expressly set forth in this Agreement and no implied covenants or obligations shall be inferred from this Agreement against the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, nor shall the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary be bound by the provisions of any agreement by any party hereto (to which the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, is not a party) beyond the specific terms hereof and none of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary or the Custodial Agent have any fiduciary duties to the Holders or any other Person, and in acting hereunder, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Custodial Agent shall act solely as an agent of the Company and will not thereby assume any obligations towards or relationship of agency or trust for or with any of the Holders or any other third party;

(b) not be responsible for any recitals contained in this Agreement, or in any certificate or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by it under, this Agreement or the Units, or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement (other than as against the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be), the Units, any Collateral or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or for any failure by the Company or any other Person (except the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary, as the case may be) to perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or for the perfection, priority or, except as expressly required hereby, maintenance of any security interest created hereunder;

(c) not be required to initiate or conduct any litigation or collection proceedings hereunder (except pursuant to directions furnished under Section 15.02, subject to Section 15.08);

(d) not be responsible or liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or under any other document or instrument referred to or provided for herein or in connection herewith or therewith or for any loss or injury resulting from its actions or its performance of its duties hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction;

 

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(e) not be required to advise any party as to selling or retaining, or taking or refraining from taking any action with respect to, any securities or other property deposited hereunder; and

(f) notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, be entitled to make a deduction or withholding from any payment which it makes under this Agreement for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or government charges if and to the extent so required by applicable law, in which event the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as applicable shall make such payment after such withholding or deduction has been made and shall account to the relevant authorities for the amount so withheld or deducted.

Subject to the foregoing, during the term of this Agreement, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall take all reasonable action in connection with the safekeeping and preservation of the Collateral hereunder as determined by industry standards.

The Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Custodial Agent shall not be responsible for and make no representation as to the existence, genuineness, or value of any Collateral, for the legality, effectiveness or sufficiency of any Collateral, or for the creation, perfection, priority, sufficiency or protection of any liens or security interests securing the Obligations or otherwise.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary or the Custodial Agent to file financing statements or continuation statements, or be responsible for maintaining the security interests purported to be created as described herein (except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder) and such responsibility shall be solely that of the Company.

No provision of this Agreement shall require the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder. In no event shall the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary be liable for any amount in excess of the value of the Collateral.

Section 15.02. Instructions of the Company . The Company shall have the right, by one or more written instruments executed and delivered to the Collateral Agent, to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for the realization of any right or remedy available to the Collateral Agent, or of exercising any power conferred on the Collateral Agent, or to direct the taking or refraining from taking of any action authorized by this Agreement; provided, however , that (i) such direction shall not conflict with the provisions of any law or of this Agreement or involve the Collateral Agent in personal liability and (ii) the Collateral Agent shall be indemnified to its satisfaction as provided herein. Nothing contained in this Section 15.02 shall impair the right of the Collateral Agent in its discretion to take any action or omit to take any action which it deems proper and which is not inconsistent with such direction. None of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary has any obligation or responsibility to file UCC financing or continuation statements.

 

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Section 15.03. Reliance by Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary . Each of the Securities Intermediary, the Custodial Agent and the Collateral Agent (solely for purposes of this paragraph, the “ Agents ”) shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon any certification, order, judgment, opinion, notice or other written communication (including, without limitation, any thereof by e-mail or similar electronic means, telecopy or facsimile) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons (without being required to determine the correctness of any fact stated therein) and consult with and conclusively rely upon advice, opinions and statements of legal counsel and other experts selected by the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be. As to any discretionary action or matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement, each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder in accordance with instructions given by the Company or the Holders, as the case may be; provided, however , it is understood that in all cases the Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any such action under this Agreement if it shall not have received such direction from the Company or the Holders (acting in accordance with this Agreement), as such Agent deems appropriate. This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Agents and their successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto.

Section 15.04. Certain Rights . (a) Whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Agreement the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, or omitting to take, or suffering any action hereunder, or suffering to exist any state of events, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary and such certificate, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, shall be full warrant to the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance thereon.

(b) The Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, entitlement order, approval or other paper or document that it reasonably believes to be genuine.

(c) The Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary may execute any of the powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, attorneys, or an Affiliate of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as applicable, and none of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, attorney, or Affiliate appointed with due care by it hereunder.

 

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(d) No provision of this Agreement or the Units shall require the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary to expend or risk its own funds, or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder.

(e) None of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary shall be deemed to have notice of any default hereunder unless specific written notice by the Company or any Holder of any such default is received by a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as applicable, at the Corporate Trust Office of the Purchase Contract Agent.

Section 15.05. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business . Any Person or national association into which the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person or national association resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary shall be a party, or any Person or national association succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Collateral Agent (including the administration of this Agreement), the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary shall be the successor of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper with any party hereto or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto except where an instrument of transfer or assignment is required by law to effect such succession, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

Section 15.06. Rights in Other Capacities . The Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary and their affiliates may (without having to account therefor to the Company) accept deposits from, lend money to, make their investments in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with the Purchase Contract Agent, any other Person interested herein and any Holder (and any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates) as if it were not acting as the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, and the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary and their affiliates may accept fees and other consideration from the Purchase Contract Agent and any Holder without having to account for the same to the Company; provided that each of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary covenants and agrees with the Company that it shall not accept, receive or permit there to be created in favor of itself and shall take no affirmative action to permit there to be created in favor of any other Person, any security interest, lien or other encumbrance of any kind in or upon the Collateral other than the lien created by the Pledge.

Section 15.07. Non-reliance on the Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent And Securities Intermediary . None of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder of this Agreement, the Units or any other document referred to or provided for herein or therein or to inspect the properties or books of the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder. None of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary shall have any duty or responsibility to provide the Company with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Purchase Contract Agent or any Holder (or any of their respective affiliates) that may come into the possession of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary or any of their respective affiliates.

 

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Section 15.08. Compensation and Indemnity . The Company agrees to:

(a) pay the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary from time to time such compensation as shall be agreed in writing between the Company and the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, for all services rendered by them hereunder and to reimburse the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including legal fees and expenses), disbursements and advances incurred or made in connection with the Collateral Agent’s, Custodial Agent’s and Securities Intermediary’s execution and performance of this Agreement;

(b) indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent, the Securities Intermediary and each of their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (collectively, the “ Pledge Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all losses, damages, claims (whether asserted by the Company, the Purchase Contract Agent or any other Person), liabilities, losses, taxes and costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and out of pocket expenses of counsel) (collectively, “ Losses ” and individually, a “ Loss ”) of whatever kind or nature regardless of their merit, demanded, asserted or claimed against the Pledge Indemnitees or any of them directly or indirectly relating to, or arising from, claims against the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, by reason of its participation in the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation all reasonable costs required to be associated with claims for damages to persons or property, and reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses and court costs, provided that the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary has not acted with gross negligence or engaged in willful misconduct with respect to the specific Loss against which indemnification is sought; and

(c) in addition to and not in limitation of paragraph (b) of this Section 15.08, indemnify and hold the Pledge Indemnitees and each of them harmless from and against any and all Losses that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against, the Pledge Indemnitees or any of them in connection with or arising out of the Collateral Agent’s, the Custodial Agent’s or the Securities Intermediary’s acceptance or performance of its powers and duties under this Agreement, provided the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary has not acted with gross negligence or engaged in willful misconduct with respect to the specific Loss against which indemnification is sought, including the Pledge Indemnitee’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of defending themselves against any claim or liability (whether asserted by the Company, any holder of Units, or otherwise) in connection with the exercise or performance of any of the Collateral Agent’s, the Custodial Agent’s or Securities Intermediary’s powers or duties hereunder or thereunder or of enforcing the provisions of this Section 15.08 and Section 15.14.

The provisions of this Section 15.08 and Section 15.14 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary and the termination of this Agreement.

 

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Section 15.09. Failure to Act . In the event that, in the good faith, reasonable belief of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, an ambiguity in the provisions of this Agreement arises or any actual dispute between or conflicting claims by or among the parties hereto or any other Person with respect to any funds or property deposited hereunder has been asserted in writing, then at its sole option, each of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall be entitled, after prompt notice to the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent, to refuse to comply with any and all claims, demands or instructions with respect to such property or funds so long as such dispute or conflict shall continue, and the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, shall not be or become liable in any way to any of the parties hereto for its failure or refusal to comply with such conflicting claims, demands or instructions. In such event, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall be entitled to refuse to act until either:

(a) such conflicting or adverse claims or demands shall have been finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or settled by agreement between the conflicting parties as evidenced in a writing reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary; or

(b) the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary shall have received security or an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it sufficient to hold it harmless from and against any and all loss, liability or reasonable out-of-pocket expense which it may incur by reason of its acting.

The Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary may in addition elect to commence an interpleader action or seek other judicial relief or orders as the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary may deem necessary. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, none of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary shall be required to take any action that is in its opinion contrary to law or to the terms of this Agreement, or which would in its opinion subject it or any of its officers, employees or directors to personal liability.

Section 15.10. Resignation of Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary . Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary as provided below:

(i) the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary may resign at any time by giving notice thereof to the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent as attorney-in-fact for the Holders;

(ii) the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary may be removed at any time by the Company; and

(iii) if the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary fails to perform any of its material obligations hereunder in any material respect for a period of not less than 20 days after receiving written notice of such failure by the Purchase Contract Agent and such failure shall be continuing, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary may be removed by the Purchase Contract Agent, acting at the direction of Holders of a majority of the Units.

 

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The Purchase Contract Agent shall promptly notify the Company upon the transmission of notice as contemplated by clause (iii) of Section 15.10 and any removal of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary pursuant to clause (iii) of this Section 15.10. Upon any such resignation or removal under this Section 15.10, the Company shall have the right to appoint a successor Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, which shall not be an Affiliate of the Purchase Contract Agent. If no successor Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 45 days after the retiring Collateral Agent’s, Custodial Agent’s or Securities Intermediary’s giving of notice of resignation or the Company’s or the Purchase Contract Agent’s giving notice of such removal, then the retiring or removed Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary may petition any court of competent jurisdiction, at the expense of the Company, for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary. The Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary shall each be a bank or a national banking association (which has an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York) with a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, such successor Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, and the retiring Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, shall take all appropriate action, subject to payment of any amounts then due and payable to it hereunder, to transfer any money and property held by it hereunder (including the Collateral) to such successor. The retiring Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary shall, upon such succession, be discharged from its duties and obligations as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary hereunder. After any retiring Collateral Agent’s, Custodial Agent’s or Securities Intermediary’s resignation hereunder as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent or Securities Intermediary, the provisions of this Article 15 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary. Any resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary hereunder, at a time when such Person is also acting as the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, as the case may be, shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement as the simultaneous resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary or the Custodial Agent, as the case may be.

Section 15.11. Right to Appoint Agent or Advisor . The Collateral Agent shall have the right to appoint agents or advisors in connection with any of its duties hereunder, and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by, or in reliance upon the advice of, such agents or advisors selected in good faith.

 

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Section 15.12. Survival . The provisions of this Article 15 shall survive termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary.

Section 15.13. Exculpation . Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary or their officers, directors, employees or agents be liable under this Agreement for indirect, special, punitive, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, including, but not limited to, lost profits, whether or not the likelihood of such loss or damage was known to the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent or the Securities Intermediary, or any of them and regardless of the form of action.

Section 15.14. Expenses, Etc. The Company agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary for:

(a) all reasonable costs, fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary), in connection with (i) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery or performance of this Agreement (excluding taxes that are based on or measured by income in whole or in part (including franchise taxes)) and (ii) any modification, supplement or waiver of any of the terms of this Agreement;

(b) all reasonable costs, fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) in connection with (i) any enforcement or proceedings resulting or incurred in connection with causing any Holder to satisfy its obligations under the Purchase Contracts forming a part of the Units and (ii) the enforcement of this Section 15.14;

(c) all transfer, stamp, documentary or other similar taxes, assessments or charges levied by any governmental or revenue authority in respect of this Agreement and all costs, expenses, taxes, assessments and other charges incurred in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated hereby;

(d) all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of any agent or advisor appointed by the Collateral Agent; and

(e) any other out-of-pocket costs and expenses (excluding taxes) reasonably incurred by the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Securities Intermediary in connection with the performance of their duties hereunder.

Section 15.15. Force Majeure . In no event shall any of the Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused by circumstances beyond its control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquake; fires; floods; wars; civil or military disturbances; terrorist acts; sabotage; epidemics; riots; interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities; or acts of civil or military authority or governmental actions, in each case, which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of services

 

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contemplated by this Agreement; it being understood that the Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary shall use commercially reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under such circumstances.

ARTICLE 16

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 16.01. Security Interest Absolute . All rights of the Collateral Agent and security interests hereunder, and all obligations of the Holders from time to time hereunder pursuant to the Pledge, shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any provision of the Purchase Contracts or the Units or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or any other term of, or any increase in the amount of, all or any of the Obligations of Holders of the Units under the related Purchase Contracts, or any other amendment or waiver of any term of, or any consent to any departure from any requirement of, the Purchase Contract Agreement or any Purchase Contract or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto; or

(c) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or discharge of, a borrower, a guarantor or a pledgor.

Section 16.02. Notice of Termination Event . Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company shall deliver written notice to the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Securities Intermediary within a reasonable amount of time and to the extent permitted by law.

Section 16.03. USA PATRIOT Act . The parties hereto acknowledge that in order to help the United States government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, pursuant to Federal regulations that became effective on October 1, 2003 (Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act) all financial institutions are required to obtain, verify, record and update information that identifies each person establishing a relationship or opening an account. The parties to this Agreement agree that they will provide to the Agent such information as it may request, from time to time, in order for the Agent to satisfy the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, including but not limited to the name, address, tax identification number and other information that will allow it to identify the individual or entity who is establishing the relationship or opening the account and may also ask for formation documents such as articles of incorporation or other identifying documents to be provided.

The duties and obligations of the Agent shall be determined solely by the express terms of this Agreement, and no duties, obligations or responsibilities shall be implied into this Agreement against the Agent.

[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

Anthem, Inc. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,
as Purchase Contract Agent, Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent, Securities Intermediary and as attorney-in-fact of the Holders from time to time of the Units
By: /s/ Wayne S. DeVeydt By: /s/ Michael Countryman
Name: Wayne S. DeVeydt Name: Michael Countryman
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Title: Vice President

[PURCHASE CONTRACT AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT]


EXHIBIT A

(FORM OF FACE OF CORPORATE UNITS CERTIFICATE)

[For inclusion in Global Certificate only — THIS CERTIFICATE IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., AS THE NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (THE “ DEPOSITARY ”), THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS CERTIFICATE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR CERTIFICATES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]

 

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No.: [      ]

CUSIP No. 036752 202

Number of Corporate Units: [              ]

ISIN No. US0367522028

ANTHEM, INC.

Corporate Units

This Corporate Units Certificate certifies that [Cede & Co.] is the registered Holder of the number of Corporate Units set forth above [For inclusion in Global Certificates only — or such other number of Corporate Units reflected in the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Certificate attached hereto, which number, taken together with the number of all other Outstanding Corporate Units and the number of all Outstanding Treasury Units, shall not exceed 25,000,000 Units]. Each Corporate Unit consists of (i) the rights and obligations of the Holder under one Purchase Contract with the Company pursuant to which (A) the Holder will agree to purchase from the Company, and the Company will agree to sell to the Holder, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (unless a Termination Event, an Early Settlement or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement has occurred), for the Stated Amount in cash, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Settlement Rate, subject to anti-dilution adjustments and (B) the Company will pay the Holder quarterly Contract Adjustment Payments, subject to the Company’s right to defer such Contract Adjustment Payments and (ii) either (A) an Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes or (B) upon the occurrence of a Successful Optional Remarketing during the Optional Remarketing Period, the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, subject to the pledge of the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio) by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

All capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (as defined on the reverse hereof) have the meaning set forth therein.

In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Corporate Units Certificate and the provisions of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (as defined below), the provisions of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement shall govern and control.

Pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes or the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio), as the case may be, constituting part of each Corporate Unit evidenced hereby have been pledged to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, to secure the Obligations of the Holder under the Purchase Contract comprising part of such Corporate Unit.

All payments of interest on the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or distributions with respect to the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio), as the case may be, constituting part of the Corporate Units shall be paid on the dates and in the manner set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement. Interest on the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or distributions on the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio), as the case may be, forming part of

 

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the Corporate Units evidenced hereby, which are payable on each Payment Date (or, in the case of distributions on the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio), which is payable on the maturity date thereof), shall, subject to receipt thereof by the Purchase Contract Agent, be paid to the Person in whose name this Corporate Units Certificate (or a Predecessor Corporate Units Certificate) is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for the relevant Payment Date.

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates the Holder of this Corporate Units Certificate to purchase, and the Company to sell, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, at a Purchase Price equal to the Stated Amount, a number of shares of Common Stock, equal to the Settlement Rate, unless on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date there shall have occurred a Termination Event, an Early Settlement or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement with respect to such Purchase Contract, all as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement. The Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby, if not paid earlier, shall be paid on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date by application of payment received in the Final Remarketing of the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes equal to the principal amount thereof or the proceeds of the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, pledged to secure the Holder’s Obligations under such Purchase Contract.

Interest on the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and distributions on the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (ii) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio), to the extent payable to the Holder pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, if the book entry system for the Units has been terminated, will be payable by check mailed to the address of the Holder as it appears on the Security Register or, if the Holder so requests and designates an account in writing to the Purchase Contract Agent at least five Business Days prior to the relevant Payment Date, by wire transfer to such account. All payments with respect to Global Certificates will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Depositary.

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates each Holder and beneficial owner to agree, for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes (unless otherwise required by any taxing authority) (i) to treat each beneficial owner of a Corporate Unit as the owner, separately, of each of the applicable Purchase Contract and the applicable interests in the Collateral, including the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, (ii) to treat the Notes as indebtedness, (iii) to allocate, as of the date hereof, 100% of the purchase price for a Corporate Unit to the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and 0% to each Purchase Contract, which will establish each beneficial owner’s initial tax basis in each Purchase Contract as $0 and each beneficial owner’s initial tax basis in each Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes as $50, and (iv) in all events, not to take any position for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes that is inconsistent with or contrary to the above covenants.

The Company shall pay, on each Contract Adjustment Payment Date, in respect of each Purchase Contract forming part of a Corporate Unit evidenced hereby, an amount (the “ Contract Adjustment Payments ”) equal to 3.35% per year of the Stated Amount, computed on the basis of

 

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a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Such Contract Adjustment Payments shall be payable to the Person in whose name this Corporate Units Certificate is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such Contract Adjustment Payment Date. The Company may, at its option, defer such Contract Adjustment Payments as described in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement. The Contract Adjustment Payments are unsecured and will rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future Senior Debt.

If the book-entry system for the Corporate Units has been terminated, the Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such Person’s address as it appears on the Security Register or, if such Person so requests and designates an account in writing to the Purchase Contract Agent at least five Business Days prior to the relevant Payment Date, by wire transfer to such account.

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

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Purchase Contract Agent by manual signature, this Corporate Units Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Holder specified above have caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

Attested: ANTHEM, INC.
By:   By:  
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
HOLDER SPECIFIED ABOVE (as to obligations of such Holder under the Purchase Contracts)
By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., not individually but solely as attorney-in-fact of such Holder
By:  
Authorized Signatory

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION OF

PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT

This is one of the Corporate Units Certificates referred to in the within mentioned Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

 

By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent
By:  
Authorized Signatory

 

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(REVERSE OF CORPORATE UNITS CERTIFICATE)

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby is governed by the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (as may be supplemented from time to time, the “ Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement ”), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the Holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent, and as Securities Intermediary, to which Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and supplemental agreements thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Purchase Contract Agent, the Company, and the Holders and of the terms upon which the Corporate Units Certificates are, and are to be, executed and delivered.

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates the Holder of this Corporate Units Certificate to purchase, and the Company to sell, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date at a price equal to the Stated Amount, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Settlement Rate, unless an Early Settlement, a Fundamental Change Early Settlement or a Termination Event with respect to the Unit of which such Purchase Contract is a part shall have occurred. The Settlement Rate is subject to adjustment as described in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued upon settlement of any Purchase Contracts, as provided in Section 5.09 of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby that is settled through Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement shall obligate the Holder of the related Corporate Units to purchase at the Purchase Price, and the Company to sell, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Minimum Settlement Rate, in the case of an Early Settlement, or the Settlement Rate plus the applicable number of Make-Whole Shares (determined, in each case, as set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement), in the case of a Fundamental Change Early Settlement.

In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, unless a Termination Event shall have occurred, the Holder of this Corporate Units Certificate shall pay the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby by effecting a Cash Settlement, an Early Settlement, a Fundamental Change Early Settlement, from the proceeds of the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio), from the proceeds of a Final Remarketing of the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or from the exercise of a Holder’s Put Right. Unless a Termination Event has occurred, a Holder of Corporate Units who (1) does not make an effective Cash Settlement in the manner and by the time provided in Section 5.02(b)(ix) or 5.03(a) of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, (2) does not, in the manner and at the times provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, make an effective Early Settlement and (3) does not, in the manner and at the times provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, make an effective Fundamental Change Early Settlement, shall pay the Purchase Price, as described in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, for the shares of

 

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Common Stock to be delivered under the related Purchase Contract (1) in the case of a Successful Final Remarketing, from the proceeds of the sale of the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes held by the Collateral Agent in the Final Remarketing, (2) in the case of a Successful Optional Remarketing, from the proceeds at maturity of the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio) or (3) in the case of a Failed Remarketing, from the proceeds of the exercise of a Holder’s Put Right, as described below.

As provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Failed Final Remarketing, as of the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, each Holder of any Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, unless such Holder has elected Cash Settlement and delivered cash in accordance with Section 5.02(b)(ix) of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, shall be deemed to have exercised such Holder’s Put Right with respect to the Notes underlying such Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and to have elected to apply the Proceeds of the Put Price therefor against such Holder’s obligation to pay the aggregate Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock to be issued under the related Purchase Contracts in full satisfaction of such Holders’ Obligations under such Purchase Contracts.

The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock in respect of a Purchase Contract or deliver any certificates therefor to the Holder unless it shall have received payment of the aggregate Purchase Price, as described in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased thereunder in the manner set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

The Purchase Contracts and all obligations and rights of the Company and the Holders thereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of the Holders to receive and the obligation of the Company to pay any Contract Adjustment Payments, shall immediately and automatically terminate, without the necessity of any notice or action by any Holder, the Purchase Contract Agent or the Company, if, on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a Termination Event shall have occurred. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company shall give written notice to the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent, and to the Holders, at their addresses as they appear in the Security Register. Upon and after the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Collateral Agent shall release the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of such term) forming a part of each Corporate Unit, and all other Collateral, from the Pledge. A Corporate Unit shall thereafter represent the right to receive the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interest in the Notes or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio forming a part of such Corporate Units in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

Under the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agent shall exercise the voting and any other consensual rights pertaining to the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes to the extent instructed in writing by the Holders. Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which holders of Notes are entitled to vote or upon any solicitation of consents, waivers or proxies of holders of Notes, the Purchase Contract Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail, first class, postage prepaid, to the Corporate Units Holders the notice required by the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

 

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Subject to the provisions of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, upon the occurrence of a Successful Optional Remarketing and receipt in the Collateral Account of the proceeds thereof, the Collateral Agent shall instruct the Securities Intermediary to apply an amount equal to the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price to purchase the Treasury Portfolio.

Following the occurrence of a Successful Optional Remarketing, the Holders of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent shall have such security interests, rights and obligations with respect to the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of such term) as the Holder of Corporate Units and the Collateral Agent had in respect of Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and the underlying Notes, subject to the Pledge thereof as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and any reference herein to the Notes or Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes shall be deemed to be a reference to the Treasury Portfolio or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be.

The Corporate Units Certificates are issuable only in registered form and only in denominations of a single Corporate Unit and any integral multiple thereof. The transfer of any Corporate Units Certificate will be registered and Corporate Units Certificates may be exchanged as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement. A Holder who elects to substitute Treasury Securities with an aggregate principal amount at maturity equal to the aggregate principal amount of Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, thereby creating Treasury Units, shall be responsible for any fees or expenses payable in connection therewith. Except as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, such Corporate Unit shall not be separable into its constituent parts, and the rights and obligations of the Holder of such Corporate Unit in respect of the Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes, or Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and the Purchase Contract constituting such Corporate Units may be acquired, and may be transferred and exchanged, only as a Corporate Unit.

Subject to, and in compliance with, the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Holder of Corporate Units may effect a Collateral Substitution. From and after such Collateral Substitution, each Unit for which Pledged Treasury Securities secure the Holder’s obligation under the Purchase Contract shall be referred to as a “Treasury Unit.” Subject to certain exceptions in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, a Holder may make such Collateral Substitution only in integral multiples of 20 Corporate Units for 20 Treasury Units.

Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of, and certain exceptions described in, the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, at the option of the Holder thereof, Purchase Contracts underlying Units may be settled early by effecting an Early Settlement as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement in integral multiples of 20 Corporate Units, or if Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio have replaced the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes as a component of the Corporate Units, in integral multiples of 80,000 Corporate Units.

 

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Upon Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts by a Holder of the related Units, the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of such term) underlying such Units shall be released from the Pledge as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Minimum Settlement Rate for each Purchase Contract as to which Early Settlement is effected.

Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, a Holder of Corporate Units may effect Fundamental Change Early Settlement of the Purchase Contracts underlying such Corporate Units pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement in integral multiples of 20 Corporate Units, or if the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio have replaced the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes as a component of the Corporate Units, in integral multiples of 80,000 Corporate Units. Upon Fundamental Change Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts by a Holder of the related Corporate Units, the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of such term) underlying such Corporate Units shall be released from the Pledge as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of shares of Common Stock or other consideration specified in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement on account of each Purchase Contract that forms a part of a Corporate Unit as to which Fundamental Change Early Settlement is effected equal to the sum of the applicable Settlement Rate and the applicable number of Make-Whole Shares (determined, in each case, as set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement).

Upon registration of transfer of this Corporate Units Certificate, the transferee shall be bound (without the necessity of any other action on the part of such transferee, except as may be required by the Purchase Contract Agent pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement), under the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contracts evidenced hereby and the transferor shall be released from the obligations under the Purchase Contracts evidenced by this Corporate Units Certificate. The Company covenants and agrees, and the Holder, by its acceptance hereof, likewise covenants and agrees, to be bound by the provisions of this paragraph.

The Holder of this Corporate Units Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, irrevocably appoints the Purchase Contract Agent to enter into and perform the related Purchase Contracts forming part of the Corporate Units evidenced hereby and the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement on its behalf and in its name as its attorney-in-fact; agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Corporate Unit evidenced hereby (including, but not limited to, the terms and provisions of the Purchase Contract forming part of such Unit, and the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement) for so long as it remains a Holder of such Unit; consents to, and agrees to be bound by, the Pledge of the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and the underlying Notes or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio), as the case may be, underlying this Corporate Units Certificate pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement; and expressly withholds any consent to the assumption under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise of the Purchase Contract forming part of the Corporate Unit

 

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evidenced hereby by the Company or its trustee, receiver, liquidator or any person or entity performing similar functions in the event that the Company becomes a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code or subject to other similar state or Federal law providing for reorganization or liquidation. The Holder further covenants and agrees that, to the extent and in the manner provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, any payments with respect to the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes (other than interest payments thereon) or the Proceeds of the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (i) of the definition of Applicable Ownership Interest in the Treasury Portfolio), as the case may be, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date in an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price, as described in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, for the related Purchase Contracts shall be paid by the Collateral Agent to the Company in satisfaction of such Holder’s Obligations under the related Purchase Contracts.

Subject to certain exceptions, the provisions of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement may be amended with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the Outstanding Units.

The Corporate Units and Purchase Contracts shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

The Purchase Contracts shall not, prior to the settlement thereof, entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a holder of shares of Common Stock.

Prior to due presentment of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent, and any agent of the Company or the Purchase Contract Agent, may treat the Person in whose name this Corporate Units Certificate is registered as the owner of the Corporate Units evidenced hereby for the purpose of (subject to the applicable record date) any payment or distribution with respect to the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio (as specified in clause (ii) of the definition thereof) or payment of Contract Adjustment Payments and performance of the Purchase Contracts and for all other purposes whatsoever in connection with the Corporate Units, whether or not such payment, distribution, or performance shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, and neither the Company or the Purchase Contract Agent, nor any agent of the Company or the Purchase Contract Agent, shall be affected by notice to the contrary. A copy of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement is available for inspection at the offices of the Purchase Contract Agent.

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, 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:   Custodian  
(cust) (minor)
Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of
TENANT: as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN: as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

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

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

(Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer I.D. or other Identifying Number of Assignee)

(Please Print or Type Name and Address Including Postal Zip Code of Assignee)

the within Corporate Units Certificates and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing                          attorney, to transfer said Corporate Units Certificates on the books of ANTHEM, INC., with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:   Signature:  
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Corporate Units Certificates in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

Signature Guarantee:  

 

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SETTLEMENT INSTRUCTIONS

The undersigned Holder directs that a certificate (including in book-entry if requested by the Holder) for shares of Common Stock deliverable upon settlement on or after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date of the Purchase Contracts underlying the number of Corporate Units evidenced by this Corporate Units Certificate be registered in the name of, and delivered, together with a check in payment for any fractional share, to the undersigned at the address indicated below (or to the securities account designated in writing by the Holder) unless a different name and address have been indicated below. If shares are to be registered in the name of, or beneficial interests therein are to be transferred to, a Person other than the undersigned (or the Beneficial Owner of this Certificate), the undersigned (or the Beneficial Owner of this Certificate) will pay any transfer tax payable incident thereto.

 

    (if assigned to another person)
Dated:         REGISTERED HOLDER
If shares are to be registered in the name of and delivered to a Person other than the Holder, please      

(i) print such Person’s name and address and

(ii) provide a guarantee of your signature:

    Please print name and address of registered Holder:
Name:         Name:    
Address:         Address:    
       

Social Security or other Taxpayer

Identification Number, if any

     

 

Signature:    
Signature Guarantee:    

 

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ELECTION TO SETTLE EARLY/FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE EARLY SETTLEMENT

The undersigned Holder of this Corporate Units Certificate hereby irrevocably exercises the option to effect [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement with respect to the Purchase Contracts underlying the number of Corporate Units evidenced by this Corporate Units Certificate specified below. The option to effect [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] may be exercised only with respect to Purchase Contracts underlying Corporate Units in multiples of 20 Corporate Units or an integral multiple thereof; provided that if Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio have replaced Applicable Ownership Interests in the Notes as a component of the Corporate Units, Corporate Units Holders may only effect [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] in multiples of 80,000 Corporate Units. The undersigned Holder directs that a certificate for shares (including in book-entry if requested by the Holder) of Common Stock or other securities deliverable upon such [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] be registered in the name of, and delivered, together with a check in payment for any fractional share and (if applicable) any accrued and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments (including deferred Contract Adjustment Payments and Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon) payable upon such [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] and any Corporate Units Certificate representing any Corporate Units evidenced hereby as to which [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] of the related Purchase Contracts is not effected, to the undersigned at the address indicated below (or to the securities account designated in writing by the Holder) unless a different name and address have been indicated below. Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, and any other Collateral deliverable upon such [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] will be transferred in accordance with the transfer instructions set forth below. If shares are to be registered in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay any transfer tax payable incident thereto.

 

Dated:         Signature:    
Signature Guarantee:          
       

Number of Corporate Units evidenced hereby as to which [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] of the related Purchase Contracts is being elected:

 

If shares are to be registered in the name of and delivered to a Person other than the Holder, please (i) print such Person’s name and address and (ii) provide a guarantee of your signature:    

REGISTERED HOLDER

Please print name and address of registered Holder:

Name:         Name:    
Address:         Address:    

 

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Social Security or other Taxpayer

Identification Number, if any

Signature:  
Signature Guarantee:  

Transfer Instructions for Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio, as the case may be, transferable upon [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement]:

 

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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL CERTIFICATES]

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

The initial number of Corporate Units evidenced by this Global Certificate is [            ]. The following increases or decreases in this Global Certificate have been made:

 

Date

   Amount of increase in
number of Corporate
Units evidenced by the
Global Certificate
   Amount of decrease in
number of Corporate
Units evidenced by the
Global Certificate
   Number of Corporate
Units evidenced by this
Global Certificate
following such decrease
or increase
   Signature of authorized
signatory of Purchase
Contract Agent
           
           
           
           
           

 

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EXHIBIT B

(FORM OF FACE OF TREASURY UNITS CERTIFICATE)

[For inclusion in Global Certificate only — THIS CERTIFICATE IS A GLOBAL CERTIFICATE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO., AS THE NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (THE “ DEPOSITARY ”), THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY. THIS CERTIFICATE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR CERTIFICATES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AND PLEDGE AGREEMENT AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY (AND ANY PAYMENT HEREON IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITARY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]

 

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No.: [      ]

CUSIP No. 036752 301

Number of Treasury Units: [              ]

ISIN No. US0367523018

ANTHEM, INC.

Treasury Units

This Treasury Units Certificate certifies that [Cede & Co.] is the registered Holder of the number of Treasury Units set forth above [For inclusion in Global Certificates only — or such other number of Treasury Units reflected in the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Certificate attached hereto, which number, taken together with the number of all other Outstanding Treasury Units and the number of all Outstanding Corporate Units, shall not exceed 25,000,000 Units]. Each Treasury Unit consists of (i) a 1/20, or 5%, undivided beneficial ownership interest in a Treasury Security having a principal amount at maturity equal to $1,000, subject to the Pledge of such Treasury Security by such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, and (ii) the rights and obligations of the Holder under one Purchase Contract with the Company pursuant to which (A) the Holder will agree to purchase from the Company, and the Company will agree to sell to the Holder, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (unless a Termination Event, an Early Settlement or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement has occurred), for the Stated Amount in cash, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Settlement Rate, subject to anti-dilution adjustments and (B) the Company will pay the Holder quarterly Contract Adjustment Payments, subject to the Company’s right to defer such Contract Adjustment Payments.

All capitalized terms used herein that are defined in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (as defined on the reverse hereof) have the meaning set forth therein.

In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Treasury Units Certificate and the provisions of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement (as defined below), the provisions of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement shall govern and control.

Pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Treasury Securities underlying each Treasury Unit evidenced hereby have been pledged to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Company, to secure the Obligations of the Holder under the Purchase Contract comprising part of such Treasury Unit.

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates the Holder of this Treasury Units Certificate to purchase, and the Company to sell, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, at a Purchase Price equal to the Stated Amount, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Settlement Rate, unless on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date there shall have occurred a Termination Event, an Early Settlement or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement with respect to such Purchase Contract, all as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement. The Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby, if not paid earlier, shall be paid on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date by application of the proceeds from the Treasury Securities at maturity pledged to secure the Holder’s Obligations under such Purchase Contract.

 

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Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates each Holder and beneficial owner to agree, for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes (unless otherwise required by any taxing authority), to treat each beneficial owner of a Treasury Unit as the owner, separately, of each of the applicable Purchase Contract and the applicable interests in the Treasury Securities.

The Company shall pay, on each Contract Adjustment Payment Date, in respect of each Purchase Contract forming part of a Treasury Unit evidenced hereby, an amount (the “ Contract Adjustment Payments ”) equal to 3.35% per year of the Stated Amount, computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Such Contract Adjustment Payments shall be payable to the Person in whose name this Treasury Units Certificate is registered at the close of business on the Record Date for such Contract Adjustment Payment Date. The Company may, at its option, defer such Contract Adjustment Payments, as described in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement. The Contract Adjustment Payments are unsecured and will rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future Senior Debt.

If the book-entry system for the Treasury Units has been terminated, the Contract Adjustment Payments will be payable by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto at such Person’s address as it appears on the Security Register or, if such Person so requests and designates an account in writing to the Purchase Contract Agent at least five Business Days prior to the relevant Payment Date, by wire transfer to such account.

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

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Purchase Contract Agent by manual signature, this Treasury Units Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Holder specified above have caused this instrument to be duly executed.

 

Attested: ANTHEM, INC.
By:   By:  
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
HOLDER SPECIFIED ABOVE (as to obligations of such Holder under the Purchase Contracts)
By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., not individually but solely as attorney-in-fact of such Holder
By:  
Authorized Signatory

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION OF

PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT

This is one of the Treasury Units Certificates referred to in the within mentioned Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

 

By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent
By:  
Authorized Signatory

 

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(REVERSE OF TREASURY UNITS CERTIFICATE)

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby is governed by a Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (as may be supplemented from time to time, the “ Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement ”) among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the Holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary, to which Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and supplemental agreements thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the respective rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Purchase Contract Agent, the Company and the Holders and of the terms upon which the Treasury Units Certificates are, and are to be, executed and delivered.

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby obligates the Holder of this Treasury Units Certificate to purchase, and the Company to sell, on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date at a price equal to the Stated Amount, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Settlement Rate, unless an Early Settlement, a Fundamental Change Early Settlement or a Termination Event with respect to the Unit of which such Purchase Contract is a part shall have occurred. The Settlement Rate is subject to adjustment as described in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued upon settlement of any Purchase Contracts, as provided in Section 5.09 of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

Each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby that is settled through Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement shall obligate the Holder of the related Treasury Units to purchase at the Purchase Price, and the Company to sell, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Minimum Settlement Rate, in the case of an Early Settlement, or the Settlement Rate plus the applicable number of Make-Whole Shares (determined, in each case, as set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement), in the case of a Fundamental Change Early Settlement.

In accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Holder of this Treasury Units Certificate shall pay the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to each Purchase Contract evidenced hereby either by effecting an Early Settlement or, if applicable, a Fundamental Change Early Settlement of each such Purchase Contract or by applying the proceeds of the Pledged Treasury Securities underlying such Holder’s Treasury Unit equal to the Purchase Price for such Purchase Contract to the purchase of the Common Stock. A Holder of Treasury Units who does not, in the manner and at the times provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, make an effective Early Settlement or Fundamental Change Early Settlement, shall pay the Purchase Price, as described in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, for the shares of Common Stock to be issued under the related Purchase Contract from the proceeds of the Pledged Treasury Securities.

The Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Common Stock in respect of a Purchase Contract or deliver any certificates therefor to the Holder unless it shall have received payment of the aggregate Purchase Price, as described in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased thereunder in the manner set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

 

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The Purchase Contracts and all obligations and rights of the Company and the Holders thereunder, including, without limitation, the rights of the Holders to receive and the obligation of the Company to pay any Contract Adjustment Payments, shall immediately and automatically terminate, without the necessity of any notice or action by any Holder, the Purchase Contract Agent or the Company, if, on or prior to the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, a Termination Event shall have occurred. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company shall give written notice to the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Holders, at their addresses as they appear in the Security Register. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Collateral Agent shall release the Treasury Securities underlying each Treasury Unit, and all other Collateral, from the Pledge. A Treasury Unit shall thereafter represent the right to receive the Treasury Security underlying such Treasury Unit, in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

The Treasury Units Certificates are issuable only in registered form and only in denominations of a single Treasury Unit and any integral multiple thereof. The transfer of any Treasury Units Certificate will be registered and Treasury Units Certificates may be exchanged as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement. A Holder who elects to substitute Notes for Treasury Securities, thereby recreating Corporate Units, shall be responsible for any fees or expenses payable in connection therewith. Except as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, such Treasury Unit shall not be separable into its constituent parts, and the rights and obligations of the Holder of such Treasury Unit in respect of the interest in the Treasury Security and the Purchase Contract constituting such Treasury Unit may be acquired, and may be transferred and exchanged, only as a Treasury Unit.

Subject to, and in compliance with, the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Holder of Treasury Units may effect a Collateral Substitution. From and after such substitution, each Unit for which Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes secure the Holder’s obligation under the Purchase Contract shall be referred to as a “Corporate Unit.” Subject to certain exceptions described in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, a Holder may make such Collateral Substitution only in integral multiples of 20 Treasury Units for 20 Corporate Units.

Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of, and certain exceptions described in, the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, at the option of the Holder thereof, Purchase Contracts underlying Units may be settled early by effecting an Early Settlement as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement in integral multiples of 20 Treasury Units.

Upon Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts by a Holder of the related Units, the Pledged Treasury Securities underlying such Units shall be released from the Pledge as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Minimum Settlement Rate for each Purchase Contract as to which Early Settlement is effected.

 

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Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, a Holder of Treasury Units may effect Fundamental Change Early Settlement of the Purchase Contracts underlying such Treasury Units pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement in integral multiples of 20 Treasury Units. Upon Fundamental Change Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts by a Holder of the related Treasury Units, the Pledged Treasury Securities underlying such Treasury Units shall be released from the Pledge as provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of shares of Common Stock or other consideration specified in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement on account of each Purchase Contract that forms a part of a Treasury Unit as to which Fundamental Change Early Settlement is effected equal to the sum of the Settlement Rate and the applicable number of Make-Whole Shares (determined, in each case, as set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement).

Upon registration of transfer of this Treasury Units Certificate, the transferee shall be bound (without the necessity of any other action on the part of such transferee, except as may be required by the Purchase Contract Agent pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement), under the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contracts evidenced hereby and the transferor shall be released from the obligations under the Purchase Contracts evidenced by this Treasury Units Certificate. The Company covenants and agrees, and the Holder, by its acceptance hereof, likewise covenants and agrees, to be bound by the provisions of this paragraph.

The Holder of this Treasury Units Certificate, by its acceptance hereof, irrevocably appoints the Purchase Contract Agent to enter into and perform the related Purchase Contracts forming part of the Treasury Units evidenced hereby and the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement on its behalf and in its name as its attorney-in-fact; agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of the Treasury Unit evidenced hereby (including, but not limited to, the terms and provisions of the Purchase Contract forming part of such Unit, and the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement) for so long as it remains a Holder of such Unit; consents to, and agrees to be bound by, the Pledge of the Pledged Treasury Securities underlying this Treasury Units Certificate pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement; and expressly withholds any consent to the assumption under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise of the Purchase Contract forming part of the Treasury Unit evidenced hereby by the Company or its trustee, receiver, liquidator or any person or entity performing similar functions in the event that the Company becomes a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code or subject to other similar state or Federal law providing for reorganization or liquidation. The Holder further covenants and agrees, that, to the extent and in the manner provided in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, payments in respect to the aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Pledged Treasury Securities on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date equal to the aggregate Purchase Price, as described in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, for the related Purchase Contracts shall be paid by the Collateral Agent to the Company in satisfaction of such Holder’s Obligations under such Purchase Contracts.

Subject to certain exceptions, the provisions of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement may be amended with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority of the Outstanding Units.

 

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The Purchase Contracts shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof).

The Purchase Contracts shall not, prior to the settlement thereof, entitle the Holder to any of the rights of a holder of shares of Common Stock.

Prior to due presentment of this Certificate for registration of transfer, the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent, and any agent of the Company or the Purchase Contract Agent, may treat the Person in whose name this Treasury Units Certificate is registered as the owner of the Treasury Units evidenced hereby for the purpose of (subject to the applicable record date) any payment of Contract Adjustment Payments and performance of the Purchase Contracts and for all other purposes whatsoever in connection with the Treasury Units, whether or not such payment, distribution, or performance shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, and neither the Company or the Purchase Contract.

Agent, nor any agent of the Company or the Purchase Contract Agent, shall be affected by notice to the contrary. A copy of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement is available for inspection at the offices of the Purchase Contract Agent.

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, 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:   Custodian  
(cust) (minor)
Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act of
TENANT: as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN: as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

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

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto

(Please insert Social Security or Taxpayer I.D. or other Identifying Number of Assignee)

(Please Print or Type Name and Address Including Postal Zip Code of Assignee)

the within Treasury Units Certificates and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing                          attorney, to transfer said Treasury Units Certificates on the books of ANTHEM, INC., with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:   Signature:  
NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Treasury Units Certificates in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

Signature Guarantee:  

 

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SETTLEMENT INSTRUCTIONS

The undersigned Holder directs that a certificate (including in book-entry if requested by the Holder) for shares of Common Stock deliverable upon settlement on or after the Purchase Contract Settlement Date of the Purchase Contracts underlying the number of Treasury Units evidenced by this Treasury Units Certificate be registered in the name of, and delivered, together with a check in payment for any fractional share, to the undersigned at the address indicated below (or to the securities account designated in writing by the Holder) unless a different name and address have been indicated below. If shares are to be registered in the name of, or beneficial interests therein are to be transferred to, a Person other than the undersigned (or the Beneficial Owner of this Certificate), the undersigned (or the Beneficial Owner of this Certificate) will pay any transfer tax payable incident thereto.

 

    (if assigned to another person)
Dated:         REGISTERED HOLDER

If shares are to be registered in the name of and delivered to a Person other than the Holder, please

(i) print such Person’s name and address and

(ii) provide a guarantee of your signature:

    Please print name and address of registered Holder:
Name:         Name:    
Address:         Address:    
       

Social Security or other Taxpayer

Identification Number, if any

     

 

Signature:    
Signature Guarantee:    

 

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ELECTION TO SETTLE EARLY/FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE EARLY SETTLEMENT

The undersigned Holder of this Treasury Units Certificate hereby irrevocably exercises the option to effect [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement with respect to the Purchase Contracts underlying the number of Treasury Units evidenced by this Treasury Units Certificate specified below. The option to effect [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] may be exercised only with respect to Purchase Contracts underlying Treasury Units in multiples of 20 Treasury Units or an integral multiple thereof. The undersigned Holder directs that a certificate for shares (including in book-entry if requested by the Holder) of Common Stock or other securities deliverable upon such [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] be registered in the name of, and delivered, together with a check in payment for any fractional share and (if applicable) any accrued and unpaid Contract Adjustment Payments (including deferred Contract Adjustment Payments and Compounded Contract Adjustment Payments thereon) payable upon such [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] and any Treasury Units Certificate representing any Treasury Units evidenced hereby as to which [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] of the related Purchase Contracts is not effected, to the undersigned at the address indicated below (or to the securities account designated in writing by the Holder) unless a different name and address have been indicated below. Pledged Treasury Securities deliverable upon such [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] will be transferred in accordance with the transfer instructions set forth below. If shares are to be registered in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay any transfer tax payable incident thereto.

 

Dated:         Signature:    
       

 

Signature Guarantee:    

Number of Treasury Units evidenced hereby as to which [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement] of the related Purchase Contracts is being elected:

 

If shares are to be registered in the name of and delivered to a Person other than the Holder, please (i) print such Person’s name and address and (ii) provide a guarantee of your signature:    

REGISTERED HOLDER

 

Please print name and address of registered Holder:

Name:         Name:    
Address:         Address:    
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social Security or other Taxpayer

Identification Number, if any

     

 

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Signature:  

 

Signature Guarantee:  

Transfer Instructions for Pledged Treasury Securities transferable upon [Early Settlement] [Fundamental Change Early Settlement]:

 

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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL CERTIFICATES]

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL CERTIFICATE

The initial number of Treasury Units evidenced by this Global Certificate is [            ]. The following increases or decreases in this Global Certificate have been made:

 

Date

   Amount of increase in
number of Treasury
Units evidenced by the
Global Certificate
   Amount of decrease in
number of Treasury

Units evidenced by the
Global Certificate
   Number of Treasury
Units evidenced by this
Global Certificate

following such decrease
or increase
   Signature of authorized
signatory of Purchase
Contract Agent
           
           
           
           
           

 

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EXHIBIT C

INSTRUCTION TO PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT FROM HOLDER

(To Create Treasury Units or Corporate Units)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Purchase Contract Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: [Corporate Units] [Treasury Units] of ANTHEM, INC., an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”).

The undersigned Holder hereby notifies you that it has deposited with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent, for credit to the Collateral Account, $[    ] principal amount at maturity of [Notes] [Treasury Securities] in exchange for an equal principal amount at maturity of [Pledged Treasury Securities] [Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes] held in the Collateral Account, in accordance with the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement are used herein as defined therein), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary. The undersigned Holder has paid all applicable fees and expenses relating to such exchange. The undersigned Holder hereby instructs you to instruct the Collateral Agent to release to you on behalf of the undersigned Holder the [Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes] [Pledged Treasury Securities] related to such [Corporate Units] [Treasury Units].

 

Dated:         Signature:    
      Signature Guarantee:    

Please print name and address of

Registered Holder:

     
       
Name     Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number
     
Address    

 

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EXHIBIT D

NOTICE FROM PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT

TO HOLDERS UPON TERMINATION EVENT

(Transfer of Collateral upon Occurrence of a Termination Event)

[HOLDER]

Attention:

Telecopy:

 

  Re: [Corporate Units] [Treasury Units] of Anthem, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”).

Please refer to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement ”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement are used herein as defined therein), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary.

We hereby notify you that a Termination Event has occurred and that [the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes] [the Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio] [the Treasury Securities] comprising a portion of your ownership interest in [Corporate Units] [Treasury Units] have been released and are being held by us for your account pending receipt of transfer instructions with respect to such [Notes] [Applicable Ownership Interests in the Treasury Portfolio] [Pledged Treasury Securities] (the “ Released Securities ”).

Pursuant to Section 3.15 of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, we hereby request written transfer instructions with respect to the Released Securities. Upon receipt of your instructions and upon transfer to us of your [Corporate Units] [Treasury Units] effected through book-entry or by delivery to us of your [Corporate Units Certificate] [Treasury Units Certificate], we shall transfer the Released Securities by book-entry transfer or other appropriate procedures, in accordance with your instructions. In the event you fail to effect such transfer or delivery, the Released Securities and any distributions thereon, shall be held in our name, or a nominee in trust for your benefit, until such time as such [Corporate Units] [Treasury Units] are transferred or your [Corporate Units Certificate] [Treasury Units Certificate] is surrendered or satisfactory evidence is provided that such [Corporate Units Certificate] [Treasury Units Certificate] has been destroyed, lost or stolen, together with any indemnification that we or the Company may require.

 

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Dated:  
By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent
 

 

Name:
Title:
Authorized Signatory

 

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EXHIBIT E

NOTICE TO SETTLE WITH CASH

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Purchase Contract Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: Corporate Units of Anthem, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”).

The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably notifies you in accordance with Section 5.03 of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement ”; unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement are used herein as defined therein), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary, that such Holder has elected, prior to 4:00 p.m. on the second Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Final Remarketing Period, to pay to or upon the order of the Securities Intermediary for deposit in the Collateral Account, prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Final Remarketing Period (in Cash by certified or cashier’s check or wire transfer, in immediately available funds) $[        ] as the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock issuable to such Holder by the Company with respect to [        ] Purchase Contracts on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. The undersigned Holder hereby instructs you to notify promptly the Collateral Agent of the undersigned Holder’s election to make such Cash Settlement with respect to the Purchase Contracts related to such Holder’s Corporate Units.

 

Dated:   Signature:  
Signature Guarantee:  

Please print name and address of Registered Holder

Name of DTC Participant:

Social Security or other Taxpayer

Identification Number, if any:

DTC Participant code:

Phone:

Email:

 

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Wire instructions for payment of:

Bank Name:

Bank Address:

Wire ABA:

ACH ABA:

For the account of:

Account No.:

Amount:

Any written notices should be sent to:

Name(s):

Address:

Email:

U.S. Federal Tax Information

If you, a DTC participant, do not have a W-9 (or other appropriate tax form) on file with the Purchase Contract Agent, you must attach a completed W-9 form (or other appropriate tax form), a copy of which is available at: http//www.irs.gov.

 

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EXHIBIT F

INSTRUCTION

FROM PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT

TO COLLATERAL AGENT

(Creation of Treasury Units)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: Corporate Units of Anthem, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

Please refer to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

We hereby notify you in accordance with Section 3.13 of the Agreement that the holder of securities named below (the “ Holder ”) has elected to substitute $[        ] aggregate principal amount at maturity of Treasury Securities or security entitlements with respect thereto in exchange for an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes relating to [        ] Corporate Units and has delivered to the undersigned a notice stating that the Holder has Transferred such Treasury Securities or security entitlements with respect thereto to the Collateral Agent, for credit to the Collateral Account.

We hereby request that you instruct the Securities Intermediary, upon confirmation that such Treasury Securities or security entitlements thereto have been credited to the Collateral Account, to Transfer to the undersigned an equal aggregate principal amount at maturity of Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or security entitlements with respect thereto related to [        ] Corporate Units of such Holder in accordance with Section 3.13 of the Agreement.

 

Dated:  
By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact of the Holders from time to time of the Units
 

 

Name:
Title:
Authorized Signatory

 

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Please print name and address of Holder electing to substitute Treasury Securities or security entitlements with respect thereto for the Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes:

 

       
Name     Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number, if any
     

 

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EXHIBIT G

INSTRUCTION

FROM COLLATERAL AGENT

TO SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY

(Creation of Treasury Units)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Securities Intermediary

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: Corporate Units of Anthem, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

Reference is hereby made to the securities account of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent, maintained on the books of the Securities Intermediary and designated “Anthem, Inc. Collateral Account” (the “ Collateral Account ”).

Please also refer to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

When you have confirmed that $[        ] aggregate principal amount at maturity of Treasury Securities or security entitlements with respect thereto has been credited to the Collateral Account by or for the benefit of [        ], as Holder of [        ] Corporate Units (the “ Holder ”), you are hereby instructed to release from the Collateral Account an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes or security entitlements with respect thereto relating to [        ] Corporate Units of the Holder by Transfer to the Purchase Contract Agent.

 

Dated:  
By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent
 

 

Name:
Title:
Authorized Signatory

 

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EXHIBIT H

INSTRUCTION

FROM PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT

TO COLLATERAL AGENT

(Recreation of Corporate Units)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: Treasury Units of Anthem, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

Please refer to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

We hereby notify you in accordance with Section 3.14 of the Agreement that the holder of securities named below (the “ Holder ”) has elected to substitute $[        ] principal amount of Notes relating to [        ] Corporate Units in exchange for $[        ] principal amount at maturity of Pledged Treasury Securities relating to [        ] Treasury Units and has delivered to the undersigned a notice stating that the Holder has Transferred such Notes or security entitlements thereto to the Collateral Agent, for credit to the Collateral Account.

We hereby request that you instruct the Securities Intermediary, upon confirmation that such Notes or security entitlements thereto have been credited to the Collateral Account, to release to the undersigned $[        ] aggregate principal amount at maturity of Treasury Securities related to [        ] Treasury Units of such Holder in accordance with Section 3.14 of the Agreement.

 

Dated:  
By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent
 

 

Name:
Title:
Authorized Signatory

 

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Please print name and address of Holder electing to substitute Notes or security entitlements with respect thereto for Pledged Treasury Securities:

 

 

 

     

 

Name     Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number, if any
 

 

   

 

Address    

 

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EXHIBIT I

INSTRUCTION

FROM COLLATERAL AGENT TO

SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY

(Recreation of Corporate Units)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: Treasury Units of Anthem, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

Reference is hereby made to the securities account of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent, maintained on the books of the Securities Intermediary and designated “Anthem, Inc. Collateral Account” (the “ Collateral Account ”).

Please also refer to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

When you have confirmed that $[            ] aggregate principal amount of Notes or security entitlements with respect thereto has been credited to the Collateral Account by or for the benefit of [            ], as Holder of [            ] Treasury Units (the “Holder”), you are hereby instructed to release from the Collateral Account $[            ] aggregate principal amount at maturity of Treasury Securities by Transfer to the Purchase Contract Agent.

 

Dated:  
By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Collateral Agent
 

 

Name:
Title:
Authorized Signatory

 

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EXHIBIT J

NOTICE TO SETTLE WITH CASH FROM PURCHASE CONTRACT

AGENT TO COLLATERAL AGENT

(Cash Settlement Amounts)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: Corporate Units of Anthem, Inc. (the “ Company ”)

Please refer to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement are used herein as defined therein.

In accordance with Section 5.03(a)(iv) of the Agreement, we hereby notify you that as of 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Final Remarketing Period, we have received (i) notification from the Securities Intermediary that it has received for deposit in the Collateral Account $[        ] in immediately available funds paid in an aggregate amount equal to the Purchase Price due to the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date with respect to [        ] Corporate Units and (ii) based on the funds received set forth in clause (i) above, an aggregate principal amount of $[        ] of Notes underlying Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes are to be offered for purchase in each Remarketing during the Final Remarketing Period.

 

Dated:  
By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent
 

 

Name:
Title:
Authorized Signatory

 

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Please print name and address of Holder electing a Cash Settlement

 

 

 

 

 

Name: DTC Participant #
 

 

 

 

Address Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number
 

 

 

City/State/Zip

 

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EXHIBIT K

INSTRUCTION TO CUSTODIAL AGENT REGARDING REMARKETING

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes Due 2028 of Anthem, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

The undersigned hereby notifies you in accordance with Section 5.02(d) of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary, that the undersigned elects to deliver $[        ] aggregate principal amount of Separate Notes for delivery to the Remarketing Agent(s) prior to a Remarketing, other than during a Blackout Period, for remarketing pursuant to Section 5.02(d) of the Agreement. The undersigned will, upon request of the Remarketing Agent(s), execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Remarketing Agent(s) or by the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Separate Notes tendered hereby. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

The undersigned hereby instructs you to deliver such Separate Notes to or upon the order of the Remarketing Agent(s) against payment of the Proceeds of a Successful Remarketing attributable to such Separate Notes from the Remarketing Agent(s), and to deliver such Proceeds to the undersigned in accordance with the instructions indicated herein under “Payment Instructions” or the Depository in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of the Depository if such Remarketing was effected through DTC. The undersigned hereby instructs you, in the event of a Failed Remarketing to deliver such Separate Notes to the person(s) and the address(es) indicated herein under “B. Delivery Instructions.”

With this notice, the undersigned hereby (i) represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to surrender, sell, assign and transfer the Separate Notes surrendered hereby and that the undersigned is the record owner of any Separate Notes surrendered herewith in physical form or a participant in The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) and the Beneficial Owner of any Separate Notes surrendered herewith by book-entry transfer to your account at DTC, (ii) agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of Section 5.02(a) or (b), as applicable, of the Agreement and (iii) acknowledges and agrees that after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Applicable Remarketing Period, such election shall become an irrevocable election to have such Separate Notes remarketed in each Remarketing during the Applicable Remarketing Period, and that the Separate Notes surrendered herewith will only be returned in the event of a Failed Remarketing.

 

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Date:   By:  
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Guarantee:  

 

 

 

 

Name
 

 

 

Address

Social Security or other Taxpayer

Identification Number, if any

 

A. PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Proceeds of a Successful Remarketing attributable to the Separate Notes delivered hereunder should be paid by the following wire instructions, or if unavailable by check in the name of the person(s) set forth below and mailed to the address set forth below.

[Wire Instructions]

 

Name(s):  
(Please Print)
Address:  
(Please Print)
 

 

(Zip Code)
 

 

(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)

 

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B. DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

In the event of a Failed Remarketing, Notes which are in physical form should be delivered to the person(s) set forth below and mailed to the address set forth below.

 

Name(s):  
(Please Print)
Address:  
(Please Print)
 

 

(Zip Code)
 

 

(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)

In the event of a Failed Remarketing, Notes which are in book-entry form should be credited to the account at The Depository Trust Company to the person(s) set forth below.

 

DTC Account Number:  
Name of Account Party:  

 

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EXHIBIT L

INSTRUCTION TO CUSTODIAL AGENT REGARDING

WITHDRAWAL FROM REMARKETING

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes Due 2028 of Anthem, Inc. (the “ Company ”)

The undersigned hereby notifies you in accordance with Section 5.02(d) of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary, that the undersigned elects to withdraw, other than during a Blackout Period, the $[        ] aggregate principal amount of Separate Notes delivered to you for Remarketing pursuant to Section 5.02(d) of the Agreement. The undersigned hereby instructs you to return such Separate Notes to the person(s) and the address(es) indicated herein under “A. Delivery Instructions.”

With this notice, the Undersigned hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of Section 5.02(d) of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

 

Date:   By:  
Name:
Title:

 

Signature Guarantee:  

 

 

 

 

Name
 

 

 

Address

Social Security or other Taxpayer

Identification Number, if any

 

A. DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

In the event of a withdrawal of Separate Notes from a Remarketing, Separate Notes which are in physical form should be delivered to the person(s) set forth below and mailed to the address set forth below.

 

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Name(s):  
(Please Print)
Address:  
(Please Print)
 

 

(Zip Code)
 

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

In the event of a withdrawal of Separate Notes from a Remarketing, Separate Notes which are in book-entry form should be credited to the account at The Depository Trust Company to the person(s) set forth below.

 

DTC Account Number:  
Name of Account Party:  

 

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EXHIBIT M

NOTICE TO SETTLE WITH CASH AFTER FAILED FINAL REMARKETING

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Purchase Contract Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: Corporate Units of Anthem, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”)

The undersigned Holder hereby irrevocably notifies you in accordance with Section 5.02(b)(ix) of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement”), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary, that such Holder has elected to pay to or upon the order of the Securities Intermediary for deposit in the Collateral Account, on or prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (in Cash by certified or cashier’s check or wire transfer, in immediately available funds), $[        ] as the Purchase Price for the shares of Common Stock issuable to such Holder by the Company with respect to [        ] Purchase Contracts on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. The undersigned Holder hereby instructs you to notify promptly the Collateral Agent of the undersigned Holders’ election to settle the Purchase Contracts related to such Holder’s Corporate Units with separate cash.

Date:

Signature:

Signature Guarantee:

Please print name and address of Registered Holder:

 

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EXHIBIT N

NOTICE

FROM PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT

TO COLLATERAL AGENT

(Settlement with Separate Cash)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: Corporate Units of Anthem, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”)

Please refer to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, as Collateral Agent, as Custodial Agent and as Securities Intermediary. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

We hereby notify you in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 5.02(b)(ix) of the Agreement that the holder of Corporate Units named below (the “ Holder ”) has elected to settle the [        ] Purchase Contracts related to its Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes with [        ] of separate cash prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date (in Cash by certified or cashier’s check or wire transfer, in immediately available funds payable to or upon the order of the Securities Intermediary) and has delivered to the undersigned a notice to that effect.

We hereby request that you, upon confirmation that the Purchase Price has been paid by the Holder to the Securities Intermediary in accordance with Section 5.02(b)(ix) of the Agreement in lieu of exercise of such Holder’s Put Right, give us notice of the receipt of such payment and, thereafter, you are instructed to, or instructed to cause the Securities Intermediary to, (A) deposit the separate cash received in the Collateral Account and, if applicable, invest such separate cash in Permitted Investments consistent with the instructions of the Company as provided in Section 5.03(a)(v) of the Agreement with respect to Cash Settlement (as specified by Section 5.02(b)(ix)), (B) promptly release from the Pledge the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interest in Notes related to the Corporate Units as to which such Holder has paid such separate cash; and (C) promptly Transfer all such Notes to us for distribution to such Holder, in each case free and clear of the Pledge created by the Agreement.

 

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Dated:
By: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent and attorney-in-fact of the Holders from time to time of the Units
 

 

Name:
Title:
Authorized Signatory

Please print name and address of Holder electing to settle with separate cash:

 

Name: Social Security or other Taxpayer Identification Number, if any
Address:

 

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EXHIBIT O

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT WITH SEPARATE CASH FROM

SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY TO PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT AND

COLLATERAL AGENT

(Settlement with Separate Cash)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Purchase Contract Agent and Collateral Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: Corporate Units of Anthem, Inc. (the “ Company ”)

Please refer to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Agreement ”), among you and the Company. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement are used herein as defined therein.

In accordance with the last paragraph of Section 5.02(b)(ix) of the Agreement, we hereby notify you that as of 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Purchase Contract Settlement Date, (i) we have received from [        ] $[        ] in immediately available funds paid in an aggregate amount equal to the Purchase Price due to the Company on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date with respect to [        ] Corporate Units and (ii) based on the funds received set forth in clause (i) above, an aggregate principal amount of $[        ] of Notes underlying related Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes are to be released from the Pledge and Transferred to you.

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Securities Intermediary

Dated:

By:

 

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EXHIBIT P

FORM OF REMARKETING AGREEMENT

[—] [—]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Agreement is dated as of [—], 20[—] (the “ Agreement ”) by and among Anthem, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”), [—] 1 , a [—], as the reset agent and the remarketing agent[s] (the “ Remarketing Agent ”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, solely as attorney-in-fact of the Holders of Purchase Contracts (the “ Purchase Contract Agent ”), relating to the appointment of [—] to serve as Remarketing Agent with respect to the Remarketing of the Notes.

The Company has also entered into: (a) a Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement ”), among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent, attorney-in-fact of the Holders of the Purchase Contracts, and as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary, and (b) an Underwriting Agreement, dated May 6, 2015 (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), by and among the Company and the several underwriters named on Exhibit A thereto for whom Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated acted as representatives (the “ Representatives ”), each related to the Company’s Corporate Units (the “ Corporate Units ”).

On May 12, 2015, the Company issued an aggregate of 25,000,000 Corporate Units, each of which consist of a Purchase Contract and a 1/20, or 5%, undivided beneficial ownership interest in the Company’s 1.90% remarketable subordinated notes due 2028 (the “ Notes ”) issued under the Company’s Indenture for Subordinated Debt Securities, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Base Indenture ”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the “ Trustee ”), as supplemented and amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015, between the Company and the Trustee (the “ Supplemental Indenture ” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”). The Notes that form part of the Corporate Units are pledged pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement to secure a Corporate Units Holder’s Obligations under the related Purchase Contracts on the Purchase Contract Settlement Date.

The terms and conditions under which the Remarketing will occur are as provided for in the Indenture and the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and as provided for herein.

Section 1. DEFINITIONS .

(a) Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

 

1   Insert one or more Remarketing Agents to be designated by the Company.

 

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(b) As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Applicable Time ” has the meaning specified in Section 3(f) of this Agreement.

Base Indenture ” has the meaning specified in the third paragraph of this Agreement.

Commencement Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 3 of this Agreement.

Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Company ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Disclosure Package ” means the Registration Statement, if any, or any amendment thereof and any Preliminary Prospectus, if any, taken together with any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, used in connection with a Successful Remarketing at the Applicable Time.

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

Indenture ” has the meaning specified in the third paragraph of this Agreement.

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means an issuer free writing prospectus, if any, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to the Remarketed Notes.

Material Adverse Change ” has the meaning specified in Section 6(b).

Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on the condition of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, financial or otherwise.

Notes ” has the meaning specified in the third paragraph of this Agreement.

Permitted Free Writing Prospectus ” has the meaning specified in Section 5(e).

Preliminary Prospectus ” means a preliminary prospectus, if any, relating to the Remarketed Notes included in the Registration Statement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such Preliminary Prospectus.

Private Placement Remarketing Materials ” has the meaning specified in Section 3(l).

Prospectus ” means the prospectus, if any, relating to the Remarketed Notes, in the form in which first filed, or transmitted for filing, with the Commission after the effective date of the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, including the documents incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such Prospectus; and any reference to any amendment or supplement to such Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after the date of such Prospectus, under the Exchange Act, and incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

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Purchase Contract Agent ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the second paragraph of this Agreement.

Registration Covenants ” has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) of this Agreement.

Registration Statement ” means a registration statement, if any, under the Securities Act prepared by the Company covering, inter alia, the Remarketing of the Remarketed Notes pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, including all exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as applicable, and any post-effective amendments thereto.

Remarketed Notes ” means, with respect to all Remarketings during any Applicable Remarketing Period, the aggregate Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes and the Separate Notes, if any, subject to Remarketing as identified to the Remarketing Agent by the Purchase Contract Agent and the Custodial Agent, respectively, in the case of an Optional Remarketing, by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the first day of the Optional Remarketing Period, or in the case of a Final Remarketing, promptly after 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately prior to the first day of the Final Remarketing Period in accordance with the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and shall include (i) the Notes underlying the Pledged Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes of the Holders of Corporate Units who have not effected a Collateral Substitution, Early Settlement or a Fundamental Change Early Settlement in accordance with the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and, in the case of a Final Remarketing, who have not notified the Purchase Contract Agent prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day immediately preceding the first day of the Final Remarketing Period of their intention to effect a Cash Settlement of the related Purchase Contracts pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement or who have so notified the Purchase Contract Agent but failed to make the required cash payment prior to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the first Business Day immediately preceding the Final Remarketing Period and (ii) the Separate Notes of the holders of Separate Notes, if any, who have elected to have their Separate Notes remarketed in any such Remarketing pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

Remarketing Agent ” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

 

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Remarketing Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 4 of this Agreement.

Remarketing Materials ” means the Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and/or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus furnished by the Company to the Remarketing Agent for distribution to investors in connection with the Remarketing.

Representation Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 3 of this Agreement.

Reset Rate ” has the meaning specified in Section 2(d) of this Agreement.

Rules and Regulations ” has the meaning specified in Section 3(f) of this Agreement.

Securities ” has the meaning specified in Section 10 of this Agreement.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Significant Subsidiaries ” has the meaning specified in Section 3(b) of this Agreement.

Supplement ” has the meaning specified in Section 3(f) of this Agreement.

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

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Units, the Notes and the Indenture, in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Trustee ” has the meaning specified in the third paragraph of this Agreement.

Underwriting Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the second paragraph of this Agreement.

Section 2. APPOINTMENT AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE REMARKETING AGENT .

(a) The Company hereby appoints [—] as the exclusive Remarketing Agent, and, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, [—] hereby accepts appointment as Remarketing Agent, for the purpose of (i) remarketing the Remarketed Notes on behalf of the holders thereof, (ii) determining, in consultation with the Company, in the manner provided for herein and in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and the Supplemental Indenture, the Reset Rate for the Notes, and (iii) performing such other duties as are assigned to the Remarketing Agent in the Transaction Documents.

(b) Unless a Termination Event has occurred prior to such date, if the Company elects to conduct an Optional Remarketing during the Optional Remarketing Period selected by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Remarketing Agent shall

 

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use its commercially reasonable efforts to remarket the Remarketed Notes at the applicable Remarketing Price. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall determine in its sole discretion if and when to attempt an Optional Remarketing, as the Company may commence or postpone or cancel an Optional Remarketing in its absolute and sole discretion. In the case of an Optional Remarketing, on any Remarketing Date, the Remarketing Agent shall notify the Company, the Collateral Agent and the Quotation Agent of the amount and issue of the U.S. Treasury securities (or principal or interest strips thereof) that will constitute the Treasury Portfolio, which will be selected by the Remarketing Agent in its sole discretion in accordance with the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement. The Company will cause the Quotation Agent to notify the Remarketing Agent of the Treasury Portfolio Purchase Price no later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Remarketing Date. If the Remarketing Agent is also acting as Quotation Agent, the Quotation Agent shall be entitled to all rights, protections and privileges granted herein to the Remarketing Agent.

(c) If there is no Successful Optional Remarketing during the Optional Remarketing Period or no Optional Remarketing occurs on any Optional Remarketing Date, if any, and unless a Termination Event has occurred prior to such date, on each Remarketing Date in the Final Remarketing Period, the Remarketing Agent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to remarket the Remarketed Notes at the applicable Remarketing Price. It is understood and agreed that the Remarketing on any Remarketing Date in the Final Remarketing Period will be considered successful if the resulting proceeds are at least equal to the applicable Remarketing Price. The Company has the right to postpone the Final Remarketing in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion on any day prior to the last three Business Days of the Final Remarketing Period.

(d) In connection with a Remarketing, the Remarketing Agent shall determine, in consultation with the Company, the rate per annum, rounded to the nearest one-thousandth (0.001) of one percent per annum, that the Remarketed Notes should bear (the “ Reset Rate ”) in order for the Remarketed Notes to have an aggregate market value equal to at least the applicable Remarketing Price and that in the reasonable discretion of the Remarketing Agent will enable it to remarket all of the Remarketed Notes at no less than the applicable Remarketing Price in such Remarketing; provided that such Reset Rate shall not exceed the maximum interest rate permitted by applicable law.

(e) If, by 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the applicable Remarketing Date, (i) the Remarketing Agent is unable to Remarket all of the Remarketed Notes, at a price not less than the applicable Remarketing Price pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof or (ii) the Remarketing did not occur on such Remarketing Date because one of the conditions set forth in Section 6 hereof was not satisfied, the Remarketing Agent shall advise by telephone (and promptly deliver a notice in writing thereafter to) the Depository, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Company. Whether or not there has been a Failed Remarketing will be determined in the sole reasonable discretion of the Remarketing Agent. In the event of a Failed Remarketing, the applicable interest rate on the Notes will not be reset and will continue to be the Coupon Rate set forth in the Supplemental Indenture.

 

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(f) In the event of a Successful Remarketing, by approximately 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on the applicable Remarketing Date, the Remarketing Agent shall advise, by telephone:

(i) the Depository, the Purchase Contract Agent, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent, the Custodial Agent and the Company (and promptly deliver a notice in writing to such Persons thereafter) of the Reset Rate with respect to the Notes and the aggregate principal amount of Remarketed Notes sold in such Remarketing;

(ii) each purchaser (or the Depository Participant thereof) of Remarketed Notes of the Reset Rate and the aggregate principal amount of Remarketed Notes such purchaser is to purchase;

(iii) each such purchaser (if other than a Depository Participant) to give instructions to its Depository Participant to pay the purchase price on the Remarketing Settlement Date in same day funds against delivery of the Remarketed Notes purchased through the facilities of the Depository; and

(iv) each such purchaser (or Depository Participant thereof) that the Remarketed Notes will not be delivered until the Remarketing Settlement Date and (if applicable) that if such purchaser wishes to trade the Remarketed Notes that it has purchased prior to the third Business Day preceding the Remarketing Settlement Date, such purchaser will have to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent failed settlement.

The Remarketing Agent shall also, if required by the Securities Act, deliver, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, to each purchaser a Prospectus in connection with the Remarketing.

(g) The proceeds from a Successful Remarketing (i) with respect to the Notes underlying the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes that are components of the Corporate Units and (ii) with respect to the Separate Notes, in each case, shall be applied in accordance with Section 5.02 of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

(h) It is understood and agreed that the Remarketing Agent shall not have any obligation whatsoever to purchase any Remarketed Notes, whether in the Remarketing or otherwise, and shall in no way be obligated to provide funds to make payment upon surrender of Remarketed Notes for Remarketing or to otherwise expend or risk its own funds or incur or to be exposed to financial liability in the performance of its duties under this Agreement. Neither the Company nor the Remarketing Agent shall be obligated in any case to provide funds to make payment upon surrender of the Remarketed Notes for Remarketing.

Section 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY .

The Company represents and warrants, (i) if the Registration Covenants are applicable, on and as of the date of filing and of effectiveness of the Registration Statement (provided that, if such date is prior to the date hereof, solely with respect to Section 3(c)) and on and as of each date of any amendment to the Registration Statement, (ii) on and as of each date any Remarketing Material

 

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or Private Placement Marketing Material, as applicable, with respect to any Remarketing Period is first distributed in connection with the Remarketing (each, a “ Commencement Date ”), (iii) on and as of each date any amendment to any Remarketing Material, or Private Placement Marketing Material, as applicable, is first distributed, (iv) on and as of each Remarketing Date and (v) on and as of the Remarketing Settlement Date (in each case, a “ Representation Date ”), that:

(a) [—], who has audited certain of the Company’s financial statements filed with the Commission and, if the Registration Covenants are applicable, incorporated by reference in one or more Registration Statements relating to the Remarketed Notes, is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations.

(b) [—] are the Company’s only Significant Subsidiaries as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, substituting in such definition [—], 2018 and the 12 months period ended [—], 2018 for the end of the most recently completed fiscal year and for the most recently completed fiscal year, respectively (each of the foregoing entities, a Significant Subsidiary and, collectively, the “ Significant Subsidiaries ”). All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each such Significant Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and nonassessable, and the capital stock of each such Significant Subsidiary is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, claim, encumbrance or equitable right.

(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Indenture and compliance by the Company with its obligations under this Agreement and the Indenture do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of or default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any subsidiary pursuant to any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or any other agreement or instrument, to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any subsidiary is subject (except for such conflicts, breaches or defaults or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not have a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or bylaws of the Company or any subsidiary, or any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary or any of their respective properties, assets or operations.

(d) The Company is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” which is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(e) If the Registration Covenants are applicable, one or more Registration Statements in respect of the Remarketed Notes have been filed with the Commission and have become effective.

 

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(f) If the Registration Covenants are applicable, on its effective date and on the effective date of the most recent post-effective amendment thereto, each Registration Statement relating to the Remarketed Notes conformed in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the TIA, and the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “ Rules and Regulations ”), and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and, as of the time immediately prior to the time of the first sale of Remarketed Notes to investors during the Applicable Remarketing Period (the “ Applicable Time ”) and each time each Registration Statement is amended, each Registration Statement as then amended, and, each time the Prospectus is amended, on the date of each supplement thereto, reflect the terms of the Remarketed Notes and the terms of offering thereof, and any other material reflected in such supplement, in the form in which it is first filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act (the “ Supplement ”), the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented, will conform in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the TIA and the Rules and Regulations and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any 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, except that none of the foregoing applies to statements in or omissions from any such documents based upon information furnished to the Company in writing by the Remarketing Agent, directly or indirectly, expressly for use therein, or to the part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Trustee’s Statement of Eligibility under the TIA. The foregoing representations and warranties are given on the basis that any statement contained in any document incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement shall be deemed not to be contained in the Registration Statement if the statement has been modified or superseded by any statement in a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or in the Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto.

(g) If the Registration Covenants are applicable, as of the Applicable Time, the Disclosure Package, when taken together as a whole, does not contain 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. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package based upon information furnished to the Company by the Remarketing Agent, directly or indirectly, expressly for use therein or to the part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Trustee’s Statement of Eligibility under the TIA and is given on the basis that any statement contained in any document incorporated by reference into the Disclosure Package shall be deemed not to be contained in the Disclosure Package if the statement has been modified or superseded by any statement in a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference into the Disclosure Package or in the Registration Statement or in any amendment or supplement thereto.

(h) If the Registration Covenants are applicable, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus does not include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated therein and any Supplement deemed to be a part thereof, that has not been superseded or modified (including, if applicable, pursuant to any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus).

(i) If the Registration Covenants are applicable and the Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” on Form S-3ASR, the Company has not been and is not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the Remarketing.

 

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(j) If the Registration Covenants are applicable and the Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” on Form S-3ASR, (i) at each time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) under the Securities Act) made any offer relating to the Remarketed Notes in reliance on the exemption of Rule 163 under the Securities Act and (ii) at each Representation Date, the Company is a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, and the Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act objecting to the use of the automatic shelf registration form.

(k) No default or event of default, and no event that with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would become an event of default, has occurred and is continuing, under any of the Transaction Documents.

(l) In connection with any Remarketing conducted in accordance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act or any other exemption from registration thereunder, any preliminary offering memorandum or any communication, document or material relating to the Notes that would, if the Remarketing were conducted as a public offering pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act, constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (including the documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in any such document or materials) (the “ Private Placement Marketing Materials ”), and any further amendments or supplements to the Private Placement Remarketing Materials do not and will not as of their respective dates of distribution to investors (and as amended or supplemented, as of such date), contain 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, not misleading. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Private Placement Marketing Materials based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Remarketing Agent, directly or indirectly, expressly for use therein.

Section 4. FEES .

In the event of a Successful Remarketing of the Remarketed Notes, the Company shall pay the Remarketing Agent a remarketing fee to be agreed upon in writing by the Company and the Remarketing Agent prior to any such Remarketing (the “ Remarketing Fee ”).

Section 5. COVENANTS OF THE ISSUER .

The Company covenants and agrees as follows:

(a) If and to the extent the offering of the Remarketed Notes in the Remarketing is required (in the view of counsel for the Company) to be registered under the Securities Act as in effect at the time of the Remarketing, the Company shall (Section 5(a) of this Agreement, the “ Registration Covenants ”):

(i) if the Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” on Form S-3ASR and if, at any time prior to the Remarketing Settlement Date, the Company receives from the Commission a notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or otherwise ceases to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration statement form, then (A) promptly notify the Remarketing Agent, (B) promptly file a new registration statement or post-effective amendment on the proper form relating to the Remarketed Notes,

 

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in a form satisfactory to the Remarketing Agent, (C) use its best efforts to cause such registration statement or post-effective amendment to be declared effective and (D) promptly notify the Remarketing Agent of such effectiveness; take all other action necessary or appropriate to permit the public offering and sale of the Remarketed Notes to continue as contemplated in the registration statement that was the subject of the Rule 401(g)(2) notice or for which the Company has otherwise become ineligible. References herein to the Registration Statement shall include such new registration statement or post-effective amendment, as the case may be;

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

(iii) prepare the Prospectus, file any such Prospectus pursuant to the Securities Act within the period required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause, if not already effective, the Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission prior to the applicable Remarketing Date (it being understood that, for so long as there is a material business transaction or development that has not yet been publicly disclosed, other than in connection with an Optional Remarketing, the Company will not be required to file such Registration Statement or provide such a Prospectus until the Company has publicly disclosed such transaction or development);

(iv) file with the Commission any amendment to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or any supplement to the Prospectus that may, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, be required by the Securities Act or requested by the Commission;

(v) advise the Remarketing Agent promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when, (A) prior to the Remarketing Settlement Date, any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective or, (B) before, on or after the Remarketing Settlement Date, any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed, and in each such case excluding documents filed under the Exchange Act incorporated by reference and in each case of (A) and (B) furnish the Remarketing Agent with copies of such notice;

(vi) file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or (c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the Commencement Date and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Remarketed Notes (including in circumstances where such requirement may

 

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be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), and during such same period to advise the Remarketing Agent, promptly after it receives notice thereof, (A) of the time when any amendment to any Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement to any Prospectus or any amended Prospectus has been filed, (B) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus, (C) of the suspension of the qualification of the Remarketed Notes for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, (D) of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding or examination for any such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act, or (E) of any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information; and in the event of the issuance of any such stop order or of any such order preventing or suspending the use of any Prospectus or suspending any such qualification, use promptly its best efforts to obtain its withdrawal;

(vii) if reasonably requested by the Remarketing Agent, prepare a final term sheet for the Remarketed Notes, containing solely a description of the Remarketed Notes, in a form agreed to with the Remarketing Agent, and file such final term sheet and all other Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act within the time required by such Rule;

(viii) furnish promptly to the Remarketing Agent such copies of the following documents in such quantities as the Remarketing Agent shall reasonably request: (a) conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission and each amendment thereto (in each case excluding exhibits); (b) the Preliminary Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto; (c) the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto; (d) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, and (e) any document incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (excluding exhibits thereto); and, if at any time when delivery of a prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required in connection with the Remarketing, any event or development shall have occurred as a result of which (1) the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would 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 when such Prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is delivered, not misleading, or (2) if for any other reason it shall be necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, 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 Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or (3) if it shall be necessary during such same period to amend or supplement an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in order for the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, not to conflict with the information then contained in the Registration Statement, then in each case notify the Remarketing Agent and, upon its request, file such document and prepare and furnish without charge to the Remarketing Agent and to any dealer in securities as many copies as the Remarketing Agent may from time to time reasonably request of an amended or supplemented Prospectus that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance or an amended or supplemented Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that will not conflict with the Registration Statement;

 

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(ix) during the time between the applicable Commencement Date and the Remarketing Settlement Date, prior to filing with the Commission (a) any amendment to the Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus or (b) any Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, furnish a copy thereof to the Remarketing Agent; and not file any such amendment or supplement that shall be reasonably disapproved by the Remarketing Agent;

(x) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than eighteen months, after the date of a Successful Remarketing, to make generally available to its security holders an earnings statement of the Company (which need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158 under the Securities Act); and

(xi) take such action as the Remarketing Agent may reasonably request in order to qualify the Remarketed Notes for offer and sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as the Remarketing Agent may reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Remarketed Notes; provided that in no event shall the Company be required to qualify as a foreign corporation in a jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified, to file a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction or to submit to any requirements which it deems unduly burdensome.

(b) The Company shall pay: (i) the costs incident to the preparation and printing of the Registration Statement, if any, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Prospectus and any other Remarketing Materials and any amendments or supplements thereto; (ii) the costs of distributing the Registration Statement, if any, any Prospectus and any other Remarketing Materials and any amendments or supplements thereto; (iii) any fees and expenses of qualifying the Remarketed Notes under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section 5(a)(xi) and of preparing, printing and distributing a Blue Sky Memorandum, if any (including any related reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Remarketing Agent); (iv) any fees charged by investment rating agencies for rating of the Remarketed Notes; (v) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder and the Remarketing Agent hereunder; and (vi) the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Remarketing Agent in connection with the review by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. of the Remarketed Notes.

(c) The Company shall furnish the Remarketing Agent with such information and documents as the Remarketing Agent may reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and to make reasonably available to the Remarketing Agent and any accountant, attorney or other advisor retained by the Remarketing Agent such information, and such access to the appropriate officers, employees and accountants of the Company, that parties would customarily require, and reasonably requested by the Remarketing Agent, in connection with a due diligence investigation conducted in accordance with applicable securities laws.

 

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(d) Between the applicable Commencement Date and the applicable Remarketing Settlement Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Remarketing Agent (which consent may be withheld at the reasonable discretion of the Remarketing Agent), directly or indirectly, sell, offer, contract to sell or grant any option to sell, or otherwise dispose of, any debt securities which mature more than one year after the applicable Remarketing Settlement Date of the Company similar to the Remarketed Notes.

(e) The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Remarketing Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, and the Remarketing Agent represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Remarketed Notes that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a “ free writing prospectus ” (as defined in Rule 405 of the Act), required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433; provided that, if prepared and used in accordance with Section 5(f) of this Agreement, such prior written consent shall be deemed given with respect to any final term sheet. Any such free writing prospectus consented to in writing by the Company or the Remarketing Agent, as the case may be, is hereinafter referred to as a “ Permitted Free Writing Prospectus ”. The Company represents that it has treated and agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act), and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 of the Securities Act applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping.

(f) The Company will prepare a final term sheet relating to the Remarketed Notes, containing only information that describes the final terms of the Remarketed Notes after providing the Remarketing Agent and its legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such final term sheet (such final term sheet to be in form and substance as last reviewed by the Remarketing Agent and the Company), and will file such final term sheet within the period required by Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act following the date such final terms have been established for the Remarketed Notes. Any such final term sheet is an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and a Permitted Free Writing Prospectus for purposes of this Agreement.

Section 6. CONDITIONS TO THE REMARKETING AGENT’S OBLIGATIONS .

The obligations of the Remarketing Agent hereunder shall be subject to the following conditions:

(a) If the Registration Covenants are applicable, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statements shall have been issued and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering of the Remarketed Notes shall have been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission.

(b) Subsequent to the Commencement Date, there shall not have been any change in the financial position, shareowners’ equity, results of operations, business, operations or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Disclosure Package, the effect of which is, when viewed in relation to the Company and its

 

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subsidiaries taken as a whole, in the reasonable judgment of the Remarketing Agent, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the Remarketing on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Disclosure Package (a “ Material Adverse Change ”).

(c) The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the applicable Remarketing Date and Remarketing Settlement Date, and the Company shall have performed in all material respects all covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement to be performed on its part at or prior to such date.

(d) The Company shall have furnished to the Remarketing Agent a written certificate executed by an authorized officer of the Company, dated the applicable Remarketing Settlement Date, to the effect of the following and as to such other matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, to the best of his or her knowledge:

(i) if the Registration Covenants are applicable, the Company has received no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and no proceedings for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act have been instituted or threatened by the Commission;

(ii) subsequent to the Commencement Date and prior to the applicable Remarketing Date, there has not occurred any downgrading in the rating accorded to the Company’s senior debt securities by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, as defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, that rated the senior debt securities as of the Commencement Date;

(iii) for the period from the Commencement Date to such Remarketing Settlement Date, there has not occurred any Material Adverse Change;

(iv) the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 3 of this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the applicable Remarketing Settlement Date.

(e) On the date of a Successful Remarketing and on the Remarketing Settlement Date, the Remarketing Agent shall have received a letter addressed to the Remarketing Agent and dated each such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Remarketing Agent, of the independent accountants of the Company who have certified the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Remarketing Materials, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” with respect to certain financial information contained in the Remarketing Materials, if any.

(f) Each of counsel for the Company and the Company’s General Counsel shall have furnished to the Remarketing Agent their opinion letter with respect to the Remarketed Notes, addressed to the Remarketing Agent and dated the applicable Remarketing Settlement Date, addressing such matters with respect to the Notes as are set forth in such counsels’ opinion letters furnished pursuant to Section 7(a)(ii) of the Underwriting Agreement, adapted as necessary to

 

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relate to the securities being remarketed hereunder and to the Remarketing Materials, if any, or to any changed circumstances or events occurring subsequent to the date of this Agreement, such adaptations being reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Remarketing Agent.

(g) Each of the counsels for the Remarketing Agent (or a single counsel, at the option of the Remarketing Agent) shall have furnished to the Remarketing Agent its opinion, addressed to the Remarketing Agent and dated as of the applicable Remarketing Settlement Date, addressing such matters as are set forth in such counsel’s opinion furnished pursuant to Section 7(a)(ii) of the Underwriting Agreement, adapted as necessary to relate to the securities being remarketed hereunder and to the Remarketing Materials, if any, or to any changed circumstances or events occurring subsequent to the date of this Agreement, such adaptations being reasonably acceptable to the Remarketing Agent.

(h) Subsequent to the Commencement Date and prior to the applicable Remarketing Settlement Date, there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in the Company’s common stock shall have been suspended by the Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such Exchange, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by Federal or New York State authorities, or (iii) any outbreak or material escalation of hostilities or other calamity or crisis if the effect of any such event described in this clause (iii) on the financial markets of the United States, in the reasonable judgment of the Remarketing Agent, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the consummation of the Remarketing on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

Section 7. INDEMNIFICATION .

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Remarketing Agent, its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents, and each person, if any, who controls the Remarketing Agent within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Remarketing Agent or such controlling person may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, including any information deemed to be a part thereof pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any related preliminary prospectus supplement (or contained in any Registration Statement after it first becomes effective but prior to the date of a Successful Remarketing or in any prospectus forming a part thereof during such period), or any Private Placement Marketing Materials, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and to reimburse the Remarketing Agent its officers, directors, employees, agents and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Remarketing Agent, or its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents or

 

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such controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Remarketing Agent expressly for use in the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, Registration Statement or Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any related preliminary prospectus supplement, or any Private Placement Marketing Materials. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 7(a) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Company may otherwise have.

(b) The Remarketing Agent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, as incurred, to which the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person may become subject, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense (or actions in respect thereof as contemplated below) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, or any amendment thereto, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any related preliminary prospectus supplement (or contained in any Registration Statement after it first becomes effective but prior to the date of a Successful Remarketing or in any prospectus forming a part thereof during such period) or any Private Placement Marketing Materials, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) any related preliminary prospectus supplement (or in any Registration Statement after it first becomes effective but prior to the date of a Successful Remarketing or in any prospectus forming a part thereof during such period) or any Private Placement Marketing Materials, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Remarketing Agent expressly for use therein; and to reimburse the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person for any legal and other expense reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating, defending, settling, compromising or paying any such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense or action. The indemnity agreement set forth in this Section 7(b) shall be in addition to any liabilities that the Remarketing Agent may otherwise have.

(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; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party (i) shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of

 

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such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any liability other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) or (b) above.

(d) The indemnifying party under this Section 7 shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party against any loss, claim, damage, liability or expense by reason of such settlement. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by Section 7(a) hereof, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party, 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 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.

Section 8. CONTRIBUTION .

If the indemnification provided for in Section 7 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a) or (b) of Section 7 in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (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, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Remarketing Agent on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. 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 relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the Remarketing Agent on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or

 

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omission. The Company and the Remarketing Agent agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 8. 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 Section 8 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. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

The obligations of the Company under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each officer and director of the Remarketing Agent and each person, if any, who controls the Remarketing Agent within the meaning of the Securities Act and each broker-dealer affiliate of the Remarketing Agent, and the obligations of the Remarketing Agent under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability which the Remarketing Agent 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 Securities Act.

Section 9. RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL OF THE REMARKETING AGENT .

The Remarketing Agent may, upon 30 days’ prior written notice, resign and be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder, and the Company may remove the Remarketing Agent by written notice at any time, in the case of a resignation, delivered to the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent and, in the case of a removal, delivered to the Remarketing Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent; provided, however , that no such resignation nor any such removal shall become effective until the Company shall have appointed at least one nationally recognized broker-dealer as a successor Remarketing Agent and such successor Remarketing Agent shall have entered into a remarketing agreement with the Company, in which it shall have agreed to conduct the Remarketing in accordance with the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement in all material respects.

In any such case, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to appoint a successor Remarketing Agent and enter into such a remarketing agreement with such person as soon as reasonably practicable.

Section 10. DEALING IN SECURITIES .

The Remarketing Agent, when acting as the Remarketing Agent or in its individual or any other capacity, may, to the extent permitted by law, buy, sell, hold and deal in any of the Remarketed Notes, Corporate Units, Treasury Units or any of the securities of the Company (collectively, the “ Securities ”), but shall not be obligated to purchase any of the Remarketed Notes for its own account. The Remarketing Agent may exercise any vote or join in any action which any beneficial owner of such Securities may be entitled to exercise or take pursuant to the Indenture with like effect as if it did not act in any capacity hereunder.

 

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Section 11. REMARKETING AGENT’S PERFORMANCE; DUTY OF CARE .

The duties and obligations of the Remarketing Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of the Transaction Documents. No implied covenants or obligations of or against the Remarketing Agent shall be read into any of the Transaction Documents. In the absence of bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Remarketing Agent, the Remarketing Agent may conclusively rely upon any document furnished to it, as to the truth of the statements expressed in any of such documents. The Remarketing Agent shall be protected in acting upon any document or communication reasonably believed by it to have been signed, presented or made by the proper party or parties. The Remarketing Agent shall have no obligation to determine whether there is any limitation under applicable law on the Reset Rate on the Notes or, if there is any such limitation, the maximum permissible Reset Rate on the Notes, and it shall rely solely upon written notice from the Company (which the Company agrees to provide prior to the third Business Day before the applicable Remarketing Date) as to whether or not there is any such limitation and, if so, the maximum permissible Reset Rate. The Remarketing Agent, acting under this Agreement, shall incur no liability to the Company or to any holder of Remarketed Notes in its individual capacity or as Remarketing Agent for any action or failure to act, on its part in connection with a Remarketing or otherwise, except if such liability is (a) judicially determined to have resulted from its failure to comply with the terms of this Agreement or bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part or (b) determined pursuant to Section 7 or 8 of this Agreement. The provisions of this Section 11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall survive the resignation or removal of the Remarketing Agent pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 12. TERMINATION .

This Agreement shall automatically terminate (a) as to the Remarketing Agent on the effective date of the resignation or removal of the Remarketing Agent pursuant to Section 9 of this Agreement and (b) on the earlier of (i) the occurrence of a Termination Event and (ii) the Business Day immediately following the Purchase Contract Settlement Date. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, in the event there has been a Successful Remarketing, the obligations set forth in Section 4 hereof shall survive and remain in full force and effect until all amounts payable under said Section 4 hereof shall have been paid in full.

Section 13. REIMBURSEMENT OF REMARKETING AGENT’S EXPENSES .

If this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 12 or if the settlement of the Remarketed Notes does not occur in connection with a Successful Remarketing because of any of the events referred to in Section 6(h), then the Company shall not then be under any liability to the Remarketing Agent except as provided in Section 5(b), 7 and 8; but, if for any other reason the settlement of the Remarketed Notes does not occur in connection with a Successful Remarketing, the Company will reimburse the Remarketing Agent for all out-of-pocket expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably incurred by the Remarketing Agent in making preparations for the settlement of the Remarketed Notes, but the Company shall then be under no further liability to the Remarketing Agent with respect to such failed settlement of the Remarketed Notes except as provided in Sections 5(b), 7 and 8.

 

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Section 14. USA PATRIOT ACT .

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

Section 15. NO FIDUCIARY DUTY .

The Company hereby acknowledges that (a) the transactions contemplated under this Agreement are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Company, on the one hand, and the Remarketing Agent and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on the other hand, (b) the Remarketing Agent is not acting as a fiduciary of the Company and (c) the Company’s engagement of the Remarketing Agent in connection with the Remarketing is as an independent contractor and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the Remarketing (irrespective of whether the Remarketing Agent has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or other matters, and the Remarketing Agent shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement). The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Remarketing Agent has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe a fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

Section 16. NOTICES .

All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and:

(a) if to the Remarketing Agent, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to:

[—]

with a copy to:

[—]

(b) if to the Company, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to:

Anthem, Inc.

[—]

Attn: [—]

Facsimile number: [—]

with a copy to:

[—]

 

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(c) if to the Purchase Contract Agent, shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to:

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

[—]

Attn: [—]

Facsimile number: [—]

Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof.

Section 17. PERSONS ENTITLED TO BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT .

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each party hereto and its respective successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only those persons, except that (x) the representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the Company contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for the benefit of the Remarketing Agent and the person or persons, if any, who control the Remarketing Agent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and (y) the indemnity agreement of the Remarketing Agent contained in Section 7 of this Agreement shall be deemed to be for the benefit of the Company’s directors and officers who sign the Registration Statement, if any, and any person controlling the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons referred to herein, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.

Section 18. SURVIVAL .

The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other statements of the Company or its officers and the Remarketing Agent set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Remarketing Agent, the Company or any of the indemnified persons referred to in Section 7 hereof, and will survive delivery of the Remarketed Notes. The provisions of Sections 7, 8, 11 and 13 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Remarketing Agent pursuant to this Agreement or the termination and cancellation of this Agreement.

Section 19. GOVERNING LAW .

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE.

Section 20. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS .

Each party hereto expressly accepts and irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and of any New York state court sitting in The City of New York for the purposes of all legal proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party irrevocably

 

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waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 21. COUNTERPARTS .

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts hereof shall constitute a single instrument.

Section 22. HEADINGS .

The headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 23. SEVERABILITY .

If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or deemed to be or shall, in fact, be invalid, inoperative or unenforceable as applied in any particular case in any or all jurisdictions because it conflicts with any provisions of any constitution, statute, rule or public policy or for any other reason, then, to the extent permitted by law, such circumstances shall not have the effect of rendering the provision in question invalid, inoperative or unenforceable in any other case, circumstance or jurisdiction, or of rendering any other provision or provisions of this Agreement invalid, inoperative or unenforceable to any extent whatsoever.

Section 24. AMENDMENTS .

This Agreement may be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. Each of the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent agrees that it will not enter into, cause or permit any amendment or modification of the Transaction Documents or any other instruments or agreements relating to the Applicable Ownership Interests in Notes, the Notes or the Corporate Units that would in any way materially adversely affect the rights, duties and obligations of the Remarketing Agent, without the prior written consent of the Remarketing Agent.

Section 25. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS .

Except in the case of a succession pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated to any other Person without the prior written consent of the Remarketing Agent. The rights and obligations of the Remarketing Agent hereunder may not be assigned or delegated to any other Person (other than an affiliate of the Remarketing Agent) without the prior written consent of the Company.

Section 26. RIGHTS OF THE PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT .

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Purchase Contract Agent shall be entitled to all the rights, protections and privileges granted to the Purchase Contract Agent in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement.

 

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[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement by and among the Company, the Remarketing Agent and the Purchase Contract Agent, please indicate your acceptance in the space provided for that purpose below.

 

Very truly yours
ANTHEM, INC.
By:  
Name:
Title:

 

CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED:

[—]

as Remarketing Agent

By:  
Name:
Title:

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., not individually but solely as attorney-in-fact of the Holders of the Purchase Contracts

 

By:  
Name:
Title:

 

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EXHIBIT Q

NOTIFICATION FROM PURCHASE CONTRACT AGENT TO COLLATERAL AGENT

REGARDING FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE EARLY SETTLEMENT

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

2 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1020

Chicago, Illinois 60602

Attention: Corporate Trust Administration

Telecopy: (312) 827-8542

 

  Re: Corporate Units of Anthem, Inc. (the “ Company ”)

The undersigned hereby notifies you in accordance with Section 5.05(b) of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement ”), among the Company and you, as Collateral Agent, Custodial Agent and Securities Intermediary, and the undersigned, as Purchase Contract Agent and as attorney-in-fact for the holders of Corporate Units and Treasury Units from time to time, that all the conditions necessary for a Fundamental Change Early Settlement (as defined in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement) by the below specified Holder have been satisfied pursuant to which the undersigned has received from such Holder, and paid to the Company as confirmed in writing by the Company, the below specified Purchase Price or Notes having an aggregate principal amount equal to such Purchase Price.

 

Holder:  

 

Purchase Price:  

 

Notes:  

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Purchase Contract Agent

By:  
Authorized Signatory

 

DATED:  

 

Q-1

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Columbia Square

555 Thirteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

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www.hoganlovells.com

May 12, 2015

Board of Directors

Anthem, Inc.

120 Monument Circle

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-4903

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as special counsel to Anthem, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”), in connection with the Underwriting Agreement, dated May 6, 2015 (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”), among the Company and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives (the “ Representatives ”) of the several underwriters named in Exhibit A thereto, relating to the proposed issuance by the Company of 25,000,000 Equity Units, initially consisting of Corporate Units (the “ Units ”) pursuant to the Company’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (333-200749) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2014 and amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2015 (as amended, the “ Registration Statement ”). Each Unit is comprised of (i) a purchase contract (each, a “ Purchase Contract ”) obligating the holder to purchase from the Company a certain number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (ii) a 1/20, or 5%, undivided ownership in $1,000 principal amount of the Company’s 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028 (the “ Notes ”). This opinion letter is furnished to you at your request to enable you to fulfill the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K, 17 C.F.R. § 229.601(b)(5), in connection with the Registration Statement.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have examined copies of such agreements, instruments and documents as we have deemed an appropriate basis on which to render the opinions hereinafter expressed. In our examination of the aforesaid documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all documents submitted to us, the authenticity of all original documents, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies (including telecopies). As to all matters of fact, we have relied on the representations and statements of fact made in the documents so reviewed, and we have not independently established the facts so relied on. This opinion letter is given, and all statements herein are made, in the context of the foregoing.

For the purposes of this opinion letter, we have assumed that (i) The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) under the Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015, between the Company and the Trustee (the “ Base Indenture ”), filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2015, and incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ,” and together with the Base Indenture, the


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Indenture ”), has all requisite power and authority under all applicable laws, regulations and governing documents to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture and has complied with all legal requirements pertaining to its status as such status relates to the Trustee’s right to enforce the Indenture against the Company, (ii) The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as purchase contract agent (the “ Purchase Contract Agent ”) under the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015, between the Company and the Purchase Contract Agent (the “ Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement ,” and together with the Indenture, the “ Transaction Documents ”), filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2015, and incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference, has all requisite power and authority under all applicable laws, regulations and governing documents to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Indenture and has complied with all legal requirements pertaining to its status as such status relates to the Purchase Contract Agent’s right to enforce the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement against the Company, (iii) each party to the Transaction Documents (other than the Company) has duly authorized, executed and delivered each Transaction Document to which it is a party, (iv) each party to any of the Transaction Documents (other than the Company) is validly existing and in good standing in all necessary jurisdictions, (v) each Transaction Document to which any party to any of the Transaction Documents (other than the Company) is a party constitutes a valid and binding obligation, enforceable against each such party (other than the Company) in accordance with its terms, (vi) there has been no material mutual mistake of fact or misunderstanding or fraud, duress or undue influence in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, and the conduct of all parties to the Transaction Documents has complied with any requirements of good faith, fair dealing and conscionability, and (vii) there are and have been no agreements or understandings among the parties, written or oral, and there is and has been no usage of trade or course of prior dealing among the parties that would, in either case, define, supplement or qualify the terms of the Transaction Documents. We also have assumed the validity and constitutionality of each relevant statute, rule, regulation and agency action covered by this opinion letter.

This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the applicable provisions of the laws of the State of New York (but not including any laws, statutes, ordinances, administrative decisions, rules or regulations of any political subdivision below the state level), as currently in effect. We express no opinion herein as to any other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, or regulations (and in particular, we express no opinion as to any effect that such other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, or regulations may have on the opinion expressed herein). Insofar as the opinion expressed herein relates to or is dependent upon matters governed by Indiana law, we have relied, without independent investigation, upon, and our opinion expressed herein is subject to all of the qualifications, assumptions and limitations expressed in, the opinion of Faegre Baker Daniels, LLP, special counsel to the Company in the State of Indiana. A copy of such opinion letter, dated as of the date hereof, is to be filed as Exhibit 5.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the offer and sale of the Notes described below.

Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

(a) The Units have been duly authorized on behalf of the Company and that, following (i) issuance of the Units pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, and (ii) receipt by the Company of the consideration for the Units specified in the Underwriting Agreement, the Units will be validly issued.

(b) The Notes have been duly authorized on behalf of the Company and that, following (i) receipt by the Company of the consideration for the Units specified in the Underwriting Agreement and (ii) the due execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of the Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.


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(c) The Purchase Contracts have been duly authorized on behalf of the Company and that, following (i) receipt by the Company of the consideration for the Units specified in the Underwriting Agreement and (ii) the due execution, authentication, issuance and delivery of the certificates evidencing the Units pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, the Purchase Contracts will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the filing by the Company of a Current Report on Form 8-K on the date hereof, which Form 8-K will be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and speaks as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the delivery of this letter.


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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the above-described Form 8-K and to the reference to this firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus dated May 6, 2015 that forms part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an “expert” within the meaning of the Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP

Exhibit 5.2

Faegre Baker Daniels LLP

600 East 96 th Street Suite 600

Indianapolis Indiana 46240-3789

Phone +1 317 569 9600

Fax +1 317 569 4800

May 12, 2015

Anthem, Inc.

120 Monument Circle

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as Indiana counsel for Anthem, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the proposed issuance by the Company of 25,000,000 Equity Units, initially consisting of Corporate Units (the “Units”) pursuant to the Company’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-200749) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on December 5, 2014 and amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement filed with the Commission on April 29, 2015 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”). Each Unit is comprised of (i) a purchase contract (each, a “Purchase Contract”) obligating the holder to purchase from the Company a certain number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) a 1/20, or 5%, undivided ownership in $1,000 principal amount of the Company’s 1.90% Remarketable Subordinated Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Purchase Contracts comprising a part of the Units, based on the Settlement Rate in effect on the date hereof, is herein referred to as the “Underlying Shares of Common Stock.” The “Settlement Rate” is as defined in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, dated as of May 12, 2015 (the “Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as purchase contract agent.

In that capacity and for purposes of this opinion letter, we have reviewed:

(a) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus constituting a part thereof, dated April 29, 2015, relating to the issuance from time to time of debt and equity securities of the Company pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”);

(b) The Prospectus Supplement, dated May 6, 2015, to the above-mentioned Prospectus relating to the Units and filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the 1933 Act (the “Prospectus Supplement”);

(c) The Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”);


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(d) The First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 12, 2015, between the Company and the Trustee, including the form of Notes attached thereto;

(e) The Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2015, among the Company, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated;

(f) The Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement, including the form of certificates evidencing the Units attached thereto;

(g) The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended and the By-Laws of the Company, as amended; and

(h) Certain resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company.

For purposes of this opinion letter, we have also examined originals or copies, identified to our satisfaction, of such other documents, corporate records, instruments and other relevant materials as we deemed advisable and have made such examination of statutes and decisions and reviewed such questions of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to facts material to this opinion letter, we have relied upon certificates, statements or representations of public officials, of officers and representatives of the Company and of others, without any independent verification thereof.

This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Indiana (but not including any laws, statutes, ordinances, administrative decisions, rules or regulations of any political subdivision below the state level), as currently in effect. We express no opinion herein as to any other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, or regulations (and in particular, we express no opinion as to any effect that such other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, or regulations may have on the opinion expressed herein).

On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

(1) The Company is a corporation validly existing under the laws of the State of Indiana.

(2) The Company has the corporate power under Indiana law to execute and deliver the Notes, and the Notes have been duly authorized by the Company.

(3) The Company has the corporate power under Indiana law to execute and deliver the certificates evidencing the Units, and the Units and the Purchase Contracts comprising a part of the Units have been duly authorized by the Company.


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(4) When (a) the Underlying Shares of Common Stock have been issued and sold in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contracts and have been duly registered with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar, and (b) the Company has received the consideration provided for in the Purchase Contract and Pledge Agreement and the Purchase Contracts, the Underlying Shares of Common Stock issued upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the filing by the Company of a Current Report on Form 8-K on the date hereof, which Form 8-K will be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and speaks as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the delivery of this letter.

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company and to the reference to us under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus Supplement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the 1933 Act or the rules or regulations of the Commission thereunder. We hereby authorize Hogan Lovells US LLP to rely upon this opinion as if it had been addressed to them.

 

Very truly yours,

 

FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS LLP

By: /s/ Janelle Blankenship
Janelle Blankenship, Partner