UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

LOGO

STERICYCLE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   36-3640402
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

28161 North Keith Drive

Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

to be so registered

 

Name of each exchange on which

each class is to be registered

Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/10 th interest in a share of 5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box.   x

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box.   ¨

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-206814

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

 


ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.

The securities to be registered hereby are the 5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock”) of Stericycle, Inc. (the “Registrant”) and the Registrant’s Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/10 th interest in a share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The descriptions of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares are contained in the sections captioned (i) “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” and “Description of Depositary Shares” respectively in the Registrant’s Prospectus Supplement, dated September 9, 2015, to the Registrant’s Prospectus, dated September 8, 2015 (the “Prospectus”), included in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-206814) and (ii) “Description of Capital Stock” in the Prospectus. Such sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description and Method of Filing

3(i).1   Amended and restated certificate of incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 21, 1996)
3(i).2   First certificate of amendment to amended and restated certificate of incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 29, 1999)
3(i).3   Second certificate of amendment to amended and restated certificate of incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 24, 2003)
3(i).4   Third certificate of amendment to amended and restated certificate of incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on October 9, 2007)
3(i).5   Fourth certificate of amendment to amended and restated certificate of incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i).1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 7, 2014)
3(ii).1   Amended and restated bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii).1 the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 3, 2014)
     4.1   Certificate of Designations setting forth the specific rights, preferences, limitations, restrictions and other terms and conditions of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 15, 2015
     4.2   Form of certificate representing the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (included in Exhibit 4.1 hereto)
     4.3   Deposit Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2015, between the Registrant, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., acting as depositary, and the holders from time to time of the depositary shares
     4.4   Form of Depositary Share (included in Exhibit 4.3 hereto)


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

    STERICYCLE, INC.

Date: September 15, 2015

    By:  

/s/ Daniel V. Ginnetti

    Name:   Daniel V. Ginnetti
    Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 4.1

Certificate of Designations of

5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of

Stericycle, Inc.

Stericycle, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), hereby certifies that, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 103, 141 and 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, (a) on August 26, 2015, the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”) delegated to its Pricing Committee (the “ Pricing Committee ”) the power to determine the voting powers, designations, preferences, rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions and all other terms of the issuance of a series of preferred stock; and (b) on September 9, 2015, the Pricing Committee adopted the resolution shown immediately below, which resolution is now, and at all times since its date of adoption, has been in full force and effect:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended (as such may be amended, modified or restated from time to time, the “ Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ”) (which authorizes 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”)), and the authority vested in the Board of Directors, a series of Preferred Stock be, and it hereby is, created, and that the designation and number of shares of such series, and the voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are as set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and this Certificate of Designations, as it may be amended from time to time (the “ Certificate of Designations ”) as follows:

Part 1. Designation and Number of Shares . Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, there is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock of the Corporation a series of Preferred Stock consisting of 770,000 shares of Preferred Stock designated as the “5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” (the “ Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ”). Such number of shares may be decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, subject to the terms and conditions hereof; provided that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding.

Part 2. Standard Provisions . The Standard Provisions contained in Annex A attached hereto are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Certificate of Designations to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by John Schetz, its Executive Vice President and General Counsel, this 15th day of September, 2015.

 

STERICYCLE, INC.
By:  

/s/ John Schetz

Name:   John Schetz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

[ Signature Page to Certificate of Designations of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ]


ANNEX A

STANDARD PROVISIONS

SECTION 1 . General Matters; Ranking. Each share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects to every other share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and/or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, as applicable, shall rank (i) senior to all Junior Stock, (ii) on a parity with all Parity Stock and (iii) junior to all Senior Stock and the Corporation’s existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables).

SECTION 2 . Standard Definitions. As used herein with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock:

Accumulated Dividend Amount ” means, with respect to any Fundamental Change Conversion, the sum of (i) any accumulated and unpaid dividends for any Dividend Period ending prior to the Effective Date for the relevant Fundamental Change and (ii) any accumulated dividends for the partial Dividend Period, if any, from, and including, the Dividend Payment Date immediately preceding such Effective Date to, but excluding, such Effective Date, subject to the proviso in Section 9(a).

ADRs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(e).

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the resolutions first set forth herein.

Applicable Market Value ” means the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the Final Averaging Period.

Acquisition ” means the acquisition of Shred-it by the Corporation and certain of the Corporation’s subsidiaries pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement.

Acquisition Termination Conversion Rate ” means a rate equal to the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate, assuming for such purpose that the “Effective Date” is the Acquisition Termination Redemption Date and that the “Stock Price” is the Acquisition Termination Share Price.

Acquisition Termination Dividend Amount ” means an amount of cash equal to the sum of (i) the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and (ii) the Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, assuming for such purpose that the “Effective Date” is the Acquisition Termination Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Acquisition Termination Redemption Date falls after the Record Date for a declared dividend and prior to the related Dividend Payment Date, (a) the Corporation shall pay such dividend on such Dividend Payment Date to the Record Holders as of such Record Date, in accordance with Section 3, (b) the Accumulated Dividend Amount shall not include such dividend and (c) the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount shall not include the present value of the payment of such dividend.


Acquisition Termination Event ” means either (i) the Securities Purchase Agreement is terminated or (ii) the Corporation determines, in its reasonable judgment, that the Acquisition will not occur.

Acquisition Termination Market Value ” means the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the third Trading Day following the date on which the Corporation provides notice of an Acquisition Termination Redemption to the Holders.

Acquisition Termination Redemption ” means a redemption of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.

Acquisition Termination Redemption Amount ” means, for each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, either (i) an amount in cash equal to $1,000 plus accumulated and unpaid dividends (whether or not declared) to, but excluding, the Acquisition Termination Redemption Date if the Acquisition Termination Share Price is equal to or less than the Initial Price; provided that if the Acquisition Termination Redemption Date falls after the Record Date for a declared dividend and prior to the next Dividend Payment Date, the Acquisition Termination Redemption Amount shall not include such declared dividend and the Corporation shall instead pay such declared dividend on such Dividend Payment Date to the Record Holders as of such Record Date in accordance with Section 3; or (ii) the Reference Amount of cash, shares of Common Stock, or cash and shares of Common Stock if the Acquisition Termination Share Price exceeds the Initial Price.

Acquisition Termination Redemption Date ” means the Scheduled Acquisition Termination Redemption Date; provided that, if (a) the Acquisition Termination Share Price is greater than the Initial Price and (b)(i) the Corporation elects to pay cash in lieu of delivering all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Acquisition Termination Conversion Rate in accordance with Section 5(b) or (ii) the Corporation elects to deliver shares of Common Stock in lieu of paying all or any portion of the Acquisition Termination Dividend Amount in cash in accordance with Section 5(c), then the Acquisition Termination Redemption Date shall be also not earlier than the third Business Day following the last Trading Day of the ten consecutive Trading Day period used to determine the Acquisition Termination Market Value.

Acquisition Termination Share Price ” means the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day preceding the date on which the Corporation provides notice of an Acquisition Termination Redemption to the Holders.

Average VWAP ” per share over a certain period means the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share for each Trading Day in such period.

 

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Board of Directors ” shall have the meaning set forth in the caption.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

Bylaws ” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation, as they may be further amended or restated from time to time.

Certificate of Designations ” shall have the meaning set forth in the resolutions first set forth herein.

Clause I Distribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(iv).

Clause II Distribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(iv).

Clause IV Distribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(iv).

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

Common Equity ” of any Person means capital stock of such Person that is generally entitled (a) to vote in the election of directors of such Person or (b) if such Person is not a corporation, to vote or otherwise participate in the selection of the governing body, partners, managers or others that will control the management or policies of such Person.

Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, subject to Section 13(e).

Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent ” means Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the Corporation’s duly appointed conversion and dividend disbursing agent for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and any successor appointed under Section 14.

Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Corporation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the caption.

Current Market Price ” per share of Common Stock (or, in the case of clause (ii) below, per share of Common Stock, the Corporation’s capital stock or equity interest, as applicable) on any date means, for the purposes of determining an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates:

(i) for purposes of any adjustment pursuant to Section 13(a)(ii), Section 13(a)(iv) in the event of an adjustment not relating to a Spin-Off, or Section 13(a)(v), the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date with respect to the issuance or distribution requiring such computation;

 

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(ii) for purposes of any adjustment pursuant to Section 13(a)(iv) in the event of an adjustment relating to a Spin-Off, the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock, the Corporation’s capital stock or equity interest, as applicable, over the first ten consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the Trading Day immediately following the Ex-Dividend Date of such distribution; and

(iii) for purposes of any adjustment pursuant to Section 13(a)(vi), the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day after the Expiration Date of the relevant tender offer or exchange offer.

Depositary Shares ” means the depositary shares representing fractional interests in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.

Distributed Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(iv).

Dividend Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Dividend Payment Date ” means March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year commencing on December 15, 2015 to, and including, September 15, 2018.

Dividend Period ” means the period from, and including, a Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date, except that the initial Dividend Period shall commence on, and include, the Initial Issue Date and shall end on, but exclude, December 15, 2015.

Early Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).

Early Conversion Average Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).

Early Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).

Effective Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

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

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

 

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Exchange Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(e).

Expiration Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(vi).

Fair Market Value ” means the fair market value as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof), whose determination shall be conclusive and set forth in a resolution of the Board of Directors (or such authorized committee).

Final Averaging Period ” means the 20 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 23 rd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding September 15, 2018.

Five-Day Average Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c)(iii).

Fixed Conversion Rates ” means the Maximum Conversion Rate and the Minimum Conversion Rate.

Floor Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(e).

A “ Fundamental Change ” shall be deemed to have occurred, at any time after the Initial Issue Date, if any of the following occurs:

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

(ii) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than a change only in par value, from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value, or changes resulting from a subdivision or combination of the Common Stock) as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, would be exchanged for or would represent solely the right to receive stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Corporation pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into, will be exchanged for or will represent solely the right to receive stock, other securities, other property or assets; or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Corporation’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; or

 

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(iii) the Common Stock (or other Exchange Property) ceases to be listed or quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors);

provided , however , that a transaction or transactions described above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by all common stockholders of the Corporation (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock that are listed or quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market or the NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors), or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions, and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock becomes convertible into or exchangeable for such consideration (and cash in lieu of fractional shares).

If any transaction in which the Common Stock is replaced by securities of another entity pursuant to Section 13(e) occurs, following completion of any related Fundamental Change Conversion Period (or, if none, the effective date of such transaction), references to the Corporation in this definition of “ Fundamental Change ” shall instead be references to such other entity.

Fundamental Change Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

Fundamental Change Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(c).

Fundamental Change Conversion Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

Fundamental Change Conversion Rate ” means, for any Fundamental Change Conversion, the conversion rate set forth in the table below for the Effective Date and the Stock Price applicable to such Fundamental Change:

 

    Stock Price  

Effective Date

  $60.00     $80.00     $100.00     $120.00     $136.25     $150.00     $170.31     $180.00     $200.00     $220.00     $250.00     $300.00     $400.00  

September 15, 2015

    7.3394        7.2502        7.0033        6.6219        6.2763        6.0283        5.8180        5.7803        5.7733        5.7977        5.8260        5.8409        5.8412   

September 15, 2016

    7.3394        7.3038        7.1512        6.8300        6.4744        6.1772        5.8927        5.8367        5.8153        5.8308        5.8461        5.8508        5.8493   

September 15, 2017

    7.3394        7.3296        7.2834        7.0746        6.7349        6.3753        5.9651        5.8848        5.8535        5.8579        5.8600        5.8598        5.8591   

September 15, 2018

    7.3394        7.3394        7.3394        7.3394        7.3394        6.6667        5.8716        5.8716        5.8716        5.8716        5.8716        5.8716        5.8716   

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

(i) If the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices set forth in the table above, or if the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates set forth in the table above, the Fundamental

 

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Change Conversion Rate shall be determined by straight-line interpolation between the Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable.

(ii) If the Stock Price is in excess of $400.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as adjustments are made to the Stock Prices in the column headings in the table above in accordance with the provisions of Section 13(c)(iv)), then the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall be the Minimum Conversion Rate, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

(iii) If the Stock Price is less than $60.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as adjustments are made to the Stock Prices in the column headings in the table above in accordance with the provisions of Section 13(c)(iv)), then the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall be the Maximum Conversion Rate, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

The Stock Prices in the column headings in the table above are subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 13(c)(iv). The Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth in the table above are each subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as each Fixed Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 13.

Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

Fundamental Change Early Conversion Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

Fundamental Change Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b).

Holder ” means each person in whose name shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are registered, who shall be treated by the Corporation and the Registrar as the absolute owner of those shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the purpose of making payment and settling conversions and for all other purposes.

Initial Issue Date ” shall mean September 15, 2015.

Initial Price ” equals $1,000, divided by the Maximum Conversion Rate, which quotient is initially equal to approximately $136.25 per share of Common Stock.

Junior Stock ” means (i) the Common Stock and (ii) each other class of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks either (x) senior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution or (y) on a parity with the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

 

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Liquidation Dividend Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Liquidation Preference ” means, as to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $1,000 per share.

Make-whole Dividend Amounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

Mandatory Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).

Mandatory Conversion Date ” means the third Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Final Averaging Period.

Mandatory Conversion Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Part 1 of this Certificate of Designations.

Market Disruption Event ” means (a) a failure by the primary U.S. national or regional securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading to open for trading during its regular trading session or (b) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Stock for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.

Maximum Conversion Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(iii).

Minimum Conversion Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(i).

Nonpayment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(i).

Nonpayment Remedy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(iii).

Officer ” means the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Corporation.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate of the Corporation, signed by any duly authorized Officer of the Corporation.

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

 

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Parity Stock ” means any class of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series shall rank on a parity with the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

Person ” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity of whatever nature.

Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in the resolutions first set forth herein.

Preferred Stock Directors ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(i).

Pricing Committee ” shall have the meaning set forth in the caption.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus dated September 8, 2015, file number 333-206814, relating to securities, including the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares, to be issued from time to time by the Corporation.

Prospectus Supplement ” means the preliminary prospectus supplement dated September 8, 2015, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet dated September 9, 2015, relating to the offering and sale of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares.

Record Date ” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, the March 1, June 1, September 1 or December 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding the applicable March 15, June 15, September 15 or December 15 Dividend Payment Date, respectively. These Record Dates shall apply regardless of whether a particular Record Date is a Business Day.

Record Holder ” means, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, a Holder of record of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as such Holder appears on the stock register of the Corporation at the close of business on the related Record Date.

Reference Amount ” means the sum of the following amounts:

(i) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Acquisition Termination Conversion Rate, plus

(ii) cash in an amount equal to the Acquisition Termination Dividend Amount;

provided that the Corporation may deliver cash in lieu of all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock set forth in clause (i) above, and the Corporation may deliver shares of Common Stock in lieu of all or any portion of the cash amount set forth in clause (ii) above, in each case, as set forth in Section 5.

 

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Registrar ” shall initially mean Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the Corporation’s duly appointed registrar for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any successor appointed under Section 14.

Reorganization Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(e).

Scheduled Acquisition Termination Redemption Date ” means the date specified by the Corporation in its notice of an Acquisition Termination Redemption that is not less than 30 Scheduled Trading Days nor more than 60 calendar days following the date on which the Corporation provides such notice of an Acquisition Termination Redemption to the Holders.

Scheduled Trading Day ” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Securities Purchase Agreement ” means the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated July 15, 2015, among the Corporation, certain of its subsidiaries and the equity holders of Shred-it, providing for the Acquisition.

Senior Stock ” means each class of capital stock of the Corporation established after the Initial Issue Date the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series shall rank senior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

Shelf Registration Statement ” shall mean a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the issuance of or resales of shares of Common Stock issued as payment of a dividend, including dividends paid in connection with a conversion, or as payment of any portion of the Acquisition Termination Redemption Amount.

Shred-it ” means, collectively, Shred-it International ULC, an Alberta unlimited liability corporation, Shred-it JV LP, an Ontario limited partnership, Boost GP Corp., an Ontario corporation and Boost Holdings LP, an Ontario limited partnership and their respective subsidiaries.

Spin-Off ” means a distribution by the Corporation to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock consisting of capital stock of, or similar equity interests in, or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Corporation that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange.

Stock Price ” means, for any Fundamental Change, (i) if all holders of Common Stock receive only cash in exchange for their Common Stock in such Fundamental Change, the amount of cash paid in such Fundamental Change per share of Common Stock, and (ii) in all other cases, the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Effective Date.

 

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

Threshold Appreciation Price ” means $1,000, divided by the Minimum Conversion Rate, which quotient is initially equal to approximately $170.31 per share of Common Stock.

Trading Day ” means a day on which (x) there is no Market Disruption Event and (y) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading, except that if the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading, “ Trading Day ” means a Business Day.

Transfer Agent ” shall initially mean Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the Corporation’s duly appointed transfer agent for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any successor appointed under Section 14.

Trigger Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(a)(iv).

Unit of Exchange Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(e).

Voting Preferred Stock ” means any class or series of Preferred Stock, other than the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, ranking equally with the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up and upon which voting rights like those set forth in Section 6 have been conferred and are exercisable.

VWAP ” per share of Common Stock on any Trading Day means the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page “SRCL <Equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Trading Day; or, if such price is not available, “ VWAP ” means the market value per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person, except that, solely for purposes of this definition, the reference to “more than 50%” in the definition of “Subsidiary” shall be deemed replaced by a reference to “100%”.

 

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SECTION 3 . Dividends. (a)  Rate . Subject to the rights of holders of any class of the Corporation’s capital stock ranking senior to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, Holders shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) out of funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, cumulative dividends at the rate per annum of 5.25% on the Liquidation Preference per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (equivalent to $52.50 per annum per share (the “ Dividend Amount ”)), payable in cash, by delivery of shares of Common Stock or through any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion (subject to the limitations described below). Declared dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be payable quarterly on each Dividend Payment Date at such annual rate, and dividends shall accumulate from the most recent date as to which dividends shall have been paid or, if no dividends have been paid, from the Initial Issue Date, whether or not in any Dividend Period or Dividend Periods there have been funds legally available for the payment of such dividends. Declared dividends shall be payable on the relevant Dividend Payment Date to Record Holders at the close of business on the immediately preceding Record Date, whether or not such Record Holders convert their shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, or such shares are automatically converted, after such Record Date and on or prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment Date. If a Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, without any interest or other payment in lieu of interest accruing with respect to this delay.

The amount of dividends payable on each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for each full Dividend Period (after the initial Dividend Period) shall be computed by dividing the annual dividend rate by four. Dividends payable on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for the initial Dividend Period and any partial Dividend Period shall be computed based upon the actual number of days elapsed during such period over a 360-day year (consisting of twelve 30-day months). Accumulated dividends shall not bear interest if they are paid subsequent to the applicable Dividend Payment Date.

No dividend shall be declared or paid upon, or any sum or number of shares of Common Stock set apart for the payment of dividends upon, any outstanding share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to any Dividend Period unless all dividends for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid upon, or a sufficient sum or number of shares of Common Stock have been set apart for the payment of such dividends upon, all outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.

Holders shall not be entitled to any dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, whether payable in cash, property or shares of Common Stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends.

Except as described in this Section 3(a), dividends on any share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock converted to Common Stock shall cease to accumulate on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Fundamental Change Conversion Date or the Early Conversion Date (each, a “ Conversion Date ”), as applicable.

 

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(b) Priority of Dividends . So long as any share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no dividend or distribution shall be declared or paid on Common Stock or any other shares of Junior Stock, and no Common Stock or other Junior Stock or Parity Stock shall be, directly or indirectly, purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries unless all accumulated and unpaid dividends for all preceding Dividend Periods have been declared and paid upon, or a sufficient sum or number of shares of Common Stock have been set apart for the payment of such dividends upon, all outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) a dividend payable on any Common Stock or other Junior Stock in shares of any Common Stock or other Junior Stock, (ii) the acquisition of shares of any Common Stock or other Junior Stock in exchange for shares of any Common Stock or other Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (iii) purchases of fractional interests in shares of any Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such shares of other Junior Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into such shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (iv) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, the forfeiture of unvested shares of restricted stock or share withholdings upon exercise, delivery or vesting of equity awards granted to officers, directors and employees and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (v) any dividends or distributions of rights or Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with a stockholders’ rights plan or any redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant to any stockholders’ rights plan; (vi) the acquisition by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of record ownership in Common Stock or other Junior Stock or Parity Stock for the beneficial ownership of any other persons (other than the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries), including as trustees or custodians, and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock or Parity Stock; and (vii) the exchange or conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock or of Parity Stock for or into other Parity Stock (with the same or lesser aggregate liquidation amount) or Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of other Junior Stock or other Parity Stock, as the case may be.

When dividends on Shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have not been paid in full on any Dividend Payment Date or declared and a sum or number of shares of Common Stock sufficient for payment thereof set aside for the benefit of the Holders thereof on the applicable Record Date, no dividends may be declared or paid on any Parity Stock unless dividends are declared on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock such that the respective amounts of such dividends declared on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and each such other class or series of Parity Stock shall bear the same ratio to each other as all accumulated and unpaid dividends per share on the shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such class or series of Parity Stock (subject to their having been declared by

 

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the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) out of legally available funds) bear to each other, in proportion to their respective liquidation preferences; provided that any unpaid dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock will continue to accumulate.

Subject to the foregoing, and not otherwise, such dividends (payable in cash, securities or other property) as may be determined by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) may be declared and paid on any securities, including Common Stock and other Junior Stock, from time to time out of any funds legally available for such payment, and Holders shall not be entitled to participate in any such dividends.

(c) Method of Payment of Dividends . (i) Subject to the limitations described below, any declared dividend (or any portion of any declared dividend) on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, whether or not for a current Dividend Period or any prior Dividend Period, may be paid by the Corporation, as determined in the sole discretion of the Corporation:

(A) in cash;

(B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock (or, as set forth herein, Units of Exchange Property); or

(C) through any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock (or, as set forth herein, Units of Exchange Property).

(ii) Each payment of a declared dividend on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be made in cash, except to the extent the Corporation timely elects to make all or any portion of such payment in shares of Common Stock. The Corporation shall give notice to Holders of any such election, and the portions of such payment that will be made in cash and in Common Stock, on the date that the Corporation declares such dividend and in any event no later than 10 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Dividend Payment Date for such dividend.

(iii) Any shares of Common Stock issued in payment or partial payment of a declared dividend shall be valued for such purpose at the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on the second Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date (the “ Five-Day Average Price ”), multiplied by 97%.

(d) No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be delivered by the Corporation to Holders in payment or partial payment of a dividend. A cash adjustment shall be paid by the Corporation to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Common Stock based on the Five-Day Average Price.

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proportional to any anti-dilution adjustment to each Fixed Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 13 (such dollar amount, as adjusted from time to time, the “ Floor Price ”). To the extent that the amount of any declared dividend as to which the Corporation has elected to deliver shares of Common Stock in lieu of cash exceeds the product of the number of shares of Common Stock delivered in connection with such declared dividend and 97% of the Five-Day Average Price, the Corporation shall, if it is legally able to do so, notwithstanding any notice by the Corporation to the contrary, pay such excess amount in cash.

(f) To the extent that the Corporation, in its reasonable judgment, determines that a Shelf Registration Statement is required in connection with the issuance of, or for resales of, shares of Common Stock issued as payment of a dividend, including dividends paid in connection with a conversion, the Corporation shall, to the extent such a Shelf Registration Statement is not currently filed and effective, use its best efforts to file and maintain the effectiveness of such a Shelf Registration Statement until the earlier of such time as all such shares of Common Stock have been resold thereunder and such time as all such shares are freely tradable without registration by holders thereof that are not “affiliates” of the Corporation for purposes of the Securities Act. To the extent applicable, the Corporation shall also use its best efforts to have such shares of Common Stock qualified or registered under applicable U.S. state securities laws, if required, and approved for listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or if the Common Stock is not then listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed).

SECTION 4 . Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up. (a) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, each Holder shall be entitled to receive the Liquidation Preference per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, plus an amount (the “ Liquidation Dividend Amount ”) equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends on such shares to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, winding-up or dissolution to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, after satisfaction of liabilities owed to the Corporation’s creditors and holders of any Senior Stock and before any payment or distribution is made to holders of any Junior Stock, including, without limitation, Common Stock.

(b) Neither the sale (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Corporation (other than in connection with the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation), nor the merger or consolidation of the Corporation into or with any other Person, shall be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation for the purposes of this Section 4.

(c) If, upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Corporation, the amounts payable with respect to (1) the Liquidation Preference plus the Liquidation Dividend Amount of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (2) the liquidation preference of, and the amount of accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the date fixed for liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on, all Parity Stock are not paid in full, the Holders and all holders of any Parity Stock shall share equally and ratably in any distribution of the Corporation’s assets in proportion to the respective liquidation preferences and amounts equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends to which they are entitled.

 

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(d) After the payment to any Holder of the full amount of the Liquidation Preference and the Liquidation Dividend Amount for each of such Holder’s shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, such Holder as such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation.

SECTION 5 . Acquisition Termination Redemption. (a) Within ten Business Days following the earlier of (i) the date on which an Acquisition Termination Event occurs and (ii) the close of business on January 15, 2016, if the Acquisition has not closed at or prior to such time on such date, the Corporation shall be entitled, but not required, in the sole discretion of the Corporation, to mail a notice of an Acquisition Termination Redemption to the Holders ( provided that, if the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are held in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company, the Corporation may give such notice in respect of such shares in any manner permitted by The Depository Trust Company). If the Corporation provides such notice of an Acquisition Termination Redemption to the Holders, then, on the Acquisition Termination Redemption Date, the Corporation shall be required to redeem the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, at a redemption amount per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock equal to the Acquisition Termination Redemption Amount.

(b) If the Acquisition Termination Share Price exceeds the Initial Price and therefore the Acquisition Termination Redemption Amount is equal to the Reference Amount, the Corporation may elect to pay cash (computed to the nearest cent) in lieu of delivering all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Acquisition Termination Conversion Rate comprising a portion of the Reference Amount. If the Corporation makes such an election, it shall pay cash (computed to the nearest cent) in an amount equal to such number of shares of Common Stock in respect of which it has made such election multiplied by the Acquisition Termination Market Value.

(c) If the Acquisition Termination Share Price exceeds the Initial Price and therefore the Acquisition Termination Redemption Amount is equal to the Reference Amount, the Corporation may elect to deliver shares of Common Stock in lieu of paying cash for some or all of the Acquisition Termination Dividend Amount comprising a portion of the Reference Amount. If the Corporation makes such an election, it shall deliver a number of shares of Common Stock equal to such portion of the Acquisition Termination Dividend Amount in respect of which it has made such election divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the Acquisition Termination Market Value; provided that, if the portion of the Acquisition Termination Dividend Amount in respect of which shares of Common Stock are delivered exceeds the product of such number of shares of Common Stock multiplied by 97% of the Acquisition Termination Market Value, the Corporation shall, if it is legally able to do so, declare and pay such excess amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent).

 

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(d) The notice of an Acquisition Termination Redemption shall specify, among other things:

(i) the Acquisition Termination Redemption Amount (assuming for such purpose that the “Acquisition Termination Redemption Date” is the Scheduled Acquisition Termination Redemption Date);

(ii) if the Acquisition Termination Share Price exceeds the Initial Price, the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount of cash comprising the Reference Amount per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (before giving effect to any election to pay or deliver, with respect to each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, cash in lieu of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Acquisition Termination Conversion Rate or shares of Common Stock in lieu of cash in respect of the Acquisition Termination Dividend Amount);

(iii) if applicable, whether the Corporation shall pay cash in lieu of delivering all or any portion of the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Acquisition Termination Conversion Rate comprising a portion of the Reference Amount (specifying, if applicable, the number of such shares of Common Stock in respect of which cash shall be paid);

(iv) if applicable, whether the Corporation shall deliver shares of Common Stock in lieu of paying cash in respect of all or any portion of the Acquisition Termination Dividend Amount comprising a portion of the Reference Amount (specifying, if applicable, the percentage of the Acquisition Termination Dividend Amount in respect of which shares of Common Stock shall be delivered); and

(v) the Scheduled Acquisition Termination Redemption Date.

(e) If any portion of the Acquisition Termination Redemption Amount is to be paid in shares of Common Stock, no fractional shares of Common Stock shall be delivered to the Holders. The Corporation shall instead, to the extent it is legally permitted to do so, pay a cash amount (computed to the nearest cent) to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Common Stock based on the Acquisition Termination Share Price. If more than one share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is to be redeemed from a Holder, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to such Holder in connection with the payment of the Reference Amount shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so redeemed.

(f) All cash payments to which a Holder is entitled in connection with an Acquisition Termination Redemption shall be rounded to the nearest cent.

(g) To the extent that the Corporation, in its reasonable judgment, determines that a Shelf Registration Statement is required in connection with the issuance of, or for resales of, shares of Common Stock issued as payment of any portion of the Acquisition Termination

 

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Redemption Amount, the Corporation shall, to the extent such a Shelf Registration Statement is not currently filed and effective, use its best efforts to file and maintain the effectiveness of such a Shelf Registration Statement until the earlier of such time as all such shares of Common Stock have been resold thereunder and such time as all such shares are freely tradable without registration by holders thereof that are not “affiliates” of the Corporation for purposes of the Securities Act. To the extent applicable, the Corporation shall also use its best efforts to have such shares of Common Stock qualified or registered under applicable U.S. state securities laws, if required, and approved for listing on The NASDAQ Global Select Market (or if the Common Stock is not then listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed).

(h) Other than pursuant to the Acquisition Termination Redemption provisions set forth in this Section 5, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be subject to any redemption, sinking fund or other similar provisions.

SECTION 6. Voting Rights.

(a) General . Holders shall not have any voting rights except as set forth in this Section 6 or as otherwise from time to time specifically required by Delaware law.

(b) Right to Elect Two Directors Upon Nonpayment . (i) Whenever dividends on any shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have not been declared and paid for the equivalent of six or more Dividend Periods (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Dividend Period beginning on, and including, the Initial Issue Date and ending on, but excluding, December 15, 2015), whether or not for consecutive Dividend Periods (a “ Nonpayment ”), the Holders, voting together as a single class with holders of any and all other series of Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding, shall be entitled at the Corporation’s next special or annual meeting of stockholders to vote for the election of a total of two additional members of the Board of Directors (the “ Preferred Stock Directors ”); provided that the election of any such directors will not cause the Corporation to violate the corporate governance requirements of the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any other exchange or automated quotation system on which the Corporation’s securities may be listed or quoted) that requires listed or quoted companies to have a majority of independent directors; and provided further that the Board of Directors shall at no time include more than two Preferred Stock Directors. In the event of a Nonpayment, the number of directors then constituting the Board of Directors shall be increased by two, and the new directors shall be elected at a special meeting of stockholders called by the Board of Directors at the request of the holders of record of at least 20% of the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or of any other series of Voting Preferred Stock ( provided that such request is received at least 90 calendar days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of the stockholders, failing which such election shall be held at such next annual or special meeting of stockholders), and at each subsequent annual meeting, so long as the Holders continue to have such voting rights. Whether a plurality, majority or other portion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any other Voting Preferred Stock have been voted in favor of any matter shall be determined by reference to the respective liquidation preference amounts of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such other Voting Preferred Stock voted.

 

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(ii) Any request to call a special meeting for the initial election of the Preferred Stock Directors after a Nonpayment shall be made by written notice, signed by the requisite holders of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding, and delivered to the Corporation in such manner as provided for in Section 16 below, or as may otherwise be required by law.

(iii) If and when all accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock have been paid in full, or declared and a sum sufficient for such payment shall have been set aside (a “ Nonpayment Remedy ”), the Holders shall immediately and, without any further action by the Corporation, be divested of the voting rights described in this Section 6(b), subject to the revesting of such rights in the event of each subsequent Nonpayment. If such voting rights for the Holders and all other holders of Voting Preferred Stock shall have terminated, the term of office of each Preferred Stock Director so elected shall terminate at such time and the number of directors on the Board of Directors shall automatically decrease by two.

(iv) Any Preferred Stock Director may be removed at any time without cause by the Record Holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting together as a single class) when they have the voting rights described in this Section 6(b). In the event that a Nonpayment shall have occurred and there has not been a Nonpayment Remedy, any vacancy in the office of a Preferred Stock Director (other than prior to the initial election of Preferred Stock Directors after a Nonpayment) may be filled by the written consent of the Preferred Stock Director remaining in office or, if none remains in office, by a vote of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any other shares of Voting Preferred Stock then outstanding (voting together as a single class) when they have the voting rights described in this Section 6(b); provided that the filling of each vacancy will not cause the Corporation to violate the corporate governance requirements of the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any other exchange or automated quotation system on which the Corporation’s securities may be listed or quoted) that requires listed or quoted companies to have a majority of independent directors. Any such vote of Holders and any Voting Preferred Stock to remove, or to fill a vacancy in the office of, a Preferred Stock Director may be taken only at a special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, called as provided above for an initial election of Preferred Stock Directors after a Nonpayment ( provided that such request is received at least 90 calendar days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, failing which election shall be held at such next annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation). The Preferred Stock Directors shall each be entitled to one vote per director on any matter than shall come before the Board of Directors for a vote. Each Preferred Stock Director elected at any special meeting of stockholders of the

 

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Corporation or by written consent of the other Preferred Stock Director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation if such office shall not have previously terminated and such Preferred Stock Director shall not have been removed from such office, in each case as above provided.

(c) Other Voting Rights . So long as any shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by law or by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for the purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating:

(i) any issuance, authorization or creation of, or any increase in the issued or authorized amount of, any specific class or series of Senior Stock;

(ii) any amendment or alteration of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations so as to authorize or create, or increase the authorized amount of, any specific class or series of Senior Stock;

(iii) any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations so as to adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; or

(iv) any consummation of a binding share exchange or reclassification involving the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, or of a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into another Person, unless in each case (x) the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock remain outstanding and are not amended in any respect or, in the case of any such merger or consolidation with respect to which the Corporation is not the surviving or resulting entity, are converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity or its ultimate parent, and (y) such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock remaining outstanding or such preference securities, as the case may be, have such rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, taken as a whole, as are not materially less favorable to the holders thereof than the rights, preferences, privileges and voting powers, of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation, taken as a whole;

provided , however, that for all purposes of this Section 6(c), (1) any increase in the amount of the Corporation’s authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, (2) any increase in the amount of the Corporation’s authorized or issued shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (3) the creation and issuance, or an increase in the authorized or issued amount, of any other series of Parity Stock or Junior Stock shall be deemed not to adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and shall not require the affirmative vote or consent of Holders.

 

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(d) Change for Clarification . Without the consent of the Holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock by amending or supplementing the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, this Certificate of Designations or any stock certificate representing shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock:

(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or mistake in any such document or instrument;

(ii) to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of any Holder; or

(iii) to make any other change that does not affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of any Holder (other than any Holder that consents to such change).

In addition, without the consent of the Holders, the Corporation may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to conform the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to the description thereof in the Prospectus as supplemented and/or amended by the “Description of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock” section of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, in each case, for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.

(e) Prior to the close of business on the applicable Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding and Holders shall have no voting rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock by virtue of holding the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, including the right to vote on any amendment to the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations that would adversely affect the rights of holders of the Common Stock.

(f) The number of votes that each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any Voting Preferred Stock participating in the votes described in this Section 6 shall have shall be in proportion to the liquidation preference of such share.

(g) Procedures for Voting and Consents . The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the Holders (including, without limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other procedural aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, applicable law and the rules of any national securities exchange or other trading facility on which the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is listed or traded at the time.

 

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SECTION 7 . Mandatory Conversion on the Mandatory Conversion Date. (a) Each outstanding share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall automatically convert (unless previously redeemed in accordance with Section 5 or converted at the option of the Holder in accordance with Section 8 or pursuant to an exercise of a Fundamental Change Early Conversion Right pursuant to Section 9) on the Mandatory Conversion Date (“ Mandatory Conversion ”), into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Mandatory Conversion Rate.

(b) The “ Mandatory Conversion Rate ” shall, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 7(c), be as follows:

(i) if the Applicable Market Value is greater than the Threshold Appreciation Price, then the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall be equal to 5.8716 shares of Common Stock per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Minimum Conversion Rate ”);

(ii) if the Applicable Market Value is less than or equal to the Threshold Appreciation Price but equal to or greater than the Initial Price, then the Mandatory Conversion Rate per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be equal to $1,000 divided by the Applicable Market Value, rounded to the nearest ten thousandth of a share of Common Stock; or

(iii) if the Applicable Market Value is less than the Initial Price, then the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall be equal to 7.3394 shares of Common Stock per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Maximum Conversion Rate ”);

provided that the Fixed Conversion Rates, the Threshold Appreciation Price, the Initial Price and the Applicable Market Value are each subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.

(c) If on or prior to September 1, 2018, the Corporation has not declared all or any portion of the accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock through September 15, 2018, the Mandatory Conversion Rate shall be adjusted so that Holders receive an additional number of shares of Common Stock equal to the amount of accumulated and unpaid dividends that have not been declared (“ Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount ”), divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the Five-Day Average Price. To the extent that the Mandatory Conversion Additional Conversion Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares and 97% of the Five-Day Average Price, the Corporation shall, if the Corporation is legally able to do so, declare and pay such excess amount in cash pro rata to the Holders.

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Convertible Preferred Stock for redemption in accordance with Section 5, the Holders shall have the right to convert their shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than one share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), at any time prior to September 15, 2018 (“ Early Conversion ”), into shares of Common Stock at the Minimum Conversion Rate, subject to adjustment as described in Section 13 and to satisfaction of the conversion procedures set forth in Section 10.

(b) If as of any Early Conversion Date relating to an Early Conversion, the Corporation has not declared all or any portion of the accumulated and unpaid dividends for all full Dividend Periods ending on the Dividend Payment Date prior to such Early Conversion Date, the Minimum Conversion Rate shall be adjusted, with respect to the relevant Early Conversion, so that the converting Holder receives an additional number of shares of Common Stock equal to the amount of accumulated and unpaid dividends that have not been declared for such full Dividend Periods (the “ Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount ”), divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) the Average VWAP per share of the Common Stock over the 20 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the third Trading Day immediately preceding such Early Conversion Date (such average being referred to as the “ Early Conversion Average Price ”). For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that the Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount exceeds the product of such number of additional shares and the Early Conversion Average Price, the Corporation will not have any obligation to pay the shortfall in cash. Except as described in the first sentence of this Section 8(b), upon any Early Conversion of any shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends on such shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, unless the Early Conversion Date occurs after the Record Date for a declared dividend and on or prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment Date, in which case the Corporation shall pay such dividend on such Dividend Payment Date to the Record Holder of the converted shares as of such Record Date, in accordance with Section 3.

SECTION 9 . Fundamental Change Conversion. (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs on or prior to September 15, 2018, the Holders shall have the right (the “ Fundamental Change Early Conversion Right ”) to (i) convert their shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (but in no event less than one share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock) (any such conversion pursuant to this Section 9(a) being a “ Fundamental Change Conversion ”), at any time during the period (the “ Fundamental Change Conversion Period ”) that begins on, and includes, the effective date of such Fundamental Change (the “ Effective Date ”) and ends at the close of business, on the date that is 20 calendar days after the Effective Date (or, if later, the date that is 20 calendar days after Holders receive notice of such Fundamental Change, but in no event later than September 15, 2018) into a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate per share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (or into Units of Exchange Property in accordance with Section 13(e)), (ii) with respect to such converted shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, receive an amount equal to the present value, calculated using a discount rate of 5.25% per annum, of all dividend payments on such shares for all remaining full Dividend Periods beginning on the Dividend Payment Date immediately following such Effective Date and for the

 

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partial Dividend Period from, and including, such Effective Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date (the “ Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount ”); and (iii) with respect to such converted shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, receive an amount equal to, as of such Effective Date, the Accumulated Dividend Amount (the amounts described in clauses (ii) and (iii), collectively, the “ Make-whole Dividend Amounts ”), in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), subject to the Corporation’s right to deliver shares of Common Stock in lieu of all or part of such amounts as set forth in clause (d) below; provided that if such Effective Date or the relevant Fundamental Change Conversion Date falls after the Record Date for a declared dividend and prior to the next Dividend Payment Date, the Corporation shall pay such dividend on such Dividend Payment Date to the Record Holders as of such Record Date, in accordance with Section 3, such dividend shall not be included in the Accumulated Dividend Amount, and the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount shall not include the present value of the payment of such dividend.

(b) The Corporation shall provide written notice (a “ Fundamental Change Notice ”) to Holders of the Effective Date of a Fundamental Change no later than the second Business Day following it becoming aware of such Effective Date. The Fundamental Change Notice shall state:

(i) the event causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii) the anticipated Effective Date or actual Effective Date, as the case may be;

(iii) that Holders shall have the right to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion in connection with such Fundamental Change during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period;

(iv) the Fundamental Change Conversion Period; and

(v) the instructions a Holder must follow to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion in connection with such Fundamental Change.

(c) Not later than the second Business Day following the Effective Date of a Fundamental Change, the Corporation shall notify (which notice may be contained in the same notice as the Fundamental Change Notice) Holders of:

(i) the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate;

(ii) the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and whether the Corporation will pay such amount, or any portion thereof, in shares of Common Stock and, if applicable, the portion of such amount that will be paid in Common Stock; and

(iii) the Accumulated Dividend Amount and whether the Corporation will pay such amount, or any portion thereof, in shares of Common Stock and, if applicable, the portion of such amount that will be paid in Common Stock.

 

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(d) (i) For any shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that are converted during the Fundamental Change Conversion Period, subject to the limitations described below, the Corporation may pay the Make-whole Dividend Amounts, determined in the Corporation’s sole discretion:

(A) in cash;

(B) by delivery of shares of Common Stock; or

(C) through any combination of cash and shares of Common Stock.

(ii) The Corporation shall pay the Make-whole Dividend Amounts in cash, except to the extent the Corporation elects on or prior to the second Business Day following the Effective Date of a Fundamental Change to make all or any portion of such payments in shares of Common Stock. If the Corporation elects to make any such payment, or any portion thereof, in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be valued for such purpose at 97% of the applicable Stock Price.

(iii) No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be delivered by the Corporation to converting Holders in respect of the Make-whole Dividend Amounts. A cash adjustment shall be paid by the Corporation to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Common Stock based on the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Conversion Date.

(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Fundamental Change Conversion, in no event shall the number of shares of Common Stock that the Corporation delivers instead of paying all or any portion of the Make-whole Dividend Amounts in cash exceed a number equal to the sum of such Make-whole Dividend Amounts, divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the applicable Stock Price. To the extent that the sum of such Make-whole Dividend Amounts exceeds the product of the number of shares of Common Stock delivered in respect of such Make-whole Dividend Amounts and 97% of the applicable Stock Price, the Corporation shall, if the Corporation is legally able to do so, notwithstanding any notice by the Corporation to the contrary, pay such excess amount in cash.

(v) If the Corporation is prohibited from paying or delivering, as the case may be, the Make-whole Dividend Amounts (whether in cash or in shares of Common Stock), in whole or in part, due to limitations of applicable Delaware law, the Fundamental Change Conversion Rate shall be increased by a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the cash amount of the aggregate unpaid and undelivered Make-whole Dividend Amounts, divided by the greater of (i) the Floor Price and (ii) 97% of the Stock Price for the relevant Fundamental Change. In such case, to the extent that the cash amount of the aggregate unpaid and undelivered Make-whole Dividend Amounts exceeds the product of such number of additional shares of Common Stock and 97% of the Stock Price for the relevant Fundamental Change, the Corporation shall not have any obligation to pay the shortfall in cash.

 

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SECTION 10 . Conversion Procedures. (a) Pursuant to Section 7, on the Mandatory Conversion Date, any outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall automatically convert into shares of Common Stock. The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon Mandatory Conversion shall be treated as the record holder(s) of such shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on the Mandatory Conversion Date. Except as provided under Section 13(a)(vii), Section 13(c)(iii) and Section 13(c)(v), prior to the close of business on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose and Holders shall have no rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock, including voting rights, rights to respond to tender offers and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Common Stock, by virtue of holding the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.

(b) To effect an Early Conversion pursuant to Section 8, a Holder must:

(i) complete and manually sign the conversion notice on the back of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate or a facsimile of such conversion notice;

(ii) deliver the completed conversion notice and the certificated shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted to the Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent;

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

(iv) if required, pay all applicable transfer or similar taxes or duties, if any.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to effect an Early Conversion pursuant to Section 8 of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form, the Holder must, in lieu of the foregoing, comply with the applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Company (or any other depositary for the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form appointed by the Corporation).

The Early Conversion shall be effective on the date on which a Holder has satisfied the foregoing requirements, to the extent applicable (the “ Early Conversion Date ”). A Holder shall not be required to pay any taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Common Stock if such Holder exercises its conversion rights, but such Holder shall be required to pay any transfer or similar tax or duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of Common Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder. A certificate representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be issued and delivered to the converting Holder, together with delivery by the Corporation to the converting Holder of any cash to which the converting Holder is entitled, on the later of the third Business Day immediately succeeding the Early Conversion Date and the Business Day after the Holder has paid in full all applicable transfer or similar taxes and duties, if any.

 

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The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon Early Conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on the applicable Early Conversion Date. Except as set forth in Section 13(a)(vii), Section 13(c)(iii) and Section 13(c)(v), prior to the close of business on such applicable Early Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose, and Holders shall have no rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock (including voting rights, rights to respond to tender offers for the Common Stock and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Common Stock) by virtue of holding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.

In the event that an Early Conversion is effected with respect to shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock representing less than all the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by a Holder, upon such Early Conversion the Corporation shall execute and instruct the Registrar and Transfer Agent to countersign and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Corporation, a certificate evidencing the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to which Early Conversion was not effected.

(c) To effect a Fundamental Change Conversion pursuant to Section 9, a Holder must:

(i) complete and manually sign the conversion notice on the back of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate or a facsimile of such conversion notice;

(ii) deliver the completed conversion notice and the certificated shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted to the Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent;

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

(iv) if required, pay all applicable transfer or similar taxes or duties, if any.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to effect a Fundamental Change Conversion pursuant to Section 9 of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form, the Holder must, in lieu of the foregoing, comply with the applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Company (or any other depositary for the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held in global form appointed by the Corporation).

The Fundamental Change Conversion shall be effective on the date on which a Holder has satisfied the foregoing requirements, to the extent applicable (the “ Fundamental Change Conversion Date ”). A Holder shall not be required to pay any taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of Common Stock if such Holder exercises its conversion rights, but such

 

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Holder shall be required to pay any transfer or similar tax or duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of Common Stock in a name other than the name of such Holder. A certificate representing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion shall be issued and delivered to the converting Holder, together with delivery by the Corporation to the converting Holder of any cash to which the converting Holder is entitled, on the later of the third Business Day immediately succeeding the Fundamental Change Conversion Date and the Business Day after the Holder has paid in full all applicable transfer or similar taxes and duties, if any.

The Person or Persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such Fundamental Change Conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on the applicable Fundamental Change Conversion Date. Except as set forth in Section 13(a)(vii), Section 13(c)(iii) and Section 13(c)(v), prior to the close of business on such applicable Fundamental Change Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose, and Holders shall have no rights with respect to the Common Stock (including voting rights, rights to respond to tender offers for the Common Stock and rights to receive any dividends or other distributions on the Common Stock) by virtue of holding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.

In the event that a Fundamental Change Conversion is effected with respect to shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock representing less than all the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by a Holder, upon such Fundamental Change Conversion the Corporation shall execute and instruct the Registrar and Transfer Agent to countersign and deliver to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Corporation, a certificate evidencing the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as to which Fundamental Change Conversion was not effected.

(d) In the event that a Holder shall not by written notice designate the name in which shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock should be registered or, if applicable, the address to which the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock should be sent, the Corporation shall be entitled to register such shares, and make such payment, in the name of the Holder as shown on the records of the Corporation and, if applicable, to send the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Common Stock to the address of such Holder shown on the records of the Corporation.

(e) Shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding on the applicable Conversion Date, subject to the right of Holders of such shares to receive shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and other amounts and shares of Common Stock, if any, to which they are entitled pursuant to Sections 7, 8 or 9, as applicable and, if the applicable Conversion Date occurs after the Record Date for a declared dividend and prior to the immediately succeeding Dividend Payment Date, subject to the right of the Record Holders of such shares on such Record Date to receive payment of the full amount of such declared dividend on such Dividend Payment Date pursuant to Section 3.

 

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SECTION 11 . Reservation of Common Stock. (a) The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock or shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Corporation, solely for issuance upon the conversion of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as herein provided, free from any preemptive or other similar rights, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of all shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including the maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion during a Fundamental Change Conversion Period). For purposes of this Section 11(a), the number of shares of Common Stock that shall be deliverable upon the conversion of all outstanding shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be computed as if at the time of computation all such outstanding shares were held by a single Holder.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall be entitled to deliver upon conversion or redemption of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or as payment of any dividend on such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided, shares of Common Stock reacquired and held in the treasury of the Corporation (in lieu of the issuance of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock), so long as any such treasury shares are free and clear of all liens, charges, security interests or encumbrances.

(c) All shares of Common Stock delivered upon conversion or redemption of, or as payment of a dividend on, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests and other encumbrances and free of preemptive rights.

(d) The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that, if at any time the Common Stock shall be listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or any other national securities exchange or automated quotation system, the Corporation shall, if permitted by the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system, list and use its best efforts to keep listed, so long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, all Common Stock issuable upon conversion or redemption of, or issuable in respect of the payment of dividends, the Accumulated Dividend Amount or the Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount on, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; provided , however , that if the rules of such exchange or automated quotation system permit the Corporation to defer the listing of such Common Stock until the earliest of (x) the first conversion of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock in accordance with the provisions hereof, (y) the first payment of any dividends, any Accumulated Dividend Amount or any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (z) the Acquisition Termination Redemption Date, the Corporation covenants to list such Common Stock issuable upon the earliest of (1) the first conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, (2) the first payment of any dividends, any Accumulated Dividend Amount or

 

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any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (3) the Acquisition Termination Redemption Date in accordance with the requirements of such exchange or automated quotation system at such time.

SECTION 12 . Fractional Shares. (a) No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued as a result of any conversion of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.

(b) In lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock otherwise issuable in respect of the aggregate number of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that are converted on the Mandatory Conversion Date pursuant to Section 7 or at the option of the Holder pursuant to Section 8 or Section 9, the Corporation shall pay an amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) equal to the product of (i) that same fraction and (ii) the Average VWAP per share of the Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding the Mandatory Conversion Date, Fundamental Change Conversion Date or Early Conversion Date, as applicable.

(c) If more than one share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is surrendered for conversion at one time by or for the same Holder, the number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so surrendered.

SECTION 13 . Anti-Dilution Adjustments to the Fixed Conversion Rates. (a) Each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be subject to the following adjustments:

(i) Stock Dividends and Distributions . If the Corporation issues Common Stock to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock as a dividend or other distribution, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect at the close of business on the date fixed for determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution shall be multiplied by a fraction:

(A) the numerator of which is the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (ii) the total number of shares of Common Stock constituting such dividend or other distribution, and

(B) the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination.

Any increase made pursuant to this clause (i) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the date fixed for such determination. If any dividend or distribution described in this clause (i) is declared but not so paid or made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to make such dividend or distribution, to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared. For the purposes

 

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of this clause (i), the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination shall not include shares held in treasury by the Corporation but shall include any shares issuable in respect of any scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock. The Corporation shall not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in treasury by the Corporation.

(ii) Issuance of Stock Purchase Rights . If the Corporation issues to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock rights, options or warrants entitling such holders, for a period of up to 45 calendar days from the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Current Market Price of the Common Stock, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect at the close of business on the date fixed for determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants shall be increased by multiplying such Fixed Conversion Rate by a fraction:

(A) the numerator of which is the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants, and

(B) the denominator of which shall be the sum of (i) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient of the aggregate offering price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the Current Market Price of the Common Stock.

Any increase made pursuant to this clause (ii) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the date fixed for such determination. In the event that such rights, options or warrants described in this clause (ii) are not so issued, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to issue such rights, options or warrants, to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such issuance had not been declared. To the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of Common Stock are otherwise not delivered pursuant to such rights, options or warrants upon the exercise of such rights, options or warrants, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase made upon the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of the delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. In determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than the Current Market Price of the Common Stock, and in determining the aggregate offering price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Corporation for such rights, options or warrants and the amount payable to the Corporation upon exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration (if other than cash) to be determined by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee

 

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thereof). For the purposes of this clause (ii), the number of shares of Common Stock at the time outstanding shall not include shares held in treasury by the Corporation but shall include any shares issuable in respect of any scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock. The Corporation shall not issue any such rights, options or warrants in respect of shares of Common Stock held in treasury by the Corporation.

(iii) Subdivisions and Combinations of the Common Stock . If outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided into a greater number of shares of Common Stock or combined into a lesser number of shares of Common Stock, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect at the open of business on the effective date of such subdivision or combination shall be multiplied by a fraction:

(A) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that would be outstanding immediately after, and solely as a result of, such subdivision or combination, and

(B) the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such subdivision or combination.

Any adjustment made pursuant to this clause (iii) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the effective date of such subdivision or combination.

(iv) Debt or Asset Distribution . (A) If the Corporation distributes to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock evidences of its indebtedness, shares of capital stock, securities, rights to acquire the Corporation’s capital stock, cash or other assets (excluding (1) any dividend or distribution as to which an adjustment was effected under Section 13(a)(i), (2) any rights, options or warrants as to which an adjustment was effected under Section 13(a)(ii), (3) any dividend or distribution as to which an adjustment was effected under Section 13(a)(v) and (4) any Spin-Off as to which an adjustment was effected under Section 13(a)(iv)(B)) (any such evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock, securities, rights to acquire the Corporation’s capital stock, cash or other assets, the “ Distributed Property ”), each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect at the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such distribution shall be multiplied by a fraction:

(1) the numerator of which is the Current Market Price of the Common Stock, and

(2) the denominator of which is the Current Market Price of the Common Stock minus the Fair Market Value, on such date fixed for determination, of the portion of the Distributed Property so distributed applicable to one share of Common Stock.

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(B) In the case of a Spin-Off, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect at the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such distribution shall be multiplied by a fraction:

(1) the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the Current Market Price of the Common Stock and (y) the Current Market Price of the shares of capital stock or similar equity interests so distributed that is applicable to one share of Common Stock, and

(2) the denominator of which is the Current Market Price of the Common Stock.

Any increase made pursuant to this Section 13(a)(iv)(B) shall be made immediately following the determination of the Current Market Price of the Common Stock, but shall become retroactively effective immediately after the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of the holders of the Common Stock entitled to receive such distribution. In the event that such distribution described in this Section 13(a)(iv)(B) is not so made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors, or an authorized committee thereof, publicly announces its decision not to make such distribution, to such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared. If an adjustment to each Fixed Conversion Rate is required under this Section 13(a)(iv)(B) during the Final Averaging Period, delivery of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion will be delayed to the extent necessary in order to complete the calculations provided for in this Section 13(a)(iv)(B). If an Early Conversion Date occurs during the ten consecutive Trading Day period over which the Current Market Price of the Common Stock is determined, then such period shall instead be deemed to be such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off and such Early Conversion Date.

For purposes of this clause (iv) (and subject in all respects to clause (viii)), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Corporation to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Corporation’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 ”): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this clause (iv) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this clause (iv) shall 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 Conversion 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 Initial Issue Date, 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

 

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deemed to be the date of distribution and the date fixed for the determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such distribution 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 Conversion 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 Conversion Rates shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Fixed Conversion 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 Conversion Rates shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.

For purposes of clause (i), clause (ii) and this clause (iv), if any dividend or distribution to which this clause (iv) is applicable includes one or both of:

(C) a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which clause (i) is applicable (the “ Clause I Distribution ”); or

(D) an issuance of rights, options or warrants to which clause (ii) is applicable (the “ Clause II Distribution ”),

then (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause I Distribution, if any, and the Clause II Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this clause (iv) is applicable (the “ Clause IV Distribution ”) and any Fixed Conversion Rate adjustment required by this clause (iv) with respect to such Clause IV Distribution shall then be made, and (2) the Clause I Distribution, if any, and Clause II Distribution, if any, shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause IV Distribution and any Fixed Conversion Rate adjustment required by clause (i) and clause (ii) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Corporation (I) the date fixed for determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive any Clause I Distribution or Clause II Distribution shall be deemed to be the date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the Clause IV Distribution and (II) any shares of Common Stock included in any Clause I Distribution or Clause II Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such determination” within the meaning of clauses (i) and (ii).

 

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(v) Cash Distributions . If the Corporation distributes an amount consisting exclusively of cash to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock (excluding (1) any dividend or distribution in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and (2) any consideration payable as part of a tender or exchange offer by the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation as to which an adjustment was effected under Section 13(a)(vi)), each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect at the close of business on the date fixed for determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such distribution shall be multiplied by a fraction:

(1) the numerator of which is the Current Market Price of the Common Stock, and

(2) the denominator of which is the Current Market Price of the Common Stock minus the amount per share of Common Stock of such distribution.

Any increase made pursuant to this clause (v) shall become effective immediately after the close of business on the date fixed for the determination of the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such distribution. In the event that any distribution described in this clause (v) is not so made, each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) publicly announces its decision not to make such distribution, to such Fixed Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.

(vi) Self Tender Offers and Exchange Offers . If the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation successfully completes a tender or exchange offer pursuant to a Schedule TO or registration statement on Form S-4 for the Common Stock (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any securities convertible or exchangeable for Common Stock), where the cash and the value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the Current Market Price of the Common Stock, each Fixed Conversion Rate in effect at the close of business on the date of expiration of the tender or exchange offer (the “ Expiration Date ”) shall be multiplied by a fraction:

(A) the numerator of which shall be equal to the sum of:

(1) the aggregate cash and Fair Market Value on the Expiration Date of any other consideration paid or payable for shares of Common Stock purchased in such tender or exchange offer; and

(2) the product of (x) the Current Market Price of the Common Stock and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the purchase or exchange of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such tender or exchange offer); and

 

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(B) the denominator of which shall be equal to the product of (1) the Current Market Price of the Common Stock and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the time such tender or exchange offer expires (without giving effect to the purchase or exchange of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such tender or exchange offer).

Any increase made pursuant to this clause (vi) shall be made immediately following the determination of the Current Market Price of the Common Stock, but shall become retroactively effective immediately after the close of business on the Expiration Date. In the event that the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Corporation or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then each Fixed Conversation Rate shall be decreased to be such Fixed Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, if the application of this clause (vi) to any tender offer or exchange offer would result in a decrease in each Fixed Conversation Rate, no adjustment shall be made for such tender offer or exchange offer under this clause (vi). If an adjustment to each Fixed Conversion Rate is required pursuant to this clause (vi) during the Final Averaging Period, delivery of the related conversion consideration shall be delayed to the extent necessary in order to complete the calculations provided for in this clause (vi). If an Early Conversion Date occurs during the ten consecutive Trading Day period over which the Current Market Price of the Common Stock is determined, then such period shall instead be deemed to be such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Expiration Date and such Early Conversion Date.

(vii) In cases where (i) the Fair Market Value of the Distributed Property distributed per share of Common Stock as to which Section 13(a)(iv)(A) applies or (ii) the amount of cash distributed per share of Common Stock as to which Section 13(a)(v) applies, in each case, equals or exceeds the Current Market Price of the Common Stock (determined in accordance with clause (i) of the definition of “Current Market Price” above), rather than being entitled to an adjustment in each Fixed Conversion Rate, Holders shall be entitled to receive, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the kind and amount of the Distributed Property or cash, as the case may be, comprising the distribution that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, immediately prior to the record date for determining the holders of Common Stock entitled to receive the distribution, for each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Maximum Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such distribution.

(viii) Rights Plans . To the extent that the Corporation has a rights plan in effect with respect to the Common Stock on any Conversion Date, upon conversion of any shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, converting Holders shall receive, in addition to the Common Stock, the rights under such rights plan, unless, prior to such Conversion Date, the rights have separated from the Common Stock, in which case each

 

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Fixed Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation of such rights as if the Corporation made a distribution to all holders of the Common Stock as described in Section 13(a)(iv)(A), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights. Any distribution of rights, options or warrants pursuant to a rights plan that would allow Holders to receive upon conversion, in addition to any shares of Common Stock, the rights described therein (unless such rights, options or warrants have separated from Common Stock (in which case each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Corporation had made a distribution to all holders of Common Stock as described in Section 13(a)(iv)(A), subject to readjustment in the event of expiration, termination or redemption of such rights)) shall not constitute a distribution of rights, options or warrants that would entitle Holders to an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates.

(b) Adjustment for Tax Reasons . The Corporation may make such increases in each Fixed Conversion Rate, in addition to any other increases required by this Section 13, as the Corporation deems advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of the Common Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock (or issuance of rights or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock) or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes or for any other reasons; provided that the same proportionate adjustment must be made to each Fixed Conversion Rate.

(c) Calculation of Adjustments; Adjustments to Threshold Appreciation Price, Initial Price and Stock Price . (i) All adjustments to each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock. Prior to the first Trading Day of the Final Averaging Period, no adjustment in a Fixed Conversion Rate shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent therein. If any adjustment by reason of this Section 13(c)(i) is not required to be made because it would not change the Fixed Conversion Rates by at least one percent, such adjustment shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment; provided that with respect to adjustments to be made to the Fixed Conversion Rates in connection with cash dividends paid by the Corporation, the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be adjusted regardless of whether such aggregate adjustments amount to one percent or more of the Fixed Conversion Rates no later than September 15 of each calendar year; provided further that on (x) the earlier of any Early Conversion Date and the Effective Date of any Fundamental Change, (y) each Trading Day of the Final Averaging Period and (z) the date, if any, on which the Corporation provides notice of an Acquisition Termination Redemption and the Acquisition Termination Redemption Date, adjustments to each Fixed Conversion Rate shall be made with respect to any such adjustment carried forward that has not been taken into account before such date.

(ii) If an adjustment is made to the Fixed Conversion Rates pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 13(b) (x) an inversely proportional adjustment shall also be made to the Threshold Appreciation Price and the Initial Price solely for purposes of determining which of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 7(b) shall apply on the Mandatory Conversion Date and (y) an inversely proportional adjustment shall also be made to the

 

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Floor Price. Such adjustment shall be made by dividing each of the Threshold Appreciation Price, the Initial Price and the Floor Price by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Minimum Conversion Rate immediately after such adjustment pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 13(b) and the denominator of which shall be the Minimum Conversion Rate immediately before such adjustment. Whenever any provision of this Certificate of Designations requires the Corporation to calculate the VWAP per share of the Common Stock over a span of multiple days, the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) shall make appropriate adjustments (including, without limitation, to the Applicable Market Value, the Early Conversion Average Price, the Stock Price, the Five-Day Average Price, the Acquisition Termination Market Value and the Acquisition Termination Share Price, as the case may be) to account for any adjustments, pursuant to Section 13(a) or 13(b), to the Initial Price, the Threshold Appreciation Price and the Fixed Conversion Rates, as the case may be, that become effective, or any event that would require such an adjustment if the Ex-Dividend Date, effective date or Expiration Date, as the case may be, of such event occurs during the relevant period used to calculate such prices or values, as the case may be.

(iii) If:

(A) the record date for a dividend or distribution on Common Stock occurs after the end of the Final Averaging Period and before the Mandatory Conversion Date; and

(B) such dividend or distribution would have resulted in an adjustment of the number of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holders had such record date occurred on or before the last Trading Day of the Final Averaging Period,

then the Corporation shall deem the Holders to be holders of record, for each share of their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Mandatory Conversion Rate for purposes of that dividend or distribution. In this case, the Holders would receive the dividend or distribution on Common Stock together with the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon Mandatory Conversion.

(iv) If an adjustment is made to the Fixed Conversion Rates pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 13(b), a proportional adjustment shall be made to each Stock Price column heading set forth in the table included in the definition of “Fundamental Change Conversion Rate” as of the day on which the Fixed Conversion Rates are so adjusted. Such adjustment shall be made by multiplying each Stock Price included in such table, applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Minimum Conversion Rate immediately prior to the adjustment giving rise to such Stock Price adjustment, and the denominator of which is the Minimum Conversion Rate as so adjusted.

 

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(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates shall be made if Holders may participate (other than in the case of (x) a share subdivision or share combination or (y) a tender or exchange offer), at the same time, upon the same terms and otherwise on the same basis as holders of Common Stock and solely as a result of holding Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in the transaction that would otherwise give rise to an adjustment as if they held, for each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Maximum Conversion Rate then in effect. In addition, the Fixed Conversion Rates shall not be adjusted except as provided in this Section 13. Without limiting the foregoing, the Fixed Conversion Rates shall not be adjusted:

(A) 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 Corporation’s securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any plan;

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

(C) 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 Initial Issue Date (other than a rights plan as described in Section 13(a)(viii));

(D) for a change solely in the par value of the Common Stock;

(E) for sales of Common Stock for cash, other than in a transaction described in Section 13(a)(ii) or Section 13(a)(iv)(A);

(F) stock repurchases that are not tender offers, including structured or derivative transactions;

(G) as a result of a tender offer solely to holders of fewer than 100 shares of Common Stock;

(H) a third-party tender or exchange offer, other than a tender or exchange offer by one of the Corporation’s Subsidiaries as described in Section 13(a)(vi); or

(I) for accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, except as provided in Section 5, Section 7, Section 8 and Section 9.

 

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(d) Notice of Adjustment . Whenever the Fixed Conversion Rates and the Fundamental Change Conversion Rates set forth in the table in the definition of “Fundamental Change Conversion Rate” are to be adjusted, the Corporation shall:

(i) compute such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates and prepare and transmit to the Transfer Agent an Officer’s Certificate setting forth such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates, the method of calculation thereof in reasonable detail and the facts requiring such adjustment and upon which such adjustment is based;

(ii) as soon as practicable following the occurrence of an event that requires an adjustment to the Fixed Conversion Rates and the Fundamental Change Conversion Rates, provide, or cause to be provided, a written notice to the Holders of the occurrence of such event; and

(iii) as soon as practicable following the determination of such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates provide, or cause to be provided, to the Holders, upon written request by a beneficial owner of the Depositary Shares, a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the method by which the adjustments to the Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates were determined and setting forth such adjusted Fixed Conversion Rates and Fundamental Change Conversion Rates.

(e) Reorganization Events . In the event of:

(i) any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into another Person (other than a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is the continuing corporation and in which the Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger or consolidation is not exchanged for cash, securities or other property of the Corporation or another Person);

(ii) any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of all or substantially all of the consolidated property and assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries;

(iii) any reclassification of Common Stock into securities, including securities other than Common Stock; or

(iv) any statutory exchange of securities of the Corporation with another Person (other than in connection with a merger or consolidation),

in each case, as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, securities, cash or property (each, a “ Reorganization Event ”), each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Reorganization Event shall, without the consent of the Holders, become convertible into (or redeemed for, in the case of an

 

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Acquisition Termination Redemption) the kind of securities, cash and other property that such Holder would have been entitled to receive if such Holder had converted its Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock immediately prior to such Reorganization Event (such securities, cash and other property, the “ Exchange Property ,” with each “ Unit of Exchange Property ” meaning the kind and amount of such Exchange Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock is entitled to receive). For purposes of the foregoing, the type and amount of Exchange Property in the case of any Reorganization Event that causes the Common Stock to be converted into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election) shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Stock that affirmatively make such an election (or of all holders of Common Stock if none makes an election). The Corporation shall notify Holders of the weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made. The number of Units of Exchange Property for each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock converted or redeemed following the effective date of such Reorganization Event shall be determined as if references in Section 5, Section 7, Section 8 and Section 9 to shares of Common Stock were to Units of Exchange Property (without any interest thereon and without any right to dividends or distributions thereon which have a record date that is prior to the applicable Conversion Date or Acquisition Termination Redemption Date, except as provided in Section 13(a)(vii), Section 13(c)(iii) and Section 13(c)(v)). For the purpose of determining which of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 7(b) shall apply upon Mandatory Conversion, and for the purpose of calculating the Mandatory Conversion Rate if clause (ii) of Section 7(b) is applicable, the value of a Unit of Exchange Property shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof), except that if a Unit of Exchange Property includes common stock or American Depositary Receipts (“ ADRs ”) that are traded on a U.S. national securities exchange, the value of such common stock or ADRs shall be the average over the Final Averaging Period of the volume weighted average prices for such common stock or ADRs, as displayed on the applicable Bloomberg screen (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof)); or, if such price is not available, the average market value per share of such common stock or ADRs over such period as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Corporation for this purpose.

The provisions of this Section 13(e) shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events and the provisions of Section 13 shall apply to any shares of capital stock or ADRs of the Corporation (or any successor thereto) received by the holders of Common Stock in any such Reorganization Event.

The Corporation (or any successor thereto) shall, as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event within 20 calendar days) after the occurrence of any Reorganization Event, provide written notice to the Holders of such occurrence and of the kind and amount of the cash, securities or other property that constitute the Exchange Property. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the operation of this Section 13(e).

 

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SECTION 14 . Transfer Agent, Registrar, and Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent. The duly appointed Transfer Agent, Registrar and Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, remove the Transfer Agent, Registrar or Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent in accordance with the agreement between the Corporation and the Transfer Agent, Registrar or Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent, as the case may be; provided that if the Corporation removes Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., the Corporation shall appoint a successor transfer agent, registrar or conversion and dividend disbursing agent, as the case may be, who shall accept such appointment prior to the effectiveness of such removal. Upon any such removal or appointment, the Corporation shall send notice thereof by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders.

SECTION 15 . Record Holders. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation and the Transfer Agent may deem and treat the Holder of any shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes.

SECTION 16 . Notices. All notices or communications in respect of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be sufficiently given if given in writing and delivered in person or by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by electronic mail or facsimile, or if given in such other manner as may be permitted in this Certificate of Designations, in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws and by applicable law.

SECTION 17 . No Preemptive Rights. The Holders shall have no preemptive or preferential rights to purchase or subscribe to any stock, obligations, warrants or other securities of the Corporation of any class.

SECTION 18 . Other Rights. The shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not have any rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers or relative, participating, optional or other special rights, or qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, other than as set forth herein or in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or as provided by applicable law.

SECTION 19. Stock Certificates.

(a) Shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be represented by stock certificates substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto.

(b) Stock certificates representing shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be signed by (i) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the President or a Vice President of the Corporation and (ii) the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, in accordance with the Bylaws and applicable Delaware law, by manual or facsimile signature.

(c) A stock certificate representing shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be valid until manually countersigned by an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent and Registrar. Each stock certificate representing shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be dated the date of its countersignature.

 

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(d) If any Officer of the Corporation who has signed a stock certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent and Registrar countersigns the stock certificate, the stock certificate shall be valid nonetheless.

SECTION 20. Replacement Certificates .

(a) If any Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Corporation shall, at the expense of the Holder, issue, in exchange and in substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent Liquidation Preference of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock certificate and indemnity, if requested, reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation and the Transfer Agent.

(b) The Corporation is not required to issue any certificate representing the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on or after the Mandatory Conversion Date. In lieu of the delivery of a replacement certificate following the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Transfer Agent, upon delivery of the evidence and indemnity described above, shall deliver the shares of Common Stock (or Units of Exchange Property) issuable and any cash deliverable pursuant to the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock formerly evidenced by the certificate.

SECTION 21 . Titles and Headings. The titles and headings of the sections and subsections of this Certificate of Designations have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

SECTION 22 . Miscellaneous. (a) The Corporation shall pay any and all stock transfer and documentary stamp taxes that may be payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or shares of Common Stock or other securities issued on account of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant hereto or certificates representing such shares or securities. The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities in a name other than that in which the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to which such shares or other securities are issued or delivered were registered, and the Corporation shall not be required to make any such issuance or delivery unless and until the Person otherwise entitled to such issuance or delivery has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

 

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(b) The Liquidation Preference and the Dividend Amount each shall be subject to equitable adjustment whenever there shall occur a stock split, combination, reclassification or other similar event involving the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Such adjustments shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) and submitted by the Board of Directors (or such authorized committee thereof) to the Transfer Agent.

 

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Exhibit A

[FORM OF FACE OF MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK CERTIFICATE]

 

Certificate Number [            ]

     Number of Shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock [                ]
     CUSIP 858912306
     ISIN US8589123061

STERICYCLE, INC.

5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

(par value $0.01 per share)

(Liquidation Preference as specified below)

STERICYCLE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), hereby certifies that [                    ] (the “ Holder ”), is the registered owner of [                    ] fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Corporation’s designated 5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, with a par value of $0.01 per share and a Liquidation Preference of $1,000.00 per share (the “ Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ”). The shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are transferable on the books and records of the Registrar, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer. The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented hereby are and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations of 5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of Stericycle, Inc. dated September 15, 2015 as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Certificate of Designations ”). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Certificate of Designations. The Corporation will provide a copy of the Certificate of Designations to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Corporation at its principal place of business. In the case of any conflict between this Certificate and the Certificate of Designations, the provisions of the Certificate of Designations shall control and govern.

Reference is hereby made to the provisions of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock set forth on the reverse hereof and in the Certificate of Designations, which provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Upon receipt of this executed certificate, the Holder is bound by the Certificate of Designations and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.

 

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Unless the Transfer Agent and Registrar have properly countersigned, these shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Certificate of Designations or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this certificate has been executed on behalf of the Corporation by two Officers of the Corporation this [    ] of [            ] [        ].

 

STERICYCLE, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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COUNTERSIGNATURE

These are shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock referred to in the within-mentioned Certificate of Designations.

Dated: [            ], [        ]

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Registrar and Transfer Agent

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF CERTIFICATE FOR MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK]

Cumulative dividends on each share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be payable at the applicable rate provided in the Certificate of Designations.

The shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be convertible in the manner and accordance with the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

The Corporation shall furnish without charge to each Holder who so requests a summary of the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series within a class of stock and the designations, limitations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class or series of share capital issued by the Corporation and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

 

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NOTICE OF CONVERSION

(To be Executed by the Holder

in order to Convert the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert (the “ Conversion ”) 5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ”), of Stericycle, Inc. (hereinafter called the “ Corporation ”), represented by stock certificate No(s). [                    ] (the “ Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Certificates ”), into common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (the “ Common Stock ”) according to the conditions of the Certificate of Designations of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Certificate of Designations ”), as of the date written below. If Common Stock is to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned shall pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto, if any. Each Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof) is attached hereto.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in or pursuant to the Certificate of Designations.

 

Date of Conversion:  

 

Applicable Conversion Rate:  

 

Shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to Be Converted:  

 

Shares of Common Stock to Be Issued:*  

 

Signature:  

 

Name:  

 

Address:**  

 

Fax No.:  

 

 

* The Corporation is not required to issue Common Stock until the original Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate(s) (or evidence of loss, theft or destruction thereof) to be converted are received by the Corporation or the Conversion and Dividend Disbursing Agent.
** Address where Common Stock and any other payments or certificates shall be sent by the Corporation.

 

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ASSIGNMENT

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby to:

 

 

 

(Insert assignee’s social security or taxpayer identification number, if any)

 

 

(Insert address and zip code of assignee)
and irrevocably appoints:

 

 

as agent to transfer the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the Transfer Agent. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.
Date:  
Signature:  

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Certificate)
Signature Guarantee:  

 

(Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union meeting the requirements of the Transfer Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.)

 

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Exhibit 4.3

5.25% SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF

STERICYCLE, INC.

DEPOSIT AGREEMENT

among

STERICYCLE, INC.,

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

as Depositary,

and

THE HOLDERS FROM TIME TO TIME OF

THE DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DESCRIBED HEREIN

Dated as of September 15, 2015


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

         P AGE  
ARTICLE 1  
D EFINED T ERMS   

Section 1.01.

 

Definitions

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ARTICLE 2   
A PPOINTMENT OF D EPOSITARY ; R IGHTS , P RIVILEGES AND P REFERENCES ; B OOK -E NTRY S YSTEM ; F ORM OF R ECEIPTS ; D EPOSIT OF M ANDATORY C ONVERTIBLE P REFERRED S TOCK ; R EDEMPTION OF M ANDATORY C ONVERTIBLE P REFERRED S TOCK ; E XECUTION AND D ELIVERY ; T RANSFER , S URRENDER AND E XCHANGE OF R ECEIPTS       

Section 2.01.

 

Appointment of Depositary

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Section 2.02.

 

Rights, Privileges and Preferences

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Section 2.03.

 

Book-Entry System; Form and Transfer of Receipts

     4   

Section 2.04.

 

Deposit of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts

     7   

Section 2.05.

 

Redemption of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

     8   

Section 2.06.

 

Registration of Transfer of Receipts

     9   

Section 2.07.

 

Split-ups and Combinations of Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

     9   

Section 2.08.

 

Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and Exchange of Receipts

     10   

Section 2.09.

 

Lost Receipts, etc

     11   

Section 2.10.

 

Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts

     11   

Section 2.11.

 

Conversion at the Option of Holders

     11   

Section 2.12.

 

No Pre-Release

     14   
ARTICLE 3   
C ERTAIN O BLIGATIONS OF R ECORD H OLDERS OF R ECEIPTS AND OF THE C ORPORATION   

Section 3.01.

 

Filing Proofs; Certificates and Other Information

     14   

Section 3.02.

 

Payment of Taxes or Other Governmental Charges

     14   

Section 3.03.

 

Warranty as to Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

     15   

Section 3.04.

 

Warranty as to Receipts and Depositary Shares

     15   

Section 3.05.

 

Listing

     15   
ARTICLE 4   
T HE D EPOSITED S ECURITIES ; N OTICES   

Section 4.01.

 

Cash Distributions

     15   

Section 4.02.

 

Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Options or Privileges

     16   


Section 4.03.

 

Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges

     18   

Section 4.04.

 

Notice of Dividends, etc.; Fixing Record Date for Record Holders of Receipts

     19   

Section 4.05.

 

Voting Rights

     20   

Section 4.06.

 

Changes Affecting Deposited Securities and Reclassifications, Recapitalizations, Etc

     20   

Section 4.07.

 

Inspection and Delivery of Notices and Reports.

     21   

Section 4.08.

 

Lists of Receipt Record Holders

     21   
ARTICLE 5   
T HE D EPOSITARY , THE D EPOSITARY S A GENTS , THE R EGISTRAR AND THE C ORPORATION   

Section 5.01.

 

Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depositary; Registrar; Depositary’s Agents

     21   

Section 5.02.

 

Prevention of or Delay in Performance by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar or the Transfer Agent

     22   

Section 5.03.

 

Obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar and the Transfer Agent

     22   

Section 5.04.

 

Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary

     26   

Section 5.05.

 

Corporate Notices and Reports

     27   

Section 5.06.

 

Indemnification by the Corporation

     28   

Section 5.07.

 

Fees, Charges and Expenses

     28   

Section 5.08.

 

Tax Compliance

     28   
ARTICLE 6   
A MENDMENT AND T ERMINATION   

Section 6.01.

 

Amendment Without Consent of Record Holders

     29   

Section 6.02.

 

Amendment With Consent of Record Holders

     30   

Section 6.03.

 

Termination

     31   
ARTICLE 7   
M ISCELLANEOUS   

Section 7.01.

 

Counterparts

     31   

Section 7.02.

 

Record Holders of Receipts Are Parties; Exclusive Benefit of Parties

     31   

Section 7.03.

 

Invalidity of Provisions

     32   

Section 7.04.

 

Notices

     32   

Section 7.05.

 

Appointment of Registrar and Transfer Agent

     33   

Section 7.06.

 

Governing Law

     33   

Section 7.07.

 

Inspection of Deposit Agreement and Certificate

     33   

Section 7.08.

 

Headings

     33   

Section 7.09.

 

Confidentiality

     33   

Section 7.10.

 

Further Assurance

     34   
E XHIBIT   

Exhibit A

 

Form of Receipt.

     A-1   

 

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THIS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT dated as of September 15, 2015 among (i) STERICYCLE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), (ii) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., a national banking association (“ Wells Fargo ”), as Depositary (as hereinafter defined), and (iii) the Record Holders from time to time of the Receipts described in this Agreement.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide, as set forth in this Agreement, for the deposit of shares of the Corporation’s 5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, from time to time with the Depositary for the purposes set forth in this Agreement and for the issuance hereunder of Receipts (as defined herein) evidencing Depositary Shares (as defined herein) in respect of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (as defined herein) so deposited; and

WHEREAS, the Receipts are to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A annexed hereto, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided in this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

D EFINED T ERMS

Section 1.01 . Definitions. The following definitions shall for all purposes, unless otherwise indicated, apply to the respective terms (in the singular and plural forms of such terms) used in this Agreement:

Accumulated Dividend Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

Acquisition Termination Share Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

Agreement ” shall mean this agreement as originally executed or, if amended or supplemented as provided herein, as so amended or supplemented.

Average VWAP ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

Certificate of Designations ” shall mean the Certificate of Designations establishing the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as a series of preferred stock of the Corporation.

Certificate of Incorporation ” shall mean the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.


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

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation, subject to Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations.

Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

Conversion Number ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11.

Corporation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement and shall include its successors and assigns.

Depositary ” shall mean Wells Fargo, subject to the provisions of Section 5.04, and shall include its successors and assigns.

Depositary Shares ” shall mean the depositary shares, each representing a 1/10th fractional interest in a share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and evidenced by a Receipt.

Depositary’s Agent ” shall mean an agent appointed by the Depositary pursuant to Section 5.01.

Depositary’s Office ” shall mean the principal office of the Depositary in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, at which at any particular time its depositary receipt business shall be administered.

DTC ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

DTC Receipt ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

Exchange Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

 

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Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ” shall mean the shares of a series of the Corporation’s preferred stock designated as its 5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, having the rights and preferences, including conversion, dividend, liquidation and voting rights, as set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

NASDAQ ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

Person ” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity of whatever nature.

Physical Receipt ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.03.

Receipt ” shall mean one of the depositary receipts issued hereunder, substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit A hereto, whether in the form of DTC Receipts or Physical Receipts.

Record Holder ” as applied to a Receipt shall mean the person in whose name that Receipt is registered on the books of the Depositary maintained for such purpose.

Registrar ” shall mean Wells Fargo or such other successor bank or trust company that shall be appointed by the Corporation to register ownership and transfers of Receipts and the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as herein provided, and, if a successor Registrar shall be so appointed, references herein to “the books” of or maintained by the Depositary shall be deemed, as applicable, to refer as well to the register maintained by such successor Registrar for such purpose.

Remaining Fractional Share ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.

Remaining Fractional Share Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Signature Guarantee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.06.

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

 

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Trading Day ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

Transfer Agent ” shall mean Wells Fargo or any bank or trust company appointed to transfer the Receipts and the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, as herein provided.

Underwriters ” means Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., Santander Investment Securities Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Underwriting Agreement ” means the underwriting agreement relating to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares, dated September 9, 2015, among the Corporation and the Underwriters.

Unit of Exchange Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

Wells Fargo ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble hereto.

Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Certificate of Incorporation.

ARTICLE 2

A PPOINTMENT OF D EPOSITARY ; R IGHTS , P RIVILEGES AND P REFERENCES ; B OOK -E NTRY S YSTEM ; F ORM OF R ECEIPTS ; D EPOSIT OF M ANDATORY C ONVERTIBLE P REFERRED S TOCK ; R EDEMPTION OF M ANDATORY C ONVERTIBLE P REFERRED S TOCK ; E XECUTION AND D ELIVERY ; T RANSFER , S URRENDER AND E XCHANGE OF R ECEIPTS

Section 2.01 . Appointment of Depositary. The Corporation hereby appoints the Depositary as depositary for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and the Depositary hereby accepts such appointment, on the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Section 2.02. Rights, Privileges and Preferences. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each Record Holder of a Receipt is entitled, proportionately, to all the rights, preferences and privileges of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt (including the conversion, redemption, dividend, voting, and liquidation rights contained in the Certificate of Incorporation) and the same proportionate interest in any and all other property received by the Depositary in respect of such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and held under this Agreement.

Section 2.03 . Book-Entry System; Form and Transfer of Receipts. The Corporation and the Depositary shall make application to The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) for acceptance of all of the Receipts for its book-entry settlement system. The Corporation hereby appoints the Depositary acting through any authorized officer thereof as its attorney-in-fact, with

 

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full power to delegate, for purposes of executing any agreements, certifications or other instruments or documents necessary or desirable in order to effect the acceptance of such Receipts for DTC eligibility. So long as the Receipts are eligible for book-entry settlement with DTC, unless otherwise required by law, all Depositary Shares with book-entry settlement through DTC shall be represented by a single receipt or receipts (the “ DTC Receipt ”), which shall be deposited with DTC (or its designee) evidencing all such Depositary Shares and registered in the name of the nominee of DTC (initially Cede & Co.). The Depositary or such other entity as is agreed to by DTC may hold the DTC Receipt as custodian for DTC. Ownership of beneficial interests in the DTC Receipt shall be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership shall be effected through, records maintained by (a) DTC or its nominee for such DTC Receipt or (b) institutions that have accounts with DTC. The DTC Receipt shall bear such legend or legends as may be required by DTC in order for it to accept the Depositary Shares for its book-entry settlement system. The aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts that may be executed and delivered under this Agreement is initially limited to 7,700,000, except for Receipts executed and delivered in respect of Depositary Shares upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Receipts pursuant to Section 2.06, Section 2.07 or Section 4.06.

The DTC Receipt shall be exchangeable for definitive Physical Receipts only if (i) DTC notifies the Corporation at any time that it is unwilling or unable to continue to make its book-entry settlement system available for the Receipts and a successor to DTC is not appointed by the Corporation within 90 days of the date the Corporation is so informed in writing or (ii) DTC ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and a successor to DTC is not appointed by the Corporation within 90 days. The Corporation shall provide written notice to the Depositary upon receipt of notice of the occurrence of any event described in clause (i) or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence. Until such written notice is received by the Depositary, the Depositary may presume conclusively for all purposes that the events described in clause (i) and clause (ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph have not occurred. If the beneficial owners of interests in Depositary Shares are entitled to exchange such interests for definitive Receipts as the result of an event described in clause (i) or clause (ii) of the first sentence of this paragraph, then without unnecessary delay, the Depositary shall provide written instructions to DTC to deliver the DTC Receipt to the Depositary for cancellation, and, without unnecessary delay, the Corporation shall instruct the Depositary to deliver to the beneficial owners of the Depositary Shares previously evidenced by the DTC Receipt definitive Receipts in physical form (each, a “ Physical Receipt ”) evidencing such Depositary Shares.

Physical Receipts issued in exchange for all or a part of the DTC Receipt pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as DTC, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Depositary. Upon execution and authentication, the Depositary shall deliver such Physical Receipts to the persons or entities in whose names such Physical Receipts are so registered.

At such time as all interests in a DTC Receipt have been converted, redeemed, canceled, surrendered or transferred, such DTC Receipt shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the

 

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Depositary in accordance with standing procedures and existing instructions between DTC and DTC’s custodian. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a DTC Receipt is exchanged for Physical Receipts, converted, redeemed, canceled, surrendered or transferred to a transferee who receives Physical Receipts therefor or any Physical Receipt is exchanged or transferred for part of such DTC Receipt, the number of Depositary Shares evidenced by such DTC Receipt shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between DTC and DTC’s custodian, be appropriately reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on such DTC Receipt, by the Depositary or DTC’s custodian, at the direction of the Depositary, to reflect such reduction or increase.

Beneficial owners of Depositary Shares through DTC shall not receive or be entitled to receive Physical Receipts or be entitled to have Depositary Shares registered in their name, except as described in the third immediately preceding paragraph, in which case the provisions set forth in such paragraph and the second immediately succeeding paragraph regarding the issuance of Physical Receipts shall apply.

Receipts shall be in denominations of any number of whole Depositary Shares. The Corporation shall deliver to the Depositary from time to time such quantities of Receipts as the Depositary may request to enable the Depositary to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

The DTC Receipt and Physical Receipts, if any, shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A annexed to this Agreement and incorporated herein by reference, with appropriate insertions, modifications and omissions, as hereinafter provided and shall be engraved or otherwise prepared so as to comply with the applicable rules of The NASDAQ Global Select Market (the “ NASDAQ ”) or any other securities exchange on which the Depositary Shares are then listed, if applicable. In the event the DTC Receipt becomes exchangeable for definitive Physical Receipts as provided in this Section 2.03, the Depositary, pending preparation of definitive Physical Receipts and upon the written order of the Corporation, delivered in compliance with Section 2.04, shall execute and deliver temporary Receipts, which may be printed, lithographed or otherwise substantially of the tenor of the Physical Receipts in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the Persons executing such Receipts may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Receipts. If temporary Receipts are issued, the Corporation and the Depositary will cause Physical Receipts to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of Physical Receipts, the temporary Receipts shall be exchangeable by the Record Holder for Physical Receipts upon surrender of the temporary Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or such other place or places as the Depositary shall determine pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 2.04, without charge to the Record Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Receipts, the Depositary shall execute and deliver in exchange therefor Physical Receipts representing the same number of Depositary Shares as represented by the surrendered temporary Receipt or Receipts. Such exchange shall be made at the Corporation’s expense and without any charge therefor to the Record Holder or the Depositary. Until so exchanged, the temporary Receipts shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Agreement as Physical Receipts.

 

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Receipts shall be executed by the Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer thereof; provided that if a Registrar for the Receipts (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed then such Receipts shall also be countersigned by manual or facsimile signature by a duly authorized officer of the Registrar. No Receipt shall be entitled to any benefits under this Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it shall have been executed as provided in the preceding sentence. The Depositary shall record on its books each Receipt so signed and delivered as hereinafter provided. Receipts bearing the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Depositary who was at any time a proper signatory of the Depositary shall bind the Depositary, notwithstanding that such signatory ceased to hold such office prior to the execution and delivery of such Receipts by the Registrar or did not hold such office on the date of issuance of such Receipts.

Receipts may be endorsed with, or have incorporated in the text thereof, such legends or recitals or changes not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, all as may be required by the Corporation or required to comply with any applicable law or any regulation thereunder or with the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ or any other securities exchange upon which the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts may be listed or to conform with any usage with respect thereto, or to indicate any special limitations or restrictions to which any particular Receipts are subject.

Title to Depositary Shares evidenced by a Receipt that is properly endorsed, or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer, shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument; provided , however , that until transfer of any particular Receipt shall be registered on the books of the Depositary as provided in Section 2.06, the Depositary may, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, treat the Record Holder thereof at such time as the absolute owner thereof (x) for the purpose of determining the Person (i) entitled to distributions of dividends or other distributions of securities, cash or other property or payments with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, upon conversion and/or redemption of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock), (ii) entitled to exercise any voting or conversion rights with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (iii) entitled to receive any notice provided for in this Agreement and (y) for all other purposes.

Section 2.04 . Deposit of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; Execution and Delivery of Receipts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Corporation may from time to time deposit shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock under this Agreement by delivery to the Depositary of a certificate or certificates for such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be deposited, properly endorsed or accompanied, if required by the Depositary, by a duly executed instrument of transfer or endorsement, in form satisfactory to the Depositary, together with:

(a) all such certifications as may be required by the Depositary in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including the resolutions of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, as certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation on the date thereof as being complete, accurate and in effect, relating to the issuance and sale of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock;

 

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(b) a letter of counsel to the Corporation authorizing reliance by the Depositary on such counsel’s opinions delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement as to (i) the existence and good standing of the Corporation, (ii) the enforceability of this Agreement and the entitlement of the Record Holders of Receipts to the rights specified in such Receipts and in this Agreement and (iii) the effectiveness of any registration statement under the Securities Act relating to the offering and sale of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the offering and sale of the Depositary Shares; and

(c) a written order of the Corporation, directing the Depositary to execute and deliver to the Person or Persons stated in such order a Receipt or Receipts for the number of Depositary Shares representing such deposited Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.

Deposited Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be held by the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office or at such other place or places as the Depositary shall determine.

Upon receipt by the Depositary of a certificate or certificates for Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock deposited in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.04, together with the other documents required as above specified, and upon recordation of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock on the books of the Corporation (or its duly appointed transfer agent) in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, the Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall execute and deliver to, or upon the order of, the Person or Persons named in the written order delivered to the Depositary referred to in the first paragraph of this Section 2.04, a Receipt or Receipts evidencing in the aggregate the number of Depositary Shares representing the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so deposited and registered in such name or names as may be requested by such Person or Persons. The Depositary shall execute and deliver such Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or, at the request of such Person or Persons, such other offices, if any, as the Depositary may designate. Delivery at other offices shall be at the risk and expense of the Person or Persons requesting such delivery.

Section 2.05. Redemption of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. If the Corporation redeems the shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by the Depositary pursuant to Section 5 of the Certificate of Designations, the Depositary shall, on the same date, redeem the Depositary Shares representing such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock from the cash (in accordance with Section 4.01) and/or shares of Common Stock (in accordance with Section 4.02), as applicable, received by the Depositary in connection with the redemption of such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (applied pro rata in respect of such Depositary Shares).

Other than as set forth in this Section 2.05, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the Depositary Receipts shall not be subject to redemption. The Corporation may, to the extent permitted by law, and directly or indirectly, repurchase Receipts with respect to lots of 10 Depositary Shares or integral multiples thereof in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Corporation or its Subsidiaries or through a private or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to private agreements.

 

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Section 2.06 . Registration of Transfer of Receipts. The Corporation hereby appoints Wells Fargo as the Registrar and Transfer Agent for the Receipts, and Wells Fargo hereby accepts such appointment, on the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Wells Fargo shall register on its books from time to time transfers of Receipts upon any surrender thereof by a Record Holder in person or by its duly authorized attorney, properly endorsed or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer and appropriate evidence of authority, including a guarantee of the signature thereon by a participant in a signature guarantee medallion program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc. (the “ Signature Guarantee ”) and any other reasonable evidence of authority that may be required by Wells Fargo, together with evidence of the payment by the applicable party of any taxes or charges as may be required by law. Thereupon, Wells Fargo shall, without unreasonable delay, execute a new Receipt or Receipts evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares as those evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered and deliver such new Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the Person entitled thereto.

Section 2.07 . Split-ups and Combinations of Receipts; Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Upon surrender of a Receipt or Receipts at the Depositary’s Office or at such other offices as it may designate for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of such Receipt or Receipts, and subject to the express terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Depositary shall execute a new Receipt or Receipts in the authorized denomination or denominations requested, evidencing the aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipt or Receipts surrendered, and shall deliver such new Receipt or Receipts to or upon the order of the Record Holder of the Receipt or Receipts so surrendered.

Any Record Holder of a Receipt or Receipts (including the Corporation with respect to Receipts acquired in accordance with the provisons of the second paragraph of Section 2.05 or otherwise) may withdraw the number of whole shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property represented thereby by (x) in the case of Physical Receipt(s), surrendering such Receipt(s), or Depositary Shares represented by the Receipts, at the Depositary’s Office or at such other offices as the Depositary may designate for such withdrawals and (y) in the case of a DTC Receipts, by complying with the appropriate DTC procedures for such withdrawal. Upon such surrender, upon payment of the fee of the Depositary for the surrender of Receipts to the extent provided in Section 5.07, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, without unreasonable delay, the Depositary shall deliver to such Record Holder, or to the Person or Persons designated by such Record Holder as hereinafter provided, the number of whole shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property represented by such Receipt(s), or Depositary Shares represented by such Receipt(s), representing the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock subject to withdrawal, but Record Holders of such whole shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not thereafter be entitled to deposit such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock

 

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hereunder or to receive a Receipt evidencing Depositary Shares therefor. If a Physical Receipt delivered by the Record Holder to the Depositary in connection with such withdrawal shall evidence a number of Depositary Shares in excess of the number of Depositary Shares representing the number of whole shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be withdrawn, the Depositary shall at the same time, in addition to such number of whole shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and such money and/or other property to be so withdrawn, deliver to such Record Holder, or subject to Section 2.06 upon its order, a new Physical Receipt evidencing such excess number of Depositary Shares; provided , however , that such Physical Receipt shall only represent a whole number of Depositary Shares and the Depositary shall not issue any Physical Receipt evidencing a fractional Depositary Share.

Delivery of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and money and/or other property being withdrawn may be made by the delivery of such certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the Depositary may deem appropriate, which, if required by the Depositary, shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer including, but not limited to, a Signature Guarantee.

If the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the money and/or other property being withdrawn are to be delivered to a Person or Persons other than the Record Holder of the related Receipt or Receipts being surrendered for withdrawal of such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, such Record Holder shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order so directing the Depositary, and the Depositary may require that the Physical Receipt(s) surrendered by such Record Holder for withdrawal of such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock be properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by a properly executed instrument of transfer in blank.

Delivery of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the money and/or other property represented by Receipts surrendered for withdrawal shall be made by the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office, except that, at the request, risk and expense of the Record Holder surrendering such Receipt or Receipts and for the account of the Record Holder thereof, such delivery may be made at such other place as may be designated by such Record Holder.

A Record Holder who withdraws shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any such money and/or other property shall not be required to pay any taxes or duties relating to the issuance or delivery of such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any such money and/or other property, except that such Record Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable relating to any transfer involved in the issuance or delivery of such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any such money and/or other property in a name other than the name of such Record Holder.

Section 2.08 . Limitations on Execution and Delivery, Transfer, Surrender and Exchange of Receipts. As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery, registration of transfer, split-up, combination, surrender or exchange of any Receipt, any of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and the Corporation may require (a) payment to it of a sum sufficient for the payment (or, in the event that the Corporation shall have made such payment, the reimbursement to it) of any

 

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charges or expenses payable by the Record Holder of a Receipt pursuant to Sections 3.02 and 5.07, (b) the production of evidence satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature, including a Signature Guarantee, and any other reasonable evidence of authority that may be required by the Depositary or (c) compliance with such regulations, if any, as the Depositary or the Corporation may establish consistent with the provisions of this Agreement and applicable law.

The deposit of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be refused, the delivery of Receipts against Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be suspended, the registration of transfer of Receipts may be refused and the registration of transfer, surrender or exchange of outstanding Receipts may be suspended (i) during any period when the register of stockholders of the Corporation is closed or (ii) if any such action is deemed reasonably necessary or advisable by any of the Depositary, any of the Depositary’s Agents and the Corporation at any time or from time to time because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body or commission or under any provision of this Agreement.

Section 2.09 . Lost Receipts, etc. In case any Receipt shall be mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, the Depositary shall, absent notice to the Depositary that such Receipt has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, execute and deliver a Receipt of like form and tenor in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Receipt upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Receipt, upon (a) the filing by the Record Holder thereof with the Depositary of evidence satisfactory to the Depositary of such destruction or loss or theft of such Receipt, of the authenticity thereof and of his or her ownership thereof; (b) the Record Holder thereof furnishing of the Depositary with indemnification reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary and the provision of an open penalty surety bond reasonably satisfactory to the Depositary and holding it and the Corporation harmless; and (c) the payment of any reasonable expense (including reasonable fees, charges and expenses of the Depositary) in connection with such execution and delivery.

Section 2.10 . Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Receipts. All Receipts surrendered to the Depositary or any Depositary’s Agent, including Receipts surrendered in connection with any conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, shall be cancelled by the Depositary. Except as prohibited by applicable law or regulation, the Depositary is authorized, but not required, to destroy all Receipts so cancelled.

Section 2.11. Conversion at the Option of Holders. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Record Holder of any Receipt may, at any time that Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock may be converted pursuant to Section 8(a) or 9(a) of the Certificate of Designations, by (x) in the case of a Physical Receipt, surrendering such Physical Receipt at the Depositary’s Office or such other office as the Depositary may from time to time designate for such purpose together with a notice of conversion properly completed and duly executed and a proper assignment of such Receipt to the Corporation or the Transfer Agent or in blank to the Depositary or any of the Depositary’s Agents, and (y) in the case of a DTC Receipt, complying with the procedures of DTC in effect at that time, in each case, thereby instructing the Depositary

 

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to cause the conversion of a specified number (the “ Conversion Number ”) of whole shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, and specifying the name in which such Record Holder desires the Common Stock issuable upon conversion (including in respect of any Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Designations) to be registered and specifying payment instructions. Depositary Shares may be converted at the option of the Record Holder of any Receipt only in lots of 10 Depositary Shares or integral multiples thereof. The Depositary shall be deemed to have no knowledge of the Conversion Number unless and until it shall have actually received written notice thereof from the Corporation, and shall have no duty or obligation to investigate or inquire as to whether any Conversion Number contained in any such written notice is accurate, or whether it complies with the Certificate of Incorporation. If specified by the Record Holder in such notice of conversion that Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Depositary Shares shall be issued to a Person other than the Record Holder surrendering the Receipt for the Depositary Shares being converted, then the Record Holder shall pay or cause to be paid any transfer or similar taxes payable in connection with the Common Stock or other securities so issued that are not payable by the Corporation pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or Section 3.02. In addition, the holder shall provide any other transfer forms, tax forms or other relevant documentation required and specified by the Transfer Agent for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, if necessary, to effect the conversion.

Upon fulfillment of the requirements in the foregoing paragraph, the Depositary is hereby authorized and instructed to, and shall, as promptly as practicable, (a) give written notice to the Transfer Agent of (i) the Conversion Number (as specified in writing by the Corporation), (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon conversion of such Conversion Number of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation) (as specified in writing by the Corporation), (iii) the amount of immediately available funds (as specified in writing by the Corporation), if any, to be delivered to the Record Holder of such Receipts in payment of any fractional shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon conversion of such Conversion Number of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and (iv) the amount of cash (as specified in writing by the Corporation), if any, to be delivered to the Record Holder of such Receipts in respect of any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, payable by the Corporation upon conversion of such Conversion Number of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, (b) cancel such Receipt or, if a Registrar for Receipts (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed, cause such Registrar to cancel such Receipt, and (c) surrender to the Transfer Agent or any other authorized agent of the Corporation for conversion, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation (as specified in writing by the Corporation), certificates for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by Depositary Shares as evidenced by such Receipt, together with delivery to the Corporation or the appropriate agent of the Corporation (pursuant to

 

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written instructions from the Corporation) any other information or payment required by the Certificate of Incorporation (as specified in writing by the Corporation) for such conversion, and such certificates shall thereupon be canceled by the Transfer Agent or other authorized agent. The Depositary shall have no duty or obligation to investigate or inquire as to whether the Corporation provided it with the correct number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon any conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount), or the correct amount of cash to be delivered in payment of any fractional shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable or in respect of any cash payable by the Corporation upon any conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount), and the Depositary may rely conclusively on any such information provided by the Corporation.

As promptly as practicable after the Transfer Agent or other authorized agent of the Corporation has received such certificates from the Depositary, (a) the Corporation shall cause to be furnished to the Depositary (i) a certificate or certificates evidencing such number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon conversion of the Conversion Number of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock (including in respect of any Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation), (ii) such amount of immediately available funds, if any, to be delivered in respect of any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, payable by the Corporation upon conversion of such shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, and (iii) such amount of immediately available funds, if any, to be delivered in lieu of receiving fractional shares of Common Stock, as specified in a written notice from the Corporation and (b) the Depositary or Wells Fargo, as the case may be, is hereby authorized and instructed to, and shall, deliver at the Depositary’s Office, (i) a certificate or certificates evidencing the number of shares of Common Stock (including in respect of any Early Conversion Additional Conversion Amount, any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation) into which the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by Depositary Shares as evidenced by such Receipt has been converted, (ii) the amount of cash payable by the Corporation upon such conversion of such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in respect of any Fundamental Change Dividend Make-whole Amount and any Accumulated Dividend Amount, in each case, pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation and (iii) the amount of cash payable by the Corporation upon such conversion of such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in lieu of delivering fractional shares of Common Stock, in each case, as specified in writing by the Corporation and which has been provided by the Corporation.

In the event that a Record Holder of a surrendered Receipt elects to convert fewer than all Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt under this Section 2.11, upon such conversion, the Depositary shall, if requested in writing and provided with all necessary information and documents, authenticate, countersign and deliver to such Record Holder thereof, at the expense of the Corporation, a new Receipt evidencing the Depositary Shares as to which such conversion was not effected.

 

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Delivery of Common Stock following a conversion pursuant to this Section 2.11 may be made by the delivery of such certificates, documents of title and other instruments as the Depositary may deem appropriate, which, if required by the Depositary, shall be properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer. If such delivery is to be made otherwise than at the Depositary’s Office, such delivery shall be made, as hereinafter provided, without unreasonable delay, at the risk of any Record Holder surrendering Receipts, and for the account of such Record Holder, to such place designated in writing by such Record Holder.

For purposes of this Section 2.11 and Section 4.02, if the Common Stock has been replaced by Exchange Property as a result of any transaction as described in Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations, references to Common Stock will be deemed to be references to a Unit of Exchange Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock would have been entitled to receive in such transaction as determined pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Certificate of Designations.

Section 2.12. No Pre-Release. The Depositary shall not deliver any deposited Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts prior to the receipt and cancellation of such Receipts or other similar method used with respect to Receipts held by DTC. The Depositary shall not issue any Receipts prior to the receipt by the Depositary of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock corresponding to Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipts. At no time will any Receipts be outstanding if such Receipts do not evidence Depositary Shares representing Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock deposited with the Depositary, subject to the rights of holders to receive distributions upon conversion or redemption of the deposited Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4.01 or Section 4.02.

ARTICLE 3

C ERTAIN O BLIGATIONS OF R ECORD H OLDERS OF R ECEIPTS AND OF THE C ORPORATION

Section 3.01 . Filing Proofs; Certificates and Other Information. Any Record Holder of a Receipt may be required from time to time to file proof of residence, or other matters or other information, to execute certificates and to make such representations and warranties as the Depositary or the Corporation may reasonably deem necessary or proper. The Depositary or the Corporation may withhold the delivery, or delay the registration of transfer or exchange, of any Receipt or the withdrawal of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares and evidenced by a Receipt or the distribution of any dividend or other distribution or the sale of any rights or of the proceeds thereof until such proof or other information is filed or such certificates are executed or such representations and warranties are made.

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taxes or other charges to the extent provided in Section 5.07, or provide evidence satisfactory to the Depositary that such fees, expenses, taxes or charges have been paid. Registration of transfer of any Receipt or any withdrawal of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt may be refused until any such payment due is made or satisfactory evidence is provided by such Record Holder to the Depositary that such fees, taxes, charges and expenses have been paid, and any dividends, interest payments or other distributions may be withheld or any part of or all the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipt and not theretofore sold may be sold for the account of the Record Holder thereof (after attempting by reasonable means to notify such Record Holder prior to such sale), and such dividends, interest payments or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale may be applied to any payment of such charges or expenses, the Record Holder of such Receipt remaining liable for any deficiency.

Section 3.03 . Warranty as to Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. The Corporation hereby represents and warrants that the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, when issued, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Such representation and warranty shall survive the deposit of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the issuance of the related Receipts.

Section 3.04 . Warranty as to Receipts and Depositary Shares. The Corporation hereby represents and warrants that the Receipts, when issued in accordance with this Agreement, will represent legal and valid interests in the Depositary Shares and each Depositary Share will represent a legal and valid 1/10th fractional interest in a share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such Depositary Share. Such representation and warranty shall survive the deposit of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the issuance of the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares.

Section 3.05. Listing . The Corporation hereby covenants and agrees that it will apply to list the Depositary Shares on the NASDAQ, and it will use its best efforts to keep the Depositary Shares listed on the NASDAQ.

ARTICLE 4

T HE D EPOSITED S ECURITIES ; N OTICES

Section 4.01 . Cash Distributions. Whenever Wells Fargo shall receive any cash dividend or other cash distribution on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Wells Fargo shall, as soon as practicable thereafter and subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, distribute to Record Holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 such amounts of such dividend or distribution as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective number of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts held by such Record Holders; provided , however , that in case the Corporation or Wells Fargo shall be required to withhold, and shall withhold, from any cash dividend or other cash distribution in respect of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock an amount on account of taxes or applicable law or regulation, the amount of cash made available for distribution or distributed in respect of Depositary Shares shall be

 

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reduced accordingly, and such withheld cash shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Record Holder of Receipts in respect of which the Corporation or Wells Fargo, as the case may be, made such withholding. The distribution described in the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to any distribution by the Depositary of cash deliverable to the Record Holders pursuant to Section 2.05 as a result of the redemption of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; provided that in such case the distribution of cash shall be made on the relevant redemption date to Record Holders of the Receipts to be redeemed. In the event that the calculation of any such cash dividend or other cash distribution to be paid to any Record Holder on the aggregate number of Depositary Shares held by such Record Holder results in an amount that is a fraction of a cent and that fraction of a cent is equal to or greater than $0.005, the amount Wells Fargo shall distribute to such Record Holder shall be rounded up to the next highest whole cent; otherwise, such fractional amount shall be disregarded by the Depositary; provided , however , that the Corporation shall pay the additional amount to Wells Fargo for distribution.

Each Record Holder of a Receipt shall provide the Depositary with its certified tax identification number on a properly completed Form W-8 or W-9, as may be applicable. Each Record Holder of a Receipt acknowledges that, in the event of non-compliance with the preceding sentence, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, may require withholding by the Depositary of a portion of any of the distributions to be made hereunder.

Section 4.02 . Distributions Other than Cash, Rights, Options or Privileges. Whenever the Depositary shall receive any distribution other than cash, rights, options or privileges upon the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Depositary shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, distribute to Record Holders of Receipts on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.04 such amounts of the securities or property received by it as are, as nearly as practicable, in proportion to the respective numbers of Depositary Shares evidenced by such Receipts held by such Record Holders, in any manner that the Depositary may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such distribution, including, without limitation, through book-entry transfer through DTC in the case of DTC Receipts; provided that, in case the Depositary shall be required to withhold from any distribution in respect of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock an amount on account of taxes, the amount of property or securities made available for distribution or distributed in respect of Depositary Shares shall be reduced as necessary to permit any withholding, and such withheld property may be disposed of by the Depositary, without any further consent or direction from the Corporation, in such manner as the Depositary reasonably deems necessary and practicable to pay such taxes and shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Record Holder of the Receipt in respect of which the Depositary, as the case may be, made such withholding. The distribution described in the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to any distribution by the Depositary of shares of Common Stock deliverable to the Record Holders (a) as a result of the conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation; provided that in such case the distribution of shares of Common Stock shall be made to Record Holders as of the close of business on the relevant Conversion Date; (b) pursuant to Section 2.05 as a result of the redemption of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock; provided that in such case the distribution of shares of Common

 

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Stock shall be made on the relevant redemption date to Record Holders of the Receipts to be redeemed; or (c) as a result of the payment of a declared dividend on the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation. If, in the opinion of the Depositary, such distribution cannot be made proportionately among such Record Holders, or if for any other reason (including any requirement that the Corporation or the Depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes or governmental charges) the Depositary deems, after consultation with the Corporation, such distribution not to be feasible, then the Depositary may, with the approval of the Corporation, adopt such method as it deems equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including the sale (at public or private sale) of the securities or property thus received, or any part thereof, in a commercially reasonable manner. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed or made available for distribution, as the case may be, by Wells Fargo to Record Holders of Receipts as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash.

In the event of a distribution of securities, whether upon conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock, upon redemption of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for Common Stock or otherwise, fractional shares of such securities shall not be distributed to the Record Holders. Instead, a Record Holder that otherwise would have been entitled to receive a fraction of a security will receive an amount in cash, rounded to the nearest cent, equal to such Record Holder’s proportionate interest in the net proceeds from the sale in the open market by Wells Fargo, or an agent of Wells Fargo or other entity as so instructed in writing by the Corporation, on behalf of all such Record Holders, of the aggregate fractional shares of the securities that would otherwise have been issued, unless (i) the distribution of securities in question is the Corporation’s issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in which case (A) such Record Holder will be entitled to receive an amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) equal to the product of: (x) that same fraction and (y) the Average VWAP per share of Common Stock over the five consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately preceding the relevant Conversion Date; provided that if more than one share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is surrendered for, or subject to, conversion at one time by or for the same holder, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so surrendered for, or subject to, conversion; or (ii) the distribution of securities in question is the Corporation’s issuance of shares of Common Stock upon redemption of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, in which case (A) such Record Holder will be entitled to receive an amount in cash (computed to the nearest cent) equal to the product of: (x) that same fraction and (y) the Acquisition Termination Share Price; provided that if more than one share of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by the same holder is redeemed, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon redemption thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate number of shares of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock so redeemed. The sale described in the immediately previous sentence shall occur as soon as practicable following the distribution date for such securities. In the event that such sale of the aggregate fractional shares of the securities that otherwise would have been issued is completed and a fraction of a share of such security still remains (the “ Remaining Fractional Share ”), the Depositary shall

 

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immediately notify the Corporation in writing of the Remaining Fractional Share, which notice may be delivered via electronic mail to the address set forth in Section 7.04. Upon receipt of such notice, the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof shall determine the cash equivalent of the Remaining Fractional Share (the “ Remaining Fractional Share Amount ”), which Remaining Fractional Share Amount shall be equal to the Remaining Fractional Share, multiplied by the Closing Sale Price of such securities on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the distribution of such securities. The determination of the Remaining Fractional Share Amount by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof shall be binding on the parties hereto and on the Record Holders. The Corporation shall promptly transfer funds for the Remaining Fractional Share Amount to an account selected by Wells Fargo, and Wells Fargo shall add the Remaining Fractional Share Amount to the net proceeds from the sale described above for distribution to the Record Holders otherwise entitled to receive the fractional shares of the securities.

The Person or Persons entitled to receive any shares of Common Stock issuable upon any conversion of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Common Stock as of the close of business on the relevant Conversion Date.

Section 4.03 . Subscription Rights, Options or Privileges. If the Corporation shall at any time offer or cause to be offered to the Persons in whose names the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock is recorded on the books of the Corporation any rights, options or privileges to subscribe for or to purchase any securities or any rights, options or privileges of any other nature, the terms of such rights, options or privileges shall in each such instance be communicated promptly to the Depositary and thereafter such rights, options or privileges shall be made available by the Depositary to the Record Holders of Receipts in such manner as the Corporation shall instruct, including either by the issue to such Record Holders of warrants representing such rights, options or privileges or by such other method as may be approved by the Depositary in its discretion with the approval of the Corporation; provided , however , that (a) if at the time of issuance or offer of any such rights, options or privileges, the Corporation determines that it is not lawful or not feasible to make such rights, options or privileges available to Record Holders of Receipts by the issue of warrants or otherwise or (b) if and to the extent instructed by the Record Holders of Receipts who do not desire to exercise such rights, options or privileges, the Depositary shall, if so directed by the Corporation and provided with an opinion of counsel that if the Depositary undertakes such actions it will not be deemed an “issuer” under the Securities Act or an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and, if applicable laws or the terms of such rights, options or privileges permit such transfer, sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper; provided further that if either the Corporation does not so direct the Depositary or does not so provide such opinion of counsel, then, in either case, the Corporation shall be required to sell such rights, options or privileges at public or private sale, at such place or places and upon such terms as it may deem proper, and deliver the proceeds of any such sale to the Depositary, in which case the Depositary shall distribute such proceeds to the Record Holders of Receipts in accordance with the immediately following sentence. The net proceeds of any such sale shall, subject to Sections 3.01 and 3.02, be distributed by the Depositary to the

 

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Record Holders of Receipts entitled thereto as provided by Section 4.01 in the case of a distribution received in cash. The Depositary shall not make any distribution of such rights, options or privileges, unless the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel stating that such rights, options or privileges have been registered under the Securities Act or do not need to be registered.

The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether registration under the Securities Act of the securities to which any rights, options or privileges relate is required in order for Record Holders of Receipts to be offered or sold the securities to which such rights, options or privileges relate, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that it will file promptly a registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act with respect to such rights, options or privileges and securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts and take all steps available to it to cause such registration statement to become effective sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges in compliance with the Securities Act. In no event shall the Depositary make available to the Record Holders of Receipts any right, option or privilege to subscribe for or to purchase any securities unless and until such registration statement shall have become effective, or the Corporation shall have provided to the Depositary an opinion of counsel to the effect that the offering and sale of such securities to the Record Holders are exempt from registration under the provisions of the Securities Act.

The Corporation shall notify the Depositary whether any other action under the laws of any jurisdiction or any governmental or administrative authorization, consent or permit is required in order for such rights, options or privileges to be made available to Record Holders of Receipts, and the Corporation agrees with the Depositary that the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take such action or obtain such authorization, consent or permit sufficiently in advance of the expiration of such rights, options or privileges to enable such Record Holders to exercise such rights, options or privileges.

Section 4.04 . Notice of Dividends, etc.; Fixing Record Date for Record Holders of Receipts. Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall become payable or any distribution other than cash shall be made, or if rights, options or privileges shall at any time be offered, with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of any meeting at which holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to vote or of which holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to notice, or whenever the Depositary and the Corporation shall decide it is appropriate, the Depositary shall in each such instance fix a record date (which shall be the same date as the record date fixed by the Corporation with respect to or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock) for the determination of the Record Holders of Receipts who shall be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution, rights, options or privileges or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, or to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or who shall be entitled to notice of such meeting or for any other appropriate reasons.

 

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Section 4.05 . Voting Rights. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, the Depositary shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, mail to the Record Holders of Receipts, determined on the record date as set forth in Section 4.04, a notice prepared by the Corporation that shall contain (a) such information as is contained in such notice of meeting and (b) a statement that the Record Holders may, subject to any applicable restrictions, instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights pertaining to the amount of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by their respective Depositary Shares (including an express indication that instructions may be given to the Depositary to give a discretionary proxy to a Person designated by the Corporation) and a brief statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given. Each Record Holder of Receipts on the record date (which shall be the same date as the record date fixed by the Corporation with respect to or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock) may instruct the Depositary as to how to vote the amount of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such Record Holder’s Receipts in accordance with these instructions. Upon the written request of the Record Holders of Receipts on the relevant record date, the Depositary shall endeavor insofar as practicable to vote or cause to be voted, in accordance with the instructions set forth in such requests, the maximum number of whole shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by the Depositary Shares evidenced by all Receipts as to which any particular voting instructions are received. The Corporation hereby agrees to take all action which may be deemed necessary by the Depositary in order to enable the Depositary to vote such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or cause such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to be voted. In the absence of specific instructions from Record Holders of Receipts, the Depositary shall abstain from voting the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to the extent it does not receive such specific instructions from the Record Holders of Receipts.

Section 4.06 . Changes Affecting Deposited Securities and Reclassifications, Recapitalizations, Etc. Upon any change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or any other reclassification of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation affecting the Corporation or to which it is a party, the Corporation shall instruct the Depositary in writing to, and the Depositary upon receipt of such instructions shall (a) make such adjustments as are certified by the Corporation in the fraction of an interest represented by one Depositary Share in one share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as may be necessary fully to reflect the effects of such change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, or of such recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation and (b) treat any securities that shall be received by the Depositary in exchange for or, subject to the final sentence of this Section 4.06, upon conversion of or in respect of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as new deposited securities so received in exchange for or upon conversion or in respect of such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. In any such case the Corporation may in its discretion direct the Depositary in writing to execute and deliver additional Receipts or may call for the surrender of all outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such new deposited securities. Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, Record Holders of Receipts shall have the right

 

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from and after the effective date of any such change in par or stated value, split-up, combination or other reclassification of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or any such recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation to surrender such Receipts to the Depositary with instructions to convert, exchange or surrender the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented thereby only into or for, as the case may be, the kind and amount of shares and other securities and property and cash into which the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such Receipts might have been converted or for which such Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock might have been exchanged or surrendered immediately prior to the effective date of such transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion or redemption of, or in lieu of cash dividends on, the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock shall not constitute new deposited securities hereunder and instead the provisions set forth in Section 4.02 shall apply.

Section 4.07 . Inspection and Delivery of Notices and Reports. The Depositary shall make available for inspection by holders of Receipts at the Depositary Office, and at such other places as it may from time to time deem advisable during normal business hours, any notices and reports received from the Corporation that are both received by the Depositary as the holder of deposited Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and that the Corporation is required to furnish to the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, the Depositary shall transmit all such notices and reports to the holders of Receipts in accordance with Section 5.05.

Section 4.08 . Lists of Receipt Record Holders. Reasonably promptly upon request from time to time by the Corporation, at the sole expense of the Corporation, the Depositary shall furnish to it a list, as of the most recent practicable date, of the names, addresses and holdings of Depositary Shares of all registered Record Holders of Receipts.

ARTICLE 5

T HE D EPOSITARY , THE D EPOSITARY S A GENTS , THE R EGISTRAR AND THE C ORPORATION

Section 5.01 . Maintenance of Offices, Agencies and Transfer Books by the Depositary; Registrar; Depositary’s Agents. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Depositary shall maintain at the Depositary’s Office, facilities for the execution and delivery, transfer, surrender and exchange, split-up and combination of Receipts and deposit and withdrawal of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, and at the offices of the Depositary’s Agents, if any, facilities for the delivery, transfer, surrender and exchange of Receipts and deposit and withdrawal of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, all in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

The Registrar shall keep books at the Depositary’s Office for the registration and transfer of Receipts. Upon direction by the Corporation and with reasonable notice to the Registrar, the Registrar shall open its books for inspection by the Record Holders of Receipts as directed by the Corporation; provided that any Record Holder shall be granted such right by the Corporation only after certifying that such inspection shall be for a proper purpose reasonably related to such Person’s interest as an owner of Depositary Shares evidenced by the Receipts.

 

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The Corporation may cause the Registrar to close such books, at any time or from time to time, when deemed expedient by it in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder.

The Depositary may, with the approval of the Corporation, appoint a Registrar for registration of the Receipts or the Depositary Shares evidenced thereby. If the Receipts or the Depositary Shares evidenced thereby or the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock represented by such Depositary Shares shall be listed on one or more national securities exchanges, the Depositary shall appoint a Registrar (acceptable to the Corporation) for registration of the Receipts or Depositary Shares in accordance with any requirements of such exchange. Such registrar (which may be the Registrar if so permitted by the requirements of any such exchange) may be removed and a substitute registrar may be appointed by the Depositary upon the request or with the approval of the Corporation. If the Receipts, Depositary Shares or Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are listed on one or more other securities exchanges, the Registrar shall, at the expense and request of the Corporation, arrange such facilities for the delivery, transfer, surrender and exchange of the Receipts, Depositary Shares or Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock as may be required by law or applicable securities exchange regulation.

The Depositary may from time to time appoint one or more Depositary’s Agents to act in any respect for the Depositary for the purposes of this Agreement and may from time to time appoint additional Depositary’s Agents and vary or terminate the appointment of such Depositary’s Agents.

Section 5.02 . Prevention of or Delay in Performance by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar or the Transfer Agent. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent shall incur any liability to any Record Holder of a Receipt if by reason of any provision of any present or future law, or regulation thereunder, of the United States of America or of any other governmental authority or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Certificate of Incorporation or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstance beyond the control of the relevant party, the Depositary, any such Depositary’s Agent, any such Registrar or any such Transfer Agent shall be prevented, delayed or forbidden from, or subjected to any penalty on account of, doing or performing any act or thing which the terms of this Agreement provide shall be done or performed. Nor shall the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar nor any Transfer Agent incur liability to any Record Holder of a Receipt (a) by reason of any nonperformance or delay, caused as aforesaid, in the performance of any act or thing which the terms of this Agreement shall provide shall or may be done or performed or (b) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in this Agreement except, in case of any such exercise or failure to exercise discretion not caused as aforesaid, if caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party charged with such exercise or failure to exercise, or as otherwise explicitly set forth in this Agreement.

Section 5.03 . Obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agents, the Registrar and the Transfer Agent. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent assumes any obligation or shall be subject to any liability under this Agreement to Record Holders of Receipts, the Corporation or any other person or entity other than for its gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

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None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts, which, in its reasonable opinion, may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished as often as may be reasonably required.

None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent shall be liable for any action or any failure to act by it in reliance upon the written advice of legal counsel or accountants, or information from any Person presenting Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock for deposit, any Record Holder of a Receipt or any other Person believed by it in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct to be competent to give such information. Each of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent may rely, and shall each be protected in acting upon or omitting to act, upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

The Depositary undertakes, and any Registrar or Transfer Agent shall be required to undertake, to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Depositary or any Registrar or Transfer Agent.

The Depositary, its parent, affiliates and subsidiaries, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar or Transfer Agent may own, buy, sell and deal in any class of securities of the Corporation and its affiliates and in Receipts or Depositary Shares or have a pecuniary interest in any transaction in which the Corporation or its affiliates may be interested or contract with or lend money to any such Person or otherwise act as fully or as freely as if it were not the Depositary, the Depositary’s parent, affiliate or subsidiary or the Depositary’s Agent or the Registrar hereunder. The Depositary may also act as trustee, transfer agent or registrar of any of the securities of the Corporation and its affiliates.

It is intended that none of the Depositary, its agents and any Registrar, acting as a Depositary’s Agent or Registrar, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be an “issuer” of the securities under the federal securities laws or applicable state securities laws, it being expressly understood and agreed that the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and the Registrar are acting only in a ministerial capacity as Depositary or Registrar for the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock.

None of the Depositary, its officers, directors, employees or agents and the Registrar makes any representation or has any responsibility as to the validity of (a) the registration statement pursuant to which the offer and sale of the Depositary Shares are registered under the Securities Act, (b) the Certificate of Incorporation, (c) the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, (d) the Depositary Shares, (e) the Receipts (except for its counter-signatures thereon), (f) any instruments referred to in any of the foregoing or (g) as to the correctness of any statement made in any of the foregoing.

 

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The Depositary assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the description that appears in the Receipts. Notwithstanding any other provision herein or in the Receipts, the Depositary makes no warranties or representations as to the validity or genuineness of any Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock at any time deposited with the Depositary hereunder or of the Depositary Shares, as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, as to the value of the Depositary Shares or as to any right, title or interest of the Record Holders of Receipts in and to the Depositary Shares. The Depositary shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Corporation of the Depositary Shares or the Receipts or the proceeds thereof.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent shall not be liable for any incidental, indirect, special or consequential damages of any nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of anticipated profits, occasioned by breach of any provision of this Agreement even if apprised of the possibility of such damages.

None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or any Transfer Agent shall have any liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Receipts, the Depositary Shares or the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar and any Transfer Agent shall segregate any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Receipts, the Depositary Shares or the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock from other monies held by it. None of the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, any Registrar or any Transfer Agent shall be responsible for advancing funds on behalf of the Corporation or have any duty or obligation to make any payments if it has not timely received sufficient funds to make timely payments.

In the event the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or any Registrar or Transfer Agent believes any ambiguity or uncertainty exists hereunder or in any notice, instruction, direction, request or other communication, paper or document received by the Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent or any Registrar or Transfer Agent hereunder, or in the administration of any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Depositary shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, omitting or suffering to take any action hereunder, the Depositary may, in its sole discretion, refrain from taking any action and the Depositary, Depositary’s Agent or any Registrar or Transfer Agent shall be fully protected and shall not be liable in any way to the Corporation, any Record Holders of Receipts or any other person or entity for refraining from taking such action, unless the Depositary receives written instructions or a certificate signed by the Corporation that eliminates such ambiguity or uncertainty to the reasonable satisfaction of the Depositary, Depositary’s Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent or that proves or establishes the applicable matter to the reasonable satisfaction of the Depositary, Depositary’s Agent, Registrar or Transfer Agent.

In the event the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, the Registrar or Transfer Agent shall receive conflicting claims, requests or instructions from any Record Holders of Receipts, on the one hand, and the Corporation, on the other hand, such party shall be entitled to act on such claims, requests or instructions received from the Corporation, and shall incur no liability and shall be entitled to the full indemnification set forth in Section 5.06 in connection with any action so taken, suffered or omitted to be taken.

 

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The Depositary undertakes not to issue any Receipt other than to evidence the Depositary Shares that have been delivered to, and are then on deposit with, the Depositary. The Depositary also undertakes not to sell, except as provided herein, pledge or lend Depositary Shares or shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock held by it as Depositary.

The Depositary, the Depositary’s Agent, Transfer Agent, or Registrar will not be under any duty or responsibility to ensure compliance with any applicable federal or state securities laws in connection with the issuance, transfer or exchange of the Receipts, Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or Depositary Shares.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no amendment to the Certificate of Designation shall affect the rights, duties, obligations or immunities of the Depositary, Transfer Agent, the Depositary’s Agent or Registrar hereunder.

The Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, Transfer Agent, and any Registrar hereunder:

(i) shall have no duties or obligations other than those specifically set forth herein (and no implied duties or obligations), or as may subsequently be agreed to in writing by the parties;

(ii) shall have no obligation to make payment hereunder unless the Corporation shall have provided the necessary federal or other immediately available funds or securities or property, as the case may be, to pay in full amounts due and payable with respect thereto;

(iii) shall not be obligated to take any legal or other action hereunder; if, however, the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent, the Transfer Agent or the Registrar determines to take any legal or other action hereunder, and, where the taking of such action might in such Person’s reasonable judgment subject or expose it to any expense or liability, it shall not be required to act unless it shall have been furnished with an indemnity satisfactory to it;

(iv) may rely on and shall be authorized and protected in acting or omitting to act upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter, facsimile transmission or other document or security delivered to it and believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper party or parties, and shall have no responsibility for determining the accuracy thereof;

(v) may rely on and shall be authorized and protected in acting or omitting to act upon the written, telephonic, electronic and oral instructions given in accordance with this Agreement, with respect to any matter relating to its actions as Depositary, Transfer Agent or Registrar covered by this Agreement (or supplementing or qualifying any such actions), of officers of the Corporation;

 

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(vi) may consult counsel satisfactory to it (who may be an employee of the Depositary or the Registrar or counsel to the Corporation), and the advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it hereunder in accordance with the advice of such counsel;

(vii) shall not be called upon at any time to advise any Person with respect to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares or Receipts;

(viii) shall not be liable or responsible for any recital or statement contained in any documents relating hereto or to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or Receipts; and

(ix) shall not be liable in any respect on account of the identity, authority or rights of the parties (other than the Depositary) executing or delivering or purporting to execute or deliver this Agreement or any documents or papers deposited or called for under this Agreement.

The representations of the Corporation set forth in this Section 5.03 shall survive the replacement, removal or resignation of any Depositary, Registrar or Depositary’s Agent or the Transfer Agent, or the termination of this Agreement.

Section 5.04 . Resignation and Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary. The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary hereunder by delivering notice of its election to do so to the Corporation, such resignation to take effect upon the appointment of a successor Depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided.

The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Corporation by notice of such removal delivered to the Depositary, such removal to take effect upon the appointment of a successor Depositary hereunder and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided.

In case at any time the Depositary acting hereunder shall resign or be removed, the Corporation shall, within 60 days after the delivery of the notice of resignation or removal, as the case may be, appoint a successor Depositary, which shall be a bank or trust company that (a) is not an affiliate of the Corporation, (b) has its principal office in the United States of America and (c) has, together with its affiliates, a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If no successor Depositary shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 60 days after delivery of such notice, the resigning or removed Depositary may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Depositary. Every successor Depositary shall execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Corporation an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Depositary, without any further act or deed, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and

 

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obligations of its predecessor and for all purposes shall be the Depositary under this Agreement, and such predecessor, upon payment of all sums due it and on the written request of the Corporation, shall promptly execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder, shall duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest in the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and any moneys, securities or other property held hereunder to such successor, and shall deliver to such successor Depositary a list of the Record Holders of all outstanding Receipts and such records, books and other information in its possession relating thereto. Any successor Depositary shall promptly mail notice of its appointment to the Record Holders of Receipts.

Any entity into or with which the Depositary may be merged, consolidated or converted shall be the successor of the Depositary without the execution or filing of any document or any further act, and notice thereof shall not be required hereunder. Such successor Depositary may authenticate the Receipts in the name of the predecessor Depositary or its own name as successor Depositary.

The provisions of this Section 5.04 as they apply to the Depositary apply to the Registrar and Transfer Agent, as if specifically enumerated herein.

Section 5.05 . Corporate Notices and Reports. The Corporation agrees that it shall deliver to the Depositary, and the Depositary agrees that it shall, promptly after receipt thereof, transmit to the Record Holders of Receipts, in each case at the addresses recorded in the Depositary’s books, copies of all notices and reports (including, without limitation, financial statements) required by law, by the rules of the NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange upon which the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Depositary Shares or the Receipts are listed or by the Certificate of Incorporation, to be furnished to the Record Holders of Receipts or the holders of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. Such transmission will be at the Corporation’s expense and the Corporation will provide the Depositary with such number of copies of such documents as the Depositary may reasonably request. In addition, the Depositary shall transmit to the Record Holders of Receipts at the Corporation’s expense, including applicable fees, such other documents as may be requested by the Corporation.

 

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Section 5.06 . Indemnification by the Corporation. Subject to Section 5.03, the Corporation shall indemnify the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar or Transfer Agent (including each of their officers, directors, agents and employees) against, and hold each of them harmless from, any loss, damage, cost, penalty, liability or expense (including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself) which may arise out of acts performed, suffered or omitted to be taken in connection with this Agreement and the Receipts by the Depositary, any Registrar, any Transfer Agent or any of their respective agents (including any Depositary’s Agent) and any transactions or documents contemplated hereby, except for any liability arising out of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the respective parts of any such Person or Persons. The obligations of the Corporation set forth in this Section 5.06 shall survive the replacement, removal, resignation or any succession of any Depositary, Registrar, Transfer Agent or Depositary’s Agent or termination of this Agreement.

Section 5.07 . Fees, Charges and Expenses. The Corporation agrees promptly to pay the Depositary the compensation to be agreed upon with the Corporation for all services rendered by the Depositary hereunder and to reimburse the Depositary for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the Depositary without gross negligence or willful misconduct on its part (or on the part of any agent or Depositary’s Agent) in connection with the services rendered by it (or such agent or Depositary’s Agent) hereunder. The Corporation shall pay all charges of the Depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and the initial issuance of the Depositary Shares and any change of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 4.06. The Corporation shall pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. The Record Holders shall not be required to pay any transfer and other taxes and governmental charges relating to the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, the Receipts or the Depositary Shares; provided that a Record Holder shall be required to pay any tax or duty that may be payable relating to any issuance or delivery of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or Common Stock or transfers or exchanges of Depositary Shares or Receipts, in each case, in a name other than the name of such Record Holder. If, at the request of a Record Holder of Receipts, the Depositary incurs charges or expenses for which the Corporation is not otherwise liable hereunder, then such Record Holder shall be liable for such charges and expenses; provided , however , that the Depositary may, at its sole option, request that the Corporation direct a Record Holder of a Receipt to prepay the Depositary any charge or expense the Depositary has been asked to incur at the request of such Record Holder of Receipts. The Depositary shall present its statement for charges and expenses to the Corporation at such intervals as the Corporation and the Depositary may agree.

Section 5.08 . Tax Compliance. The Depositary, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Corporation, 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 (a) any payments made with respect to the Depositary Shares and Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or (b) the issuance, delivery, holding, transfer or exercise of rights under the Receipts or the Depositary Shares. Such compliance shall include, without limitation, the preparation and timely filing of required 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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The Depositary shall comply with any direction received from the Corporation with respect to the application of such requirements to particular payments or holders or in other particular circumstances, and may for purposes of this Agreement rely on any such direction in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03 hereof.

The Depositary shall maintain all appropriate records documenting compliance with such requirements, and shall make such records available on request to the Corporation or to its authorized representatives.

ARTICLE 6

A MENDMENT AND T ERMINATION

Section 6.01 . Amendment Without Consent of Record Holders. Without the consent of the Record Holders of Receipts, the Receipts and any provisions of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended, altered or supplemented by agreement between the Corporation and the Depositary for the following purposes:

(a) to cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or mistake in this Agreement or the Receipts;

(b) to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Depositary Shares that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement that does not adversely affect the special rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of any Record Holder of Receipts;

(c) to make any change reasonably necessary, in the Corporation’s reasonable determination, to reflect each Depositary Share’s representation of 1/10th of a share of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock;

(d) to make any change reasonably necessary, in the Corporation’s reasonable determination, to comply with the procedures of the Depositary so long as any such change is not adverse to any Record Holder of Receipts; or

(e) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the special rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of any Record Holder of Receipts.

In addition, without the consent of the Record Holders of Receipts, the Receipts and any provisions of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended, altered, supplemented or repealed to conform such provisions to the description thereof in the prospectus for the Depositary Shares, as supplemented and/or amended by the “Description of Depositary Shares” section of the preliminary prospectus supplement for the Depositary Shares, as further supplemented and/or amended by the pricing term sheet related thereto. Every Record Holder of an outstanding Receipt at the time any such action takes effect shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such Receipt, to consent and agree to such action and to be bound by this Agreement.

 

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In determining whether the holders of the requisite number of Depositary Shares have concurred in any amendment, alteration, supplement referred to in this Section 6.01, Depositary Shares that are owned by the Corporation, by any Subsidiary thereof or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination. As a condition precedent to the Depositary’s execution of any amendment pursuant to this Section 6.01, the Corporation shall deliver to the Depositary a certificate from a duly authorized officer of the Corporation that states that the proposed amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Section 6.01. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Depositary may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any amendment that adversely affects its own rights, duties, obligations, responsibilities, liabilities and indemnities hereunder.

Section 6.02 . Amendment With Consent of Record Holders. With the consent of the Record Holders of at least a majority of the aggregate number of Receipts then outstanding (subject to the last paragraph of this Section 6.02), the Receipts and any provisions of this Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended, altered or supplemented by agreement between the Corporation and the Depositary; provided , however , that, without the consent of each Record Holder of an outstanding Receipt affected, no such amendment, alteration or supplement shall:

(a) reduce the number of Receipts the Record Holders of which must consent to an amendment, alteration or supplement of the Receipts or this Agreement;

(b) reduce the amount payable or deliverable in respect of the Receipts or extend the stated time for such payment or delivery;

(c) impair the right, subject to the provisions of Section 2.07, Section 2.08 and Article 3, of any owner of Depositary Shares to surrender any Receipt evidencing such Depositary Shares to the Depositary with instructions to deliver to the Record Holder the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock and all money and/or other property represented thereby;

(d) change the currency in which payments in respect of the Depositary Shares or any Receipt evidencing such Depositary Shares is made;

(e) impair the right of any Record Holder of Receipts to receive payments or deliveries on such Record Holder’s Receipts on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery;

(f) make any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of any Record Holder of Receipts; or

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In determining whether the holders of the requisite number of Depositary Shares have concurred in any amendment, alteration, supplement referred to in this Section 6.02, Depositary Shares that are owned by the Corporation, by any Subsidiary thereof or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination. As a condition precedent to the Depositary’s execution of any amendment pursuant to this Section 6.02, the Corporation shall deliver to the Depositary a certificate from a duly authorized officer of the Corporation that states that the proposed amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Section 6.02. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Depositary may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any amendment that adversely affects its own rights, duties, obligations, responsibilities, liabilities and indemnities hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding this Section 6.02, any provision of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock or the Certificate of Designations may be amended in accordance with, and as set forth in, the Certificate of Designations.

Section 6.03 . Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the Corporation or the Depositary only if (a) all outstanding Depositary Shares issued hereunder have been cancelled, upon conversion or redemption of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise, or (b) there shall have been made a final distribution in respect of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and such distribution shall have been distributed to the Record Holders of Receipts representing Depositary Shares pursuant to Section 4.01 or 4.02, as applicable.

Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Corporation shall be discharged from all obligations under this Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary, any Depositary’s Agent and any Registrar under Section 5.06 and 5.07.

ARTICLE 7

M ISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.01 . Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each of the parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or PDF shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 7.02 . Record Holders of Receipts Are Parties; Exclusive Benefit of Parties. The Record Holders of Receipts from time to time shall be parties to this Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and of the Receipts. This Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and any third-party indemnitees referenced in Section 5.06, and their respective assigns and successors hereunder, and shall not be deemed to give any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim to any other entity or person whatsoever.

 

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Section 7.03 . Invalidity of Provisions. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in the Receipts should be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby; provided , however , that if such provision affects the rights, duties, liabilities or obligations of the Depositary, the Depositary shall be entitled to resign, subject to, and in accordance with, Section 5.04.

Section 7.04 . Notices. Any and all notices to be given to the Corporation hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, or by facsimile transmission or electronic mail, confirmed by letter, addressed to the Corporation at

 

Stericycle, Inc.
28161 North Keith Drive
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Attention:   John Schetz
  Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Phone:   (847) 607-2078
Email:   jschetz@stericycle.com
With a copy to (which alone shall not constitute notice):
Sidley Austin LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attention:   Robert Mandell
Phone:   (212) 839-5360
Email:   rmandell@sidley.com

or at any other addresses of which the Corporation shall have notified the Depositary in writing.

Any and all notices to be given to the Depositary hereunder or under the Receipts shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, or by facsimile transmission confirmed by letter, addressed to the Depositary at the Depositary’s Office at

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
Attention:   Relationship Management
Phone:   855-217-6361
Email:   wfssrelationshipmanagement@wellsfargo.com

or at any other address of which the Depositary shall have notified the Corporation in writing.

 

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Subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, the Depositary shall give any and all notices directed to be given by the Corporation to any Record Holder of a Receipt in writing, and such notices shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission or confirmed by letter, addressed to such Record Holder at the address of such Record Holder as it appears on the books of the Depositary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Depositary Shares are issued in book-entry form through DTC or any similar facility, such notices may be given to Record Holders in any manner permitted by DTC or such facility, as the case may be.

Delivery of a notice sent by mail or by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be effected at the time when a duly addressed letter containing the same (or a confirmation thereof in the case of a facsimile transmission) is deposited, postage prepaid, in a post office letter box. However, the Depositary or the Corporation may act upon any facsimile transmission received by it from the other, notwithstanding that such facsimile transmission shall not subsequently be confirmed by letter or as aforesaid.

Section 7.05 . Appointment of Registrar and Transfer Agent. Unless otherwise set forth on a certificate duly executed by an authorized officer of the Corporation, the Corporation hereby appoints Wells Fargo as Registrar and Transfer Agent in respect of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock deposited with the Depositary hereunder, and Wells Fargo hereby accepts such appointment. Wells Fargo, in such capacity under such appointment, shall be entitled to the same rights, indemnities, immunities and benefits as the Depositary hereunder as if explicitly named in each such provision.

Section 7.06 . Governing Law. This Agreement and the Receipts and all rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions hereof and thereof, including without limitation any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement or the Receipts, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Section 7.07. Inspection of Deposit Agreement and Certificate. Copies of this Agreement and the Certificate of Incorporation shall be filed with the Depositary and any of the Depositary’s Agents and shall be open to inspection during business hours at the Depositary’s Office by any Record Holder of any Receipt.

Section 7.08 . Headings. The headings of articles and sections in this Agreement and in the form of the Receipt set forth in Exhibit A hereto have been inserted for convenience only and are not to be regarded as a part of this Agreement or the Receipts or to have any bearing upon the meaning or interpretation of any provision contained herein or in the Receipts.

Section 7.09. Confidentiality . The Depositary and the Corporation agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including inter alia , personal, non-public Record Holder information, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement including the fees for services shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other Person, except as may be required by law, including, without limitation, pursuant to subpoenas from state or federal government authorities (e.g., in divorce and criminal actions).

 

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Section 7.10. Further Assurance . The Corporation shall perform, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, documents, instruments and assurances as may be reasonably required by the Depositary for the carrying out or performing by the Depositary of the provisions of this Agreement.

[ Signatures on following page ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation and the Depositary have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above set forth, and all holders of Receipts shall become parties hereto by and upon acceptance by them of delivery of Receipts issued in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

STERICYCLE, INC.
By:  

/s/ John Schetz

Name:   John Schetz
Title:   Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Darcie Rummel

Name:   Darcie Rummel
Title:   Officer

 

[ Deposit Agreement Signature Page ]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF RECEIPT]

THE DEPOSITARY SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS RECEIPT ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.

[UNLESS THIS RECEIPT IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“ DTC ”), TO WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY RECEIPT 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 HEREUNDER 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.] 1

 

 

1   Insert for a DTC Receipt.

 

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Number DR-                  [Initially] 2                      Depositary Shares
     (CUSIP: 858912207)

DEPOSITARY RECEIPT FOR DEPOSITARY SHARES,

EACH REPRESENTING ONE-TENTH OF ONE SHARE OF

5.25% SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK, OF

STERICYCLE, INC.

Incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware

(See reverse for certain definitions.)

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., a national banking association (the “ Depositary ”), hereby certifies that                      3 is the registered owner of [                    (                    )] 4 [the number of] 5 DEPOSITARY SHARES (“ Depositary Shares ”) [shown on Schedule I hereto] 6 , each Depositary Share representing a one-tenth interest in one share of the 5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock ”), of STERICYCLE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), on deposit with the Depositary, subject to the terms and entitled to the benefits of the Deposit Agreement dated as of September 15, 2015 (the “ Deposit Agreement ”), among the Corporation, the Depositary and the Record Holders from time to time of the Depositary Receipts. The powers, designations, preferences and rights of the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock are set forth in a Certificate of Amendment for the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The aggregate number of Depositary Shares evidenced by Receipts that may be executed and delivered under the Deposit Agreement is initially limited to 7,700,000.

This Depositary Receipt is issuable to                      7 as the registered owner of the Depositary Shares represented hereby. By accepting this Depositary Receipt, the Record Holder hereof becomes a party to and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement.

This Depositary Receipt shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose or entitled to any benefits under the Deposit Agreement unless it shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized officer and, if a Registrar in respect of the

 

2   Insert for DTC Receipt.
3   Insert “CEDE & CO.” for a DTC Receipt.
4   Insert for Physical Receipt.
5   Insert for DTC Receipt.
6   Insert for DTC Receipt.
7   Insert “CEDE & CO.” for a DTC Receipt.

 

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Depositary Receipts (other than the Depositary) shall have been appointed, by the manual signature of a duly authorized officer of such Registrar.

Dated:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as Depositary

 

By:

 

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF RECEIPT]

STERICYCLE, INC.

UPON REQUEST, STERICYCLE, INC. (THE “ CORPORATION ”) WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH HOLDER OF A DEPOSITARY RECEIPT WHO SO REQUESTS A COPY OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT AND/OR A COPY OF THE CORPORATION’S AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED (INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF THE CORPORATION’S 5.25% SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK). ANY SUCH REQUEST IS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE DEPOSITARY NAMED ON THE FACE OF THIS RECEIPT.

The Corporation will furnish without charge to each Record Holder of a Receipt who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences or rights. Such request may be made to the Corporation or to the Registrar.

KEEP THIS RECEIPT IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT RECEIPT.

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

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

TEN COM = as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

CUST = Custodian

TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties

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

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

 

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Schedule I 8

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES

Stericycle, Inc.

Depositary Shares, Each Representing a 1/10th Interest in 5.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share

The number of Depositary Shares initially represented by this DTC Receipt shall be [                    ]. Thereafter the Transfer Agent and Registrar shall note changes in the number of Depositary Shares evidenced by this DTC Receipt in the table set forth below:

 

Date of Exchange

 

Amount of

Decrease in

Number of

Depositary Shares

Evidenced by This

DTC Receipt

 

Amount of

Increase in

Number of

Depositary Shares

Evidenced by This

DTC Receipt

 

Number of

Depositary Shares

Represented by

This DTC Receipt

Following

Decrease or

Increase

 

Signature of

Authorized Officer

of Transfer Agent

and Registrar

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8   Attach Schedule I only to DTC Receipts.

 

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[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]

For value received,                      hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto                                           (Please insert social security or other identifying number of assignee, together with such assignee’s name and address, including zip code)                      Depositary Shares represented by the within receipt, and hereby irrevocably constitute(s) and appoint(s)                      attorney to transfer the Depositary Shares on the books of the within named Depositary with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

Dated:  

 

 

 

Signature(s)

 

Signature Guarantee

 

NOTICE:    THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE RECEIPT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED:    THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO SEC RULE 17Ad-15.

 

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