UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 12, 2016
Symantec Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 000-17781 | 77-0181864 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA | 94043 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code (650) 527-8000
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Merger Agreement
On June 12, 2016, Symantec Corporation (the Company), S-B0616, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (Merger Sub), and Blue Coat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Blue Coat), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) pursuant to which the Company would acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Blue Coat through a merger of Merger Sub with and into Blue Coat, with Blue Coat surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the Merger).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, at the closing of the Merger (the Closing), the Company will pay an aggregate consideration of $4.65 billion in cash based on the estimated Blue Coat debt and cash balances at time of close and before estimated transaction expenses.
Completion of the Merger will be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including, among others, (i) the approval of the Merger by an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of Blue Coat, which approval was effected after execution of the Merger Agreement by written consent of certain Blue Coat stockholders, (ii) absence of a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) with respect to Blue Coat, (iii) the accuracy of representations and warranties (subject to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) qualifiers, as applicable), (iv) the absence of any court or governmental order or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger and (v) the expiration of the waiting period or receipt of approvals under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and other applicable antitrust laws. The consummation of the Merger is not subject to a financing condition.
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the Company, Merger Sub and Blue Coat. The Company and Blue Coat have agreed to various customary covenants and agreements, including, among others, an agreement by Blue Coat to conduct its business in the ordinary course in all material aspects during the period prior to the Closing and not to engage in certain kinds of transactions during this period. The Merger Agreement provides that Blue Coats outstanding senior notes will be redeemed in accordance with the redemption provisions of the indenture governing the senior notes, and it is presently anticipated that this redemption would be completed at or about the Closing. The Merger Agreement generally requires each party to use reasonable best efforts to consummate the Merger and related transactions and obtain the required antitrust approvals, subject to certain limitations.
The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing by mutual written consent of the Company and Blue Coat, and under certain other conditions, including the event that the Merger is not consummated by December 12, 2016.
The foregoing description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement. A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Merger Agreement and the above description have been included to provide investors and securityholders with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement. They are not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, Blue Coat, Merger Sub or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or stockholders. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement were made only for purposes of the Merger Agreement and as of specific dates; were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement; and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made by each contracting party to the other for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between them that differ from those applicable to investors or securityholders. Investors and securityholders should be aware that the representations, warranties and covenants or any description thereof may not reflect the actual state of facts or condition of the Company, Blue Coat, Merger Sub or any of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, businesses, or stockholders. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change after the date of the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, investors and securityholders should read the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement not in isolation but only in conjunction with the other information about the Company and its subsidiaries that the Company includes in reports, statements and other filings it makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
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Term Loan Commitment Letter
In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, on June 12, 2016, the Company entered into a commitment letter (the Commitment Letter) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Market Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (together with its designated affiliates, Commitment Parties), pursuant to which the Commitment Parties committed to provide a term loan facility (the Term Loan Facility) in an aggregate amount of $2.8 billion, consisting of a $1.8 billion five-year term loan, an $800 million three-year term loan and a $200 million three-year term loan. The commitments of the Commitment Parties to provide the Term Loan Facility are subject to customary conditions, including the consummation of the Merger, absence of a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) with respect to Blue Coat, the execution and delivery of definitive documentation, the accuracy of certain specified representations and other customary closing conditions.
Certain of the Commitment Parties who are existing lenders of the Company have agreed to consent to amend (the Credit Facility Amendments) the Companys existing credit agreement, dated as of May 10, 2016, by and among the Company and the existing lenders parties thereto (the Existing Credit Agreement) to, among other things, modify certain financial covenants and permit the term loans described above, which amendments would become operative upon the Closing. In the event the Credit Facility Amendments are not approved, the Commitment Parties committed to provide a $2.0 billion replacement credit facility.
Investment Agreement
On June 12, 2016, the Company entered into an investment agreement (the Investment Agreement) with Bain Capital Fund XI, L.P. and Bain Capital Europe Fund IV, L.P. (collectively, Bain) and Silver Lake Partners IV Cayman (AIV II), L.P. (Silver Lake, and together with Bain and their respective designated affiliates, the Purchasers), relating to the issuance to the Purchasers of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.0% convertible unsecured notes due 2021 (the Notes). The transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement (the Investment Transactions) are expected to close concurrently with the Merger (the Investment Agreement Closing), subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Issuance of Convertible Notes
The Notes are expected to be governed by an indenture (the Indenture) between the Company and an institutional trustee, and will bear interest at a rate of 2.0% per annum, payable semiannually in cash. The Notes will mature in 2021 subject to earlier conversion.
The Notes will be convertible into cash, shares of the Companys common stock (the Common Stock) or a combination of cash and Common Stock, at the Companys option, at a conversion rate of 48.9860 per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes (which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $20.41 per share), subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. Notes that are converted in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (as defined in the Indenture) are, under certain circumstances, entitled to an increase in the conversion rate.
With certain exceptions, upon a change in control of the Company, the holders of the Notes may require that the Company repurchase all or part of the principal amount of the Notes at a purchase price equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Notes are not redeemable by the Company.
The Indenture will include customary events of default, which may result in the acceleration of the maturity of the Notes under the Indenture.
Board Representation
In connection with, and subject to, the Investment Agreement Closing, the Company will increase the size of the Companys Board of Directors (the Board) from ten to eleven members and appoint one nominee designated by Bain to the Board. The Bain nominee will be David Humphrey, managing director of Bain.
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Bains rights to Board representation will terminate under certain circumstances, as described in the Investment Agreement, including if Bain and its affiliates beneficially own less than 4% of all the Common Stock (on an as-converted basis) then outstanding.
For so long as Bain has rights to nominate a director to the Board, the Company has, subject to the approval of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, agreed to include such person in its slate of nominees for election to the Board at each of the Companys meetings of stockholders in which directors are to be elected and to use its reasonable efforts to cause the election of such person.
Standstill and Voting Obligations
Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, the Purchasers have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, that until the earliest of (i) the later of (A) the date that is six months following such time as (x) in the case of Bain, Bain or its affiliates no longer have a representative or rights to have a representative on the Board and (y) in the case of Silver Lake, Silver Lake or its affiliates no longer have a representative or rights to have a representative on the Board and (B) the three-year anniversary of the Investment Agreement Closing, (ii) the effective date of a change in control of the Company and (iii)(x) in the case of Bain, 90 days after Bain does not beneficially own any Notes or shares of Common Stock other than any shares issued to any Bain designee as compensation for their service on the Board and (y) in the case of Silver Lake, 90 days after Silver Lake does not beneficially own any Notes or shares of Common Stock other than any shares issued to any Silver Lake designee as compensation for their service on the Board (the Standstill Period), the Purchasers will not, among other things: (i) acquire any securities of the Company if, immediately after such acquisition, the Purchaser would collectively own in the aggregate more than 12.5% of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company, (ii) propose or seek to effect any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination involving the Company or its securities, or make any public statement with respect to such transaction, (iii) make, or in any way participate in any proxy contest or other solicitation of proxies, (iv) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any voting securities of the Company to any person who is (or will become upon consummation of such sale, transfer or other disposition) a beneficial owner of 12.5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company or (v) call or seek to call any meeting of stockholders or other referendum or consent solicitation.
In addition, each Purchaser has agreed to vote any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it during the Standstill Period in accordance with the recommendations of the Board at each meeting of stockholders of the Company or pursuant to any action by written consent.
Transfer and Conversion Restrictions
The Investment Agreement restricts the Purchasers ability to transfer or convert the Notes to Common Stock, subject to certain exceptions specified in the Investment Agreement and summarized below.
Prior to the earlier of (i) the 12-month anniversary of the Investment Agreement Closing and (ii) the effective date of a change of control of the Company, the Purchasers will be restricted from transferring or entering into an agreement that transfers the economic consequences of ownership of the Notes or converting the Notes. These restrictions shall not apply to, among others transfers, pledges of the Notes or the satisfaction of obligations related to pledged Notes, in each case in connection with one or more bona fide margin loans.
Registration Rights
Subject to certain limitations, the Investment Agreement provides the Purchasers with certain registration rights for the Notes, the 2.5% convertible senior notes due 2021 issued by the Company under the indenture dated March 4, 2016 (the Other Notes), the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes or the Other Notes and certain other shares of Common Stock that may be held by the Purchasers.
The foregoing description of the Investment Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Investment Agreement (including the form of Indenture attached as Exhibit A thereto), which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant. |
The information relating to the financing contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 | Unregistered Sale of Securities. |
On June 12, 2016, the Company entered into the Investment Agreement, pursuant to which it agreed to sell $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of the Notes to the Purchasers in a private placement pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). The Company will offer and sell the Notes to the Purchasers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Company will rely on this exemption from registration based in part on representations made by the Purchasers in the Investment Agreement.
The information relating to the Investment Agreement contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
On June 12, 2016, the Company announced that, in connection with the Merger, the Board has appointed Gregory Clark, the current chief executive officer of Blue Coat, as its Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board effective upon, and subject to, the Closing. Mr. Clark, age 51, has served as the chief executive officer of Blue Coat and as a member of Blue Coats board of directors since September 2011. Prior to joining Blue Coat, Mr. Clark was the president and chief executive officer of Mincom, a global software and service provider to asset-intensive industries, from 2008 to August 2011. Before joining Mincom, Mr. Clark was a founder and served as president and chief executive officer of E2open, a provider of cloud-based supply chain software, from 2001 until 2008. Earlier in his career, Mr. Clark founded security software firm Dascom, which was acquired by IBM in 1999. Mr. Clark served as a distinguished engineer and vice president of IBMs Tivoli Systems, a division providing security and management products, from 1999 until 2001. Mr. Clark holds a B.S. from Griffith University.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Clark and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On the effective date of his appointment, Mr. Clark will enter into an Indemnification Agreement with the Company, on substantially the terms contained in the Companys standard form, which provides for indemnification of the indemnitee to the full extent allowed by Delaware law.
Appointment of Director
On June 12, 2016, pursuant to the Investment Agreement and conditioned and effective upon the Investment Agreement Closing, David Humphrey, managing director of Bain, will join the Board as a director of the Company. It has not yet been determined on which committees of the Board he will serve.
Except for the Investment Agreement, and the transactions contemplated thereby, there are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr. Humphrey was appointed to the Board. Mr. Humphrey currently serves on the Board of Blue Coat, which is a party to the Merger Agreement described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In connection with his appointment, Mr. Humphrey will receive a pro-rated portion of the annual cash and equity retainer that is part of the standard compensation received by the Companys non-employee directors.
On the effective date of his appointment, Mr. Humphrey will enter into an Indemnification Agreement with the Company, on substantially the terms contained in the Companys standard form, which provides for indemnification of the indemnitee to the full extent allowed by Delaware law.
Departure of Chief Executive Officer, Interim President and Chief Operating Officer.
Effective upon the Closing and the appointment of Mr. Clark as the Companys Chief Executive Officer, Michael A. Brown will cease serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Mr. Brown will resign from the Board. Effective upon the Closing, Ajei Gopal will cease serving as Interim President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
Officer Compensation
Mr. Clarks Employment Agreement .
On June 12, 2016, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Clark, to be effective upon the closing of the Merger (the Clark Agreement). The material terms of Mr. Clarks compensation arrangements and the Clark Agreement are summarized below.
Base Salary and Bonus. Mr. Clark will receive an annual base salary of $1,000,000. He is also eligible for an annual bonus under the Companys annual bonus plan with a target amount of 100% of base salary. The actual amount of the annual bonus will be determined by the independent members of the Board based on the Companys achievement of targeted performance metrics for the Company in the relevant fiscal year.
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Re-vesting of Options . In connection with the Merger, Mr. Clarks option to purchase shares of Blue Coats common stock (Assumed Clark Options) will be assumed by the Company and the entire portion of the Assumed Clark Options will vest monthly over two years starting from the date of the Closing, subject to Mr. Clarks continued service to the Company. The shares acquired upon exercise of the Assumed Clark Options are subject to transfer restrictions for two years following the Closing but may be released from such restriction on or after the one-year anniversary of the closing if the Common Stock achieves a specified volume weighted average trading price over a defined period.
Grant of Restricted Stock Units and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units . Upon his appointment as the Companys Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Clark will be granted the following.
| 2017 Equity Award : Prior to the Closing, Blue Coat will grant to Mr. Clark a combination of restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance-based restricted stock units (PRUs) equal to $15,000,000 in value on the date of grant (the 2017 Equity Award). 30% of the 2017 Equity Award will be RSUs and 70% will be PRUs. Upon the Closing, the RSUs and PRUs will convert into Company RSUs and PRUs based on the exchange ratio in the Merger Agreement. The RSUs will vest over a three-year period with 30% of the RSUs vesting on the one-year anniversary of the Closing, an additional 30% vesting on the two-year anniversary of the Closing and the final 40% vesting on the three-year anniversary of the Closing. The PRUs will vest, subject to Mr. Clarks continued service to the Company, based on the Companys achievement of certain performance metrics during the applicable performance period as determined by the Companys Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (the Compensation Committee) as summarized below: |
| 0% of the PRUs shall vest if the Companys performance is below the threshold level; |
| 100% of the PRUs shall vest if the Companys performance meets the threshold level; |
| 200% of the PRUs shall vest if the Companys performance is at the excess threshold level; and |
| 300% of the PRUs shall vest if the Companys performance is at or above the maximum level. |
| 2018 Equity Award : For fiscal year 2018 under the Clark Agreement, the Company has committed to grant Mr. Clark a combination of RSUs and PRUs equal to $15,000,000 on the grant date in relative amounts subject to terms and conditions approved by the Companys Compensation Committee. |
| Retention RSUs : Blue Coat had previously agreed to grant Mr. Clark a $15,000,000 cash retention bonus, subject to certain vesting requirements. In lieu thereof, prior to the Closing Blue Coat will grant Mr. Clark RSUs with an equal dollar value that will convert into Company RSUs based on the exchange ratio in the Merger Agreement (the Retention RSUs). Subject to Mr. Clarks continued service with the Company, 50% of the Retention RSUs will vest on November 12, 2016 and 50% will vest on November 12, 2017. |
Severance Terms . Pursuant to the Clark Agreement, Mr. Clark is entitled to receive certain benefits upon termination of his employment with the Company under certain circumstances. In the event of (i) an involuntary termination of Mr. Clarks employment by the Company for any reason other than Cause (as defined in the Clark Agreement) or (ii) Mr. Clarks resignation for Good Reason (as defined in the Clark Agreement), Mr. Clark will be entitled to (x) a lump-sum cash payment of two-years of his base salary then in effect within 60 days following such termination date; (y) reimbursement of COBRA premiums for a 18-month period after such termination date; and (z) acceleration of 100% of the Assumed Clark Options, the Retention RSUs and the unvested Restricted Reinvestment Shares (as defined below). Upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Clark Agreement) of the Company, Mr. Clark will be entitled to 100% acceleration of any unvested Retention RSUs. All severance benefits described above are conditioned upon Mr. Clarks execution of a customary release of claims in agreed form in favor of the Company.
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Mr. Clark shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Clark Agreement in the case of his involuntary termination for Cause or his resignation under circumstances that do not constitute Good Reason.
The foregoing description of the Clark Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Clark Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending July 1, 2016.
Mr. Clarks Reinvestment Agreements.
On June 12, 2016, in connection with the Merger, the Company entered into substantially similar reinvestment agreements with Mr. Clark and an entity controlled by Mr. Clark (the Reinvestment Agreements), pursuant to which Mr. Clark agreed to purchase 2,329,520 shares of Common Stock (the Reinvestment Shares) for an aggregate purchase price of $40,300,696 at the Closing. 207,907 of the Reinvestment Shares (the Restricted Reinvestment Shares) will vest monthly over the period starting from the date of the Closing until October 30, 2019, subject to Mr. Clarks continued service to the Company. All of the Reinvestment Shares are subject to transfer restrictions for two years after the purchase date but may be released from such restriction on or after the one-year anniversary of the Closing if the Common Stock achieves a specified volume weighted average trading price over a defined period as set forth in the Reinvestment Agreements.
The foregoing description of the Reinvestment Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of reinvestment agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending July 1, 2016.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 12, 2016, by and among Symantec Corporation, S-B0616 Merger Sub, Inc. and Blue Coat, Inc. (the schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K). | |
2.2 | Investment Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2016, by and among Symantec Corporation, Bain Capital Fund XI, L.P., Bain Capital Europe Fund IV, L.P. and Silver Lake Partners IV Cayman (AIV II), L.P. (including the form of Indenture attached as Exhibit A thereto). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Symantec Corporation | ||||||
Date: June 14, 2016 | By: | /s/ Scott C. Taylor | ||||
Scott C. Taylor | ||||||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 12, 2016, by and among Symantec Corporation, S-B0616 Merger Sub, Inc. and Blue Coat, Inc. (the schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K). | |
2.2 | Investment Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2016, by and among Symantec Corporation, Bain Capital Fund XI, L.P., Bain Capital Europe Fund IV, L.P. and Silver Lake Partners IV Cayman (AIV II), L.P. (including the form of Indenture attached as Exhibit A thereto). |
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E XHIBIT 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
S YMANTEC C ORPORATION ,
a Delaware corporation,
S-B0616 M ERGER S UB , I NC .,
a Delaware corporation,
and
B LUE C OAT , I NC .
a Delaware corporation,
Dated as of June 12, 2016
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS
Page | ||||||||
ARTICLE I THE MERGER |
2 | |||||||
1.1 | The Contribution and the Merger | 2 | ||||||
1.2 | Closing Deliveries | 3 | ||||||
1.3 | Effect on Capital Stock, Options and Certain Performance Stock Units and Certain Restricted Stock Units | 5 | ||||||
1.4 | Payment Procedures | 8 | ||||||
1.5 | No Further Ownership Rights in the Company Common Stock | 10 | ||||||
1.6 | Tax Consequences | 10 | ||||||
1.7 | Certain Taxes | 10 | ||||||
1.8 | Withholding Rights | 10 | ||||||
1.9 | Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action | 10 | ||||||
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 11 | |||||||
2.1 | Organization of the Company | 11 | ||||||
2.2 | Authority | 11 | ||||||
2.3 | No Conflicts | 12 | ||||||
2.4 | Consents | 12 | ||||||
2.5 | Subsidiaries | 13 | ||||||
2.6 | Company Capital Structure | 13 | ||||||
2.7 | Company Financial Statements and Internal Controls | 15 | ||||||
2.8 | Liabilities | 16 | ||||||
2.9 | Absence of Certain Changes | 16 | ||||||
2.10 | Accounts Receivable; Bank Accounts | 19 | ||||||
2.11 | Restrictions on Business Activities | 19 | ||||||
2.12 | Real Property; Leases | 20 | ||||||
2.13 | Assets; Absence of Encumbrances | 20 | ||||||
2.14 | Intellectual Property | 21 | ||||||
2.15 | Product Warranties; Support Services | 24 | ||||||
2.16 | Material Contracts | 24 | ||||||
2.17 | Change in Control Agreements | 27 | ||||||
2.18 | Interested Party Transactions | 27 | ||||||
2.19 | Compliance with Laws | 27 | ||||||
2.20 | Litigation | 28 | ||||||
2.21 | Insurance | 28 |
2.22 | Minute Books | 28 | ||||||
2.23 | Environmental Matters | 28 | ||||||
2.24 | Brokers and Finders Fees | 29 | ||||||
2.25 | Employee Benefit Plans | 29 | ||||||
2.26 | Employment Matters | 32 | ||||||
2.27 | Tax Matters | 34 | ||||||
2.28 | Customers; Suppliers; Resellers | 35 | ||||||
2.29 | Governmental Authorizations | 36 | ||||||
2.30 | FCPA | 36 | ||||||
2.31 | Data Collection and Privacy | 36 | ||||||
2.32 | Conflict Minerals | 37 | ||||||
2.33 | Exclusivity of Representations | 37 | ||||||
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIRER AND MERGER SUB | 38 | |||||||
3.1 | Organization of Acquirer and Merger Sub | 38 | ||||||
3.2 | Authority | 38 | ||||||
3.3 | No Conflicts | 38 | ||||||
3.4 | No Consent | 38 | ||||||
3.5 | Stockholder Notice | 39 | ||||||
3.6 | Financing | 39 | ||||||
3.7 | Solvency | 40 | ||||||
3.8 | No Prior Merger Sub Operations | 40 | ||||||
3.9 | Legal Proceedings; Orders | 40 | ||||||
3.10 | Brokers Fees | 40 | ||||||
3.11 | Acquirer Common Stock | 40 | ||||||
3.12 | Independent Investigation | 40 | ||||||
ARTICLE IV CONDUCT PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME | 41 | |||||||
4.1 | Conduct of the Business | 41 | ||||||
4.2 | Restrictions on Conduct of the Business | 42 | ||||||
4.3 | Certain Limitations | 46 | ||||||
ARTICLE V ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS | 46 | |||||||
5.1 | Board Recommendation, Stockholder Approval and Stockholder Notice | 46 | ||||||
5.2 | No Solicitation. | 47 | ||||||
5.3 | Confidentiality; Public Disclosure | 48 | ||||||
5.4 | Reasonable Best Efforts; Regulatory Approval | 48 | ||||||
5.5 | Third-Party Consents; Notices | 50 |
5.6 | Notices of Certain Matters | 51 | ||||||
5.7 | Access to Information | 52 | ||||||
5.8 | Expenses; Company Debt | 52 | ||||||
5.9 | Employees | 53 | ||||||
5.10 | Assumption of New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units | 54 | ||||||
5.11 | Form S-8 | 54 | ||||||
5.12 | Termination of Benefit Plans | 54 | ||||||
5.13 | Certain Closing Certificates and Documents | 55 | ||||||
5.14 | Tax Matters | 56 | ||||||
5.15 | 280G Stockholder Approval | 57 | ||||||
5.16 | Debt Financing | 57 | ||||||
5.17 | Company Financial Statements | 60 | ||||||
5.18 | Director and Officer Indemnification | 61 | ||||||
5.19 | Section 16 Matters | 61 | ||||||
5.20 | Acquirer Financing Covenant | 61 | ||||||
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER | 63 | |||||||
6.1 | Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Merger | 63 | ||||||
6.2 | Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company | 63 | ||||||
6.3 | Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Acquirer | 64 | ||||||
ARTICLE VII TERMINATION | 65 | |||||||
7.1 | Termination | 65 | ||||||
7.2 | Effect of Termination | 66 | ||||||
ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS | 66 | |||||||
8.1 | Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants | 66 | ||||||
8.2 | Notices | 66 | ||||||
8.3 | Provision Respecting Legal Representation | 67 | ||||||
8.4 | Interpretation | 68 | ||||||
8.5 | Amendment | 69 | ||||||
8.6 | Extension; Waiver | 69 | ||||||
8.7 | Counterparts | 69 | ||||||
8.8 | Entire Agreement; Parties in Interest | 70 | ||||||
8.9 | Assignment | 70 | ||||||
8.10 | Severability | 70 | ||||||
8.11 | Remedies Cumulative; Specific Performance; Non-Recourse | 71 | ||||||
8.12 | Governing Law | 72 | ||||||
8.13 | Rules of Construction | 72 | ||||||
8.14 | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 72 |
Exhibits
Exhibit A |
| Definitions | ||||
Exhibit B |
| Form of Certificate of Merger | ||||
Exhibit C |
| Form of FIRPTA | ||||
Exhibit D |
| Form of Letter of Transmittal |
A GREEMENT AND P LAN OF M ERGER
T HIS A GREEMENT AND P LAN OF M ERGER (this Agreement ) is made and entered into as of June 12, 2016 (the Agreement Date ), by and among Symantec Corporation, a Delaware corporation ( Acquirer ), S-B0616 Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct or indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquirer ( Merger Sub ) and Blue Coat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company ). Certain other capitalized terms used herein are defined in Exhibit A .
R ECITALS
A. | Acquirer, Merger Sub and the Company intend to effect a merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company in accordance with this Agreement and Applicable Law (the Merger ). Upon consummation of the Merger, Merger Sub will cease to exist and the Company will become a direct or indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Acquirer. |
B. | The board of directors of the Company (the Board ) has carefully considered the terms of this Agreement and has unanimously (i) declared this Agreement and the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Company Stockholders, (ii) approved this Agreement in accordance with Applicable Law and (iii) adopted a resolution directing that the adoption of this Agreement be submitted to the Company Stockholders for consideration and recommending that all of the Company Stockholders adopt this Agreement. |
C. | The board of directors of Merger Sub has (i) declared this Agreement and the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Merger Sub and the sole stockholder of Merger Sub and (ii) adopted a resolution recommending that Acquirer, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger. |
D. | The board of directors of Acquirer has approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the documents referenced herein (collectively, the Transactions ), including the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and Acquirer, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, shall, on the Agreement Date, immediately following execution and delivery of this Agreement, adopt this Agreement. |
E. | Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to Acquirers and Merger Subs willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain employees of the Company or the Subsidiaries identified on Schedule A of the Company Disclosure Letter (each, a Named Employee ) have executed (i) an employment offer letter, together with a confidential information and invention assignment agreement (together, an Offer Letter ), and (ii) a non-competition and non-solicitation agreement (a Non-Competition Agreement ). |
F. | Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to Acquirers and Merger Subs willingness to enter into this Agreement, each Company Stockholder identified on Schedule B of the Company Disclosure Letter (the Consenting Stockholders ) has entered into a voting and support agreement with Acquirer (the Support Agreement ) pursuant to which, among other things, such Consenting Stockholder has agreed to vote all of its shares of Company Common Stock in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and to take certain other actions in furtherance of the Transactions. |
G. | Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to Acquirers and Merger Subs willingness to enter into this Agreement, certain members of management of the Company identified on Schedule C of the Company Disclosure Letter (such members of management, the Reinvestment Stockholders ) have entered into reinvestment agreements (the Reinvestment Agreements ) with Acquirer pursuant to which the Reinvestment Stockholders have agreed to, among other things, acquire shares of Acquirer Common Stock and/or impose limitations on Assumed Options and shares of Acquirer Common Stock issuable upon exercise of certain of their Assumed Options (any shares of Acquirer Common Stock subject to Reinvestment Agreements, the Reinvestment Shares ). |
H. | Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to Acquirers and Merger Subs willingness to enter into this Agreement, the Bain Purchasers and certain other investors have entered into an investment agreement, in form and substance mutually agreed by the parties thereto (the Investment Agreement ), with Acquirer pursuant to which such investors have agreed to acquire certain convertible notes, pursuant to the terms set forth therein. |
I. | Immediately following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall seek to obtain and deliver to Acquirer one or more written consents each in the form mutually agreed by the parties (a Written Consent ) evidencing (i) the obtainment of the Company Stockholder Approval and (ii) the adoption of the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. |
N OW , T HEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and obligations contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
T HE M ERGER
1.1 The Contribution and the Merger .
(a) Merger of Merger Sub into the Company . On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and in accordance with Section 251 of the DGCL, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, and the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease. The Company will continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (referred to herein as the Surviving Corporation ) and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Acquirer.
(b) Effects of the Merger . The Merger shall have the effects set forth herein and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL.
(c) Closing . On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the closing of the Merger and the other Transactions, as applicable, that are intended to be consummated at or around the same time as the Merger (the Closing ) shall take place at the offices of Fenwick & West LLP, Silicon Valley Center, 801 California Street, Mountain View, California, 94041, or at such other location as Acquirer and the Company agree, at (i) 10:00 a.m. local time on a date to be agreed by Acquirer and the Company, which date shall be no later than the third Business Day following the date on which all of the conditions set forth in Article VI have been satisfied or waived in writing in accordance with Section 8.6 (other than those conditions that, by their terms, are intended to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions) or (ii) such other time as Acquirer and the Company agree; provided , however , that in no event shall Acquirer be obligated to consummate the Closing
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(x) prior to August 1, 2016 (or, if Closing does not occur by September 15, 2016, five Business Days after delivery of Updated Financial Statements that are Compliant) or (y) between September 27, 2016 and October 4, 2016 (inclusive of such dates). The date on which the Closing occurs is sometimes referred to herein as the Closing Date .
(d) Effective Time . A certificate of merger satisfying the applicable requirements of the DGCL in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Certificate of Merger ) shall be duly executed by the Company and, concurrently with or as soon as practicable following the Closing, delivered to the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware for filing. The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such later time as Acquirer and the Company agree and specify in the Certificate of Merger (the Effective Time ).
(e) Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; Directors and Officers . Unless otherwise determined by Acquirer and the Company prior to the Effective Time:
(i) the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated as of the Effective Time to read as set forth in the Certificate of Merger subject to Section 5.18(a) , until thereafter amended as provided by the DGCL;
(ii) the Company shall take all actions necessary to cause the Bylaws to be amended and restated as of the Effective Time to be identical (other than as to name) to the bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time subject to Section 5.18(a) ; and
(iii) the Company shall take all actions necessary to cause the directors and officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time to be the only directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
1.2 Closing Deliveries .
(a) Acquirer Deliveries . Acquirer shall deliver to the Company, at or prior to the Closing a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed on behalf of Acquirer by a duly authorized Executive Officer of Acquirer to the effect that each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) has been satisfied.
(b) Company Deliveries . The Company shall deliver to Acquirer, at or prior to the Closing:
(i) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and executed on behalf of the Company by a duly authorized Executive Officer of the Company, to the effect that each of the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a) and Section 6.3(d) has been satisfied;
(ii) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and executed on behalf of the Company by its Secretary, certifying (A) the certificate of incorporation of the Company (the Certificate of Incorporation ) in effect as of the Closing, (B) the bylaws of the Company (the Bylaws ) in effect as of the Closing and (C) the resolutions of the Board (I) declaring this Agreement and the Merger, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Company Stockholders, (II) approving this Agreement in accordance with Applicable Law, (III) directing that the adoption of this Agreement be submitted to the Company Stockholders for
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consideration and recommending that all of the Company Stockholders adopt this Agreement, (IV) approving the adoption of the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and (V) approving the grant of the New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units in accordance with this Agreement;
(iii) one or more Written Consents executed by such Company Stockholders as are necessary to evidence (A) the obtainment of the Company Stockholder Approval and (B) the adoption of the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan;
(iv) unless otherwise requested by Acquirer in writing no less than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a true, correct and complete copy of resolutions adopted by the Board or any applicable committee thereof, certified by a duly authorized Executive Officer of the Company, authorizing the termination of the Companys 401(k) Plan (the 401(k) Plan ) in compliance with Applicable Law;
(v) the Final Spreadsheet and a certificate executed by a duly authorized Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying on behalf of the Company that the Final Spreadsheet is true, correct and complete as of immediately prior to the Effective Time;
(vi) the Final Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate and a certificate executed by a duly authorized Executive Officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying on behalf of the Company that the Final Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate is true, correct and complete as of immediately prior to the Effective Time;
(vii) FIRPTA documentation in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C , executed by a duly authorized Executive Officer of the Company;
(viii) the Certificate of Merger, executed by a duly authorized Executive Officer of the Company;
(ix) a payoff letter with respect to the Company Funded Debt under the Company Credit Agreement (subject to delivery of funds as arranged by Acquirer), in customary form and agreed with the administrative agent of the Company Credit Agreement, which letter shall provide for the full payoff and discharge of all such Company Funded Debt (including any Prepayment Premium or any accrued but unpaid interest, fees and other amounts payable in connection therewith as of immediately prior to the Effective Time), the termination of all commitments thereunder and all guarantees by any of the Company and the Subsidiaries relating thereto and the release by the applicable collateral agent under the Company Credit Agreement of all security interests securing such Company Funded Debt and authorizing Acquirer (or a designee of Acquirer) to file or record on behalf of such Person a UCC-3 termination statement and other applicable instruments of release or discharge; it being understood and agreed that Acquirer shall be responsible for paying at and subject to Closing all outstanding Company Funded Debt and other obligations required to be paid under such payoff letter;
(x) a notice of redemption with respect to all of the outstanding Company Notes in compliance with Section 5.16(c) and Section 5.16(d) ; it being understood and agreed that Acquirer shall be responsible for paying at and subject to Closing all amounts required to redeem the Company Notes in accordance with Section 5.16(d) ;
(xi) if requested by Acquirer under Section 5.14(c) , the Form 8832 Documents; and
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(xii) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Acquirer that the Tail Insurance Coverage has been obtained.
Receipt by Acquirer of any of the agreements, instruments, certificates or documents delivered pursuant to this Section 1.2(b) shall not be deemed to be an agreement by Acquirer or Merger Sub that the information or statements contained therein are true, correct or complete.
1.3 Effect on Capital Stock, Options and Certain Performance Stock Units and Certain Restricted Stock Units .
(a) Treatment of Company Common Stock, Company Options, New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units . On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any party hereto, Company Stockholder, Company Optionholder, holder of New Performance Stock Units, New Restricted Stock Units or any other Person:
(i) Company Common Stock . Each share of Company Common Stock, including any Unvested Company Shares, held by a Converting Holder immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Dissenting Shares and shares that are owned by the Company as treasury stock) shall be cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive, subject to and in accordance with Section 1.4 (and with respect to any Unvested Company Shares, in accordance with Section 1.3(a)(iv) ), an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the Per Share Merger Consideration. The amount of cash each Converting Holder holding shares of Company Common Stock is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 1.3(a)(i) for such shares of Company Common Stock shall be rounded down to the nearest cent and computed after aggregating cash amounts for all shares of Company Common Stock held by such Converting Holder.
(ii) Company Options . Each Company Option that is not an Excluded Option, whether subject to time-based vesting or performance-based vesting, vested or unvested, including any Company Option that has an exercise price per share that is equal to or greater than the Per Share Merger Consideration (such option, an Out-Of-The-Money Option ), that is unexpired, unexercised and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed and converted by Acquirer into the right to receive the option to purchase, on substantially the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time ( provided that such terms shall, other than as otherwise agreed between the applicable Continuing Employee and Acquirer in any Reinvestment Agreement, take into effect any acceleration of vesting that occurs at or prior to the Effective Time or otherwise in connection with, or as a result of, the Transactions), that number of whole shares of Acquirer Common Stock equal to the product (rounded down to the next whole number of shares of Acquirer Common Stock, with no cash being payable for any fractional share eliminated by such rounding) of (x) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (y) the Option Exchange Ratio (an Assumed Option ), with the per share exercise price of such Assumed Option on a per Acquirer Common Stock share basis equal to, rounded up to the nearest cent, (A) the per share exercise price of such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (B) the Option Exchange Ratio. The Company shall, prior to the Closing, take or cause to be taken all actions within its power as may be reasonably required to effect the treatment of Company Options pursuant to this Section 1.3(a)(ii) . Each Excluded Option, whether subject to time-based vesting or performance-based vesting, vested or unvested, that is unexpired, unexercised and outstanding at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Acquirer, Merger Sub, the Company or any holder thereof, shall be cancelled at the Effective Time, and in exchange therefor, each holder of such Excluded Option shall be entitled to receive, in consideration of the cancellation of such Excluded Option: an amount in cash, without interest,
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equal to the product of (1) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Excluded Option multiplied by (2) the excess, if any, of the Per Share Merger Consideration over the per share exercise price of such Excluded Option. For the avoidance of doubt, no holder of a Company Option that is an Assumed Option shall be entitled to any payment with respect to such Company Option at the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, any Excluded Option that is an Out-Of-The-Money Option shall be cancelled with no consideration therefor.
(iii) New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units . Each New Performance Stock Unit and New Restricted Stock Unit issued as contemplated by Section 5.9(d) that is unexpired, unexercised and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed and converted by Acquirer in accordance with Section 5.10 . As set forth in Section 5.10 , each assumed New Performance Stock Unit and New Restricted Stock Unit that immediately prior to the Effective Time was not fully vested shall be subject to the same vesting arrangements that were applicable to such New Performance Stock Unit or New Restricted Stock Unit, as the case may be, immediately prior to or at the Effective Time, and no vesting acceleration shall occur by reason of the Merger.
(iv) Unvested Company Shares . The payment of cash pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) in exchange for Unvested Company Shares shall be subject to the same restrictions and vesting arrangements that were applicable to such Unvested Company Shares on or immediately prior to the Agreement Date (or, in the case of any Unvested Company Shares issued after the Agreement Date or any modification to any Unvested Company Shares issued on or prior to the Agreement Date, such restrictions and vesting arrangements as agreed by Acquirer (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)) ( provided that such terms shall, other than as otherwise agreed between the applicable Continuing Employee and Acquirer in any applicable Offer Letter or Reinvestment Agreement, take into effect any acceleration of vesting that occurs at or prior to the Effective Time or otherwise in connection with, or as a result of, the Transactions). Accordingly, cash otherwise payable or issuable pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) in exchange for the Unvested Company Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time ( Unvested Consideration ) shall be retained by Acquirer and shall not be payable by Acquirer at the Effective Time, and shall instead become payable by Acquirer on, and only upon the occurrence of the date that such Unvested Company Shares would have become vested under the vesting schedule in place for such shares immediately prior to or at the Effective Time (subject to the restrictions and other terms of such vesting schedule and giving effect to any agreement between the applicable Continuing Employee and Acquirer in any applicable Offer Letter or any acceleration and/or vesting protections not waived pursuant to such Offer Letter). Acquirer will make all such required payments to holders of Unvested Consideration no later than the last day of the calendar month in which such Unvested Consideration would have become vested under the original vesting schedule and in its discretion may make such payments through a paying agent authorized by Acquirer to administer such payments on Acquirers behalf. All amounts payable pursuant to this Section 1.3(a)(iv) shall be subject to any required payroll and income tax withholding and shall be paid without interest. A portion of such newly vested cash so distributed may be treated as imputed interest for federal income tax purposes to the extent required under the Code and the regulations thereunder. All outstanding rights to repurchase Unvested Company Shares that the Company may hold or similar restrictions in the Companys favor immediately prior to the Effective Time (all such rights, Repurchase Rights ) shall, to the extent assignable by the Company without consent, be automatically assigned to Acquirer in the Merger without any further action and shall thereafter be exercisable by Acquirer upon the same terms and subject to the same conditions that were in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (as such may be amended pursuant to the terms of an Offer Letter, as applicable), except that Repurchase Rights may be exercised by Acquirer retaining the Unvested Consideration into which such Unvested Company Shares have been converted and paying to the former holder thereof the repurchase price in effect for each such share subject to that Repurchase Right immediately prior to the Effective Time. No Unvested Consideration, or right thereto, may be pledged, encumbered, sold, assigned or transferred
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(including any transfer by operation of law), by any Person, other than Acquirer, or be taken or reached by any legal or equitable process in satisfaction of any Liability of such Person, prior to the distribution to such Person of such Unvested Consideration in accordance with this Agreement.
(b) Treatment of Company Common Stock Owned by the Company . At the Effective Time, all shares of Company Common Stock that are owned by the Company as treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or payment of any cash or other property or consideration therefor and shall cease to exist.
(c) Treatment of Merger Sub Capital Stock . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Acquirer, Merger Sub or any other Person, each share of capital stock of Merger Sub that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation (and the shares of the Surviving Corporation into which the shares of Merger Sub capital stock are so converted, shall be the only shares of the Surviving Corporations capital stock that are issued and outstanding immediately after the Effective Time). From and after the Effective Time, each certificate evidencing ownership of a number of shares of Merger Sub capital stock, will evidence ownership of such number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(d) Adjustments . In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into capital stock), reorganization, reclassification, combination, recapitalization or other like change with respect to the Company Common Stock occurring on or after the Agreement Date and prior to the Effective Time, all references herein to specified numbers of shares of any class or series affected thereby, and all calculations provided for that are based upon numbers of shares of any class or series (or trading prices therefor) affected thereby, shall be equitably adjusted to the extent necessary to provide the parties the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, reclassification, combination, recapitalization or other like change.
(e) Appraisal Rights . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Dissenting Shares shall not be converted into the right to receive the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration, but shall instead be converted into the right to receive such consideration as may be determined to be due with respect to any such Dissenting Shares pursuant to the DGCL. Each holder of Dissenting Shares who, pursuant to the DGCL, becomes entitled to payment thereunder for such shares shall receive payment therefor in accordance with the DGCL (but only after the value therefor shall have been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to such provisions). If, after the Effective Time, any Dissenting Shares shall lose their status as Dissenting Shares, then any such shares shall immediately be deemed to have converted at the Effective Time into the right to receive the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration in respect of such shares as if such shares never had been Dissenting Shares, and Acquirer shall issue and deliver to the holder thereof, at (or as promptly as reasonably practicable after) the applicable time or times specified in Section 1.4(a) , following the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 1.4(a) , the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration as if such shares never had been Dissenting Shares. The Company shall provide to Acquirer (i) reasonably prompt notice of any demands for appraisal or purchase received by the Company, withdrawals of such demands and any other instruments related to such demands served pursuant to the DGCL and received by the Company and (ii) the exclusive right to conduct all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands under the DGCL. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Acquirer (which shall be granted or withheld in Acquirers sole discretion), or as otherwise required under the DGCL, voluntarily make any payment or offer to make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any claim or demand in respect of any Dissenting Shares. The payout of consideration under this Agreement to the Converting Holders (other than in respect of Dissenting Shares, which shall be treated as provided in this Section 1.3(e) and under the DGCL) shall not be affected by the exercise or potential exercise of appraisal rights under the DGCL by any other Company Stockholder.
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(f) No Interest . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no interest shall accumulate on any cash payable in connection with the consummation of the Merger or the other Transactions.
1.4 Payment Procedures .
(a) Surrender of Certificates .
(i) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, to the extent not previously delivered, Acquirer shall mail or deliver, or cause to be mailed or delivered, a letter of transmittal in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D , together with instructions for use thereof (the Letter of Transmittal ), to every holder of record of Company Common Stock that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. The Letter of Transmittal shall specify that delivery of the certificates, if any, that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented issued and outstanding Company Common Stock (the Certificates ) shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon receipt thereof by Paying Agent on behalf of Acquirer (or, in the case of any lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, compliance with Section 1.4(a)(v) ), together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, duly executed on behalf of each Person effecting the surrender of such shares of Company Common Stock.
(ii) On the Closing Date, Acquirer shall cause to be deposited with U.S. Bank National Association or other bank or trust company as Acquirer and the Company may mutually choose (the Paying Agent ) the portion of the Merger Consideration payable to Company Stockholders pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) in respect of their shares of Company Common Stock, subject to Section 1.3(a)(iv) and Section 1.4(b) .
(iii) As soon as reasonably practicable after the date of delivery to the Paying Agent of (x) if such shares of Company Common Stock are certificated, a Certificate, together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and any other documentation required thereby or (y) if such shares of Company Common Stock are not certificated, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and any other documentation required thereby, (A) the holder of record of each share of Company Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, subject to Section 1.3(a)(iv) and Section 1.4(b) , the amount of cash that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) in respect of such share of Company Common Stock and (B) if shares are certificated, such Certificate shall be cancelled.
(iv) Upon receipt of written confirmation of the effectiveness of the Merger from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, Acquirer will instruct the Paying Agent, subject to Section 1.3(a)(iv) and Section 1.4(b) , to pay to each Converting Holder by check or wire transfer of same-day funds the aggregate amount of cash payable to such Converting Holder pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) other than in respect of Dissenting Shares to holders thereof, as promptly as practicable following the submission of a Certificate, if such shares of Company Common Stock are certificated, to the Paying Agent and a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal by each Converting Holder in accordance with this Section 1.4 .
(v) If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such document to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by Acquirer or the Paying Agent, the making of any indemnity reasonably satisfactory to
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Acquirer or the posting by such Person of a bond in such reasonable amounts as Acquirer or the Paying Agent may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such document, the Paying Agent will pay in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed document the applicable portion of the Merger Consideration payable pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) in respect of their shares of Company Common Stock, subject to Section 1.3(a)(iv) and Section 1.4(b) .
(b) Payment to Reinvestment Stockholders and Certain Noteholders .
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the other provisions of this Article I , with respect to each Reinvestment Stockholder, Acquirer shall cause such holders applicable portion of the Merger Consideration payable in cash pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) to be reduced by an amount equal to such holders Cash Reinvestment Portion and paid to Acquirer in consideration for the Acquirer Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Reinvestment Agreement.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the other provisions of this Article I , with respect to the Bain Purchasers and any other Company Securityholder holding Investor Shares or Other Investor Shares (each as defined in the Bain Stockholders Agreement) (collectively, the Noteholders ) that, directly or indirectly, will acquire convertible notes of Acquirer as described in the Investment Agreement, Acquirer shall be permitted to, at its election, set-off the Purchase Price (as defined in the Investment Agreement and as such amount may be reduced by amounts directly funded by the Bain Purchasers or their assignees set forth in a schedule delivered by the Bain Purchasers at least three Business Days prior to the proposed Closing Date (such assignees, the Permitted Assignees )) in respect of the Purchase Price) payable by the Bain Purchasers or their Permitted Assignees pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Investment Agreement against the Noteholders applicable portion of the Merger Consideration payable in cash pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) . It is expressly understood that the Noteholders may purchase the convertible notes pursuant to the Investment Agreement through one or more investment vehicles and that any amounts set-off from the Noteholders portion of the Merger Consideration hereunder shall be deemed to have been received by such Noteholders and invested though such investment vehicles and that the set-off is done for convenience purposes only.
(c) Transfers of Ownership . If any cash amount payable pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) is to be paid to a Person other than the Person to which the Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition of the payment thereof that such Certificate shall be properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the Person requesting such exchange shall have paid to Acquirer or any agent designated by Acquirer any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the payment of cash in any name other than that of the registered holder of such Certificate, or established to the satisfaction of Acquirer or any agent designated by Acquirer that such Tax has been paid or is not payable.
(d) No Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.4 , neither the Paying Agent nor any party hereto shall be liable to any Person for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Applicable Law.
(e) Unclaimed Consideration . Each holder of shares of Company Common Stock who has not theretofore complied with the exchange procedures set forth in and contemplated by this Section 1.4 shall look only to Acquirer (subject to abandoned property, escheat and similar Applicable Law) for its claim, only as a general unsecured creditor thereof, to any portion of the Merger Consideration payable pursuant to Section 1.3(a) in respect of such shares. Any portion of the Merger Consideration deposited by Acquirer in accordance with Section 1.4(a)(ii) which remains undistributed to the holders of shares of Company Common Stock on the first anniversary of the Closing Date shall be delivered to Acquirer, upon demand.
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1.5 No Further Ownership Rights in the Company Common Stock . The applicable portion of the Merger Consideration paid or payable following the surrender for exchange of the shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with this Agreement shall be paid or payable in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Company Common Stock, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the records of the Surviving Corporation of shares of Company Common Stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, any Certificate or document is presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, such Certificate, document or instrument (and the related shares of Company Common Stock) shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article I .
1.6 Tax Consequences . Neither Acquirer nor Merger Sub makes any representations or warranties or provides any indemnities to the Company or to any Company Securityholder regarding the Tax treatment of the Merger, or any of the Tax consequences to the Company or any Company Securityholder of this Agreement, the Merger or the other Transactions or the other agreements contemplated by this Agreement. The Company acknowledges that the Company and the Company Securityholders are relying solely on their own Tax advisors in connection with this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions and the other agreements contemplated by this Agreement.
1.7 Certain Taxes . Subject to Section 1.4(e) , all transfer, property, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other similar Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest and all applicable conveyance fees, recording charges and other similar fees and charges) (collectively, Transfer Taxes ) incurred in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions shall be paid 50% by Acquirer and 50% by the Company, with the Companys portion deemed to be Transaction Expenses.
1.8 Withholding Rights . Each of Acquirer, the Surviving Corporation and the Paying Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement, such amounts as Acquirer, the Surviving Corporation or the Paying Agent is required to deduct and withhold with respect to any such payments under the Code or any provision of state, local, provincial or foreign Tax Applicable Law; provided that if any such withholding or deduction is required due to Tax Applicable Law, the applicable withholding agent shall promptly notify in writing the Company of such requirement under Applicable Law, but in no event less than three Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or if such payment subject to withholding or deduction is made after the Closing Date, at least three Business Days prior to when such payment is due), and the parties shall work together in good faith to minimize such deduction or withholding in a manner consistent with Tax Applicable Law and provided further that the preceding proviso shall not apply to any deduction or withholding in connection with compensatory payments. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and remitted to the applicable Governmental Entity, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to such Persons in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
1.9 Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action . If, at any time after the Closing, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and interest in, to and under, and/or possession of, all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation are fully authorized, in the name and on behalf of the Company or otherwise, to take all lawful action necessary or desirable to accomplish such purpose or acts, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.
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ARTICLE II
R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES OF THE C OMPANY
Subject to such exceptions as are disclosed (x) in the disclosure schedule dated as of the Agreement Date and delivered herewith by the Company to Acquirer (the Company Disclosure Letter ) corresponding to the applicable Section and subsection or clause of this Article II (or disclosed in any other section, subsection or clause of the Company Disclosure Letter; provided , however , that it is reasonably apparent that such disclosure is responsive to such other section, subsection or clause) or (y) in the Registration Statement ( provided , however , that in the case of clause (y), any information contained in such Registration Statement shall only be deemed to be an exception to, or, as applicable, disclosure for the purposes of the Companys representations and warranties set forth in Article II (other than the representations and warranties in Section 2.1(a) , Section 2.2 and Section 2.6(a) , which shall not in any way be qualified by any information in the Registration Statement) if and to the extent such information is factual in nature and if the relevance of such item as an exception to, or, as applicable, disclosure for purposes of, a section of this Agreement is reasonably apparent on its face and in no event shall any cautionary or predictive statements disclosure contained in the Risk Factors section thereof or any similar forward-looking statements contained elsewhere therein be deemed to be an exception to, or, as applicable, disclosure for purposes of, any representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Article II ), the Company hereby represents and warrants to each of Acquirer and Merger Sub as follows:
2.1 Organization of the Company .
(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on the Business. The Company has made available an accurate and complete copy of the Companys Organizational Documents, each as amended and in full force and effect as of the Agreement Date. The Company is not in violation of its Organizational Documents in any material respect.
(b) The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing, holding or use of its properties makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Schedule 2.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists every state or foreign jurisdiction in which the Company or the Subsidiaries has facilities, maintains an office, branch or permanent establishment or has a current Employee, agent, consultant or contractor. Neither the Company nor its predecessors has conducted any business under or otherwise used for any purpose in any jurisdiction any fictitious name, assumed name, d/b/a, trade name or other name.
2.2 Authority .
(a) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party and, assuming receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The approval of the Board has been properly obtained and it constitutes all of the necessary action or authorization on the part of the Board for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other Transactions. The affirmative votes of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock to adopt this Agreement in accordance with Applicable Law, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws, each as in effect at the
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time of such adoption (collectively, the Company Stockholder Approval ) are the only votes, consents and approvals required of the holders of Company Capital Stock for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Merger.
(b) This Agreement and each of the Signing Date Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party has been, and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party will be at the Closing, duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto (other than the Company), this Agreement constitutes, and in the case of the Transaction Documents they will at Closing constitute, valid, legal and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be subject to Applicable Law affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and limited by general principles of equity (the Enforceability Exceptions ); provided , however , that the Certificate of Merger will not be effective until the Effective Time.
2.3 No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party do not and will not, and the consummation of the Transactions will not conflict with or result in any violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any obligation, right, benefit or loss of any benefit under, or result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon any of the Companys or any of the Subsidiaries properties or assets (tangible or intangible), under (a) any provision of the Organizational Documents of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, (b) any Material Contract, (c) any Company Authorization or (d) any Applicable Law, other than, in the case of clauses (b), (c) or (d), as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
2.4 Consents .
(a) Other than as would not be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, no consent, waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to any Governmental Entity or under Applicable Law is required by, or with respect to, the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party or the consummation by the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Transactions, except for (i) such consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, notices and filings as may be required under the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Laws, (ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and (iii) the Stockholder Notice required by the DGCL and the Company Organizational Documents.
(b) Schedule 2.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth all notices to, and all consents, waivers and approvals of, parties to any Material Contract to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which they or their properties are bound that are required thereunder in connection with the Transactions for any such Material Contract to remain in full force and effect without limitation, modification or alteration after the Effective Time so as to preserve all rights of, and benefits to, the Company and the Subsidiaries, as the case may be, under such Material Contract from and after the Effective Time.
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2.5 Subsidiaries .
(a) Except for the Persons set forth on Schedule 2.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of or any other equity or ownership interest in, directly or indirectly, any other Person, and neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is, directly or indirectly, a party to, member of or participant in any partnership, joint venture or similar business arrangement. Each Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent applicable) under the Laws of its jurisdiction of formation. Each Subsidiary has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Each Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (to the extent applicable) as a foreign organization in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing, holding or use of its properties makes such qualification necessary, except such other jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Company has made available an accurate and complete copy of each Subsidiarys Organizational Documents, each as amended and in full force and effect as of the Agreement Date. None of the Subsidiaries has violated its Organizational Documents in any material respect. Schedule 2.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists, with respect to each Subsidiary, its place and form of organization.
(b) Subsidiary Capitalization .
(i) The authorized capitalization of each Subsidiary that is not wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, including the identity of each holder of any outstanding Equity Interest therein, is set forth on Schedule 2.5(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(ii) All of the outstanding capital stock of, or other equity or ownership interest in, each Subsidiary is owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other equity or ownership interests).
(iii) There are no outstanding (i) Equity Interests or securities of any of the Subsidiaries convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or other voting securities or equity or ownership interests in any of the Subsidiaries ( Subsidiary Securities ) or (ii) Security Rights for any Subsidiary Securities. There are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding Subsidiary Securities. All of the outstanding Subsidiary Securities have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Company does not directly or indirectly own any Equity Interests in any Person, other than the Subsidiaries listed in Schedule 2.5(b)(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
2.6 Company Capital Structure .
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of150,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 91,200,392.52 shares are issued and outstanding as of the Agreement Date, of which 2,528,000 shares have been issued as Company Restricted Stock as of the Agreement Date pursuant to the Company Stock Plan. The Company does not have any other shares of capital stock or any other equity or ownership interests of any kind authorized, designated, issued or outstanding as of the Agreement Date. As of the Agreement Date, the Company Capital Stock is held of record and, to the Companys knowledge, beneficially by the Persons and in the amounts and, to the extent certificated, represented by the certificates set forth on Schedule 2.6(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
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(b) All outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock (i) have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights or similar rights created by statute, the Companys Organizational Documents or any Contract to which the Company is a party, and (ii) have been offered, sold, issued and delivered by the Company in all material respects in compliance with the terms of any applicable Contract to which the Company is a party, the Organizational Documents of the Company and all Applicable Laws. Except as provided in the Companys Organizational Documents, no dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of Company Capital Stock or any Subsidiary Securities have ever been made, declared or accrued.
(c) Except for the Company Stock Plan, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries sponsors or maintains any stock option plan or any other plan or Contract providing for equity compensation to any Person. The Company Stock Plan has been duly authorized, approved and adopted by the Board and the Company Stockholders and are in full force and effect. The Company has reserved for issuance to Employees of and consultants to the Company and the Subsidiaries 16,968,402.14 shares of Company Common Stock under the Company Stock Plan, of which Company Options to purchase 13,481,101.14 shares of Company Common Stock have been granted and are outstanding as of the Agreement Date pursuant to the Company Stock Plan. Schedule 2.6(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth for each outstanding Company Option and award of Company Restricted Stock as of the Agreement Date, the name of the holder of such option or award, the date of grant or issuance of such option or award, the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such option or award, the exercise price of such option or the amount payable by the recipient with respect to any such award, the vesting commencement date, the vesting schedule for such option or award, the number of such shares that are vested or unvested, whether and to what extent the vesting of such option or award will be accelerated as a result of the Transactions and whether such Company Option is or is not an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. Each Company Option has an exercise price that equals or exceeds the fair market value of a share of Company Common Stock as of the date of grant of such Company Option (and as of any later modification thereof within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code). With respect to each Company Option, each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company Stock Plan and in all material respects with all Applicable Laws. All shares of Company Common Stock subject to issuance under the Company Stock Plan, upon issuance in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. True, correct and complete copies of the Company Stock Plan, and all forms of agreements and agreements that deviate from the forms in any material respect issued under the Company Stock Plan have been provided to Acquirer, and, except as otherwise contemplated pursuant to this Agreement, there are no agreements, understandings or commitments to amend, modify or supplement such forms in any case from those provided to Acquirer.
(i) The Company has no outstanding warrants to purchase shares of Company Capital Stock.
(ii) Except for the Company Common Stock, the Company Options and the Company Restricted Stock, there are no outstanding authorized, issued or outstanding Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary or Security Rights for any Company Common Stock, whether or not currently exercisable, and none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has or is bound by any (A) promise or commitment to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary or (B) obligation to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, otherwise amend or enter into any Security Right for or related to any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary. There is no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation, or other similar rights with respect to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
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(d) There are no (i) voting trusts, proxies or other Contracts or understandings with respect to the voting of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party, by which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is bound, or which exist to the Companys knowledge as of the Agreement Date or (ii) Contracts or understandings to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party, by which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is bound, or which exist to the Companys knowledge as of the Agreement Date relating to the registration or imposing restrictions on the transfer or requirements to transfer such securities (including Contracts relating to rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or drag-along rights) of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary.
(e) As of the Closing, (i) the number of shares of Company Capital Stock set forth in the Spreadsheet as being owned by a Person, or subject to Company Options, New Performance Stock Units or New Restricted Stock Units owned by such Person, will constitute the entire interest of such Person in the issued and outstanding Company Capital Stock or any other Equity Interests of the Company and (ii) no Person not disclosed in the Spreadsheet will have a right to acquire from the Company any shares of Company Capital Stock, Company Options, New Performance Stock Units, New Restricted Stock Units or any other Equity Interests of the Company. For purposes of clarity, no representations or warranties are being made with respect to the New Performance Stock Units or New Restricted Stock Units other than as set forth in this Section 2.6(e) .
2.7 Company Financial Statements and Internal Controls .
(a) Schedule 2.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of April 30, 2012, April 30, 2013, April 30, 2014, and April 30, 2015, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders equity and cash flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries for the stub period from February 15, 2012 through April 30, 2012 and the fiscal years ended, April 30, 2013, April 30, 2014, and April 30, 2015, (ii) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of May 22, 2015, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders equity and cash flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries for the stub period from May 1, 2015 through May 22, 2015 and (iii) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of April 30, 2016 (the Company Balance Sheet ), and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders equity and cash flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries for the stub period from May 23, 2015 through April 30, 2016 (the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date ) (the financial statements referred to in items (i) through (iii) and the Updated Financial Statements (if any), collectively, the Company Financial Statements ). The Company Financial Statements have been prepared (to the extent prepared prior to the Agreement Date) in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated and consistent with each other, except for the absence of footnotes and subject to normal year-end adjustments in the case of the unaudited Company Financial Statements. The Company Financial Statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein, subject, in the case of the unaudited interim Company Financial Statements, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes. The Companys revenue recognition policy is consistent with GAAP.
(b) The Company and the Subsidiaries have established and maintain, adhere to and enforce a system of internal accounting controls which are designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of Company Financial Statements, in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures that (i) require the maintenance of records that accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company and the
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Subsidiaries and (ii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries. The Company has not identified or been given written (or to the Companys knowledge, verbal) notice of any claim or allegation regarding (A) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by the Company or the Subsidiaries which would require a restatement of the financial statements or (B) to the knowledge of the Company, any fraud that involves the management of the Company or the Subsidiaries who have a role in the preparation of Company Financial Statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company and the Subsidiaries.
(c) As of the submission date of the Registration Statement (or, if amended prior to the Agreement Date and provided that a copy of such amendment has been promptly furnished to Acquirer (an Amendment ), as of the date of the filing of such Amendment), such Registration Statement (including any Amendments thereto) complies as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
2.8 Liabilities .
(a) Other than Liabilities (i) recorded or reserved against on the Company Balance Sheet, (ii) incurred since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice and do not result from any breach of Contract, warranty, infringement, tort or violation of Applicable Law or (iii) those incurred by the Company in connection with the Transactions, the Company and the Subsidiaries do not have any material debts, liabilities, demands or obligations required to be set forth on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has any off-balance sheet arrangements (as such term is defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act).
(b) Schedule 2.8(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists:
(i) each item of Company Debt in excess of $500,000 of the Company and any of the Subsidiaries (other than intercompany indebtedness) and sets forth each Contract in effect with respect thereto ; and
(ii) each material Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) to which the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or undertakings is subject or bound and each Contract with respect thereto.
(c) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has, at any time: (i) made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (ii) filed, or had filed against it, any bankruptcy petition or similar filing, (iii) suffered the attachment or other judicial seizure of all or a substantial portion of its assets, (iv) admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due or (v) been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, any felony. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is insolvent.
2.9 Absence of Certain Changes . Since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date (a) the Company and each Subsidiary has conducted the Business in all material respects only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (b) through and including the Agreement Date, there has not been, occurred or arisen any:
(a) amendments or changes to the Organizational Documents of the Company or of any of the Subsidiaries;
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(b) capital expenditure or capital commitment by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in any amount in excess of $500,000 in any individual case or $2,500,000 in the aggregate or acquisition of any Person or other business enterprise or division thereof (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) or acquisition of any material assets except for acquisitions of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(c) payment, discharge or satisfaction (i) of any material Liability to any Person who is an Employee or Company Securityholder (other than any (A) compensation or benefits, or reimbursement of reasonable costs or expenses, paid or payable to an Employee (x) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and for such Persons services as an employee (so long as not a special bonus or other compensation granted or paid in connection with the Transactions unless such bonus or compensation is included as a Transaction Expense) or (y) pursuant to agreements made available to Acquirer and Merger Sub prior to the date hereof (including the Management Agreement), and (B) payment of intercompany debt or (ii) in any amount in excess of $500,000 in any individual case or $2,500,000 in the aggregate, of any claim or Liability (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries), other than payments, discharges or satisfactions in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
(d) destruction of, damage to or loss of any material assets of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (whether or not covered by insurance), or non-renewal of a license for a Company Product by any Large Reseller or Large Customer;
(e) work stoppage, labor strike or other comparable labor trouble, or any material action, suit, claim, demand, or labor dispute relating to any labor, employment and/or safety matter involving the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, including material charges of wrongful dismissal or discharge, discrimination, wage and hour violations, or other material unlawful labor and/or employment practices or actions;
(f) material change in accounting methods or practices (including (i) any change in depreciation or amortization policies or rates or (ii) by accelerating any accounts receivable or extending any accounts payable by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries), except as required by changes in GAAP;
(g) revaluation by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of any of their assets, including the writing down of the value of inventory or writing off of notes or accounts receivable, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or required by changes in GAAP;
(h) (i) declaration, distribution, dividend, split, combination or reclassification of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary, or issuance or authorization of the issuance of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than the issuance of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of Company Options outstanding on the Agreement Date pursuant to their terms) or any Security Rights in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for, any of the foregoing or (ii) any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of, directly or indirectly, any of the Equity Interests of the Company except for Permitted Issuances;
(i) (i) repricing of any right to acquire Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary or any amendment or acceleration or waiver of any vesting terms related to any award of, or award with respect to, any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary held by any Employees, consultants, contractors, or advisors of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or (ii) declaration, payment, commitment, approval of, or undertaking of an obligation of any other kind for the payment by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of a bonus, commission or other additional salary, compensation or employee benefits to any such Person (including under any profit sharing, management by objectives, incentive, gainsharing, competency or performance plan) not reserved for on the Company Balance Sheet;
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(j) Employee terminations which would constitute a plant closing or mass layoff within the meaning of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended ( WARN );
(k) grant of material severance, retention, termination or other similar pay or benefits to any Employee, consultant or contractor or entering into any Contract with respect thereto; or, except as required by Applicable Law, adoption or amendment of any Company Employee Plan, Change in Control Agreement, acceleration or severance plan;
(l) sale, lease, license or other disposition of any assets or properties of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or creation of any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on such assets or properties, except sales or non-exclusive licenses of Company Products in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice and in each case, other than as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(m) extension of a loan or advance by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to any Person (other than intercompany indebtedness), incurrence by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of any material Company Debt (other than borrowings in the ordinary course of business under the revolving facility under the Company Credit Agreement), repayment of (other than scheduled amortization payments and mandatory prepayments and mandatory offers to purchase), or amendment of the terms of any material Company Debt, guarantee by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of any material Company Debt, issuance or sale of any debt securities of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or purchase of or guaranteeing of any debt securities of others, except for advances to Employees for travel and business expenses in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(n) waiver or release of any material right or claim of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, including any write-off or other compromise of any material account receivable of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(o) commencement or written notice of commencement by any Governmental Entity of any lawsuit, claim or proceeding against or, to the Companys knowledge, investigation by any Governmental Entity of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or their affairs, or commencement of any litigation by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or settlement of any lawsuit, claim, proceeding or investigation (regardless of the party initiating the same);
(p) (i) transfer or sale by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to any Third Person of any Company Intellectual Property or the entering into of any license agreement (other than non-exclusive license agreements entered into by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices that do not include any rights with respect to source code), distribution or reseller agreement (other than non-exclusive distribution or reseller agreements entered into by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries substantially on the Companys Standard Form Agreements), security agreement, assignment or other conveyance, or option for any of the foregoing, with respect to the Company Intellectual Property with any Third Person, (ii) purchase or other acquisition from a Third Person of ownership in any Intellectual Property Rights or Technology, or the entering into of any license agreement, distribution agreement, reseller agreement, security agreement, assignment or other conveyance, or option for any of the foregoing, with respect to the Intellectual Property Rights or Technology of any Third Person (other than licenses for Open Source Technology,
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commercially available software, or Shrink Wrap Code), (iii) material change in pricing or royalties set or charged by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to its customers or licensees or in pricing or royalties set or charged by Third Persons who have licensed Intellectual Property Rights or Technology to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (other than licenses for Open Source Technology, commercially available software, or Shrink Wrap Code) or (iv) entering into, or amendment of, any Contract with respect to the development of any material Intellectual Property Rights or Technology by a Third Person (other than agreements with Employees) on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, in each case other than as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(q) entering into of any Contract, or modification of any Contract, pursuant to which any Third Person was granted development, manufacturing or similar rights of any type or scope with respect to any Company Products;
(r) to the knowledge of the Company, security breaches or cyber-attacks against the Company or the Subsidiaries or its facilities that are material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(s) Changes of any character that, individually or in the aggregate, has had a Material Adverse Effect;
(t) acquisition of, or entering into of any Contract for the acquisition of, by merger or consolidation with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof, or any other assets that are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company or the Business; or
(u) Contract by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to do any of the things described in the preceding clauses (a) through (t) (other than negotiations with Acquirer and its representatives regarding the Transactions).
2.10 Accounts Receivable; Bank Accounts . All of the accounts receivable of the Company and the Subsidiaries reflected on the Company Balance Sheet represent bona fide transactions that arose in the ordinary course of business. No Person has any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on any such account receivable. Set forth on Schedule 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Letter is a description of each account maintained by or for the benefit of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries at any bank or other financial institution, including the authorized signatories of each account. There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
2.11 Restrictions on Business Activities . There is no Contract or Order, to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party, subject or otherwise bound, that would reasonably be expected to prohibit, impair or otherwise materially limit (a) any acquisition of property (tangible or intangible) by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or (b) the freedom of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or to compete or do business with any Person, in each case, other than as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is a party to, is subject to, or is otherwise bound under any Contract under which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (i) is restricted from selling, licensing, manufacturing or otherwise distributing or using any of its Intellectual Property Rights, technology or products or from providing services to customers or potential customers or any class of customers, in any geographic area, for any period of time, or in any segment of the market or (ii) grants any Third Person exclusive rights to sell, license, manufacture or otherwise distribute or use any of the Company Products in any geographic area or with respect to any customers or potential customers or any class of customers for any period of time or in any segment of the market.
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2.12 Real Property; Leases .
(a) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries own any real property, nor has the Company or any of the Subsidiaries ever owned any real property. Schedule 2.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all real property in excess of 2,500 rentable square feet per location currently leased, subleased or licensed by or from the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (the Company Real Property ) together with all leases, subleases and other Contracts pursuant to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries derives its rights in the Company Real Property as of the date hereof (the Leases ), including, with respect to each such Lease, the identity of the landlord or sublandlord, the addresses, the date of such Lease and each material amendment thereto. The Company has made available accurate and complete copies of all Leases.
(b) The Leases are valid, binding and enforceable, and there does not exist under any such Lease any material default by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or, to the Companys knowledge, by any other Person, or any event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or, to the Companys knowledge, by any other Person. As of the date hereof, no written notice or Contract to terminate any Lease has been served on the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or entered into by any Person with respect thereto. To the Companys knowledge, there are no restrictions affecting the Company Real Property or the Leases that would reasonably be expected to interfere to any material extent with the continued use and occupancy by the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company Real Property for the Companys business.
(c) The Company or one of the Subsidiaries is the holder of the tenants interest under the Leases and has not assigned the Leases or subleased all or any portion of the premises leased thereunder or otherwise granted any right to use or occupy the Company Real Property, except as set forth on Schedule 2.12(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
2.13 Assets; Absence of Encumbrances .
(a) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or, in the case of Company Real Property and leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of its material tangible properties and assets, real, personal and mixed, used or held for use in its business, free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances), except as reflected in the Company Balance Sheet.
(b) All material machinery, equipment, vehicles, and other personal properties owned or leased by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries are in good operating condition, subject to normal wear and tear, and reasonably fit and usable for the purposes for which they are being used and not in need of replacement.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations in this Section 2.13 shall not apply to any Intellectual Property Rights, which are covered in Section 2.14 below.
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2.14 Intellectual Property .
(a) Company Products . Schedule 2.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists by name all Company Products.
(b) Registered Intellectual Property . Schedule 2.14(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth as of the date hereof a list of (i) all Company Registered Intellectual Property and, for each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property (x) the application or registration number, (y) filing date and (z) applicable filing jurisdiction, (ii) any proceedings or actions before any court or tribunal (including the United States Patent and Trademark Office or equivalent authority anywhere in the world) to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party and in which claims are raised relating to the validity, enforceability, scope, ownership or infringement of any of the Company Registered Intellectual Property (other than ordinary course proceedings and actions before the United States Patent and Trademark Office or equivalent authority related to the issuance and registration of Registered Intellectual Property) and (iii) any actions that must be taken by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries within 90 days of the date hereof with respect to any of the foregoing, including the payment of any application, registration, maintenance or renewal fees or the filing of any documents, applications or certificates. With respect to each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property: (A) all necessary application, registration, maintenance and renewal fees have been timely paid to, and, to the Companys knowledge, all necessary documents and certificates have been timely filed with, the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities in the United States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of maintaining such Company Registered Intellectual Property, (B) each such item is currently in compliance with formal legal requirements and (C) each such item is sustaining, and except with respect to applications, to the Companys knowledge, valid and enforceable. There are no facts of which the Company is aware, including any information or facts that would constitute prior art, that would render any of the issued Company Registered Intellectual Property invalid or unenforceable, or would affect any pending application for any Company Registered Intellectual Property. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries have misrepresented, or failed to disclose, any facts in any application for any Company Registered Intellectual Property that would constitute fraud or a misrepresentation with respect to such application of any Company Registered Intellectual Property.
(c) Transferability of Intellectual Property . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.14(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, all Company Intellectual Property is fully transferable, alienable and licensable by the Company without restriction and without payment of any kind to any third party.
(d) Title to Intellectual Property . The Company or a Subsidiary thereof is the sole and exclusive owner of each item of Company Intellectual Property, free and clear of any Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances). The Company and the Subsidiaries have the sole and exclusive right to bring a claim or suit against a third party for past, present or future infringement or misappropriation of the Company Intellectual Property. Since December 8, 2011, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has transferred to any Third Person ownership of any Company Intellectual Property that is or, as of the time of such transfer, was material to the Company or any Subsidiary. All Company Intellectual Property produced, created, invented or developed by the Companys current and former shareholders, directors, members, officers, managers, employees, hired consultants, contractors, vendors or suppliers during the period of their employment or within the scope of their contracting or consulting or relationship, as the case may be, with the Company or the Subsidiaries has been fully assigned and transferred solely to the Company or the Subsidiaries.
(e) Standard Form Agreements . Copies of the Companys and the Subsidiaries standard form(s) of agreements for distribution, sale, support, or use of Company Products, including end user license agreements, distributor agreements, and support services agreements (collectively, the Standard Form Agreements ) are attached to Schedule 2.14(e) of the Company Disclosure Letter.
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(f) Inbound Licenses . Schedule 2.14(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all Contracts in effect as of the Agreement Date pursuant to which the Company receives a license to any Intellectual Property of a Third Person included in any Company Product or used for the development of Company Products ( In-Licenses ), other than (i) intercompany agreements, (ii) licenses for Open Source Technology, (iii) licenses for Shrink Wrap Code or (iv) licenses to Intellectual Property Rights entered into in the ordinary course of business. No licensor under any such In-License has retained or been granted ownership of any Intellectual Property Rights in any improvements or other derivative works made by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries under such In-License.
(g) Outbound Licenses . Other than agreements for distribution, resale or use of Company Products or for the provision of support services for the Company Products, in each case, that do not materially differ in substance from the Standard Form Agreements, Schedule 2.14(g) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists all Contracts to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries are a party as of the Agreement Date and under which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has licensed any Company Intellectual Property to any Third Person, including any Contracts containing covenants not to sue or non-assertion provisions that relate to Company Intellectual Property, other than rights granted to contractors or vendors to use Company Intellectual Property for the benefit of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof.
(h) No Infringement by the Company . To the Companys knowledge, the operation of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted, including, to the extent any of the following are performed by the Company or the Subsidiaries, the design, development, use, import, branding, advertising, promotion, marketing, manufacture, delivery, sale and licensing of any Company Product, has not and does not violate any Third Persons Intellectual Property Rights, or constitute unfair competition or trade practices under the Applicable Laws of any jurisdiction. Since December 8, 2011, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has received written notice from any Person claiming that such operation of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries or any Company Product infringes, violates or misappropriates any Intellectual Property Rights of any Person or constitutes unfair competition or trade practices under the Applicable Laws of any jurisdiction.
(i) Effects of Transaction . Neither this Agreement nor the Transactions, will cause: (i) the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to grant to any Third Person any right to or with respect to any Company Intellectual Property (including the release or license of any source code for Company Proprietary Technology), (ii) the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to be bound by, or subject to, any non-compete or other similar restriction on the operation or scope of their respective businesses (excluding any non-compete or other similar restriction that arises from any agreement to which Acquirer or its Affiliates is a party but none of the Company or the Subsidiaries are parties), (iii) the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to be obligated to pay any royalties or other fees or consideration with respect to Intellectual Property Rights of any Third Person in excess of those payable by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in the absence of this Agreement or the Transactions or (iv) the forfeiture or termination of, or give rise to a right of forfeiture or termination of, any material Company Intellectual Property, or material Intellectual Property of a Third Person under an In-License that, in either case, would be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(j) Claims Against Third Parties . Since December 8, 2011, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has brought any claims, suits, arbitrations or other adversarial proceedings before any court, Governmental Entity, or arbitral tribunal against any Person with respect to any Company Intellectual Property that remain outstanding as of the date hereof or have been resolved since the Most
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Recent Balance Sheet Date. Since December 8, 2011, to the Companys knowledge, no Third Person has infringed or misappropriated any Company Intellectual Property other than as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(k) Proprietary Information Agreements . The Company and the Subsidiaries have and enforce a policy requiring each Employee, consultant, and contractor who has been involved in the creation, invention or development of material Company Intellectual Property for or on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to execute a valid and enforceable written assignment of rights to the Company or one of the Subsidiaries. To the Companys knowledge, none of the Companys Employees or consultants work for the Company or the Subsidiaries has been done in any way in breach of such Employees or consultants confidentiality or Intellectual Property Rights and Technology transfer obligations to any Third Persons, and no Third Person has made claim to rights to any Company Intellectual Property as work made for hire in connection with any work done by an Employee or consultant for such Third Person.
(l) Confidentiality Protection . Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has taken reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of its confidential information and trade secrets that it intends to maintain confidential (except for the disclosure, in the ordinary course of business, of information formerly held as trade secrets), and the confidential information provided to the Company or the Subsidiaries by a Third Person that the Company and the Subsidiaries have a contractual obligation to maintain confidential.
(m) Government Funding . No funding, facilities or resources of any government, university, college, other educational institution, or research center were used in the development of the Company Intellectual Property. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is a member or promoter of, or a contributor to, any industry standards body or similar organization that compels the Company or such Subsidiary to grant or offer to any Third Person any license or right to material Company Intellectual Property. To the Companys knowledge, no current or former Employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries who created or developed any material Company Intellectual Property was performing services for any Governmental Entity, or for a university, college or other educational institution or research center, during the period of time during which such Employee, consultant or independent contractor was creating or developing such material Company Intellectual Property for the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
(n) Open Source Technology. The Company and the Subsidiaries have not incorporated into or distributed with any Company Product or Company-Owned Technology any software or other Technology that is available under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL), GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), Apache License, BSD licenses, or any license that is approved by the Open Source Initiative (www.opensource.org/licenses) (collectively, Open Source Technology ) in a manner that, with respect to Company-Owned Technology that is material to the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries ( Company Proprietary Technology ), would (i) require disclosure or distribution of such Company Proprietary Technology in source code form, (ii) require the licensing of such Company Proprietary Technology or associated Company-Owned Intellectual Property Rights for the purpose of making derivative works thereof or (iii) impose any material restriction on the consideration to be charged for the distribution of such Company Proprietary Technology or Company-Owned Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the applicable licenses for any such Open Source Technology.
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(o) Source Code . Neither the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, nor any other Person acting on its or their behalf, has disclosed, delivered or licensed to any Third Person, or permitted the disclosure or delivery to any escrow agent of, any material source code for any Company Product, except for disclosures to Employees, contractors or consultants under binding written agreements that prohibit use or disclosure except in the performances of services for the Company or any Subsidiary.
(p) Contaminants . To the Companys knowledge, the Company has not introduced into its Company Products any undisclosed back door, time bomb, Trojan horse, worm, drop dead device, or virus (as such terms are commonly understood in the software industry) that has the primary purpose of permitting unauthorized access or the unauthorized disablement or erasure of such Company Product (except where implemented as an intended design feature) ( Contaminants ). The Company implements reasonable measures designed to prevent the introduction of Contaminants into Company Products.
(q) Security Measures . The Company and the Subsidiaries have at all times since December 8, 2011 taken reasonable steps and implemented reasonable procedures designed to protect the Company Products and the information technology systems of the Company and the Subsidiaries used in connection with the operation of the Company and the Subsidiaries from Contaminants and security breaches, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. To the Companys knowledge, there have been no material unauthorized intrusions or breaches of the security of such information technology systems, except as has not had a Material Adverse Effect.
2.15 Product Warranties; Support Services .
(a) To the Companys knowledge, the Company Products conform in all material respects with the applicable contractual warranty commitments made by the Company or the Subsidiaries to end users of such Company Products, other than as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Since December 8, 2011, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has any material liability or obligation (and to the Companys knowledge, there is no basis for any present or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, charge, complaint, claim, demand or Governmental Entity investigation against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries giving rise to any material liability or obligation) for replacement or repair of any Company Product except liabilities or obligations for replacement or repair incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
(b) All support services provided by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to end users of the Company Products were performed in conformity with the terms and requirements of all applicable support services Contracts to which Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party (including all applicable warranties therein). As of the date hereof, there is no claim pending or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened in writing against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries relating to any such support services provided by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
2.16 Material Contracts .
(a) Schedule 2.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth each of the following Contracts which are in effect as of the date hereof to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party, but excluding any Company Employee Plan set forth on Schedule 2.25(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter (each Contract disclosed or required to be disclosed on Schedule 2.12 , Schedule 2.14(f) , Schedule 2.14(g) or Schedule 2.16(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, a Material Contract ):
(i) any collective bargaining agreement, including any Contract with any union, works council, or similar labor entity;
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(ii) any Employment Agreement (except for Employment Agreements with Employees (other than officers and Employees with an annual salary of greater than $300,000) or proprietary information and invention assignment agreements that do not materially deviate from the Companys standard forms made available to Acquirer and for which the Company or any Subsidiary does not have severance or termination pay obligations other than notice requirements for non-U.S. employees required by local law);
(iii) any Contract that grants any severance or post-termination payments to any Employee (other than post-termination benefits required by Applicable Law);
(iv) any lease of personal property having a value individually in excess of $500,000 per annum;
(v) any Contract (A) containing any covenant limiting the freedom of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or in any geographic territory or to compete with any Third Person, or which grants to any Third Person any exclusivity with respect to any geographic territory, any customer, or any product or service or (B) that restricts the freedom of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to hire or solicit for hire the employees of any Third Person (other than non-hire and non-solicitation provisions contained in confidentiality agreements that are not material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole);
(vi) any Contract relating to capital expenditures and involving future payments in excess of $500,000 in any individual case or $2,500,000 in the aggregate;
(vii) any Contract entered into since December 8, 2011 relating to the acquisition or disposition of assets or any interest in any business enterprise by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries outside the ordinary course of business;
(viii) any Contract evidencing any material Company Debt;
(ix) any Contract (including purchase orders) for the purchase of services, goods or materials by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries involving an amount or value in excess of $2,500,000 in the aggregate in the 12 months ending on the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date;
(x) any joint development agreement, joint venture agreement, collaboration agreement, strategic alliance agreement or similar Contract entered into since December 8, 2011, in each case, involving the sharing of profits, losses, costs or liabilities with any Third Person (excluding Leases);
(xi) any licensing, purchasing, distribution, or reseller Contract with a Large Customer, Large Supplier, or Large Reseller;
(xii) any Contract granting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries the right to market, distribute or resell (including as an original equipment manufacturer or value-added reseller) any technology, products or services of any Third Person, other than as would not reasonably be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
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(xiii) any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has advanced or loaned any amount to any current or former stockholder of the Company, any Employee, any consultant or contractor of the Company or of any of the Subsidiaries, other than business expense advances in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (including, for this purpose, sales commission draws by Employees of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries);
(xiv) any Contract entered into since December 8, 2011 with any Third Person to develop or customize any Company Product that is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than Contracts with an Employee, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries;
(xv) any Government Contract that is currently in effect or is outstanding or within the past three years has been in effect or outstanding;
(xvi) any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries agrees to provide most favored nation pricing or terms, to any Person with respect to the sale, distribution, license or support of any Company Products;
(xvii) any Contract under which the Company or the Subsidiaries has any indemnification obligations that have not been satisfied or performed relating to the acquisition or disposition of all or any portion of any business for consideration in excess of $500,000, except for acquisitions or dispositions of inventory, properties and other assets in the ordinary course of business;
(xviii) each Contract pursuant to which the Company or the Subsidiaries is a party that creates or grants a Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on the properties or assets of the Company or the Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(xix) each Contract entered into since December 8, 2011 for the settlement of any Legal Proceeding or proceeding that involved payment by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of more than $500,000 or provided for specific performance or injunctive relief;
(xx) any In-License that is material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than (A) intercompany agreements, (B) licenses for Open Source Technology or (C) licenses for Shrink Wrap Code;
(xxi) any Contract between the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Company Stockholder or Affiliate thereof, on the other hand, other than agreements pursuant to the Company Stock Plan that do not deviate from the forms of such agreement in any material respect; or
(xxii) any other Contract (excluding Leases) that requires outstanding or future payment obligations of $1,000,000 per annum or more on its face and is not cancelable by the Company or a Subsidiary without penalty within 90 days.
(b) As of the date hereof, each Material Contract is in full force and effect and is valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and, subject to obtaining any consents disclosed in Schedule 2.4(a) and Schedule 2.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, will continue to be so enforceable and in full force and effect on identical terms following the consummation of the Transactions. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with and have not materially breached, violated or defaulted under, or, as of the date hereof, received written notice that they have breached, violated or defaulted under, in any material respect, any of the terms or conditions of any Material Contract. The Company has made available accurate and complete copies of all Material Contracts.
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2.17 Change in Control Agreements . Schedule 2.17 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth each plan, Contract or Company Employee Plan of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (each a Change in Control Agreement ) (a) pursuant to which any amounts may become payable (whether currently or in the future) to any Employee as a result of or in connection with the Transactions (either alone or in combination with any other events) or (b) which provides for the acceleration or early vesting of any right or benefit of an Employee or lapse of any restriction on an Employee or any such employee benefits as a result of or in connection with the Transactions (either alone or in combination with any other events), in each case including any such plan, Contract or Company Employee Plan with respect to which the Transactions constitute a partial or single trigger.
2.18 Interested Party Transactions . To the Companys knowledge, no officer, director or Affiliate of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (nor any ancestor, sibling, descendant or spouse of any of such Persons, or any trust, partnership or corporation in which any of such Persons has or has had an economic interest) has or has had, directly or indirectly, (i) an economic interest in any Person that purchases from or sells or furnishes to, the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, any goods or services or (ii) a beneficial interest in any Contract to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party or by which they or their properties or assets are bound; provided , however , that ownership of no more than 5% of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly traded corporation shall not be deemed an economic interest in any Person for purposes of this Section 2.18 . Schedule 2.18 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all material intercompany Contracts between or among the Company and/or one or more of the Subsidiaries.
2.19 Compliance with Laws .
(a) Since December 8, 2011, the Company and each of the Subsidiaries have complied and are in compliance with, have not violated and are not in violation of, and as of the date hereof have not received any written notices of non-compliance or violation or alleged non-compliance or violation with respect to, any Applicable Law or Order applicable to the Company or the Subsidiaries, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) Since December 8, 2011, each of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries and to the Companys knowledge their Employees, agents, representatives, consultants, distributors, resellers and subcontractors in their transactions conducted on behalf of the Company has complied with all Applicable Laws relating to export and reexport control, including the Export Administration Regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce ( Commerce ), trade and economic sanctions maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ), and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of State ( State Department ) and any other Sanctions. The Company represents that, to the Companys knowledge, neither it or the Subsidiaries nor to the Companys knowledge their Employees, agents, representatives, consultants, distributors, resellers and subcontractors in their transactions conducted on behalf of the Company has, directly or indirectly, sold, exported, reexported, transferred, diverted, or otherwise disposed of any products, software, or technology (including products derived from or based on such technology) to any destination, entity, or person prohibited by Applicable Laws of the United States, without obtaining prior authorization from the competent government authorities as required by Applicable Law. Neither the Company, nor any Subsidiary, nor any Employees of the Company or any Subsidiary, nor to the Companys knowledge, any agents or Resellers acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary is designated as a Sanctioned Person.
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(c) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective stockholders, directors or officers, has been debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or excluded from participation in the bidding for or award of a Government Contract. As of the date hereof, there is no criminal or civil action, suit, claim or proceeding pending or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened in writing against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, under the United States False Claims Act, the United States Procurement Integrity Act, the United States Truth in Negotiations Act, the United States Contract Disputes Act or any other Applicable Law. To the Companys knowledge, there is no qui tam suit pending against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. To the Companys knowledge, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is subject to any audit or investigation pertaining to a Government Contract. To the Companys knowledge, no cost or charge pertaining to any Government Contract is the subject of any audit or investigation, or has been disallowed, by any Governmental Entity. The Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance in all respects with all material representations and certifications made to Governmental Entities in response to requests for proposals pursuant to which the Government Contracts were awarded. The Company has no knowledge of any pending revocation of any security clearance of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to its safeguarding of, and access to, classified information obtained in connection with Government Contracts.
2.20 Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.20 of the Company Disclosure Letter, there is no action, suit, claim, or proceeding pending or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened in writing against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. None of the Company or the Subsidiaries is subject to any Order that materially impairs the Companys or any of the Subsidiaries ability to operate. Schedule 2.20 of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each material action, suit, claim or proceeding that has been commenced by or against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries since December 8, 2011 that remains outstanding as of the Agreement Date or has been resolved since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date.
2.21 Insurance . Schedule 2.21 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth as of the date hereof all insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering the assets, business, equipment, properties, operations and Employees of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries as of the date hereof. As of the date hereof, there is no claim by the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies or bonds. As of the date hereof, there is no pending claim that would reasonably be expected to exceed the policy limits. All premiums due and payable under all such policies and bonds have been paid (or if installment payments are due, will be paid if incurred prior to the Closing) and the Company, the Subsidiaries and their Affiliates are otherwise in material compliance with the terms of such policies and bonds. To the Companys knowledge as of the date hereof, there is no written threat of termination of, or premium increase with respect to, any of such policies.
2.22 Minute Books . The minute books and other similar records of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries contain accurate records of all material actions taken at any meetings of their respective stockholders, boards of directors or any committees thereof and of all written consents executed in lieu of the holding of any such meeting. Complete and accurate copies of the foregoing materials have been made available by the Company.
2.23 Environmental Matters . Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole:
(a) Hazardous Material . Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has Released any Hazardous Material in violation of Environmental Law and in a manner which requires corrective or remedial action pursuant to Environmental Law. The Company and the Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all Environmental Laws.
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(b) Permits . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries currently hold all Environmental Permits required by applicable Environmental Law for the conduct of their respective operations as currently being conducted and are in compliance in all material respects with the terms thereof. Schedule 2.23(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists all material Environmental Permits held by the Company and each of the Subsidiaries.
(c) Environmental Liabilities . As of the date hereof, no action, proceeding, revocation proceeding, amendment procedure, writ, injunction or claim is pending or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened in writing, against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries concerning any Environmental Permit or Environmental Law.
The parties to this Agreement agree that the only representations and warranties relating to environmental matters, Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits, and Hazardous Materials are those included in this Section 2.23 .
2.24 Brokers and Finders Fees . None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has incurred, or will incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders fees or agents commissions or other liabilities in connection with this Agreement, the Merger or any other Transactions and no engagement letter or similar Contract with respect to the Merger, or any of the other Transactions or any other change in control of the Company or sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets is in effect.
2.25 Employee Benefit Plans .
(a) Schedule 2.25(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth each Company Employee Plan (excluding Employment Agreements with Employees that do not materially deviate from the Companys standard forms made available to Acquirer and for which the Company or any Subsidiary does not have severance or termination pay obligations other than notice requirements for non-U.S. employees required by local Applicable Law). Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has any plan, intention or commitment to establish or enter into any new Company Employee Plan or to modify or terminate any Company Employee Plan (except to the extent required by Applicable Law or to conform any such Company Employee Plan to the requirements of any Applicable Law, in each case as previously disclosed to Acquirer, or as required by this Agreement).
(b) Employee Plan Documents . The Company has made available (i) correct and complete copies of each Company Employee Plan (excluding Employment Agreements with Employees that do not materially deviate from the Companys standard forms made available to Acquirer and for which the Company or any Subsidiary does not have severance or termination pay obligations other than notice requirements for non-U.S. employees required by local law), including all amendments thereto (or, if such Company Employee Plan is not written, an accurate description of the material terms thereof), (ii) the most recent annual actuarial valuations, if any, prepared for each Company Employee Plan, (iii) the three most recent annual reports (Series 5500 and all schedules thereto), if any, required under ERISA or the Code, or any other Applicable Law, in connection with each Company Employee Plan or related trust, (iv) if any Company Employee Plan is funded, the most recent annual and periodic accounting of Company Employee Plan assets, (v) the most recent summary plan description together with the most recent summary of material modifications, if any, with respect to each Company Employee Plan, (vi) the most recent determination or opinion letter from the IRS for any Company Employee Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, (vii) any correspondence to or from the IRS, DOL
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or any other Governmental Entity relating to any compliance issues with respect to any Company Employee Plan, (viii) all material written Contracts relating to each Company Employee Plan, including fidelity or ERISA bonds, trust agreements, administrative service agreements, group annuity Contracts and group insurance Contracts, (ix) all communications material to any Employee or Employees relating to any Company Employee Plan and any proposed Company Employee Plans, in each case relating to any amendments, terminations, establishments, increases or decreases in benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting schedules or other events that would result in any material liability to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and that are not reflected in the current summary plan description and plan document, (x) all material forms and notices relating to the provision of post-employment continuation of health coverage, (xi) all policies pertaining to fiduciary liability insurance covering the fiduciaries of each Company Employee Plan, (xii) all discrimination and qualification tests, if any, for each Company Employee Plan for the most recent plan year and (xiii) all registration statements, annual reports (Form 11-K or any similar form required under Applicable Law all attachments thereto) and prospectuses prepared in connection with each Company Employee Plan.
(c) Employee Plan Compliance . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has performed all material obligations required to be performed by it under each Company Employee Plan and any Legally Required Plan (to the extent such plan is required under Applicable Law to be established or maintained by the Company or one of the Subsidiaries), and each Company Employee Plan and Legally Required Plan (to the extent such plan is required under Applicable Law to be established or maintained by the Company or one of the Subsidiaries) has been established and maintained in accordance with its terms and in all material respects in compliance with all Applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code. Each Company Employee Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code has either received a favorable determination letter, or opinion letter on which the Company is entitled to rely, from the IRS with respect to such Company Employee Plan as to its qualified status under the Code or has a period of time remaining under applicable Treasury regulations or IRS pronouncements in which to apply for and obtain such a determination letter, and nothing has occurred as to any such Company Employee Plan which has resulted or is likely to result in the revocation of such qualification or which requires or could require action under the compliance resolution programs of the IRS to preserve such qualification. No Company Employee Plan and no party in interest with respect thereto has engaged in a prohibited transaction, which could subject the Company or any of the Subsidiaries directly or indirectly to liability under Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 409 or 502(i) of ERISA. As of the date hereof, there are no actions, suits, claims or proceedings pending or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Company Employee Plan or Legally Required Plan (to the extent such plan is maintained by the Company or one of the Subsidiaries) or fiduciary thereto or against the assets of any Company Employee Plan or Legally Required Plan (to the extent such plan is maintained by the Company or one of the Subsidiaries). The Company has not undertaken to maintain any Company Employee Plan for any period of time and each Company Employee Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued on or after the Effective Time in accordance with its terms, without liability to the Company, any of the Subsidiaries, Acquirer or any of its ERISA Affiliates (other than ordinary administration expenses typically incurred in a termination event). To the Companys knowledge, there are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or threatened in writing by the IRS, DOL or any other Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Subsidiaries with respect to any Company Employee Plan. All annual reports and other filings required by the IRS, DOL or any other similar Governmental Entity having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Subsidiaries have been timely made. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate is subject to any penalty or Tax with respect to any Company Employee Plan under Section 501(i) of ERISA or Section 4975 through 4980D of the Code.
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(d) Plan Status . None of the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate now, or has ever, maintained, established, sponsored, participated in or contributed to any plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. No Company Employee Plan is a multiple employer plan as defined in Section 210 of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code.
(e) Multiemployer Plans . At no time has the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate been a party to, contributed to or been required to contribute to any multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or any similar concept under any other Applicable Law.
(f) No Post-Employment Obligations . No Company Employee Plan provides, or has any liability to provide, life insurance, medical or other employee welfare benefits to any Employee upon or after his or her retirement or termination of employment for any reason, except as may be required Applicable Law, and neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has ever represented, promised or contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Employee (either individually or to Employees as a group) that such Employee(s) would be provided with life insurance, medical or other employee welfare benefits upon or after their retirement or termination of employment, except to the extent required by Applicable Law.
(g) Effect of Transactions . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which the Company is a party, and the consummation of the Transactions, will not conflict with or result in any violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit under any Company Employee Plan, trust or loan that would reasonably be expected to result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any Employee.
(h) No Liability . None of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has any material Liability, including under any Company Employee Plan, arising out of the treatment of any service provider as a consultant or independent contractor and not as an employee.
(i) Foreign Jurisdictions . Each Company Employee Plan subject to the Laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States (i) if intended to qualify for special Tax treatment, meets all requirements for such treatment, (ii) is fully funded and has been fully accrued for on the Company Financial Statements and (iii) if required to be registered, has been registered with the appropriate Governmental Entities and has been maintained in good standing with the appropriate Governmental Entities.
(j) 280G . Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is a party to any Contract or plan that has resulted or would result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of (i) any excess parachute payments within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code or (ii) any amount for which a deduction could be disallowed or deferred under Section 162 or Section 404 of the Code.
(k) 409A . Each nonqualified deferred compensation plan (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party has been operated and maintained in all material respects in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and applicable guidance thereunder, including the final regulations promulgated with respect thereto. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is under any obligation to gross up any Taxes under Section 409A of the Code. The exercise price of all Assumed Options is at least equal to the fair market value of the Company Common Stock on the date such Assumed Options were granted, and neither the Company nor Acquirer has incurred or would reasonably be expected to incur any Liability or obligation to withhold Taxes under Section 409A of the Code upon the vesting of any Assumed Options. The stock receivable upon the exercise of all Company Options constitute service recipient stock (as defined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(5)(iii)) with respect to the grantor thereof.
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2.26 Employment Matters .
(a) The Company has made available, (i) with respect to each current Employee: (A) the employee identification number of such Employee and the date as of which such Employee was originally hired by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (or any longer date of recognized seniority), and whether the Employee is on an active or inactive status, (B) such Employees title and job function and location, (C) such Employees base salary and (D) whether such Employee is employed by the Company or one of the Subsidiaries, and if by a Subsidiary, the name of the Subsidiary.
(b) A copy of each Employment Agreement with current Employees and any amendment thereto has been made available (excluding Employment Agreements with current Employees that do not materially deviate from the Companys standard forms made available to Acquirer and for which the Company or any Subsidiary does not have notice, severance or termination pay obligations other than notice requirements for non-U.S. employees). Except as set forth on Schedule 2.26(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the employment of each of the current Employees in the United States is terminable by the Company at will and neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has any obligation to provide any particular form or period of notice prior to terminating the employment of any of its current Employees (except for non-United States Employees of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries located in a jurisdiction that does not recognize the at-will employment concept and/or requires a period of notice prior to termination). Except as otherwise required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has, and to the Companys knowledge, no other Person has, (i) entered into any Contract that obligates or purports to obligate Acquirer or any of Acquirers Affiliates to make an offer of employment to any current Employee, consultant or contractor of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or (ii) promised or otherwise provided any assurances (contingent or other) to any current Employee, consultant or contractor of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of any terms or conditions of employment with Acquirer or any of Acquirers Affiliates following the Closing.
(c) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has made available accurate and complete copies of all currently applicable collective bargaining or labor agreements with respect to Employees, all of which have complied at all relevant times with Applicable Law in all material respects.
(d) To the Companys knowledge, there are no activities or proceedings of any labor union or works council or other employee representation group to organize any Employees.
(e) Since December 8, 2011, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has engaged in any unfair labor practice of any nature, that, if adversely determined, would result in any material Liability to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. There has not been prior to the date hereof any slowdown, work stoppage, labor dispute or union organizing activity, or any similar activity or dispute, affecting the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any Employees. There is not now pending and, to the Companys knowledge, no Person has threatened in writing to commence, any such slowdown, work stoppage, labor dispute, union organizing activity or any similar activity or dispute.
(f) The Company is in material compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, and under any other similar Applicable Law. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is delinquent to, or has failed to pay, any of its Employees, consultants or contractors for any wages (including overtime, meal breaks or waiting time penalties), salaries, commissions, accrued and unused vacation, on-call payments, equal pay, or collective bargaining payments to which they would be
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entitled under Applicable Law, if any, bonuses, benefits, profit sharing, stock options or other compensation for any services performed by them or amounts required to be reimbursed or damages or interest paid to such individuals. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is liable for any payment to any trust or other fund or to any Governmental Entity, with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for Employees (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice).
(g) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has a severance pay practice or policy; and other than as required by Applicable Law, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is liable for any severance pay, acceleration of payment or vesting of any equity interest, or other payments (other than accrued salary, vacation, or other paid time off in accordance with the Companys and the Subsidiaries policies) to any Employee arising from the termination of employment under any benefit or severance policy, practice, Contract, plan, program of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
(h) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries has been and is in compliance, in all material respects, with all Applicable Laws respecting employment, employment practices, employee benefits, terms and conditions of employment, immigration matters, labor matters, and wages and hours, and in each case, with respect to its Employees (i) has withheld and reported all amounts required by Applicable Law or agreement to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries or other payments to Employees, and (ii) is not liable for any arrears of wages, compensation, Taxes, penalties or other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing.
(i) As of the date hereof, there are no material demands or claims pending or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened in writing, before any Governmental Entity by any Employees for compensation, pending severance benefits, vacation time, unpaid meal or rest breaks, vacation pay or pension benefits, maternity benefits, statutory benefits, or any other claim threatened or pending before any Governmental Entity from any Employee or any other Person arising out of the Companys or any of the Subsidiaries status as employer or joint employer, whether in the form of claims for employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unfair labor practices, grievances, wrongful discharge or variation of contract, wage and hour violations, breach of contract, unfair business practice, tort, unfair competition or otherwise. In addition, as of the date hereof, there are no pending or threatened in writing claims or actions against the Company or any of the Subsidiaries under any workers compensation policy or long-term disability policy. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have complied with and are in compliance with all applicable workers compensation Laws in all material respects.
(j) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries, and to the Companys knowledge each current Employee, is in compliance with all applicable visa and work permit requirements.
(k) Since December 8, 2011, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has implemented any plant or office closing, transfer of Employees or layoff of Employees that (without regard to any actions that might be taken by Acquirer or Merger Sub after the Closing) is in violation of any applicable WARN or similar Applicable Law. The Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with WARN, or any similar Applicable Law.
(l) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have obtained all required approvals, consents, and more generally taken all necessary steps with the Employees or their representatives and/or Governmental Entities, such as collective or individual consultation, information, notification or negotiations, as may be required by Applicable Law such that this Agreement shall have full force and effect at Closing on the Employees and the parties hereto.
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(m) To the knowledge of the Company, no Named Employee or Specified Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary is in violation of any term of any employment agreement, non-competition agreement or any restrictive covenant to a former employer relating to the right of any such Named Employee or Specified Employee to be employed by the Company or any Subsidiary because of the nature of the Business or to the use of trade secrets or proprietary information of others.
2.27 Tax Matters .
(a) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have timely (including extensions) filed all income and other material Tax Returns required to be filed, and all such Tax Returns were complete and correct in all material respects. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have paid all material Taxes owed (whether or not shown, or required to be shown, on any Tax Returns). The Company and each of the Subsidiaries have collected, withheld and paid all material Taxes required to have been collected, withheld and paid. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has engaged in any transaction that could give rise to (i) a reporting obligation under Section 6111 of the Code or the regulations thereunder, (ii) a disclosure obligation of a reportable transaction under Section 6011 of the Code and the regulations thereunder, or (iii any similar obligation under any predecessor or successor law or comparable provision of state or local Applicable Law. There are no Encumbrances for Taxes upon any of the Companys or any of the Subsidiaries assets, other than Permitted Encumbrances.
(b) As of the date hereof, none of the income or other material Tax Returns filed by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries nor income or other material Taxes payable by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries have been the subject of an audit, action, suit, proceeding, claim, examination, investigation, deficiency, assessment or proposed assessment in writing by any Governmental Entity that has not been resolved or fully paid, and no such audit, action, suit, proceeding, claim, examination, investigation, deficiency, assessment or proposed assessment in writing is currently pending or, to the Companys knowledge, threatened in writing.
(c) As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitation with respect to any Tax or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any routine extensions of time to file Tax Returns.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is a party to or member of any joint venture, partnership or limited liability company. The Company is not nor has been, a U.S. real property holding company (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has ever been either a controlled corporation or a distributing corporation (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) with respect to a transaction that was described in, or intended to qualify as a Tax-free transaction pursuant to Section 355 of the Code in the two year period ending on the Closing Date. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has made or agreed to make any material adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law) by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise, and will not be required to make such a material adjustment as a result of the Transactions. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries will be required to include any amount in income for Taxable periods (or portions thereof) after the Closing as a result of (i) entering into any closing agreement within the meaning of Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of Applicable Law) prior to the Closing, (ii) any intercompany transaction described in the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1502 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of Applicable Law) with respect to a transaction entered into prior to the Closing, (iii) any installment sale or open transaction disposition made prior to the Closing with respect to transactions made prior to the Closing (other than those in the ordinary course of business), (iv) any prepaid amount received prior to the Closing (other than amounts received in the ordinary course of business) or (v) any election under Section 108(i) of the Code made on or before the Closing Date.
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(e) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax sharing agreement or similar arrangement (including an indemnification agreement or arrangement). Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has ever been a member of a group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return or a combined, consolidated, unitary or other affiliated group Tax Return for state, local or foreign Tax purposes (other than a group the common parent of which is the Company or any of the Subsidiaries), and neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has any Liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company and the Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law), or as a transferee or successor, or by contract, or otherwise.
(f) The unpaid Taxes of the Company and the Subsidiaries, as of the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date, are reflected on the Company Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries will incur any liability for Taxes from the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date through the Closing Date other than in the ordinary course of business or as a result of the Transactions. Since December 31, 2012, no written claim has been made to the Company or any Subsidiary by a Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of the Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is or may be subject to Tax in that jurisdiction.
(g) The Company has made available to Acquirer correct and complete copies of all material Tax Returns filed by the Company and any of the Subsidiaries after December 31, 2012.
(h) Since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has made or changed any material election in respect of Taxes, adopted or changed any accounting method in respect of Taxes, entered into any closing agreement in respect of Taxes, settled any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes, or consented to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes.
(i) All intercompany transactions between the Company and the Subsidiaries are in material compliance with the requirements of Section 482 of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
2.28 Customers; Suppliers; Resellers .
(a) Schedule 2.28(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter identifies, and provides a summary of the revenues received from, the 15 largest customers of the Company by revenue for the 12 months ended on the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date (the Large Customers ). As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has received written notice from any Large Customer indicating that any such Large Customer intends to terminate or materially diminish its purchases from the Company and the Subsidiaries. As of the date hereof, there are no material disputes pending or threatened in writing under or relating to any Contract with any Large Customer.
(b) Schedule 2.28(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter identifies, and provides a summary of the purchases made from, the 15 largest suppliers of the Company and the Subsidiaries by aggregate purchases for the 12 months ended on the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date (the Large Suppliers ). As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has received written notice from any Large Supplier indicating that any such Large Supplier intends to terminate or materially diminish its business relationship with the Company and the Subsidiaries. As of the date hereof, there are no material disputes pending or threatened in writing under or relating to any Contract with any Large Suppliers.
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(c) Schedule 2.28(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter identifies, and provides a summary of the revenues received from, the 15 largest marketers, distributors or resellers of Company Products, including resellers of Company support services, by revenue for the 12 months ended on the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date (the Large Resellers ). As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has received written notice from any Large Reseller indicating that any such Large Reseller intends to terminate or materially diminish its business relationship with the Company and the Subsidiaries. As of the date hereof, there are no material disputes pending or threatened in writing under or relating to any Contract with any Large Reseller.
2.29 Governmental Authorizations . Schedule 2.29 of the Company Disclosure Letter lists each material certification, approval, registration, consent, license, permit, grant, exemption, variance, order or other authorization issued or granted by a Governmental Entity and held by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (a) pursuant to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries currently operates or holds any interest in any of its properties or (b) that is required for the operation of its business as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted or the holding of any such interest (collectively, the Company Authorizations (but excluding Environmental Permits which are covered under Section 2.23(b) ), the Company Authorizations are in full force and effect (and will continue to be in full force and effect immediately following the consummation of the Transactions) and constitute all Company Authorizations required to permit the Company and each of the Subsidiaries to operate or conduct its business as currently conducted and none of the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any Employee is in violation of any Company Authorization, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
2.30 FCPA .
(a) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries, and, to the Companys knowledge, each Employee or consultant, agent or any other Person acting for or on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, during the past five years, have not, directly or indirectly violated any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (iii) made, offered or authorized any unlawful payment, or other thing of value, to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or (iv) made, offered or authorized any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar unlawful payment in violation of any Anti-Corruption Law.
2.31 Data Collection and Privacy .
(a) The Company has made available to Acquirer all privacy policies, including internal privacy policies and all public-facing privacy policies, of the Company and any of the Subsidiaries relating to their respective websites, mobile applications, online services, or Company Products as of the date hereof.
(b) Other than as would not reasonably be likely to be material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Company and each of the Subsidiaries is, and at all times since December 8, 2011 has been, in compliance with:
(i) the requirements of all Applicable Laws concerning the Companys and the Subsidiaries collection, storage, use, transfer, disclosure, or other processing of Personal Data and Online Tracking Data, including Laws relating to the Companys and the Subsidiaries unsolicited electronic and mobile communications;
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(ii) all the privacy policies, including internal privacy policies and all public-facing privacy policies, of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries relating to their respective websites, mobile applications, online services, or Company Products;
(iii) any public statements made by the Company or any Subsidiary or authorized representatives of the Company or any Subsidiary regarding the Companys and the Subsidiaries collection, storage, use, transfer, disclosure, or other processing of Personal Data and Online Tracking Data; and
(iv) the information security programs and policies of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries relating to Personal Data or Online Tracking Data.
(c) The Transactions will not result in the Company or any of the Subsidiaries being in breach of any privacy Applicable Laws.
2.32 Conflict Minerals . No Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured or contracted by the Company to be manufactured or any product currently proposed to be manufactured by the Company or on its behalf in the future.
2.33 Exclusivity of Representations . Acquirer and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree, for themselves and on behalf of their Representatives and Affiliates, that, except for the representations and warranties of the Company expressly set forth in this Article II , for representations and warranties of the Company Stockholders in the Letters of Transmittal or in any Transaction Document and the statements to be made in the certificate contemplated by Section 1.2(b)(i) hereof, (a) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries (or any other Person) makes, or has made, any representation or warranty, express or implied, relating to the Company, the Subsidiaries or any of their businesses or operations or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions, (b) no Person has been authorized by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to make any representation or warranty, express or implied, relating to the Company, the Subsidiaries or any of their businesses or operations or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions, and if made, such representation or warranty must not be and has not been relied upon by Acquirer or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates or Representatives as having been authorized by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (or any other Person) and (c) Acquirer and Merger Sub and their Representatives and Affiliates are not acting, including, as applicable, by entering into or consummating this Agreement or the Transactions, in reliance on any representation or warranty, express or implied, or in reliance on any materials, statements or information provided or addressed to Acquirer or Merger Sub or their Representatives or Affiliates in any electronic data room hosted by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Transactions, in any presentations by the Companys management or in any other form or setting, or in reliance on the accuracy or completeness of any such representation, warranty, materials, statements or information and that no Person shall have any Liability with respect to any such representation, warranty, materials, statements or information or omissions therefrom. Any estimate, projection, prediction, data, financial information, memorandum, presentation or any other materials or information provided or addressed to Acquirer or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates or the Representatives, including any materials or information made available in the electronic data room hosted by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Transactions or in connection with presentations by the Companys management, are not and shall not be deemed to be or include representations or warranties, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Article II , and Acquirer and its Affiliates shall have no claim against any Person with respect thereto.
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ARTICLE III
R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES OF A CQUIRER AND M ERGER S UB
Acquirer and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
3.1 Organization of Acquirer and Merger Sub . Each of Acquirer and Merger Sub is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware. Neither Acquirer nor Merger Sub is in violation of any of the provisions of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent organizational or governing documents in any material respect.
3.2 Authority .
(a) Each of Acquirer and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is or will be a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Acquirer and Merger Sub is or will be a party and the consummation of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Acquirer and Merger Sub, as the case may be.
(b) This Agreement and each of the Signing Date Transaction Documents to which Acquirer or Merger Sub has been, and each of the Transaction Documents to which Acquirer or Merger Sub is a party will be at the Closing, duly executed and delivered by Acquirer and Merger Sub, as the case may be, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto, this Agreement constitutes, and in the case of the Transaction Documents they will at Closing constitute, valid, legal and binding obligations of Acquirer and Merger Sub enforceable against Acquirer and Merger Sub, respectively, in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
3.3 No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by Acquirer and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party do not and will not, and the consummation of the Transactions will not conflict with or result in any violation of, or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any obligation, right or loss of a benefit under, or result in the imposition or creation of any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) upon any of Acquirers, Merger Subs or their respective subsidiaries properties or assets (tangible or intangible) (a) any provision of the Organizational Documents of Acquirer or Merger Sub, or (b) Applicable Law, other than, as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Acquirers or Merger Subs ability to consummate the Merger or to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which it is a party.
3.4 No Consent . Other than as would not be material to Acquirers or Merger Subs ability to consummate the Merger or the other Transactions, taken as a whole, no consent, waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notice to any Governmental Entity or under Applicable Law is required by, or with respect to, Acquirer or Merger Sub in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by each of Acquirer and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or the consummation by Acquirer and Merger Sub of the Transactions, except for (a) such consents, waivers, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations, notices and filings as may be required under the HSR Act and any other applicable Antitrust Laws, (b) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and (c) the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 with the SEC after the Closing Date covering the shares of Acquirer Common Stock issuable pursuant to certain New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units assumed hereunder.
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3.5 Stockholder Notice . None of the information supplied or to be supplied by Acquirer for inclusion in the Stockholder Notice or any amendment or supplement thereto will contain, as of the date or the mailing of such document, any untrue statement of a material fact, or will omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
3.6 Financing .
(a) Each of Acquirer and Merger Sub affirms that it is not a condition to the Closing or to any of their other obligations under this Agreement that any of them obtain financing for, or related to, any of the Transactions (except as specifically set forth in Section 6.3(e) ). Acquirer has furnished the Company with a true, correct and complete copy of the executed debt commitment letter, dated as of the Agreement Date, among Bank of America, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A. and certain affiliates, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (such institutions and any other institutions or persons who provide, arrange or serve as agents for the Debt Financing, together with their respective successors and assigns, the Debt Financing Sources ) and each executed fee letter associated therewith (provided that provisions in the fee letters may be redacted in a customary manner (such commitment letter, including all exhibits, schedules, annexes, supplements and amendments thereto and each such fee letter, collectively, the Debt Commitment Letter )). As of the Agreement Date, the Debt Commitment Letter has not been amended or modified and no amendment or modification to the Debt Commitment Letter is contemplated by Acquirer or Merger Sub, and no Debt Financing Source has notified Acquirer in writing of its intention to terminate the Debt Commitment Letter or not to provide the Debt Financing. As of the Agreement Date, there are no side letters or other Contracts or arrangements to which Acquirer or any of its subsidiaries is a party that would affect the amount (including by imposition or increase of original issue discount or upfront fees), availability or conditions of the Debt Financing other than as expressly set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter furnished to the Company on the Agreement Date. Assuming the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.3 , the aggregate proceeds of the Debt Financing, when funded, together with funds provided in accordance with the terms of the Investment Agreement and funds then available to Acquirer will, as of the Effective Time, be sufficient to enable Acquirer and the Surviving Corporation to pay and satisfy in full (i) the obligations pursuant to this Agreement to pay the Merger Consideration, (ii) all fees and expenses of Acquirer and its subsidiaries in connection with each portion of the Transactions payable by Acquirer as contemplated by Section 1.3 and Section 1.4 (i.e., excluding any net-settled reinvestment amounts as contemplated thereby) at Closing and (iii) the payment of all Transaction Expenses payable by Acquirer hereunder and the Company Funded Debt (including any Prepayment Premium) as described in Section 5.8 (the amounts in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the Required Amount ).
(b) As of the Agreement Date, the Debt Commitment Letter is not subject to any conditions precedent relating to the funding of the Debt Financing other than as set forth therein and, as of the Agreement Date, is in full force and effect and is the legal, valid (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto), binding and enforceable obligation of Acquirer, and, to the knowledge of Acquirer, each other Person party thereto, in each case, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. All commitment and other fees required to be paid under the Debt Commitment Letter prior to the Agreement Date have been paid in full. Assuming the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.3 , Acquirer is not aware of the existence of any fact or event as of the Agreement Date that would reasonably be expected to cause such conditions to funding not to be satisfied on or before the Closing Date or such funding not to be made available to Acquirer on or before the Closing Date.
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3.7 Solvency . Assuming that (a) the representations and warranties in Article II are true, correct and complete, (b) the Company, Acquirer and Merger Sub have each complied with their respective obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, (c) the funding of the Debt Financing in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Debt Commitment Letter occurs on the Closing Date and (d) any estimates, projections or forecasts of the Company made available to Acquirer by the Company prior to the Agreement Date have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that, when made, were and continue to be reasonable immediately prior to the Closing, at and immediately after the Closing, and after giving effect to the Transactions (including any financings being entered into in connection therewith), Acquirer and its subsidiaries (including the Company and the Subsidiaries), taken as a whole, on a consolidated basis, will be Solvent.
3.8 No Prior Merger Sub Operations . Merger Sub was formed solely for the purpose of effecting the Merger and has not engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations other than in connection with the Transactions.
3.9 Legal Proceedings; Orders . There is no Legal Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity pending or, to the knowledge of Acquirer, threatened against Acquirer or Merger Sub that would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect Acquirer or Merger Subs ability to perform their obligations under this Agreement. Neither Acquirer nor any of its subsidiaries is subject to any Order that would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect Acquirer or Merger Subs ability to perform their obligations under this Agreement.
3.10 Brokers Fees . Except for financial advisors and investment bankers whose fees and expenses shall be borne solely by Acquirer, there is no financial advisor, investment banker, broker, finder, agent or other Person that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Acquirer or any of its Affiliates that is entitled to any financial advisors, investment banking, brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the Transactions.
3.11 Acquirer Common Stock . Acquirer will have at the Effective Time sufficient authorized but unissued shares of Acquirer Common Stock to issue the Reinvestment Shares and any shares of Acquirer Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of any Assumed Options. When issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Assumed Options (and any Acquirer Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Assumed Options) and the Reinvestment Shares will be duly and validly issued in accordance with all Applicable Laws, will be fully paid and nonassessable, will be free and clear of any Encumbrances imposed by Acquirer or its Affiliates and will not be subject to preemptive rights or similar rights of stockholders, except as set forth in any applicable Reinvestment Agreement and for restrictions on transfer arising under securities Applicable Laws.
3.12 Independent Investigation .
(a) Acquirer acknowledges (for itself and on behalf of its Affiliates and the Representatives of any of the foregoing) that it has conducted and completed its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of the Company and the Subsidiaries and that in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, it has relied solely on its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of the Company and the Subsidiaries and the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article II hereof. Acquirer acknowledges (for itself and on behalf of its Affiliates and the Representatives of any of the foregoing) that, as of the date hereof and Acquirer and its Affiliates
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and Representatives (a) have received reasonable access to (i) such books and records, facilities, equipment, contracts and other assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries that Acquirer and its Affiliates and the Representatives of any of the foregoing, as of the date hereof, have requested to review and (ii) the electronic data room hosted by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Transactions, and (b) have had reasonable opportunity to meet with the management of the Company and to discuss the business and assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries.
(b) Acquirer and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree, for themselves and on behalf of their Representatives and Affiliates, that, except for the representations and warranties of the Company expressly set forth in Article II and the representations or warranties contained in the other Transaction Documents (including the Investment Agreement), (i) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries (or any other Person) makes, or has made, any representation or warranty, express or implied, relating to the Company, the Subsidiaries or any of their businesses or operations or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions, (ii) no Person has been authorized by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to make any representation or warranty, express or implied, relating to the Company, the Subsidiaries or any of their businesses or operations or otherwise in connection with this Agreement, and if made, such representation or warranty has not been relied upon by Acquirer or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates or Representatives as having been authorized by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (or any other Person) and (iii) Acquirer and Merger Sub and their Representatives and Affiliates are not acting, including, as applicable, entering into this Agreement or consummating the Transactions, in reliance on any representation or warranty, express or implied, or in reliance on any materials, statements or information provided or addressed to Acquirer or Merger Sub or their Representatives or Affiliates in any electronic data room hosted by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Transactions, in any presentations by the Companys management or in any other form or setting, or in reliance on the accuracy or completeness of any such representation, warranty, materials, statements or information and that no Person shall have any liability with respect to any such representation, warranty, materials, statements or information or omissions therefrom. Any estimate, projection, prediction, data, financial information, memorandum, presentation or any other materials or information provided or addressed to Acquirer or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates or the Representatives, including any materials or information made available in the electronic data room hosted by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Transactions or in connection with presentations by the Companys management, are not and shall not be deemed to be or include representations or warranties, and Acquirer and its Affiliates shall have no claim against any Person with respect thereto.
ARTICLE IV
C ONDUCT P RIOR TO THE E FFECTIVE T IME
4.1 Conduct of the Business . During the period from the Agreement Date and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII and the Effective Time, except as expressly permitted or expressly required by this Agreement or as expressly set forth in Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter or otherwise consented to by Acquirer in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company shall and shall cause each Subsidiary to, subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 4.2 and except as necessary to comply with Applicable Law ( provided that, to the extent practicable, the Company shall provide reasonable advance notice to Acquirer of any such action taken to comply with Applicable Law):
(a) conduct the Business solely in the ordinary course consistent with past practice in all material respects and in compliance with Applicable Law;
(b) use its commercially reasonable efforts (i) to pay and perform all of its undisputed debts and other obligations (including Taxes) when due (including extensions), (ii) to sell the Companys products and services consistent with past practice as to discounting, license, service and
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maintenance terms, incentive programs and revenue recognition, (iii) to collect accounts receivable when due and not extend credit outside the ordinary course of business and (iv) consistent with past practice and policies, to preserve intact its present business organizations, keep available the services of its present officers and key employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, channel partners, licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings with it; and
(c) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain each of its leased premises in accordance with the terms of the applicable lease in all material respects.
4.2 Restrictions on Conduct of the Business . Without limiting the generality or effect of Section 4.1 , except as expressly set forth on Schedule 4.2 of the Company Disclosure Letter, during the period from the Agreement Date and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII and the Effective Time, the Company shall not do, cause or permit (and shall cause each Subsidiary not to do, cause or permit) any of the following (except to the extent expressly provided otherwise herein or as consented to in writing by Acquirer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; it being understood that it shall not be unreasonable to withhold, condition or delay consent with respect to actions prohibited by Section 4.2(a) , Section 4.2(b) , Section 4.2(c) , Section 4.2(e) , Section 4.2(g) , Section 4.2(j) , Section 4.2(k)(i) , Section 4.2(n) , and Section 4.2(u) ) or as necessary to comply with Applicable Law ( provided that, to the extent practicable, the Company shall provide reasonable advance notice to Acquirer of any such action taken to comply with Applicable Law)):
(a) Charter Documents . Amend or otherwise modify the Companys Organizational Documents;
(b) Merger, Reorganization . Merge or consolidate itself with any other Person or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;
(c) Dividends; Changes in Capital Stock . (i) Declare, set aside or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or other property) in respect of any of its Equity Interests (other than dividends and distributions by a Subsidiary to the Company or a wholly owned Subsidiary), (ii) split, combine or reclassify any of its Equity Interests or issue or authorize the issuance of any Equity Interests or other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for its Equity Interests, (iii) adjust the exercise price of any Company Option or make any other payment in respect of any Company Option in connection with the declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or distribution or (iv) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or authorize or propose the redemption or acquisition of, directly or indirectly, any of its Equity Interests except for Permitted Issuances;
(d) Material Contracts . (i) Enter into, amend or modify any (A) Contract that would (if entered into, amended or modified prior to the Agreement Date) constitute a Material Contract, other than (x) Contracts entered into, amended or modified in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice and (y) amendments or modifications that would not materially change the obligations of the parties to such Material Contract or constitute a waiver of any material rights thereunder or (B) Contract requiring a novation or consent in connection with the Merger or the other Transactions, (ii) terminate (other than any Contract that terminates by its terms), amend or modify or waive (other than amendments, modifications or waivers that would not materially change the obligations of the parties thereto or constitute a waiver of any material rights thereunder) (x) any term of any Material Contract other than in the ordinary course consistent with past practices or (y) any term of the Support Agreement or the Stockholder Agreement or (iii) enter into, amend, modify or terminate any Contract or waive, release or assign any rights or claims thereunder, which if so entered into, modified, amended, terminated,
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waived, released or assigned would be reasonably likely to (A) materially impair the ability of the Company to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or (B) prevent or materially delay or impair the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions;
(e) Issuance of Equity Interests . Issue, deliver, grant, pledge or sell or authorize or propose the issuance, delivery, grant, pledge or sale of, or purchase or propose the purchase of, any Equity Interests of the Company (i) granting its holder the right to vote on any matters on which any Company Securityholder may vote (or that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having such right) or (ii) the value of which is in any way based upon or derived from capital or voting stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any Equity Interests, or enter into or authorize or propose to enter into any Contracts of any character obligating it to issue any Equity Interests, other than (A) the issuance of New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units (x) to those employees, and in such amounts, as agreed upon by Acquirer pursuant to Section 5.9(d) or (y) in accordance with Schedule D of the Company Disclosure Letter, (B) the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of Company Options that are outstanding as of the Agreement Date, (C) grants of Equity Interests (other than Company Options or other Equity Interests required to be granted with an exercise or strike price equal to the then current fair market value) to be made in accordance with the Companys current schedule in an amount not to exceed $200,000, (D) customary grants (other than Company Options or other Equity Interests required to be granted with an exercise or strike price equal to the then current fair market value) to newly hired Employees or with respect to promotions or the Companys equity compensation review process, in each case, in the ordinary course of business in an amount not to exceed $200,000 and (E) the repurchase of any shares of Company Common Stock from former employees, non-employee directors and consultants in accordance with Contracts to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries are party to as of the Agreement Date providing for the repurchase of shares in connection with any termination of service permitted by Section 4.2(f) or otherwise in accordance with agreements providing for the repurchase of shares in connection with any termination of service or otherwise (clauses (A)-(E), Permitted Issuances );
(f) Employees; Consultants; Independent Contractors . Except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (i) hire, or offer to hire, any additional officers or other employees, or any consultants or independent contractors, (ii) terminate the employment, change the title, office or position, or materially reduce the responsibilities of any management Employee of the Company (other than for cause or permanent disability), (iii) enter into any employment, severance, termination, consulting or other material Contract with any Employee, consultant or independent contractor, (iv) materially amend, supplement or extend the term of any employment, severance, termination, consulting or other agreement or material Contract with any Employee, consultant or independent contractor, (v) enter into, adopt, amend or terminate any Contract with a labor union or collective bargaining agreement or (vi) add any new members to the Board except as required by Applicable Law;
(g) Loans and Investments . Make any loans or advances, except for advances to Employees for travel and business expenses in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(h) Intellectual Property . (i) Transfer or sell to any Person any Company Intellectual Property or enter into any license agreement (other than non-exclusive license agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices that do not include any rights with respect to source code or patent rights), distribution or reseller agreement (other than non-exclusive distribution or reseller agreements entered into substantially on the Companys Standard Form Agreements), security agreement, assignment or other conveyance, or option for any of the foregoing, with respect to the Company Intellectual Property with any Person, (ii) purchase or otherwise acquire or license from a Person ownership in any material Intellectual Property Rights or material Technology, except licensing of
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Shrink-Wrap Code and other generally commercially available Technology in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices or (iii) make any material changes in pricing or royalties set or charged by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to its customers or licensees or in pricing or royalties set or charged by Persons who have licensed Intellectual Property Rights or Technology to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (other than licenses for Open Source Technology, commercially available software, or Shrink Wrap Code or otherwise in accordance with any applicable Contract);
(i) Dispositions . Sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any assets or properties that are material to the Company or the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or create any material Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) on such assets or properties, except sales or non-exclusive licenses of Company Products in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(j) Indebtedness . (i) Incur any Company Debt in excess of $1,000,000 (other than borrowings in the ordinary course of business under the revolving facility under the Company Credit Agreement), (ii) amend the terms of any material Company Debt, (iii) guarantee any material Company Debt or (iv) issue or sell any debt securities or purchase or guarantee any debt securities of others;
(k) Payment of Obligations . Pay, discharge or satisfy (i) any Liability to any Person who is an Employee, stockholder or Affiliate of the Company (other than any (I) compensation or benefits, or reimbursement of reasonable costs or expenses, paid or payable to an Employee (x) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and for such Persons services as an employee (so long as not a special bonus or other compensation granted or paid in connection with the Transactions unless such bonus or compensation is included as a Transaction Expense) or (y) pursuant to agreements made available to Acquirer and Merger Sub prior to the date hereof (including the Management Agreement), and (II) payment of intercompany debt) or (ii) other than as would be permitted pursuant to Section 4.2(o) , any claim arising other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction of Liabilities reflected or reserved against in the Company Balance Sheet in an amount not in excess of the amounts so reflected or reserved and Transaction Expenses;
(l) Capital Expenditures . In any fiscal quarter, make any capital expenditures, capital additions or capital improvements in any amount in excess of $1,000,000 in any individual case or $5,000,000 in the aggregate or acquisition of any Person or other business enterprise or division thereof (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) or acquisition of any material assets except for acquisitions of inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(m) Employee Benefit Plans; Pay Increases . Except as required by Applicable Law or pursuant to the terms of a Company Employee Plan or Material Contract as in effect on the Agreement Date (i) adopt or amend any Company Employee Plan, Change in Control Agreement, acceleration or severance plan (other than the adoption of the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan) or (ii) re-price any right to acquire Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary or amend, accelerate or vest performance triggers or waive of any vesting terms related to any award of, or award with respect to, any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary held by any Employees, consultants, contractors, or advisors of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries;
(n) Severance Arrangements . Grant or make any change to any material severance, retention or termination pay, or the acceleration of vesting or other material benefits, to any Person (other than payments or acceleration that have been disclosed to Acquirer and are set forth on Schedule 4.2(n) of the Company Disclosure Letter or are otherwise in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices);
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(o) Lawsuits; Settlements . (i) Settle any lawsuit, claim, proceeding or investigation (regardless of the party initiating the same) in which such settlement includes the payment on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries of more than $5,000,000 in the aggregate, or (ii) waive or release any material right or claim, including any write-off or other compromise of any material account receivable of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(p) Acquisitions . Acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets that are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Company or the Business, or enter into any Contract with respect to a joint venture, strategic alliance or partnership requiring capital contributions by the Company or the Subsidiaries in excess of $2,000,000;
(q) Taxes . Except as required by the Code, GAAP or Applicable Law, (i) change any material election in respect of Taxes, (ii) change any material Tax accounting period, (iii) change any material method of Tax accounting, (iv) file the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Company for the year ending April 30, 2016 (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, filing an ordinary course extension for the time to file such Tax Return), (v) file any amendment to an income Tax Return or any other material Tax Return, (vi) enter into a closing agreement with respect to Taxes, (vii) enter into any Tax sharing or similar agreement outside the ordinary course of business with respect to material Taxes (other than agreements the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes), (viii) assume any Liability for the material Taxes of any Person other than the Company or one of the Subsidiaries (other than in connection with Contracts, agreements, arrangements or other events the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes), (ix) consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes, (x) settle any claim or assessment in respect of material Taxes, or (xi) enter into any platform contribution transactions under Treasury Regulation Section 1.482-7, intercompany licenses or other similar U.S.-to-foreign transfers of intangible assets giving rise to gain or loss or deferred gain or loss in excess of $1,000,000 individually or $5,000,000 in the aggregate;
(r) Accounting . Change accounting methods or practices (including (i) any change in depreciation or amortization policies, (ii) by accelerating any accounts receivable or extending any accounts payable, (iii) deferring payment of any accounts payable other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (iv) giving any discount other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, in order to accelerate or induce the collection of any receivable) or revalue any of its assets (including writing down the value of inventory or writing off notes or accounts receivable otherwise than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), except in each case as required by changes in GAAP as concurred with its independent accountants and after written notice to Acquirer;
(s) Real Property . Enter into any Contract for the purchase or sale of any real property;
(t) Insurance . Materially change the amount of any insurance coverage;
(u) Interested Party Transactions . Enter into any Contract with any Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary that, if entered prior to the Agreement Date, would be required to be listed on Schedule 2.18 of the Company Disclosure Letter, or amend any Contract with any Person other than the Company or a Subsidiary that is listed on Schedule 2.18 of the Company Disclosure Letter; or
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(v) Other . Take or agree in writing or otherwise to take or otherwise commit to, any of the actions described in clauses (a) through (u) in this Section 4.2 .
4.3 Certain Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article IV , Acquirer acknowledges and agrees that (i) nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Acquirer, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Companys or any of the Subsidiaries operations during the period from the Agreement Date and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII and the Effective Time, and (ii) during the period from the Agreement Date and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII and the Effective Time, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over it and the Subsidiaries operations. No consent of Acquirer shall be required with respect to any matter set forth in this Agreement to the extent the requirement of such consent would violate any Antitrust Law.
ARTICLE V
A DDITIONAL A GREEMENTS
5.1 Board Recommendation, Stockholder Approval and Stockholder Notice .
(a) Neither the Board nor any committee thereof shall (i) withhold, withdraw, amend or modify, or propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw, amend or modify in a manner adverse to Acquirer, the unanimous recommendation of the Board that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement or (ii) recommend, endorse, adopt or approve, or propose to recommend, endorse, adopt or approve, any Acquisition Proposal or any letter of intent or agreement in principle or any Contract providing for, relating to or in connection with, an Acquisition Proposal (such recommendation, the Board Recommendation ).
(b) The Company shall take all action necessary in accordance with this Agreement, the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval. The Companys obligation to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall not be limited or otherwise affected by the commencement, disclosure, announcement or submission to the Company of any Acquisition Proposal or the withholding, withdrawal, amendment or modification by the Board of the Board Recommendation. Following the Agreement Date, the Company shall deliver a form Written Consent and Stockholder Agreement to each Designated Company Stockholder and request that each such Designated Company Stockholder execute the Written Consent and Stockholder Agreement (unless such Company Stockholder has executed the Support Agreement); provided that each of Acquirer and Merger Sub affirm that it is not a condition to the Closing or to any of their obligations under this Agreement that any Designated Company Stockholder execute or deliver a Written Consent or Stockholder Agreement. Upon obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company shall promptly deliver copies of the executed Written Consents or other documents evidencing the obtainment of the Company Stockholder Approval to Acquirer. No later than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall promptly, to the extent received by the Company, deliver copies of all the Written Consents and Stockholder Agreements executed by Company Stockholders (other than Consenting Stockholders).
(c) Promptly (and in any case within 15 days following the agreement by the Company and Acquirer on the form Stockholder Notice as described in the immediately following sentence) after the Company obtains the Company Stockholder Approval, the Company shall prepare,
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with the cooperation of Acquirer, and mail or otherwise deliver to each Company Stockholder other than the Consenting Stockholders, a notice (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the Stockholder Notice ) comprising (i) the notice contemplated by Section 228(e) of the DGCL of the taking of a corporate action without a meeting by less than a unanimous written consent, (ii) the notice contemplated by Section 262(d)(2) of the DGCL, together with a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL, (iii) an information statement to the Company Stockholders in connection with the solicitation of their signatures to a Written Consent and the Stockholder Agreement. The Stockholder Notice shall include (A) a statement to the effect that the Board had unanimously recommended that the Company Stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and (B) such other information as Acquirer and the Company may reasonably agree is required under the DGCL to be included therein. Prior to its mailing, the Stockholder Notice shall have been approved by Acquirer (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and, following its mailing, no amendment or supplement to the Stockholder Notice shall be made by the Company without the approval of Acquirer (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Each of Acquirer and the Company agrees to provide promptly to the other such information concerning its business, financial statements and affairs as, in the reasonable judgment of Acquirer or its counsel, may be required to be included under the DGCL in the Stockholder Notice or in any amendment or supplement thereto, and Acquirer and the Company agree to cause their respective Representatives to cooperate in the preparation of the Stockholder Notice and any amendment or supplement thereto.
5.2 No Solicitation .
(a) During the period from the Agreement Date and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VII and the Effective Time, the Company will not, and the Company will not authorize or permit any of its Representatives or any Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, seek, entertain, knowingly encourage, knowingly facilitate or knowingly induce the making, submission or announcement of any inquiry, expression of interest, proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (ii) enter into, participate in, maintain or continue any communications (except solely to provide written notice as to the existence of these provisions) or negotiations regarding, or deliver or make available to any Person any non-public information with respect to, or take any other action regarding, any inquiry, expression of interest, proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) agree to, accept, approve, endorse or recommend (or propose or announce any intention or desire to agree to, accept, approve, endorse or recommend) any Acquisition Proposal or any inquiry, proposal or offer that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, (iv) enter into any letter of intent or any other Contract contemplating or otherwise relating to, or that would reasonably be expected to lead to, any Acquisition Proposal or (v) submit any Acquisition Proposal to the vote of any Company Securityholders. The Company will, and will cause its Representatives and the Subsidiaries to, (A) immediately cease and cause to be terminated any and all existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted prior to or on the Agreement Date with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, (B) immediately revoke or withdraw access of any Person (other than Acquirer and its Representatives) to any data room (virtual or actual) containing any non-public information with respect to the Company in connection with an Acquisition Proposal, (C) request from each Person (other than Acquirer and its Representatives) the prompt return or destruction of all non-public information with respect to the Company previously provided to such Person in connection with an Acquisition Proposal other than with respect to customary exceptions set forth in any applicable confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement entered into by the Company or the Subsidiaries and (D) prior to Closing, withdraw the Registration Statement and cease to take any material actions in furtherance of a public offering of Company Capital Stock. If any of the Companys Representatives, whether in his, her or its capacity as such or in any other capacity, takes any action that the Company is obligated pursuant to this Section 5.2 not to authorize or permit such Representative to take, then the Company shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have breached this Section 5.2 .
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(b) Unless prohibited by Applicable Law or confidentiality obligations, the Company shall immediately (but in any event, within 24 hours) notify Acquirer orally and in writing after receipt by the Company in the event that such notice occurs following the Agreement Date (or, to the knowledge of the Company, by any of the Companys Representatives), of (i) any Acquisition Proposal or (ii) any inquiry, expression of interest, proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal. Unless prohibited by Applicable Law or confidentiality obligations, such notice shall describe (A) the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, expression of interest, proposal, offer, notice or request and (B) the identity of the Person or Group making any such Acquisition Proposal, inquiry, expression of interest, proposal, offer, notice or request. The Company shall provide Acquirer with at least 48 hours prior notice (or such lesser prior notice as is provided to the members of the Board) of any meeting of the Board at which the Board is reasonably expected to discuss any Acquisition Proposal.
5.3 Confidentiality; Public Disclosure .
(a) The parties hereto acknowledge that Acquirer and the Company have previously executed a Mutual Confidentiality Agreement dated as of April 24, 2016, as amended (the Confidentiality Agreement ), which shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
(b) The initial press release to be issued with respect to the Transactions shall be a joint press release in the form heretofore agreed to by Acquirer and the Company. After the initial press release, Acquirer and the Company shall reasonably consult with each other prior to issuing any press release or other public communications relating to the terms of this Agreement or the Transactions, except that no such consultation shall be required if such release or communication (i) is required by Applicable Law, court process or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any securities exchange ( provided that prior to making any required public communications, the disclosing party will deliver a draft of such announcement to the other party and shall give such other party a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon) or (ii) consists solely of information previously disclosed in previous press releases or public communications made jointly by Acquirer and the Company or otherwise with the consent of Acquirer or the Company, as applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in the Confidentiality Agreement, (x) Acquirer may make disclosure regarding this Agreement and the Transactions in connection with the Debt Financing and (y) Acquirer and the Company may make public statements in response to specific questions by the press, analysts, investors or those attending industry conferences or financial analyst conference calls, so long as any such statements consist solely of information previously disclosed in all material respects in previous press releases, public disclosures or public statements made jointly by Acquirer and the Company and do not reveal any material, non-public information regarding the other parties hereto, this Agreement or the Transactions. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that Acquirer will file this Agreement, in the form executed by the Company and Acquirer, including a summary thereof, with the SEC.
5.4 Reasonable Best Efforts; Regulatory Approval .
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto agrees to use its reasonable best efforts, and to cooperate with each other party hereto, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, appropriate or desirable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the other Transactions, including the satisfaction of the respective conditions set forth in Article VI , and including to execute and deliver such other instruments and do and perform such other acts and things as may be necessary or reasonably desirable for effecting completely the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions.
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(b) Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, as promptly as practicable after the Agreement Date (and, in any event, within 15 days after the Agreement Date; provided that the filing party has received from the other party all information necessary to make such filing), Acquirer and the Company shall execute and file, or join in the execution and filing of, any application, notification (including the provision of any required information in connection therewith) or other document that may be required under the HSR Act and any other foreign Applicable Law designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate the exercise of market power (collectively, the Antitrust Laws ) in order to obtain the authorization, approval or consent of any Governmental Entity, or expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under such Antitrust Laws, that may be reasonably required in connection with the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions. Acquirer and the Company shall each use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain, and to cooperate with each other to obtain promptly, all such authorizations, approvals, consents, expirations and terminations, and Acquirer and the Company shall each pay an equal share of any filing fees associated therewith. Each of Acquirer and the Company shall (i) cooperate and coordinate with the other in the making of such filings, (ii) supply the other with any information that may be required in order to make such filings, (iii) supply any additional information that reasonably may be required or requested by the United States Federal Trade Commission, the United States Department of Justice or the Governmental Entities of any other applicable jurisdiction in which any such filing is made under any other Antitrust Laws and (iv) use reasonable best efforts to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act or other Antitrust Laws as soon as practicable, and to obtain any required consents under any other Antitrust Laws applicable to the Merger as soon as practicable, including by attempting to secure approvals without in-depth investigation by any agency competent in the enforcement or exercise of Antitrust Laws and to avoid any impediment to the consummation of the Merger under any Antitrust Laws, including taking all such action as reasonably may be necessary to resolve such objections, if any, as the United States Federal Trade Commission, the United States Department of Justice or any other Governmental Entity or Person may assert under any applicable Antitrust Laws with respect to the Merger to obtain clearance of the Merger.
(c) Acquirer shall, to the extent reasonably necessary to achieve the outcomes described in Section 5.4(b) , effect or commit to, by consent decree, hold separate orders, or otherwise, (i) the sale, divestiture, license or other disposition or holding separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise) of any assets or categories of assets of Acquirer or its subsidiaries or the Company or the Subsidiaries, and (ii) the imposition of any limitation or regulation on the ability of Acquirer, Merger Sub or its subsidiaries or the Company or the Subsidiaries to freely conduct their business or own such assets (an Antitrust Required Action ), in each case unless taking such Antitrust Required Action would or would reasonably be likely to materially and negatively affect the benefits reasonably expected to be obtained in the Transactions by Acquirer (any of the foregoing having such an effect, an Antitrust Restraint ).
(d) Each of Acquirer and the Company shall promptly (and in any event within 48 hours) inform the other of any material communication between such party and any Governmental Entity regarding any of the Transactions. If Acquirer or Merger Sub (or any of their respective Affiliates, if applicable), on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, shall receive a request for additional information or documentary material from any Governmental Entity with respect to the Transactions pursuant to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Laws with respect to which any such filings have been made, then such party shall make, or cause to be made, as soon as reasonably practicable and after consultation with such other party, an appropriate response in compliance with such request. In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, to the extent reasonably practicable and unless
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prohibited by Applicable Law or by the applicable Governmental Entity, each of Acquirer and Merger Sub (and their respective Affiliates, if applicable), on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall (i) give each other reasonable advance notice of all meetings with any Governmental Entity relating to the Merger, (ii) give each other an opportunity to participate in each of such meetings, (iii) keep such other party reasonably apprised with respect to any oral communications with any Governmental Entity regarding the Merger, (iv) cooperate in the filing of any analyses, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions or other written communications explaining or defending the Merger, articulating any regulatory or competitive argument and/or responding to requests or objections made by any Governmental Entity, (v) provide each other with a reasonable advance opportunity to review and comment upon, and consider in good faith the views of the other with respect to, all written communications (including any analyses, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments and opinions) with a Governmental Entity regarding the Merger; provided , however , that materials may be withheld or redacted as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements and with Applicable Law, (vi) provide each other (or counsel of each party, as appropriate) with copies of all written communications to or from any Governmental Entity relating to the Merger, and (vii) cooperate and provide each other with a reasonable opportunity to participate in, and consider in good faith the views of the other with respect to, all material deliberations with respect to all efforts to satisfy the conditions set forth in this Section 5.4 . Any such disclosures, rights to participate or provisions of information by one party to the other may be made on a counsel-only basis to the extent required under Applicable Law or as appropriate to protect confidential business information.
(e) In furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants contained in this Section 5.4 , if any administrative or judicial action or proceeding, including any proceeding by a private party, is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) challenging the Merger or any other Transactions as violating any Applicable Law or Order, or if any Applicable Law or Order is enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by a Governmental Entity which would make illegal, or would otherwise prohibit or materially impair or delay, the Merger or any other Transactions, Acquirer and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall use reasonable best efforts to contest any such action or proceeding and use all reasonable efforts to have vacated or otherwise lifted any such Applicable Law or Order, including, in the case of Acquirer, by effecting or committing to an Antitrust Required Action so long as it does not constitute an Antitrust Restraint.
5.5 Third-Party Consents; Notices .
(a) Following consultation with Acquirer, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain prior to the Closing, and deliver to Acquirer at or prior to the Closing, all consents, waivers and approvals under each Contract listed or described on Schedule 2.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter (and any Contract entered into after the Agreement Date that would have been required to be listed or described on Schedule 2.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter if entered into prior to the Agreement Date). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company shall not be required prior to the Effective Time to pay any consent or other similar fee, profit sharing or other similar payment or other consideration (including increased rent or other similar payments or any amendments, supplements or other modifications to (or waivers of) the existing terms of any Contract), or the provision of additional security (including a guaranty) to obtain the consent, waiver or approval of any Person under any Contract.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 5.3 , the Company shall (and shall cause each Subsidiary to) give all notices and other information required to be given to the employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries, any union, works council, or similar labor entity or employee representation group representing any group of employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries, and any applicable Governmental Entity under WARN, the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, the Code, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and other Applicable Law in connection with the Transactions.
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5.6 Notices of Certain Matters .
(a) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) notify Acquirer in writing promptly after receipt of any written notice of any Legal Proceeding initiated by or against it, or known by the Company to be threatened against the Company or any of Subsidiaries, or any of its or their Employees or the Company Stockholders in their capacity as such that, had it occurred prior to the Agreement Date, would have constituted an exception to the representation set forth in the first sentence of Section 2.20 (a New Litigation Claim ), (ii) notify Acquirer of ongoing material developments in any New Litigation Claim or any Litigation Claim and (iii) consult in good faith with Acquirer regarding the conduct of the defense of any material New Litigation Claim or Litigation Claim.
(b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to notify Acquirer in writing promptly after receipt of: (i) any written notice or other written communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions, (ii) any written notice or other written communication from any Governmental Entity or any official or employee of any Governmental Entity (A) in connection with the Transactions or (B) indicating that a Company Authorization has been revoked or is required in any jurisdiction in which such Company Authorization has not been obtained, which revocation or failure to obtain has had or would reasonably be expected to be material to Acquirer (following the Effective Time) or the Company or the Subsidiaries, (iii) any Person asserting or threatening a claim against the Company or any Subsidiary or with respect to any of its assets or properties (including Intellectual Property) that is, or is reasonably likely to be, material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iv) any written notice from any Tax Authority, regarding Taxes payable by the Company or the Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to exceed $1,000,000 or (v) any Change that, individually or in the aggregate with any other Changes, would reasonably be expected to constitute, or lead to, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.
(c) Acquirer shall use its reasonable best efforts to notify the Company in writing promptly after obtaining knowledge of: (i) any written notice or other written communication from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Transactions, (ii) any written notice or other written communication from any Governmental Entity or any official or employee of any Governmental Entity in connection with the Transactions or (iii) any Legal Proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity being initiated by or against it, or known by Acquirer to be threatened against Acquirer or any of its respective directors, officers, employees or stockholders in their capacity as such, or of any written correspondence from any Person asserting or threatening a claim against Acquirer that relates to this Agreement or the Transactions, in each of clauses (i) through (iii) that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay Acquirers ability to consummate the Transactions.
(d) To the extent not otherwise required by this Section 5.6 , each party shall notify the other party in writing promptly after obtaining knowledge of any change, occurrence or event that, individually or in the aggregate with any other changes, occurrences and events, would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VI not to be timely satisfied.
(e) No notification given pursuant to this Section 5.6 shall affect the representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements herein or affect the satisfaction or non-satisfaction of any conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto under this Agreement or otherwise limit or affect the remedies available hereunder to Acquirer or the Company; provided that this Section 5.6 shall not be a covenant, agreement or obligation for purposes of Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.3(a) .
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5.7 Access to Information .
(a) During the period from the Agreement Date and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement and the Effective Time, (i) the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to afford Acquirer and its Representatives reasonable access during business hours and upon reasonable advance notice to (A) the Companys and the Subsidiaries properties, personnel, books, Contracts and records and (B) all other information concerning the business, results of operations, product development efforts, properties and personnel of the Company and the Subsidiaries as Acquirer may reasonably request and (ii) the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to provide to Acquirer and its Representatives (at Acquirers cost) true, correct and complete copies of the Companys and the Subsidiaries (A) internal financial statements, (B) Tax Returns, Tax elections and all other records and workpapers relating to Taxes and (C) a schedule of any deferred intercompany gain or loss with respect to transactions to which the Company or any Subsidiary has been a party, to the extent available; provided that the Company may restrict the foregoing access to the extent that (x) compliance with this Section 5.7 would destroy any attorney-client privilege of the Company with respect to such communication or (y) any Applicable Law requires that such party restrict or prohibit access to any such properties or information, or the terms of any Contract require that such party restrict or prohibit access to such Contract or such access would result in a breach of, or default or acceleration or termination right under, any Contract; provided , further , that the Company shall use reasonable best efforts (at Acquirers cost) to seek and obtain any Third Persons consent to disclosure of such documents and information. In the event that the Company does not provide access or information in reliance on the preceding sentence, it shall notify Acquirer in writing that it is withholding information based on this Section 5.7 and shall use its reasonable best efforts to communicate the applicable information to Acquirer in a way that would not violate the Applicable Law, Contract or obligation to or waive such privilege with respect to such communication.
(b) No information or knowledge obtained by Acquirer during the pendency of the Transactions in any investigation pursuant to this Section 5.7 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement, obligation or condition set forth herein. Nothing in this Section 5.7 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be construed to require the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any Representatives of any of the foregoing to prepare any reports, analyses, appraisals, opinions or other information (unless reasonably available to the Company under its current reporting systems or otherwise prepared in the ordinary course of business). Any investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 5.7 shall be conducted in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries or create a risk of damage or destruction to any property or assets of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries. Any access to the properties of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries shall be subject to the Companys reasonable security measures and insurance requirements and shall not include the right to perform invasive testing. The terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement shall apply to any information obtained by Acquirer or any of its Representatives in connection with any investigation conducted pursuant to the access contemplated by this Section 5.7 .
5.8 Expenses; Company Debt . Whether or not the Merger is consummated, except as otherwise set forth herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such expense (it being understood that such cost and expenses for the Companys account shall be ultimately for the account of the Company Securityholders pursuant to the definition of Merger Consideration). At and subject to the Closing, Acquirer shall repay or cause to be repaid all (a) Company Funded Debt outstanding as of the Closing including the Prepayment Premium and related obligations to the extent covered in the related payoff letter or redemption notice and (b) all Transaction Expenses that are unpaid and due as of the Closing.
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5.9 Employees .
(a) Following the Agreement Date, the Company shall reasonably cooperate with and assist Acquirer in obtaining an executed Offer Letter, Reinvestment Agreement and, if applicable, Non-Competition Agreement from each Specified Employee at or prior to the Closing, in each case in form and substance acceptable to Acquirer. As a result of the Merger, and except for the Named Employees each of whom is entering into an Offer Letter as required by this Agreement, the Specified Employees who enter into an Offer Letter after the Agreement Date and prior to the Closing Date and as otherwise required by Applicable Law, each of the current employees of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall become or remain employees of the Surviving Corporation or the appropriate Subsidiary by operation of law.
(b) Prior to Closing and no later than the deadline set forth in the Company Stock Plan, the Company shall deliver any and all notices required under the Company Stock Plan to the Company Optionholders with respect to the treatment of the Company Options under this Agreement.
(c) With respect to any employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained by Acquirer (or any subsidiary of Acquirer) in which any Continuing Employee will participate effective as of or after the Effective Time (collectively, Acquirer Plans ), subject to Applicable Law and applicable Tax qualification requirements, Acquirer shall recognize all service of Continuing Employees with the Company and the Subsidiaries for vesting, eligibility and level of benefits purposes (but not for accrual purposes, except for vacation and severance) in any Acquirer Plan in which such Continuing Employees will be eligible to participate after the Effective Time, in each case except to the extent that recognizing such service would result in a duplication of benefits. To the extent any Continuing Employee participates in an Acquirer Plan that is a group health plan of Acquirer (or any subsidiary of Acquirer) following the Closing Date (an Acquirer Welfare Plan ), Acquirer will, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and any insurer or service provider under the applicable Acquirer Welfare Plan, cause all participation waiting periods under each Acquirer Welfare Plan that would otherwise be applicable to such Continuing Employee to be waived to the same extent waived or satisfied under the Company Employee Plan comparable to such Acquirer Welfare Plan immediately prior to the Closing Date or, if later, immediately prior to such Continuing Employees commencement of participation in such Acquirer Welfare Plan.
(d) Prior to the Effective Time, (i) the Company shall adopt the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and (ii) the Company shall grant New Performance Stock Units and/or New Restricted Stock Units for shares of Company Common Stock from the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan to certain of the Employees, in such amounts, and with such terms as agreed to in writing by Acquirer and the Companys Chief Executive Officer (including that such New Performance Stock Units and/or New Restricted Stock Units shall not accelerate by reason of the Merger).
(e) The provisions of this Section 5.9 are solely for the benefit of the parties to this Agreement, and no Employee or any other Person (including any beneficiary or dependent thereof) shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement (except to the extent provided in Section 8.8 ), and no provision of this Section 5.9 shall create such rights in any such Persons in respect of any benefits that may be provided, directly or indirectly, under any Company Employee Plan or Employment Agreement or any employee program or any plan or arrangement of Acquirer or any of its subsidiaries or shall be construed to modify, amend, or establish any benefit plan, program or arrangement or in any way affect the ability of the parties hereto or any other Person to modify, amend or terminate any of its benefit plans, programs or arrangements or terminate the employment or service of any Employee.)
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5.10 Assumption of New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units . At the Effective Time, each New Performance Stock Unit and New Restricted Stock Unit that is unexpired shall be assumed by Acquirer. Each such New Performance Stock Unit and New Restricted Stock Unit so assumed by Acquirer under this Agreement shall continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions (including, if applicable, the vesting arrangements and other terms and conditions set forth in the plan under which such New Performance Stock Units or New Restricted Stock Units were issued and the applicable notice of grant of stock unit or other applicable agreement) as are in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that such New Performance Stock Unit or New Restricted Stock Unit shall be settled by the issuance of that number of whole shares of Acquirer Common Stock equal to the product (rounded down to the next whole number of shares of Acquirer Common Stock, with no cash being payable for any fractional share eliminated by such rounding) of the number of shares of Company Common Stock that were issuable upon settlement of such New Performance Stock Unit or New Restricted Stock Unit immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Equity Exchange Ratio. Consistent with the terms of the plan under which such New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units will be issued and the applicable notice of grant of stock unit or other applicable agreement, the Merger shall not terminate any of the outstanding New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units under such plan or accelerate the exercisability or vesting of such New Performance Stock Units or New Restricted Stock Units or the shares of Acquirer Common Stock that shall be subject to those New Performance Stock Units or New Restricted Stock Units, as the case may be, upon Acquirers assumption in the Merger. Promptly after the Closing Date, Acquirer shall issue to each Person who immediately prior to the Effective Time was a holder of an outstanding New Performance Stock Unit and/or New Restricted Stock Units a document evidencing the foregoing assumption by Acquirer.
5.11 Form S-8 . Acquirer will use reasonable best efforts to cause the Acquirer Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any Assumed Options or the settlement of assumed New Performance Stock Units or New Restricted Stock Units to be registered with the SEC on Form S-8 as promptly as practicable following the Closing Date but in any event within 5 Business Days following the Closing Date (assuming Form S-8 is available for such registration and timely receipt of the Spreadsheet and, all restricted stock unit documentation relating to the New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, which registration shall also cover reoffers and resales of Acquirer Common Stock received upon such exercise and settlement), will exercise reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement for so long as such Assumed Options or assumed New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units remain outstanding and will reserve a sufficient number of shares of Acquirer Common Stock for issuance upon exercise or settlement thereof. If so requested by Acquirer, the Company and its counsel shall reasonably cooperate with and assist Acquirer in the preparation of such Form S-8 registration statement. The Form S-8 registration statement shall not cover the shares of Acquirer Common Stock subject to any Assumed Options, New Performance Stock Units or New Restricted Stock Units assumed by Acquirer that are held by Persons who do not become employees of Acquirer or the Surviving Corporation at the Effective Time or do not otherwise have a service relationship with Acquirer or an Affiliate of Acquirer at the Effective Time.
5.12 Termination of Benefit Plans . Except as otherwise requested by Acquirer, effective as of the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, the Company shall terminate the Company Employee Plans intended to include a Section 401(k) arrangement (unless Acquirer provides written notice to the Company no later than ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date that such 401(k) plans shall not be terminated). The Company shall provide Acquirer with evidence that such 401(k) plans and the Company Stock Plan have been terminated (effective no later than the day immediately preceding the Closing Date) pursuant to resolutions of the Board or any applicable committee thereof. The form and substance of such resolutions shall be subject to reasonable and good faith review and approval by Acquirer. The Company
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also shall (i) take such other actions in furtherance of terminating such 401(k) plans as Acquirer may reasonably require and (ii) cooperate with Acquirer with respect to the termination of any other Company Plans that are employee benefit plans within the meaning of ERISA, to the extent terminable by the Company without any action or consent of any other Person and without cost to the Company, which are identified by Acquirer.
5.13 Certain Closing Certificates and Documents .
(a) The Company shall prepare and deliver to Acquirer a draft of the Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate not later than five Business Days prior to the proposed Closing Date (the Draft Delivery Date ). The Company shall provide to Acquirer, together with the Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate, such supporting documentation, information and calculations as are reasonably necessary for Acquirer to verify and determine the calculations, amounts and other matters set forth in the Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate, including (i) with respect to the Transaction Expenses described under clauses (a), (b) and, to the extent paid to the Bain Purchasers or their Affiliates, (f) (such clauses embedded in the definition of Transaction Expenses), written acknowledgments pursuant to which any Person that is entitled to any Transaction Expenses acknowledges (A) the total amount of Transaction Expenses that has been incurred or will be incurred by such Person after the Lockbox Date (including any of such amounts that have been paid by the Company after the Lockbox Date and prior to the Closing with respect to such amounts) and (B) that, upon payment of such remaining payable amount at the Closing, it shall be paid in full with respect to any Transaction Expenses and shall not be owed any other amounts that would be Transaction Expenses by any of Acquirer, the Company, its Affiliates and/or the Surviving Corporation; provided, however, that if the Company is unable to obtain any written acknowledgement described in this clause (i) following good faith efforts, the Company shall provide Acquirer with its good faith estimate of the final amount of any such Transaction Expenses and include such amount on the Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate and (ii) with respect to any other Transaction Expenses, to the extent practicable, final invoices for the Transaction Expenses. The Company shall give, and shall cause the Subsidiaries to give, and shall instruct its Representatives and auditors to give Acquirer and its Representatives and auditors, all such reasonable access (including electronic access, to the extent reasonably available) during normal business hours (or such other times as the parties hereto may agree) and in a manner so as not to unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the Business, as Acquirer may reasonably require to the books and records of the Company and the Subsidiaries and to personnel or Representatives of the Company (including to finance personnel) for any reasonable purpose relating to the review of the Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate. As promptly as practicable after the Draft Delivery Date, Acquirer shall notify the Company of those items and amounts as to which Acquirer disagrees and Acquirer and the Company shall negotiate in good faith to reach agreement on the disputed items and amounts. The Company shall deliver the final version of the Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate (the Final Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate ) (which final version shall be revised by the Company in good faith with respect to the reasonable comments of Acquirer on the Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate) not later than two Business Days prior to the proposed Closing Date.
(b) The Company shall prepare and deliver to Acquirer not later than five Business Days prior to the proposed Closing Date a draft of its good faith estimate of a spreadsheet (the Spreadsheet ) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Acquirer, which spreadsheet shall be dated as of the Closing Date and shall set forth all of the following information, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time: (i) the names of all of the Converting Holders and, where available, their respective addresses and work e-mail addresses, (ii) the number and type of shares of Company Common Stock held by, and subject to the Company Options, New Performance Stock Units and New Restricted Stock Units, in each case held by such Converting Holders and, in the case of certificated shares, the respective certificate numbers, if applicable, (iii) the exercise price per share of Company Common Stock in effect
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for each Company Option, (iv) the vesting status and schedule with respect to each Company Option, New Performance Stock Unit, New Restricted Stock Unit and Unvested Company Share, (v) the calculation of Fully-Diluted Company Common Stock, Merger Consideration and Per Share Merger Consideration, (vi) the calculation of aggregate cash amounts payable to each such Converting Holder pursuant to Section 1.3(a) and, in the case of any Reinvestment Stockholders, the Cash Reinvestment Portion to be subtracted therefrom and (vii) the vesting schedule with respect to the cash and shares of Acquirer Common Stock issuable to each Converting Holder in exchange for Unvested Company Shares pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) and Section 1.3(a)(iv) . The Company shall provide to Acquirer, together with the Spreadsheet, such supporting documentation, information and calculations as are reasonably necessary for Acquirer to verify and determine the calculations, amounts and other matters set forth in the Spreadsheet. The Company shall give, and shall cause the Subsidiaries to give, and shall instruct its Representatives and auditors to give Acquirer and its representatives and auditors, all such reasonable access (including electronic access, to the extent reasonably available) during normal business hours (or such other times as the parties hereto may agree) and in a manner so as not to unreasonably interfere with the conduct of the Business, as Acquirer may reasonably require to the books and records of the Company and the Subsidiaries and to personnel or Representatives of the Company for any purpose relating to the review of the Spreadsheet. As promptly as practicable, Acquirer shall notify the Company of any errors or details as to which Acquirer disagrees and Acquirer and the Company shall negotiate in good faith to reach agreement on any errors and disagreements. The Company shall deliver the final version of the Spreadsheet (the Final Spreadsheet ) (which final version shall be revised by the Company in good faith with respect to the reasonable comments of Acquirer on the Spreadsheet) not later than two Business Days prior to the proposed Closing Date.
5.14 Tax Matters .
(a) Each of Acquirer and the Company shall, and the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Company Securityholder to, cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by any of the others, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns and any Legal Proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon request therefor) the provision of records and information reasonably relevant to any such Legal Proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. Acquirer, the Company and the Company Securityholders agrees to retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Company and the Subsidiaries relating to any Taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until expiration of the statute of limitations of the respective Taxable periods, and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any Tax Authority.
(b) Acquirer and the Company intend that the cash payable to the holders of Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i) will be treated as received in exchange for the applicable holders Company Common Stock, and agree to report such payments for income Tax purposes as consideration for such holders Company Common Stock and, except as otherwise required by Applicable Law, not as compensation for services.
(c) If reasonably requested in writing by Acquirer upon the advice of Acquirers advisors, the Company shall, on the Closing Date prior to the Effective Time, prepare and file (via U.S. certified mail) a valid IRS Form 8832 election effective on Closing Date to cause Blue Coat Systems International Sàrl to change its classification to that of a disregarded entity for U.S. federal Tax purposes in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall furnish to Acquirer a copy of such executed Form 8832 election and proof of mailing (to the appropriate IRS address) consisting of a postmarked U.S. certified mail receipt ( Form 8832 Documents ).
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5.15 280G Stockholder Approval . Promptly following the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall submit to the Company Stockholders for approval (in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Acquirer), by such number of holders of Company Stockholders as is required by the terms of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code, any payments and/or benefits that may separately or in the aggregate, constitute parachute payments pursuant to Section 280G of the Code ( Section 280G Payments ) (which determination shall be made by the Company and shall be subject to review and approval by Acquirer, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), such that such payments and benefits shall not be deemed to be Section 280G Payments, and prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Acquirer notification and documentation reasonably satisfactory to Acquirer that (a) a vote of the holders of Company Common Stock was solicited in conformance with Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and the requisite stockholder approval was obtained with respect to any payments and/or benefits that were subject to the stockholder vote (the 280G Stockholder Approval ) or (b) the 280G Stockholder Approval was not obtained and as a consequence, that such payments and/or benefits shall not be made or provided to the extent they would cause any amounts to constitute Section 280G Payments, pursuant to the parachute payment waivers that were executed by the affected individuals prior to the solicitation of the vote of the holders of Company Common Stock pursuant to this Section 5.15 , which parachute payment waivers shall be in a form mutually agreed by the parties hereto and be delivered to Acquirer by the Company at the Closing to the extent received.
5.16 Debt Financing .
(a) The Company shall notify Acquirer promptly after gaining actual knowledge that any of the Company Financial Information is not or ceases to be Compliant.
(b) The Company shall, and shall cause each of the Subsidiaries to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to, use reasonable best efforts to provide to Acquirer such cooperation and assistance, as may be reasonably requested by Acquirer in connection with the debt financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter (the Debt Financing ) ( provided that such cooperation and assistance does not unreasonably interfere with the ongoing operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries), which shall include using reasonable best efforts to:
(i) cause its legal, finance and accounting and management teams, with appropriate seniority and expertise, including its senior executive officers, and external auditors and counsel to assist in preparation for and to participate in a reasonable number of meetings (including meetings with prospective lenders), presentations, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions and sessions with rating agencies, in each case, upon reasonable notice;
(ii) assist with the syndication or other marketing of the Debt Financing, including assisting Acquirer with preparation by Acquirer of customary rating agency presentations, bank information memoranda, credit agreements, bank syndication materials, marketing documents and similar documents customarily required in connection with the Debt Financing, including the marketing and syndication thereof;
(iii) furnish Acquirer and the Debt Financing Sources with the Company Financial Information and, upon any Company Financial Information ceasing to be Compliant, to supplement or update the Company Financial Information so that it is Compliant, and assist Acquirer with Acquirers preparation of pro forma financial information, projections and other sections of any customary marketing documents in connection with the Debt Financing;
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(iv) reasonably cooperate with requests for due diligence from Acquirer or potential Debt Financing Sources;
(v) assist Acquirer in obtaining corporate and facilities ratings in connection with the Debt Financing;
(vi) facilitate the pledging of collateral of the assets of the Company or the Subsidiaries (including assisting with the execution, preparation and delivery of original stock certificates (or local equivalents) and other certificated securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries that are to be pledged under the Debt Financing and original stock powers executed in blank (or local equivalents) to the Debt Financing Sources (including providing copies thereof prior to the Closing Date) on or prior to the Closing Date) and take reasonable steps necessary to permit the Debt Financing Sources to evaluate the assets and cash management and accounting systems for purposes of establishing collateral arrangements to the extent customary and not unreasonably interfering with the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries; provided that no pledge shall be effective until the Closing and the delivery of any such original stock certificates and other certificated securities and original stock powers shall be delivered in escrow pending release at Closing;
(vii) furnish Acquirer and the Debt Financing Sources promptly, and in any event at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date to the extent requested in writing at least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date, with all documentation and other information required by Governmental Entities with respect to the Debt Financing under applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001), to the extent required in respect of the Company or any Subsidiaries;
(viii) take all corporate actions, subject to the occurrence of the Effective Time, reasonably requested by Acquirer to permit the consummation of the Debt Financing; provided that neither the board of the directors or governing body of the Company nor any board of directors or governing body of any Subsidiary shall be required to enter into any resolutions or take similar action approving the Debt Financing;
(ix) assist with the preparation of and providing information necessary for completion of any solvency or other financial certificate delivered by Acquirer, the schedules to any pledge and security documents and other definitive financing documents in connection with the Debt Financing;
(x) cooperate with the execution of, any pledge and security documents and other definitive financing documents to the extent being executed by any Person who is an officer of the Company or any Subsidiary prior to the Merger (which such documentation will not be effective until the occurrence of the Closing);
(xi) cooperate in satisfying the conditions precedent set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter or any definitive document relating to the Debt Financing to the extent satisfaction of such condition requires the cooperation of, or is within the control of, the Company and the Subsidiaries;
(xii) obtain and provide customary authorization letters with respect to Company Financial Information included in the bank information memoranda, waivers and insurance certificates and endorsements to the extent reasonably requested by Acquirer or the Debt Financing Sources; and
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(xiii) take such action as may be necessary to satisfy and discharge the Company Notes and terminate the Company Credit Agreement and any other related collateral agreement, guaranty or similar agreement, effective at the Effective Time (and upon payment by Acquirer at such time of any outstanding obligations under the Company Credit Agreement and the amounts contemplated by Section 5.16(c) with respect to the Company Notes), and to obtain a customary payoff letter with respect to the Company Credit Agreement on or prior to the Closing or deliver a notice of redemption with respect to the Company Notes on or prior to the Closing as reasonably requested by Acquirer and, with respect to the notice of redemption, in accordance with Section 5.16(c) and Section 5.16(d) .
(c) In coordination with Acquirer, at Acquirers request, the Company shall (i) send a notice of redemption with respect to the Company Notes (which shall be in form required under the Company Indenture and conditioned solely upon the consummation of the Closing, if sent prior to the Closing, and shall become irrevocable upon the consummation of the Closing) to Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee under the Company Indenture (the Trustee ), (ii) take such actions as may be required under the Company Indenture to cause the Trustee to proceed with the redemption of such Company Notes and to provide the notice of redemption (conditioned upon consummation of the Closing, if provided prior to the Closing, and which shall become irrevocable upon the consummation of the Closing) to the holders of such Company Notes pursuant to the Company Indenture and (iii) take all other actions and prepare and deliver all other documents required under the Company Indenture (including any officers certificates and legal opinions) as may be required under the Company Indenture to issue a notice of redemption (conditioned upon consummation of the Closing, if issued prior to the Closing) for such Company Notes in accordance with the Company Indenture providing (x) for the redemption on the Closing Date or such later date as shall be specified by Acquirer of all of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Company Notes (together with all accrued and unpaid interest and applicable Prepayment Premiums related to such Company Notes) and (y) to the extent requested by Acquirer, for satisfaction and discharge of the Company Notes (the Redemption ) and the Company Indenture, pursuant to the requisite provisions of the Company Indenture (subject to the consummation of the Closing, if sent prior to the Closing, and which shall become irrevocable upon the consummation of the Closing, and the irrevocable deposit with the Trustee on the Closing Date of funds sufficient to pay in full the outstanding aggregate principal amount of, and accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date on, and applicable Prepayment Premiums related to, such Company Notes, as arranged and deposited by Acquirer).
(d) The notice of redemption delivered to the Trustee and holders of the Company Notes (if delivered prior to Closing) shall state that the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any condition to redemption stated therein shall be satisfied (which shall be limited to consummation of the Closing) or such Redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event such condition shall not have been satisfied. At the Closing, Acquirer shall make, or cause to be made, a deposit with the Trustee of funds sufficient to pay in full the outstanding aggregate principal amount of, accrued and unpaid interest through the redemption date on, and applicable Prepayment Premiums related to, such Company Notes.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, nothing in this Section 5.16 shall require the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or their Representatives, as applicable, to pay any commitment or other fees or reimburse any expenses with respect to the Debt Financing and the Redemption or incur any Liability or give any indemnities with respect to such Debt Financing or the Redemption that are not contingent upon the Effective Time. Any of the out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company, the Subsidiaries and their Representatives in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing or the Redemption shall be deemed excluded from the definition of Transaction Expenses. The Company hereby consents to the use of all of the Companys and the Subsidiaries logos in connection with the Debt Financing; provided that such logos are used solely in a
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manner that is not intended to harm or disparage the Company or any of its Affiliates or their reputation or goodwill. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) nothing in this Section 5.16 shall require cooperation or assistance to the extent that it would (x) cause any condition to the Closing set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.3 to not be satisfied or otherwise cause any breach of this Agreement, (y) reasonably be expected to conflict with or violate any Applicable Law or (z) cause the Company and/or the Subsidiaries to violate any obligation of confidentiality (not created in contemplation hereof) binding on the Company and/or the Subsidiaries (provided that in the event that the Company and/or the Subsidiaries do not provide information in reliance on the exclusion in this clause (z), the Company and/or the Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide notice to Acquirer promptly upon obtaining knowledge that such information is being withheld (but solely if providing such notice would not violate such obligation of confidentiality)), (B) none of the directors of the Company or any Subsidiary, acting in such capacity, shall be required to execute, deliver or enter into or perform any agreement, document or instrument with respect to the Debt Financing or adopt any resolutions approving the agreements, documents and instruments pursuant to which such Debt Financing is obtained and (C) none of the Company, the Subsidiaries or their respective directors, officers or employees shall be required to execute, deliver or enter into, or perform any agreement, document or instrument with respect to the Debt Financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter that is not contingent upon the Closing or that would be effective prior to the Effective Time. Nothing hereunder will require any officer or Representative of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to deliver any certificate or opinion or take any other action that would result in personal liability to such officer or representative. None of the Company or the Subsidiaries shall have any liability to Acquirer or Merger Sub in respect of any financial information or data or other information provided pursuant to this Section 5.16 or Section 5.17 , including financial statements, except in the case of fraud. Acquirer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Company, the Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the Debt Financing and the performance of their respective obligations under this Section 5.16 and Section 5.17 and any information utilized in connection therewith, except to the extent such liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them arose out of or resulted from (x) the willful misconduct of the Company, the Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives or (y) the Company Financial Statements, the Company Financial Information or any other information provided by (or authorized by the Company to be provided by) the Company, the Subsidiaries, their Representatives or their Affiliates for use in or in connection with the Debt Financing. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the provisions contained in this Section 5.16 and Section 5.17 represent the sole obligation of the Company and the Subsidiaries with respect to cooperation and assistance in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing.
5.17 Company Financial Statements . The Company will use reasonable best efforts to deliver to Acquirer as promptly as practicable following the closing of the fiscal quarter of the Company ending on July 31, 2016, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries for, such fiscal quarter, together with financial statements for the corresponding portion of the previous year, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for the absence of footnotes and subject to normal year-end adjustments ( Updated Financial Statements ). For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the provisions contained in this Section 5.17 represent the sole obligation of the Company and the Subsidiaries to provide any financial statements in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing, other than the Company Financial Statements.
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5.18 Director and Officer Indemnification .
(a) If the Merger is consummated, then until the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, Acquirer will cause the Surviving Corporation and the Subsidiaries to fulfill and honor in all respects the obligations of the Company or the Subsidiaries to its present and former directors, managers and officers determined as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the Company Indemnified Parties ) pursuant to indemnification agreements with the Company or the Subsidiaries in effect on the Agreement Date or pursuant to the Organizational Documents of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case, in effect on the Agreement Date, with respect to claims arising out of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time that are asserted after the Effective Time, in each case, subject to Applicable Law. The Organizational Documents of the Surviving Corporation will contain provisions with respect to advancement, exculpation and indemnification that are at least as favorable in the aggregate to the Company Indemnified Parties as those contained in the Organizational Documents of the Company as in effect on the Agreement Date, which provisions will not be amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the Effective Time in any manner that adversely affects the rights thereunder of the Company Indemnified Parties, unless such modification is required by Applicable Law.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall purchase tail insurance coverage (the Tail Insurance Coverage ) for the Company Indemnified Parties, which shall provide the Company Indemnified Parties with coverage for six years following the Closing Date in an amount not less than the existing coverage and that shall have other terms not materially less favorable to the insured persons than the directors and officers liability insurance coverage maintained by the Company as of the Agreement Date. Acquirer shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain the Tail Insurance Coverage in full force and effect and continue to honor the obligations thereunder until the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date.
(c) This Section 5.18 (i) shall survive the consummation of the Merger, (ii) is intended to benefit each Company Indemnified Party and their respective heirs, (iii) is in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such Person may have against Acquirer or the Surviving Corporation first arising after the earlier of the Closing Date and the termination of this Agreement by contract or otherwise, (iv) shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Acquirer and the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, and shall be enforceable by the Company Indemnified Parties, and (v) shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect the rights of any Company Indemnified Party under this Section 5.18 without the written consent of such affected Company Indemnified Party; provided that recourse shall first be against the Tail Insurance Coverage until it is exhausted before recovery against Acquirer shall take place.
5.19 Section 16 Matters . Prior to the Effective Time and to the extent compliant with Applicable Law, the board of directors of Acquirer, or a committee thereof consisting of nonemployee directors (as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 16b-3(d) under the Exchange Act), shall adopt a resolution providing that (a) the acquisition of shares of Acquirer Common Stock in exchange for the Cash Reinvestment Portion or (b) the receipt of options to purchase Acquirer Common Stock in exchange for its Company Options, in each case pursuant to the Transactions, by each individual (including through affiliates of such individual) who will be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Acquirer is intended to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
5.20 Acquirer Financing Covenant .
(a) Each of Acquirer and Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to arrange, obtain and consummate the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions described in the Debt Commitment Letter on
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or prior to the date on which the Closing is required to occur pursuant to Section 1.1(c) , including using reasonable best efforts to (i) maintain in full force and effect the Debt Commitment Letter until consummation of the Transactions, subject to modifications permitted hereunder and except as set forth in any flex provisions existing on the date hereof, (ii) negotiate and execute definitive agreements with respect to the Debt Financing on the terms contained in the Debt Commitment Letter, (iii) satisfy or waive on a timely basis all conditions and covenants applicable to Acquirer or Merger Sub in the Debt Commitment Letter and (iv) consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the Closing, including by taking enforcement action to cause the Debt Financing Sources to comply with their obligations under the Debt Commitment Letter and to fund such Debt Financing at Closing. Acquirer shall keep the Company reasonably informed with respect to any developments concerning the status of the Debt Financing that Acquirer determines in good faith to be material. Acquirer and Merger Sub shall provide the Company, upon reasonable request, with copies of any agreements relating to the Debt Financing and such other information and documentation regarding such Debt Financing as shall be reasonably necessary to allow the Company to monitor the progress of such financing activities.
(b) In the event that any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable in the manner or from the Debt Financing Sources contemplated in the Debt Commitment Letter, (i) Acquirer shall so notify the Company and (ii) if required in order to obtain the funds necessary for Acquirer to perform its obligations hereunder, Acquirer and Merger Sub shall use reasonable best efforts to arrange and obtain, and negotiate and enter into definitive agreements with respect to, alternative financing in an amount sufficient to consummate the Transactions upon terms and conditions not materially less favorable, taken as a whole, to Acquirer and Merger Sub (as determined by Acquirer in good faith) and to the Company (with respect to conditionality) than those in the Debt Commitment Letter, as promptly as practicable following the occurrence of such event (and in any event no later than the Closing Date). To the extent Acquirer obtains alternative financing pursuant to this clause (b), references to the Debt Financing and Debt Commitment Letter (and other like terms in this Agreement) shall be deemed to refer to such alternative financing. Acquirer and Merger Sub shall provide the Company the new financing commitment and related fee letter, and any related Contracts pursuant to which any such alternative source shall have committed to provide Acquirer with any portion of the Debt Financing substantially concurrently with the execution thereof.
(c) Acquirer shall promptly notify the Company in writing: (i) upon obtaining knowledge of any material breach or default (or any event or circumstance that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material breach or default) by any party to the Debt Commitment Letter if such material breach or default could reasonably be expected to affect the timely availability of, or the amount of, the Debt Financing, (ii) of the receipt by any of Acquirer or Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives of any written notice or other written communication from any Debt Financing Source with respect to any (A) actual, threatened or alleged breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to the Debt Commitment Letter or (B) material dispute or disagreement between or among any parties to the Debt Commitment Letter that could reasonably be expected to affect the timely availability of, or the amount of, the Debt Financing, (iii) if for any reason any of Acquirer or Merger Sub believes in good faith that it will not be able to obtain all or any portion of the Debt Financing on the terms, in the manner or from the sources contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter and (iv) of the termination or expiration of the Debt Commitment Letter. As soon as reasonably practicable, after the Company delivers to Acquirer or Merger Sub a written request, such party shall provide any information reasonably requested by the Company relating to any of the circumstances referred to in this Section 5.20(c)) .
(d) None of Acquirer or Merger Sub shall permit or consent, without the prior written consent of the Company, to (i) any amendment, supplement or modification to be made to the Debt Commitment Letter if such amendment, supplement or modification would (A) change, expand or
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impose new conditions precedent to the funding of the Debt Financing from those set forth therein on the date hereof, (B) delay the funding of the Debt Financing or reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent the availability of all or a portion of such Debt Financing or the consummation of the Transactions, (C) reduce the aggregate cash amount of the Debt Financing (including by changing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount of the Debt Financing (except as set forth in any flex provisions existing on the date hereof)) or (D) otherwise adversely affect the ability of Acquirer or Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions or the timing of the Closing (collectively, the Restricted Commitment Letter Amendments ), (ii) any waiver of any remedy available to Acquirer or Merger Sub under the Debt Commitment Letter (unless such waiver would not be a Restricted Commitment Letter Amendment) and (iii) early termination of the Debt Commitment Letter.
ARTICLE VI
C ONDITIONS TO THE M ERGER
6.1 Conditions to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Merger . The respective obligations of each party hereto to consummate the Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing in accordance with Section 8.2 at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions:
(a) Company Stockholder Approval . The Company Stockholder Approval shall have been duly and validly obtained and in full force and effect at the time of the Closing.
(b) Illegality . No Order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal or regulatory restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Merger shall be in effect, and no Applicable Law (other than an Antitrust Law) or Order shall have been enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Merger that makes the consummation of the Merger illegal.
(c) Antitrust Filings . (i) All waiting periods (and extensions thereof) applicable to the Merger under the HSR Act shall have expired or otherwise been terminated, and (ii) all clearances, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations of Governmental Entities required by the Antitrust Laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Annex A shall have been obtained, and all waiting periods (and extensions thereof) applicable to the Merger under the Antitrust Laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Annex B shall have expired or otherwise been terminated.
6.2 Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company . The obligations of the Company to consummate the Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing in accordance with Section 8.2 at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions (it being understood and agreed that each such condition is solely for the benefit of the Company and may be waived by the Company in writing in its sole discretion without notice or Liability to any Person):
(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants . The representations and warranties made by Acquirer and Merger Sub in Section 3.1 (Organization of Acquirer and Merger Sub), Section 3.2 (Authority) shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of the Closing (except for representations and warranties that address matters only as to a specified date or dates, which representations and warranties shall be so true and correct with respect to such specified date or dates) and (ii) the other representations and warranties made by Acquirer and Merger Sub herein shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality, material, in all material respects, or Material Adverse Effects, or other similar terms set forth therein) on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that address matters only as to a specified date or dates, which representations and warranties shall be so true and correct with respect to
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such specified date or dates), other than for such failures to be true and correct that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have, or reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Acquirer or Merger Sub. Acquirer and Merger Sub shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and obligations herein required to be performed and complied with by Acquirer and Merger Sub at or prior to the Closing.
(b) Receipt of Closing Deliveries . The Company shall have received each of the agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents set forth in Section 1.2(a) .
6.3 Additional Conditions to the Obligations of Acquirer . The obligations of Acquirer and Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing in accordance with Section 8.6 at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions (it being understood and agreed that each such condition is solely for the benefit of Acquirer and Merger Sub and may be waived by Acquirer (on behalf of itself and/or Merger Sub) in writing in its sole discretion without notice or Liability to any Person):
(a) Representations, Warranties and Covenants . (i) The representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 2.1(a) (Organization of the Company) and Section 2.2 (Authority) shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that address matters only as to a specified date or dates, which representations and warranties shall be so true and correct with respect to such specified date or dates), (ii) the representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 2.6(a) (Company Capital Structure) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that address matters only as to a specified date or dates, which representations and warranties shall be so true and correct in all material respects with respect to such specified date or dates) and (iii) the other representations and warranties made by the Company in Article II herein shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation, other than for purposes of Section 2.9(s) , as to materiality, material, in all material respects, or Material Adverse Effects, or other similar terms set forth therein) on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that address matters only as to a specified date or dates, which representations and warranties shall be so true and correct with respect to such specified date or dates), other than for such failures to be true and correct that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have, or reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company. The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all other covenants, agreements and obligations herein required to be performed and complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing.
(b) Receipt of Closing Deliveries . Acquirer shall have received each of the agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii),(ix) and (xi) in Section 1.2(b) .
(c) Injunctions or Restraints on Conduct of Business . No Order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other regulatory restraint or prohibition issued by any Governmental Entity limiting or restricting Acquirers ownership, conduct or operation of the Business following the Closing shall be in effect to the extent such Order, restraint or prohibition would constitute an Antitrust Restraint, and no litigation seeking to impose an Antitrust Restraint shall be pending by any Governmental Entity.
(d) No Material Adverse Effect . Since the Agreement Date, there shall not have occurred and be continuing a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.
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(e) Investment Agreement . The Investment Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Bain Purchasers. As of the Closing Date, no action shall have been taken by the Bain Purchasers to rescind, invalidate or modify the Investment Agreement other than with respect to permitted assignments of the Bain Purchasers rights under the Investment Agreement, as otherwise contemplated by Section 1.4(b)(ii) or in respect of modifications permissible under the Investment Agreement or consented to by Acquirer.
ARTICLE VII
T ERMINATION
7.1 Termination . At any time prior to the Closing, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger abandoned by authorized action taken by the terminating party, whether before or after the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained:
(a) by mutual written consent duly authorized by Acquirer and the Company;
(b) by either Acquirer or the Company, by written notice to the other, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before December 12, 2016 or such other date that Acquirer and the Company may agree upon in writing (the Termination Date ); provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to any party whose breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation hereunder will have been the principal cause of, or will have directly resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before the Termination Date;
(c) by either Acquirer or the Company, by written notice to the other, if any Order of a Governmental Entity of competent authority preventing the consummation of the Merger shall have become final and non-appealable;
(d) by Acquirer, by written notice to the Company, if (i) there shall have been an inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by, or a breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of, the Company herein and such inaccuracy or breach shall not have been cured within ten Business Days after receipt by the Company of written notice of such inaccuracy or breach and, if not cured within such period and at or prior to the Closing, such inaccuracy or breach would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.3 to be satisfied ( provided that no such cure period shall be available or applicable to any such breach that by its nature cannot be cured), or (ii) the Company Stockholder Approval is not obtained within two hours following the execution of this Agreement; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(d) will not be available to Acquirer if Acquirer or Merger Sub is then in breach of any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that any condition set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 would not be satisfied; or
(e) by the Company, by written notice to Acquirer, if there shall have been an inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by, or a breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of, Acquirer herein and such inaccuracy or breach shall not have been cured within ten Business Days after receipt by Acquirer of written notice of such inaccuracy or breach and, if not cured within such period and at or prior to the Closing, such breach would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 to be satisfied ( provided that no such cure period shall be available or applicable to any such inaccuracy or breach that by its nature cannot be cured); provided that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.1(e) will not be available to the Company if the Company is then in breach of any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that any condition set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.3 would not be satisfied.
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7.2 Effect of Termination . In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 7.1 , this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no Liability on the part of Acquirer, Merger Sub, the Company or their respective officers, directors, stockholders or Affiliates or the Debt Financing Source Related Parties; provided that (a) Section 5.3 (Confidentiality; Public Disclosure), Section 5.8 (Expenses; Company Debt), this Section 7.2 (Effect of Termination), Article Article VIII (General Provisions) and any related definition provisions in or referenced in Exhibit A and the Confidentiality Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement and (b) nothing herein shall relieve any party hereto from Liability in connection with any intentional fraud, committed with actual knowledge, or a Willful Breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of, such party herein.
ARTICLE VIII
G ENERAL P ROVISIONS
8.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants . If the Merger is consummated, the representations and warranties made by the Company herein and in the certificates contemplated by this Agreement shall expire and be of no further force or effect as of the Closing. If the Merger is consummated, the representations and warranties made by Acquirer and Merger Sub herein and in the certificates contemplated by this Agreement shall expire and be of no further force or effect as of the Closing. If the Merger is consummated, all covenants, agreements and obligations of the parties hereto shall expire and be of no further force or effect as of the Closing, except with respect to the obligations of Acquirer and Merger Sub to make the payments provided for in Article I and to the extent such covenants, agreements and obligations provide that they are to be performed after the Closing. None of the covenants of any party required to be performed by such party before the Closing will survive the Closing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, it is the intention of the parties hereto, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, that the provisions of this Section 8.1 supersede any applicable statutes of limitations with respect to the applicable representations and warranties. Acquirer and Merger Sub (on behalf of themselves and their Affiliates and Representatives (including, following the Closing, the Surviving Corporation and the Subsidiaries of the Surviving Corporation)) hereby waive, from and after the Closing, any and all rights, claims and causes of action (other than claims for intentional fraud, committed with actual knowledge, with respect to representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Agreement) which Acquirer or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates and Representatives may have against the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives or any other Person arising under or based upon this Agreement (other than as may be set forth in any Letter of Transmittal or Transaction Document).
8.2 Notices . All notices, requests, consents, claims, demands, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial delivery service, or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or sent via facsimile (with automated confirmation of receipt) to the parties hereto at the following address (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
(a) if to Acquirer or Merger Sub, or, following Closing, the Company, to:
Symantec Corporation
350 Ellis St.
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.:
Telephone No.:
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Fenwick & West LLP
Silicon Valley Center
801 California Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Attention: Douglas N. Cogen
Scott B. Joachim
David K. Michaels
Facsimile No.: (650) 938-5200
Telephone No.: (650) 988-8500
(b) if to the Company prior to the Closing, to:
Blue Coat, Inc.
384 Santa Trinita Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Attention: Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (408) 220-2175
Telephone No.: (408) 220-2200
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199-3600
Attention: William M. Shields and Charles F. Boer
Facsimile No.: (617) 951-7050
Telephone No.: (617) 951-7000
Any notice given as specified in this Section 8.2 (i) if delivered personally or sent by facsimile transmission shall conclusively deemed to have been given or served at the time of dispatch if sent or delivered on a Business Day or, if not sent or delivered on a Business Day, on the next following Business Day and (ii) if sent by commercial delivery service or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) shall conclusively be deemed to have been received on the third Business Day after the post of the same.
8.3 Provision Respecting Legal Representation . It is acknowledged by each of the parties hereto that the Company has retained Ropes & Gray LLP ( Ropes ) to act as its counsel in connection with the Transactions and that Ropes has not acted as counsel for any other party hereto in connection with the Transactions (the Acquisition Engagement ). Each of Acquirer and the Company hereby agrees that, in the event that a dispute arises after the Closing between Acquirer, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Company Securityholders, on the other hand, Ropes may represent any or all of the Company Securityholders in such dispute even though the interests of the Company Securityholders may be directly adverse to Acquirer, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective subsidiaries, without the need for any future waiver or consent, and even though Ropes formerly may have represented the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in a matter substantially related to such dispute; provided , however , that this sentence shall not apply if Ropes previously had handled or, at the time of such dispute, is handling any ongoing matters substantially related to such dispute for Acquirer, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective subsidiaries. To
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the extent that any communication between the Company or the Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Ropes, on the other hand, directly relates to the Acquisition Engagement and such dispute, such communication shall, for so long as the confidentiality of such communication is preserved by the parties thereto, be deemed to be attorney-client confidences that belong solely to the Company Securityholders, and not the Company or Surviving Corporation ( Confidential Communications ). Neither Acquirer nor any of its Affiliates, including the Surviving Corporation, shall have access to (and Acquirer hereby waives, on behalf of each, any right of access it may otherwise have with respect to) any files or work product of Ropes, to the extent that they include Confidential Communications, whether or not the Closing occurs. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Acquirer acknowledges and agrees, for itself and on behalf of its Affiliates, including the Surviving Corporation, upon and after the Closing: (i) the Company Securityholders and Ropes shall be the sole holders of the attorney-client privilege with respect to the Confidential Communications, and neither Acquirer nor any of its Affiliates, including the Surviving Corporation, shall be a holder thereof, (ii) to the extent that files or work product of Ropes in respect of the Acquisition Engagement constitute property of the client, only the Company Securityholders shall hold such property rights and have the right to waive or modify such property rights with respect to the Confidential Communications and (iii) Ropes shall have no duty whatsoever to reveal or disclose any such Confidential Communications to Acquirer or any of its Affiliates, including the Surviving Corporation, by reason of any attorney-client relationship between Ropes and the Company or otherwise; provided that, to the extent any communication includes Confidential Communications, Ropes shall provide appropriately redacted versions of such communications, files or work product to Acquirer or its Affiliates, including the Surviving Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, in the event that a dispute arises between any of Acquirer or the Surviving Corporation or their Affiliates, on the one hand, and any of the Company Securityholders, on the other hand, concerning the matters contemplated in this Agreement, Acquirer, for itself and on behalf of its Affiliates and the Surviving Corporation and its Affiliates, agrees that Acquirer, the Surviving Corporation and their Affiliates shall not offer into evidence or otherwise attempt to use or assert Confidential Communications against the Company Securityholders.
8.4 Interpretation . When a reference is made herein to Articles, Sections, subsections, Schedules or Exhibits, such reference shall be to an Article, Section or subsection of, or a Schedule or an Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained herein are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The words include, includes and including when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words without limitation. Where a reference is made to a Contract, instrument (other than the Registration Statement) or Applicable Law, such reference is to such Contract, instrument or Applicable Law as amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of Contracts or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of Applicable Law) by succession of comparable successor law and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires (a) words of any gender include each other gender and neutral forms of such words, (b) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, (c) the terms hereof, herein, hereto, hereunder and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, (d) references to clauses without a cross-reference to a Section or subsection are references to clauses within the same Section or, if more specific, subsection, (e) references to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person, (f) references from or through any date shall mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively.(g) the phrases provide to and deliver to and phrases of similar import mean that a true, correct and complete paper or electronic copy of the information or material referred to has been delivered to the party to whom such information or material is to be provided and (h) the phrase made available to and phrases of similar import means, with respect to any information, document or other material of Acquirer or the Company, that such information, document or material was made available for review by the Company or Acquirer, respectively, and its Representatives in the virtual data room established by Acquirer or the Company,
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respectively, in connection with this Agreement at least 24 hours prior to the execution of this Agreement or actually delivered (whether by physical or electronic delivery) to the Company or Acquirer, respectively, or its Representatives at least 24 hours prior to the execution of this Agreement. The symbol $ and references to dollars refers to United States Dollars and all references to currency amounts shall be to United States Dollars unless explicitly indicated otherwise. The word extent in the phrase to the extent means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean simply if. All references to days shall be to calendar days unless otherwise indicated as a Business Day. Any action otherwise required to be taken on a day that is not a Business Day shall instead be taken on the next succeeding Business Day, and if the last day of such period is a non-Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day. Unless indicated otherwise, all mathematical calculations contemplated by this Agreement shall be rounded to the tenth decimal place, except in respect of payments, which shall be rounded to the nearest whole United States cent.
8.5 Amendment . Subject to Applicable Law, the parties hereto may amend this Agreement by authorized action at any time pursuant to an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto; provided that after the Company Stockholder Approval is obtained, no amendment shall be made to this Agreement that by Applicable Law requires further approval by the Company Stockholders without such further approval. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, Acquirer and the Company may cause this Agreement to be amended at any time after the Closing by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of Acquirer and the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Section 7.2 , clause (v) of Section 8.8 , the fifth sentence of Section 8.11 , the proviso of the first sentence of Section 8.12 , the last sentence of Section 8.12 , Section 8.14 and the penultimate sentence of this Section 8.5 may not be amended, modified, waived or terminated in a manner that adversely impacts the Debt Financing Source Related Parties without the prior written consent of the Debt Financing Sources. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Section 8.8 , the sixth, seventh and eighth sentences of Section 8.11 , and this sentence may not be amended, modified, waived or terminated in a manner that adversely impacts the SL Investors without the prior written consent of such SL Investors.
8.6 Extension; Waiver . At any time at or prior to the Closing, any party hereto may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto owed to such party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, (c) waive any breaches of any of the covenants, agreements, obligations or conditions for the benefit of such party contained herein and (d) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of such party contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing that is (A) prior to the Closing with respect to the Company and/or the Company Securityholders, signed by the Company and (B) with respect to Acquirer and/or Merger Sub, signed by Acquirer. Without limiting the generality or effect of the preceding sentence, no failure to exercise or delay in exercising any right under this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of such right, and no waiver of any breach or default shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default of the same or any other provision herein.
8.7 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties hereto; it being understood and agreed that all parties hereto need not sign the same counterpart. The delivery by facsimile or by electronic delivery in PDF format of this Agreement with all executed signature pages (in counterparts or otherwise) shall be sufficient to bind the parties hereto to the terms and conditions set forth herein. All of the counterparts will together constitute one and the same instrument and each counterpart will constitute an original of this Agreement.
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8.8 Entire Agreement; Parties in Interest . This Agreement and the Transaction Documents, including all the exhibits attached hereto and thereto, the Schedules, including the Company Disclosure Letter, (a) constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, except for the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall continue in full force and effect, and shall survive any termination of this Agreement, in accordance with its terms and (b) are not intended to confer, and shall not be construed as conferring, upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder (except that (v) the Debt Financing Source Related Parties shall be express third party beneficiaries of and shall be entitled to rely upon the penultimate sentence of Section 8.5 , the fifth sentence of Section 8.11 , the proviso in the first sentence of Section 8.12 , the last sentence of Section 8.12 , Section 8.14 and clause (v) of this Section 8.8 , and each Debt Financing Source Related Party may enforce such provisions, (w) the SL Investors shall be express third party beneficiaries of and shall be entitled to rely upon the last sentence of Section 8.5 , the sixth, seventh and eighth sentences of Section 8.11 and this clause (w) of this Section 8.8 and each SL Investor may enforce such provisions, (x) Section 5.18 is intended to benefit the Company Indemnified Parties, and Company Indemnified Parties shall be express third party beneficiaries of and shall be entitled to rely upon Section 5.18 , (y) Ropes shall be an express third party beneficiary of Section 8.3 and (z) the Non-Parties shall be express third party beneficiaries of and shall be entitled to rely upon Section 8.11 ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is hereby acknowledged and agreed by the parties hereto that each of the Company Securityholders is intended to be an express third-party beneficiary of the rights of such Person to receive the consideration set forth in Article I . The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, prior to the Effective Time, each holder of Equity Interests of the Company will be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement for the purpose of pursuing claims for damages (including damages based on the loss of the economic benefits of the Merger, including the loss of the premium offered to such holder) and, to the extent such damages are awarded by a court, enforcing such an award for and accepting damages under this Agreement in the event of a failure by Acquirer or Merger Sub to effect the Merger as required by the terms of this Agreement or Willful Breach by Acquirer or Merger Sub. The rights granted pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 8.8 will be enforceable only by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion, on behalf of the Company Securityholders.
8.9 Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights and obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any such assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void, except that Acquirer and/or Merger Sub may assign its rights and delegate all or a portion of its obligations under this Agreement to any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Acquirer without the prior consent of any other party hereto; provided that notwithstanding any such assignment, Acquirer and/or Merger Sub, as applicable, shall remain liable for all of its obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
8.10 Severability . In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and shall be interpreted so as reasonably necessary to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties hereto shall use all reasonable efforts to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that shall achieve, to the greatest extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.
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8.11 Remedies Cumulative; Specific Performance; Non-Recourse . The parties hereto understand and agree that the covenants and undertakings herein contained are uniquely related to the desire of the parties hereto to consummate the Transactions, that the Transactions represent a unique business opportunity at a unique time for each of the parties hereto and further agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its terms. Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party hereto shall be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any other remedy and nothing herein shall be deemed a waiver by any party hereto of any right to specific performance or injunctive relief. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, and the parties hereto hereby waive the requirement of any posting of a bond in connection with the remedies described herein. In the event that any Legal Proceeding should be brought in equity to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, no party hereto shall allege, and each party hereto hereby waives the defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law. Without limiting the obligations of the Debt Financing Sources under the Debt Commitment Letter and the rights of Acquirer and Merger Sub under the Debt Commitment Letter, the Company acknowledges and agrees that no Debt Financing Source Related Party shall have any Liability or obligation to the Company (or any of its Affiliates or any of its or their respective shareholders, partners, members, Employees, agents or Representatives) in connection with this Agreement or any Transactions if such Debt Financing Source Related Party breaches or fails to perform (whether willfully, intentionally, unintentionally or otherwise) any of its obligations under the Debt Commitment Letter and the Company (on behalf of itself, its Affiliates and its and their respective shareholders, partners, members, Employees, agents and Representatives) hereby waives any rights or claims against each Debt Financing Source Related Party in connection with this Agreement and the Debt Financing, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, and the Company (on behalf of itself, its Affiliates and its and their respective shareholders, partners, members, Employees, agents and representatives) agrees not to commence (and if commenced agrees to dismiss or otherwise terminate) any action or proceeding against any Debt Financing Source Related Party in connection with this Agreement or any Transaction (including any action or proceeding relating to the Debt Financing). This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any Legal Proceeding that may be based upon, in respect of, arise under, out of or by reason of, this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution, performance or breach (whether willful, intentional, unintentional or otherwise), of this Agreement, including any representation or warranty made or alleged to have been made in, in connection with or as an inducement to, this Agreement (each of such above-described legal, equitable or other theories or sources of liability, a Recourse Theory ) may only be made or asserted against (and are expressly limited to) the Persons that are expressly identified as the parties hereto in the preamble to and signature pages of this Agreement and solely in their capacities as such. No Person who is not a party hereto (including (a) any former, current or future direct or indirect equity holder, controlling Person, management company, incorporator, member, partner, manager, director, officer, employee, agent, Affiliate, attorney or representative of, and any financial advisor or lender to, or direct or indirect holder of notes issued by (all above-described Persons in this subclause (a), collectively, Affiliated Persons ), a party hereto or any Affiliate of such party, and (b) any Affiliated Persons of such Affiliated Persons but specifically excluding the parties hereto (the Persons in subclauses (a) and (b), together with their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors or administrators, collectively, but specifically excluding the parties hereto, Non-Parties )) will have any liability whatsoever in respect of, based upon or arising out of any Recourse Theory. Without limiting the rights of any party hereto against the other parties hereto as set forth herein, in no event will any party hereto, any of its Affiliates or any Person claiming by, through or on behalf of any of them institute any Legal Proceeding under any Recourse Theory against any Non-Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, nothing shall limit (x) any rights of Acquirer against (i) the Bain Purchasers under the Investment Agreement or the indenture contemplated thereby or (ii) the Named Employees under each of the Transaction Documents to which they are a party, or (y) the rights of any party hereto against any Non-Party arising under or in respect of a separate agreement binding on such party and Non-Party.
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8.12 Governing Law . This Agreement, all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and all obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to such states principles of conflicts of law that would refer a matter to a different jurisdiction; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any disputes involving the Debt Financing Source Related Parties will be governed by and construed in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of New York without giving regard to conflicts or choice of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of New York. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and the Federal courts of the United States of America located in the State of Delaware, in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of the documents referred to herein, and in respect of the Transactions, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or thereof, that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such a Delaware State or Federal court. The parties hereto hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that delivering of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in Section 8.2 or in such other manner as may be permitted by Applicable Law, shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto agree that it will not bring, or support the bringing of, any Legal Proceeding, action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third-party claim of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether arising in contract, tort, equity or otherwise, against the Debt Financing Source Related Parties in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the Transactions, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Debt Commitment Letter or the performance thereof, in any forum other than the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, or, if under Applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction is vested in the Federal courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in the County of New York (and appellate courts thereof).
8.13 Rules of Construction . The parties hereto have been represented by counsel during the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, hereby waive, with respect to this Agreement, each Schedule and each Exhibit attached hereto, the application of any Applicable Law or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document shall be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document. The parties hereto intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein shall have independent significance (i.e., if any party hereto has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein (or is otherwise entitled to indemnification) in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty, or covenant (including any indemnification provision) relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which the party hereto has not breached (or is not otherwise entitled to indemnification with respect thereto) shall not detract from or mitigate the fact that the party hereto is in breach of the first representation, warranty, or covenant (or is otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to a different provision)).
8.14 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE
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TRANSACTIONS (INCLUDING THE DEBT FINANCING AND THE DEBT COMMITMENT LETTER) OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY HERETO IN NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR THEREOF.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Acquirer, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger to be executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above.
S YMANTEC C ORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Scott C. Taylor | |
Name: | Scott C. Taylor | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel | |
and Secretary |
S-B0616 M ERGER S UB , I NC . | ||
By: | /s/ Scott Taylor | |
Name: | Scott C. Taylor | |
Title: | President |
[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Acquirer, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger to be executed and delivered by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above.
B LUE C OAT , I NC . | ||
By: | /s/ Matthew MacKenzie | |
Name: | Matthew MacKenzie | |
Title: | Chief of Staff and General Counsel |
[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]
EXHIBIT A
Definitions
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:
2016 Equity Incentive Plan means the Companys 2016 Equity Incentive Plan in form and substance mutually agreed between the parties hereto as of the Agreement Date.
Acquirer Common Stock means the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Acquirer.
Acquirer Stock Price means the volume weighted average price per share of Acquirer Common Stock as reported on Nasdaq for the five consecutive trading days ending with the trading day that is the Closing Date.
Acquisition Proposal means, with respect to the Company, any agreement, offer, proposal or bona fide indication of interest (other than this Agreement or any other offer, proposal or indication of interest by Acquirer), or any public announcement of intention to enter into any such agreement or of (or intention to make) any offer, proposal or bona fide indication of interest, relating to, or involving: (a) any acquisition or purchase from the Company, or from the Company Stockholders, by any Person or Group of more than a 20% interest in the total outstanding voting securities of the Company or any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any Person or Group beneficially owning 10% or more of the total outstanding voting securities of the Company or any merger, consolidation, business combination or similar transaction involving the Company, (b) any sale, lease, mortgage, pledge, exchange, transfer, license (other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), acquisition, or disposition of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries representing 20% or more of the consolidated revenues, net income or assets, taken as a whole, in any single transaction or series of related transactions or (c) any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization or other significant corporate reorganization of the Company, or any extraordinary dividend, whether of cash or other property.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, including any general partner, managing member, officer or director of such Person as of the date on which, or at any time during the period for which, the determination of affiliation is being made. For purposes of this definition, the term control (including the correlative meanings of the terms controlled by and under common control with), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by Contract or otherwise.
Anti-Corruption Law means any Applicable Law relating to anti-bribery or anti-corruption (governmental or commercial), including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and any other Applicable Law that prohibits the corrupt payment, offer, promise or authorization of the payment or transfer of anything of value (including gifts or entertainment), directly or indirectly, to any Person, including any Government Official.
Applicable Law means, with respect to any Person, any federal, state, foreign, local, municipal or other law, statute, constitution, legislation, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, directive, license, permit, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity and any Orders applicable to such Person or such Persons Affiliates or to any of their respective assets, properties or businesses.
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Bain Purchasers has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.
Bain Stockholders Agreement means the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement dated May 22, 2015, as amended and restated on September 9, 2015, by and among Blue Coat, Inc. (formerly named Batman Holdings, Inc.), Batman Intermediate Holdings A, Inc., Batman Intermediate Holdings B, Inc., Blue Coat Holdings, Inc., Future Fund Investment Company No. 5 Pty Ltd and the Investors, Other Investors and Managers named therein.
Business means the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently conducted.
Business Day means a day (a) other than Saturday or Sunday and (b) on which commercial banks are open for business in New York, New York and San Francisco, California.
Cash Reinvestment Portion means, with respect to each Reinvestment Stockholder, the cash amount set forth as Item 6A on Schedule A to such Reinvestment Stockholders Reinvestment Agreement.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Company Capital Stock means, collectively, the Company Common Stock.
Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate means a certificate setting forth the amount of any Transaction Expenses (including an itemized list of each Transaction Expense with a description of the nature of such Transaction Expense and the Person to whom such Transaction Expense is owed).
Company Common Stock means the common stock, par value of $0.001 per share, of the Company, and includes any Company Restricted Stock.
Company Credit Agreement means the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2015, by and among Batman Intermediate Holdings B, Inc., Blue Coat Holdings, Inc. (as successor by merger to Batman Merger Sub, Inc.), the Lenders party thereto, Jefferies Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Letter of Credit Issuer, Swingline Lender and Lender, Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, and ING Capital LLC and Newstar Financial, LLC, as Co-Documentation Agents, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
Company Debt means, without duplication, (a) all obligations (including the principal amount thereof and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of the Company and any Subsidiary (other than intercompany indebtedness), whether or not represented by bonds, debentures, notes or other securities (whether or not convertible into any other security), for the repayment of money borrowed, whether owing to banks, financial institutions, including the obligations pursuant to the Company Credit Agreement and the Company Notes (any such obligations described in clause (a), the Company Funded Debt ), (b) all deferred indebtedness of the Company and any Subsidiary for the payment of the purchase price of property or assets purchased (other than accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (c) all obligations of the Company and any Subsidiary to pay rent or other payment amounts under a lease which is required to be classified as a capital lease or a Liability on the face of a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, (d) all outstanding reimbursement obligations
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of the Company and any Subsidiary with respect to letters of credit, bankers acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of the Company and any Subsidiary, (e) all obligations of the Company and any Subsidiary under any interest rate swap agreement, forward rate agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement or other financial agreement or arrangement entered into for the purpose of limiting or managing interest rate risks, (f) any purchase price adjustment or guaranteed or contingent earnout incurred in connection with an acquisition and (g) any guaranty by of any indebtedness of any Third Person of a type described in clauses (a) through (f) above.
Company Employee Plans means any scheme, plan, program, policy, practice, Contract or other arrangement (whether written or oral) providing for deferred compensation, profit sharing, bonus, severance, termination pay, time in lieu of pay, performance awards, stock or stock-related awards, fringe benefits, group or individual health, dental, medical, retiree medical, life insurance, short or long term disability insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, survivor benefits, welfare, pension or other employee benefits or remuneration of any kind, whether formal or informal, funded or unfunded, including each employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA that is sponsored, maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed to, by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or pursuant to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has or may have any liability, contingent or otherwise, other than any such scheme, plan, program, policy, practice, Contract or other arrangement that is required pursuant to Applicable Law (a Legally Required Plan ).
Company Financial Information means (a) the Company Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for the absence of footnotes and subject to normal year end adjustments, (b) such other information and data (including financial information and data) in respect of the Company and the Subsidiaries of the type that would be included in a bank information memorandum for a transaction of the type described in the Debt Commitment Letter and that is reasonably requested by Acquirer in connection with the Debt Financing in light of the type and form of information customarily provided by companies of a comparable size and in a comparable industry in transactions similar to the Debt Financing and (c) such supplements to the foregoing in clause (b) as may be necessary so that the foregoing information in clause (b) does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Company Indenture means the indenture, dated as of May 22, 2015, among Batman Merger Sub, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
Company Intellectual Property means any and all Company-Owned Intellectual Property Rights and any and all Company-Owned Technology.
Company Notes means the 8.375% unsecured senior notes due 2023 issued pursuant to the Company Indenture.
Company Optionholders means (a) with respect to any time before the Effective Time, collectively, the holders of record of Company Options outstanding as of such time and (b) with respect to any time at or after the Effective Time, collectively, the holders of record of Company Options outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Company Options means options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock.
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Company-Owned Intellectual Property Right means any and all Intellectual Property Right that is owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any Subsidiary, including the Company Registered Intellectual Property.
Company-Owned Technology means any and all Technology for which the Intellectual Property Rights therein are owned or purported to be owned by the Company or any Subsidiary.
Company Products means all products or services produced, marketed, licensed, sold, distributed or performed by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, all products or services currently under development by the Company or any Subsidiary and all products or services currently planned for development and commercial release by the Company or any Subsidiary.
Company Registered Intellectual Property means the Registered Intellectual Property, registered Internet domain names and registered copyrights and applications for copyright registration, in each case registered or filed in the name of, or owned by, the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and included in the Company Intellectual Property, but excluding any such item of Registered Intellectual Property that has been abandoned, lapsed or expired and is not capable of being revived.
Company Restricted Stock means each outstanding restricted share of Company Common Stock that is, at the time of determination, unvested or is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture under any applicable restricted stock purchase agreement or other Contract with the Company.
Company Securityholders means, collectively, the Company Stockholders and the Company Optionholders.
Company Stock Plan means the Companys Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
Company Stockholders means (a) with respect to any time before the Effective Time, collectively, the holders of record of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding as of such time and (b) with respect to any time at or after the Effective Time, collectively, the holders of record of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Compliant means, with respect to the Company Financial Information, that (a) the Company Financial Information delivered pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of Company Financial Information does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (b) the Companys auditors have not withdrawn any audit opinion with respect to any audited financial statements contained in the Company Financial Information, and (c) the Company has not been informed by such auditors that it is required to restate any audited or unaudited financial statements included in the Company Financial Information; provided that if any such restatement occurs, the Company Financial Information shall be deemed Compliant if and when such restatement has been completed and the relevant financial statements have been amended.
Conflict Minerals means (a) columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, or their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten, unless the Secretary of State of the United States determines that additional derivatives are financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or a country that shares an internationally recognized border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and (b) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the Secretary of State of the United States to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or a country that shares an internationally recognized border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Continuing Employees means, collectively, (a) the Named Employees and (b) the other employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case who remain employees of the Surviving Corporation or the Subsidiaries immediately following the Effective Time.
Contract means any legally binding contract, subcontract, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, sublicense, purchase order or other agreement (in each case, whether written or oral).
Converting Holders means Company Stockholders (including Reinvestment Stockholders) (other than those Company Stockholders all of whose shares of Company Common Stock constitute Dissenting Shares) immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Debt Financing Source Related Parties means the Debt Financing Sources, together with their respective Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, partners, trustees, shareholders, controlling persons, agents and representatives of the foregoing, and their respective successors and assigns.
Designated Company Stockholders means the Company Stockholders set forth on Schedule E of the Company Disclosure Letter and the Specified Employees.
DGCL means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Dissenting Shares means any shares of Company Common Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and in respect of which appraisal or dissenters rights shall have been perfected, and not waived, withdrawn or lost, in accordance with the DGCL in connection with the Merger.
DOL means the United States Department of Labor.
Employee means any current, former, or retired employee, officer, manager, or director of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
Employment Agreement means each management, employment, termination, severance, consulting, relocation, repatriation, expatriation, or similar Contract between the Company, any of the Subsidiaries or any Affiliate and any Employee, consultant, contractor or advisor, other than at-will offer letters for which neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any material liability or obligation beyond payment of compensation and benefits during the term of severance.
Encumbrance means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest or encumbrance of any nature.
Equity Exchange Ratio means the quotient of (a) the Per Share Merger Consideration divided by (b) the $17.30.
Equity Interests means, with respect to any Person, any capital stock of, or other ownership, membership, partnership, joint venture or equity interest in, such Person or any indebtedness, securities, options, warrants, call, subscription or other rights or entitlements of, or granted by, such Person or any of its Affiliates that are convertible into, or are exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right or entitlement to acquire any such capital stock or other ownership, partnership, joint venture or equity interest, in all cases, whether vested or unvested.
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ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
ERISA Affiliate means any Person that, together with the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder.
Environmental Law means any Applicable Law relating to pollution, the protection of the environment, worker/occupational health and safety (with respect to exposures to Hazardous Materials), and emissions, discharges, Releases or threatened Releases of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, registration, distribution, sale, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials or any substances or wastes, chemical substances or mixtures, pesticides, pollutants, contaminants, toxic chemicals, petroleum products or byproducts, asbestos, noise or radiation, each as amended and as now in effect.
Environmental Permit means a material certification, approval, registration, consent, license, permit, grant, exemption, variance, order or other authorization issued or granted by a Governmental Entity pursuant to Environmental Law.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Excluded Options means the Company Options (a) approved by the Companys Compensation Committee on April 29, 2016 and granted with a per share exercise price equal to $16.20, (b) granted on any date after the Agreement Date or (c) held by a Person that is not a Continuing Employee.
Executive Officer means, with respect to any Person, any of the following executive officers: Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel.
Fully-Diluted Company Common Stock means the sum, without duplication, of (a) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, (b) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock that are issuable upon the exercise of Assumed Options or other direct or indirect rights to acquire shares of Company Common Stock, vested and unvested, that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, (c) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock that would be issuable upon the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and (d) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock purchasable under or otherwise subject to any rights (other than Company Options) to acquire shares of Company Common Stock (whether or not immediately exercisable) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the New Performance Stock Units, the New Restricted Stock Units, the Specified Unvested Company Shares and the Out-Of-The Money Options (and, in each case and to the extent applicable, any shares of Company Common Stock issued upon the exercise or settlement thereof) shall not be included in the definition of Fully-Diluted Company Common Stock.
GAAP means United States generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, that are applicable to the circumstances of the date of determination, consistently applied.
Government Contract means any Contract between, on the one hand, the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and, on the other hand: (a) any Governmental Entity, (b) any prime contractor to any other Governmental Entity or (c) any subcontractor with respect to any Contract described in clauses (a) or (b).
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Government Official means (a) any official, employee, agent or representative of, or any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of, any Governmental Entity, (b) any political party, political party official or candidate for political office, (c) any official, employee, agent or representative of, or any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of, a company, business, enterprise or other entity owned, in whole or in part, or controlled by any Governmental Entity or (d) any official, employee, agent or representative of, or any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of, a public international organization.
Governmental Entity means any government, any governmental, regulatory or administrative entity or body, department, commission, board, agency or instrumentality, and any court, tribunal or judicial body, in each case whether federal, state, county, provincial, and whether local or foreign, or any arbitrator.
Group has the meaning ascribed to such term under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations thereunder and related case law.
Hazardous Material means any chemical or substance that has been designated by a Governmental Entity to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous, or a pollutant or contaminant pursuant to an applicable Environmental Law, including PCBs and petroleum.
HSR Act means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
Intellectual Property means (a) Intellectual Property Rights and (b) Technology.
Intellectual Property Rights means any or all statutory or common law rights in, to, or arising under the following, worldwide: (a) patents and patent applications and other rights in inventions and discoveries, (b) works of authorship, including copyrights, moral rights and mask work rights, (c) trade secrets and know how, (d) trademarks, trade names, logos and service marks, together with the goodwill of the Company or the Companys business symbolized by or associated with any of the foregoing, (e) domain names, web addresses and social media identifiers, (f) any registrations or applications for registration for any of the foregoing, including any provisionals, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, renewals, reissuances, re-examinations and extensions (as applicable) and (g) analogous rights to those set forth above in Technology.
IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
knowledge means with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge as of the date hereof of the individuals identified on Annex C after reasonable inquiry of their reasonably available files and direct reports.
Law means any applicable law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, ruling or other legal requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity.
Legal Proceeding means any private or governmental action, inquiry, claim, counterclaim, proceeding, suit, hearing, litigation, audit or investigation, in each case whether civil, criminal, administrative, judicial or investigative, or any appeal therefrom.
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Liabilities (and, with correlative meaning, Liability ) means all debts, liabilities, commitments and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, determined or determinable, liquidated or unliquidated, asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, whenever or however arising, including those arising under Applicable Law or any Legal Proceeding or Order of a Governmental Entity and those arising under any Contract, regardless of whether such debt, liability, commitment or obligation would be required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP or disclosed in the notes thereto.
Litigation Claim means any Legal Proceeding to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party pending before any Governmental Entity, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective Employees (in their capacities as such or relating to their employment, services or relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary) or any of the assets and properties of the Company or a Subsidiary.
Lockbox Date means April 30, 2016.
Management Agreement means Management Agreement, dated as of May 22, 2015, as amended from time to time, between Batman Holdings Inc., Batman Intermediate Holdings A, Inc., Batman Intermediate Holdings B, Inc., Blue Coat Holdings, Inc., Blue Coat Systems, Inc., Bain Capital Private Equity, LP (formerly Bain Capital Partners, LLC), and Bain Capital Private Equity (Europe), LLP (formerly Bain Capital Europe, LLP).
Material Adverse Effect means, with respect to any Person, any change, effect, event, violation, inaccuracy, state of facts or development (each a Change , and collectively, Changes ), individually or in the aggregate, and regardless of whether such Change constitutes an inaccuracy in the representations or warranties made by, or a breach of the covenants, agreements or obligations of such Person or its subsidiaries, and taken together with all other Changes, that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, financial condition, assets and liabilities (taken together) or results of operations of such Person and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , however , that no Change (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other Changes) directly or indirectly resulting from, attributable to or arising out of any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a Material Adverse Effect, and no Change (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other such Changes) directly or indirectly resulting from, attributable to or arising out of any of the following shall be taken into account when determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may, would or could occur:
(a) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or conditions in the global economy generally;
(b) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, capital markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (i) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (ii) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world;
(c) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the industries in which the Company and the Subsidiaries conduct business;
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(d) political conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism) in the United States or any other country or region in the world;
(e) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world;
(f) changes in Law or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof);
(g) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions ( provided that the provisions of this clause (g) shall not apply to the representations set forth in Section 2.3 );
(h) any actions to which Acquirer has specifically approved, consented to or requested, or compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required or contemplated by, this Agreement (other than compliance with Section 4.1 with respect to the obligation to operate in the ordinary course of business; provided that Acquirer and Merger Sub have complied with their obligation to not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay their consent as provided in Section 4.1) or the failure to take any action prohibited by this Agreement; and
(i) any failure by the Company to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations, in and of itself ( provided that, in each case, the underlying cause of such failure may be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect or be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred unless such underlying cause is described in clauses (a) through (h) and would otherwise be excepted from this definition).
unless, in the cases of clauses (a) through (i) above, such Changes would reasonably be expected to have a materially disproportionate impact on the financial condition, business, assets and liabilities (taken together) or results of operations of such Person and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative generally to other participants in the industries in which such Person or any subsidiary conducts business.
Merger Consideration means $3,073,438,000, minus an amount in cash equal to Transaction Expenses, as finally determined and set forth in the Final Company Closing Transaction Expenses Certificate in accordance with Section 5.13(a) plus an amount in cash equal to the aggregate exercise price of all Company Options that are not Out-Of-The-Money Options as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Nasdaq means the Nasdaq Global Select Market, any successor stock exchange operated by the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC or any successor thereto.
New Performance Stock Units means the performance stock units of the Company granted pursuant to Section 5.9(e) under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.
New Restricted Stock Units means the restricted stock units of the Company granted pursuant to Section 5.9(d) or in accordance with Schedule D of the Company Disclosure Letter under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan.
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Online Tracking Data means any information or data collected in relation to on-line activities that can reasonably be associated with a particular user or computer or other device.
Option Exchange Ratio means the quotient of (a) the Per Share Merger Consideration divided by (b) the Acquirer Stock Price.
Order means any order, judgment, decision, decree, injunction, ruling, writ or assessment of any Governmental Entity (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is binding on any Person or its property under Applicable Law.
Organizational Documents means, with respect to any Person (other than an individual), (a) the certificate or articles of association or incorporation or organization or limited partnership or limited liability company, and any joint venture, limited liability company, operating or partnership agreement and other similar documents adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation or organization of such Person and (b) all by-laws, regulations, voting agreements, statutory books and registers, resolutions and similar documents, instruments or Contracts relating to the organization or governance of such Person, in each case, as amended or supplemented.
Per Share Merger Consideration means (a) the Merger Consideration divided by (b) the Fully-Diluted Company Common Stock.
Permitted Encumbrances means any of the following: (a) Encumbrances for Taxes not yet due, being contested in good faith or for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established and for which appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, (b) mechanics, carriers, workmens, warehousemans, repairmens, materialmens or other Encumbrance incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not yet due or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material, (c) leases, subleases and non-exclusive licenses (other than capital leases and leases underlying sale and leaseback transactions) incurred in the ordinary course of business, (d) Encumbrances imposed by Applicable Law (other than Tax Law) with respect to a liability which is not delinquent, (e) pledges or deposits to secure obligations under workers compensation laws or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory obligations, (f) pledges and deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a similar nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (g) Encumbrances or other defects, imperfections or irregularities in title, easements, covenants and rights of way and other similar restrictions, and zoning, building and other similar codes or restrictions, in each case that do not adversely affect in any material respect the current use of the applicable property owned, leased, used or held for use by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, (h) statutory, common law or contractual liens to secure landlords, lessors or renters or Encumbrances imposed on the underlying fee interest in Company Real Property in each case that do not adversely affect in any material respect the current use of the applicable property owned, leased, used or held for use by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, (i) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property Rights entered into in the ordinary course of business, and the restrictions associated therewith to the extent not resulting from a breach by the Company or the Subsidiaries and (j) liens created by the collateral documents relating to the Company Credit Agreement.
Person means any natural person, company, corporation, limited liability company, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, trust, estate, proprietorship, joint venture, business organization or Governmental Entity.
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Personal Data means any and all information that can reasonably be associated with an individual natural person, including information that identifies or could be used to identify an individual natural person, including name, physical address, telephone number, email address, financial account number, government-issued identifier (including Social Security number and drivers license number), medical, health or insurance information, gender, date of birth, educational or employment information, religious or political views or affiliations, and marital or other status (to the extent any of these data elements can reasonably be associated with an individual natural person, or is linked to any such data element that can reasonably be associated with an individual natural person).
Prepayment Premium means all premiums, penalties, breakage costs and change of control payments required to be paid or offered in respect of the Company Funded Debt on prepayment or redemption on or after the Closing Date as a result of the consummation of the Transactions in accordance with the terms of the Company Indenture and the Company Credit Agreement.
Registered Intellectual Property means Intellectual Property Rights that have been registered, filed, certified or otherwise perfected or recorded with or by any Governmental Entity or quasi-public legal authority (including domain name registrars), or any applications for any of the foregoing, including (a) patents and patent applications (including provisional applications), (b) registered trademarks, applications to register trademarks, intent-to-use applications, or other registrations or applications related to trademarks, (c) registered Internet domain names and (d) registered copyrights and applications for copyright registration.
Registration Statement means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Company with the SEC on June 2, 2016.
Release shall have the same meaning as under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601(22).
Representatives means, with respect to a Person, such Persons officers, directors, Affiliates, stockholders or employees, or any investment banker, attorney, accountant, auditor or other advisor or representative retained by any of them.
Sanctioned Country means, at any time, a country or territory that is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).
Sanctioned Person means, at any time (a) any Person listed on the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, Commerces Denied Persons List or Entity List, and the State Departments Debarred List or other similar lists maintained by applicable jurisdictions, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned 50% or more or otherwise controlled by any such Person or Persons described in clause (a) and (b).
Sanctions means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government (including those administered by OFAC), the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Security Right means, with respect to any Company Common Stock or Subsidiary Securities, any option, warrant, subscription right, call right, or other Contract requiring the issuance of such security, whether vested or unvested, or any other security convertible into or exchangeable for any such security. Security Right includes rights conferred by Applicable Law, the Companys or any of the Subsidiaries Organizational Documents or by agreement.
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Shrink Wrap Code means any generally commercially available software in executable code form (other than development tools and development environments) or generally commercially available hosted or software-as-a-service offering that is available for a cost of not more than U.S. $10,000 for a license for a single users access or $100,000 in the aggregate for all users access).
Signing Date Transaction Documents means the Transaction Documents that are contemplated by this Agreement to be executed and delivered by the parties thereto in connection with the execution of this Agreement.
SL Investors means the SLP Purchasers as defined in the Investment Agreement.
Solvent means, with respect to any Person, that (a) the fair saleable value (determined on a going concern basis) of the consolidated assets of such Person and its subsidiaries is, on the date of determination, greater than the total amount of consolidated Liabilities of such Person and its subsidiaries as of such date, (b) such Person and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are able to pay all Liabilities of such Person and its subsidiaries as such Liabilities mature and (c) such Person and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, shall have adequate capital for conducting the business. For purposes of this definition, in computing the amount of Liabilities at any time, such Liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing and known at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual and matured Liability.
Specified Employee means the individuals designated as Specified Employees in an email delivered by the Company to Ropes and Fenwick & West LLP at 8:29 am (Pacific time) on June 12, 2016.
Specified Unvested Company Shares means the Unvested Company Shares set forth on Schedule F of the Company Disclosure Letter.
Stockholder Agreement means the stockholder agreement in the form mutually agreed by the parties hereto based on the terms and provisions of the Support Agreement.
subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other Person of which such Person, either alone or together with one or more subsidiaries or by one or more other subsidiaries (a) directly or indirectly owns or purports to own, beneficially or of record securities or other interests representing more than 50% of the outstanding equity, voting power, or financial interests of such Person or (b) is entitled, by Contract or otherwise, to elect, appoint or designate directors constituting a majority of the members of such Persons board of directors or other governing body.
Subsidiary means any subsidiary of the Company.
Tax (and, with correlative meaning, Taxes and Taxable ) means any net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, estimated, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, goods and services, transfer, franchise, fringe benefit, capital stock, profits, license, registration, withholding, payroll, social security (or equivalent), employment, unemployment, disability, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, escheat, premium, property (real, tangible or intangible), windfall profit tax, custom duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge, together with any interest or any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any Governmental Entity responsible for the imposition of any such tax (domestic or foreign) (each, a Tax Authority ).
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Tax Return means all returns, declarations, reports, information statements, reports, relating to Taxes, including all schedules and attachments thereto, filed or required to be filed with a Governmental Entity and including all amendments thereof.
Technology means all tangible items related to, constituting, disclosing or embodying any or all of the following, including all versions thereof and all technology from which such items were derived, including (a) works of authorship, including all written, audio and visual materials and computer programs (whether in source code or in executable code form) and the related architecture and documentation, (b) inventions (whether or not patentable), discoveries and improvements, (c) proprietary and confidential information, trade secrets and know how, (d) databases, data compilations and collections, and customer and technical data, (e) methods and processes and (f) devices, prototypes, designs and schematics.
Third Person means any Person other than the Company or any of the Subsidiaries.
Transaction Document means, collectively, this Agreement and each other agreement or document referred to in this Agreement or to be executed in connection with any of the Transactions.
Transaction Expenses means, to the extent not paid prior to the Lockbox Date, without duplication, (a) all of the fees, costs, expenses, payments and expenditures incurred by or on behalf of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions, or discussions or other transactions similar to the Transactions, whether or not billed or paid prior to, at or after the Closing, including those payable to (i) legal counsel and accountants and (ii) brokers, finders, financial advisors, investment bankers or similar Persons taking into account any earn-outs, escrows or other contingencies, (b) all fees and expenses payable by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in connection with the Merger and the termination of the Management Agreement, (c) all transaction bonuses, severance obligations, retention bonuses or change in control or other payments paid or payable by the Company to the Companys or the Subsidiaries respective current or former directors, Employees, independent contractors and/or consultants as a result of or in connection with the Transactions (after giving effect to any applicable Offer Letter or Reinvestment Agreement and not including any such payments or bonuses paid or payable pursuant to any agreement between Acquirer and any such Person), (d) the cost of the Tail Insurance Coverage, (e) the Transfer Taxes payable by the Company under Section 1.7 , (f) any fees, costs, expenses, payments and expenditures payable or paid to or on behalf of any Company Securityholder and their Affiliates by the Company (including (i) payments made under, or incurred by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries with respect to, the Management Agreement (other than Reimbursable Expenses (as defined in the Management Agreement)) and (ii) any dividends or repurchases described in Section 4.2(c)(i) or Section 4.2(c)(iv) and paid in breach of such sections) (all such fees, costs, expenses, payments and expenditures described in this clause (f), collectively, Leakage ); provided that Leakage shall exclude any compensation or benefits, or reimbursement of reasonable costs or expenses, (I) paid or payable to an Employee (x) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and for such Persons services as an employee or (y) pursuant to agreements made available to Acquirer and Merger Sub prior to the Agreement Date, (II) Merger Consideration paid to or on behalf of the Company Securityholders hereunder and (III) paid pursuant to arms length commercial agreements in effect prior to the Agreement Date and entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding the Management Agreement other than with respect to Reimbursable Expenses as described in subclause (i) of this clause (f))) and (g) fees and expenses paid or payable to financial advisors, legal counsel, accountants, investment bankers, other professional advisors and potential underwriters in connection with the
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Companys contemplated initial public offering and related process, including preparing and filing the Registration Statement, or the termination thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any of the following be treated as a Transaction Expense: (i) any amount of Company Debt including any Prepayment Premium, (ii) any costs or expenses associate with the New Performance Stock Units or the New Restricted Stock Units or the adoption of the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, (iii) any other fees incurred by Acquirer or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates or Representatives or any amounts reimbursable to the Company pursuant to Section 5.16 or (iv) any fees of auditors in connection with performing annual or periodic audit services.
Unvested Company Shares means shares of Company Restricted Stock that are not vested under the terms of any Contract with the Company or subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, in each case, after giving effect to any acceleration of vesting that occurs at or prior to the Effective Time or otherwise in connection with, or as a result of, the consummation of the Transactions.
Willful Breach means an action or failure to act by one of the parties hereto that constitutes a material breach of this Agreement, and such action was taken or such failure occurred with such partys knowledge or intention that such action or failure to act would be reasonably likely to constitute a material breach of this Agreement, and such breach (a) resulted in, or contributed to, the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) , Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(d) to be satisfied or (b) resulted in, or contributed to, the Closing not being consummated (including the failure of the Acquirer to pay the Merger Consideration in accordance with Article I ).
Other capitalized terms used herein and not defined in this Exhibit A shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the following Sections:
280G Stockholder Approval | 5.15 | Bylaws | 1.2(b)(ii) | |||||||||
401(k) Plan | 1.2(b)(iv) | Certificate of Incorporation | 1.2(b)(ii) | |||||||||
Acquirer | Preamble | Certificate of Merger | 1.1(d) | |||||||||
Acquirer Plans | 5.9(c) | Change in Control Agreement | 2.17 | |||||||||
Acquirer Welfare Plan | 5.9(c) | Certificates | 1.4(a)(i) | |||||||||
Acquisition Engagement | 8.3 | Closing | 1.1(c) | |||||||||
Affiliated Persons | 8.11 | Closing Date | 1.1(c) | |||||||||
Agreement | Preamble | Commerce | 2.19(b) | |||||||||
Agreement Date | Preamble | Company | Preamble | |||||||||
Amendment | 2.7(c) | Company Authorizations | 2.29 | |||||||||
Antitrust Laws | 5.4(b) | Company Balance Sheet | 2.7(a) | |||||||||
Antitrust Required Action | 5.4(c) | Company Disclosure Letter | Article II | |||||||||
Antitrust Restraint | 5.4(c) | Company Financial Statements | 2.7(a) | |||||||||
Assumed Option | 1.3(a)(ii) | Company Indemnified Parties | 5.18(a) | |||||||||
Board | Recitals | Company Proprietary Technology | 2.14(n) | |||||||||
Board Recommendation | 5.1(a) | Company Real Property | 2.12(a) |
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Company Stockholder Approval | 2.2(a) | Out-of-the-Money Option | 1.3(a)(iii) | |||||||||
Confidentiality Agreement | 5.3(a) | Paying Agent | 1.4(a)(ii) | |||||||||
Consenting Stockholders | Recitals | Permitted Assignees | 1.4(b) | |||||||||
Contaminants | 2.14(p) | Permitted Issuances | 4.2(e) | |||||||||
Debt Commitment Letter | 3.6(a) | Confidential Communications | 8.3 | |||||||||
Debt Financing | 5.16(a) | Recourse Theory | 8.11 | |||||||||
Debt Financing Sources | 3.6(a) | Redemption | 5.16(c) | |||||||||
Draft Delivery Date | 5.13(a) | Reinvestment Agreements | Recitals | |||||||||
Effective Time | 1.1(d) | Reinvestment Shares | Recitals | |||||||||
Enforceability Exceptions | 2.2(b) | Reinvestment Stockholders | Recitals | |||||||||
Final Company Closing Transaction
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5.14(a) | Repurchase Rights | 1.3(a)(iv) | |||||||||
Final Spreadsheet | 5.14(b) | Required Amount | 3.6(a) | |||||||||
Form 8832 Documents | 5.14(c) |
Restricted Commitment Letter Amendments |
5.20 | |||||||||
In-Licenses | 2.14(f) | Ropes | 8.3 | |||||||||
Investment Agreement | Recitals | Section 280G Payments | 5.15 | |||||||||
Large Customers | 2.28(a) | Spreadsheet | 5.13(b) | |||||||||
Large Resellers | 2.28(c) | Standard Form Agreements | 2.14(e) | |||||||||
Large Suppliers | 2.28(b) | State Department | 2.19(b) | |||||||||
Leases | 2.12(a) | Stockholder Notice | 5.1(c) | |||||||||
Letter of Transmittal | 1.4(a)(i) | Subsidiary Securities | 2.5(b)(iii) | |||||||||
Lockbox Period | 5.13(a) | Support Agreement | Recitals | |||||||||
Material Contracts | 2.16(a) | Surviving Corporation | 1.1(a) | |||||||||
Merger | Recitals | Tail Insurance Coverage | 5.18(b) | |||||||||
Merger Sub | Preamble | Termination Date | 7.1(b) | |||||||||
Most Recent Balance Sheet Date | 2.7(a) | Transactions | Recitals | |||||||||
Named Employee | Recitals | Transfer Taxes | 1.7 | |||||||||
New Litigation Claim | 5.6(a) | Trustee | 5.16(c) | |||||||||
Non-Competition Agreement | Recitals | Unvested Consideration | 1.3(a)(iv) | |||||||||
Non-Parties | 8.11 | Updated Financial Statements | 5.17 | |||||||||
Noteholders | 1.4(b)(ii) | WARN | 2.9(j) | |||||||||
OFAC | 2.19(b) | Written Consent | Recitals | |||||||||
Offer Letter | Recitals | |||||||||||
Open Source Technology | 2.14(n) |
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EXHIBIT 2.2
INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
by and among
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
and
BAIN CAPITAL FUND XI, L.P.,
BAIN CAPITAL EUROPE FUND IV, L.P. and
SILVER LAKE PARTNERS IV CAYMAN (AIV II), L.P.
Dated as of June 12, 2016
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |||||||
Section 1.01. | Definitions | 1 | ||||||
Section 1.02. | General Interpretive Principles | 12 | ||||||
ARTICLE II SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE NOTES | 13 | |||||||
Section 2.01. | Sale and Purchase of the Notes | 13 | ||||||
Section 2.02. | Closing | 13 | ||||||
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 16 | |||||||
Section 3.01. | Representations and Warranties of the Company | 16 | ||||||
Section 3.02. | Representations and Warranties of Each Purchaser | 22 | ||||||
ARTICLE IV ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS | 25 | |||||||
Section 4.01. | Taking of Necessary Action | 25 | ||||||
Section 4.02. | Restricted Period; Non-Conversion | 25 | ||||||
Section 4.03. | Standstill | 27 | ||||||
Section 4.04. | Securities Laws | 31 | ||||||
Section 4.05. | Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Securities | 31 | ||||||
Section 4.06. | Antitrust Approval | 32 | ||||||
Section 4.07. | Board Nomination | 32 | ||||||
Section 4.08. | VCOC Letters | 36 | ||||||
Section 4.09. | Financing Cooperation | 36 | ||||||
Section 4.10. | Certain Tax Matters | 37 | ||||||
Section 4.11. | Section 16 Matters | 37 | ||||||
Section 4.12. | D&O Indemnification / Insurance Priority Matters | 38 | ||||||
Section 4.13. | Conversion Price Matters | 38 | ||||||
Section 4.14. | Transfers of Sponsor Global Securities | 38 | ||||||
Section 4.15. | Par Value | 39 | ||||||
Section 4.16. | Transfer Restrictions | 39 | ||||||
Section 4.17. | Voting | 39 | ||||||
Section 4.18. | Indenture Amendments and Supplements | 39 | ||||||
ARTICLE V REGISTRATION RIGHTS | 40 | |||||||
Section 5.01. | Registration Statement | 40 |
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Section 5.02. | Registration Limitations and Obligations | 41 | ||||||
Section 5.03. | Registration Procedures | 45 | ||||||
Section 5.04. | Expenses | 49 | ||||||
Section 5.05. | Registration Indemnification | 49 | ||||||
Section 5.06. | Facilitation of Sales Pursuant to Rule 144 | 52 | ||||||
ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS | 52 | |||||||
Section 6.01. | Survival of Representations and Warranties | 52 | ||||||
Section 6.02. | Notices | 52 | ||||||
Section 6.03. | Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries; Amendment | 54 | ||||||
Section 6.04. | Counterparts | 54 | ||||||
Section 6.05. | Public Announcements | 54 | ||||||
Section 6.06. | Expenses | 55 | ||||||
Section 6.07. | Successors and Assigns | 55 | ||||||
Section 6.08. | Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial | 56 | ||||||
Section 6.09. | Severability | 57 | ||||||
Section 6.10. | Specific Performance | 57 | ||||||
Section 6.11. | Headings | 57 | ||||||
Section 6.12. | Non-Recourse | 57 | ||||||
Section 6.13. | Termination | 58 |
Schedule 1: Purchasers
Exhibit A: Form of Indenture
Exhibit B: Form of Joinder
Exhibit C: Form of Issuer Agreement
Annex A: Plan of Distribution
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INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
This INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (this Agreement ), dated as of June 12, 2016, is by and among Symantec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with any successor or assign pursuant to Section 6.07, the Company ), and the several Purchasers listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto (together with their successors and any respective Affiliate thereof or any Bain Purchaser Assignee that becomes a Purchaser party hereto in accordance with Section 4.02 and Section 6.07, each, a Purchaser and collectively, the Purchasers ). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined where used shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Article I.
WHEREAS, each Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, and the Company desires to issue and sell to such Purchaser, the aggregate principal amount listed opposite such Purchasers name on Schedule 1 of the Companys 2.0% Convertible Notes due 2021 (referred to herein as the Note or the Notes ) in the form attached to the Indenture and to be issued in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company intends to use the proceeds from the issuance of the Notes, together with existing cash on hand, to pay the fees and expenses of and consummate the Acquisition, including the repayment of existing indebtedness of the Target, and/or to repurchase outstanding capital stock of the Company;
WHEREAS, the Notes will not be of the same class (within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act) as securities which are listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Exchange Act or quoted in a U.S. automated inter-dealer quotation system; and
WHEREAS, the Company and each Purchaser desire to set forth certain agreements herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the representations, warranties and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby agree as follows:
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DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Acquisition shall mean the acquisition by the Company of Blue Coat, Inc. ( Target ) pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
Affiliate shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries shall not be considered Affiliates of any Purchaser or any of such Purchasers Affiliates and (ii) for purposes
of the definitions of Beneficially Own, Registrable Securities, Bain Group, Silver Lake Group, Standstill Period and Third Party and Sections 3.02(d), 3.02(f), 4.02, 4.03, 4.06 and 4.07, no Bain Excluded Entity or portfolio company of any of Silver Lake Partners IV, L.P., Bain Capital Investors, LLC, a Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed an Affiliate of a Purchaser and its other Affiliates so long as such portfolio company or Bain Excluded Entity (x) has not been directed, encouraged, instructed, assisted, advised or supported by, or coordinated with, such Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or (in the case of a Bain Purchaser) any Bain Affiliated Director or (in the case of an SLP Purchaser) any SLP Affiliated Director in carrying out any act prohibited by this Agreement or the subject matter of Section 4.03, (y) is not a member of a group (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with either such Purchaser or any of its Affiliates with respect to any securities of the Company, and (z) has not received from such Purchaser or any Affiliate of such Purchaser or (in the case of a Bain Purchaser) any Bain Affiliated Director or (in the case of an SLP Purchaser) any SLP Affiliated Director, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information concerning the Company or its business. As used in this definition, control (including its correlative meanings, controlled by and under common control with) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).
Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Associate shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act; provided that (i) the Company and the Companys Subsidiaries will not be considered Associates of a Purchaser or any of its Affiliates and (ii) no portfolio company of a Purchaser or its other Affiliates will be deemed Associates of such Purchaser or any of its other Affiliates.
Available means, with respect to a Registration Statement, that such Registration Statement is effective and there is no stop order with respect thereto and such Registration Statement does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, such that such Registration Statement will be available for the resale of Registrable Securities.
Bain Affiliate means any Affiliate of Bain Capital Investors, LLC that serves as general partner of, or manages or advises, any investment fund Affiliated with Bain Capital Investors, LLC that has a direct or indirect investment in the Company.
Bain Affiliated Director means each Bain Designee and any other person that is a managing director, officer, advisor or employee of Bain Capital Private Equity, LP or a successor thereto or another Bain Affiliate that is serving on the Board of Directors.
Bain Designee means an individual then serving on the Board of Directors pursuant to the exercise of the Bain Groups nomination rights pursuant to Section 4.07(a) and/or the Bain Groups rights pursuant to Section 4.07(e), together with any designee of the Bain Group who is then standing for election to the Board pursuant to Sections 4.07(a) and (b) or who is being proposed for election by the Bain Group pursuant to Section 4.07(e).
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Bain Excluded Entity means (a) any leveraged finance investment fund or any other investment fund associated or affiliated with Bain Capital Investors, LLC, the primary purpose of which is to invest in loans or debt securities, or (b) any hedge fund associated or affiliated with Bain Capital Investors, LLC.
Bain Group means the Bain Purchasers, together with their respective Affiliates, including Bain Affiliates.
Bain Indemnitors shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.12.
Bain Purchaser Assignee shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.07.
Bain Purchasers means each Purchaser identified under the caption Bain Investors on Schedule 1 hereto and each successor thereto or Affiliate thereof that becomes a Purchaser party hereto in accordance with Section 4.02 and Section 6.07.
Bain Stockholders Agreement means the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement dated May 22, 2015, as amended and restated on September 9, 2015, by and among Blue Coat, Inc. (formerly named Batman Holdings, Inc.), Batman Intermediate Holdings A, Inc., Batman Intermediate Holdings B, Inc., Blue Coat Holdings, Inc., Future Fund Investment Company No. 5 Pty Ltd and the Investors, Other Investors and Managers named therein.
Beneficially Own , Beneficially Owned or Beneficial Ownership shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this Agreement the words within sixty days in Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) shall not apply, to the effect that a person shall be deemed to be the Beneficial Owner of a security if that person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security at any time. Solely for purposes of determining the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes Beneficially Owned by any Purchaser and its Affiliates, the Notes shall be treated as if upon conversion the only settlement option under the Notes and Indenture were solely Physical Settlement (as defined in the Indenture). For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, (i) a Purchaser (or any other person) shall at all times be deemed to have Beneficial Ownership of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes directly or indirectly held by them, irrespective of any non-conversion period specified in the Notes or this Agreement or any restrictions on transfer or voting contained in this Agreement and (ii) the Bain Group and the Silver Lake Group, together, shall not be deemed to be acting as a group (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as a consequence of this Agreement, including any actions required to be taken hereunder.
Blackout Period means in the event that the Company determines in good faith that any registration or sale pursuant to any registration statement could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide financing of the Company or any bona fide material transaction under consideration by the Company or would require disclosure of information that has not been, and is not otherwise then required to be, disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would adversely affect the Company in any material respect, or the registration statement is otherwise not Available for use (in each
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case as determined by the Company in good faith after consultation with outside counsel), a period of up to sixty (60) days; provided that a Blackout Period may not be called by the Company more than twice in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months and the aggregate length of Blackout Periods in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months may not exceed one hundred and twenty (120) days.
Board of Directors shall mean the board of directors of the Company.
Business Day shall mean any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York, New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to remain closed.
Change in Control shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) there occurs a sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company, (ii) any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13 of the Exchange Act) (in each case excluding any Change in Control Excluded Person or any of their respective Affiliates or any of their respective portfolio companies), directly or indirectly, obtains Beneficial Ownership of 50% or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock, (iii) the Company consummates any merger, consolidation or similar transaction, unless the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction continue to hold (in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Company Common Stock immediately prior to the transaction, other than changes in proportionality as a result of any cash/stock election provided under the terms of the definitive agreement regarding such transaction) more than 50% of all of voting power of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the surviving or resulting entity in such transaction immediately following the consummation of such transaction or (iv) a majority of the Board of Directors is no longer composed of (x) directors who were directors of the Company on the Closing Date and (y) directors who were nominated for election or elected or appointed to the Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the directors described in subclause (x) together with any incumbent directors previously elected or appointed to the Board of Directors in accordance with this subclause (y).
Change in Control Excluded Person shall mean (a) where the definition of Change in Control applies directly or indirectly to the rights and/or obligations of any member of the Bain Group hereunder (including with respect to termination of the rights and obligations hereunder of any member of the Bain Group pursuant to Section 6.13), any member of the Bain Group and (b) where the definition of Change in Control applies directly or indirectly to the rights and/or obligations of any member of the Silver Lake Group hereunder (including with respect to termination of the rights and obligations hereunder of any member of the Silver Lake Group pursuant to Section 6.13), any member of the Silver Lake Group.
Closing shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
Closing Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a).
Company shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Company Common Stock shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
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Company Reports shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(g)(i).
Confidential Information has the meaning ascribed to Evaluation Material in the Confidentiality Agreement.
Confidentiality Agreement shall mean (a) with respect to the Bain Group, the confidentiality agreement entered into by the Company, on the one hand, and Bain Capital Private Equity, LP, on the other hand, as of the date hereof, and (b) with respect to the Silver Lake Group, the confidentiality agreement entered into by the Company, on the one hand, and Silver Lake Management Company IV, L.L.C., on the other hand, as of February 3, 2016.
Conversion Price has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
Conversion Rate has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
Covered Persons shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.07(g).
Daily VWAP shall have the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
DGCL shall mean the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Director Policy Change shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.07(d).
Eligible Participation Holders shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(c).
Enforceability Exceptions shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(c).
Exchange Act shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Extraordinary Transaction shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(a)(v).
Free Writing Prospectus shall have meaning set forth in Section 5.03(a)(v).
GAAP shall mean U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Global Security has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
Governmental Entity shall mean any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, whether federal, state, local or foreign, and any applicable industry self-regulatory organization.
Guarantee of or by any Person (the guarantor ) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the primary obligor ) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct
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or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or customary indemnification obligations entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets or of other entities (other than to the extent that the primary obligations that are the subject of such Guarantee would be considered Indebtedness hereunder).
HSR Act shall mean the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Indebtedness of any Person at any date means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Persons business), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), (e) all capital lease obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as an account party or applicant under or in respect of acceptances, letters of credit, surety bonds or similar arrangements, (g) the liquidation value of all redeemable preferred capital stock of such Person, (h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation.
Indemnified Persons shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a).
Indenture shall mean an indenture in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time with the consent of each Purchaser and the Company prior to the Closing, it being agreed that the Company and the Purchasers shall consent to any changes required by the Trustee that do not adversely affect the Company or the Purchasers, or the Purchasers financing sources, including with respect to timing and mechanics of transfers and exchanges of Securities and interests therein, in any material respect.
Initial Conversion Rate shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.13.
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Initiating Holder shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(c).
Intellectual Property shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(p).
Issuer Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.09.
Joinder shall mean, with respect to any Person permitted to sign such document in accordance with the terms hereof, a joinder executed and delivered by such Person, providing such Person to have all the rights and obligations of a Purchaser under this Agreement, in the form and substance substantially as attached hereto as Exhibit B or such other form as may be agreed to by the Company and each Purchaser.
Lock-up Period shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(e).
Losses shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a).
Majority in Interest of Selling Holders means Initiating Holder(s) and/or Participating Holders for a particular offering that hold a majority of the applicable Subject Securities being offered and sold by all Initiating Holder(s) and Participating Holders ( e.g. , if Notes are being offered and sold, a majority of the Notes being offered and sold).
Majority in Interest of the Bain Group means members of the Bain Group that Beneficially Own a majority of the shares of Company Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by all members of the Bain Group.
Marketed Underwritten Offering shall mean an Underwritten Offering involving reasonable and customary marketing efforts not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours by the Company and the underwriters.
Material Adverse Effect shall mean any events, changes or developments that, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any event, change or development resulting from or arising out of the following: (a) events, changes or developments generally affecting the economy, the financial or securities markets, or political, legislative or regulatory conditions, in each case in the United States or elsewhere in the world, (b) events, changes or developments in the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts its business, (c) any adoption, implementation, promulgation, repeal, modification, reinterpretation or proposal of any rule, regulation, ordinance, order, protocol or any other law of or by any national, regional, state or local Governmental Entity, or market administrator, (d) any changes in GAAP or accounting standards or interpretations thereof, (e) earthquakes, any weather-related or other force majeure event or natural disasters or outbreak or escalation of hostilities or acts of war or terrorism, (f) the announcement or the existence of, compliance with or performance under, this Agreement and the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (g) any taking of any action at the request of a Purchaser, (h) any failure by the Company to meet any financial projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial metrics for any period (provided that the exception in this clause (h) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any event, change, effect or development underlying such failure has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect
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so long as it is not otherwise excluded by this definition) or (i) any changes in the share price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or in the Companys credit rating ( provided that the exception in this clause (i) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any event, change, effect or development underlying such change has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect so long as it is not otherwise excluded by this definition); except, in each case with respect to subclauses (a) through (e), to the extent that such event, change or development disproportionately affects the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate.
Material Indebtedness means the Indebtedness of the Company under any notes issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of March 4, 2016, between the Company and Wells Fargo, as trustee, relating to the Companys 2.5% convertible senior notes due 2021, and (ii) any other Indebtedness (other than the Notes) of, collectively, any one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $50,000,000.
Merger Agreement means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 12, 2016, by and among the Company, S-B0616 Merger Sub, Inc. and the Target.
Minimum Ownership Threshold shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.07(a).
NASDAQ shall mean the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
Note or Notes shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Other Notes means the 2.5% convertible senior notes due 2021 issued by the Company under the indenture dated March 4, 2016, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
Overnight Underwritten Offering shall mean an Underwritten Offering other than a Marketed Underwritten Offering.
Participating Holder shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(c).
Participation Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(c).
Permitted Loan shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
Permitted Transfers shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
Person or person shall mean an individual, corporation, limited liability or unlimited liability company, association, partnership, trust, estate, joint venture, business trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity of any kind or nature.
Plan of Distribution means the plan of distribution substantially in the form attached hereto as Annex A .
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Prohibited Transfers shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
Purchase Price shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
Purchaser shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Purchaser Affiliates shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(a).
Registrable Securities shall mean Subject Securities held by a Purchaser or a member of the Silver Lake Group that is a Purchaser under the SLP Initial Investment Agreement; provided that any Subject Securities will cease to be Registrable Securities upon the earliest of (a) when such Subject Securities have been sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or in compliance with Rule 144, (b) upon the later of the date (i)(A) in the case of Subject Securities held by a member of the Bain Group, no Bain Affiliated Director is on the Board of Directors and (B) in the case of Subject Securities held by a member of the Silver Lake Group, no SLP Affiliated Director is on the Board of Directors and (ii) such Subject Securities are held or Beneficially Owned by any Person that together with its Affiliates Beneficially Own Subject Securities representing less than (x) 1.0% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as of such time (assuming any Subject Securities Beneficially Owned by such Person and its Affiliates are converted on a fully physical settlement basis) and such Subject Securities are freely transferable under Rule 144 without regard to volume or manner of sale limits or public information requirements (and, in the case of the Notes, such Subject Securities may be represented by an Unrestricted Global Security (as defined in the Indenture) when sold) and (y) $150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes, or (c) when such Subject Securities cease to be outstanding; provided , further , that any securities that have ceased to be Registrable Securities in accordance with the foregoing definition shall not thereafter become Registrable Securities and any securities that are issued or distributed in respect of securities that have ceased to be Registrable Securities are not Registrable Securities.
Registration Expenses shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Article V, including all registration, filing and listing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel (including local counsel if required) and independent public accountants for the Company and of a single counsel for the holders of Registrable Securities, fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with complying with state securities or blue sky laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., all the Companys internal expenses, transfer taxes, and fees of transfer agents and registrars, but excluding any underwriting discounts and commissions, agency fees, brokers commissions and transfer taxes, in each case to the extent applicable to the Registrable Securities of the selling holders; provided that Registration Expenses shall not include more than $60,000 per offering of fees and disbursements of counsel and other advisors for the holders of Registrable Securities; provided further that if the Bain Purchasers and the SLP Purchasers retain separate counsel or other advisors, Registration Expenses shall not include more than $30,000 per offering of fees and disbursements of counsel and other advisors for each of the Bain Purchasers and the SLP Purchasers.
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Registration Statement shall mean any registration statement of the Company filed or to be filed with the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, and including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Registration Termination Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b).
Restricted Period shall the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the date that is twelve (12) months following the Closing Date and (ii) the consummation of any Change in Control or entry into a definitive agreement for a transaction that, if consummated, would result in a Change in Control.
Rule 144 shall mean Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time.
Rule 405 shall mean Rule 405 promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time.
SEC shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act shall mean the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Selling Holders shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.03(a)(i).
Silver Lake Group means the SLP Purchasers together with their respective Affiliates.
SLP Affiliated Director has the meaning set forth in the SLP Initial Investment Agreement.
SLP Designee has the meaning ascribed to Purchaser Designee in the SLP Initial Investment Agreement.
SLP Initial Investment Agreement means the Investment Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2016, between the Company and Silver Lake Partners IV Cayman (AIV II), L.P., as amended from time to time.
SLP Purchasers means each Purchaser identified under the caption Silver Lake Investors on Schedule 1 hereto and each successor thereto or Affiliate thereof that becomes a Purchaser party hereto in accordance with Section 4.02 and Section 6.07.
Specified Guidelines shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.07(c).
Sponsor Global Security has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
Sponsor Security has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.
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Standstill Period shall mean the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the earliest of (i) the later of (A) the date that is six (6) months following such time as (x) in the case of the members of the Bain Group, there is no Bain Designee serving on the Board of Directors (and as of such time the Bain Group no longer has board nomination rights pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise irrevocably waives in a writing delivered to the Company all of such rights) and (y) in the case of the members of the Silver Lake Group, there is no SLP Designee serving on the Board of Directors (and as of such time the Silver Lake Group no longer has board nomination rights pursuant to the SLP Initial Investment Agreement or otherwise irrevocably waives in a writing delivered to the Company all of such rights) and (B) the three (3) year anniversary of the Closing Date, (ii) the effective date of a Change in Control and (iii)(x) in the case of the members of the Bain Group, 90 days after the date on which none of the members of the Bain Group and their respective Affiliates Beneficially Own any Notes or any shares of Company Common Stock other than any shares of Company Common Stock issued to any person as compensation for their service on the Board of Directors and (y) in the case of the members of the Silver Lake Group, 90 days after the date on which none of the members of the Silver Lake Group and their respective Affiliates Beneficially Own any Notes or any shares of Company Common Stock other than any shares of Company Common Stock issued to any person as compensation for their service on the Board of Directors.
Subject Securities shall mean (i) the Notes or any Other Notes; (ii) the shares of Company Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Notes; (iii) any other shares of Company Common Stock or Other Notes acquired by a Purchaser after the effective date of this Agreement at a time when such Purchaser or its Affiliates hold other Registrable Securities; provided such Holder delivers a written notice to the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement indicating that such securities shall be treated as Subject Securities and provided that such notice relates to securities with a fair market value of at least $100,000; and (iv) any securities issued as (or issuable upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of any warrant, right or other security that is issued as) a dividend, stock split, combination or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, exchange or any other distribution or reorganization with respect to, or in exchange for, or in replacement of, the securities referenced in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) (without giving effect to any election by the Company regarding settlement options upon conversion) above or this clause (iv).
Subsidiary shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which 50% or more of the shares of the voting securities or other voting interests are owned or controlled, or the ability to select or elect 50% or more of the directors or similar managers is held, directly or indirectly, by such first Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such first Person, or by such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries.
Take-Down Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(c).
Target Registration Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).
Tax or Taxes shall mean all federal, state, local, and foreign income, excise, gross receipts, gross income, ad valorem, profits, gains, property, capital, sales, transfer, use, payroll, employment, severance, withholding, duties, intangibles, franchise, backup withholding, value-added, and other taxes imposed by a Governmental Entity, together with all interest, penalties and additions to tax imposed with respect thereto.
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Tax Return shall mean a report, return or other document (including any amendments thereto) required to be supplied to a Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes.
Third Party shall mean with respect to any Purchaser, a Person other than such Purchaser or any Affiliate of such Purchaser.
Third Party Tender/Exchange Offer shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
Transaction Agreements shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(c).
Transactions shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(c).
Trustee shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., or another institutional trustee selected by the Company with the consent of each Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
Underwritten Offering shall mean a sale of Registrable Securities to an underwriter or underwriters for reoffering to the public.
VCOC Letter shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.08.
Voting Stock shall mean securities of any class or kind having the power to vote generally for the election of directors, managers or other voting members of the governing body of the Company or any successor thereto.
WKSI means a well known seasoned issuer as defined under Rule 405.
Section 1.02. General Interpretive Principles . Whenever used in this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, any noun or pronoun shall be deemed to include the plural as well as the singular and to cover all genders. The name assigned to this Agreement and the section captions used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning, construction or effect hereof. Whenever the words include, includes, or including are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation. Unless otherwise specified, the terms hereto, hereof, herein and similar terms refer to this Agreement as a whole (including the exhibits, schedules and disclosure statements hereto), and references herein to Articles or Sections refer to Articles or Sections of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, none of the Notes will have any right to vote, or, except as expressly set forth in Section 10.06(d) of the Indenture, any right to receive any dividends or other distributions that are made or paid to the holders of the shares of Company Common Stock.
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ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE NOTES
Section 2.01. Sale and Purchase of the Notes .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company and each Purchaser agrees with each other that at the Closing the Company shall issue and sell to such Purchaser, and such Purchaser shall purchase and acquire from the Company, the applicable Notes for a purchase price equal to the principal amount of the Notes listed opposite such Purchasers name on Schedule 1 (such price, the Purchase Price ), which for a Bain Purchaser may be paid, at the election of the Company, by set-off against payments of Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to be made by the Company to such Bain Purchaser or any Bain Purchaser Assignee under the Merger Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the agreement of the Company to issue Notes to each Purchaser and of such Purchaser to purchase such Notes pursuant to this Article II is an agreement solely between the Company and such Purchaser (and not an agreement among the Company and all Purchasers), and, (subject to Section 4.09(ii)) notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein or in any other agreement entered into in connection with this Agreement or the Merger, this Agreement is not intended to and shall not confer upon any person, other than the Company and a particular Purchaser, any rights or remedies with respect to the agreement of the Company to issue Notes to such Purchaser and of such Purchaser to purchase Notes pursuant to this Article II.
Section 2.02. Closing .
(a) Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 2.02(c), (d) and (e), the closing (the Closing ) of the purchase and sale of the Notes hereunder shall take place concurrently with the closing of the Acquisition on a date specified in a written notice delivered by the Company to each Purchaser at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such Closing or on such date as is mutually agreed upon in writing by the Company and each Purchaser (the date on which the Closing actually occurs, the Closing Date ).
(b) To effect the purchase and sale of Notes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing:
(i) The Company shall, and shall instruct the Trustee to, execute and deliver the Indenture. The Company shall deliver the fully executed Indenture to each Purchaser at the Closing, against payment in full by or on behalf of each Purchaser of the applicable Purchase Price for the Notes, or to the extent the Company elects to set-off payments of Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in lieu of receiving same day funds in accordance with Section 2.01(a), against payment in full by or on behalf of each Purchaser of the applicable Purchase Price for the Notes pursuant to such set-off.
(ii) The Company shall issue and deliver to each Purchaser the applicable Notes through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, or at the option of a Purchaser, registered in the name of such Purchaser, against payment in full by or on behalf of such Purchaser of the applicable Purchase Price for the Notes, or otherwise in accordance with Section 2.01(a).
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(iii) Each Purchaser shall cause a wire transfer to be made in same day funds to an account of the Company designated in writing by the Company to each Purchaser in an amount equal to the applicable Purchase Price for the Notes; except to the extent the Company elects to set-off payments of Merger Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in lieu of receiving same day funds in accordance with Section 2.01(a).
(iv) Each Purchaser shall deliver to the Company a duly completed and executed IRS Form W-9 (or a substantively equivalent form).
(c) The obligations of each Purchaser to purchase the Notes to be purchased by it hereunder are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by such Purchaser of the following conditions as of the Closing:
(i) the purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant to Section 2.02(b) shall not be prohibited or enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction;
(ii) the Company and the Trustee shall have executed the Indenture on the Closing Date and delivered the Indenture to the Purchasers, the Company shall have executed and delivered the applicable Notes to such Purchaser and, if requested by such Purchaser, the Company shall have executed and delivered a VCOC Letter to such Purchaser;
(iii) (A) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Sections 3.01(a), (c) and (e) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date; and (B) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Sections 3.01(f) and (g)(i) shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date (without giving effect to materiality, Material Adverse Effect, or similar phrases in the representations and warranties, except where the failure of such representations and warranties referenced in this clause (B) to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not have a Material Adverse Effect);
(iv) the Acquisition shall have been consummated, or substantially simultaneously with the Closing, shall be consummated, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers by the Company (and/or the Target) thereto, other than those modifications, amendments, consents or waivers that are materially adverse to the interests of any Purchaser in its capacity as such (it being understood that (A) any decrease to the Merger Consideration shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of such Purchaser, and (B) any modification, amendment, consent or waiver to the definition of Material Adverse Effect in the Merger Agreement shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of such Purchaser), unless consented to in writing by such Purchaser other than in such modification, amendment, consent or waiver for purposes of the Merger Agreement (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned);
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(v) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, as custodian, the Global Securities registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company and such Global Securities shall be eligible for book-entry settlement with The Depository Trust Company;
(vi) the Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and obligations required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date; and
(vii) such Purchaser shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, duly executed by an executive officer of the Company on behalf of the Company, certifying that the conditions specified in Section 2.02(c)(iii), (v) and (vi) have been satisfied.
(d) The obligations of each SLP Purchaser to purchase the Notes to be purchased by it hereunder are subject to the satisfaction or waiver, as of the Closing, of the following condition: substantially simultaneously with the Closing, the issuance by the Company to the Bain Purchasers of the Notes to be purchased by the Bain Purchasers hereunder, and the purchase of such Notes by the Bain Purchasers, for the Purchase Price thereof set forth on Schedule 1.
(e) The obligations of the Company to sell the applicable Notes to each Purchaser are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions as of the Closing:
(i) the purchase and sale of the Notes pursuant to Section 2.02(b) shall not be prohibited or enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction; and
(ii) the Trustee shall have executed and delivered the Indenture to the Company;
(iii) the representations and warranties of such Purchaser set forth in Section 3.02 shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date;
(iv) the Acquisition shall be consummated concurrently with the Closing;
(v) such Purchaser shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and obligations required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date; and
(vi) the Company shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date, duly executed by the general partner of such Purchaser on behalf of such Purchaser, certifying that the conditions specified in Section 2.02(e)(iii) and (v) have been satisfied.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 3.01. Representations and Warranties of the Company . Except as disclosed in the Company Reports filed with or furnished to the SEC and publicly available prior to the date hereof (excluding in each case any disclosures set forth in the risk factors or forward-looking statements sections of such reports, and any other disclosures included therein to the extent they are predictive or forward-looking in nature), or in the Companys Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2016 (the 10-K ) that the Company filed with the SEC on May 20, 2016, the Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows:
(a) Existence and Power . The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties, rights and assets and to carry on its business as it is being conducted on the date of this Agreement, and, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties, rights and assets or conducts any business so as to require such qualification. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Subsidiary of the Company that is a significant subsidiary (as defined in Rule 1.02(w) of the SECs Regulation S-X) has been duly organized and is validly existing in good standing (to the extent that the concept of good standing is recognized by the applicable jurisdiction) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.
(b) Capitalization . The authorized share capital of the Company consists of 3,000,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 1 share of special voting stock, par value $1 per share, of the Company. As of June 9, 2016, there were (i) 615,504,422 shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding, 21,387.6147 shares of preferred stock of the Company issued and outstanding and no shares of special voting stock of the Company issued and outstanding, (ii) options to purchase an aggregate of 424,536 shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding, (iii) 15,166,550 shares of Company Common Stock underlying the Companys restricted and performance stock unit awards, (iv) 60,286,630 shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Companys employee or director employment, compensation and/or benefit plans, programs, policies, agreements or other arrangements and (v) 29,817,050 shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance on conversion of the convertible notes issued pursuant to the SLP Initial Investment Agreement. Since June 9, 2016, (i) the Company has only issued options, restricted stock units, deferred stock unit awards or other rights to acquire shares of Company Common Stock in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (ii) the only shares of capital stock issued by the Company were pursuant to outstanding options, restricted stock units, deferred stock unit awards and other rights to purchase shares of
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Company Common Stock. All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and are not subject to and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar right, purchase option, call or right of first refusal or similar right. Except as set forth above, the Company has not issued any securities, the holders of which have the right to vote with the stockholders of the Company on any matter. Except as provided in this Agreement, the Notes and the Indenture and except as set forth in or contemplated by this Section 3.01(b), there are no existing options, warrants, calls, preemptive (or similar) rights, subscriptions or other rights, agreements or commitments obligating the Company to issue, transfer or sell, or cause to be issued, transferred or sold, any capital stock of the Company or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for such capital stock and there are no current outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its shares of capital stock.
(c) Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Notes, the VCOC Letters and each Issuer Agreement (the Transaction Agreements ) and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein (collectively, the Transactions ), have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors and all other necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. Assuming this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each Purchaser, this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the limitation of such enforcement by (A) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, arrangement, moratorium or other laws affecting or relating to creditors rights generally or (B) the rules governing the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (the Enforceability Exceptions ). On the Closing Date, the Indenture will be duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the Indenture will be a valid and binding obligation of the Trustee, the Indenture will be a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. Assuming the VCOC Letters constitute the valid and binding obligations of such applicable Purchaser or other Affiliate thereof party thereto, on the Closing Date, the VCOC Letters will be valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions. Pursuant to resolutions previously provided to each Purchaser, the Board of Directors or a committee thereof composed solely of two or more non-employee directors as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act has approved, and will approve in advance of the Closing, for the express purpose of exempting each such transaction from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder, the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements, including the acquisition of the Notes, any disposition of such Notes upon the conversion thereof, any acquisition of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes, any deemed acquisition or disposition in connection therewith, and all transactions related thereto.
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(d) General Solicitation; No Integration . Other than with respect to the Purchasers and their Affiliates, neither the Company nor any other Person or entity authorized by the Company to act on its behalf has engaged in a general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D of the Securities Act) of investors with respect to offers or sales of the Notes. The Company has not, directly or indirectly, sold, offered for sale, solicited offers to buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any security (as defined in the Securities Act) which, to its knowledge, is or will be integrated with the Notes sold pursuant to this Agreement.
(e) Valid Issuance . The Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company. When issued and sold against receipt of the consideration therefor, the Notes will be valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to the limitation of such enforcement by the Enforceability Exceptions. The Company has available for issuance the maximum number of shares (including make-whole shares) of Company Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Notes if such conversion were to occur immediately following Closing (assuming fully physical share settlement). The Company Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes has been duly authorized, and when issued upon conversion of the Notes, all such Company Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of pre-emptive or similar rights. The Company is a WKSI eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act.
(f) Non-Contravention/No Consents . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Agreements, the issuance of the shares of Company Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with their terms and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions, does not conflict with, violate or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under, or result in the termination of or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration under, (i) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company, (ii) any credit agreement, mortgage, note, indenture, deed of trust, lease, license, loan agreement or other agreement binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Material Indebtedness, or (iii) any permit, government license, judgment, order, decree, ruling, injunction, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in the cases of clauses (ii) and (iii) as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Assuming the accuracy of the representations of each Purchaser set forth herein, other than (A) any required filings or approvals under the HSR Act or any foreign antitrust or competition laws, requirements or regulations in connection with the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon the conversion of the Notes, (B) the filing of a Supplemental Listing Application with the NASDAQ, (C) any required filings pursuant to the Exchange Act or the rules of the SEC or the NASDAQ or (D) as have been obtained prior to the date of this Agreement, no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions (in each case other than the transactions contemplated by Article V), except for any consent, approval, order, authorization, registration, declaration, filing, exemption or review the failure of which to be obtained or made, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(g) Reports; Financial Statements .
(i) The Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, (A) the 10-K, (B) its proxy statement relating to the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company held in 2015 and (C) all other forms, reports, schedules and other statements required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act since April 1, 2016 (collectively, the Company Reports ).
(ii) As of its respective date, and, if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment, each Company Report complied in all material respects as to form with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to such Company Report. As of its respective date, and, if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment, no Company Report contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
(iii) Each of the consolidated balance sheets, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows, included in the Company Reports filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act and included in the 10-K (A) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (B) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates shown and the results of the consolidated operations, changes in stockholders equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the respective fiscal periods or as of the respective dates therein set forth, subject, in the case of any unaudited financial statements, to normal recurring year-end audit adjustments, (C) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except as otherwise set forth therein or in the notes thereto, and in the case of unaudited financial statements except for the absence of footnote disclosure, and (D) otherwise comply in all material respects with the requirements of the SEC.
(h) Absence of Certain Changes . Since April 1, 2016 until the date hereof, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, in each case other than the execution of the Merger Agreement and related agreements, and the performance by the Company of its obligations thereunder, and (ii) no events, changes or developments have occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(i) No Undisclosed Liabilities, etc . As of the date hereof, there are no liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would be required by GAAP to be reflected on the face of the balance sheet, except (i) liabilities reflected or reserved against in the financial statements contained in the Company Reports or in the 10-K, (ii) liabilities incurred since April 1, 2016 in the ordinary course of business, (iii) liabilities incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and related agreements, and (iv) liabilities that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Compliance with Applicable Law . Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied in all respects with, and is not in default or violation in any respect of, any law, statute, order, rule, regulation, policy or guideline of any federal, state or local governmental authority applicable to the Company or such Subsidiary, other than such non-compliance, defaults or violations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(k) Legal Proceedings and Liabilities . As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any, and there are no pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental investigations of any nature against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that challenge the validity of or seek to prevent the Transactions. As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, judgment or decree of a Governmental Entity that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no investigation or review pending or threatened by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(l) Investment Company Act . The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Notes will not be, an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(m) Taxes and Tax Returns . Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has timely filed (taking into account all applicable extensions) all Tax Returns required to be filed by it, and all such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all respects, and the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has paid (or has had paid on its behalf) to the appropriate Governmental Entity all Taxes that are required to be paid by it, except, in each case, with respect to matters contested in good faith or for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; and
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(ii) there are no disputes pending, or claims asserted in writing, in respect of Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for which reserves that are adequate under GAAP have not been established.
(n) No Piggyback or Preemptive Rights . Other than this Agreement, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right (other than rights which have been waived in writing or otherwise satisfied) to (i) require the Company to include in any Registration Statement filed pursuant to Article V any securities other than the Subject Securities or (ii) preemptive rights to subscribe for the Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, except in each case of (i) and (ii), as may have been duly waived.
(o) Brokers and Finders . The Company has not retained, utilized or been represented by, or otherwise become obligated to, any broker, placement agent, financial advisor or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement whose fees any Purchaser would be required to pay.
(p) Intellectual Property . Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess sufficient rights to use all patents, patent applications, inventions, copyrights, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, service marks and trade names and other technology and intellectual property rights (collectively, Intellectual Property ) used in or necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted. To the Companys knowledge, the conduct of the respective businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe the Intellectual Property of others, and to the Companys knowledge, no third party is infringing any Intellectual Property owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(q) No Additional Representations .
(i) The Company acknowledges that each Purchaser makes no representation or warranty as to any matter whatsoever except as expressly set forth in Section 3.02 and in any certificate delivered by such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, and the Company has not relied on or been induced by such information or any other representations or warranties (whether express or implied or made orally or in writing) not expressly set forth in Section 3.02 and in any certificate delivered by such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
(ii) The Company acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Section 3.02 and in any certificate delivered by a Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, (i) no person has been authorized by such Purchaser to make any representation or warranty relating to such Purchaser or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and if made, such representation or warranty must not be relied upon by the Company as having been authorized by such Purchaser, and (ii) any materials or information provided or addressed to the Company or any of its Affiliates or representatives are not and shall not be deemed to be or include
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representations or warranties of such Purchaser unless any such materials or information are the subject of any express representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.02 of this Agreement and in any certificate delivered by such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 3.02. Representations and Warranties of Each Purchaser . Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
(a) Organization; Ownership . Such Purchaser is an exempted limited partnership, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of such Purchasers formation and has all requisite limited partnership power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on its business as it is being conducted on the date of this Agreement.
(b) Authorization; Sufficient Funds; No Conflicts .
(i) Such Purchaser has full partnership power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions to which it is a party. The execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions to which it is a party have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership action on behalf of such Purchaser. No other proceedings on the part of such Purchaser are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and consummation of the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Purchaser. Assuming this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against such Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to the limitation of such enforcement by the Enforceability Exceptions.
(ii) At the Closing, such Purchaser will have cash in immediately available funds in excess of the applicable Purchase Price, after giving effect to the Closing, including any set-off under Section 2.01(a).
(iii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Purchaser, the consummation by such Purchaser of the Transactions to which it is a party and the compliance by such Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof and thereof will not conflict with, violate or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under, or result in the termination of or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration under, (A) any provision of such Purchasers organizational documents, (B) any mortgage, note, indenture, deed of trust, lease, license, loan agreement or other agreement binding upon such Purchaser or (C) any permit, government license, judgment, order, decree, ruling, injunction, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to such Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, other than in the cases of clauses (B) and (C) as would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect or delay the consummation of the Transactions to which it is a party by such Purchaser.
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(c) Consents and Approvals . No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or exemption or review by, any Governmental Entity is required on the part of such Purchaser in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the consummation by such Purchaser of the Transactions to which it is a party, except for any required filings or approvals under the HSR Act or any foreign antitrust or competition laws, requirements or regulations in connection with the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon the conversion of the Notes and any consent, approval, order, authorization, registration, declaration, filing, exemption or review the failure of which to be obtained or made, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect or delay the consummation of the Transactions to which it is a party by such Purchaser.
(d) Securities Act Representations .
(i) Such Purchaser is an accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501 of the Securities Act) and is aware that the sale of the Notes is being made in reliance on a private placement exemption from registration under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is acquiring its applicable Notes (and any shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes) for its own account, and not with a view toward, or for sale in connection with, any distribution thereof in violation of any federal or state securities or blue sky law, or with any present intention of distributing or selling such Notes (or any shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes) in violation of the Securities Act. Such Purchaser has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in such Notes (and any shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes) and is capable of bearing the economic risks of such investment. Such Purchaser has been provided a reasonable opportunity to undertake and has undertaken such investigation and has been provided with and has evaluated such documents and information as it has deemed necessary to enable it to make an informed and intelligent decision with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
(ii) Neither such Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates is acting in concert, and neither such Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates has any agreement or understanding, with any Person that is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser, and is not otherwise a member of a group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), with respect to the Company or its securities, in each case, other than with respect to any bona fide loan from one or more financial institutions.
(e) Brokers and Finders . Such Purchaser has not retained, utilized or been represented by, or otherwise become obligated to, any broker, placement agent, financial advisor or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement whose fees the Company would be required to pay.
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(f) Ownership of Shares . None of such Purchaser or its Affiliates Beneficially Own any shares of Company Common Stock (without giving effect to the issuance of the Notes hereunder) other than (i) any shares of Company Common Stock that may be Beneficially Owned by managing directors, officers or other employees of any member of the Bain Group or the Silver Lake Group and (ii) any shares of Company Common Stock that may be Beneficially Owned by the Silver Lake Group as a result of the transactions contemplated by the SLP Initial Investment Agreement.
(g) No Additional Representations .
(i) Such Purchaser acknowledges that the Company does not make any representation or warranty as to any matter whatsoever except as expressly set forth in Section 3.01 and in any certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, and specifically (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing), that, except as expressly set forth in Section 3.01 and in any certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to (A) any matters relating to the Company, its business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or otherwise, (B) any projections, estimates or budgets delivered or made available to such Purchaser (or any of its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or other representatives) of future revenues, results of operations (or any component thereof), cash flows or financial condition (or any component thereof) of the Company and its Subsidiaries or (C) the future business and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and such Purchaser has not relied on or been induced by such information or any other representations or warranties (whether express or implied or made orally or in writing) not expressly set forth in Section 3.01 and in any certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement.
(ii) Such Purchaser has conducted its own independent review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries and acknowledges such Purchaser has been provided with sufficient access for such purposes. Such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties expressly set forth in Section 3.01 and in any certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, (i) no person has been authorized by the Company to make any representation or warranty relating to itself or its business or otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and if made, such representation or warranty must not be relied upon by such Purchaser as having been authorized by the Company, and (ii) any estimates, projections, predictions, data, financial information, memoranda, presentations or any other materials or information provided or addressed to such Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or representatives are not and shall not be deemed to be or include representations or warranties of the Company unless any such materials or information are the subject of any express representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01 of this Agreement and in any certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section 4.01. Taking of Necessary Action . Each of the parties hereto agrees to use its reasonable efforts promptly to take or cause to be taken all action, and promptly to do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the sale and purchase of the Notes hereunder, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and compliance with applicable law. In case at any time before or after the Closing any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of the sale and purchase of the Notes, the proper officers, managers and directors of each party to this Agreement shall take all such necessary action as may be reasonably requested by, and the sole expense of, the requesting party.
Section 4.02. Restricted Period; Non-Conversion .
(a) During the Restricted Period, notwithstanding any rights provided in Article V, each Purchaser shall not, without the Companys prior written consent, directly or indirectly, (x) sell, offer, transfer, assign, mortgage, hypothecate, gift, pledge or dispose of, enter into or agree to enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge, mortgage, hypothecation, gift, assignment or similar disposition of (any of the foregoing, a transfer ), any of the Notes or any shares of Company Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of any of the Notes or (y) enter into or engage in any hedge, swap, short sale, derivative transaction or other agreement or arrangement that transfers to any Third Party, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Notes or any shares of Company Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of any of the Notes (such actions in clauses (x) and (y), Prohibited Transfers ), other than, in the case of clause (x), Permitted Transfers. Permitted Transfers shall mean any (i) transfer to a Purchasers Affiliate that executes and delivers to the Company a Joinder becoming a Purchaser party to this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement and a duly completed and executed IRS Form W-9 (or a substantially equivalent form), (ii) transfer to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) transfer to a Third Party for cash solely to the extent that all of the net proceeds of such sale are solely used to satisfy a bona fide margin call (i.e. posted as collateral) pursuant to a Permitted Loan, or repay a Permitted Loan to the extent necessary to satisfy a bona fide margin call on such Permitted Loan or avoid a bona fide margin call on such Permitted Loan, (iv) transfer with the prior written consent of the Company, provided that any such consent shall be offered to each of the Bain Purchasers and the SLP Purchasers (and each of their respective Affiliates) at substantially the same time, on the same terms and for a pro rata amount of the Notes or any shares of Company Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of any of the Notes; or (v) tender of any Company Common Stock into a Third Party Tender/Exchange Offer, as defined below, (and any related conversion of Notes to the extent required to effect such tender or exchange) and any transfer effected pursuant to any merger,
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consolidation or similar transaction consummated by the Company (for the avoidance of doubt, if such Third Party Tender/Exchange Offer does not close for any reason, the restrictions on transfer contained herein shall continue to apply to any Company Common Stock received pursuant to the conversion of any Notes that had previously been converted to participate in any such tender or exchange offer). Third Party Tender/Exchange Offer shall mean any tender or exchange offer made to all of the holders of Company Common Stock by a Third Party for a number of outstanding shares of Voting Stock that, if consummated, would result in a Change in Control solely to the extent that (x) the Board of Directors has recommended such tender or exchange offer in a Schedule 14D-9 under the Exchange Act or (y) such tender or exchange offer is either (I) a tender or exchange offer for less than all of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or (II) part of a two-step transaction and the consideration to be received in the second step of such transaction is not identical in the amount or form of consideration (or the election of the type of consideration available to holders of Company Common Stock is not identical in the second-step of such transaction) as the first step of such transaction. Any purported Prohibited Transfer in violation of this Section 4.02 shall be null and void ab initio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Purchaser (or a controlled Affiliate of such Purchaser) shall be permitted to mortgage, hypothecate, and/or pledge the Notes and/or the shares of Company Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Notes in respect of one or more bona fide purpose (margin) or bona fide non-purpose loans (each, a Permitted Loan ). Except with the Companys prior written consent, any Permitted Loan entered into by a Purchaser or its controlled Affiliates shall be with one or more financial institutions and nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit or otherwise restrict the ability of any lender (or its securities affiliate) or collateral agent to foreclose upon and sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer the Notes and/or shares of Company Common Stock (including shares of Company Common Stock received upon conversion of the Notes following foreclosure on a Permitted Loan) mortgaged, hypothecated and/or pledged to secure the obligations of the borrower following an event of default under a Permitted Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, in the event that any lender or other creditor under a Permitted Loan transaction (including any agent or trustee on their behalf) or any affiliate of the foregoing exercises any rights or remedies in respect of the Notes or the shares of Company Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Notes or any other collateral for any Permitted Loan, no lender, creditor, agent or trustee on their behalf or affiliate of any of the foregoing (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, a Purchaser or any of its Affiliates) shall be entitled to any rights or have any obligations or be subject to any transfer restrictions or limitations hereunder (including, without limitation, the rights or benefits provided for in Section 4.06 and Section 4.07) except and to the extent for those expressly provided for in Article V.
(b) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, any sale of Notes or Company Common Stock pursuant to Article V shall be subject to any applicable limitations set forth in this Section 4.02 and Article V but shall not be subject to any policies, procedures or limitations (other than any applicable federal securities laws and any other applicable laws) otherwise applicable to the Bain Affiliated Directors or the SLP Affiliated Directors with respect to trading in the Companys
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securities (other than as set forth in the definition of Blackout Period ) and the Company acknowledges and agrees that such policies, procedures or limitations applicable to the Bain Affiliated Directors or SLP Affiliated Directors shall not be violated by any such transfer pursuant to Article V, other than any applicable federal securities laws and any other applicable laws.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in the Notes or in the Indenture to the contrary, during the Restricted Period, a Purchaser (including any Party that signs a Joinder) shall not, without the Companys prior written consent, convert (or give notice of conversion of) any of the Notes, irrespective of whether such conversion is permitted pursuant to the terms of the Notes or the Indenture, except in connection with a sale of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Notes that is (i) not prohibited pursuant to this Section 4.02 and (ii) not to an Affiliate of such Purchaser. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything in the Notes or in the Indenture to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Company Common Stock to a Purchaser or any of its Affiliates during the Restricted Period except as described in the immediately preceding sentence.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in the Notes or in the Indenture to the contrary, for so long as both the Bain Group and the Silver Lake Group hold at least $50 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, if the Company purchases Notes from either the Bain Group or the Silver Lake Group, the Company shall offer the other such group the opportunity to participate in such repurchase on the same terms and conditions, at substantially the same time and for a pro rata amount of the repurchase offered to the other group so that the percentage ownership of Notes of both the Bain Group and the Silver Lake Group may be reduced proportionally.
Section 4.03. Standstill .
(a) Each Purchaser agrees that, during the Standstill Period, such Purchaser shall not, and shall cause each of its Affiliates (collectively and individually, the Purchaser Affiliates ,) not to, directly or indirectly, in any manner, alone or in concert with others take any of the following actions without the prior consent of the Company (acting through a resolution of the Companys directors not including, in respect of any consent to actions taken or proposed to be taken by a Bain Purchaser or its Affiliates, any Bain Affiliated Director, and, in respect of any consent to actions taken or proposed to be taken by an SLP Purchaser or its Affiliates, any SLP Affiliated Director):
(i) make, engage in, or in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, any solicitation of proxies (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the SEC but without regard to the exclusion set forth in Rule 14a-1(l)(2)(iv)) or consents to vote, or seek to advise, encourage or influence any person with respect to the voting of any securities of the Company for the election of individuals to the Board of Directors or to approve any proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company that have not been authorized and approved, or recommended for approval, by the Board of Directors, or become a participant in any contested solicitation (as such terms are defined or used under the
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Exchange Act) for the election of directors with respect to the Company, other than a solicitation or acting as a participant in support of all of the nominees of the Board of the Directors at any stockholder meeting, or make or be the proponent of any stockholder proposal (pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or otherwise);
(ii) form, join, encourage, influence, advise or in any way participate in any group (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with any persons who are not such Purchasers Purchaser Affiliates with respect to any securities of the Company or otherwise in any manner agree, attempt, seek or propose to deposit any securities of the Company or any securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any such securities in any voting trust or similar arrangement, or subject any securities of the Company to any arrangement or agreement with respect to the voting thereof, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement;
(iii) acquire, offer or propose to acquire, or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, whether by purchase, tender or exchange offer, through the acquisition of control of another person, by joining a partnership, limited partnership, syndicate or other group (including any group of persons that would be treated as a single person under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), through swap or hedging transactions or otherwise, any securities of the Company or any rights decoupled from the underlying securities that would result in such Purchaser (together with such Purchasers Purchaser Affiliates) having Beneficial Ownership of more than 12.5% in the aggregate of the shares of the Company Common Stock outstanding at such time (assuming all the Notes are converted on a fully physical settlement basis), excluding any issuance by the Company of shares of Company Common Stock or options, warrants or other rights to acquire Company Common Stock (or the exercise thereof) to any Bain Affiliated Director as compensation for their membership on the Board of Directors; provided that nothing herein will require any Notes or shares of Company Common Stock to be sold to the extent such Purchaser and such Purchasers Purchaser Affiliates, collectively, exceed the ownership limit under this paragraph as the result of a share repurchase or any other Company actions that reduces the number of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.03(a)(iii) shall not restrict conversion of the Notes or the notes issued pursuant to the SLP Initial Investment Agreement, and shall not be violated by any conversion rate adjustment. For purposes of this Section 4.03(a)(iii), no securities Beneficially Owned by a portfolio company of a Purchaser or its Affiliates will be deemed to be Beneficially Owned by such Purchaser or any of its Affiliates only so long as (x) such portfolio company is not an Affiliate of such Purchaser for purposes of this Agreement, (y) neither such Purchaser nor any of its Purchaser Affiliates has encouraged, instructed, directed, supported, assisted or advised, or coordinated with, such portfolio company with respect to the acquisition, voting or disposition of securities of the Company by the portfolio company and (z) neither such Purchaser or any of its Affiliates is a member of a group (as such term is defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with that portfolio company with respect to any securities of the Company;
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(iv) transfer, directly or indirectly, through swap or hedging transactions or otherwise, the Notes or Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by such Purchaser or its Affiliates or any economic or voting rights decoupled from the underlying securities held by such Purchaser or its Affiliates to any Third Party that, to the knowledge of such Purchaser at the time it enters into such transaction, would result in such Third Party, together with its Affiliates and Associates, having Beneficial Ownership in the aggregate of more than 12.5% of the shares of Company Common Stock outstanding at such time; provided , that (x) such Purchaser or its Affiliates, as applicable, shall provide written notice to the Company if it has actual knowledge (after good faith inquiry) at the time of such transaction that such transfer, directly or indirectly, through swap or hedging transactions or otherwise, of its Notes or Company Common Stock to any Third Party would result in such Third Party, together with its Affiliates and Associates, having Beneficial Ownership in the aggregate of more than 9.9% of the shares of Company Common Stock outstanding at such time and (y) nothing in this clause (iv) shall in any way prohibit, limit or restrict any transfer (A) pursuant to a Permitted Loan or any foreclosure thereunder, (B) pursuant to a Third Party Tender/Exchange Offer or pursuant to a merger, consolidation or similar transaction entered into by the Company, (C) in a bona fide underwritten public offering, or a bona fide broadly marketed Rule 144A transaction (including initial purchasers in any such transaction), or in a broker or market maker transaction pursuant to Rule 144 (provided that, in relation to such Rule 144A or Rule 144 transaction, such Purchaser has not instructed or encouraged such initial purchaser, qualified institutional buyer, broker or market maker to sell such Notes or Company Common Stock to a specific Third Party or class of Third Parties which would result in a violation of this clause (iv)) or (D) in a derivatives transaction entered into with, or purchased from, a bank, broker-dealer or other recognized derivatives dealer that is not a hedge fund or activist investor or, to the knowledge of such Purchaser, an Affiliate of a hedge fund or activist investor;
(v) effect or seek to effect, offer or propose to effect, cause or participate in, or in any way assist or facilitate any other person to effect or seek, offer or propose to effect or participate in, any tender or exchange offer, merger, consolidation, acquisition, scheme of arrangement, business combination, recapitalization, reorganization, sale or acquisition of all or substantially all assets, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or joint ventures or any of their respective securities (each, an Extraordinary Transaction ), or make any public statement with respect to an Extraordinary Transaction; provided , however , that this clause shall not preclude the tender by such Purchaser or its Purchaser Affiliates of any securities of the Company into any Third Party Tender/Exchange Offer (and any related conversion of Notes to the extent required to effect such tender) or the vote by such Purchaser or its Purchaser Affiliates of any voting securities of the Company with respect to any Extraordinary Transaction in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors;
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(vi)(A) call or seek to call any meeting of stockholders of the Company, including by written consent, (B) seek representation on the Board of Directors, except as expressly set forth herein, (C) seek the removal of any member of the Board of Directors (other than (x) in the case of the Bain Purchasers and their Purchaser Affiliates, a Bain Affiliated Director in accordance with Section 4.07 and (y) in the case of the SLP Purchasers and their Purchaser Affiliates, an SLP Affiliated Director in accordance with the SLP Initial Investment Agreement), (D) solicit consents from stockholders or otherwise act or seek to act by written consent with respect to the Company, (E) conduct a referendum of stockholders of the Company or (F) make a request for any stockholder list or other Company books and records, whether pursuant to Section 220 of the DGCL or otherwise;
(vii) take any action in support of or make any proposal or request that constitutes: (A) controlling or changing the Board of Directors or management of the Company, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any vacancies on the Board of Directors, (B) any material change in the capitalization or dividend policy of the Company, (C) any other material change in the Companys management, business or corporate structure, (D) seeking to have the Company waive or make amendments or modifications to the Companys certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or other actions that may impede or facilitate the acquisition of control of the Company by any person, (E) causing a class of securities of the Company to be delisted from, or to cease to be authorized to be quoted on, any securities exchange; or (F) causing a class of equity securities of the Company to become eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act (except in each case pursuant to any action or transaction permitted by clause (y) of Section 4.03(a)(iv) and Section 4.03(a)(v));
(viii) make any public disclosure, announcement or statement regarding any intent, purpose, plan or proposal with respect to the Board of Directors, the Company, its management, policies or affairs, any of its securities or assets or this Agreement that is inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement; or
(ix) enter into any discussions, negotiations, agreements or understandings with any Third Party with respect to any of the foregoing, or advise, assist, knowingly encourage or seek to persuade any Third Party to take any action or make any statement with respect to any of the foregoing.
(b) The provisions of Section 4.03(a) and Section 4.03(d) shall not be deemed to prohibit a Purchaser or any of its Purchaser Affiliates or their respective directors, executive officers, partners, employees, managing members, advisors or agents (acting in such capacity) from communicating privately with the Companys directors, officers or advisors so long as such communications are not intended to, and would not reasonably be expected to, require any public disclosure of such communications.
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(c) Nothing in this Section 4.03 shall limit any action that may be taken (i) by any Bain Affiliated Director acting solely as a director of the Company consistent with his fiduciary duties as a director of the Company if such action does not include any public announcement or disclosure by such Bain Affiliated Director or by a Bain Purchaser and its Purchaser Affiliates or (ii) by any SLP Affiliated Director acting solely as a director of the Company consistent with his fiduciary duties as a director of the Company if such action does not include any public announcement or disclosure by such SLP Affiliated Director or by a SLP Purchaser and its Purchaser Affiliates.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in Section 4.03(a) to the contrary, if (i) the Company enters into a definitive agreement providing for a transaction that, if consummated, would result in a Change in Control and (ii) the Company had not, reasonably prior to entering into such definitive agreement, provided a Purchaser with a written notice inviting its Purchaser Affiliates to make one or more proposals or offers to effect a transaction that would result in a Change in Control, then after the announcement of such transaction and prior to the earlier of any termination of such definitive agreement or Company stockholder approval of such definitive agreement, nothing in Section 4.03(a) will prevent any such Purchaser or any of its Purchaser Affiliates (A) from submitting to the Board of Directors one or more bona fide proposals or offers for an alternative transaction involving, directly or indirectly, one or more of such Purchaser or one or more of its Purchaser Affiliates, (B) pursuing and entering into any such alternative transaction with the Company and (C) taking any actions in furtherance of the foregoing, including actions relating to obtaining equity and/or debt financing for the alternative transaction as long as (x) any proposal or offer is conditioned on the proposed transaction being approved by the Board of Directors and (y) such Purchaser and its Purchaser Affiliates do not make any public announcement or disclosure of such proposal, offer or actions other than any filings and disclosures that may be required in filings with the SEC.
Section 4.04. Securities Laws . Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, as of the Closing Date, the Notes (and the shares of Company Common Stock that are issuable upon conversion of the Notes) have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state and that they may be sold or otherwise disposed of only in one or more transactions registered under the Securities Act and, where applicable, such laws, or as to which an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and, where applicable, such laws, is available. Each Purchaser acknowledges that, except as provided in Article V with respect to shares of Company Common Stock and the Notes, such Purchaser has no right to require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to register the Notes or the shares of Company Common Stock that are issuable upon conversion of the Notes.
Section 4.05. Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Securities . Upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate for any security of the Company and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an undertaking by the holder thereof to indemnify the Company (and, if
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requested by the Company, the delivery of an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Company to protect the Company from any loss it may suffer if a certificate is replaced), or, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof, the Company will issue a new certificate or, at the Companys option, a share ownership statement representing such securities for an equivalent number of shares or another security of like tenor, as the case may be.
Section 4.06. Antitrust Approval . The Company and the Purchasers acknowledge that one or more filings under the HSR Act or foreign antitrust laws may be necessary in connection with the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes. Each Purchaser will promptly notify the Company if any such filing is required on the part of such Purchaser. To the extent reasonably requested, the Company, each Purchaser and any other applicable Affiliate of such Purchaser will use reasonable efforts to cooperate in timely making or causing to be made all applications and filings under the HSR Act or any foreign antitrust requirements in connection with the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon conversion of Notes held by such Purchaser or any Affiliate of such Purchaser in a timely manner and as required by the law of the applicable jurisdiction; provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not have any responsibility or liability for failure of a Purchaser or any of its Affiliates to comply with any applicable law. For as long as there are Notes outstanding and owned by a Purchaser or its Affiliates, the Company shall as promptly as reasonably practicable provide (no more than four (4) times per calendar year) such information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries as such Purchasers may reasonably request in order to determine what foreign antitrust requirements may exist with respect to any potential conversion of the Notes. Each Purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the filing fees associated with any such applications or filings.
Section 4.07. Board Nomination .
(a) The Company agrees to appoint to the Board of Directors as the initial Bain Designee effective as of the Closing an individual selected in accordance with Section 4.07(c) by taking all necessary action to increase the size of the Board of Directors unless there otherwise is a vacancy in the Board of Directors and in either event filling the vacancy thereby created with such individual. The Company agrees that, subject to Section 4.07(c), a Majority in Interest of the Bain Group shall have the right to nominate at each meeting or action by written consent at which individuals will be elected members of the Board of Directors one nominee of the Bain Group (for the avoidance of doubt, the Bain Group shall have a right to nominate a member to the Board of Directors if the Bain Group collectively Beneficially Owns a number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to or greater than the Minimum Ownership Threshold (as defined below) at such point in time). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Bain Group shall not have a right to nominate any member to the Board of Directors during any such time as the Bain Group collectively Beneficially Owns less than 4% of the number of shares of Company Common Stock then outstanding assuming issuance upon conversion of the Notes Beneficially Owned by the Bain Group of the shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Bain Group (the Minimum Ownership Threshold ). For the avoidance of doubt, the Bain Groups rights under this Section 4.07(a) may become effective and/or lose effect from time to time and any number of times, and a Majority in Interest of the Bain Group may irrevocably waive such rights in a writing delivered to the Company.
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(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 4.07 and applicable law, the Company agrees to include each Bain Designee in its slate of nominees for election as directors of the Company at each of the Companys meetings of stockholders or action by written consent at which directors are to be elected and use its reasonable efforts to cause the election of each such Bain Designee to the Board of Directors (for the avoidance of doubt, the Company will be required to use substantially the same level of efforts and provide substantially the same level of support as is used and/or provided for the other director nominees of the Company with respect to the applicable meeting of stockholders or action by written consent). For the avoidance of doubt, failure of the stockholders of the Company to elect any Bain Designee to the Board of Directors shall not affect the right of the Majority in Interest of the Bain Group to nominate directors for election pursuant to this Section 4.07 in any future election of directors.
(c) Each Bain Designee must be a managing director, officer, advisor or employee of Bain Capital Private Equity, LP or another Bain Affiliate management entity or general partner selected by the Majority in Interest of the Bain Group that is acceptable to the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (or any successor thereto) acting in good faith; provided , that the Company acknowledges that each of the individuals whose names are listed on the list that the Bain Group has separately furnished to the Company and/or its counsel are deemed to satisfy the requirements of, and be acceptable under, this Section 4.07(c) in the absence of any circumstances arising after the date of this Agreement, or in existence as of the date of this Agreement but not known to the Company prior to the date of this Agreement, that in the good faith judgment of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (or any successor thereto) has a material impact thereon. As a condition to any Bain Designees appointment to the Board of Directors and nomination for election as a director of the Company at the Companys annual meetings of stockholders (A) the Bain Group and each Bain Designee must in all material respects provide to the Company (1) all information reasonably requested by the Company that is required to be or customarily disclosed for directors, candidates for directors, and their affiliates and representatives in a proxy statement or other filings under applicable law or regulation or stock exchange rules or listing standards, in each case, relating to their nomination or election as a director of the Company or the Companys operations in the ordinary course of business and (2) information reasonably requested by the Company in connection with assessing eligibility, independence and other criteria applicable to directors or satisfying compliance and legal or regulatory obligations, in each case, relating to their nomination or election as a director of the Company or the Companys operations in the ordinary course of business, with respect to the Bain Group, its Affiliates and the applicable Bain Designee, (B) each Bain Designee must be qualified to serve as a director of the Company under the DGCL to the same extent as all other directors of the Company and (C) each Bain Designee must satisfy the requirements set forth in the Companys Corporate Governance Guidelines, code of conduct and securities trading policy (subject to Section 4.02), in each case as currently in effect (the Specified Guidelines ) with such changes thereto (or such successor policies) as are applicable to all other directors, as are adopted in good faith by the Board of Directors, and do not by their terms adversely impact any Bain Designee relative to all other directors and as are consistent with clause (d) below (for the avoidance of doubt, no Bain Designee shall be required to qualify as an independent director under applicable stock exchange rules and federal securities laws and regulations). The
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Company will make all information requests pursuant to this Section 4.07(c) in good faith in a timely manner that allows the Bain Group and each Bain Designee a reasonable amount of time to provide such information, and will cooperate in good faith with the Bain Group and each Bain Designee in connection with their efforts to provide the requested information.
(d) For so long as a Bain Affiliated Director is on the Board of Directors, (i) the Company shall not implement or maintain any trading policy, equity ownership guidelines (including with respect to the use of Rule 10b5-1 plans and preclearance or notification to the Company of any trades in the Companys securities) or similar guideline or policy with respect to the trading of securities of the Company that applies to the Bain Group or its Affiliates (including a policy that limits, prohibits or restricts the Bain Group or its Affiliates from entering into any hedging or derivative arrangements), in each case other than with respect to any Bain Affiliated Director solely in his or her individual capacity, except as provided herein, or that imposes confidentiality obligations on any Bain Affiliated Director that are inconsistent with the Confidentiality Agreement, (ii) any share ownership requirement for any Bain Designee serving on the Board of Directors will be deemed satisfied by the securities owned by the Bain Group and/or its Affiliates and under no circumstances shall any of such policies, procedures, processes, codes, rules, standards and guidelines impose any restrictions on the Bain Groups or its Affiliates transfers of securities pursuant to Article V (except as otherwise provided therein with respect to Blackout Periods) and (iii) under no circumstances shall any policy, procedure, code, rule, standard or guideline applicable to the Board of Directors be violated by any Bain Designee (x) accepting an invitation to serve on another board of directors of a company whose principal line(s) of business do not compete with the principal line(s) of business of the Company or failing to notify an officer or director of the Company prior to doing so, or (y) receiving compensation from the Bain Group or any of its Affiliates, or (z) failing to offer his or her resignation from the Board of Directors except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or pursuant to any majority voting policy adopted by the Board of Directors, and, in each case of (i), (ii) and (iii), it is agreed that any such policies in effect from time to time that purport to impose terms inconsistent with this Section 4.07 shall not apply to the extent inconsistent with this Section 4.07 (but shall otherwise be applicable to the Bain Designee). If the Specified Guidelines are in good faith changed in a manner that results in a Bain Designee no longer satisfying the Specified Guidelines in all material respects (any such changes to the Specified Guidelines, a Director Policy Change ), then the Bain Group agrees that it shall not nominate such Bain Designee at the next meeting of stockholders of the Company at which the stockholders of the Company elect the Board of Directors.
(e) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 4.07, if a vacancy on the Board of Directors is created as a result of a Bain Designees death, resignation, disqualification or removal, in each case for whatever reason, or if the Majority in Interest of the Bain Group desires to nominate a different individual to replace any then-existing Bain Designee, then, at the request of the Majority in Interest of the Bain Group, the Bain Group and the Company (acting through the Board of Directors) shall work together in good faith to fill such vacancy or replace such nominee as promptly as reasonably practical with a replacement Bain Designee subject to the terms and conditions hereof, and thereafter such individual shall as promptly as reasonably practical be appointed to the Board of Directors to fill such vacancy and/or be nominated as a Company nominee as a Bain Designee pursuant to this Section 4.07 (as applicable).
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(f) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and subject to any express agreement that may from time to time be in effect, the Company agrees that any Bain Affiliated Director, any Purchaser and any Bain Affiliate or any portfolio company thereof (collectively, Covered Persons ) may, and shall have no duty not to, (i) invest in, carry on and conduct, whether directly, or as a partner in any partnership, or as a joint venturer in any joint venture, or as an officer, director, stockholder, equityholder or investor in any person, or as a participant in any syndicate, pool, trust or association, any business of any kind, nature or description, whether or not such business is competitive with or in the same or similar lines of business as the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) do business with any client, customer, vendor or lessor of any of the Company or its Affiliates; and/or (iii) make investments in any kind of property in which the Company may make investments. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company renounces any interest or expectancy to participate in any business or investments of any Covered Person as currently conducted or as may be conducted in the future, and waives any claim against a Covered Person and shall indemnify a Covered Person against any claim that such Covered Person is liable to the Company or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of such persons participation in any such business or investment. The Company shall pay in advance any expenses incurred in defense of such claim as provided in this provision. The Company agrees that in the event that a Covered Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may constitute a corporate opportunity for both (x) the Covered Person and (y) the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Covered Person shall not have any duty to offer or communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company or its Subsidiaries. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company hereby renounces any interest or expectancy in any potential transaction or matter of which the Covered Person acquires knowledge, except for any corporate opportunity which is expressly offered to a Covered Person in writing stating that such offer is intended solely for such Covered Person in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors, and waives any claim against each Covered Person and shall indemnify a Covered Person against any claim, that such Covered Person is liable to the Company or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such Covered Person (A) pursues or acquires any corporate opportunity for its own account or the account of any Affiliate or other person, (B) directs, recommends, sells, assigns or otherwise transfers such corporate opportunity to another person or (C) does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Company; provided , that, in each such case, that any corporate opportunity which is expressly offered to a Covered Person in writing stating that such offer is intended solely for such Covered Person in his or her capacity as a member of the Board of Directors shall belong to the Company. The Company shall pay in advance any expenses incurred in defense of such claim as provided in this provision, except to the extent that a Covered Person is determined by a final, non-appealable order of a Delaware court having competent jurisdiction (or any other judgment which is not appealed in the applicable time) to have breached this Section 4.07(f) in which case any such advanced expenses shall be promptly reimbursed to the Company.
(g) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Notes to the contrary, transferees of the Notes and/or the shares of Company Common Stock (other than Affiliates of a Purchaser who sign a Joinder) shall not have any rights pursuant to this Section 4.07.
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Section 4.08. VCOC Letters . Upon request by a Purchaser, the Company shall deliver to such Purchaser at the Closing and from time to time any Affiliate of such Purchaser to whom such Purchasers rights and obligations under this Agreement are assigned in accordance with this Agreement a letter substantially consistent with the form thereof furnished by such Purchaser (the VCOC Letters ).
Section 4.09. Financing Cooperation . If requested by a Purchaser, the Company will provide the following cooperation in connection with such Purchaser obtaining any Permitted Loan: (i) entering into an issuer agreement (an Issuer Agreement ) with each lender with respect to such Permitted Loan in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C , and subject to the consent of the Company (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), with such changes thereto as are requested by such lender, (ii) entering into customary triparty agreements with the relevant lender and such Purchaser relating to the delivery of the Notes to such lender for crediting to the relevant collateral accounts upon funding of the relevant loan and payment of the purchase price of such Purchaser, including a right for such lender as a third party beneficiary with respect to the Companys obligation under Article 2 hereof to issue the Notes upon payment of the purchase price therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.02(e)) and (iii) such other cooperation and assistance as such Purchaser may reasonably request that will not unreasonably disrupt the operation of the Companys business. Anything in the preceding sentence to the contrary notwithstanding, the Companys obligation to deliver an Issuer Agreement is conditioned on (x) a Purchaser delivering to the Company a copy of the loan agreement for the Permitted Loan to which the Issuer Agreement relates and (y) such Purchaser certifying to the Company in writing that (A) the loan agreement with respect to which the Issuer Agreement is being delivered constitutes a Permitted Loan being entered into in accordance with this Agreement, such Purchaser has pledged the Notes and/or the underlying shares of Company Common Stock as collateral to the lenders under such Permitted Loan and that the execution of such Permitted Loan and the terms thereof do not violate the terms of this Agreement, (B) to the extent applicable, whether the registration rights under Article V are being assigned to the lenders under that Permitted Loan and (C) such Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company will be relying on such certificate when entering into the Issuer Agreement and any inaccuracy in such certificate will be deemed a breach of this Agreement. Each Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the statements and agreements of the Company in an Issuer Agreement are solely for the benefit of the applicable lenders party thereto and that in any dispute between the Company and such Purchaser under this Agreement, such Purchaser shall not be entitled to use the statements and agreements of the Company in an Issuer Agreement against the Company. Upon request by any Purchaser, the Company and each other Purchaser shall consider in good faith any amendments to this Agreement, the Indenture or the Notes proposed by such Purchaser necessary to facilitate the consummation of a Permitted Loan transaction, and the Company and each other Purchaser shall consent to any such amendment that is not adverse in any respect to the interests of the Company or such Purchaser, as applicable (as determined in good faith by the Company or such Purchaser, as applicable), it being acknowledged that registration of the Notes for resale by the Target Registration Date is not adverse to the interests of the Company or the Purchasers.
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Section 4.10. Certain Tax Matters . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall have the right to deduct and withhold from any payment or distribution made with respect to the Notes (or the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes) such amounts as are required to be deducted or withheld with respect to the making of such payment or distribution (or issuance) under any applicable Tax law. To the extent that any amounts are so deducted or withheld, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the person in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made. In the event the Company previously remitted any amounts to a Governmental Entity on account of Taxes required to be deducted or withheld in respect of any payment or distribution (or deemed distribution) on any Notes, the Company shall be entitled to offset any such amounts against any amounts otherwise payable in respect of such Notes (or the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes).
Section 4.11. Section 16 Matters . If the Company becomes a party to a consolidation, merger or other similar transaction, or if there is any event or circumstance that may result in a Purchaser, its Affiliates, any Bain Affiliated Director and/or any SLP Affiliated Director being deemed to have made a disposition or acquisition of equity securities of the Company or derivatives thereof for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and if any Bain Affiliated Director and/or any SLP Affiliated Director is serving on the Board of Directors at such time or has served on the Board of Directors during the preceding six months (i) the Board of Directors or a committee thereof composed solely of two or more non-employee directors as defined in Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act will pre-approve such acquisition or disposition of equity securities of the Company or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting such Purchasers, its Affiliates, any Bain Affiliated Directors and any SLP Affiliated Directors interests (for such Purchaser and/or its Affiliates, to the extent such persons may be deemed to be directors by deputization) in such transaction from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder and (ii) if the transaction involves (A) a merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party and the Company Common Stock is, in whole or in part, converted into or exchanged for equity securities of a different issuer, (B) a potential acquisition or deemed acquisition, or disposition or deemed disposition, by a Purchaser, such Purchasers Affiliates, any Bain Affiliated Director and/or any SLP Affiliated Director of equity securities of such other issuer or derivatives thereof and (C) an Affiliate or other designee of a Purchaser or its Affiliates will serve on the board of directors (or its equivalent) of such other issuer pursuant to the terms of an agreement to which the Company is a party (or if such Purchaser notifies the Company of such service a reasonable time in advance of the closing of such transactions), then if the Company requires that the other issuer pre-approve any acquisition of equity securities or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting the interests of any director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in such transactions from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder, the Company shall require that such other issuer pre-approve any such acquisitions of equity securities or derivatives thereof for the express purpose of exempting the interests of a Purchasers, its Affiliates, any Bain Affiliated Directors and any SLP Affiliated Directors (for each Purchaser and/or its Affiliates, to the extent such persons may be deemed to be directors by deputization of such other issuer) in such transactions from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16b-3 thereunder.
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Section 4.12. D&O Indemnification / Insurance Priority Matters . Each Bain Affiliated Director shall be eligible to enter into an indemnification agreement consistent with the form thereof previously furnished by the Company. The Company acknowledges and agrees that any Bain Affiliated Directors who are partners, members, employees, advisors or consultants of any member of the Bain Group may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by the applicable member of the Bain Group (collectively, the Bain Indemnitors ). The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided in the Companys certificate of incorporation, bylaws and/or indemnification agreement (including Section 5.05 hereof) to any Bain Affiliated Director in his or her capacity as a director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (such that the Companys obligations to such indemnitees in their capacities as directors are primary and any obligation of the Bain Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification or insurance for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such indemnitees are secondary). Such indemnitees shall, in their capacities as directors, be entitled to all the rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and entitled to insurance to the extent provided under (i) the certificate of incorporation and/or bylaws of the Company as in effect from time to time and/or (ii) such other agreement (including Section 5.05 hereof), if any, between the Company and such indemnitees, without regard to any rights such indemnitees may have against the Bain Indemnitors. No advancement or payment by the Bain Indemnitors on behalf of such indemnitees with respect to any claim for which such indemnitees have sought indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance from the Company in their capacities as directors shall affect the foregoing and the Bain Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such indemnitees against the Company.
Section 4.13. Conversion Price Matters . The Conversion Rate on the Closing Date (the Initial Conversion Rate ) shall be 48.9860; provided , that if any event shall occur between the date hereof and the Closing Date (inclusive) that would have resulted in an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Article 10 of the Indenture if the Notes had been issued and outstanding since the date hereof, the Initial Conversion Rate and the share amounts in the table of Make-Whole Applicable Increases set forth in Section 10.14(b) of the Indenture shall be adjusted in the same manner as would have been required by Article 10 of the Indenture if the Notes had been issued and outstanding since the date hereof and the Conversion Price, Initial Conversion Rate and Make-Whole Applicable Increases table included in the Indenture shall reflect such adjustment.
Section 4.14. Transfers of Sponsor Global Securities . Each Purchaser agrees that (i) except in the case of a foreclosure under a Permitted Loan pursuant to which the lender thereunder is obligated to exchange the foreclosed interest in the Sponsor Global Security for a Global Security other than the Sponsor Global Security, such Purchaser and its Affiliates will only transfer their interests in the Sponsor Global Security to a Third Party if such Person receives such transferred interest in a Global Security other than the Sponsor Global Security and (ii) such Purchaser and its Affiliates may only transfer an interest in the Sponsor Global Security to an Affiliate of such Purchaser if such Affiliate continues to hold such transferred interest in the Sponsor Global Security and not any other Global Security.
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Section 4.15. Par Value . While the Purchasers own any Notes, the Company will not, without the consent of each Purchaser, increase the par value per share of the Company Common Stock to above $0.01 per share.
Section 4.16. Transfer Restrictions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Purchaser hereby agrees that it shall not, directly or indirectly, without the Companys prior written consent, (a) hold any right, title or interest in the Notes unless such Notes are Sponsor Securities, or (b) transfer (including through any foreclosure or otherwise) to any other Person any right, title or interest in any Note that is, in the hands of the transferee, a Sponsor Security (other than (i) any transfer to a Purchasers Affiliate that executes and delivers to the Company a Joinder becoming a Purchaser party to this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement and a duly completed and executed IRS Form W-9 (or a substantially equivalent form) and (ii) to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).
Section 4.17. Voting . Each Purchaser agrees with the Company that, except with the Companys prior written consent (a) during the Standstill Period, such Purchaser shall take such action (including, if applicable, through the execution of one or more written consents if stockholders of the Company are requested to vote through the execution of an action by written consent in lieu of any such annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company) at each meeting of the stockholders of the Company as may be required so that all shares of issued and outstanding Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by it and/or by any of its Purchaser Affiliates are voted in the same manner (for, against, withheld, abstain or otherwise) as recommended by the Board of Directors to the other holders of Company Common Stock (including with respect to director elections), and (b) such Purchaser shall, and shall (to the extent necessary to comply with this Section 4.17) cause such Purchasers Purchaser Affiliates to, be present, in person or by proxy, at all meetings of the stockholders of the Company so that all shares of issued and outstanding Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned by it or them from time to time may be counted for the purposes of determining the presence of a quorum and voted in accordance with the preceding clause (a) at such meetings (including at any adjournments or postponements thereof). The foregoing provision shall also apply to the execution by such Persons of any written consent in lieu of a meeting of holders of shares of Company Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Section 4.17 shall require any Purchaser to convert its Notes.
Section 4.18. Indenture Amendments and Supplements . For so long as the Silver Lake Group collectively Beneficially Owns at least 50% of the Notes Beneficially Owned by the Silver Lake Group immediately following the Closing, the Company shall not make an amendment or supplement to the Indenture or the Securities (as defined in the Indenture) of a type to which the first sentence of Section 9.02 of the Indenture applies, without the written consent of the SLP Purchasers. For so long as the Bain Group collectively Beneficially Owns at least 50% of the Notes Beneficially Owned by the Bain Group immediately following the Closing, the Company shall not make an amendment or supplement to the Indenture or the Securities (as defined in the Indenture) of a type to which the first sentence of Section 9.02 of the Indenture applies, without the written consent of the Bain Purchasers.
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ARTICLE V
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Section 5.01. Registration Statement .
(a) The Company will use reasonable efforts to prepare and file and use reasonable efforts to cause to be declared effective or otherwise become effective pursuant to the Securities Act, (x) for the registration of resales of Company Common Stock, as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date and, in any event, no later than six (6) months following the Closing Date and (y) for all other registration requests, as soon as reasonably practicable following a written request of Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of Notes and, in any event, no later than the date that is the later of (A) six (6) months following the Closing Date and (B) three (3) months following the date of such request (such later date, the Target Registration Date ), a Registration Statement (the Initial Registration Statement ) in order to provide for resales of Registrable Securities to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, which Registration Statement will (except to the extent the SEC objects in written comments upon the SECs review of such Registration Statement) include the Plan of Distribution; provided , that this sentence applies to registration of resales of the Notes only upon written request of holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes that are Registrable Securities. In addition, the Company will from time to time after the Initial Registration Statement has been declared effective use reasonable efforts to file such additional Registration Statements to cover resales of any Registrable Securities requested to be registered by the Bain Group or the Silver Lake Group that are not registered for resale pursuant to a pre-existing Registration Statement and will use its reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective or otherwise to become effective under the Securities Act and, subject to Section 5.02, will use its reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act at all times until the Registration Termination Date. Any Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Article V shall cover only Registrable Securities, shall be on Form S-3 (or a successor form) if the Company is eligible to use such form and shall be an automatically effective Registration Statement if the Company is a WKSI (in which case, the Registration Statement may request registration of an unspecified amount of Registrable Securities to be sold by unspecified Holders).
(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 5.02 and further subject to the availability of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) to the Company pursuant to the Securities Act and the rules and interpretations of the SEC, the Company will use its reasonable efforts to keep the Registration Statement (or any replacement Registration Statement) continuously effective until the earlier of (such earlier date, the Registration Termination Date ): (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement have been sold thereunder in accordance with the plan of distribution disclosed in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement and (ii) there otherwise cease to be any Registrable Securities.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, during such period of time from and after the Target Registration Date that the Company ceases to be eligible to file or use a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto), upon the written request of any holder of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to file a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form) under the Securities Act covering the Registrable Securities of the requesting party and use reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective pursuant to the Securities Act as soon as reasonably practicable after filing thereof and file and cause to become effective such amendments thereto as are necessary in order to keep such Registration Statement continuously available. Each such written request must specify the amount and intended manner of disposition of such Registrable Securities; provided , that the minimum amount of such Registrable Securities shall be $75,000,000. When the Company regains the ability to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 covering the Registrable Securities it shall as promptly as practicably do so in accordance with Section 5.01(a).
Section 5.02. Registration Limitations and Obligations .
(a) Subject to Section 5.01, the Company will use reasonable efforts to prepare such supplements or amendments (including a post-effective amendment), if required by applicable law, to each applicable Registration Statement and file any other required document so that such Registration Statement will be Available at all times during the period for which such Registration Statement is, or is required pursuant to this Agreement to be, effective; provided , that no such supplement, amendment or filing will be required during a Blackout Period. In order to facilitate the Companys determination of whether to initiate a Blackout Period, each Purchaser shall give the Company notice of a proposed sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement at least two (2) Business Days (or, if two Business Days is not practicable, one (1) Business Day) prior to the proposed date of sale (which notice shall not bind such Purchaser to make any sale).
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled, from time to time, by providing written notice to the holders of Registrable Securities, to require such holders of Registrable Securities to suspend the use of the prospectus for sales of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement during any Blackout Period; provided , for purposes of this Section 5.02, the Company shall only be obligated to provide written notice to any holder or Beneficial Owner of Registrable Securities of any such Blackout Period, or the certificate described in the following sentence, if such holder or Beneficial Owner has specified in writing (including by electronic mail) to the Company for purposes of receiving such notice such holders or Beneficial Owners address (including electronic mail), contact and fax number information. No sales may be made under the applicable Registration Statement during any Blackout Period. In the event of a Blackout Period, the Company shall (x) deliver to the holders of Registrable Securities a certificate signed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or general counsel of the Company confirming that the conditions described in the definition of Blackout Period are met (but which certificate need not specify the nature of the event causing such conditions to have been met), which certificate shall contain an approximation of the anticipated delay, and (y) notify each holder of Registrable Securities promptly upon each of the commencement and the termination of each Blackout Period, which notice of termination shall be delivered to
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each holder of Registrable Securities no later than the close of business of the last day of the Blackout Period. In connection with the expiration of any Blackout Period and without any further request from a holder of Registrable Securities, the Company to the extent necessary and as required by applicable law shall as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare supplements or amendments, including a post-effective amendment, to the Registration Statement or the prospectus, or any document incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document so that the Registration Statement will be Available. A Blackout Period shall be deemed to have expired when the Company has notified the holders of Registrable Securities that the Blackout Period is over and the Registration Statement is Available. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the absence of an Available Registration Statement at any time from and after the Target Registration Date shall be considered a Blackout Period and subject to the limitations therein.
(c) At any time that a Registration Statement is effective and prior to the Registration Termination Date, if a holder of Registrable Securities (an Initiating Holder ) delivers a notice to the Company (a Take-Down Notice ) stating that it intends to sell at least $75,000,000 of Registrable Securities held by such holder (provided that, if a Purchaser and its Affiliates do not own at least $75,000,000 of Registrable Securities, they shall be permitted to deliver a Take-Down Notice to sell all of the Registrable Securities held by them (but such amount may not in any case be less than $25,000,000 of Registrable Securities)), in each case, pursuant to the Registration Statement, then, the Company shall (i) amend or supplement the Registration Statement as may be necessary and to the extent required by law so that the Registration Statement remains Available in order to enable such Registrable Securities to be distributed in an Underwritten Offering (subject to Section 5.02(b)) and (ii)(x) in the case of an Underwritten Offering for which the Initiating Holder is a member of the Bain Group or the Silver Lake Group, within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the Take-Down Notice and confirmation of such receipt by the treasurer or chief financial officer of the Company and by counsel to the Company, deliver a written notice (a Participation Notice ) of any such request to all other holders of Registrable Securities that are members of the Bain Group or the Silver Lake Group (the Eligible Participation Holders ), which Participation Notice shall offer each such holder the opportunity to include in such registration that number of Registrable Securities of the same type (i.e., Notes or Company Common Stock) to be offered by the Initiating Holder as each such holder (a Participating Holder ) may request. The Company shall include in such registration all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received from a holder entitled to receive a Participation Notice pursuant to the preceding sentence written requests for inclusion therein within (i) in the case of an Overnight Underwritten Offering, one (1) Business Day after the date the Participation Notice was delivered and confirmed received by the treasurer or chief financial officer of the Company and by counsel to the Company and (ii) in the case of a Marketed Underwritten Offering, three (3) Business Days after the date the Participation Notice was delivered; provided , that each Selling Holder will retain the right to withdraw their Registrable Securities from such registration in writing to the underwriters prior to the pricing of the applicable offering. In connection with any Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities for which a holder delivers a Take-Down Notice and satisfies the dollar thresholds set forth in the first sentence above and the Take-Down Notice contemplates a Marketed Underwritten Offering, the Company will use reasonable efforts to cooperate and make its senior officers available for participation in such marketing efforts (which marketing efforts will not, for the avoidance of
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doubt, include a road show requiring such officers to travel outside of the city in which they are primarily located). A Majority in Interest of Selling Holders shall have the right hereunder to, in its sole discretion: (i) select the underwriter(s) for each Underwritten Offering, (ii) determine the pricing of the Registrable Securities offered pursuant to any such Registration Statement, including the underwriting discount and fees payable by the Selling Holders to the underwriters in such Underwritten Offering, as well as any other financial terms, (iii) determine the timing of any such registration and sale and (iv) determine the total number of Registrable Securities that can be included in such Underwritten Offering in consultation with the managing underwriters (collectively, the Offering Terms ); provided , that the Initiating Holder shall consult with each other Participating Holder (other than any Participating Holder that is not a member of the Silver Lake Group or the Bain Group) in respect of the Offering Terms. Each Selling Holder shall be solely responsible for all such discounts and fees payable to such underwriters in such Underwritten Offering for the Registrable Securities sold by such Selling Holder. Without the consent of a Majority in Interest of Selling Holders, no Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Agreement shall include any securities other than Registrable Securities of the type (i.e., Notes, Other Notes or Company Common Stock) offered by the Initiating Holder in such Underwritten Offering.
(d) If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any firm commitment Underwritten Offering advise the Selling Holders in writing that, in their view, the total amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Underwritten Offering (including, without limitation, Registrable Securities proposed to be included by any Participating Holder) exceeds the largest amount (the Orderly Sale Amount ) that can be sold in an orderly manner in such Underwritten Offering within a price range acceptable to the Majority in Interest of Selling Holders, then there shall be included in such firm commitment Underwritten Offering an amount of Registrable Securities not exceeding the Orderly Sale Amount, and such included amount of Registrable Securities shall be allocated pro rata among the Selling Holders on the basis of the number and type of Subject Securities then proposed to be sold by the Bain Group in relation to the aggregate number and type of Subject Securities then proposed to be sold by the Silver Lake Group (e.g., if Notes are being offered and sold, the pro rata amounts will be calculated based on the aggregate principal amount of Notes proposed to be sold without regard to shares of Company Common Stock or Other Notes Beneficially Owned by the Bain Group or the Silver Lake Group).
(e) If requested by the managing underwriter of an Underwritten Offering for which a member of the Bain Group or a member of the Silver Lake Group is the Initiating Holder, no Eligible Participation Holder or Initiating Holder shall offer for sale (including by short sale), grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise transfer (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement, derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of the Registrable Securities or otherwise), any Notes or Company Common Stock (or interests therein) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Notes or Company Common Stock without the prior written consent of such managing underwriter for a period designated by such managing underwriter in writing to the Eligible Participation Holders and the Initiating Holder, which shall begin the earlier of the date of the underwriting agreement and the commencement of marketing efforts, and shall not in any event last longer than sixty (60) days following such effective date (such period, a Lock-Up Period ). If requested by
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the managing underwriter of any such Underwritten Offering, each Eligible Participation Holder shall execute a separate agreement to the foregoing effect; provided , that each Eligible Participation Holder shall negotiate its respective lock-up agreement; provided , further , that if any such lock-up agreement (i) provides for exceptions from any restrictions contained therein, such exceptions shall automatically apply equally to each Eligible Participation Holder or (ii) is terminated or waived in whole or in part for any Eligible Participation Holder, such termination or waiver shall automatically apply to each Eligible Participation Holder. Each lock-up agreement shall permit, and this Section 5.02(e) shall be deemed to permit, transfers pursuant to the terms of Permitted Loans and other customary lock-up exceptions, including for gifts, distributions and other transfers not for value (and including in respect of customary charitable donations substantially contemporaneously with distribution to the donor, free of further lock-up agreement transfer restrictions by the donee, by a Selling Holder or its direct or indirect distributees). The obligations of any person under this Section 5.02(e) are not in limitation of lock-up or transfer restrictions that may otherwise apply to any Registrable Securities.
(f) In addition to the registration rights provided in Section 5.02(c), holders of the Notes shall have analogous rights to sell such securities in a marketed offering under Rule 144A under the Securities Act through one or more initial purchasers on a firm-commitment basis, using procedures that are substantially equivalent to those specified in Section 5.02 and Section 5.03. The Company agrees to use its reasonable efforts to cooperate to effect any such sales under such Rule 144A. Nothing in this Section 5.02(f) shall impose any additional or more burdensome obligations on the Company than would apply under Section 5.02 and Section 5.03, in each case, mutatis mutandis in respect of a registered Underwritten Offering, or require that the Company take any actions that it would not be required to take in an Underwritten Offering of such Notes.
(g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) if holders of Registrable Securities engage or propose to engage in a distribution (as defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act) of Registrable Securities, such holders shall discuss the timing of such distribution with the Company reasonably prior to commencing such distribution, and (ii) such distribution must not be for less than $75,000,000 of Registrable Securities held by such holders (provided that, if collectively the Purchasers and their Affiliates do not own at least $75,000,000 of Registrable Securities, they shall be permitted to engage in such distribution with respect to all of the Registrable Securities held by them (for so long as they hold collectively at least $25,000,000 of Registrable Securities)).
(h) In connection with a distribution of Registrable Securities in which a holder of Registrable Securities is selling at least $200,000,000 of Registrable Securities, the Company shall, to be extent requested by the managing underwriter(s) of such a distribution, be subject to a restricted period of the same length of time as such holder agrees with the managing underwriter(s) (but not to exceed 30 days) during which the Company may not offer, sell or grant any option to purchase Company Common Stock (in the case of an offering of Company Common Stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for Company Common Stock) and any debt securities (in the case of an offering of debt securities) of the Company, subject to customary carve-outs that include, but are not limited to, (i) issuances pursuant to the Companys employee or director stock plans and issuances of shares upon the exercise of options or other equity awards under such stock plans and (ii) in connection with acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic transactions.
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Section 5.03. Registration Procedures .
(a) In connection with the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act and in connection with any distribution of Registered Securities pursuant thereto as contemplated by this Agreement, or any analogous Rule 144A offering pursuant to Section 5.02(f), the Company shall as promptly as reasonably practicable, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement:
(i) subject to the provisions of Section 5.01(a), use reasonable efforts to prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement to effect such registration in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution of such securities and thereafter use reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become and remain effective pursuant to the terms of this Article V; provided , however , that the Company may discontinue any registration of its securities which are not Registrable Securities at any time prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement relating thereto; provided , further , that before filing such registration statement or any amendments or supplements thereto, including any prospectus supplements in connection with a sale referred to in a Take-Down Notice (but excluding amendments and supplements that do nothing more than name Selling Holders (as defined below) and provide information with respect thereto), the Company will furnish to the holders which are including Registrable Securities in such registration ( Selling Holders ) and the lead managing underwriter(s), if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the review and reasonable comment (which comments will be considered in good faith by the Company) of the counsel (if any) to such holders and counsel (if any) to such underwriter(s), and other documents reasonably requested by any such counsel, including any comment letters from the SEC, and, if requested by any such counsel, provide such counsel and the lead managing underwriter(s), if any, reasonable opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Registration Statement and each prospectus (including any prospectus supplement) included or deemed included therein and such other opportunities to conduct a customary and reasonable due diligence investigation (in the context of a registered underwritten offering) of the Company, including reasonable access to (including responses to any reasonable inquiries by the lead managing underwriter(s) and their counsel) the Companys books and records, officers, accountants and other advisors, provided that the same occurs during normal business hours after reasonable notice and is not disruptive to the business of the Company; provided that such persons shall first agree in writing with the Company that any information that is reasonably designated by the Company as confidential at the time of delivery shall be kept confidential by such persons subject to customary exceptions;
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(ii) at or before any Registration Statement is declared or otherwise becomes effective, qualify the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and appoint a new trustee under the Indenture to the extent such qualification requires the appointment of a new trustee thereunder;
(iii) subject to Section 5.02, prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary and to the extent required by applicable law to keep such Registration Statement effective and Available pursuant to the terms of this Article V;
(iv) if requested by the lead managing underwriter(s), promptly include in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the lead managing underwriter(s), if any, and such holders may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has received such request; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to take any actions under this Section 5.03(a)(iv) that are not, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, in compliance with applicable law;
(v) furnish to the Selling Holders and each underwriter, if any, of the securities being sold by such Selling Holders such number of conformed copies of such Registration Statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto, such number of copies of the prospectus and any prospectus supplement contained in or deemed part of such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus supplement) and each free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) (a Free Writing Prospectus ) utilized in connection therewith and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as such Selling Holders and underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Selling Holders;
(vi) use reasonable efforts to cause such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed, and to apply for any necessary CUSIPs or analogous codes to identify such securities;
(vii) use reasonable efforts to provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
(viii) as promptly as practicable notify in writing the holders of Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, of the following events: (A) the filing of the Registration Statement, any amendment thereto, the prospectus or any prospectus supplement related thereto or post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or any Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection
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therewith, and, with respect to such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective; (B) any request by the SEC or any other U.S. or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or the prospectus; (C) the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings by any person for that purpose; (D) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction or the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose; (E) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement) related to such registration cease to be true and correct in any material respect; and (F) upon the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such registration statement, prospectus or documents so that, in the case of such Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of the prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided , in the case of clause (F), that such notice need not include the nature or details concerning such event;
(ix) use reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction at the earliest reasonable practicable date, except that the Company shall not for any such purpose be required to (A) qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction wherein it would not but for the requirements of this clause (ix) be obligated to be so qualified, (B) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (C) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(x) cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; and
(xi) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Selling Holders in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the applicable state securities or blue sky laws of those jurisdictions within the United States as any holder reasonably requests in writing to keep each
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such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective until the Registration Termination Date; provided , that the Company will not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction wherein it would not but for the requirements of this clause (xi) be obligated to be so qualified, (B) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (C) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;
(xii) use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates or book-entry securities representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to the Registration Statements, which certificates or book-entry securities shall be free, to the extent permitted by the Indenture and applicable law, of all restrictive legends, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such holders may request in writing; and in connection therewith, if required by the Companys transfer agent, the Company will promptly after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement cause to be delivered to its transfer agent when and as required by such transfer agent from time to time, any authorizations, certificates, directions and other evidence required by the transfer agent which authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Registrable Securities without legend upon sale by the holder of such shares of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement; and
(xiii) agrees with each holder of Registrable Securities that, in connection with any Underwritten Offering or other resale pursuant to the Registration Statement in accordance with the terms hereof, it will use reasonable efforts to negotiate in good faith and execute all customary indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements (in each case on terms reasonably acceptable to the Company), including using reasonable efforts to procure customary legal opinions and auditor comfort letters.
(b) The Company may require each Selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, to (i) furnish the Company in writing such information regarding each Selling Holder or underwriter and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing to complete or amend the information required by such Registration Statement and/or any other documents relating to such registered offering, and (ii) execute and deliver, or cause the execution or delivery of, and to perform under, or cause the performance under, any agreements and instruments reasonably requested by the Company to effectuate such registered offering, including, without limitation, opinions of counsel and questionnaires. If the Company requests that the holders of Registrable Securities take any of the actions referred to in this Section 5.03(b), such holders shall take such action promptly and as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of such request.
(c) Each Selling Holder agrees that upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in clauses (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) of Section 5.03(a)(viii), such Selling Holder shall forthwith discontinue such Selling
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Holders disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement and prospectus relating thereto until such Selling Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus. The Company shall use reasonable efforts to cure the events described in clauses (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) of Section 5.03(a)(viii) so that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed at the earliest reasonably practicable moment.
Section 5.04. Expenses . The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with a registration pursuant to this Article V; provided that each holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering shall pay all applicable underwriting discounts and commissions, agency fees, brokers commissions and transfer taxes, if any, on the Registrable Securities sold by such holder, and similar charges.
Section 5.05. Registration Indemnification .
(a) The Company agrees, without limitation as to time, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Selling Holder and its Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, managers, partners, accountants, attorneys, advisors and agents and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such Selling Holder or such other indemnified Person and the officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, managers, partners, accountants, attorneys, advisors and agents of each such controlling Person, each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter (collectively, the Indemnified Persons ), from and against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses (including reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, charges and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, the Losses ), as incurred, arising out of, caused by, resulting from or relating to any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, in each case related to such Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto or any omission (or alleged omission) of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (without limitation of the preceding portions of this Section 5.05(a)) will reimburse each such Selling Holder, each of its Affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, managers, partners, accountants, attorneys, advisors and agents and each such Person who controls each such Selling Holder and the officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, managers, partners, accountants, attorneys, advisors and agents of each such controlling Person, each such underwriter and each such Person who controls any such underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating and defending or settling any such claim, Loss, damage, liability or action, except insofar as the same are caused by any information regarding a holder of Registrable Securities or underwriter furnished in writing to the Company by any such person or any selling holder or underwriter expressly for use therein.
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(b) In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Selling Holder is participating, without limitation as to time, each such Selling Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify the Company, its directors and officers, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) the Company, from and against all Losses, as incurred, arising out of, caused by, resulting from or relating to any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or any omission (or alleged omission) of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (without limitation of the preceding portions of this Section 5.05(b)) will reimburse the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating and defending or settling any such claim, Loss, damage, liability or action, in each case solely to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is made in such registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding the Selling Holder furnished to the Company by such Selling Holder for inclusion in such registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto.
(c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification; provided , however , the failure to give such notice shall not release the indemnifying party from its obligation, except to the extent that the indemnifying party has been actually and materially prejudiced by such failure to provide such notice on a timely basis.
(d) In any case in which any such action is brought against any indemnified party, the indemnified party shall promptly notify in writing the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent that it may wish, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof and acknowledging the obligations of the indemnifying party with respect to such proceeding, the indemnifying party will not (so long as it shall continue to have the right to defend, contest, litigate and settle the matter in question in accordance with this paragraph) be liable to such indemnified party hereunder for any legal or other expense subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation, supervision and monitoring (unless (i) such indemnified party reasonably objects to such assumption on the grounds that there may be defenses available to it which are different from or in addition to the defenses available to such indemnifying party or a conflict of interest otherwise exists or (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed within a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and the indemnified party is or would reasonably be expected to be materially prejudiced by such delay, in either event the indemnified party shall be promptly reimbursed by the indemnifying party for the expenses incurred in connection with retaining one separate
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legal counsel (for the avoidance of doubt, for all indemnified parties in connection therewith)). For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any such assumption by an indemnifying party, the indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such matter and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party except as provided in the previous sentence. An indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of an action or claim effected without its consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). No matter shall be settled by an indemnifying party without the consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such claim or proceeding, (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party and (z) is settled solely for cash for which the indemnified party would be entitled to indemnification hereunder. The failure of an indemnified party to give notice to an indemnifying party of any action brought against such indemnified party shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations or liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, except to the extent such failure adversely prejudices the indemnifying party.
(e) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall survive the sale or other transfer of the Registrable Securities and the termination of this Agreement.
(f) If recovery is not available under the foregoing indemnification provisions for any reason or reasons other than as specified therein, any Person who would otherwise be entitled to indemnification by the terms thereof shall nevertheless be entitled to contribution with respect to any Losses with respect to which such Person would be entitled to such indemnification but for such reason or reasons, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party, the Persons relative knowledge and access to information concerning the matter with respect to which the claim was asserted, the opportunity to correct and prevent any statement or omission, and other equitable considerations appropriate under the circumstances. It is hereby agreed that it would not necessarily be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to indemnify or contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of its net proceeds from the sale of the Registrable Securities subject to any actions or proceedings over the amount of any damages, indemnity or contribution that such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not found guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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(g) The indemnification and contribution agreements contained in this Section 5.05 are in addition to any liability that the indemnifying party may have to the indemnified party and do not limit other provisions of this Agreement that provide for indemnification.
Section 5.06. Facilitation of Sales Pursuant to Rule 144 . For as long as a Purchaser or its Affiliates or any lender under any Permitted Loan Beneficially Owns Notes or any Company Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion thereof, to the extent it shall be required to do so under the Exchange Act, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (including the reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144) and submit all required Interactive Data Files (as defined in Rule 11 of Regulation S-T of the Commission), and shall use reasonable efforts to take such further necessary action as any holder of Subject Securities may reasonably request in connection with the removal of any restrictive legend on the Subject Securities being sold, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holder to sell the Subject Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 6.01. Survival of Representations and Warranties . All covenants and agreements contained herein, other than those which by their terms apply in whole or in part after the Closing (which shall survive the Closing), shall terminate as of the Closing; provided nothing herein shall relieve any party of liability for any breach of such covenant or agreement before it terminated. Except for the warranties and representations contained in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f)(i) of Section 3.01 and the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.02, which shall survive the Closing indefinitely, the warranties and representations made herein shall survive for one (1) year following the Closing Date and shall then expire; provided that nothing herein shall relieve any party of liability for any inaccuracy or breach of such representation or warranty to the extent that any good faith allegation of such inaccuracy or breach is made in writing prior to such expiration.
Section 6.02. Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally, by facsimile, sent by overnight courier or sent via email (with receipt confirmed) as follows:
(a) | If to the Bain Purchasers, to: |
c/o Bain Capital Private Equity, LP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Attention: Ian Loring, David Humphrey and Darren Abrahamson
Fax:
Email:
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With a copy (which shall not constitute actual or constructive notice) to:
Ropes & Gray LLP
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111-4006
Attention: Thomas Holden
Fax:
Email:
(b) | If to the SLP Purchasers, to: |
c/o Silver Lake Partners
2775 Sand Hill Road, Suite 100
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Attention: Karen King
Fax:
Email:
and:
c/o Silver Lake Partners
9 West 57th Street, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Andrew J. Schader
Fax:
Email:
With a copy (which shall not constitute actual or constructive notice) to:
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
2475 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Attention:
Fax:
Email:
(c) | If to the Company, to: |
Symantec Corporation
350 Ellis St.
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: Scott C. Taylor
Fax:
Email:
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With a copy (which shall not constitute actual or constructive notice) to:
Fenwick & West LLP
555 California Street, 12 th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Attention: Douglas N. Cogen, David K. Michaels
Fax:
Email:
or to such other address or addresses as shall be designated in writing. All notices shall be deemed effective (a) when delivered personally (with written confirmation of receipt, by other than automatic means, whether electronic or otherwise), (b) when sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of receipt, by other than automatic means, whether electronic or otherwise) or (c) one (1) Business Day following the day sent by overnight courier.
Section 6.03. Entire Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries; Amendment . This Agreement, together with (as between the Company and each respective Purchaser) the applicable Confidentiality Agreement, sets forth the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the Transactions, and is not intended to and shall not confer upon any person other than the parties hereto, their successors and permitted assigns any rights or remedies hereunder, provided that (i) Article V shall be for the benefit of and fully enforceable by any member of the Silver Lake Group that is a Purchaser under the SLP Initial Investment Agreement, in such Persons capacity as a holder of Registrable Securities, (ii) Section 5.05 shall be for the benefit of and fully enforceable by each of the Indemnified Persons and (iii) Section 6.12 shall be for the benefit of and fully enforceable by each of the Specified Persons. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part at any time by an agreement in writing between the parties hereto executed in the same manner as this Agreement. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise by any party of any right preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
Section 6.04. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to constitute any original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same document. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature.
Section 6.05. Public Announcements . No press release or public announcement related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein shall be issued or made by a Purchaser or its Affiliates without the prior written approval of the Company, unless required by law (based on the advice of counsel) in which case the Company shall have
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the right to review and reasonably comment on such press release, announcement or communication prior to issuance, distribution or publication. Notwithstanding the foregoing (but subject to the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement), a Purchaser and its Affiliates shall not be restricted from communicating with their respective investors and potential investors in connection with marketing, informational or reporting activities; provided that the recipient of such information is subject to a customary obligation to keep such information confidential. The Company may issue or make one or more press releases or public announcements (in which case each Purchaser shall have the right to review and reasonably comment on such press release, announcement or communication prior to issuance, distribution or publication) and may file this Agreement with the SEC and may provide information about the subject matter of this Agreement in connection with equity or debt issuances, share repurchases, or marketing, informational or reporting activities.
Section 6.06. Expenses . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each party hereto shall bear its own costs and expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions.
Section 6.07. Successors and Assigns . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Companys successors and assigns and each Purchasers successors and assigns, and no other person; provided , that neither the Company nor such Purchaser may assign its respective rights or delegate its respective obligations under this Agreement, whether by operation of law or otherwise, and any assignment by the Company or such Purchaser in contravention hereof shall be null and void; provided , that (i)(a) prior to the Closing such Purchaser may assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement or any portion thereof to one or more Affiliates who execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder and any such assignee who executes and delivers to the Company a Joinder shall be deemed a Purchaser hereunder and have all the rights and obligations of a Purchaser and (b) with respect to any Bain Purchasers, such Bain Purchaser may assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement or any portion thereof to any other Company Security Holder (as defined in the Merger Agreement) holding Investor Shares or Other Investor Shares (each as defined in the Bain Stockholders Agreement, a complete list of which has been provided to counsel to the Company prior to the execution of this Agreement) who execute and deliver to the Company a Joinder (any such assignee who executes and delivers to the Company a Joinder, a Bain Purchaser Assignee shall be deemed a Purchaser hereunder and have all the rights and obligations of a Purchaser); provided that no such assignment will relieve such Purchaser of its obligations hereunder or under the Confidentiality Agreement, (ii) any Affiliate of such Purchaser who after the Closing Date executes and delivers a Joinder and is a permitted transferee of any Notes or shares of Company Common Stock shall be deemed a Purchaser hereunder and have all the rights and obligations of a Purchaser, (iii) if the Company consolidates or merges with or into any Person and the Company Common Stock is, in whole or in part, converted into or exchanged for securities of a different issuer in a transaction that does not constitute a Change in Control, then as a condition to such transaction the Company will cause such issuer to assume all of the Companys rights and obligations under this Agreement in a written instrument delivered to each Purchaser, and (iv) the rights of a holder of Registrable Securities under Article V may be transferred but only together with Subject Securities (x) in a transfer of (1) Notes or Other Notes
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in an aggregate principal amount of at least $75,000,000 and (2) Common Stock or other Subject Securities issued or issuable upon conversion of at least $75,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes, (y) to an Affiliate of the transferor that executes and delivers to the Company a Joinder (subject to 4.02(a)), or (z) to a lender in connection with a Permitted Loan. For the avoidance of doubt, no Third Party to whom any of the Notes or shares of Company Common Shares are transferred shall have any rights or obligations under this Agreement except (and then only to the extent of) any rights and obligations under Article V to the extent transferable in accordance with this Section 6.07. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, each Purchaser may without the consent of any other party grant powers of attorney, operative only upon an event of default of the Company in respect of its obligation under Article II to issue the Notes upon payment of the purchase price therefor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.02(e)), to any lender under any Permitted Loan to act on behalf of such Purchaser to enforce such obligation.
Section 6.08. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial .
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. In addition, each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by the other party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, solely if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (i) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance with this Section 6.08(a), (ii) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law, any claim that (A) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. Each of the parties hereby agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to the respective addresses set forth in Section 6.02 shall be effective service of process for any suit or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(b) EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 6.08.
Section 6.09. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect provided that the economic and legal substance of, any of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. In the event of any such determination, the parties agree to negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement to fulfill as closely as possible the original intent and purpose hereof. To the extent permitted by law, the parties hereby to the same extent waive any provision of law that renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
Section 6.10. Specific Performance . The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each party agrees that in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any other party of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, the non-breaching party shall be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it, whether in law or equity) to obtain (i) a decree or order of specific performance to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant or obligation, and (ii) an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach. Each of the parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that any other party has an adequate remedy at law or that any award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or in equity. Any party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such order or injunction.
Section 6.11. Headings . The headings of Articles and Sections contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are not part of this Agreement.
Section 6.12. Non-Recourse . This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may only be brought against the entities that are expressly named as parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any Person that executes and delivers a Joinder). Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, no past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, partners, stockholder, Affiliate, agent, attorney, advisor or representative of any party hereto (collectively, the Specified Persons ) shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of any party hereto under this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section 6.13. Termination . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement, and all rights and obligations of the parties to this Agreement provided herein, shall terminate, and be of no further force or effect: (A) upon the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (B) upon the failure of the Closing to occur on or prior to December 12, 2016, (C) other than with respect to Article V or Article VI, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control that is not a Change in Control pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition of Change in Control (and giving effect to the operation of the definition of Change in Control Excluded Person) or (D) upon the occurrence of a Change in Control pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof; provided , that, in each of the foregoing events, no such termination shall relieve any party hereto of liability for any breach or default under this Agreement by such party that occurred prior to such termination; provided , further , Section 6.12 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and the rights and obligations provided in Section 4.11, Section 4.12 and Section 5.05 shall survive any termination of this Agreement upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto or by their respective duly authorized officers, all as of the date first above written.
SYMANTEC CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Scott C. Taylor | |
Name: Scott C. Taylor | ||
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
[Signature Page to Investment Agreement]
BAIN CAPITAL FUND XI, L.P., | ||
By: |
Bain Capital Partners XI, L.P. its General Partner |
|
By: |
Bain Capital Investors, LLC its General Partner |
|
By: | /s/ David Humphrey | |
Name: David Humphrey | ||
Title: Managing Director |
[Signature Page to Investment Agreement]
BAIN CAPITAL EUROPE FUND IV, L.P, | ||
By: |
Bain Capital Partners Europe IV, L.P. its General Partner |
|
By: |
Bain Capital Investors, LLC its General Partner |
|
By: | /s/ David Humphrey | |
Name: David Humphrey | ||
Title: Managing Director |
SILVER LAKE PARTNERS IV CAYMAN (AIV II), L.P. | ||
By: | Silver Lake Technology Associates IV Cayman, L.P., its general partner | |
By: | Silver Lake (Offshore) AIV GP IV, Ltd., its general partner | |
By: | /s/ Karen M. King | |
Name: Karen M. King | ||
Title: Director |
[Signature Page to Investment Agreement]
EXHIBIT A
SCHEDULE 1
PURCHASERS
BAIN INVESTORS |
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Purchaser Name | Purchase Price | |||
Bain Capital Fund XI, L.P. |
$ | 532,031,250 | ||
Bain Capital Europe Fund IV, L.P. |
$ | 217,968,750 | ||
SILVER LAKE INVESTORS |
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Purchaser Name | Purchase Price | |||
Silver Lake Partners IV Cayman (AIV II), L.P. |
$ | 500,000,000 |
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF INDENTURE
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
INDENTURE
Dated as of [●], 2016
2.00% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
P AGE | ||||||
A RTICLE 1 | ||||||
D EFINITIONS | ||||||
Section 1.01. |
Definitions |
2 | ||||
Section 1.02. |
Other Definitions |
10 | ||||
Section 1.03. |
Rules of Construction |
11 | ||||
Section 1.04. |
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act |
11 | ||||
Section 1.05. |
References to Interest |
11 | ||||
A RTICLE 2 | ||||||
T HE S ECURITIES | ||||||
Section 2.01. |
Form and Dating |
12 | ||||
Section 2.02. |
Execution and Authentication |
12 | ||||
Section 2.03. |
Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent |
13 | ||||
Section 2.04. |
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust |
14 | ||||
Section 2.05. |
Holder Lists |
14 | ||||
Section 2.06. |
Transfer and Exchange |
14 | ||||
Section 2.07. |
Replacement Securities |
14 | ||||
Section 2.08. |
Outstanding Securities |
15 | ||||
Section 2.09. |
Securities Held by the Company or an Affiliate |
16 | ||||
Section 2.10. |
Temporary Securities |
16 | ||||
Section 2.11. |
Cancellation |
16 | ||||
Section 2.12. |
Defaulted Interest |
17 | ||||
Section 2.13. |
CUSIP Numbers |
17 | ||||
Section 2.14. |
Deposit of Moneys |
17 | ||||
Section 2.15. |
Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities |
17 | ||||
Section 2.16. |
Special Transfer Provisions |
22 | ||||
Section 2.17. |
Restrictive Legends |
23 | ||||
A RTICLE 3 | ||||||
R EPURCHASE | ||||||
Section 3.01. |
Repurchase at Option of Holder Upon a Fundamental Change |
24 | ||||
A RTICLE 4 | ||||||
C OVENANTS | ||||||
Section 4.01. |
Payment of Securities |
28 | ||||
Section 4.02. |
Maintenance of Office or Agency |
29 | ||||
Section 4.03. |
Annual Reports |
29 | ||||
Section 4.04. |
Compliance Certificate |
30 |
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Section 4.05. |
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws |
30 | ||||
Section 4.06. |
Notice of Default |
30 | ||||
A RTICLE 5 | ||||||
S UCCESSORS | ||||||
Section 5.01. |
When Company May Merge, Etc. |
30 | ||||
Section 5.02. |
Successor Substituted |
31 | ||||
A RTICLE 6 | ||||||
D EFAULTS AND R EMEDIES | ||||||
Section 6.01. |
Events of Default |
32 | ||||
Section 6.02. |
Acceleration |
33 | ||||
Section 6.03. |
Other Remedies |
35 | ||||
Section 6.04. |
Waiver of Past Defaults |
35 | ||||
Section 6.05. |
Control by Majority |
36 | ||||
Section 6.06. |
Limitation on Suits |
36 | ||||
Section 6.07. |
Rights of Holders to Receive Payment and to Convert Securities |
36 | ||||
Section 6.08. |
Collection Suit by Trustee |
37 | ||||
Section 6.09. |
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim |
37 | ||||
Section 6.10. |
Priorities |
37 | ||||
Section 6.11. |
Undertaking for Costs |
37 | ||||
A RTICLE 7 | ||||||
T RUSTEE | ||||||
Section 7.01. |
Duties of Trustee |
38 | ||||
Section 7.02. |
Rights of Trustee |
39 | ||||
Section 7.03. |
Individual Rights of Trustee |
40 | ||||
Section 7.04. |
Trustees Disclaimer |
40 | ||||
Section 7.05. |
Notice of Defaults |
40 | ||||
Section 7.06. |
Compensation and Indemnity |
41 | ||||
Section 7.07. |
Replacement of Trustee |
41 | ||||
Section 7.08. |
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. |
42 | ||||
Section 7.09. |
Eligibility; Disqualification |
42 | ||||
Section 7.10. |
Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company |
42 | ||||
Section 7.11. |
Reports by Trustee to Holders |
42 | ||||
A RTICLE 8 | ||||||
D ISCHARGE OF I NDENTURE | ||||||
Section 8.01. |
Termination of the Obligations of the Company |
43 | ||||
Section 8.02. |
Application of Trust Money |
43 | ||||
Section 8.03. |
Repayment to Company |
43 | ||||
Section 8.04. |
Reinstatement |
44 |
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A RTICLE 9 | ||||||
A MENDMENTS | ||||||
Section 9.01. |
Without Consent of Holders |
44 | ||||
Section 9.02. |
With Consent of Holders |
45 | ||||
Section 9.03. |
Revocation and Effect of Consents |
46 | ||||
Section 9.04. |
Notation on or Exchange of Securities |
47 | ||||
Section 9.05. |
Trustee Protected |
47 | ||||
Section 9.06. |
Effect of Supplemental Indentures |
47 | ||||
A RTICLE 10 | ||||||
C ONVERSION | ||||||
Section 10.01. |
Conversion Privilege |
47 | ||||
Section 10.02. |
Conversion Procedure and Payment Upon Conversion |
48 | ||||
Section 10.03. |
Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares |
52 | ||||
Section 10.04. |
Taxes on Conversion |
52 | ||||
Section 10.05. |
Company to Provide Common Stock |
52 | ||||
Section 10.06. |
Adjustment of Conversion Rate |
52 | ||||
Section 10.07. |
No Adjustment |
62 | ||||
Section 10.08. |
Other Adjustments |
63 | ||||
Section 10.09. |
Adjustments for Tax Purposes |
63 | ||||
Section 10.10. |
Notice of Adjustment and Certain Events |
63 | ||||
Section 10.11. |
Effect of Reclassifications, Consolidations, Mergers, Binding Share Exchanges or Sales on Conversion Privilege | 64 | ||||
Section 10.12. |
Trustees Disclaimer |
66 | ||||
Section 10.13. |
Rights Distributions Pursuant to Shareholders Rights Plans |
66 | ||||
Section 10.14. |
Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Securities Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes | 66 | ||||
Section 10.15. |
Applicable Stock Exchange Restrictions |
69 | ||||
A RTICLE 11 | ||||||
C ONCERNING THE H OLDERS | ||||||
Section 11.01. |
Action by Holders |
69 | ||||
Section 11.02. |
Proof of Execution by Holders |
69 | ||||
Section 11.03. |
Persons Deemed Absolute Owners |
69 | ||||
A RTICLE 12 | ||||||
H OLDERS M EETINGS | ||||||
Section 12.01. |
Purpose of Meetings |
70 | ||||
Section 12.02. |
Call of Meetings by Trustee |
70 | ||||
Section 12.03. |
Call of Meetings by Company or Holders |
71 | ||||
Section 12.04. |
Qualifications for Voting |
71 | ||||
Section 12.05. |
Regulations |
71 | ||||
Section 12.06. |
Voting |
72 |
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Section 12.07. |
No Delay of Rights by Meeting |
72 | ||||
A RTICLE 13 | ||||||
M ISCELLANEOUS | ||||||
Section 13.01. |
Notices |
72 | ||||
Section 13.02. |
Communication by Holders with Other Holders |
74 | ||||
Section 13.03. |
Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent |
74 | ||||
Section 13.04. |
Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion |
75 | ||||
Section 13.05. |
Rules by Trustee and Agents |
75 | ||||
Section 13.06. |
Legal Holidays |
75 | ||||
Section 13.07. |
Duplicate Originals |
75 | ||||
Section 13.08. |
Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages |
75 | ||||
Section 13.09. |
Governing Law |
75 | ||||
Section 13.10. |
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements |
76 | ||||
Section 13.11. |
Successors |
76 | ||||
Section 13.12. |
Separability |
76 | ||||
Section 13.13. |
Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. |
77 | ||||
Section 13.14. |
Calculations in Respect of the Securities |
77 | ||||
Section 13.15. |
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees or Shareholders |
77 | ||||
Section 13.16. |
Force Majeure |
77 | ||||
Section 13.17. |
Trust Indenture Act Controls |
77 | ||||
Section 13.18. |
No Security Interest Created |
77 | ||||
Section 13.19. |
Benefits of Indenture. |
78 | ||||
Section 13.20. |
Withholding |
78 | ||||
Section 13.21. |
U.S.A. Patriot Act |
78 |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A | Form of Security | |
Exhibit B-1A | Form of Security Private Placement Legend | |
Exhibit B-1B | Form of Common Stock Private Placement Legend | |
Exhibit B-2 | Form of Legend for Global Security | |
Exhibit C | Form of Notice of Transfer Pursuant to Registration Statement | |
Exhibit D | Form of Certificate of Transfer | |
Exhibit E | Form of Certificate of Exchange |
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SYMANTEC CORPORATION
Reconciliation and tie between Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and
Indenture, dated as of [●], 2016
§ 310(a)(1) |
7.09 | |||
(a)(2) |
7.09 | |||
(a)(3) |
Not Applicable | |||
(a)(4) |
Not Applicable | |||
(a)(5) |
7.09 | |||
(b) |
7.09 | |||
§ 311(a) |
7.10 | |||
(b) |
7.10 | |||
(c) |
Not Applicable | |||
§ 312(a) |
2.05 | |||
(b) |
13.02 | |||
(c) |
13.02 | |||
§ 313(a) |
7.11 | |||
(b)(1) |
7.11 | |||
(b)(2) |
7.11 | |||
(c) |
7.11 | |||
(d) |
7.11 | |||
§ 314(a) |
4.03, 13.01, 13.04 | |||
(b) |
Not Applicable | |||
(c)(1) |
13.03 | |||
(c)(2) |
13.03 | |||
(c)(3) |
Not Applicable | |||
(d) |
Not Applicable | |||
(e) |
13.04 | |||
(f) |
Not Applicable | |||
§ 315(a) |
7.01 | |||
(b) |
7.05 | |||
(c) |
7.01 | |||
(d) |
7.01 | |||
(e) |
6.11 | |||
§ 316(a)(last sentence) |
2.09 | |||
(a)(1)(A) |
6.05 | |||
(a)(1)(B) |
6.04 | |||
(a)(2) |
Not Applicable | |||
(b) |
6.07 | |||
(c) |
2.12 | |||
§ 317(a)(1) |
6.08 | |||
(a)(2) |
6.09 | |||
(b) |
2.04 | |||
§ 318(a) |
13.17 |
Note: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be part of the Indenture.
INDENTURE , dated as of [●], 2016, between Symantec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company , as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, as trustee (the Trustee , as more fully set forth in Section 1.01).
Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the Companys 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 (the Securities ).
DEFINITIONS
Definitions. The terms defined in this Section 1.01 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section 1.01.
Additional Interest means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 6.02(b), as applicable.
Affiliate means, with respect to a specified Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For this purpose, control shall mean the power to direct the management and policies of a Person through the ownership of securities, by contract or otherwise.
Applicable Procedures means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for the beneficial interests in any Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depository that apply to such transfer or exchange.
Bankruptcy Law means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar U.S. Federal or State law for the relief of debtors, or any analogous foreign law applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be.
Bankruptcy Custodian means any receiver, trustee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
Board of Directors means the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof authorized to act for it.
Board Resolution means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.
Business Day means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.
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Capital Stock of any Person means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of such Person and all warrants or options to acquire such capital stock.
Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as:
1.(a) any person or group (as those terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect beneficial owner (as that term is used in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total outstanding voting power of all classes of the Companys Capital Stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors ( Voting Stock );
(b) the consummation of a sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the consolidated property or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person or group (as those terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company and/or one or more of the Companys direct or indirect Subsidiaries (for the avoidance of doubt a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person is not subject to this clause (b));
2. (c) any transaction or series of related transactions is consummated in connection with which (whether by means of merger, exchange, liquidation, tender offer, consolidation, combination, reclassification, recapitalization, acquisition or otherwise) all or substantially all of the Common Stock are exchanged for, converted into, acquired for or constitutes solely the right to receive other securities, other property, assets or cash, but excluding the consummation of any merger, exchange, tender offer, consolidation or acquisition of the Company with or by another Person pursuant to which the Persons that beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, the shares of the Companys Voting Stock immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly, immediately after such transaction, shares of the surviving, continuing or acquiring corporations Voting Stock representing at least a majority of the total outstanding voting power of all outstanding classes of Voting Stock of the surviving, continuing or acquiring corporation in substantially the same proportion relative to each other as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction, other than changes in proportionality as a result of any cash/stock election provided under the terms of the definitive agreement regarding such transaction; or
(d) the adoption of a plan relating to the Companys liquidation or dissolution.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) any transaction that constitutes a Change in Control pursuant to both clause (a) and clause (c) shall be deemed a Change in Control solely under clause (c) above and (y) a transaction or transactions described in any of clause (a) through (c) above (including any merger of the Company solely for the purpose of changing the Companys jurisdiction of incorporation) shall not constitute a Change in Control if (i) at least ninety percent (90%) of the consideration received or to be received by holders of the Common Stock or Reference Property into which the Securities have become convertible pursuant to Section 10.11 (other than cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights) in
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connection with such transaction or transactions consists of common equity listed or quoted on The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) (or which will be so traded when issued or exchanged in connection with such consolidation or merger) and (ii) as a result of such transaction or transactions, the Securities become convertible or exchangeable for such consideration pursuant to Section 10.11.
Close of Business means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.
Closing Sale Price on any date means the per share price of the Common Stock on such date, determined (i) on the basis of the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price per share is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) on that date as reported in the composite transactions for the Relevant Stock Exchange; or (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a U.S. national securities exchange on the relevant date, the last quoted bid price for the Common Stock on the relevant date, as reported by OTC Markets Group, Inc. or a similar organization; provided , however , that in the absence of any such report or quotation, the Closing Sale Price shall be the price determined by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Company for such purpose as most accurately reflecting the per share price that a fully informed buyer, acting on his own accord, would pay to a fully informed seller, acting on his own accord in an arms-length transaction, for one share of Common Stock. The Closing Sale Price shall be determined without reference to after-hours or extended market trading.
Company means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it pursuant to the applicable provision hereof and thereafter means the successor. The foregoing sentence shall likewise apply to any such successor or subsequent successor.
Company Order means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Company by an Officer and delivered to the Trustee.
Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company at the date of this Indenture, subject to Section 10.11.
Conversion Date with respect to a Security means the date on which a Holder satisfies all the requirements for such conversion specified under Section 10.01(b).
Conversion Notice means a Conversion Notice in the form attached as Attachment 2 to the Form of Security attached hereto as Exhibit A .
Conversion Price means as of any date, $1,000 divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.
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Conversion Rate shall initially be 48.9860, subject to adjustment as provided in Article 10. 1
Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time this Indenture shall be administered, which office as of the date hereof is located at 333 S. Grand Avenue, 5 th Floor, Suite 5A, MAC: E2064-05A, Los Angeles, CA 90071 Attention: Corporate, Municipal and Escrow Services. With respect to presentation for transfer or exchange, conversions or principal payment, such address shall be 608 2 nd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55402, attention: Bondholder Communications, or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by written notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by written notice to the Holders and the Company).
Daily Conversion Value means, for each Trading Day during the Observation Period, one-twenty-fifth of the product of (a) the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and (b) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day.
Daily Measurement Value means the Specified Dollar Amount (if any), divided by 25.
Daily Settlement Amount , for each Trading Day during the Observation Period, shall consist of:
(a) cash in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Daily Measurement Value and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day; and
(b) if the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day exceeds the Daily Measurement Value, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the difference between the Daily Conversion Value and the Daily Measurement Value, divided by (ii) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day.
Daily VWAP means, for each Trading Day during the relevant Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading Bloomberg VWAP on Bloomberg page SYMC <EQUITY> AQR (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The Daily VWAP shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.
Default means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.
1 | The initial Conversion Rate set forth in the executed Indenture shall be as determined pursuant to Section 4.13 of the Investment Agreement. |
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Depository means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and successors.
Ex Date means the first date on which the Common Stock trades on the Relevant Stock Exchange, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question from the Company or, if applicable, from the seller of Common Stock on the Relevant Stock Exchange (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by the Relevant Stock Exchange.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Fundamental Change shall be deemed to occur upon the occurrence of either a Change in Control or a Termination of Trading.
Holder means a Person in whose name a Security is registered on the Registrars books.
Indenture means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time.
Indirect Participant means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Security through a Participant.
Interest Payment Date means [●] and [●] of each year, beginning on [●], 2017. 2
Investment Agreement means the Investment Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2016, by and among Symantec Corporation and the several purchasers party thereto.
Issue Date means [●], 2016. 3
Make-Whole Fundamental Change means an event described in the definition of Fundamental Change, after giving effect to any exceptions to or exclusions from the definition of Change in Control (including, without limitation, the exception described in the paragraph immediately following such clauses), but without regard to the exclusion set forth in clause (c) of the definition of Change in Control.
Market Disruption Event means, with respect to the Common Stock or any other security, (i) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence for more than one-half hour period in the aggregate on any Scheduled Trading Day for Common Stock or such other security of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Relevant Stock Exchange or otherwise) of the Common Stock or such other security or in any options contracts or future contracts relating to the Common Stock or such other security, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such day.
2 | Will be the month and day of the Maturity Date and the six month anniversary of the month and day of the Maturity date, beginning on the six month anniversary of the month and day of the Maturity Date, which shall either be the first of the month or the fifteenth of the month. |
3 | The Issue Date will be the Closing Date, as defined in the merger agreement. |
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Maturity Date means [●], 2021. 4
Observation Period , with respect to any Security (other than a Sponsor Security) surrendered for conversion, means: (i) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs prior to the 27th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the 25 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately succeeding such Conversion Date; and (ii) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the 27th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the 25 consecutive Trading Days beginning on, and including, the 27th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date; and, with respect to Sponsor Securities, has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(a)(v).
Officer means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, Controller, Director of Treasury, the Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Treasurer, any Assistant Secretary and any Vice President of the Company.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by (i) by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or any of the Vice Presidents of the Company, and (ii) by the Controller, Director of Treasury, Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or any of the Vice Presidents of the Company, delivered to the Trustee.
Open of Business means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion that meets the requirements of Section 13.04 from legal counsel who may be an employee of or counsel for the Company, or other counsel, including counsel for the transferor or transferee, reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof.
Physical Security means permanent certificated Securities in registered non-global form issued in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof.
record date means, unless the context requires otherwise, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Stock (or other security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which Common Stock (or other applicable security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of shareholders entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or by statute, contract or otherwise).
4 | Will be the 5 year anniversary of the 15 th day of the month in which the Closing occurs or, if the Closing occurs following the 15 th day of the month, the first day of the month immediately following Closing. |
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Record Date for interest payable in respect of any Security on any Interest Payment Date means, the [●] or [●] (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. 5
Relevant Stock Exchange means The NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock (or other security for which the Closing Sale Price must be determined) is not then listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the principal other U.S. national securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock (or such other security) is then listed.
Repurchase Notice means a Repurchase Notice in the form attached as Attachment 3 to the form of Security attached hereto as Exhibit A .
Responsible Officer shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such persons knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.
Restricted Global Security means a Global Security that bears the Security Private Placement Legend.
Restricted Security means a Security that constitutes a restricted security within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act until such time as such Security is freely tradable by a Person who is not (and has not been for the three months preceding the applicable transfer) an affiliate (as defined in such rule) pursuant to such rule. Each of the Securities issued on the Issue Date that bear the Security Private Placement Legend shall be Restricted Securities as of the Issue Date.
Scheduled Trading Day means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the Relevant Stock Exchange. If the Common Stock is not listed on any U.S. national securities exchange, Scheduled Trading Day means a Business Day.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
Securities Agent means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.
Settlement Method means, with respect to any conversion of Securities, Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, as elected (or deemed to have been elected) by the Company.
5 | The Record Date will be the 1 st or 15 th day of the month preceding the Interest Payment Dates. |
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Specified Dollar Amount means the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Securities to be received upon conversion as specified in the Settlement Notice (or deemed specified pursuant to this Indenture) related to any converted Securities (or portion thereof).
Sponsor Global Securities means the Global Securities issued and authenticated on the Issue Date with an initial balance of $1,250,000,000 and identified by the CUSIP and ISIN numbers set forth in Section 2.13.
Sponsor Securities means any Sponsor Global Securities or any temporary Securities or Physical Securities issued in exchange for beneficial interests in a Sponsor Global Security.
Subsidiary of any Person means any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of the shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of Capital Stock ordinarily entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, trustees or other voting members of the governing body thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (a) such Person, (b) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (c) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
Termination of Trading shall be deemed to occur if the Common Stock (or other common equity into which the Securities are then convertible) is not listed for trading on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors).
TIA means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and in effect from time to time.
Trading Day means a day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event, (ii) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded, and (iii) a Closing Sale Price for the Common Stock is available on such securities exchange or market; provided that if the Common Stock (or other security for which a Closing Sale Price must be determined) is not so listed or traded, Trading Day means a Business Day.
Trustee means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions hereof and thereafter means the successor. The foregoing sentence shall likewise apply to any such successor or subsequent successor.
Unrestricted Global Security means a Global Security that does not bear the Security Private Placement Legend.
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Other Definitions .
Term |
Defined in Section | |
Applicable Price |
10.14(d) | |
Authorized Officers |
13.01(b) | |
Cash Settlement |
10.02(a) | |
Clause A Distribution |
10.06(c) | |
Clause B Distribution |
10.06(c) | |
Clause C Distribution Combination Settlement |
10.06(c)
10.02(a) |
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Common Stock Private Placement Legend |
2.17 | |
Conversion Agent |
2.03 | |
Conversion Obligation |
10.01(a) | |
Distributed Property |
10.06(c) | |
Effective Date |
10.14(a) | |
Electronic Means |
13.01(b) | |
Event of Default |
6.01 | |
Fundamental Change Notice |
3.01(b) | |
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date |
3.01(a) | |
Fundamental Change Repurchase Price |
3.01(a) | |
Fundamental Change Repurchase Right |
3.01(a) | |
Global Security |
2.01 | |
HSR Act |
10.02(c) | |
Instructions |
13.01(c) | |
Make-Whole Applicable Increase |
10.14(b) | |
Make-Whole Conversion Period |
10.14(a) | |
Merger Event |
10.11 | |
Participants |
2.15 | |
Paying Agent |
2.03 | |
Physical Settlement |
10.02(a) | |
Reference Property |
10.11 | |
Registrar |
2.03 | |
Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change |
3.01(a) | |
Resale Restriction Termination Date |
2.17 | |
Securities |
Preamble | |
Security Private Placement Legend |
2.17 | |
Settlement Amount |
10.02(a)(iv) | |
Settlement Notice |
10.02(a)(iii) | |
Spin-Off |
10.06(c) | |
Sponsor Settlement Notice |
10.02(a)(v) | |
1. Trigger Event |
10.06(c) | |
2. Valuation Period |
10.06(c) | |
3. Voting Stock |
1.01
(Definition of
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Rules of Construction . Unless the context otherwise requires:
a term has the meaning assigned to it;
an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time;
or is not exclusive;
including means including without limitation;
words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular;
provisions apply to successive events and transactions;
the term principal means the principal of any Security payable under the terms of such Securities, unless the context otherwise requires;
herein, hereof and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of this Indenture;
references to currency shall mean the lawful currency of the United States of America, unless the context requires otherwise; and
any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.
Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act . Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:
indenture securities means the Securities.
indenture security holder means a Securityholder.
indenture to be qualified means this Indenture.
indenture trustee or institutional trustee means the Trustee.
obligor on the indenture securities means the Company and any successor obligor upon the Securities.
All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC rule under the TIA and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as so defined.
References to Interest . Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Security in this Indenture shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable. Unless the context otherwise requires, any express mention of Additional Interest in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest, as the case may be, in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.
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THE SECURITIES
Form and Dating. The Securities and the Trustees certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A , which is incorporated in and forms a part of this Indenture. The Securities may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage; provided that such notations, legends or endorsements are in a form acceptable to the Company. Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.
So long as the Securities, or portion thereof, are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depository, unless otherwise required by law, subject to Section 2.15, such Securities may be represented by one or more Securities in global form registered in the name of the Depository or the nominee of the Depository ( Global Securities ). The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in any such Global Securities shall be effected through the Depository in accordance with this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Except as provided in Section 2.15, beneficial owners of a Global Security shall not be entitled to have certificates registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive Physical Securities and such beneficial owners will not be considered Holders of such Global Security.
Any Global Securities shall represent such of the outstanding Securities as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Securities from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect issuances, repurchases, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any endorsement of a Global Security to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Securities represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the custodian for the Global Security, at the written direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the Holder of such Securities in accordance with this Indenture. Payment of principal of, and interest on, any Global Securities (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) shall be made to the Depository in immediately available funds.
Execution and Authentication. One duly authorized Officer shall sign the Securities for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.
A Securitys validity shall not be affected by the failure of an Officer whose signature is on such Security to hold, at the time the Security is authenticated, the same office at the Company.
A Security shall not be valid until duly authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Security has been authenticated under this Indenture.
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Upon a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities for original issue in the aggregate principal amount of $1,250,000,000. The aggregate principal amount of Securities outstanding at any time may not exceed $1,250,000,000, subject to the immediately succeeding paragraph and except for Securities authenticated and delivered in lieu of lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Securities pursuant to Section 2.07.
The Company may not, without the consent of Holders of 100% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities, increase the aggregate principal amount of Securities by issuing additional Securities in the future (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer or exchange for or in lieu of other Securities pursuant to Sections 2.06, 2.07, 2.10, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 3.01(h) and 10.02(f)).
Upon a Company Order, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities, including Securities not bearing the Security Private Placement Legend, to be issued to the transferees when sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act as set forth in Section 2.16(b) or when not otherwise required under this Indenture to bear the Security Private Placement Legend.
The Trustee shall act as the initial authenticating agent. Thereafter, the Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Securities. An authenticating agent may authenticate Securities whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such authenticating agent. An authenticating agent so appointed has the same rights as a Securities Agent to deal with the Company and its Affiliates.
If a Company Order pursuant to this Section 2.02 has been, or simultaneously is, delivered, then any instructions by the Company to the Trustee with respect to endorsement, delivery or redelivery of a Security that is a Global Security shall be in writing. The Securities shall be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons and only in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount and any integral multiple thereof.
Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent. The Company shall maintain, or shall cause to be maintained, (i) an office or agency where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange ( Registrar ), (ii) an office or agency where Securities may be presented for payment ( Paying Agent ) and (iii) an office or agency where Securities may be presented for conversion ( Conversion Agent ). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Securities and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint or change one or more co-registrars, one or more additional paying agents and one or more additional conversion agents, subject to providing written notification to the Trustee of any such new registrar, paying agent or conversion agent, and may act in any such capacity on its own behalf. The term Registrar includes any co-registrar; the term Paying Agent includes any additional paying agent; and the term Conversion Agent includes any additional conversion agent.
The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Securities Agent not a party to this Indenture, if any. Such agency agreement, if any, shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Securities Agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Securities Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to maintain an entity other than the Trustee as Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, the Trustee shall act as such.
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The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent.
Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust . Each Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all moneys held by the Paying Agent for the payment of the Securities, and shall notify the Trustee in writing of any Default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such Default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and account for any funds so paid by it. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for such money. If the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold as a separate trust fund all money held by it as Paying Agent; provided that the Company may not act as Paying Agent upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default.
Holder Lists . The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Holders and shall otherwise comply with Section 312(a) of the TIA. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish, or shall cause to be furnished, to the Trustee at least Five Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing a list, in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of Holders appearing in the security register of the Registrar and the Company shall otherwise comply with Section 312(a) of the TIA.
Transfer and Exchange. Subject to Section 2.15 and Section 2.16, where Securities are presented to the Registrar with a request to register their transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities of other authorized denominations, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange if its requirements under this Indenture for such transaction are met. To permit registrations of such transfers and exchanges, the Trustee shall authenticate Securities at the Registrars request or upon the Trustees receipt of a Company Order therefor. The Company, the Registrar or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall not be required to register the transfer or exchange of any Security for which a Repurchase Notice has been delivered, and not withdrawn, in accordance with this Indenture, except if the Company has defaulted in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Security or to the extent that a portion of such Security is not subject to such Repurchase Notice.
No service charge shall be made for any transfer, exchange or conversion of Securities, but the Company and the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp, issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, exchange or conversion of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 2.07, Section 2.10, Section 3.01, Section 9.04 or Section 10.02, in each case, not involving any transfer.
Replacement Securities. If the Holder of a Security claims that the Security has been mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, at the Holders expense, a replacement Security upon surrender to the Trustee of the mutilated Security, or upon delivery to the Trustee of evidence of the loss, destruction or theft of the Security satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company. In the case of a lost, destroyed or
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wrongfully taken Security, if required by the Trustee or the Company, indemnity (including in the form of a bond) must be provided by the Holder that is reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Trustee or any Securities Agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Security is replaced.
In case any such mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Security has become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay the amounts due in respect of such Security as provided hereunder.
Every replacement Security is an additional obligation of the Company only as provided in Section 2.08.
Outstanding Securities. Securities outstanding at any time are all the Securities authenticated by the Trustee except for those converted, those cancelled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except to the extent provided in Section 2.09, a Security does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates holds the Security.
If a Security is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it, or a court holds, that the replaced Security is held by a protected purchaser.
If the Paying Agent (in the case of a Paying Agent other than the Company) holds, as of 11:00 a.m. New York City time on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date, money sufficient to pay the aggregate Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount (plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any), as the case may be, with respect to all Securities to be repurchased or paid on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date, as the case may be, in each case, payable as herein provided on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date, then (unless there shall be a Default in the payment of such aggregate Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, or of such accrued and unpaid interest), except as otherwise provided herein, on and after such date such Securities shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding, interest on such Securities shall cease to accrue, and such Securities shall be deemed to be paid whether or not such Securities are delivered to the Paying Agent. Thereafter, all rights of the Holders of such Securities shall terminate with respect to such Securities, other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, as the case may be, plus, if applicable, such accrued and unpaid interest in accordance with this Indenture. For the avoidance of doubt, any Securities that are not submitted by a Holder for a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change pursuant to Section 3.01 shall remain outstanding and shall be unaffected by this paragraph.
If a Security is converted in accordance with Article 10 then, from and after the time of such conversion on the Conversion Date, such Security shall cease to be outstanding, and interest, if any, shall cease to accrue on such Security unless there shall be a Default in the payment or delivery of the consideration payable and/or deliverable hereunder upon such conversion (except that any such Security will remain outstanding solely for the purpose of receiving any interest or other amounts due following such conversion as set forth in this Indenture).
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Securities Held by the Company or an Affiliate. In determining whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of Securities have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Securities owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that, for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Securities that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be considered to be outstanding for purposes of this Section 2.09 if the pledgee establishes, to the satisfaction of the Trustee, the pledgees right so to concur with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not, and is not acting at the direction or on behalf of, the Company, any other obligor on the Securities, an Affiliate of the Company or an Affiliate of any such other obligor. In case of a dispute as to whether the pledgee has established the foregoing, any decision by the Trustee taken upon the advice of counsel shall provide full protection to the Trustee. The Company shall furnish to the Trustee an Officers Certificate listing and identifying all Securities, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons; and the Trustee shall be entitled to accept such Officers Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Securities not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination. Notwithstanding Section 316(a)(1) of the TIA (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not apply to this Indenture until this Indenture is qualified under the TIA) or anything herein to the contrary, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Sponsor Securities shall be deemed to be owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates for purposes of this Indenture, the Securities and any direction, waiver or consent with respect thereto.
Temporary Securities. Until definitive Securities are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of a Company Order therefor, authenticate temporary Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of definitive Securities but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of a Company Order therefor, shall authenticate definitive Securities in exchange for temporary Securities. Until so exchanged, each temporary Security shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities, and such temporary Security shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.
Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Securities to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Securities surrendered to them for transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The Trustee shall promptly cancel all Securities surrendered for transfer, exchange, payment, conversion or cancellation in accordance with its customary procedures. The Company may not issue new Securities to replace Securities that it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or that any Holder has converted pursuant to Article 10. All cancelled Securities held by the Trustee shall be disposed of in accordance with its customary procedure for the disposal of cancelled securities.
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Defaulted Interest. If, and to the extent, the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Securities, the Company shall pay in cash the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent not prohibited by applicable statute or case law, interest on such defaulted interest at the rate provided in the Securities. The Company may pay the defaulted interest (plus interest on such defaulted interest) to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix such special record date and payment date. At least fifteen (15) calendar days before the special record date, the Company shall send to Holders a notice that states the special record date, payment date and amount of interest to be paid. Upon the due payment in full, interest shall no longer accrue on such defaulted interest pursuant to this Section 2.12.
CUSIP Numbers. The Company in issuing the Securities may use one or more CUSIP numbers, and, if so, the Trustee shall use the CUSIP numbers in notices as a convenience to Holders; provided , however , that no representation is hereby deemed to be made by the Trustee as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP numbers printed on the notice or on the Securities; and provided further that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and the effectiveness of any such notice shall not be affected by any defect in, or omission of, such CUSIP numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.
On the Issue Date, the Securities shall initially bear the CUSIP and ISIN numbers set forth in the following sentence. The CUSIP and ISIN numbers for the Sponsor Global Securities that are Restricted Global Securities shall be [●] and [●], respectively; the CUSIP and ISIN numbers for the Sponsor Global Securities that are Unrestricted Global Securities shall be [●] and [●], respectively; the CUSIP and ISIN numbers for Restricted Global Securities other than Sponsor Global Securities shall be [●] and [●], respectively; and the CUSIP and ISIN numbers for Unrestricted Global Securities other than Sponsor Global Securities shall be [●] and [●], respectively.
Deposit of Moneys. Prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on each Interest Payment Date, the Maturity Date or any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Company shall deposit with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust in accordance with Section 2.04) money, in funds immediately available on such date, sufficient to make cash payments, if any, due on such Interest Payment Date, the Maturity Date or such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as the case may be, in a timely manner which permits the Paying Agent to remit payment to the Holders on such Interest Payment Date, the Maturity Date or such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as the case may be.
If any Interest Payment Date, the Maturity Date or any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date falls on a date that is not a Business Day, the payment due on such Interest Payment Date, the Maturity Date or such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as the case may be, shall be postponed until the next succeeding Business Day, and no interest or other amount shall accrue as a result of such postponement.
Book-Entry Provisions for Global Securities. (a) Global Securities initially shall (i) be registered in the name of the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees, (ii) be delivered to the Trustee as custodian for the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees, as the case may be, and (iii) bear the legends such Global Securities are required to bear under Section 2.17.
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Members of, or participants in, the Depository ( Participants ) shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Security held on their behalf by the Depository, or the Trustee as its custodian, or under the Global Security, and the Depository (or its nominee) may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner of the Global Security for all purposes whatsoever; provided , however , that each Sponsor Global Security shall be subject to the rights under Section 9.02 and Section 10.02(c) of the beneficial owners of such Sponsor Global Security. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee, any Securities Agent or any of their respective agents from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the Depository and Participants, the operation of customary practices governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Security.
Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 2.15 or Section 2.16, transfers of Global Securities shall be limited to transfers in whole, but not in part, to the Depository, its successors or their respective nominees. In addition, one or more Physical Securities shall be transferred to each owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Security, as identified by the Depository, in exchange for its beneficial interest in the Global Securities if (i) the Depository notifies the Company that the Depository is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for any Global Security, or the Depository ceases to be a clearing agency registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act, and, in either case, a successor Depository is not appointed by the Company within ninety (90) days of such notice or cessation or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Registrar has received a written request from the beneficial owner (via the Depository) of the relevant Securities to issue Physical Securities. For the avoidance of doubt, if any event described in clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence occurs, any owner of a beneficial interest in any Global Security will be entitled to receive one or more Physical Securities in exchange for its beneficial interest or interests in the Global Securities, and if any event described in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence occurs, only the beneficial owner that has made a written request to the Registrar (via the Depository) will be entitled to receive one or more Physical Securities in exchange for its beneficial interest or interests in the Global Securities. The Company may also exchange beneficial interests in a Global Security for one or more Physical Securities registered in the name of the owner of beneficial interests if the Company and the owner of such beneficial interests agree to so exchange.
The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Securities shall be effected through the Depository, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Securities also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as, to the extent applicable, the other provisions of this Section 2.15(c) that follow:
Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Security . Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Security may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Security (or a Restricted Global Security with the same CUSIP number) in accordance with the
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transfer restrictions set forth in the Security Private Placement Legend. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Security may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this clause (i).
All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities . In connection with all transfers and exchanges of a beneficial interest in a Global Security that are not addressed by Section 2.15(c)(i), there must be delivered (A) such instruction or order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant to the Depository, as may be required by the Applicable Procedures, directing the Depository to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Security in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (B) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Security contained in this Indenture, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the Global Securities pursuant to Section 2.15(d).
Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Security for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Security . A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Security may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of this Section 2.15(c) and the Registrar receives the following:
if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit E ; or
if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit D ;
and, in each such case set forth in this clause (iii), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that no registration under the Securities Act is required in connection with such exchange or transfer of beneficial interests to the relevant Person or in connection with any re-sales of the beneficial interests in the Unrestricted Global Security that are beneficially owned by such Person on the date of such opinion.
Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Security cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security.
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Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in one Restricted Global Security for Beneficial Interests in another Restricted Global Security . A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Security may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security with a different CUSIP or different legends or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security with a different CUSIP or different legends if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of this Section 2.15(c) and the Registrar receives the following:
if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security with a different CUSIP or different legends, a certificate from such Holder substantially in the form of Exhibit E ; or
if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security with a different CUSIP or different legends, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit D .
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary provided herein, a holder of a beneficial interest in a Security that is not a Sponsor Security may not exchange or transfer such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in a Sponsor Security.
At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Security have been exchanged for Physical Securities or a particular Global Security has been repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Security shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security or for Physical Securities, the principal amount of Securities represented by such Global Security shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security, such other Global Security shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depository at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.
In connection with the transfer of a Global Security in its entirety to beneficial owners pursuant to Section 2.15(b), such Global Security shall be deemed to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall upon written instructions from the Company authenticate and deliver, to each beneficial owner identified by the Depository in exchange for its beneficial interest in such Global Security, an equal aggregate principal amount of Physical Securities of authorized denominations.
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Any Physical Security delivered in exchange for an interest in a Global Security pursuant to Section 2.15(b), shall bear the same legend(s), if any, from Exhibit B-1A that are borne by the relevant Global Security, except to the extent the requirements of Section 2.15(c)(iii) or Section 2.15(c)(iv) are satisfied with respect to the removal or addition of any legend, mutatis mutandis for the fact that a Physical Security is being issued rather than a beneficial interest in a Global Security.
The Holder of any Global Security may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Participants and Persons that may hold interests through Participants, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under this Indenture or the Securities.
The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on the transfer of any interest in any Securities imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law (including any transfers between or among Participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.
Neither the Trustee nor any Securities Agent shall have any responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the Depository.
No service charge shall be made to or by a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Security or to or by a Holder of a Physical Security for any registration of transfer or exchange.
All Global Securities and Physical Securities issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Securities or Physical Securities shall evidence the same debt of the Company and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Securities or Physical Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.
Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Security, the Trustee and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Security is registered as the absolute owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Securities and, subject to Section 2.09, for all other purposes, and neither of the Trustee or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security at the office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 4.02, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more replacement Securities of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount.
At the option of the Holder, Securities may be exchanged for other Securities of any authorized denomination or denominations of a like aggregate principal amount upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Global Securities or Physical Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and send, the replacement Global Securities and Physical Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02.
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Neither the Trustee nor any Securities Agent shall have any responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of an interest in the Global Securities, an agent member of, or a participant in, the Depository or other person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depository or its nominees or of any Participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Global Securities or with respect to the delivery to any Participant, agent member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depository) of any notice or the payment of any amount or delivery of any Securities (or other security or property) under or with respect to such Securities. The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Securities shall be exercised only through the Depository, subject to its applicable rules and procedures. The Trustee and each agent may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to its agent members, Participants and any beneficial owners.
Special Transfer Provisions. (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture, but except as provided in Section 2.15(b), a Global Security may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.
Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities not bearing the Security Private Placement Legend, unless the Company notifies the Trustee in writing otherwise, the Trustee shall deliver Securities that do not bear the Security Private Placement Legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Securities bearing the Security Private Placement Legend, the Trustee shall deliver only Securities that bear the Security Private Placement Legend unless (i) the requested transfer, exchange or replacement is after the Resale Restriction Termination Date, (ii) there is delivered to the Trustee and the Company an Opinion of Counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company and addressed to the Company to the effect that no registration under the Securities Act is required in connection with such transfer, exchange or replacement of such Securities in connection with any re-sales of such Securities on the date of such opinion or (iii) such Security has been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and the Holder selling such Securities has delivered to the Registrar a notice in the form of Exhibit C hereto.
By its acceptance of any Security or any Common Stock bearing the Security Private Placement Legend or the Common Stock Private Placement Legend, each holder thereof acknowledges the restrictions on transfer of such security set forth in this Indenture and in the Security Private Placement Legend or Common Stock Private Placement Legend, as applicable, and agrees that it will transfer such security only as provided in this Indenture and as permitted by applicable law.
The Registrar shall retain copies of all letters, notices and other written communications received pursuant to Section 2.15 or this Section 2.16 in accordance with its customary document retention policies. The Company shall have the right to inspect and make copies of all such letters, notices or other written communications at any reasonable time upon the giving of reasonable written notice to the Registrar.
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The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, purchase the Securities in the open market or by tender offer at any price or by private agreement without giving prior notice to Holders. The Company may, at its option, surrender to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities the Company purchases in this manner. Securities surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation may not be reissued or resold and shall be promptly cancelled pursuant to Section 2.11.
Restrictive Legends.
Each Global Security and Physical Security that constitutes a Restricted Security shall bear the legend (the Security Private Placement Legend ) as set forth in Exhibit B-1A on the face thereof until the date such Securities no longer constitute Restricted Securities as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith and evidenced by an Officers Certificate (such date, the Resale Restriction Termination Date ).
No transfer of any Security prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date will be registered by the Registrar unless the applicable box on the Form of Assignment has been checked.
Any Security (or security issued in exchange or substitution therefor) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms may, upon surrender of such Security for exchange to the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Article 2, be exchanged for a new Security or Securities, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the Security Private Placement Legend required by this Section 2.17(a) and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. In addition, on and after the Resale Restriction Termination Date, upon the request of any Holder and upon surrender of its Security for exchange, the Company shall exchange a Physical Security with the Security Private Placement Legend for a Physical Security without Security Private Placement Legend so long as the Holder covenants to the Company that it will offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer such Security in compliance with the Securities Act. The Company shall be entitled to instruct the Trustee in writing to cancel any Global Security as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms for exchange, and, upon such instruction, the Trustee shall provide evidence of cancellation of such Global Security; and any new Global Security exchanged therefor shall not bear the Security Private Placement Legend specified in this Section 2.17(a) and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing upon the occurrence of the Resale Restriction Termination Date and promptly after a registration statement, if any, with respect to the Securities or any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Securities has been declared effective under the Securities Act.
Until the Resale Restriction Termination Date, any stock certificate representing Common Stock issued upon conversion of such Security, if any, shall, if such shares constitute Restricted Securities at their time of issuance, bear the legend (the Common Stock Private Placement Legend ) as set forth in Exhibit B-1B unless such Common Stock have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or have been sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing.
Each Global Security shall also bear the legend as set forth in Exhibit B-2 .
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REPURCHASE
Repurchase at Option of Holder Upon a Fundamental Change. (c) If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time prior to the Maturity Date, each Holder of Securities shall have the right (the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right ), at such Holders option, to require the Company to repurchase (a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change ) all of such Holders Securities (or any portion thereof that is equal to $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof), on a date selected by the Company (the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ), which shall be no later than thirty five (35) Business Days, and no earlier than twenty (20) Business Days (or as such period may be extended pursuant to Section 3.01(j)), after the date the Fundamental Change Notice is sent in accordance with Section 3.01(b), at a price, payable in cash, equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the principal amount of the Securities (or portion thereof) to be so repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price ), subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:
delivery to the Company (if it is acting as its own Paying Agent), or to a Paying Agent designated by the Company for such purpose in the Fundamental Change Notice, no later than the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, of a Repurchase Notice, in the form set forth in the Securities or any other form of written notice substantially similar thereto, in each case, duly completed and signed, with appropriate signature guarantee, stating:
the certificate number(s) of the Securities that the Holder will deliver to be repurchased, if such Securities are Physical Securities;
the principal amount of Securities to be repurchased, which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and
that such principal amount of Securities are to be repurchased pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in this Section 3.01; and
delivery to the Company (if it is acting as its own Paying Agent), or to a Paying Agent designated by the Company for such purpose in the Fundamental Change Notice, at any time after the delivery of such Repurchase Notice, of such Securities (together with all necessary endorsements) with respect to which the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right is being exercised, if such Securities are Physical Securities, or book-entry transfer of the Securities, if the Securities are Global Securities, in compliance with the Applicable Procedures;
provided , however , that if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Record Date for the payment of an installment of interest and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, then the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date shall be paid on such Interest Payment Date to the Holder of record of such Securities at the Close of Business on such Record Date (without any surrender of such Securities by such Holder), and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall not include any accrued but unpaid interest.
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If such Securities are held in book-entry form through the Depository, the delivery of any Securities, Repurchase Notice, Fundamental Change Notice or notice of withdrawal pursuant to the second immediately succeeding paragraph shall comply with the Applicable Procedures.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder that has delivered the Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.01(a) to the Company (if it is acting as its own Paying Agent) or to a Paying Agent designated by the Company for such purpose in the Fundamental Change Notice shall have the right to withdraw such Repurchase Notice by delivery, at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or, if there shall be a Default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase, at any time during which such Default is continuing), of a written notice of withdrawal to the Company (if acting as its own Paying Agent) or the Paying Agent, which notice shall be delivered in accordance with, and contain the information specified in, Section 3.01(b)(x).
The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Repurchase Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.
On or before the 20th Business Day after the consummation of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall send, or cause to be sent, to all Holders of the Securities in accordance with Section 13.01 a notice (the Fundamental Change Notice ) of the occurrence of such Fundamental Change and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right arising as a result thereof. The Company shall deliver a copy of the Fundamental Change Notice to the Trustee at the time such notice is delivered to the Holders. Each Fundamental Change Notice shall state:
the events causing the Fundamental Change;
the date of the Fundamental Change;
the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;
the last date on which the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right may be exercised, which shall be the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;
the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;
the names and addresses of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;
the procedures that a Holder must follow to exercise the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right;
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that the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Security as to which a Repurchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn will be paid no later than the later of such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and the time of book-entry transfer or delivery of the Security (together with all necessary endorsements);
that, except as otherwise provided herein with respect to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Record Date for the payment of an installment of interest and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, on and after such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (unless there shall be a Default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price), interest on Securities subject to Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change will cease to accrue, and all rights of the Holders of such Securities shall terminate, other than the right to receive, in accordance herewith, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;
that a Holder will be entitled to withdraw its election in the Repurchase Notice prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, or such longer period as may be required by law, delivered in the same manner as the related Repurchase Notice was delivered and setting forth the name of such Holder, a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have Securities purchased by the Company on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, the certificate number(s) of such Securities to be so withdrawn (if such Securities are Physical Securities), the principal amount of the Securities of such Holder to be so withdrawn, which amount must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof and the principal amount, if any, of the Securities of such Holder that remain subject to the Repurchase Notice delivered by such Holder in accordance with this Section 3.01, which amount must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; provided , however , that if there shall be a Default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, a Holder shall be entitled to withdraw its election in the Repurchase Notice at any time during which such Default is continuing;
the Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that will result from such Fundamental Change (if applicable);
that Securities with respect to which a Repurchase Notice is given by a Holder may be converted pursuant to Article 10 only if such Repurchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with this Section 3.01 or the Company defaults in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price; and
the CUSIP number or numbers, as the case may be, of the Securities.
At the Companys request, upon prior notice reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, the Trustee shall send such Fundamental Change Notice in the Companys name and at the Companys expense; provided , however , that the form and content of such Fundamental Change Notice shall be prepared by the Company.
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No failure of the Company to give a Fundamental Change Notice shall limit any Holders right pursuant hereto to exercise a Fundamental Change Repurchase Right.
Subject to the provisions of this Section 3.01, the Company shall pay, or cause to be paid, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to each Security as to which the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right shall have been exercised to the Holder thereof no later than the later of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and the time of book-entry transfer or when such Security is surrendered to the Paying Agent together with any necessary endorsements.
The Company shall, in accordance with Section 2.14, deposit with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust in accordance with Section 2.04) money, in funds immediately available on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price upon Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change for all of the Securities that are to be repurchased by the Company on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change. The Paying Agent shall, promptly after delivering the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price to Holders entitled thereto and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company as soon as practicable, any money in excess of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
Once the Fundamental Change Notice and the Repurchase Notice have been duly given in accordance with this Section 3.01, the Securities to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change shall, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, become due and payable in accordance herewith, and, on and after such date (unless there shall be a Default in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price), except as otherwise provided herein with respect to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Record Date for the payment of an installment of interest and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, such Securities shall cease to bear interest (whether or not book-entry transfer of the Securities has been made or the Securities have been delivered to the Paying Agent), and all rights of the relevant Holders of such Securities shall terminate, other than the right to receive, in accordance herewith, such consideration and any other applicable rights under those sections set forth in the proviso in Section 8.01.
Securities with respect to which a Repurchase Notice has been duly delivered in accordance with this Section 3.01 may be converted pursuant to Article 10 only if such Repurchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with this Section 3.01 or the Company defaults in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
If any Security shall not be paid on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date upon book-entry transfer or surrender thereof for Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, such Security shall, until paid, bear interest, payable in cash, at the rate borne by such Security on the principal amount of such Security, and such Security shall be convertible pursuant to Article 10 if any Repurchase Notice with respect to such Security is withdrawn pursuant to this Section 3.01.
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Any Security that is to be submitted for Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change only in part shall be delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing, with a notarization or medallion guarantee), and the Company shall promptly execute, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and make available for delivery to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, of the same tenor and in aggregate principal amount equal to the portion of such Security not duly submitted for Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default relating to the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, there shall be no purchase of any Securities pursuant to this Section 3.01 on any date if, on such date, the principal amount of the Securities shall have been accelerated in accordance with this Indenture and such acceleration shall not have been rescinded on or prior to such date in accordance with this Indenture. The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Securities held by it during the continuance of such an acceleration.
In connection with any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, the Company shall, to the extent required (i) comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1, Regulation 14E under the Exchange Act, and with all other applicable laws; (ii) file a Schedule TO or any other schedules required under the Exchange Act or any other applicable laws; and (iii) otherwise comply with all applicable United States federal and state securities laws in connection with any offer by the Company to repurchase the Securities; provided that any time period specified in this Article 3 shall be extended to the extent necessary for such compliance.
COVENANTS
Payment of Securities. The Company shall pay all amounts and make deliveries of securities due with respect to the Securities on the dates and in the manner provided in the Securities and this Indenture. All such amounts shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent holds (or, if the Company is acting as Paying Agent, the Company has segregated and holds in trust in accordance with Section 2.04) on that date money sufficient to pay the amount then due with respect to the Securities. The Company will pay, in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts, all amounts due in cash with respect to the Securities, which amounts shall be paid (a) in the case of a Global Security, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the Depository or its nominee; and (b) in the case of a Physical Security, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account within the United States as specified in writing to the Paying Agent by such Holder or, if such Holder does not specify an account, by mailing a check to the address of such Holder set forth in the register of the Registrar. With respect to principal payments, presentation and surrender of Securities is required prior to final payment.
The Company shall pay, in cash, interest on any overdue amount (including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, overdue interest) at the rate borne by the Securities.
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Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain, or cause to be maintained, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an Affiliate of the Trustee or Registrar) where Securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, payment or conversion. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain, or fail to cause to be maintained, any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations and surrenders may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.
The Company will maintain, or cause to be maintained, an office or agency where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities and this Indenture (other than the type contemplated by Section 13.09(c)) may be served, provided that such office or agency may instead be at the principal office of the Company located in the United States (and, notwithstanding the final sentence of this Section 4.02, shall initially be at such office until the Company notifies the Trustee otherwise).
The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.
The Company hereby initially designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as an agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03.
Annual Reports. (d) The Company shall provide to the Trustee a copy of each report the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act no later than the date 15 Business Days after such report is required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act (after giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act); provided , however , that each such report will be deemed to be so provided to the Trustee if the Company files such report with the SEC through the SECs EDGAR database no later than the time such report is required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act (taking into account any applicable grace periods provided thereunder). To the extent the TIA then applies to this Indenture, the Company shall comply with TIA § 314(a). In addition, while the Securities remain outstanding and are restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, the Company will, during any period in which the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, furnish to holders of the Securities and prospective investors, upon request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee pursuant to this Section 4.03 is for informational purposes only, and the Trustees receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on an Officers Certificates).
The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to determine or monitor whether the Company has delivered reports in accordance with this Section 4.03.
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Compliance Certificate. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, commencing with the fiscal year ending April 1, 2017, a certificate from the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company stating that such officer has conducted or supervised a review of the activities of the Company and its performance of obligations under this Indenture and the Securities and that, based upon such review, no Default or Event of Default exists hereunder or thereunder or, if a Default or Event of Default then exists, specifying such event, status and the remedial action proposed to be taken by the Company with respect to such Default or Event of Default.
Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture or the Securities; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.
Notice of Default. Within 30 days of the Companys becoming aware of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, the Company shall give written notice to the Trustee of such Default or Event of Default, and any remedial action proposed to be taken.
SUCCESSORS
When Company May Merge, Etc. Subject to Section 5.02, the Company shall not consolidate with, or merge with or into, or sell, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the consolidated property or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person (other than one or more Subsidiaries of the Company (it being understood that this Article 5 shall not apply to a sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of property or assets between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries)), whether in a single transaction or series of related transactions, unless (i)(x) the Company is the continuing Person or (y) such other Person is organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state of the United States of America or the District of Columbia, such other Person assumes by supplemental indenture all of the obligations of the Company under the Securities and this Indenture and following such transaction or series of related transactions the Reference Property does not include interests in an entity that is a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (ii) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of transactions, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under this Indenture.
For purposes of this Section 5.01, the sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company to another Person other than the Company or one or more other Subsidiaries of the Company, which properties or assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the consolidated properties or assets of the Company
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and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall be deemed to be the sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee substantially concurrently with or prior to the consummation of the proposed transaction an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which may rely upon such Officers Certificate as to the absence of Defaults and Events of Default and other statements of fact) stating that the proposed transaction and, if required, such supplemental indenture (if any) will, upon consummation of the proposed transaction, comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture.
Successor Substituted . In case of any such consolidation, merger or any sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated property or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the Securities, the due and punctual payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to all Securities repurchased on each Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the due and punctual delivery or payment, as the case may be, of any consideration due upon conversion of the Securities and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture and the Securities to be performed by the Company, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company, with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the party of the first part. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of the Company any or all of the Securities issuable hereunder which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such successor Person instead of the Company and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Indenture prescribed, the Trustee shall authenticate and shall deliver, or cause to be authenticated and delivered, any Securities that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the Officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Securities that such successor Person thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Securities so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Securities theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Securities had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In the event of any such consolidation, merger or any sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (but not in the case of a lease), upon compliance with this Article 5, the Person named as the Company in the first paragraph of this Indenture or any successor that shall thereafter have become such in the manner prescribed in this Article 5, except in the case of a lease, shall be released from its liabilities as obligor and maker of the Securities and its obligations under this Indenture shall terminate.
In case of any such consolidation, merger or any sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition, such changes in phraseology and form (but not in substance) may be made in the Securities thereafter to be issued as may be appropriate.
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DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
Events of Default . An Event of Default occurs if:
the Company fails to pay the principal of any Security when due, whether on the Maturity Date, on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date with respect to a Fundamental Change, upon acceleration or otherwise;
the Company fails to pay an installment of interest on any Security when due, if the failure continues for thirty (30) days after the date when due;
the Company fails to satisfy its conversion obligations upon exercise of a Holders conversion rights pursuant hereto;
the Company fails to (i) comply with its obligations under Article 5 or (ii) issue a Fundamental Change Notice in accordance with Section 3.01(b) when due;
the Company fails to comply with any other term, covenant or agreement set forth in the Securities or this Indenture and such failure continues for the period, and after the notice, specified in the last paragraph of this Section 6.01;
(i) The Company fails to make any payment at maturity, including any applicable grace period, on any indebtedness of the Company (other than indebtedness of the Company owing to any of its subsidiaries) outstanding in an amount in excess of $100,000,000 and continuance of this failure to pay or (ii) there is a default on any indebtedness of the Company (other than indebtedness owing to any of its Subsidiaries), which default results in the acceleration of such indebtedness in an amount in excess of $100,000,000 without such indebtedness having been discharged or the acceleration having been cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, in the case of clause (i) or (ii) above, for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of outstanding Securities, provided, however, that if any failure, default or acceleration referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above ceases or is cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default will be deemed cured;
the Company, pursuant to, or within the meaning of, any Bankruptcy Law, insolvency law, or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or otherwise, either:
commences a voluntary case,
consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case,
consents to the appointment of a Bankruptcy Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or
makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
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a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding with respect to the Company, or adjudicates the Company insolvent or bankrupt,
appoints a Bankruptcy Custodian of the Company for all or substantially all of the consolidated property of the Company, as the case may be, or
orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company,
and, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 6.01(h), the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) consecutive days.
A Default under clause (e) above shall not be an Event of Default until (A) the Trustee notifies the Company in writing, or the Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding notify the Company and the Trustee in writing, of the Default and (B) the Default is not cured within sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that the notice is a Notice of Default. If the Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities request the Trustee to give such notice on their behalf, the Trustee shall do so. When a Default is cured, it ceases to exist for all purposes under this Indenture.
Acceleration . (e) Subject to Section 6.02(b), if applicable, if an Event of Default (excluding an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or Section 6.01(h)) has occurred and is continuing, either the Trustee, by written notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Securities to be immediately due and payable in full. Upon such declaration, the principal of, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, all Securities shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or Section 6.01(h) occurs, 100% of the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may rescind or annul an acceleration and its consequences if (i) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) all existing Events of Default, except the nonpayment of principal or interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration, have been cured or waived (or are waived concurrently with such rescission or annulment) and (iii) all amounts due to the Trustee under Section 7.06 have been paid. Upon any such rescission or annulment, the Events of Default that were the subject of such acceleration shall cease to exist and deemed to have been cured for every purpose.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the first 360 days immediately following an Event of Default relating to failure to comply with Section 4.03(a) or for any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA (at any time such section is applicable to the
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Indenture, if any) (which will be the 61st day after written notice is provided to the Company of the Default pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 6.01, unless such failure is cured or waived prior to such 61st day), the sole remedy for any such Event of Default shall, at the Companys election, be the accrual of Additional Interest on the Securities at a rate per year equal to (i) 0.25% of the outstanding principal amount of Securities for the first 180 days following the occurrence of such Event of Default and (ii) 0.50% of the outstanding principal amount of Securities for the next 180 days after the first 180 days following the occurrence of such Event of Default, in each case, payable in the same manner and at the same time as the stated interest payable on the Securities. Such Additional Interest shall accrue on all outstanding Securities from, and including, the date on which such Event of Default first occurs to, and including, the 360th day thereafter (or such earlier date on which such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived). On and after the 361st day immediately following an Event of Default relating to a failure to comply with Section 4.03(a), if the Company elected to pay Additional Interest pursuant to this Section 6.02(b) such Additional Interest will cease to accrue and, if such Event of Default has not been cured or waived prior to such 361st day, the payment of the principal of the Securities may be immediately accelerated by the Holders or the Trustee as provided above.
In order to elect to pay Additional Interest as sole remedy during the first 360 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with the obligations under Section 4.03(a) or for any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA (at any time such section is applicable to this Indenture, if any), the Company shall notify all Holders and the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election in writing prior to the Close of Business on the date that is one Business Day following the date on which such Event of Default occurs (which will be the 61st day after written notice is provided to the Company of the Default pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 6.01, unless such failure is cured or waived prior to such 61st day). If the Company fails to give timely notice of such election, the Securities will be immediately subject to Section 6.02(a).
In the event the Company does not elect to pay Additional Interest upon such Event of Default in accordance with this Section 6.02(b), the Securities will be subject to Section 6.02(a). This Section 6.02(b) does not affect the rights of Holders if any other Event of Default occurs under this Indenture.
Additional Interest shall be payable at the same time, in the same manner and to the same Persons as ordinary interest.
If the Company is required to pay Additional Interest to Holders, the Company shall provide a direction or order in the form of a written notice to the Trustee (and if the Trustee is not the Paying Agent, to the Paying Agent) of the Companys obligation to pay such Additional Interest no later than three Business Days prior to the date on which any such Additional Interest is scheduled to be paid. Such notice shall set forth the amount of Additional Interest to be paid by the Company on such payment date and direct the Trustee (or, if the Trustee is not the Paying Agent, to the Paying Agent) to make payment to the extent it receives funds from the Company to do so. The Trustee shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to determine whether the Additional Interest is payable, or with respect to the nature, extent or calculation of the amount of the Additional Interest owed, or with respect to the method employed in such calculation of the Additional Interest.
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Other Remedies . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy by proceeding at law or in equity to collect the payment of amounts due with respect to the Securities or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Securities or this Indenture.
The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Securities or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative.
In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party) the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Securities, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of the Securities parties to any such proceedings.
In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of any waiver pursuant hereto or any rescission and annulment pursuant hereto or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the Holders and the Trustee shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Holders and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.
Waiver of Past Defaults . Subject to Section 6.07 and Section 9.02, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may on behalf of all Holders of Securities, by written notice to the Trustee, waive any past Default or Event of Default and its consequences, other than a Default or Event of Default 4. in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any Security, or in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, as the case may be, 5. arising from a failure by the Company to convert any Securities in accordance with this Indenture or 6. in respect of any provision of this Indenture or the Securities which, under Section 9.02, cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected, if:
all existing Defaults or Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal of and interest on the Securities that have become due solely by the declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived; and
the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction.
When a Default or an Event of Default is waived, it is cured and ceases to exist for all purposes under this Indenture, but no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any rights of Holders or the Trustee related thereto.
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Control by Majority . The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it with respect to the Securities. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture, is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or would involve the Trustee in personal liability unless the Trustee is offered indemnity satisfactory to it; provided that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction.
Limitation on Suits . Except with respect to any proceeding instituted in accordance with Section 6.07, a Holder shall not have any right to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or a trustee, or for any other remedy under this Indenture unless:
such Holder previously shall have given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
the Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding shall have made a written request to the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder;
such Holder or Holders shall have offered and if requested, provided to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to or of the Trustee in connection with pursuing such remedy; and
the Trustee shall have failed to comply with the request for sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, and during such sixty (60) day period, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding have not given the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with the request.
A Holder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders). A Holder shall have the right to not enforce any right under this Indenture except in the manner herein.
Rights of Holders to Receive Payment and to Convert Securities . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of all amounts (including any principal, interest or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price) due with respect to the Securities, on or after the respective due dates as provided herein, or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.
In addition, notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to convert a Security in accordance with this Indenture, or to bring suit for the enforcement of such right, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.
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Collection Suit by Trustee . If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount due with respect to the Securities, including any unpaid and accrued interest.
Trustee May File Proofs of Claim . The Trustee may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee, any predecessor Trustee and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company or its creditors or properties.
The Trustee may collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same, and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official in any judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.06.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities or the rights of any Holder thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.
Priorities . If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money in the following order:
First: | to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.06; |
Second: | to Holders for all amounts due and unpaid on the Securities, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Securities; and |
Third: | the balance, if any, to the Company. |
The Trustee, upon prior written notice to the Company, may fix a record date and payment date for any payment by it to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10. At least fifteen (15) days before each such record date, the Trustee shall send to each Holder and the Company a written notice that states such record date and payment date and the amount of such payment.
Undertaking for Costs . In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit other than the Trustee of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys fees, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 6.07 or a suit by a Holder or group of Holders of more than ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities.
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TRUSTEE
Duties of Trustee . (f) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs.
Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:
the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and
in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).
The Trustee may not be relieved from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act or its own willful misconduct, except that:
the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and
the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05.
Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to the provisions of this Section 7.01.
The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on or the investment of any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.
No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.
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Rights of Trustee . (g) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document; if, however, the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled during normal business hours to examine the relevant books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney upon reasonable prior notice, at the sole cost of the Company, and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.
Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers Certificate and/or an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.
Any request or direction of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Order, and any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution.
The Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection, and the advice of such counsel or any opinion of counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.
The Trustee may act through agents or attorneys and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent or attorney appointed with due care.
The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its discretion, rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture; provided that the Trustees action does not constitute willful misconduct or negligence.
Except with respect to Section 4.01, where it acts as Paying Agent, the Trustee shall have no duty to inquire as to the performance of the Company with respect to the covenants contained in Article 4. In addition, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of an Event of Default except (i) any Default or Event of Default occurring pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) for which it acts as Paying Agent or (ii) any Default or Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture shall have received written notification or obtained actual knowledge. Delivery of reports, information and documents to the Trustee under Article 4 (other than Section 4.04 and 4.06) is for informational purposes only and the Trustees receipt of the foregoing shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Companys compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely on Officers Certificates).
The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested by this Indenture at the request or demand of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or demand.
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The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each Securities Agent, agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.
The Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of Officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which certificate may be signed by any Person authorized to sign an Officers Certificate, including any Person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.
Anything in this Indenture to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Trustee or any Securities Agent be liable under or in connection with this Indenture and the Securities for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Trustee or such Securities Agent has been advised of the possibility thereof and regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought.
(l) No bond or surety shall be required of the Trustee with respect to performance of the Trustees duties and powers hereunder.
(m) Under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by this Indenture or the Note.
(n) Any discretion, permissive right, or privilege of the Trustee hereunder shall not be deemed to be or otherwise construed as a duty or obligation of the Trustee hereunder.
Individual Rights of Trustee . The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or any of its Affiliates with the same rights the Trustee would have if it were not Trustee. Any Securities Agent may do the same with like rights. The Trustee, however, must comply with Section 7.09.
Trustees Disclaimer . The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Securities; the Trustee shall not be accountable for the Companys use of the proceeds from the Securities; and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any statement in the Securities other than its certificate of authentication.
Notice of Defaults . If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing as to which the Trustee is deemed to have knowledge in accordance with Section 7.02(g), then the Trustee shall send to each Holder a notice of the Default or Event of Default within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice or after acquiring such knowledge, as applicable, unless such Default or Event of Default has been cured or waived; provided , however , that, except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment or delivery of any amounts due (including principal, interest, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or the consideration due upon conversion) with respect to any Security, the Trustee may withhold such notice if, and so long as it in good faith determines that, withholding such notice is in the best interests of Holders.
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Compensation and Indemnity . The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its services hereunder as shall be mutually agreed upon in writing. The Trustees compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it pursuant to, and in accordance with, any provision hereof, except for any such expenses as shall have been caused by the Trustees own negligence or willful misconduct. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and out-of-pocket expenses of the Trustees agents and counsel. The Trustee shall provide the Company with reasonable notice of any expense not in the ordinary course of business.
The Company shall indemnify each of the Trustee, each predecessor Trustee and their respective agents for, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all loss, liability, damage, claim, cost or expense (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and taxes other than those based upon the income of the Trustee) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, the performance of its duties and/or the exercise of its rights hereunder, or in connection with enforcing the provisions of this Section 7.06, including the reasonable costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers and duties hereunder. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnification; provided that failure to give such notice shall not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Section 7.06. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss or liability incurred by the Trustee through the Trustees own negligence or willful misconduct.
To secure the Companys payment obligations in this Section 7.06, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay amounts due on particular Securities.
The indemnity obligations of the Company with respect to the Trustee provided for in this Section 7.06 shall survive any resignation or removal of the Trustee and any termination of this Indenture.
When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(g) or Section 6.01(h) occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.
Replacement of Trustee . A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustees acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.07. For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall continue its role until the appointment of a successor Trustee is effective.
The Trustee may resign by so notifying the Company in writing thirty (30) days prior to such resignation. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing and may appoint a successor Trustee with the Companys consent. The Company may remove the Trustee if:
the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.09;
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the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;
a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or
the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.
If the Trustee resigns or is removed for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee so that no vacancy exists in the role of Trustee.
If a successor Trustee does not take office within thirty (30) days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee (at the Companys expense), the Company or the Holders of at least ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.
If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.09, the Company or any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.
A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall send a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.06.
Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee, if such successor corporation is otherwise eligible hereunder.
Eligibility; Disqualification . There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that (i) is an entity organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (ii) is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and (iii) has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.
Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company . To the extent the TIA then applies to the Indenture, the Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). To the extent the TIA then applies to the Indenture, a Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to § 311(a) to the extent indicated.
Reports by Trustee to Holders. Within 60 days after each May 15, beginning with May 15, 2017, the Trustee shall send to all Holders of the Securities, as their names and addresses appear on the register kept by the Registrar, a brief report dated as of such anniversary date, in
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accordance with, and to the extent required under, TIA § 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also will comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee will also send all reports as required by TIA § 313(c). A copy of each report at the time of its delivery to the Holders of Securities shall be delivered to the Company and each stock exchange on which the Securities are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing when the Securities are listed on any stock exchange or any delisting thereof.
DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
Termination of the Obligations of the Company . This Indenture shall cease to be of further effect, and the Trustee shall execute instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if (a) either (i) all outstanding Securities (other than Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.07) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (ii) all outstanding Securities have become due and payable at their scheduled maturity, upon conversion or Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, and in either case the Company irrevocably deposits, prior to the applicable due date, with the Trustee or the Paying Agent (if the Paying Agent is not the Company or any of its Affiliates) cash (or, in the case of conversion, delivers to the Holders in accordance with Article 10 cash, Common Stock (and cash in lieu of any fractional shares) or a combination thereof, as applicable, solely to satisfy the Companys Conversion Obligation) sufficient to satisfy all obligations due and owing on all outstanding Securities (other than Securities replaced pursuant to Section 2.07) on the Maturity Date, the relevant settlement date of any conversion or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as the case may be; (b) the Company pays to the Trustee all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and (c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for herein relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with; provided , however , that Section 2.03, Section 2.04, Section 2.05, Section 2.08, Section 7.06, Section 7.07, Section 7.08, Section 7.09, Section 13.09 and Section 13.14, and this Article 8 shall survive any discharge of this Indenture until such time as all payments in respect of the Securities have been paid in full and there are no Securities outstanding; provided further , however , that Section 7.06 shall also survive after the Securities are paid in full and there are no Securities outstanding.
Application of Trust Money . The Trustee shall hold in trust all money deposited with it pursuant to Section 8.01 and shall apply such deposited money through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of amounts due on the Securities.
Repayment to Company . Subject to applicable escheatment laws, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of, and pay to the Company upon the written request of the Company, any excess money held by them at any time. The Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall provide written notice to the Company of any money that has been held by it and has, for a period of two (2) years, remained unclaimed for the payment of the principal of, or any accrued and unpaid interest on, the Securities. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon the written request of the Company any money held by them for the payment of the principal of, or any
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accrued and unpaid interest on, the Securities that remains unclaimed for two (2) years. After payment to the Company, Holders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors, subject to applicable law, and all liability of the Trustee and the Paying Agent with respect to such money and payment shall, subject to applicable law, cease.
Reinstatement . If any money, Common Stock or other consideration cannot be applied in accordance with Section 8.01 and Section 8.02 by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Securities shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit or delivery had occurred pursuant to Section 8.01 and Section 8.02 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.01 and Section 8.02; provided , however , that if the Company has made any payment of amounts due with respect to any Securities because of the reinstatement of its obligations, then the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money, Common Stock or other consideration held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.
AMENDMENTS
Without Consent of Holders . The Company may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities without notice to or the consent of any Holder:
to comply with Article 5 or Section 10.11;
to secure the obligations of the Company in respect of the Securities or add guarantees with respect to the Securities;
to evidence and provide for the appointment of a successor Trustee in accordance with Section 7.07;
to comply with the provisions of any securities depository, including DTC, clearing agency, clearing corporation or clearing system, or the requirements of the Trustee or the Registrar, relating to transfers and exchanges of any applicable Securities pursuant to this Indenture;
to add to the covenants or Events of Default of the Company described in this Indenture for the benefit of Holders or to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;
to make provision with respect to adjustments to the Conversion Rate as required by this Indenture or to increase the Conversion Rate in accordance with this Indenture;
to irrevocably elect or eliminate one or more Settlement Methods and/or irrevocably elect a minimum Specified Dollar Amount;
to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;
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to permit the conversion of the Securities into Reference Property in accordance with Section 10.11; or
to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture and any supplemental indenture under the TIA.
In addition, the Company and the Trustee may enter into a supplemental indenture without the consent of Holders of the Securities to cure any ambiguity, defect, omission or inconsistency in this Indenture in a manner that does not materially adversely affect the rights of any Holder.
Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 9.01 may be executed by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of the Holders of any of the Securities at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 9.02.
With Consent of Holders . The Company may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Securities with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities (including, without limitation, consents obtained from Holders in connection with a purchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, Securities) and in compliance with Section 4.18 of the Investment Agreement. Subject to Section 6.04 and 6.07, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities may, by written notice to the Trustee, waive by consent (including, without limitation, consents obtained from Holders in connection with a purchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, Securities) compliance by the Company with any provision of this Indenture or the Securities without notice to any other Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Security affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may not:
change the stated maturity of the principal of, or the payment date of any installment of interest on, any Security;
reduce the principal amount of any Security, or any interest on, any Security;
change the place or currency of payment of principal of, or any interest on, any Security;
impair the right of any Holder to receive any payment on, or with respect to, or any delivery or payment due upon the conversion of, any Security or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any delivery or payment on, or with respect to, or due upon the conversion of, any Security;
modify, in a manner adverse to Holders, the obligation of the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 to repurchase Securities upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change
adversely affect the right of Holders to convert Securities in accordance with Article 10;
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reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities whose Holders must consent to a modification to or amendment of any provision of this Indenture or the Securities; or
modify the provisions of Article 9 that require each Holders consent or the waiver provisions of Section 6.04 with respect to modification and waiver (including waiver of a Default or an Event of Default), except to increase the percentage required for modification or waiver or to provide for the consent of each affected Holder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary, so long as any Sponsor Securities are outstanding, without the consent of the Holders of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Sponsor Securities, an amendment, supplement or waiver, including a waiver pursuant to Section 6.04, may not modify any provision contained in this Indenture specifically and uniquely applicable to the Sponsor Securities in a manner adverse to the Holders of, or the holders of a beneficial interest in, the Sponsor Securities.
Promptly after an amendment, supplement or waiver under Section 9.01 or this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company shall send, or cause to be sent, to Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to send such notice shall not in any way impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.
Revocation and Effect of Consents . Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective (or until such earlier date as specified by the Company in connection with the solicitation of such consent), a consent to it by a Holder is a continuing consent by the Holder and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Security, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Security. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent as to its Security or portion of a Security if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective (or such earlier date specified by the Company in connection with the solicitation of such consent).
After an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective with respect to the Securities, it shall bind every Holder unless such amendment, supplement or waiver makes a change that requires, pursuant to Section 9.02, the consent of each Holder affected. In that case, the amendment, supplement or waiver shall bind each Holder of a Security who has consented to it and every subsequent Holder of a Security or portion of a Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holders Security. Any amendment to this Indenture or the Securities shall be set forth in a supplemental indenture to this Indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect, if the TIA is applicable to this Indenture.
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Nothing in this Section 9.03 shall impair the Companys rights pursuant to Section 9.01 to amend this Indenture or the Securities without the consent of any Holder in the manner set forth in, and permitted by, such Section 9.01.
Notation on or Exchange of Securities . If an amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Security, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Security to deliver it to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Security as directed and prepared by the Company about the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company so determines, the Company in exchange for the Security shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Security that reflects the changed terms.
Trustee Protected . The Trustee shall sign any amendment, supplemental indenture or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9; provided , however , that the Trustee need not sign any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Article 9 that adversely affects the Trustees rights, duties, liabilities or immunities. The Trustee shall receive and conclusively rely upon an Opinion of Counsel as to legal matters and an Officers Certificate as to factual matters that any supplemental indenture, amendment or waiver is permitted or authorized pursuant to this Indenture and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject to customary exceptions).
Effect of Supplemental Indentures . Upon the due execution and delivery of any supplemental indenture in accordance with this Article 9, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes, and, except as set forth in Section 9.02 and Section 9.03, every Holder of Securities shall be bound thereby.
CONVERSION
Conversion Privilege . (h) Subject to the limitations of Section 10.02, Section 10.11 and the settlement provisions of Section 10.14(c), and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 10, each Holder of a Security shall have the right, at such Holders option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 principal amount or a multiple thereof) of such Security at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, in each case, at the then applicable Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Securities (subject to the settlement provisions of Section 10.02, the Conversion Obligation ).
To convert its Security, a Holder of a Physical Security must (i) complete and manually sign the Conversion Notice, or a facsimile thereof, with appropriate notarization or signature guarantee, and deliver the completed Conversion Notice or a facsimile thereof to the Conversion Agent, (ii) surrender the Security to the Conversion Agent, (iii) furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents if required by the Registrar or Conversion Agent, (iv) pay all transfer or similar taxes if required pursuant to Section 10.04 and (v) pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date if so required by Section 10.02(d). If a Holder holds a beneficial interest in a Global Security, to convert such Security, the Holder must comply with clauses (iv) and (v) above and the Depositorys procedures for converting a beneficial interest in a Global Security.
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A Holder may convert a portion of the principal amount of a Security if such portion is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to conversion of all of a Security also apply to conversion of a portion of such Security.
Conversion Procedure and Payment Upon Conversion.
Subject to this Section 10.02 and Section 10.11 and the settlement provisions of Section 10.14(c), upon conversion of any Security, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Securities being converted, cash ( Cash Settlement ), Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 10.03 ( Physical Settlement ) or a combination of cash and Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 10.03 ( Combination Settlement ), at its election, as set forth in this Section 10.02.
All conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the 27th Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the Maturity Date shall be settled using the same Settlement Method.
Except for any conversions described in the immediately preceding clause (i), the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all conversions of Securities occurring on the same Conversion Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions that occur on different Conversion Dates.
If, in respect of any Conversion Date (or for all conversions in any period), the Company elects to deliver a notice (the Settlement Notice ) of the relevant Settlement Method in respect of such Conversion Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company, through the Trustee, shall deliver such Settlement Notice to converting Holders no later than the Close of Business on the Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date to which such Settlement Notice applies (or, in the case of any conversions occurring on or after the 27th Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the Maturity Date, no later than the 27th Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the Maturity Date). If the Company does not elect a Settlement Method prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentence for a Conversion Date, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement with respect to conversions on such Conversion Date and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation on such Conversion Date, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Securities shall be equal to $1,000. Such Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Securities. If the Company delivers a Settlement Notice electing Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation but does not indicate a
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Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Securities in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Securities shall be deemed to be $1,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any conversion of Sponsor Securities shall be subject to Section 10.02(a)(v).
The cash, Common Stock or combination of cash and Common Stock in respect of any conversion of Securities (the Settlement Amount ) shall be computed as follows:
if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Physical Settlement, the Company shall deliver to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Securities being converted a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date ( provided that the Company shall deliver cash in lieu of any fractional shares as described in Section 10.03);
if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Cash Settlement, the Company shall pay to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Securities being converted cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each Trading Day during the related Observation Period; and
if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected pursuant to Section 10.02(a)(iii)) to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay or deliver to the converting Holder, as the case may be, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Securities being converted, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each Trading Day during the related Observation Period.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company hereby initially elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation with respect to any conversion of Sponsor Securities by Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Securities. The Company may change its Settlement Method election (and, in the case of Combination Settlement, the Specified Dollar Amount) with respect to any conversion of Sponsor Securities by delivering a notice that specifies the newly elected Settlement Method and, in the case of Combination Settlement, the applicable Specified Dollar Amount (the Sponsor Settlement Notice ) to the Holders of the Sponsor Securities, and such newly elected Settlement Method (and, in the case of Combination Settlement, the Specified Dollar Amount) shall be effective no earlier than ten (10) Trading Days after the date on which such Sponsor Settlement Notice was received by the Holder. In the event any Holder(s) of Sponsor Securities exercises its right to convert all or any portion of such Sponsor Securities, (A) the relevant Observation Period for purposes of determining the Daily Settlement Amount, in the case of Combination Settlement, and Daily Conversion Values, in the case of Cash Settlement, with respect to such Sponsor Securities shall be the 25 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 25th Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Conversion Date and ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding such Conversion
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Date and (B) the Company shall promptly (x) determine the Daily Settlement Amount or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering any fractional shares of Common Stock and (y) notify the Trustee, the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and such Holder of Sponsor Securities being so converted of the Daily Settlement Amount or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering any fractional shares of Common Stock.
The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Conversion Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last day of the Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering any fractional shares of Common Stock, and in any event within one (1) Business Day following the last day of the Observation Period, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering fractional shares of Common Stock. The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination.
Each conversion shall be deemed to have been effected as to any Securities surrendered for conversion at the Close of Business on the applicable Conversion Date; provided , however , that the Person in whose name any shares of the Common Stock shall be issuable upon such conversion shall become the holder of record of such shares as of the Close of Business on such Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement or any conversion of Sponsor Securities) or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement of Securities other than Sponsor Securities). Prior to such time, a Holder receiving Common Stock upon conversion shall not be entitled to any rights relating to such Common Stock, including, among other things, the right to vote and receive dividends and notices of shareholder meetings. The Company will determine the Conversion Date and the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period, as applicable, in accordance with the requirements set forth herein and notify the Trustee of the same.
In the case of any conversion of Securities other than the Sponsor Securities, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the later of (i) the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date and (ii) the third Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period, as applicable. In the case of any conversion of Sponsor Securities, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date unless otherwise specified in the written notice referred to in the proviso below; provided , however , that (i) to the extent all or a portion of the Conversion Obligation is paid in cash, such cash shall not be due until the earlier of (A) the 30th Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date and (B) the Maturity Date, and (ii) to the extent all or a portion of the Conversion Obligation is to be paid in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be delivered on the day specified in a written notice from the beneficial owner(s) of the Sponsor Securities being converted that is delivered to the Company on or prior to the second Business
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Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, which delivery date (in respect of such shares of Common Stock) shall be no earlier than the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date and be no later than the seventh Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date (it being understood that if no such notice is delivered to the Company, then the Company shall deliver such shares on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date). Such written notice shall include a certification therein that the beneficial owners delivering such written notice are holders that hold beneficial interests in the Sponsor Securities subject to conversion. If any shares of Common Stock are due to converting Holders, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, and deliver or cause to be delivered to such Holder, or such Holders nominee(s) or transferee(s), certificates or a book-entry transfer through the Depository for the full amount of Common Stock to which such Holder shall be entitled in satisfaction of the Companys Conversion Obligation.
Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Section 10.02(d), no payment or adjustment will be made for accrued interest on a converted Security, and accrued interest, if any, will be deemed to be paid by the consideration paid to the Holder upon conversion. Such accrued interest, if any, shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. The Companys settlement of the full Conversion Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Security and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date. Upon a conversion of Securities into a combination of cash and Common Stock, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such conversion. If any Holder surrenders a Security for conversion after the Close of Business on the Record Date for the payment of an installment of interest but prior to the Open of Business on the next Interest Payment Date, then, notwithstanding such conversion, the full amount of interest payable with respect to such Security on such Interest Payment Date shall be paid on such Interest Payment Date to the Holder of record of such Security at the Close of Business on such Record Date; provided , however , that such Security, when surrendered for conversion, must be accompanied by payment in cash to the Conversion Agent on behalf of the Company of an amount equal to the full amount of interest payable on such Interest Payment Date on the Security so converted; provided further , however , that such payment to the Conversion Agent described in the immediately preceding proviso in respect of a Security surrendered for conversion shall not be required with respect to a Security that (i) is surrendered for conversion after the Close of Business on the Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date, or (ii) is surrendered for conversion after the Close of Business on a Record Date for the payment of an installment of interest and on or prior to the Open of Business on the related Interest Payment Date, where, pursuant to Section 3.01, the Company has specified, with respect to a Fundamental Change, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after such Record Date but on or prior to such Interest Payment Date.
If a Holder converts more than one Security at the same time, the Conversion Obligation with respect to such Securities shall be based on the total principal amount of all Securities so converted.
Upon surrender of a Security that is converted in part, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to the unconverted portion of the Security surrendered.
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Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares . The Company shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of a Security. Instead, the Company shall pay to converting Holders cash in lieu of fractional shares based on the Daily VWAP on the relevant Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or based on the Daily VWAP on the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement). If more than one Security shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares that shall be issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement) or the aggregate principal amount of the Securities, or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted hereby (in the case of Physical Settlement) so surrendered, and any fractional shares remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.
Taxes on Conversion . If a Holder converts its Security, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or duty due on the issue, if any, of Common Stock upon the conversion. However, the Holder shall pay such tax which is due because the Holder requests the shares of Common Stock to be issued in a name other than the Holders name. The Company may refuse to deliver the certificate(s) representing the Common Stock being issued or delivered to the Holder or in a name other than such Holders name until the Conversion Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax or duty which will be due because shares of Common Stock are to be issued or delivered in a name other than such Holders name.
Company to Provide Common Stock . The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Securities, such number of its duly authorized shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient for the conversion of all outstanding Securities into shares of Common Stock at any time (assuming, for such purposes, Physical Settlement and that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Securities would be converted by a single Holder). The Company shall, from time to time and in accordance with Delaware law, cause the authorized number of shares of Common Stock to be increased if the aggregate of the number of authorized shares of Common Stock remaining unissued shall not be sufficient for the conversion of all outstanding (and issuable as set forth above) Securities into shares of Common Stock at any time.
All Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Securities shall be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free of preemptive or similar rights and free of any lien or adverse claim that arises from the action or inaction of the Company.
The Company shall comply with all securities laws regulating the offer and delivery of any Common Stock upon conversion of Securities and shall list such shares on each national securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed on the applicable Conversion Date.
Adjustment of Conversion Rate . The Conversion Rate shall be subject to adjustment from time to time, without duplication, upon the occurrence of any of the following events on or after the date of this Indenture:
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In case the Company shall pay or make a dividend or other distribution on its Common Stock consisting exclusively of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be increased by multiplying such Conversion Rate by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution, and the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or distribution, in the following formula:
where,
CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex Date of such dividend or distribution; | ||||||
CR | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution; | ||||||
OS 0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution; and | ||||||
OS | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or distribution. |
In case the Company shall effect a share split or share combination, the Conversion Rate shall be proportionally increased, in the case of a share split, and proportionally reduced, in the case of a share combination, as expressed in the following formula:
where,
CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the effective date of such share split or share combination; | ||||||
CR | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the effective date of such share split or share combination; | ||||||
OS 0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on the effective date of such share split or share combination; and | ||||||
OS | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such share split or share combination. |
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Any adjustment made under this Section 10.06(a) shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the Open of Business on the effective date for such share split or share combination, as the case may be. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 10.06(a) is declared but not so paid or made, or any share split or share combination of the type described in this Section 10.06(a) is announced but the shares of Common Stock are not split or combined, as the case may be, then the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, or not to split or combine the shares of Common Stock, as the case may be, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared or such share split or combination had not been announced.
If the Company distributes to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock any rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period expiring not more than forty-five (45) days immediately following the date of such distribution, to purchase or subscribe for Common Stock, at a price per share less than the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement for such distribution, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
where,
CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such distribution; | ||||||
CR | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex Date; | ||||||
OS 0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex Date; | ||||||
X | = | the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and | ||||||
Y | = | the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, divided by the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement for such distribution. |
Any increase made under this Section 10.06(b) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are distributed and shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such distribution. To the extent that Common Stock is not delivered after expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be
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readjusted, effective as of the date of such expiration, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the distribution of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make such distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Ex Date for such distribution had not occurred.
In determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock at less than such average of the Closing Sale Prices for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement for such distribution, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors. Except in the case of a readjustment of the Conversion Rate pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph, the Conversion Rate shall not be decreased pursuant to this Section 10.06(b).
If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other of its assets, securities or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, but excluding (i) dividends or distributions as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 10.06(a) or Section 10.06(b), (ii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 10.06(d) or that is excluded from the scope of Section 10.06(d) by the parenthetical language preceding the formula therein, (iii) distributions of Reference Property in a transaction described in Section 10.11, (iv) rights issued pursuant to a rights plan of the Company (i.e., a poison pill), except to the extent provided by Section 10.13, and (v) Spin-Offs to which the provisions set forth in the latter portion of this Section 10.06(c) shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, indebtedness or other assets, securities or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, the Distributed Property ), then, in each such case the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
where,
CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such distribution; | ||||||
CR | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such distribution; |
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SP 0 | = | the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex Date for such distribution; and | ||||||
FMV | = | the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors) of the Distributed Property distributable with respect to each outstanding share of Common Stock as of the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such distribution. |
If the Board of Directors determines FMV for purposes of this Section 10.06(c) by reference to the actual or when issued trading market for any securities, it must in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period ending on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex Date for such distribution.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if FMV (as defined above) is equal to or greater than the SP 0 (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, provision shall be made for each Holder of a Security to receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities it holds, at the same time and upon the same terms as the holders of the Common Stock, the amount and kind of Distributed Property that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex Date for such distribution.
Any increase made under the portion of this Section 10.06(c) above shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make such distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 10.06(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company, where such Capital Stock or similar equity interest is listed or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon consummation of the transaction) on a U.S. national securities exchange (a Spin-Off ), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
where,
CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex Date for the Spin-Off; | ||||||
CR | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex Date for the Spin-Off; |
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FMV 0 | = | the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Capital Stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of the Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Ex Date for a Spin-Off (the Valuation Period ); and | ||||||
MP 0 | = | the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the Valuation Period. |
The increase to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph shall be determined on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period, but will be given effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such Spin-Off. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of any conversion during the Valuation Period, references in the portion of this Section 10.06(c) related to Spin-Offs with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex Date of such Spin-Off and the Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate. If the period from and including the Ex Date for the Spin-Off to and including the last Trading Day of the Observation Period in respect of any conversion of Securities is less than 10 Trading Days, references in the portion of this Section 10.06(c) related to Spin-Offs with respect to 10 Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced, solely in respect of that conversion of Securities, with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the Ex Date for the Spin-Off to, and including, the last Trading Day of such Observation Period.
Subject in all respects to Section 10.13, rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of its Common Stock entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Companys 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 Common Stock; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 10.06(c) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 10.06(c), will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 10.06(c), as the case may be. If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex Date with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (and a termination or expiration of the existing rights, options or warrants 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 preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 10.06(c), as the case may be, was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion
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Rate shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or repurchase 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 repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued.
For purposes of Section 10.06(a), Section 10.06(b) and this Section 10.06(c), any dividend or distribution to which this Section 10.06(c) is applicable that also includes one or both of:
a dividend or distribution of Common Stock to which Section 10.06(a) is applicable (the Clause A Distribution ); or
a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 10.06(b) is applicable (the Clause B Distribution ),
then (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 10.06(c) is applicable (the Clause C Distribution ) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 10.06(c) with respect to such Clause C Distribution shall then be made and (2) the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 10.06(a) and Section 10.06(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Board of Directors, the Ex Date of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Ex Date of the Clause C Distribution and any Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution or outstanding immediately after the Open of Business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be within the meaning of Section 10.06(a) or outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such distribution within the meaning of Section 10.06(b).
Except in the case of a readjustment of the Conversion Rate pursuant to the last sentence of either the fourth or seventh paragraph of this Section 10.06(c), the Conversion Rate shall not be decreased pursuant to this Section 10.06(c).
(i) If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock (other than a regular, quarterly cash dividend that does not exceed $0.075 per share, which is referred to as the dividend threshold , and which is subject to adjustment as described below), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
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where,
CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution; | ||||||
CR 1 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution; | ||||||
SP 0 | = | the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period immediately preceding the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution (or, if the Company declares such dividend or distribution less than eleven (11) Trading Days prior to the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution the reference to ten (10) consecutive Trading Days shall be replaced with a smaller number of consecutive Trading Days that shall have occurred after, and not including, such declaration date and prior to, but not including, the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution); | ||||||
T | = | the dividend threshold; provided, that if the dividend or distribution is not a regular cash dividend, then the dividend threshold will be deemed to be zero; and | ||||||
C | = | the amount in cash per share of Common Stock the Company distributes to holders of its Common Stock. |
Any adjustment made under this Section 10.06(d) shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex Date for such dividend or distribution.
The dividend threshold is subject to adjustment in a manner inversely proportional to, and at the same time as, adjustments to the Conversion Rate; provided that no adjustment will be made to the dividend threshold for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to this clause (d) or Section 10.14.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if C (as defined above) is equal to or greater than SP 0 (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, provision shall be made for each Holder of a Security to receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities it holds, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, the amount of cash such Holder would have received as if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Ex Date for such cash dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.
Except in the case of a readjustment of the Conversion Rate pursuant to the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, the Conversion Rate shall not be decreased pursuant to this Section 10.06(d).
If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for the Common Stock, if the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including,
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the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:
where,
CR 0 | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; | ||||||
CR | = | the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; | ||||||
AC | = | the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for shares of Common Stock purchased in such tender or exchange offer; | ||||||
OS 0 | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the time such tender or exchange offer expires (prior to giving effect to such tender offer or exchange offer); | ||||||
OS | = | the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the time such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to such tender offer or exchange offer); and | ||||||
SP | = | the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires. |
The increase to the Conversion Rate under this Section 10.06(e) shall occur at the Close of Business on the tenth (10th) Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; provided that, for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate, in respect of any conversion during the ten (10) Trading Days immediately following, but excluding, the date that any such tender or exchange offer expires, references in this Section 10.06(e) to ten (10) consecutive Trading Days shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of consecutive Trading Days as have elapsed between the date such tender or exchange offer expires and the relevant Conversion Date. If the Company or one of its Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase the Common Stock pursuant to any such tender or exchange offer but the Company or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law from effecting any such purchase or all such purchases are rescinded, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately decreased to the Conversion Rate that would be in effect if such tender or exchange offer had not been made.
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Except in the case of a readjustment of the Conversion Rate pursuant to the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, the Conversion Rate shall not be decreased pursuant to this Section 10.06(e).
In addition to the foregoing adjustments in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) above, and to the extent permitted by applicable law and the rules of the Relevant Stock Exchange, the Company may, from time to time and to the extent permitted by law, increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least twenty-five (25) Trading Days or any longer period as may be permitted or required by law, if the Board of Directors has made a determination, which determination shall be conclusive, that such increase would be in the best interests of the Company. Such Conversion Rate increase shall be irrevocable during such period. The Company shall give notice to the Trustee and cause notice of such increase, which notice will include the amount of the increase and the period during which the increase shall be in effect, to be sent to each Holder of Securities in accordance with Section 13.01, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which such increase commences.
All calculations under this Article 10 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share, as the case may be. Adjustments to the Conversion Rate will be calculated to the nearest 1/10,000th.
Notwithstanding this Section 10.06 or any other provision of this Indenture or the Securities, if a Conversion Rate adjustment becomes effective on any Ex Date, and a Holder that has converted its Securities on or after such Ex Date and on or prior to the related record date would be treated as the record holder of the Common Stock as of the related Conversion Date as described under Section 10.02(b) based on an adjusted Conversion Rate for such Ex Date, then, notwithstanding the Conversion Rate adjustment provisions in this Section 10.06, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex Date shall not be made for such converting Holder. Instead, such Holder shall be treated as if such Holder were the record owner of the Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.
Notwithstanding this Section 10.06 or any other provision of this Indenture or the Securities, if a Holder converts a Security, Combination Settlement is applicable to such Security and the Daily Settlement Amount for any Trading Day during the Observation Period applicable to such Security (x) is calculated based on a Conversion Rate adjusted on account of any event described in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 10.06 and (y) includes any shares of Common Stock that entitle their holder to participate in such event, then, notwithstanding the Conversion Rate adjustment provisions in this Section 10.06, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such event will not be made for such converting Holder for such Trading Day. Instead, such Holder will be treated as if such Holder were the record owner of the Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.
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For purposes of this Section 10.06, effective date means the first date on which the Common Stock trade on the Relevant Stock Exchange, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.
For purposes of this Section 10.06, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock. The Company shall not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company. The Company shall not pay any dividend or distribution on shares of Capital Stock of the Company held in the treasury of the Company to the extent such dividend or distribution would be made in an amount based on the amount of a dividend or distribution paid on the Common Stock.
No Adjustment . The Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted for any transaction or event other than for any transaction or event described in this Article 10. Without limiting the foregoing, the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted:
upon the issuance of any Common Stock pursuant to any present or future plan providing for the reinvestment of dividends or interest payable on the Companys securities and the investment of additional optional amounts in shares of Common Stock under any plan;
upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock or options or rights to purchase those shares pursuant to any present or future employee, director or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Company or any of the Companys Subsidiaries (or the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such options or other rights);
upon the issuance of any Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (ii) above and outstanding as of the date the Securities were first issued;
for accrued and unpaid interest, if any;
repurchases of Common Stock that are not tender offers or exchange offers pursuant to Section 10.06(e), including structured or derivative transactions such as accelerated share repurchase transactions or similar forward derivatives;
solely for a change in the par value of the Common Stock; or
for the issuance of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or the right to purchase Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities, except as described in Section 10.06.
No adjustment in the Conversion Rate less than one percent (1%) of the Conversion Rate as last adjusted (or, if never adjusted, the initial Conversion Rate) shall be made pursuant to Section 10.06(a) through Section 10.06(e); provided , however , that (i) the Company shall carry
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forward any adjustments that are not made as a result of the foregoing and make such carried forward adjustments with respect to the Conversion Rate when the cumulative effect of all adjustments not yet made will result in a change of one percent (1%) or more of the Conversion Rate as last adjusted (or, if never adjusted, the initial Conversion Rate) and (ii) notwithstanding the foregoing, all such deferred adjustments that have not yet been made shall be made (including any adjustments that are less than one percent (1%) of the Conversion Rate as last adjusted (or, if never adjusted, the initial Conversion Rate)) (1) on the effective date of any Fundamental Change or Make-Whole Fundamental Change and (2) on (A) the Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) and (B) on each Trading Day of any Observation Period (in the case of Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, and in each case, after such adjustment shall be made such adjustments shall no longer be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment to the Conversion Rate).
No adjustment to the Conversion Rate need be made pursuant to Section 10.06 for a transaction (other than for share splits or share combinations pursuant to Section 10.06(a)) if the Company makes provision for each Holder to participate in the transaction, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of Common Stock participate in such transaction, without conversion, as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex Date or effective date, as applicable, of the transaction (without giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to Section 10.06 on account of such transaction), multiplied by principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Securities held by such Holder.
Other Adjustments . Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the computation of an average of the Closing Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts over a period of multiple Trading Days (including an Observation Period and the period for determining the Applicable Price for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), the Board of Directors, in its good faith determination, shall appropriately adjust such average to account for any event requiring, pursuant hereto, an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the effective date, Ex Date or expiration date of such event occurs at any time on or after the first Trading Day of such period and on or prior to the last Trading Day of such period.
Adjustments for Tax Purposes . Except as prohibited by law, the Company may (but is not obligated to) make such increases in the Conversion Rate, in addition to those required by Section 10.06 hereof, as it considers to be advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to any holders of Common Stock (or rights to purchase Common Stock) resulting from any dividend or distribution of stock (or rights to acquire stock) or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes or for any other reason.
Notice of Adjustment and Certain Events . (j) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officers Certificate describing in reasonable detail the adjustment and the method of calculation used and the Company shall promptly send to the Holders in accordance with Section 13.01 a notice of the adjustment setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the calculation thereof. The certificate and notice shall be conclusive evidence of the correctness of such adjustment. In the absence of an Officers Certificate being filed with the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee), the Trustee may assume without inquiry that the Conversion Rate has not been adjusted and that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge remains in effect.
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In case of any:
action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries that would require an adjustment to the Conversion Rate in accordance with Section 10.06 or Section 10.13;
Merger Event; or
voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company;
then the Company shall at least ten days prior to the anticipated effective date of such transaction or event cause written notice thereof to be sent to the Trustee and the Holders in accordance with Section 13.01. Such notice shall also specify, as applicable, the date or expected date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to a distribution and the date or expected date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, as the case may be. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such action by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up.
Effect of Reclassifications, Consolidations, Mergers, Binding Share Exchanges or Sales on Conversion Privilege . If on or after the date of this Indenture the Company:
reclassifies the Common Stock (other than a change as a result of a subdivision or combination of Common Stock to which Section 10.06(a) applies);
is party to a consolidation, merger or binding share exchange; or
sells, transfers, leases, conveys or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of the consolidated property or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
in each case, pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into or exchanged for, or would constitute solely the right to receive, cash, securities or other property (any such event, a Merger Event ), each $1,000 principal amount of converted Securities will, from and after the effective time of such Merger Event, be convertible into the same kind, type and proportions of consideration that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to such Merger Event would have received in such Merger Event ( Reference Property ) and, prior to or at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 9.01(a) providing for such change in the right to convert the Securities; provided , however , that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event (A) the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon conversion of Securities in accordance with Section 10.02 and (B) (I) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with Section 10.02 shall continue to be payable in cash, (II) any
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Common Stock that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with Section 10.02 shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of Common Stock would have received in such Merger Event and (III) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on a unit of Reference Property.
If the Merger Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration determined based in whole or in part upon any form of stockholder election, then (i) the Reference Property into which the Securities will be convertible 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 and (ii) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one share of Common Stock. The Company shall notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of such weighted average as soon as reasonably practicable after such determination is made. If the holders receive only cash in such Merger Event, then for all conversions that occur after the effective date of such Merger Event (A) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Securities shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (as may be increased pursuant to Section 10.14), multiplied by the price paid per share of Common Stock in such Merger Event and (B) the Company shall satisfy its Conversion Obligation by paying cash to converting Holders on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date.
The supplemental indenture referred to in the first sentence of this Section 10.11 shall provide for adjustments to the Conversion Rate that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments of the Conversion Rate provided for in this Article 10 and for the delivery of cash by the Company in lieu of fractional securities or property that would otherwise be deliverable to holders upon Conversion as part of the Reference Property, with such amount of cash determined by the Board of Directors in a manner as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to that used by the Company to determine the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock. The provisions of this Section 10.11 shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, binding share exchanges, sales, transfers, leases, conveyances or dispositions.
The Company shall not consummate any Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 10.11.
None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder to convert its Securities into Common Stock (and cash in lieu of any fractional share) as set forth in Section 10.01 and Section 10.02 prior to the effective date of such Merger Event.
In the event the Company shall execute a supplemental indenture in accordance with this Section 10.11, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officers Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of Reference Property receivable by Holders of the Securities upon the conversion of their Securities after any such Merger Event and any adjustment to be made with respect thereto.
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Trustees Disclaimer . The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall have no duty to determine the Conversion Rate (or any adjustment thereto) or whether any facts exist that may require that any adjustment under this Article 10 should be made, how it should be made or what such adjustment should be, but may accept as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such adjustment, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officers Certificate with respect thereto which the Company is obligated to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.10 hereof. Neither the Trustee nor any other Conversion Agent makes any representation as to the validity or value of any securities or assets issued upon conversion of Securities, and neither the Trustee nor any other Conversion Agent shall be responsible for the failure by the Company to comply with any provisions of this Article 10 or to monitor any Persons compliance with this Article 10.
The Trustee shall not be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture executed pursuant to Section 10.11, but may accept as conclusive evidence of the correctness thereof, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officers Certificate with respect thereto which the Company is obligated to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.11 hereof.
Rights Distributions Pursuant to Shareholders Rights Plans . To the extent that on or after the date of this Indenture the Company adopts a rights plan (i.e., a poison pill) and such plan is in effect upon conversion of any Security or a portion thereof, the Company shall make provision such that each Holder thereof shall receive, in addition to, and concurrently with the delivery of, the Common Stock due upon conversion, the rights described in such plan, unless the rights have separated from the Common Stock before the time of conversion, in which case the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all holders of Common Stock, Distributed Property as described in Section 10.06(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.
Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Securities Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes . (k) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Conversion Rate applicable to each Security that is surrendered for conversion, in accordance with this Article 10, at any time during the period (the Make-Whole Conversion Period ) from, and including, the effective date (the Effective Date ) of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (which Effective Date the Company shall disclose in the written notice referred to in Section 10.14(e)) (A) if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change does not also constitute a Fundamental Change, to, and including, the Close of Business on the date that is thirty (30) Business Days after the later of (i) such Effective Date and (ii) the date the Company sends to Holders the relevant notice of the Effective Date or (B) if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change also constitutes a Fundamental Change, to, and including, the Close of Business on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date corresponding to such Fundamental Change, shall be increased to an amount equal to the Conversion Rate that would, but for this Section 10.14, otherwise apply to such Security pursuant to this Article 10, plus an amount equal to the Make-Whole Applicable Increase.
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As used herein, Make-Whole Applicable Increase shall mean, with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the amount, set forth in the following table, which corresponds to the Effective Date and the Applicable Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change:
Applicable Price |
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Effective Date 6 |
$17.30 | $18.00 | $19.00 | $20.41 | $22.00 | $23.00 | $24.00 | $25.00 | $26.00 | $28.00 | $30.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issue Date |
8.8174 | 9.4140 | 7.8160 | 5.9825 | 4.3931 | 3.5915 | 2.9162 | 2.3477 | 1.8700 | 1.1354 | 0.6284 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 st Anniversary of the Issue Date |
8.8174 | 9.4392 | 7.7722 | 5.8736 | 4.2454 | 3.4330 | 2.7548 | 2.1893 | 1.7190 | 1.0073 | 0.5284 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 nd Anniversary of the Issue Date |
8.8174 | 9.2734 | 7.5329 | 5.5726 | 3.9200 | 3.1100 | 2.4437 | 1.8972 | 1.4506 | 0.7935 | 0.3710 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 rd Anniversary of the Issue Date |
8.8174 | 8.8196 | 6.9915 | 4.9712 | 3.3200 | 2.5369 | 1.9111 | 1.4139 | 1.0214 | 0.4754 | 0.1599 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 th Anniversary of the Issue Date |
8.8174 | 7.9568 | 5.9772 | 3.8730 | 2.2716 | 1.5726 | 1.0539 | 0.6751 | 0.4030 | 0.0892 | 0.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 th Anniversary of the Issue Date |
8.8174 | 6.5696 | 3.6456 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 |
provided , however , that:
if the actual Applicable Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is between two (2) Applicable Prices listed in the table above under the row titled Applicable Price, or if the actual Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is between two Effective Dates listed in the table above in the column immediately below the title Effective Date, then the Make-Whole Applicable Increase for such Make-Whole Fundamental Change shall be determined by linear interpolation between the Make-Whole Applicable Increases set forth for such higher and lower Applicable Prices, or for such earlier and later Effective Dates based on a three hundred and sixty five (365) day year, as applicable;
if the actual Applicable Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is greater than $30.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Applicable Prices pursuant to Section 10.14(b)(iii)), or if the actual Applicable Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is less than $17.30 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Applicable Prices pursuant to Section 10.14(b)(iii)), then the Make-Whole Applicable Increase shall be equal to zero (0);
if an event occurs that requires, pursuant to this Article 10 (other than solely pursuant to this Section 10.14), an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, then, on the date and at the time such adjustment is so required to be made, each Applicable Price set forth in the table above under the column titled Applicable Price shall be deemed to be adjusted so that such Applicable Price, at and after such time, shall be equal to the product of (A) such Applicable Price as in effect immediately before such adjustment to such Applicable Price and (B) a fraction the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before such adjustment to the Conversion Rate and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate to be in effect, in accordance with this Article 10, immediately after such adjustment to the Conversion Rate;
6 | Date of each Effective Date to be inserted in the executed Indenture. |
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each Make-Whole Applicable Increase amount set forth in the table above shall be adjusted in the same manner, for the same events and at the same time as the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to Section 10.06 through Section 10.13; and
Subject to Section 10.11, upon surrender of Securities for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, at its option, satisfy the related Conversion Obligation by Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement in accordance with Section 10.02; provided , however , that if at the effective time of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (c) of the definition of Change in Control the consideration for the Common Stock is composed entirely of cash, for any conversion of Securities following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Conversion Obligation shall be calculated based solely on the Applicable Price for the transaction and shall be deemed to be an amount equal to, per $1,000 principal amount of converted Securities, the Conversion Rate (including any Make-Whole Applicable Increase), multiplied by such Applicable Price. In such event, the Conversion Obligation will be determined and shall be paid to Holders in cash on the third Business Day following the Conversion Date.
As used herein, Applicable Price shall have the following meaning with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change: (i) if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is a transaction or series of transactions described in clause (c) of the definition of Change in Control and the consideration (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to statutory appraisal rights) for Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change consists solely of cash, then the Applicable Price with respect to such Make-Whole Fundamental Change shall be equal to the cash amount paid per share of Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and (ii) in all other circumstances, the Applicable Price with respect to such Make-Whole Fundamental Change shall be equal to the average of the Closing Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days immediately preceding, but excluding, the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, which average shall be appropriately adjusted by the Board of Directors, in its good faith determination, to account for any adjustment, pursuant hereto, to the Conversion Rate that shall become effective, or any event requiring, pursuant hereto, an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex Date of such event occurs, at any time during such five (5) consecutive Trading Days.
The Company shall send to each Holder, in accordance with Section 13.01, written notice of the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change within ten (10) days after such Effective Date. Each such notice shall also state that, in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall increase, in accordance herewith, the Conversion Rate applicable to Securities entitled as provided herein to such increase (along with a description of how such increase shall be calculated and the time periods during which Securities must be surrendered in order to be entitled to such increase, including, without limitation, the last day of the Make-Whole Conversion Period).
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For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 10.14 shall not affect or diminish the Companys obligations, if any, pursuant to Article 3 with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that also constitutes a Fundamental Change.
Nothing in this Section 10.14 shall prevent an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.06 in respect of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.
Applicable Stock Exchange Restrictions . Notwithstanding anything in this Article 10 to the contrary, in the event of any increase in the Conversion Rate that would result in the Securities in the aggregate becoming convertible into shares of Common Stock in excess of the share issuance limitations of the listing rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, the Company shall, at its option (but without delaying delivery of consideration upon any conversion), either obtain stockholder approval of such issuances or deliver cash consideration in lieu of any shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon conversions in excess of such limitations (calculated based on the applicable Settlement Amount determined as though the Company elected Cash Settlement with respect to those shares of Common Stock in excess of such limitations).
CONCERNING THE HOLDERS
Action by Holders . Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Securities may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action, the Holders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced (i) by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Holders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, (ii) by the record of the Holders voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Holders duly called and held in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 or (iii) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Holders. Whenever the Company or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the Holders of the Securities, the Company or the Trustee may fix, but shall not be required to, in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Holders entitled to take such action. The record date if one is selected shall be not more than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of commencement of solicitation of such action.
Proof of Execution by Holders . Subject to the provisions of Section 12.05, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Holder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee. The holding of Securities shall be proved by the security register of the Registrar or by a certificate of the Registrar. The record of any Holders meeting shall be proved in the manner provided in Section 12.06.
Persons Deemed Absolute Owners . The Company, the Trustee, any authenticating agent, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent and any Registrar may deem the Person in whose name a Security shall be registered upon the security register of the Registrar to be, and may treat it as, the absolute owner of such Security (whether or not such Security shall be overdue and
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notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by any Person other than the Company or any Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of and (subject to Section 2.12 and Section 4.01) accrued and unpaid interest on such Security, or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable, for conversion of such Security and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any authenticating agent nor any Paying Agent nor any Conversion Agent nor any Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments so made to any Holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be valid, and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for monies payable upon any such Security. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Securities following an Event of Default, any holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Security may directly enforce against the Company, without the consent, solicitation, proxy, authorization or any other action of the Depository or any other Person, such holders right to exchange such beneficial interest for a Physical Security in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
HOLDERS MEETINGS
Purpose of Meetings . A meeting of Holders may be called at any time and from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Article 12 for any of the following purposes:
to give any notice to the Company or to the Trustee or to give any directions to the Trustee permitted under this Indenture, or to consent to the waiving of any Default or Event of Default hereunder and its consequences, or to take any other action authorized to be taken by Holders pursuant to any of the provisions of Article 6;
to remove the Trustee and nominate a successor trustee pursuant to the provisions of Article 7;
to consent to the execution of an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.02; or
to take any other action authorized to be taken by or on behalf of the Holders of any specified aggregate principal amount of the Securities under any other provision of this Indenture or under applicable law.
Call of Meetings by Trustee . The Trustee may at any time call a meeting of Holders to take any action specified in Section 12.01, to be held at such time and at such place as the Trustee shall determine. Notice of every meeting of the Holders, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting and the establishment of any record date pursuant to Section 11.01, shall be sent to Holders of such Securities at their addresses as they shall appear on the security register of the Registrar. Such notice shall also be sent to the Company. Such notices shall be sent not less than twenty (20) nor more than ninety (90) days prior to the date fixed for the meeting.
Any meeting of Holders shall be valid without notice if the Holders of all Securities then outstanding are present in person or by proxy or if notice is waived before or after the meeting by the Holders of all Securities outstanding, and if the Company and the Trustee are either present by duly authorized representatives or have, before or after the meeting, waived notice.
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Call of Meetings by Company or Holders . In case at any time the Company, pursuant to a Board Resolution, or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, shall have requested the Trustee to call a meeting of Holders, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, and the Trustee shall not have sent the notice of such meeting within twenty (20) days after receipt of such request, then the Company or such Holders may determine the time and the place for such meeting and may call such meeting to take any action authorized in Section 12.01, by sending notice thereof as provided in Section 12.02.
Qualifications for Voting . To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Holders a Person shall (a) be a Holder of one or more Securities on the record date pertaining to such meeting or (b) be a Person appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy by a Holder of one or more Securities on the record date pertaining to such meeting. The only Persons who shall be entitled to be present or to speak at any meeting of Holders shall be the Persons entitled to vote at such meeting and their counsel and any representatives of the Trustee and its counsel and any representatives of the Company and its counsel.
Regulations . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee may make such reasonable regulations as it may deem advisable for any meeting of Holders, in regard to proof of the holding of Securities and of the appointment of proxies, and in regard to the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall think fit.
The Trustee shall, by an instrument in writing, appoint a temporary chairman of the meeting, unless the meeting shall have been called by the Company or by Holders as provided in Section 12.03, in which case the Company or the Holders calling the meeting, as the case may be, shall in like manner appoint a temporary chairman. A permanent chairman and a permanent secretary of the meeting shall be elected by vote of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities represented at the meeting and entitled to vote at the meeting.
Subject to the provisions of Section 2.09, at any meeting of Holders each Holder or proxyholder shall be entitled to one vote for each $1,000 principal amount of Securities held or represented by such Holder or proxyholder, as the case may be; provided , however , that no vote shall be cast or counted at any meeting in respect of any Security challenged as not outstanding and ruled by the chairman of the meeting to be not outstanding. The chairman of the meeting shall have no right to vote other than by virtue of Securities held by it or instruments in writing as aforesaid duly designating it as the proxy to vote on behalf of other Holders. Any meeting of Holders duly called pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.02 or Section 12.03 may be adjourned from time to time by the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Securities represented at the meeting, whether or not constituting a quorum, and the meeting may be held as so adjourned without further notice.
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Voting . The vote upon any resolution submitted to any meeting of Holders shall be by written ballot on which shall be subscribed the signatures of the Holders or of their representatives by proxy and the outstanding principal amount of the Securities held or represented by them. The permanent chairman of the meeting shall appoint two inspectors of votes who shall count all votes cast at the meeting for or against any resolution and who shall make and file with the secretary of the meeting their verified written reports in duplicate of all votes cast at the meeting. A record in duplicate of the proceedings of each meeting of Holders shall be prepared by the secretary of the meeting and there shall be attached to said record the original reports of the inspectors of votes on any vote by ballot taken thereat and affidavits by one or more Persons having knowledge of the facts setting forth a copy of the notice of the meeting and showing that said notice was sent as provided in Section 12.02. The record shall show the principal amount of the Securities voting in favor of or against any resolution. The record shall be signed and verified by the affidavits of the permanent chairman and secretary of the meeting and one of the duplicates shall be delivered to the Company and the other to the Trustee to be preserved by the Trustee, the latter to have attached thereto the ballots voted at the meeting.
Any record so signed and verified shall be conclusive evidence of the matters therein stated.
No Delay of Rights by Meeting . Nothing contained in this Article 12 shall be deemed or construed to authorize or permit, by reason of any call of a meeting of Holders or any rights expressly or impliedly conferred hereunder to make such call, any hindrance or delay in the exercise of any right or rights conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders under any of the provisions of this Indenture or of the Securities. Nothing contained in this Article 12 shall be deemed or construed to limit any Holders actions pursuant to the Applicable Procedures so long as the Securities are Global Securities.
MISCELLANEOUS
Notices . Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the other shall be deemed to be duly given if made in writing and delivered:
by hand (in which case such notice shall be effective upon delivery);
by facsimile or other electronic transmission (in which case such notice shall be effective upon receipt of confirmation of good transmission thereof); or
by overnight delivery by a nationally recognized courier service (in which case such notice shall be effective on the Business Day immediately after being deposited with such courier service),
in each case to the recipient partys address set forth in this Section 13.01; provided , however , that notices to the Trustee shall only be effective upon the Trustees actual receipt thereof. The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.
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Any notice or communication sent to a Holder shall be sent to the Holder at its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication to be delivered to a Holder of a Global Security shall be transmitted to the Depository in accordance with its Applicable Procedures. Failure to send or transmit a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.
If a notice or communication to a Holder is sent in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.
If the Company sends or transmits a notice or communication to Holders, it shall send a copy to the Trustee and each Securities Agent at the same time. If the Trustee or the Securities Agent is required, pursuant to the express terms of this Indenture or the Securities, to send a notice or communication to Holders, the Trustee or the Securities Agent, as the case may be, shall also send a copy of such notice or communication to the Company.
All notices or communications shall be in writing.
The Companys address is:
Symantec Corporation
350 Ellis St.
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: Scott C. Taylor
Fax:
Email:
With a copy to:
Fenwick & West LLP
555 California Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Attention: Douglas N. Cogen, David K. Michaels
Fax:
Email:
The Trustees address is:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
333 S. Grand Avenue, 5 th Floor, Suite 5A
MAC: E2064-05A
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Attention: Corporate, Municipal and Escrow Services
Facsimile: 213-253-7598
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The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions ( Instructions ), given pursuant to this Indenture and delivered using the following communications methods: e-mail, facsimile transmission, secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection with its services hereunder (collectively, Electronic Means ); provided , however , that the Company shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing officers with the authority to provide such Instructions ( Authorized Officers ) and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Company whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Trustees understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Company understands and agrees that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Company shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Trustee and that the Company and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Company. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses (except to the extent attributable to the Trustees gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith) arising directly or indirectly from the Trustees reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the Company; (iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv) to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures.
Communication by Holders with Other Holders . To the extent the TIA is then applicable: (A) The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c) and (B) Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Securities.
Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent . Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:
an Officers Certificate stating that, in the opinion of the signatories to such Officers Certificate, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and
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an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.
Each signatory to an Officers Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel may (if so stated) rely, effectively, upon an Opinion of Counsel as to legal matters and an Officers Certificate or certificates of public officials or other representations or documents as to factual matters.
Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion . Each Officers Certificate or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and shall include:
a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;
a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;
a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and
a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been complied with.
Rules by Trustee and Agents . The Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for their respective functions.
Legal Holidays . If a payment date is not a Business Day, payment may be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day, and no interest shall accrue on that payment for the intervening period.
Duplicate Originals . The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart thereof.
Facsimile and PDF Delivery of Signature Pages . The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or portable document format ( PDF ) transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.
Governing Law . THIS INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE SECURITIES, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating solely to this Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby, to the general jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York or the United States Federal District Court sitting for the Southern District of New York (and appellate courts thereof);
consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts, and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same to the extent permitted by applicable law;
agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the party, as the case may be, at its address set forth in Section 13.01 or at such other address of which the other party shall have been notified pursuant thereto;
agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in any other jurisdiction for recognition and enforcement of any judgment or if jurisdiction in the courts referenced in the foregoing clause (a) are not available despite the intentions of the parties hereto;
agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court may be enforced in the courts of any jurisdiction to which such party is subject by a suit upon such judgment, provided that service of process is effected upon such party in the manner specified herein or as otherwise permitted by law;
agrees that to the extent that such party has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, such party hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Indenture, to the extent permitted by law; and
irrevocably and unconditionally waives trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding in relation to this Indenture or the Securities.
No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements . This Indenture may not be used to interpret another indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.
Successors . All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Securities shall bind its successors and assigns. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.
Separability . In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and a Holder shall have no claim therefor against any party hereto.
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Table of Contents, Headings, Etc. The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture 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.
Calculations in Respect of the Securities . The Company and its agents shall make all calculations under this Indenture and the Securities. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock, the number of shares deliverable upon conversion, adjustments to the Conversion Price and the Conversion Rate, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Settlement Amounts, the Daily Conversion Values, the Conversion Rate of the Securities, the amount of conversion consideration deliverables in respect of any conversion and the amounts of interest payable on the Securities. The Company and its agents shall make all of these calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, such calculations shall be final and binding on all Holders. The Company shall provide a copy of such calculations to the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) as required hereunder, and, the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the accuracy of any such calculation without independent verification. The Trustee will forward the Companys calculations to any Holder upon the request of that Holder at the sole cost and expense of the Company.
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees or Shareholders . None of the Companys past, present or future directors, officers, employees or stockholders, as such, shall have any liability for any of the Companys obligations under this Indenture or the Securities or for any claim based on, or in respect or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each holder waives and releases all such liability. This waiver and release is part of the consideration for the issue of the Securities.
Force Majeure . In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies, or conflicts with another provision which is required or deemed to be included in this Indenture by the TIA, such required or deemed provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA which may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.
No Security Interest Created . Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, expressed or implied, shall be construed to constitute a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, as now or hereafter enacted and in effect, in any jurisdiction.
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Benefits of Indenture. Nothing in this Indenture or in the Securities, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the Holders, the parties hereto, any Securities Agent and their successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.
Withholding. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, as applicable, shall have the right to deduct and withhold from any payment or distribution made with respect to this Indenture and any Security (or the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Security) such amounts as are required to be deducted or withheld with respect to the making of such payment or distribution (or issuance) under any applicable tax law (inclusive of rules, regulations and interpretations promulgated by competent authorities) without liability therefor. To the extent that any amounts are so deducted or withheld, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Security as having been paid to the Holder. In the event the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent previously remitted any amounts to a governmental entity on account of taxes required to be deducted or withheld in respect of any payment or distribution (or deemed distribution) under this Indenture or with respect to any Security, the Company, the Registrar, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to offset any such amounts against any amounts otherwise payable in respect of this Indenture or any Security (or the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion).
U.S.A. Patriot Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may reasonably request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
SYMANTEC CORPORATION | ||
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Title: |
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as Trustee, Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent | ||
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EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
[INSERT SECURITY PRIVATE PLACEMENT LEGEND AND GLOBAL SECURITY LEGEND, AS REQUIRED]
[THIS SECURITY IS A SPONSOR SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE] 7
Symantec Corporation
Certificate No.
2.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2021 (the Securities )
CUSIP No. [ ]*
ISIN No. [ ]*
Symantec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company, which term includes any successor corporation or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received, hereby promises to pay to [ ] 8 [Cede & Co.] 9 , or its registered assigns, the principal sum [of [ ] dollars ($[ ])] 10 [as set forth in the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in the Global Security attached hereto, which amount, taken together with the principal amounts of all other outstanding Securities, shall not, unless permitted by the Indenture, exceed one billion two hundred and fifty million dollars ($1,250,000,000) in aggregate at any time, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depository] 11 , on [ ], 2021 (the Maturity Date ), and to pay interest thereon, as provided on the reverse hereof, until the principal and any unpaid and accrued interest are paid or duly provided for.
Interest Payment Dates: [__] and [__].
Record Dates: [__] and [__].
The provisions on the back of this certificate are incorporated as if set forth on the face hereof.
7 | This is included for Sponsor Securities. |
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Restricted Sponsor Global Security CUSIP No. [__] and ISIN No. [__].
Unrestricted Sponsor Global Security CUSIP No. [__] and ISIN No. [__]. Restricted Non-Sponsor Global Security CUSIP No. [__] and ISIN No. [__]. Unrestricted Non-Sponsor Global Security CUSIP No. [__] and ISIN No. [__]. |
8 | This is included for Physical Securities. |
9 | This is included for Global Securities. |
10 | This is included for Physical Securities. |
11 | This is included for Global Securities. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Symantec Corporation has caused this instrument to be duly signed.
SYMANTEC CORPORATION | ||
By: | ||
Name: Title: |
Dated:
TRUSTEES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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Authorized Signatory |
Dated:
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[Authentication Page for Symantec Corporations 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021]
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[FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]
Symantec Corporation
2.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2021
1. Interest . Symantec Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest, payable semi-annually in arrears, on [__] and [__] of each year, with the first payment to be made on [__], 2017. Interest on the Securities will accrue on the principal amount from, and including, the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for or, if no interest has been paid, from, and including, [__], 2016, in each case to, but excluding, the next Interest Payment Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. The Company shall pay, in cash, interest on any overdue amount (including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, overdue interest) at the rate borne by the Securities. In certain circumstances, Additional Interest will be payable in accordance with Section 6.02(b) of the Indenture (as defined below) and any reference to interest shall be deemed to include any such Additional Interest.
2. Maturity . The Securities will mature on the Maturity Date.
3. Method of Payment. Except as provided in the Indenture, the Company will pay interest on the Securities to the Persons who are Holders of record of Securities at the Close of Business on the Record Date set forth on the face of this Security immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date. Holders must surrender Securities to a Paying Agent to collect the principal amount plus, if applicable, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, or the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, payable as herein provided on the Maturity Date, or on any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, as applicable.
4. Paying Agent, Registrar, Conversion Agent . Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the Trustee ) will act as Paying Agent, Registrar and Conversion Agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent, Registrar or Conversion Agent without prior notice.
5. Indenture . The Company issued the Securities under an Indenture dated as of [__], 2016 (the Indenture ) between the Company and the Trustee. The Securities are subject to all terms set forth in the Indenture, and Holders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of such terms. The Securities are unsecured senior obligations of the Company limited to $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount, except as otherwise provided in the Indenture (and except for Securities issued in substitution for destroyed, lost or wrongfully taken Securities). Terms used herein without definition and which are defined in the Indenture have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of this Security and the terms of the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall control.
6. Redemption . No redemption or sinking fund is provided for the Securities.
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7. Repurchase at Option of Holder Upon a Fundamental Change . Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, in the event of a Fundamental Change, each Holder of the Securities shall have the right, at the Holders option, to require the Company to repurchase such Holders Securities, including any portion thereof which is $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date at a price payable in cash equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.
8. Conversion . The Securities shall be convertible into cash, Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock, as applicable, as specified in the Indenture. To convert a Security, a Holder must satisfy the requirements of Section 10.02(a) of the Indenture. A Holder may convert a portion of a Security if the portion is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof.
Upon conversion of a Security, the Holder thereof shall be entitled to receive the cash and/or Common Stock payable upon conversion in accordance with Article 10 of the Indenture.
9. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Securities are in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount. The transfer of Securities may be registered and Securities may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents. No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with certain transfers or exchanges as set forth in the Indenture. The Company or the Trustee, as the case may be, shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Security for which a Repurchase Notice has been delivered, and not withdrawn, in accordance with the Indenture, except the unrepurchased portion of Securities being repurchased in part.
10. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Security will be treated as its owner for all purposes. Only registered Holders of Securities shall have the rights under the Indenture.
11. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers . The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities, and in certain other circumstances, with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities and in other circumstances with consent of the Holders of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities, to amend or supplement the Indenture or the Securities.
12. Defaults and Remedies. Subject to certain exceptions, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company or the Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding by notice to the Company and the Trustee may declare the principal of, and any accrued and unpaid interest on, all Securities to be due and payable immediately. If any of certain bankruptcy or insolvency-related Events of Default occurs and is continuing, the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, all the Securities shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. Subject to certain
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exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may rescind or annul an acceleration and its consequences if certain conditions specified in the Indenture are satisfied.
13. Trustee Dealings with the Company. The Trustee under the Indenture, or any banking institution serving as successor Trustee thereunder, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for, the Company or its Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates, as if it were not Trustee.
14. Authentication. This Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent in accordance with the Indenture.
15. Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entirety), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gifts to Minors Act).
16. Ranking . The Securities shall be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equal in right of payment to all senior unsecured indebtedness of the Company, and will rank senior in right of payment to any indebtedness that is contractually subordinated to the Securities.
THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH TO ANY HOLDER UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE A COPY OF THE INDENTURE. REQUESTS MAY BE MADE TO:
Symantec Corporation
350 Ellis St.
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: Scott C. Taylor
Fax:
Email:
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ATTACHMENT 1
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NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Security in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever and be guaranteed by a guarantor institution participating in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or in such other guarantee program acceptable to the Registrar, or be notarized. | ||||
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In connection with any transfer of this Security occurring prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the undersigned confirms that it is making, and it has not utilized any general solicitation or general advertising in connection with, the transfer:
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to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act ( Rule 144A )) that purchases for its own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer and to whom notice is given that such transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, in each case pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144A; | ||
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Unless one of the items (1) through (5) is checked, the Registrar will refuse to register any of the Securities evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered Holder thereof; provided , however , that if item (4) or (5) is checked, the Company, the transfer agent or the Registrar may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Securities, in their sole discretion, such written certifications and, in the case of item (5), such other evidence or legal opinions required by the Indenture to confirm that such transfer is being made pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
If none of the foregoing items are checked, the Trustee or Registrar shall not be obligated to register this Security in the name of any person other than the Holder hereof unless and until the conditions to any such transfer of registration set forth herein and in the Indenture shall have been satisfied.
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ATTACHMENT 2
FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE
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ATTACHMENT 3
FORM OF REPURCHASE NOTICE
Certificate No. of Security:
Principal Amount of this Security: $
If you want to elect to have this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Indenture, check the box: ¨
If you want to elect to have only part of this Security purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.01 of the Indenture, state the principal amount to be so purchased by the Company:
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SCHEDULE A 12
SCHEDULE OF INCREASES AND DECREASES IN THE GLOBAL SECURITY
Symantec Corporation
2.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2021
The initial principal amount of this Global Security is DOLLARS ($ ). The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:
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EXHIBIT B-1A
FORM OF SECURITIES PRIVATE PLACEMENT LEGEND
Each Global Security and Physical Security that constitutes a Restricted Security shall bear the following Security Private Placement Legend :
THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT ), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SYMANTEC CORPORATION (THE COMPANY ) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS SECURITY WAS ISSUED), EXCEPT:
(A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(D) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER TO A SECURITY THAT DOES NOT BEAR A SECURITY PRIVATE PLACEMENT LEGEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH (D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED BY THE COMPANY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
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EXHIBIT B-1B
FORM OF COMMON STOCK PRIVATE PLACEMENT LEGEND
Each share of Common Stock that constitutes a Restricted Security shall bear the following Common Stock Private Placement Legend :
THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE SECURITIES ACT ), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:
AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SYMANTEC CORPORATION (THE COMPANY ) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS SECURITY WAS ISSUED), EXCEPT:
(A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR
(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(C) TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR
(D) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER TO A SECURITY THAT DOES NOT BEAR A COMMON STOCK PRIVATE PLACEMENT LEGEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH (D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
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EXHIBIT B-2
FORM OF LEGEND FOR GLOBAL SECURITY
Any Global Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear a legend (which would be in addition to any other legends required in the case of a Restricted Security) in substantially the following form:
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITORY OR A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITORY. THIS SECURITY IS NOT EXCHANGEABLE FOR SECURITIES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY OR ITS NOMINEE EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TO THE DEPOSITORY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ( DTC ), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR CEDE & CO. OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSORS NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 2.15 AND 2.16 OF THE INDENTURE.
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EXHIBIT C
Form of Notice of Transfer Pursuant to Registration Statement
Symantec Corporation
350 Ellis St.
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: Scott C. Taylor
Fax:
Email:
Wells Fargo Corporate Trust-DAPS Reorg
6 th & Marquette Ave 12 th Floor
MAC N9303-121
Minneapolis, MN 55479
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Re: Symantec Corporation (the Company ) 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2021 (the Securities )
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Please be advised that has transferred $ aggregate principal amount of the Securities (CUSIP: ) and shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issuable on conversion of the Securities ( Common Stock ) pursuant to an effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- ).
Very truly yours, | ||
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER
Wells Fargo Corporate Trust-DAPS Reorg
6 th & Marquette Ave 12 th Floor
MAC N9303-121
Minneapolis, MN 55479
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Re: | 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 |
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of [__], 2016 (the Indenture), among Symantec Corporation (the Company) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
(the Transferor) owns and proposes to transfer [an interest in the Restricted Global Security][the Physical Security held in the name of ] (CUSIP: ) in the principal amount of $ (the Transfer), to (the Transferee) [who will take an interest in the (CUSIP: )]. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:
[EITHER CHECK BOX 1 AND THE BOX IN THE APPLICABLE LETTERED PARAGRAPH UNDERNEATH, BOX 2, BOX 3 OR BOX 4]
1. [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL SECURITY (OTHER THAN A SPONSOR GLOBAL SECURITY).
(a) [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT. Such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and, if applicable, in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
(b) [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO RULE 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Security Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Security Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Security and in the Indenture.
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(c) [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFER IS PURSUANT TO OTHER EXEMPTION. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Security Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Security Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Security and in the Indenture.
2. [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL SECURITY (OTHER THAN A SPONSOR GLOBAL SECURITY). The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. The Restricted Global Securities will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Security Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Securities and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
3. [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL SECURITY THAT IS A SPONSOR GLOBAL SECURITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INVESTMENT AGREEMENT. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Section 4.16(b) of the Investment Agreement to (i) a Purchasers Affiliate that executes and delivers to the Company a Joinder becoming a Purchaser party to the Investment Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement and a duly completed and executed IRS Form W-9 (or a substantially equivalent form) or (ii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Capitalized terms used in clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph 3 but not defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Investment Agreement.
4. [ ] CHECK IF TRANSFEREE WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL SECURITY THAT IS A SPONSOR GLOBAL SECURITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INVESTMENT AGREEMENT. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Section 4.17(b) of the Investment Agreement to (i) a Purchasers Affiliate that (1) is an entity organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and is a U.S. Person and (2) executes and delivers to the Company a Joinder becoming a Purchaser party to the Investment Agreement
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and the Confidentiality Agreement and a duly completed and executed IRS Form W-9 or (ii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Capitalized terms used in clauses (i) and (ii) of this paragraph 4 but not defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Investment Agreement.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.
[Insert Name of Transferor] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Dated: |
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE
Wells Fargo Corporate Trust-DAPS Reorg
6 th & Marquette Ave 12 th Floor
MAC N9303-121
Minneapolis, MN 55479
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Re: | 2.00% Senior Convertible Notes due 2021 |
Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of [ ], 2016 (the Indenture), among Symantec Corporation (the Company) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.
(the Owner) owns and proposes to exchange an interest in the Restricted Global Security (CUSIP: ) in the principal amount of $ for an interest in (CUSIP: ) (the Exchange). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:
[EITHER CHECK BOX 1, BOX 2 OR BOX 3]
1. [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL SECURITY TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL SECURITY THAT IS A SPONSOR GLOBAL SECURITY.
In connection with the Exchange of the Owners beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security that is a Sponsor Global Security in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Security Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
2. [ ] CHECK IF EXCHANGE IS FROM BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL SECURITY TO BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AN UNRESTRICTED GLOBAL SECURITY THAT IS NOT A SPONSOR GLOBAL SECURITY.
In connection with the Exchange of the Owners beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security that is not a Sponsor Global Security in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owners own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Security Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.
3. [ ] CHECK IF OWNER WILL TAKE DELIVERY OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A RESTRICTED GLOBAL SECURITY THAT IS NOT A SPONSOR GLOBAL SECURITY. In connection with the Exchange of the Owners beneficial interest in a Sponsor Global Security that is for a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Security that is not a Sponsor Global Security in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that such beneficial interest being acquired is for the Owners own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Global Securities will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Security Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Securities and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.
This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.
[Insert Name of Owner] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Dated: |
EXHIBIT B
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF JOINDER
FORM OF JOINDER
The undersigned is executing and delivering this Joinder pursuant to that certain Investment Agreement dated as of June 12, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms thereof, the Investment Agreement ) by and among Symantec Corporation, Bain Capital Partners Fund XI, L.P., Bain Capital Europe Fund IV, L.P., Silver Lake Partners IV Cayman (AIV II), L.P. and any other Persons who become a party thereto in accordance with the terms thereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Joinder shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Investment Agreement.
By executing and delivering this Joinder to the Investment Agreement [and the Confidentiality Agreement (the Confidentiality Agreement ) between the Company and [Bain Capital Private Equity, LP ( Bain )][Silver Lake Management Company IV, L.L.C. ( Silver Lake )], dated as of [June 12, 2016][February 3, 2016],] 13 the undersigned hereby adopts and approves the Investment Agreement [and the Confidentiality Agreement] and agrees, effective commencing on the date hereof, to become a party to, and to be bound by and comply with the provisions of, the Investment Agreement [and the Confidentiality Agreement, in each case,] applicable to [a Purchaser][the Bain Purchaser][the SLP Purchaser] in the same manner as if the undersigned were [(i)] an original [Purchaser][Bain Purchaser][SLP Purchaser] signatory to the Investment Agreement [and (ii) signatory to the applicable Confidentiality Agreement as [Bain][Silver Lake]].
The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that Sections 6.02, 6.03, 6.07, 6.08 and 6.12 of the Investment Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis .
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Accordingly, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Joinder as of the [●] day of [●], [●].
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Title: |
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EXHIBIT C
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF ISSUER AGREEMENT
Form of Issuer Agreement
[ Date ]
[ Name of Lender ]
[ Address ]
Re: | Loan Agreement to be entered into by [ Name of Borrower ] |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter agreement is being entered into at the request of [ Name of Borrower ], a [ ] (the Borrower ), in connection with the Loan Agreement dated as of [ ] between the Borrower and [ Name of Lender ], as lender (including any agent acting therefor, the Lender ) (as amended and supplemented from time to time, and together with any security agreement executed in connection therewith, the Margin Loan Agreement , and the exercise of remedies by the Lender or other assignments, transfers or transactions with respect to the Pledged Convertible Notes or Pledged Common Stock (each as defined below) made in connection with a Coverage Event (as defined in the Margin Loan Agreement) or as otherwise contemplated by the Margin Loan Agreement, collectively, the Exercise of Remedies and, together with the Margin Loan Agreement, the Transactions ). For purposes of this letter agreement, Closing Date shall mean [ Date ]. Pursuant to the Margin Loan Agreement, the Lender is acquiring a first priority security interest in, inter alia , (x) [2.0% Convertible Notes due 2021] (the Convertible Notes and, upon crediting of such Convertible Notes to the Collateral Account, the Pledged Convertible Notes ) of Symantec Corporation (the Issuer ) issued pursuant to an indenture (the Indenture ) between the Issuer and [Wells Fargo Bank, National Association], as trustee (the Trustee ) and (y) certain shares of common stock of the Issuer that may be received upon conversion of the Convertible Notes from time to time (the Common Stock and, upon crediting of such shares of Common Stock to the Collateral Account, the Pledged Common Stock ) to secure the Borrowers obligations under the Margin Loan Agreement. The Pledged Convertible Notes and any Pledged Common Stock will be credited or delivered to, and held in, one or more accounts of Borrower at a third-party custodian (which may be the Lender or an affiliate thereof) (the Custodian ) in each case subject to the security interest granted under the Margin Loan Agreement (each, a Collateral Account , and collectively, the Collateral Accounts ). As used herein, Business Day means any day on which commercial banks are open in each of New York City, and DTC means the Depository Trust Company.
In connection with the Transactions:
1. | The Issuer confirms that based on the information provided to the Issuer prior to its execution of this letter agreement, it has no objection to the Transactions and none of the Transactions is subject to any insider trading or other policy or rule of the Issuer. |
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2. | The Issuer confirms that the loan contemplated by the Margin Loan Agreement is a Permitted Loan as defined in the Investment Agreement (as defined in the Indenture, the Investment Agreement ), and further agrees and acknowledges that the Borrower shall have the right to pledge or sell the Pledged Convertible Notes or Pledged Common Stock to the extent permitted in connection with Permitted Loans as described in the Investment Agreement. |
3. | The Issuer acknowledges that the Borrower can assign by way of security to the Lender its rights under Article [V] of the Investment Agreement under the Margin Loan Agreement, as permitted by Section [6.07(iv)(z)] of the Investment Agreement, and confirms that it has no objection to the assignment of such rights under Article [V] of the Investment Agreement pursuant to Section [●] of the Margin Loan Agreement or any transfers of Pledged Convertible Notes or Pledged Common Stock under such Article [V] related thereto, or any assignment of such rights under Article V made in connection with any Coverage Event or Exercise of Remedies. |
4. | Except as required by applicable law and stock exchange rules, as determined in good faith by the Issuer, the Issuer will not take any actions intended to hinder or delay any Exercise of Remedies by the Lender pursuant to the Margin Loan Agreement. Without limiting the generality of paragraphs 5 through 16 below, the Issuer agrees, upon Lenders request after the occurrence of a Coverage Event under the Margin Loan Agreement or in connection with any Exercise of Remedies, to cooperate in good faith (and in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of the Indenture and in accordance with applicable law) with the Lender, the Trustee and/or the transfer agent relating to the Common Stock in any transfer of Pledged Convertible Notes or Pledged Common Stock made pursuant to any exercise by the Lender of its remedies under the Margin Loan Agreement or otherwise, including with respect to the removal of any restrictive legends. |
5. | In connection with any Exercise of Remedies, the Issuer shall take such actions as are within its control to cause the transfer and settlement of Pledged Convertible Notes (in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of the Indenture) within three Business Days of notice by the Lender. Upon consummation of such transfer and settlement to the purchaser(s) designated by the Lender, such Pledged Convertible Note shall be (a) in book-entry DTC form if such Pledged Convertible Notes are (i) sold under a registration statement, (ii) sold under Rule 144 ( Rule 144 ) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ) or (iii) then in book-entry DTC form, or (b) otherwise, in the form of Physical Securities (as defined in the Indenture). |
6. | In connection with any Exercise of Remedies, the Issuer shall take such actions as are within its control to cause the transfer and settlement of any shares of Common Stock received upon conversion of the Pledged Convertible Notes within three Business Days of notice by the Lender. Upon consummation of such transfer and settlement to the purchaser(s) designated by the Lender, such shares of Common Stock shall be (a) in book-entry DTC form, without any restricted legends and bearing an unrestricted CUSIP, if such shares are (i) sold under a registration statement, (ii) sold under Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (iii) such shares are otherwise freely tradeable upon conversion, or (b) otherwise, in certificated form bearing the Common Stock Private Placement Legend set forth in the Indenture. |
7. | The Issuer will cause the Pledged Convertible Notes and/or Pledged Common Stock to be put into book-entry DTC form as of the Closing Date. |
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In connection with any Exercise of Remedies whereby all or any portion of the Pledged Convertible Notes or Pledged Common Stock is or may be sold in a private resale transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act prior to the first anniversary of the date of issuance of the relevant Pledged Convertible Notes, the Issuer shall provide, within three business days following a request by the Lender, a reasonable opportunity for a customary |
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business, legal and documentary diligence investigation to potential purchasers of such Pledged Convertible Notes and/or shares of Pledged Common Stock, as identified by the Lender in such notice, subject to customary non-disclosure agreements to be executed by any such purchaser; provided, that such diligence investigation is not unreasonably disruptive to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries. |
9. | The Issuer agrees with respect to any purchaser of Pledged Convertible Notes or Pledged Common Stock in a foreclosure sale (including the Lender or its affiliates) that is not, and has not been for the immediately preceding three months, an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act) of the Issuer, that, if such notes or shares are then eligible for resale under Rule 144 (and such purchaser has satisfied the holding period set forth in Rule 144(d)) and the Issuer meets the condition set forth in Rule 144(c)(1), it shall, upon request of such purchaser, remove any restrictive legend relating to Securities Act restrictions from such notes or shares and, if applicable, to cause any such notes to be exchanged for beneficial interests in global notes held by DTC or its nominee. |
10. | The Lender covenants and agrees with the Issuer that, to the extent the Pledged Convertible Notes consist of [Sponsor Securities] (as defined in the Indenture), then in connection with any exercise of remedies by the Lender pursuant to the Margin Loan Agreement whereby the Lender forecloses on, sells, or transfers the Pledged Convertible Notes to itself, any affiliate or a third party, it shall, in connection with any such foreclosure, sale or transfer, exchange such [Sponsor Securities] (as defined in the Indenture) in accordance with the Indenture for (i) if the [Sponsor Security] consists of beneficial interests in the [Sponsor Global Security] (as defined in the Indenture), beneficial interests in another [Global Security] or (ii) if the [Sponsor Security] is a [Physical Security] (as defined in the Indenture), for another Physical Security that is not a Sponsor Security, such that, in either case, the transferee thereto does not own or hold any beneficial interest in any [Sponsor Security]. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lender agrees and acknowledges that neither it nor any transferee that is not a [Bain Purchaser] or a [Silver Lake Purchaser] (as defined in the Investment Agreement) shall be allowed to hold a beneficial interest in the [Sponsor Global Security], own an [Physical Security] that is a Sponsor Security or exercise any conversions rights in respect thereof. |
11. | The Lender agrees and acknowledges that, prior to the occurrence of Coverage Event or an event of default or another event under the Margin Loan Agreement that results in or could result in any Exercise of Remedies, the Lender shall not have the right to rehypothecate, use, borrow, lend, pledge or sell the Pledged Convertible Notes or Pledged Common Stock; provided that, subject to paragraph 12 below in the case of an assignment, the Lender may pledge or assign its rights under the Margin Loan Agreement. |
12. | Any assignee of Lenders rights and obligations under the Margin Loan Agreement shall enter into a joinder to this Issuer Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, or shall deliver to the Issuer a counterpart, executed by the assignee, of a substantially identical agreement and the Issuer shall promptly accept such assignment. |
13. | The pledge by the Borrower of the Pledged Convertible Notes and the Pledged Common Stock pursuant to the Margin Loan Agreement, and any Exercise of Remedies by the Lender, are not restricted in any manner by the formation documents of the Issuer or any other agreement to which the Issuer is a party, other than the Investment Agreement and the Indenture. |
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14. | To the knowledge of the Issuer, neither the Pledged Convertible Notes nor the Pledged Common Stock is subject to any pledge, interest, mortgage, lien, encumbrance or right of setoff other than any such as may be created and may exist in favor of the Lender as a result of the Transactions. |
15. | The Issuer shall make all payments on the Pledged Convertible Notes and the Pledged Common Stock with a record date on and after the Closing Date to the Collateral Accounts (as irrevocably directed by the Borrower) or otherwise in accordance with the Margin Loan Agreement. |
16. | The Convertible Notes are valid and binding obligations of the Issuer enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms. The Common Stock is validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of pre-emptive or similar rights. |
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EXHIBIT C
A. Accepted and agreed,
Symantec Corporation, as Issuer | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
[ NAME OF LENDER ], as Lender | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
ANNEX A
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling securityholders, including their pledgees, donees, transferees, distributees, beneficiaries or other successors in interest, may from time to time offer some or all of the notes or shares of common stock (collectively, Securities ) covered by this prospectus. To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended and supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution.
The selling securityholders will not pay any of the costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration and sale of the Securities covered by this prospectus, but they will pay any and all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes, if any, attributable to sales of the Securities. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of our notes or the common stock underlying the notes.
The selling securityholders may sell the Securities covered by this prospectus from time to time, and may also decide not to sell all or any of the Securities that they are allowed to sell under this prospectus. The selling securityholders will act independently of us in making decisions regarding the timing, manner and size of each sale. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at privately negotiated prices. Sales may be made by the selling securityholders in one or more types of transactions, which may include:
| purchases by underwriters, dealers and agents who may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling securityholders and/or the purchasers of the Securities for whom they may act as agent; |
| one or more block transactions, including transactions in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the Securities as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction, or in crosses, in which the same broker acts as an agent on both sides of the trade; |
| ordinary brokerage transactions or transactions in which a broker solicits purchases; |
| purchases by a broker-dealer or market maker, as principal, and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
| the pledge of Securities for any loan or obligation, including pledges to brokers or dealers who may from time to time effect distributions of Securities, and, in the case of any collateral call or default on such loan or obligation, pledges or sales of Securities by such pledgees or secured parties; |
| short sales or transactions to cover short sales relating to the Securities; |
| one or more exchanges or over the counter market transactions; |
| through distribution by a selling securityholder or its successor in interest to its members, general or limited partners or shareholders (or their respective members, general or limited partners or shareholders); |
| privately negotiated transactions; |
| the writing of options, whether the options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; |
| distributions to creditors and equity holders of the selling securityholders; and |
| any combination of the foregoing, or any other available means allowable under applicable law. |
A selling securityholder may also resell all or a portion of its Securities in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ) provided it meets the criteria and conforms to the requirements of Rule 144 and all applicable laws and regulations.
The selling securityholders may enter into sale, forward sale and derivative transactions with third parties, or may sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. In connection with those sale, forward sale or derivative transactions, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus, including in short sale transactions and by issuing securities that are not covered by this prospectus but are exchangeable for or represent beneficial interests in the common stock. The third parties also may use shares received under those sale, forward sale or derivative arrangements or shares pledged by the selling securityholder or borrowed from the selling securityholders or others to settle such third-party sales or to close out any related open borrowings of common stock. The third parties may deliver this prospectus in connection with any such transactions. Any third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in a supplement or a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, as may be required.
In addition, the selling securityholders may engage in hedging transactions with broker-dealers in connection with distributions of Securities or otherwise. In those transactions, broker-dealers may engage in short sales of securities in the course of hedging the positions they assume with selling securityholders. The selling securityholders may also sell securities short and redeliver securities to close out such short positions. The selling securityholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers which require the delivery of securities to the broker-dealer. The broker-dealer may then resell or otherwise transfer such securities pursuant to this prospectus. The selling securityholders also may loan or pledge shares, and the borrower or pledgee may sell or otherwise transfer the Securities so loaned or pledged pursuant to this prospectus. Such borrower or pledgee also may transfer those Securities to investors in our securities or the selling securityholders securities or in connection with the offering of other securities not covered by this prospectus.
To the extent necessary, the specific terms of the offering of Securities, including the specific Securities to be sold, the names of the selling securityholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent, if any, and any applicable compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions paid to underwriters or agents or paid or allowed to dealers will be set forth in a supplement to this prospectus or a post-effective amendment to this registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The selling securityholders may, or may authorize underwriters, dealers and agents to, solicit offers from specified institutions to purchase Securities from the selling securityholders. These sales may be made under delayed delivery contracts or other purchase contracts that provide for payment and delivery on a specified future date. If necessary, any such contracts will be described and be subject to the conditions set forth in a supplement to this prospectus or a post-effective amendment to this registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
Broker-dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of commissions, discounts or concessions from the selling securityholders. Broker-dealers or agents may also receive compensation from the purchasers of Securities for whom they act as agents or to whom they sell as principals, or both. Compensation to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions and will be in amounts to be negotiated in connection with transactions involving securities. In effecting sales, broker-dealers engaged by the selling securityholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in the resales.
In connection with sales of Securities covered hereby, the selling securityholders and any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent and any other participating broker-dealer that executes sales for the selling securityholders may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act. Accordingly, any profits realized by the selling securityholders and any compensation earned by such underwriter, broker-dealer or agent may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions. Selling securityholders who are underwriters under the Securities Act must deliver this prospectus in the manner required by the Securities Act. This prospectus delivery requirement may be satisfied through the facilities of the NASDAQ Stock Market in accordance with Rule 153 under the Securities Act or satisfied in accordance with Rule 174 under the Securities Act.
We and the selling securityholders have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. In addition, we or the selling securityholders may agree to indemnify any underwriters, broker-dealers and agents against or contribute to any payments the underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be required to make with respect to, civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Underwriters, broker-dealers and agents and their affiliates are permitted to be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for us and our affiliates or the selling securityholders or their affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
The selling securityholders will be subject to the applicable provisions of Regulation M of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, which provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the Securities by the selling securityholders. Regulation M may also restrict the ability of any person engaged in the distribution of the Securities to engage in market-making activities with respect to the Securities. These restrictions may affect the marketability of such Securities.
In order to comply with applicable securities laws of some states or countries, the Securities may only be sold in those jurisdictions through registered or licensed brokers or dealers and in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In addition, in certain states or countries the Securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or country or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirements is available. In addition, any Securities of a selling securityholder covered by this prospectus that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold in open market transactions under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to this prospectus.
In connection with an offering of Securities under this prospectus, the underwriters may purchase and sell securities in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of securities than they are required to purchase in an offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the securities while an offering is in progress.
The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the underwriters have repurchased securities sold by or for the account of that underwriter in stabilizing or short-covering transactions.
These activities by the underwriters may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the Securities offered under this prospectus. As a result, the price of the Securities may be higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by the underwriters at any time. These transactions may be effected on the NASDAQ Stock Market or another securities exchange or automated quotation system, or in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.