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

December 6, 2016

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

TERADYNE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Massachusetts   001-06462   04-2272148

(State of

Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

600 Riverpark Drive, North Reading, MA 08164

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(978) 370-2700  

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Convertible Notes and the Indenture

On December 6, 2016, Teradyne, Inc. (the “Company”) priced its private offering of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 1.25% Senior Convertible Notes due 2023 (the “Initial Notes”). On December 9, 2016, the initial purchasers in such offering exercised their option to purchase an additional $60,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (the “Additional Notes” and together with the “Initial Notes”, the “Notes”). The Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations. The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated December 12, 2016 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. The Indenture includes customary covenants and sets forth certain events of default after which the Notes may be declared immediately due and payable and sets forth certain types of bankruptcy or insolvency events of default involving the Company after which the Notes become automatically due and payable.

The Notes will mature on December 15, 2023, unless earlier repurchased or converted. The Notes will bear interest from December 12, 2016 at a rate of 1.25% per year payable semiannually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2017. The Notes will be convertible at the option of the noteholders at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding September 15, 2023, only under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter beginning after March 31, 2017 (and only during such fiscal quarter), if the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.125 per share (the “Common Stock”) for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is greater than 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; (2) during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price (as defined in the Indenture) per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the closing sale price of the Common Stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; and (3) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. On or after September 15, 2023 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their Notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. The Company may satisfy its conversion obligation by paying or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of the Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Common Stock, at the Company’s election in the manner and subject to the terms and conditions provided in the Indenture. The conversion rate for the Notes will initially be 31.4102 shares per $1,000 principal amount, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $31.84 per share of the Common Stock. The initial conversion price of the Notes represents a premium of approximately 27.50% to the $24.97 per share closing price of the Common Stock on December 6, 2016. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

A copy of the Indenture (including the form of the Note) is attached as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated herein by reference (and this description is qualified in its entirety by reference to such document).

The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $450.8 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and the estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company used approximately $33.0 million of the net proceeds to pay the cost of the Note Hedge Transactions (as defined below) (after such cost was partially offset by the proceeds to the Company from the Warrant Transactions (as defined below)).

The Company used approximately $50.1 million of the net proceeds of the offering to repurchase 2.0 million shares of the Common Stock under its existing stock repurchase program from purchasers of the Notes in privately negotiated transactions effected through one or more of the initial purchasers or its affiliates conducted concurrently with the pricing of this offering, and intends to use the remainder of the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including to purchase additional shares of the Common Stock.


Convertible Note Hedge and Warrant Transactions

On December 6, 2016, in connection with the pricing of the Initial Notes, the Company entered into convertible note hedge transactions (the “Base Note Hedge Transactions”) with some of the initial purchasers or their affiliates (the “Option Counterparties”). On December 9, 2016, in connection with the initial purchasers’ exercise of their option to purchase the Additional Notes, the Company entered into additional privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions with the Option Counterparties (the “Additional Note Hedge Transactions,” and together with the Base Note Hedge Transactions, the “Note Hedge Transactions”). The Note Hedge Transactions cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of the Common Stock that underlie the Notes.

The Note Hedge Transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to the Common Stock and/or offset the cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount upon conversion of the Notes in the event that the market price of the Common Stock, as measured under the terms of the Note Hedge Transactions, is greater than the strike price of the Note Hedge Transactions. The strike price of the Note Hedge Transactions is initially approximately $31.84 (subject to adjustment), corresponding to the initial conversion price of the Notes.

On December 6, 2016, the Company also entered into separate, privately negotiated warrant transactions with the Option Counterparties (the “Base Warrant Transactions”) in which it sold net-share-settled (or, at the Company’s election subject to certain conditions, cash-settled) warrants to the Option Counterparties initially relating to the same number of shares of the Common Stock initially underlying the Notes, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. At the same time that the Company entered into the Additional Note Hedge Transaction, the Company also entered into additional privately negotiated warrant transactions with the Option Counterparties (the “Additional Warrant Transactions,” and together with the Base Warrant Transactions, the “Warrant Transactions”). The strike price of the warrants will initially be $39.95 per share (subject to adjustment), which is approximately 60% above the closing sale price of the Common stock on December 6, 2016. The Warrant Transactions could have a dilutive effect to the Common Stock to the extent that the market price per share of the Common Stock, as measured under the terms of the Warrant Transactions, exceeds the applicable strike price of the warrants.

The Note Hedge Transactions and the Warrant Transactions are separate transactions, in each case, entered into by the Company with the Option Counterparties, and are not part of the terms of the Notes and will not affect any holder’s rights under the Notes. Holders of the Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Note Hedge Transactions or the Warrant Transactions.

The foregoing descriptions of the Note Hedge Transactions and Warrant Transactions are qualified in their entirety by the copies of the confirmations for the Note Hedge Transactions and the Warrant Transactions, which are attached as exhibits to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company offered and sold the Notes to the initial purchasers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and for resale by the initial purchasers to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Company relied on these exemptions from registration based in part on representations made by the initial purchasers in the Purchase Agreement. The shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, if any, have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.


The Company entered into the Warrant Transactions with the Option Counterparties in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The Company relied on this exemption from registration based in part on representations made by the Option Counterparties. The Warrant Transactions and the shares of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants comprising the Warrant Transactions, if any, have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

To the extent that any shares of the Common Stock are issued upon conversion of the Notes or exercise of the warrants by the Option Counterparties pursuant to the Warrant Transactions, they will be issued in transactions anticipated to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 3(a)(9) thereof, because no commission or other remuneration is expected to be paid in connection with conversion of the Notes and any resulting issuance of shares of the Common Stock.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith.

 

Exhibit

Number

   Description.
  4.1    Indenture (including form of note), dated as of December 12, 2016, between Teradyne, Inc., and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee.
10.1    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Barclays Bank PLC and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Warrants.
10.2    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Bank of America, N.A., and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Warrants.
10.3    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Warrants.
10.4    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Barclays Bank PLC and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Call Option Transaction.
10.5    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Bank of America, N.A. and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Call Option Transaction.
10.6    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Call Option Transaction.
10.7    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Barclays Bank PLC and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Warrants.
10.8    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Bank of America, N.A. and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Warrants.
10.9    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Warrants.
10.10    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Barclays Bank PLC and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Call Option Transaction.
10.11    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Bank of America, N.A. and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Call Option Transaction.
10.12    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Call Option Transaction.


SIGNATURES

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

 

Date: December 12, 2016     TERADYNE, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

      Gregory R. Beecher
      Chief Financial Officer
      (duly authorized officer)


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description.
  4.1    Indenture (including form of note), dated as of December 12, 2016, between Teradyne, Inc., and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee.
10.1    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Barclays Bank PLC and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Warrants.
10.2    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Bank of America, N.A., and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Warrants.
10.3    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Warrants.
10.4    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Barclays Bank PLC and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Call Option Transaction.
10.5    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Bank of America, N.A. and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Call Option Transaction.
10.6    Letter Agreement, dated December 6, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Base Call Option Transaction.
10.7    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Barclays Bank PLC and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Warrants.
10.8    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Bank of America, N.A. and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Warrants.
10.9    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Warrants.
10.10    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Barclays Bank PLC and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Call Option Transaction.
10.11    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Bank of America, N.A. and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Call Option Transaction.
10.12    Letter Agreement, dated December 9, 2016, between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Teradyne, Inc. regarding the Additional Call Option Transaction.

Exhibit 4.1

Execution Version

 

 

 

TERADYNE, INC.

1.25% Senior Convertible Notes due 2023

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of December 12, 2016

 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE 1 Definitions

     1   

SECTION 1.01.

 

Definitions

     1   

ARTICLE 2 The Notes

     11   

SECTION 2.01.

 

Designation, Amount and Issuance of Notes

     11   

SECTION 2.02.

 

Form of the Notes

     12   

SECTION 2.03.

 

Date and Denomination of Notes; Payment at Maturity; Payment of Interest

     13   

SECTION 2.04.

 

Execution and Authentication

     14   

SECTION 2.05.

 

Registrar and Paying Agent

     14   

SECTION 2.06.

 

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

     15   

SECTION 2.07.

 

Holder Lists

     15   

SECTION 2.08.

 

Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer

     15   

SECTION 2.09.

 

Replacement Notes

     23   

SECTION 2.10.

 

Outstanding Notes

     23   

SECTION 2.11.

 

Temporary Notes

     24   

SECTION 2.12.

 

Cancellation

     24   

SECTION 2.13.

 

Defaulted Interest

     25   

SECTION 2.14.

 

CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

     25   

SECTION 2.15.

 

Ranking

     25   

ARTICLE 3 Repurchase of Notes

     26   

SECTION 3.01.

 

Repurchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change

     26   

SECTION 3.02.

 

Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice

     29   

SECTION 3.03.

 

Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price

     30   

SECTION 3.04.

 

Notes Repurchased in Part

     30   

SECTION 3.05.

 

Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes

     30   

ARTICLE 4 Covenants

     30   

SECTION 4.01.

 

Payment of Notes

     30   

SECTION 4.02.

 

Maintenance of Office or Agency

     31   

SECTION 4.03.

 

Reports; 144A Information

     31   

SECTION 4.04.

 

Compliance Certificate

     32   

SECTION 4.05.

 

Statement by Officer as to Default

     32   

SECTION 4.06.

 

Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws

     32   

SECTION 4.07.

 

Additional Interest

     32   

 

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ARTICLE 5 Successor Company

     34   

SECTION 5.01.

 

When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets

     34   

SECTION 5.02.

 

Successor to Be Substituted

     34   

SECTION 5.03.

 

Opinion of Counsel to Be Given Trustee

     35   

ARTICLE 6 Defaults and Remedies

     35   

SECTION 6.01.

 

Events of Default

     35   

SECTION 6.02.

 

Acceleration

     37   

SECTION 6.03.

 

Other Remedies

     38   

SECTION 6.04.

 

Waiver of Past Defaults

     38   

SECTION 6.05.

 

Control by Majority

     39   

SECTION 6.06.

 

Limitation on Suits

     39   

SECTION 6.07.

 

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

     39   

SECTION 6.08.

 

Collection Suit by Trustee

     39   

SECTION 6.09.

 

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

     40   

SECTION 6.10.

 

Priorities

     40   

SECTION 6.11.

 

Undertaking for Costs

     40   

SECTION 6.12.

 

Failure to Comply with Reporting Covenant

     40   

ARTICLE 7 Trustee

     42   

SECTION 7.01.

 

Duties of Trustee

     42   

SECTION 7.02.

 

Rights of Trustee

     43   

SECTION 7.03.

 

Individual Rights of Trustee

     44   

SECTION 7.04.

 

Trustee’s Disclaimer

     44   

SECTION 7.05.

 

Notice of Defaults

     44   

SECTION 7.06.

 

Reports by Trustee to Holders

     45   

SECTION 7.07.

 

Compensation and Indemnity

     45   

SECTION 7.08.

 

Replacement of Trustee

     46   

SECTION 7.09.

 

Successor Trustee by Merger

     46   

SECTION 7.10.

 

Eligibility; Disqualification

     47   

SECTION 7.11.

 

Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Company

     47   

ARTICLE 8 Discharge of Indenture

     47   

SECTION 8.01.

 

Discharge of Liability on Notes

     47   

SECTION 8.02.

 

Application of Trust Money

     48   

SECTION 8.03.

 

Repayment to Company

     48   

SECTION 8.04.

 

Reinstatement

     48   

ARTICLE 9 Amendments

     49   

SECTION 9.01.

 

Without Consent of Holders

     49   

SECTION 9.02.

 

With Consent of Holders

     50   

SECTION 9.03.

 

Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers

     51   

SECTION 9.04.

 

Notation on or Exchange of Notes

     51   

SECTION 9.05.

 

Trustee to Sign Amendments

     51   

 

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ARTICLE 10 Conversion of Notes

     52   

SECTION 10.01.

 

Right to Convert

     52   

SECTION 10.02.

 

Conversion Procedures; Settlement Upon Conversion; No Adjustment for Interest or Dividends; Cash Payments in Lieu of Fractional Shares

     54   

SECTION 10.03.

 

Adjustment to Conversion Rate Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change

     59   

SECTION 10.04.

 

Adjustment of Conversion Rate

     61   

SECTION 10.05.

 

Effect of Reclassifications, Business Combinations, Asset Sales and Corporate Events

     70   

SECTION 10.06.

 

Certain Covenants

     71   

SECTION 10.07.

 

[Reserved]

     72   

SECTION 10.08.

 

Shareholder Rights Plans

     72   

SECTION 10.09.

 

Responsibility of Trustee

     72   

SECTION 10.10.

 

Exchange in Lieu of Conversion

     73   

ARTICLE 11 Miscellaneous

     73   

SECTION 11.01.

 

Notices

     73   

SECTION 11.02.

 

No Optional Redemption

     74   

SECTION 11.03.

 

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

     75   

SECTION 11.04.

 

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

     75   

SECTION 11.05.

 

When Notes Disregarded

     75   

SECTION 11.06.

 

Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar

     75   

SECTION 11.07.

 

Withholding Taxes

     75   

SECTION 11.08.

 

GOVERNING LAW

     76   

SECTION 11.09.

 

No Recourse Against Others

     76   

SECTION 11.10.

 

Successors

     76   

SECTION 11.11.

 

Multiple Originals

     76   

SECTION 11.12.

 

Table of Contents; Headings

     76   

SECTION 11.13.

 

Severability Clause

     76   

SECTION 11.14.

 

Calculations

     76   

SECTION 11.15.

 

Legal Holidays

     77   

SECTION 11.16.

 

Waiver of Jury Trial; Submission of Jurisdiction

     77   

SECTION 11.17.

 

U.S.A. Patriot Act

     77   

 

Exhibit A

 

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Form of Note

 

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INDENTURE dated as of December 12, 2016 between TERADYNE, INC., a Massachusetts corporation, as issuer (the “ Company ”), and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the creation of an issue of its 1.25% Senior Convertible Notes due 2023 (the “ Notes ”), having the terms, tenor, amount and other provisions hereinafter set forth, and, to provide therefor, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture; and

WHEREAS, all things necessary to make the Notes, when the Notes are duly executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered hereunder and duly issued by the Company, the valid obligations of the Company, and to make this Indenture a valid and binding agreement of the Company, in accordance with their and its terms, have been done and performed, and the execution of this Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes have in all respects been duly authorized,

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the holders thereof, it is mutually covenanted and agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all holders of the Notes, as follows:

ARTICLE 1

Definitions

SECTION 1.01. 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. The words “ herein ”, “ hereof ”, “ hereunder ” and words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other Subdivision. The word “ or ” is not exclusive and the word “ including ” means including without limitation. The terms defined in this Article include the plural as well as the singular.

1% Exception ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(i).

Additional Interest ” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 4.07(a), Section 4.07(b) and Section 6.12, as applicable.

Additional Notes ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

Additional Shares ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.03.

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly,


whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the determination of whether one Person is an “ Affiliate ” of another Person for purposes of this Indenture shall be made based on the facts at the time such determination is made or required to be made, as the case may be, hereunder.

Agent Members ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(b)(vi).

Averaging Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(e).

Bankruptcy Law ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Bid Solicitation Agent ” means the Person appointed by the Company to solicit bids for the Trading Price of the Notes in accordance with Section 10.01(b)(4). The Trustee shall initially act as the Bid Solicitation Agent. The Company may appoint a replacement Bid Solicitation Agent (including the Company or any of its Affiliates) without prior notice to the Holders (but will provide notice thereof to the Trustee).

Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board.

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.

Capital Stock ” of any Person means any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any Preferred Stock, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

Cash Settlement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(b).

Close of Business ” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.

Closing Sale Price ” per share of the Common Stock or any other security for which a Closing Sale Price must be determined on any Trading Date means:

(1) the closing sale price per share of the Common Stock or such other security (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and closing ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the Relevant Stock Exchange;

(2) if the Common Stock or such other security is not listed on a Relevant Stock Exchange on such date, the last quoted bid price per share for the Common Stock or such other security in the over-the-counter market on such Trading Day as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization; or

(3) if the Common Stock or such other security is not so quoted, the average of the mid-point of the closing bid and closing ask price per share for the Common Stock on such Trading Day as determined by a nationally recognized securities dealer retained by the Company for that purpose, which may include any of the Initial Purchasers.

 

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The Closing Sale Price shall be determined without reference to early hours, after hours or extended market trading.

Combination Settlement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(b).

Common Stock ” means the Common Stock, par value $0.125 per share, of the Company, or such other capital stock into which the Company’s common stock is reclassified or changed pursuant to Section 10.05.

Company ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

Conversion Agent ” means the Person appointed by the Company to which Notes may be presented for conversion. The Conversion Agent appointed by the Company shall initially be the Trustee.

Conversion Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(a).

Conversion Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.02(a).

Conversion Obligation ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.

Conversion Price ” on any date of determination means $1,000 divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.

Conversion Rate ” shall initially be 31.4102 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment as provided in Article 10.

Corporate Trust Office ” or other similar term, means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business as it relates to this Indenture shall be administered, which office is, at the date as of which this Indenture is dated, located at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: Teradyne, Inc. Administrator or at any other time at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company.

Custodian ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Daily Conversion Value ” means, for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period, 1/40th of the product of:

(1) the Conversion Rate in effect on that VWAP Trading Day, and

(2) the Daily VWAP of the Common Stock on that VWAP Trading Day.

 

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Daily Measurement Value ” means Specified Dollar Amount divided by 40.

Daily Settlement Amount ” for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, shall consist of:

(1) cash equal to the lesser of (A) the Daily Measurement Value and (B) the Daily Conversion Value on such VWAP Trading Day; and

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

Daily VWAP ” means, for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the applicable Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “TER <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of the Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day reasonably determined, using a volume weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

declaration date ” shall mean, with respect to a distribution by the Company to all or substantially all of its holders of Common Stock, the date on which the distribution has been authorized by the Board of Directors under applicable law.

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

Defaulted Interest ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13.

Depositary ” means the clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as the Depositary for the Global Notes. DTC shall be the initial Depositary, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.

Designated Institution ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.10.

Dividend Threshold Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(d).

DTC ” means The Depository Trust Company.

Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.03, except that, as used in Section 10.04, “ Effective Date ” means the first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade on the Relevant Stock Exchange, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.

 

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Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Ex-Dividend Date ” means the first date on which the shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive the issuance, dividend or distribution in question from the Company or, if applicable, from the seller of Common Stock on such exchange or market (in the form of due bills or otherwise) as determined by such exchange or market. For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of the Common Stock under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number shall not be considered “regular way” for this purpose.

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

Expiration Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(e).

Fundamental Change ” shall be deemed to have occurred when any of the following has occurred:

(1) a “person” or “group,” other than the Company and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has becomes the “beneficial owner” (as these terms are defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company’s Capital Stock that is at the time entitled to vote by the holder thereof in the election of the Board of Directors (or comparable body);

(2) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities or other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock shall be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (or any combination thereof); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one of the Company’s Wholly Owned Subsidiaries; provided , however , that neither (a) a transaction described in clause (B) in which the holders of all classes of the Company’s common equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction nor (b) any reorganization or merger of the Company solely for the purpose of changing its jurisdiction of incorporation that results in a reclassification, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of Common Stock solely into shares of common stock of the surviving entity shall be a fundamental change pursuant to this clause (2);

 

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(3) the adoption of a plan relating to the Company’s liquidation or dissolution; or

(4) the Common Stock or other shares of Capital Stock or Reference Property into which the Notes are convertible is neither listed for trading on The New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors);

provided, however, that any transaction or event described above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change if, in connection with such transaction or event, or as a result therefrom, a transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above occurs and at least 90% of the consideration paid for the Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) consists of shares of common stock traded on any of The New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) (or shall be so traded or quoted immediately following the completion of the merger or consolidation or such other transaction) and, as a result of such transaction, the Notes become convertible into a combination of cash (in respect of an amount up to, and including, the principal portion of such Notes) and Reference Property comprised of such consideration as described under Section 10.05.

Fundamental Change Company Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Expiration Time ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a)(1).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a)(1).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Price ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Global Notes ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

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

Indenture ” means this Indenture as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Initial Purchasers ” means Barclays Capital Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.

interest ” means, when used with reference to the Notes, any interest payable under the terms of the Notes, including Defaulted Interest, if any, and Additional Interest, if any.

 

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Interest Payment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c).

Last Original Issue Date ” means (a) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, the date of this Indenture and (b) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.01, and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, the date such Notes are originally issued (or, if the initial purchaser(s) thereof exercise any option granted to them to purchase additional Notes as part of the same offering, the last date additional Notes are issued pursuant to a full or partial exercise of such option).

Make-Whole Fundamental Change ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.03.

Market Disruption Event ” means (1) a failure by the Relevant Stock Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session; or (2) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Common Stock for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Relevant Stock Exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.

Maturity Date ” means December 15, 2023.

Measurement Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01(b)(4).

Merger Event ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

Notes ” means any Notes issued, authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, including any Global Notes.

Notice of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

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

(1) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs prior to September 15, 2023, the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the second VWAP Trading Day immediately succeeding such Conversion Date; or

(2) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after September 15, 2023, the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 42 nd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

Officer ” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Controller, the General Counsel, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.

 

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Officer’s Certificate ” when used with respect to the Company, means a certificate that is delivered to the Trustee and that is signed by an Officer of the Company. The Officer executing an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 4.04 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company.

Open of Business ” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.

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

Paying Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.

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

Physical Settlement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(b).

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

Preliminary Offering Memorandum ” means the preliminary offering memorandum, dated December 5, 2016, relating to the offering and sale by the Company of the Notes. 

protected purchaser ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09.

Purchase Agreement ” means the purchase agreement dated December 6, 2016 between the Company and the Initial Purchasers relating to the offer and sale of the Notes.

Record Date ” means, in respect of a dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock, the date fixed for determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution.

Reference Property ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.

Registrar ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05.

Regular Record Date ” means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date on the Notes, the June 1 and December 1 (whether or not a Business Day) preceding the applicable June 15 and December 15 Interest Payment Date, respectively.

 

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Relevant Stock Exchange ” means The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed.

Resale Restriction Termination Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(c).

Responsible Officer ” means, 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, senior associate, associate, 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 person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who, in each case, shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

Restricted Securities ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.08(c).

Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A as promulgated under the Securities Act as it may be amended from time to time hereafter.

Schedule TO ” means a Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the Exchange Act.

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 so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Settlement Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(b)(iii).

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

Shelf Registration Statement ” means a registration statement of the Company filed with the Commission on either (i) Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) or (ii) if the Company is not permitted to file a registration statement on Form S-3, a registration statement on Form S-1 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act), in each case for an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act covering Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof.

Significant Subsidiary ” with respect to any Person means any Subsidiary of such Person that constitutes a “significant subsidiary” within the meaning of Rule 1-02(w) under Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.

 

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Special Interest Payment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(a).

Special Record Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.13(a).

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

Spin-off ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(c).

Stock Price ” means, with respect to any Make-Whole Fundamental Change:

(1) if holders of the Common Stock receive only cash in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the cash amount paid (or deemed paid) per share; or

(2) otherwise, the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the five Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

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

Successor Company ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01(a).

Trading Day ” means a day on which:

(1) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a Relevant Stock Exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded; and

(2) a Closing Sale Price for the Common Stock is available on such securities exchange or market.

If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Trading Price ” of the Notes on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations per $1,000 principal amount of Notes obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $5,000,000 principal amount of the Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company for this purpose, which may include one or more of the Initial Purchasers; provided that if three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $5,000,000 principal amount of the Notes from a nationally recognized securities dealer or, in its

 

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reasonable judgment, the bid quotations are not indicative of the secondary market value of the Notes, then, for purposes of the Trading Price conversion contingency described in Section 10.01(b)(4) only, the Trading Price of the Notes shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day. If (x) the Company is not acting as the Bid Solicitation Agent, and the Company does not instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to obtain bids when required (as described in Section 10.01(b)(4)), or if the Company so instructs the Bid Solicitation Agent but the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to carry out such instruction or (y) the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent and the Company fails to make such determination, then, in either case, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on each day the Company fails to do so.

Trigger Event ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(c).

Trust Indenture Act ” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

Trustee ” means the party named as such in this Indenture until a successor replaces it and, thereafter, means the successor.

Uniform Commercial Code ” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

Valuation Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(c).

VWAP Trading Day ” means a day on which:

(1) there is no Market Disruption Event; and

(2) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the Relevant Stock Exchange.

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

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

ARTICLE 2

The Notes

SECTION 2.01. Designation, Amount and Issuance of Notes . The Notes shall be designated as “1.25% Senior Convertible Notes due 2023.” The Notes shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of $460,000,000 (except pursuant to this Section, Section 2.09 and Section 2.11). Upon the execution of this Indenture, or from time to time thereafter, Notes may be executed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee for authentication.

 

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The Company may, without the consent of, or notice to, Holders, issue additional Notes hereunder in the future on the same terms and conditions of the Notes issued hereunder (other than differences in the issue price and interest accrued prior to the issue date of such additional Notes) in an unlimited aggregate principal amount (such additional Notes, the “ Additional Notes ”); provided that if any such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes initially issued hereunder for U.S. federal income tax and securities law purposes, such Additional Notes will have one or more separate CUSIP numbers. The Notes initially issued hereunder and any such Additional Notes shall rank equally and ratably and shall be treated as a single series for all purposes under this Indenture. The Company may not issue any Additional Notes if any Event of Default has occurred with respect to the Notes.

SECTION 2.02. Form of the Notes . The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto. The terms and provisions contained in the form of Notes attached as Exhibit A hereto shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and, to the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

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

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

So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, or unless otherwise required by law, or otherwise contemplated by Section 2.08(b), all of the Notes shall be evidenced by one or more Notes in global form registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary (the “ Global Notes ”). The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in any such Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary in accordance with this Indenture and the applicable procedures of the Depositary. Except as provided in Section 2.08(b), beneficial owners of a Global Note shall not be entitled to have certificates registered in their names, shall not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificates in definitive registered form and shall not be considered holders of such Global Note.

Any Global Notes shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding

 

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Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced on the books and records of the Depositary and Trustee to reflect repurchases, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the custodian for the Global Notes, at the direction of the Trustee, in such manner and upon instructions given by the holder of such Notes in accordance with this Indenture. Payment of principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the Global Note shall be made to the Holder of such Note on the date of payment, unless a record date or other means of determining Holders eligible to receive payment is provided for herein.

SECTION 2.03. Date and Denomination of Notes; Payment at Maturity; Payment of Interest .

(a) Date and Denomination . The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of the Notes.

(b) Payment at Maturity . Each Holder shall be entitled to receive on the Maturity Date, per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, $1,000 in cash, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Maturity Date, unless such Note is earlier converted or repurchased. With respect to Global Notes, the Company shall pay or cause the Paying Agent to pay principal and any interest to the Depositary in immediately available funds. With respect to any certificated Notes, principal and any interest shall be payable at the Company’s office or agency, which initially shall be the office or agency of the Trustee located at Wilmington Trust, National Association, 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: Teradyne, Inc. Administrator.

(c) Payment of Interest . Interest on the Notes shall accrue at the rate of 1.25% per annum from December 12, 2016 or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for. Interest shall be payable in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing June 15, 2017, to the Person in whose name any Note is registered as it appears on the Register at the Close of Business on the applicable Regular Record Date; provided , however , as provided in Section 10.02(d), if a Holder converts any Notes after the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date but prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, interest shall be payable, on the earlier of the corresponding Interest Payment Date and the date the Company delivers the Settlement Amount in respect of such conversion, to the Person in whose name any Note is registered as it appears on the Register at the Close of Business on the applicable Regular Record Date.

Interest on the Notes shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.

 

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The Company shall pay or cause the Paying Agent to pay interest on:

(1) any Global Notes to the Depositary in immediately available funds;

(2) any Notes in certificated form having a principal amount of less than $2,000,000 by check mailed to the address of the Person in whose name such Notes are registered as it appears in the Register; and

(3) any Notes in certificated form having a principal amount of $2,000,000 or more, either by check mailed to the address of the Person in whose name such Notes are registered as it appears in the Register or, upon application by such Holder to the Registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date, or by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holder’s account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies, in writing, the Registrar to the contrary.

SECTION 2.04. Execution and Authentication . One Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.

A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually authenticates the Note. Upon the written order of the Company signed by an Officer, the Trustee shall authenticate a Note executed by the Company. The signature of the Trustee on the Note shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been duly and validly authenticated under this Indenture.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the Notes. Any such appointment shall be evidenced by an instrument signed by a Responsible Officer, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Company. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

SECTION 2.05. Registrar and Paying Agent . The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”). The Corporate Trust Office shall be considered as one such office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes. The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes (the “ Register ”) and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may have one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent, and the term “Registrar” includes any co-registrars. The Company initially appoints the Trustee as (i) Registrar and Paying Agent in connection with the Notes, (ii) the custodian with respect to the Global Notes and (iii) Conversion Agent.

The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of any such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.07. The Company or any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

 

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The Company may remove any Registrar or Paying Agent upon written notice to such Registrar or Paying Agent and to the Trustee; provided , however , that no such removal shall become effective until (1) acceptance of an appointment by a successor as evidenced by an appropriate agreement entered into by the Company and such successor Registrar or Paying Agent, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee or (2) notification to the Trustee that the Trustee shall serve as Registrar or Paying Agent until the appointment of a successor in accordance with clause (1) above. The Registrar or Paying Agent may resign at any time upon written notice; provided , however , that the Trustee may resign as Paying Agent or Registrar only if the Trustee also resigns as Trustee in accordance with Section 7.08.

SECTION 2.06. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust . Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Maturity Date, each Interest Payment Date, any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and any settlement date of a Conversion Obligation, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or if the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company is acting as Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto) a sum sufficient to pay such amounts owed on such dates. The Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that the Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of amounts owed on such dates and shall notify the Trustee of any Default by the Company in making any such payment. If the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by the Paying Agent. Upon complying with this Section, the Paying Agent shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee.

SECTION 2.07. 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.

SECTION 2.08. Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Restrictions on Transfer .

(a) The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office the Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. The Register shall be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonably prompt period of time.

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Notes to the Registrar or any co-registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section 2.08, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture.

 

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Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at any such office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

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

All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange, repurchase or conversion shall (if so required by the Company or the Registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, and the Notes shall be duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

No service charge shall be made to any Holder for any registration of, transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Company or the Trustee may require payment by the Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes.

Neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Registrar shall be required to exchange, issue or register a transfer of (a) any Note or portions thereof surrendered for conversion pursuant to Article 10 or (b) any Note or portions thereof tendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) pursuant to Article 3.

(b) The following provisions shall apply only to Global Notes:

(i) Each Global Note authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian for the Global Notes therefor, and each such Global Note shall constitute a single Note for all purposes of this Indenture.

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Note may be exchanged in whole or in part for Notes registered, and no transfer of a Global Note in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary or a nominee thereof unless:

(A) the Depositary has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Note and a successor Depositary has not been appointed within 60 days;

 

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(B) the Depositary has ceased to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor Depositary has not been appointed within 60 days; or

(C) an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing and such beneficial owner requests that its Notes be issued in physical, certificated form.

(iii) In addition, certificated Notes shall be issued in exchange for beneficial interests in a Global Note upon request by or on behalf of the Depositary in accordance with customary procedures following the request of a beneficial owner seeking to enforce its rights under the Notes or this Indenture, including its rights following the occurrence of an Event of Default.

(iv) Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note or for any portion of a Global Note pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) above shall be issued in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons, shall have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of such Global Notes or portion thereof to be so exchanged, shall be registered in such names and be in such authorized denominations as the Depositary shall designate and shall bear any legends required hereunder. Any Global Notes to be exchanged shall be surrendered by the Depositary to the Trustee, as Registrar; provided that pending completion of the exchange of a Global Note, the Trustee acting as custodian of the Global Notes for the Depositary or its nominee with respect to such Global Notes, shall reduce the principal amount thereof, by an amount equal to the portion thereof to be so exchanged, by means of an appropriate adjustment made on the books and records of the Trustee. Upon any such surrender or adjustment, the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery the Notes issuable on such exchange to or upon the written order of the Depositary or an authorized representative thereof.

(v) In the event of the occurrence of any of the events specified in clause (ii) above or upon any request described in clause (iii) above, the Company shall promptly make available to the Trustee a sufficient supply of certificated Notes in definitive, fully registered form, without interest coupons.

(vi) Neither any members of, or participants in, the Depositary (the “ Agent Members ”) nor any other Persons on whose behalf Agent Members may act shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Notes registered in the name of the Depositary or any nominee thereof, and the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, may be treated by the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and holder of such Global Notes for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, or impair, as between the Depositary, its Agent Members and any

 

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other Person on whose behalf an Agent Member may act, the operation of customary practices of such Persons governing the exercise of the rights of a Holder of any Notes.

(vii) At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been repurchased, converted, cancelled or exchanged for Notes in certificated form, such Global Note shall, upon receipt thereof, be canceled by the Trustee in accordance with standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the custodian for the Global Note. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is repurchased, converted, cancelled or exchanged for Notes in certificated form, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with the standing procedures and instructions existing between the Depositary and the custodian for the Global Note, be appropriately reduced, and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note, by the Trustee or the custodian for the Global Note, at the direction of the Trustee, to reflect such reduction.

(c) Every Note (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) that bears or is required under this Section 2.08(c) to bear the legend set forth in this Section 2.08(c) (together with any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes and required to bear the legend set forth in this Section 2.08(c), collectively, the “ Restricted Securities ”) shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.08(c) (including the legend set forth below) unless such restrictions on transfer shall be waived by written consent of the Company, and the Holder of each such Restricted Security, by such Holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in this Section 2.08(c), the term “transfer” means any sale, pledge, loan, transfer or other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Security or any interest therein.

Until the date (the “ Resale Restriction Termination Date ”) that is the later of (1) the date that is one year after the Last Original Issue Date of the Notes, or such shorter period of time as permitted by Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor provision thereunder, and (2) such later date, if any, as may be required by applicable law, any certificate evidencing a Restricted Security (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof, other than Common Stock, if any, issued upon conversion thereof, which shall bear the legend set forth in Section 2.08(d), if applicable) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form, unless such Restricted Security has been sold pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act (and which continues to be effective at the time of such transfer) or sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing as set forth above, with written notice thereof to the Trustee:

THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK, IF ANY, 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:

 

  (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND

 

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  (2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF TERADYNE, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, 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 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(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 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.

In connection with any transfer of the Notes prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, the Holder must complete and deliver the form of assignment set forth on the certificate representing the Note, with the appropriate box checked, to the Trustee (or any successor Trustee, as applicable).

 

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Any Note (or security issued in exchange or substitution therefore) (i) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms, (ii) that has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become effective or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer or (iii) that has been sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, may, upon surrender of such Notes for exchange to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.08, be exchanged for a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by Section 2.08(c) and shall be assigned (or deemed assigned) a restricted CUSIP number. The restrictive legend set forth above and affixed on any Note will be deemed, in accordance with the terms of the certificate representing such Note, to be removed therefrom upon the Company’s delivery to the Trustee of written notice to such effect, without further action by the Company, the Trustee, the Holder(s) thereof or any other Person; at such time, such Note will be deemed to be assigned an unrestricted CUSIP number as provided in the certificate representing such Note, it being understood that the Depositary of any Global Note may require a mandatory exchange or other process to cause such Global Note to be identified by an unrestricted CUSIP number in the facilities of such Depositary. Without limiting the generality of any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee will be entitled to receive an instruction letter from the Company before taking any action with respect to effecting any such mandatory exchange or other process. 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 in order to determine that any proposed transfer of any Note is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

The Company shall be entitled to instruct the custodian for the Global Notes in writing to so surrender any Global Note as to which any of the conditions set forth in clause (i) through (iii) of the immediately preceding paragraph have been satisfied, and, upon such instruction, the custodian shall so surrender such Global Note for exchange; and any new Global Note so exchanged therefor shall not bear the restrictive legend specified in this Section 2.08(c) and shall not be assigned (or deemed assigned) a restricted CUSIP number. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing as soon as reasonably practicable after a registration statement, if any, with respect to the Notes or any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes has been declared effective under the Securities Act.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture (other than the provisions set forth in this Section 2.08(c)), a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole or in part except (i) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary and (ii) for exchange of a Global Note or a portion thereof for one or more Physical Notes in accordance with the Section 2.08(b).

(d) Until the applicable Resale Restriction Termination Date, any stock certificate representing Common Stock issued upon conversion of a Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless such Common Stock has 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 pursuant to the exemption from

 

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registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or such Common Stock has been issued upon conversion of a Note that has 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 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 with written notice thereof to the Trustee and any transfer agent for the Common Stock):

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:

 

  (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND

 

  (2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF TERADYNE, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, 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 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(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 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE

 

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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.

Any such Common Stock (i) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms, (ii) that has 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 (iii) that has been sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, may, upon surrender of the certificates representing such shares of Common Stock for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the transfer agent for the Common Stock, be exchanged for a new certificate or certificates for a like aggregate number of shares of Common Stock, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.08(d). The Company and the transfer agent for the Common Stock reserve the right to require the delivery of such legal opinions, certifications or other evidence as may reasonably be required in order to determine that any proposed transfer is of such Common Stock is being made in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

(e) Any Note or shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion or exchange of a Note that is repurchased or owned by any Affiliate of the Company (or any Person who was an Affiliate of the Company at any time during the immediately preceding three months) may not be resold by such Affiliate (or such Person, as the case may be) unless registered under the Securities Act or resold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in a transaction that results in such Note or Common Stock, as the case may be, no longer being a “restricted security” (as defined under Rule 144). The Company shall cause any Note that is repurchased or owned by it to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.12.

(f) None of the Trustee, the Registrar or the Conversion Agent shall have any duty to monitor the Company’s compliance with or have any responsibility with respect to the Company’s compliance with any federal or state securities laws in connection with registrations of transfers and exchanges or conversions of the Notes or Common Stock. The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Depositary participants or beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) 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.

(g) Neither the Trustee nor any agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

 

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SECTION 2.09. Replacement Notes . If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder claims that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Holder takes the following actions and satisfies the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code:

(i) notifies the Company or the Trustee within a reasonable time after he has notice of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking and prior to the Registrar registering a transfer of such Note;

(ii) makes a request to the Company or the Trustee for a replacement Note prior to the Note being acquired by a protected purchaser as defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code (a “ protected purchaser ”); and

(iii) satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee.

If required by the Trustee or the Company, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity bond sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee to protect the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar and in the judgment of the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar from any loss, expense, claim or liability that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced and subsequently presented or claimed for payment. The Company and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note. In case any Note which has matured or is about to mature or has been validly tendered for repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (and not validly withdrawn), or is to be converted, shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, instead of issuing a substitute Note, pay or authorize the payment of or convert or authorize the conversion of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Note), as the case may be, if the applicant for such payment or conversion shall furnish to the Company, to the Trustee and, if applicable, to such authenticating agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or in connection with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company, the Trustee and, if applicable, any Paying Agent or Conversion Agent evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Notes and of the ownership thereof.

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company.

The provisions of this Section 2.09 are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Notes.

SECTION 2.10. Outstanding Notes . Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section as not outstanding. A Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.09, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.

If the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Maturity Date money sufficient to pay

 

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all principal and interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes (or portions thereof) to be repurchased or maturing, as the case may be, and the Paying Agent is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, then on and after that date such Notes (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

SECTION 2.11. Temporary Notes . Pending the preparation of Notes in certificated form, the Company may execute and the Trustee or an authenticating agent appointed by the Trustee shall, upon the written request of the Company, authenticate and deliver temporary Notes (printed or lithographed). Temporary Notes shall be issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the Notes in certificated form, but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as may be determined by the Company. Every such temporary Notes shall be executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee or such authenticating agent upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Notes in certificated form. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Trustee or such authenticating agent Notes in certificated form and thereupon any or all temporary Notes may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at each office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02 and the Trustee or such authenticating agent shall authenticate and make available for delivery in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes in certificated form. Such exchange shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same limitations under this Indenture as Notes in certificated form authenticated and delivered hereunder.

SECTION 2.12. Cancellation . The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange, payment or conversion. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, conversion or cancellation in accordance with its customary procedures. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or that any Holder has converted pursuant to Article 10.

The Company may, to the extent permitted by law, repurchase any Notes in the open market or by tender offer at any price or by private agreement. The Company may, at its option, surrender any Notes repurchased by it to the Trustee for cancellation, but may not reissue or resell such Notes. Any Notes surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation may not be reissued or resold and shall be promptly cancelled (other than Notes purchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives).

 

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SECTION 2.13. Defaulted Interest . Any interest on any Note which is payable, but is not paid when the same becomes due and payable and such nonpayment continues for a period of 30 calendar days, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the Regular Record Date, and such defaulted interest and interest (to the extent lawful) on such defaulted interest at the annual rate borne by the Notes (such defaulted interest and interest thereon herein collectively called “ Defaulted Interest ”) shall be paid by the Company at its election, in each case, as provided in clause (a) or (b) below:

(a) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective predecessor Notes) are registered at the Close of Business on a Special Record Date (as defined below) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date (not less than 30 calendar days after such notice) of the proposed payment (the “ Special Interest Payment Date ”), and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Company shall fix a record date (the “ Special Record Date ”) for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than fifteen calendar days and not less than ten calendar days prior to the Special Interest Payment Date and not less than ten calendar days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of such Special Record Date and shall promptly cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date and Special Interest Payment Date therefor to be given to each Holder, not less than ten calendar days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date and Special Interest Payment Date therefor having been so given, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid on the Special Interest Payment Date to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective predecessor Notes) are registered at the Close of Business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (b).

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

(c) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.13, each Note delivered under this Indenture upon registration of, transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Note shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Note.

SECTION 2.14. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers . The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” and “ISIN” numbers (if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” and “ISIN” numbers in notices of repurchase as a convenience to Holders; provided , however , that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a repurchase and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such repurchase shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any changes to the CUSIP and ISIN numbers. The Notes will initially be issued with a restricted CUSIP.

SECTION 2.15. Ranking . The Notes constitute a senior general unsecured obligation of the Company, ranking equally in right of payment with all existing and future

 

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senior unsecured indebtedness of the Company and ranking senior in right of payment to any future indebtedness of the Company that is expressly made subordinate to the Notes by the terms of such indebtedness.

ARTICLE 3

Repurchase of Notes

SECTION 3.01. Repurchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change . (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time prior to the Maturity Date, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or part of such Holder’s Notes in a principal amount thereof that is equal to $1,000 in principal amount or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, on the date (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ”) specified by the Company in the Fundamental Change Company Notice that is not less than 20 nor more than 35 Business Days after the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice at a repurchase price, payable in cash, equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Price ”). However, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, the full amount of interest due shall be paid on the Interest Payment Date to the Holder of record on the Regular Record Date and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Date shall be subject to postponement in order to allow the Company to comply with applicable law as a result of changes to such applicable law occurring after the date of this Indenture. Repurchases of Notes under this Section 3.01 shall be made upon:

(1) delivery to the Paying Agent by a Holder of a duly completed notice (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ”) in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Expiration Time ”); and

(2) delivery or book-entry transfer of the Notes to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements) at the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent, such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price therefor; provided that such Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 3.01 only if the Notes so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.

The Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice shall state:

(i) with respect to Global Notes, the appropriate Depositary information and, with respect to certificated Notes, the certificate numbers, if any, of the Notes to be tendered for repurchase;

 

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(ii) the portion of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, which must be $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; and

(iii) that the Notes are to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Notes and this Indenture.

Payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for Notes for which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been delivered and not withdrawn is conditioned upon book-entry transfer or delivery of the Notes, together with necessary endorsements, to the Paying Agent, as the case may be. Payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for the Notes shall be made promptly following the later of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and the time of book-entry transfer or delivery of the Notes, as the case may be.

All questions as to the validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of any Notes for repurchase shall be determined by the Company, whose determination shall be final and binding absent manifest error.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.01 shall have the right to withdraw such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Expiration Time by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.02 below.

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

(b) On or before the tenth Business Day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Holders on the date of the Fundamental Change at their addresses shown in the Register of the Registrar and to beneficial owners to the extent required by applicable law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent a written notice (the “ Fundamental Change Company Notice ”) of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change and the resulting repurchase right.

Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify, among other things:

(i) the events causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii) the date of the Fundamental Change;

(iii) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;

(iv) the last date on which a repurchase upon a Fundamental Change may be exercised, which shall be the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;

(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;

 

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(vi) the names and addresses of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

(vii) the procedures that a Holder must follow to exercise the right to repurchase upon a Fundamental Change;

(viii) that the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Notes as to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been given and not withdrawn shall be paid on the later of such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and the time of book-entry transfer or delivery of the Notes (together with all necessary endorsements);

(ix) that, except as otherwise provided herein with respect to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular 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 Notes subject to repurchase upon Fundamental Change shall cease to accrue, and all rights of the Holders of such Notes shall terminate, other than the right to receive, in accordance herewith, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;

(x) that a Holder shall be entitled to withdraw its election in the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, by means of a letter or facsimile transmission (receipt of which is confirmed and promptly followed by a letter) setting forth the name of such Holder, a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have Notes purchased by the Company on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date pursuant to a repurchase upon a Fundamental Change, the certificate number(s) of such Notes to be so withdrawn, if such Notes are certificated Notes, the principal amount of the Notes 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 Notes of such Holder that remain subject to the Fundamental Change 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 Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice at any time during which such Default is continuing;

(xi) the Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that shall result from such Fundamental Change;

(xii) that Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is given by a Holder may be converted pursuant to Article 10 only if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.02 or the Company defaults in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;

 

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(xiii) the CUSIP number or numbers, as the case may be, of the Notes; and

(xiv) the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to repurchase their Notes.

No failure of the Company to give the foregoing notices and no defect therein shall limit the repurchase rights of Holders or affect the validity of the proceedings for the repurchase of the Notes pursuant to this Section 3.01.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Notes may be repurchased by the Company at the option of the Holders upon a Fundamental Change if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price with respect to such Notes).

(d) The Company shall not be required to purchase, or make an offer to purchase, the Notes upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change otherwise required under this Section 3.01 if a third party makes such an offer in the same manner, at the same time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Indenture applicable to such an offer by the Company, and such third party purchases all Notes properly surrendered and not validly withdrawn upon such offer in the same manner, at the same time and otherwise in compliance with such requirements.

(e) The Company shall not be required to give such notice or repurchase the Notes as described in this Section 3.01 upon a Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (2) of the definition thereof if (1) such Fundamental Change results in the Notes becoming convertible (pursuant to the Section 10.05) into an amount of cash per Note greater than the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price (assuming the maximum amount of accrued interest would be payable based on the latest possible Fundamental Change Repurchase Date) and (2) the Company provides timely notice of the Holders’ right to convert their Notes based on such Fundamental Change as described above under Section 10.01(b)(2).

SECTION 3.02. Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice . A Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Corporate Trust Office in accordance with the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Expiration Time, specifying:

(1) with respect to Global Notes, the appropriate Depositary information and, with respect to certificated Notes, the certificate number, if any, of the withdrawn Notes;

(2) the principal amount of the withdrawn Notes (which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof); and

(3) the principal amount, if any, of such Notes that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

 

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SECTION 3.03. Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price . Prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent or, if the Company or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 2.06, an amount of cash in immediately available funds, sufficient to pay the aggregate Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be repurchased as of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date.

If the Paying Agent holds on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date cash sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price of the Notes that Holders have elected to require the Company to repurchase in accordance with Section 3.01, then, as of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date:

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

(ii) all other rights of the Holders of such Notes shall terminate, other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price upon delivery or transfer of the Notes.

SECTION 3.04. Notes Repurchased in Part . Upon presentation of any Notes repurchased only in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Holder thereof, at the expense of the Company, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination, in aggregate principal amount equal to the unrepurchased portion of the Notes presented.

SECTION 3.05. Covenant to Comply with Securities Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes . In connection with any repurchase upon a Fundamental Change, the Company shall, to the extent applicable, (i) comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may be applicable at the time of the offer to repurchase the Notes; (ii) file a Schedule TO or any other schedule required in connection with any offer by the Company to repurchase the Notes; and (iii) comply with all other federal and state securities laws in connection with any offer by the Company to repurchase the Notes.

ARTICLE 4

Covenants

SECTION 4.01. Payment of Notes . The Company shall promptly pay the principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, the Settlement Amount owed on conversion, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture. Principal, Settlement Amount and interest shall be considered

 

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paid on the date due if on such date the Trustee or the Paying Agent holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay all principal, Settlement Amount and interest then due and the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, is not prohibited from paying such money to the Holders on that date pursuant to the terms of this Indenture.

The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) and Settlement Amount owed on conversion to the extent it includes cash, at the rate specified therefor in the Notes, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the rate and in the manner specified in Section 2.13.

SECTION 4.02. Maintenance of Office or Agency . The Company shall maintain an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or for conversion or repurchase and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. As of the date of this Indenture, such office is located at the office of the Trustee located at 1100 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19890, Attention: Teradyne, Inc. Administrator and, at any other time, at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Company. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency not designated or appointed by the Trustee. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office; provided that the Corporate Trust Office shall not be an office or agency of the Company for the purpose of service of legal process against the Company.

The Company may also from time to time designate co-registrars and one or more offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

SECTION 4.03. Reports; 144A Information .

(a) The Company shall file with the Trustee any documents or reports it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within 15 days after the same are required to be filed with the SEC (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 or any successor rule under the Exchange Act). Any document or report that the Company files with the SEC via the SEC’s EDGAR system (or any successor thereto) shall be deemed to be filed with the Trustee as of the time such documents are filed via EDGAR (or such successor). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall in no event be required to file with, or otherwise provide or disclose to, the Trustee or any Holder any information for which the Company is seeking, or has received, confidential treatment from the SEC.

(b) If at any time the Company is not subject to the reporting obligations of the Exchange Act, the Company shall furnish to the Holders or beneficial holders and prospective purchasers of the Notes or the Common Stock issued upon conversion, upon their request, the information, if any, required under Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act until

 

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such time as such securities are no longer “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, assuming these securities have not been owned by an Affiliate of the Company.

(c) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for information purposes only and Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on an Officer’s Certificate). The Trustee is under no duty to examine such reports, information or documents to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Indenture or to ascertain the correctness or otherwise of the information or the statements contained therein. The Trustee is entitled to assume such compliance and correctness unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee is informed otherwise.

SECTION 4.04. Compliance Certificate . The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 120 calendar days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company (beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016) an Officer’s Certificate, stating whether or not, to the knowledge of such officer, any Default or Event of Default occurred during such period and if so, describing each Default or Event of Default, its status and the action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

SECTION 4.05. Statement by Officer as to Default . The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, promptly and in any event 30 calendar days after the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Default, an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default, its status and the action which the Company proposes to take with respect thereto.

SECTION 4.06. Waiver of Stay, Extension or Usury Laws . The Company covenants (to the extent it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time; the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

SECTION 4.07. Additional Interest .

(a) If, at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six months after the Last Original Issue Date of the Notes, the Company fails to timely file any document or report that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than current reports on Form 8-K), the Company shall pay Additional Interest. The Additional Interest shall accrue on all transfer restricted Notes at an annual rate of 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of such Notes outstanding for each day during such period for which the Company’s failure to file continues. No Additional Interest

 

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accruing pursuant to this Section 4.07(a) shall accrue after the six month period provided in this Section 4.07(a), regardless of whether such failure has occurred or is continuing. The Company shall not pay any Additional Interest or other amounts with respect to the Common Stock, if any, received upon conversion.

(b) Further, if, and for so long as, (i) the restrictive legend specified in Section 2.08 on the Notes has not been removed (or deemed removed pursuant to this Indenture and the certificate representing the Note), (ii) in the case of a Global Note, such Notes are not identified by an unrestricted CUSIP in the facilities of the Depositary therefor or (iii) the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable by Holders other than Affiliates of the Company or Holders that were Affiliates of the Company at any time during the three months immediately preceding (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws) as of the 380th day after the Last Original Issue Date of the Notes, the Company shall pay Additional Interest on the Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of Notes outstanding until such restrictive legend has been removed (or deemed removed pursuant to this Indenture and the certificate representing such Note) from the Notes, the Notes are assigned an unrestricted CUSIP and the Notes are freely tradable as described above by Holders other than Affiliates of the Company (or Holders that were Affiliates of the Company at any time during the immediately preceding three months). The restrictive legend on the Notes shall be deemed removed pursuant to the terms of this Indenture as provided in Section 2.08(c), and, at such time, the Notes will, pursuant to, and subject to the provisions of, such Section, be deemed assigned an unrestricted CUSIP number. However, for the avoidance of doubt, Global Notes will continue to bear Additional Interest pursuant to this paragraph until such time as they are identified by an unrestricted CUSIP in the facilities of the Depositary therefor, as a result of completion of such Depositary’s mandatory exchange process or otherwise.

(c) Additional Interest payable in accordance with Section 4.07(a) and Section 4.07(b) shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following accrual in the same manner as regular interest on the Notes.

(d) The Additional Interest that is payable in accordance with Section 4.07(a) or Section 4.07(b) shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any Additional Interest that may be payable as a result of the Company’s election pursuant to Section 6.12. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, in no event shall Additional Interest accrue under the terms of this Indenture (aggregating any Additional Interest payable pursuant to (a) or (b) of Section 4.07 with any Additional Interest payable pursuant to Section 6.12) at a total rate per year in excess of 0.50%, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay such Additional Interest.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to pay Additional Interest pursuant to Section 4.07(a) or Section 4.07(b) on any date on which (A) the Company shall have filed a Shelf Registration Statement for the resale of the Notes and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, (B) such Shelf Registration Statement is effective and usable by Holders identified therein as selling security holders for the resale of the Notes and the Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes, (C) the Holders may register the resale of their Notes under such Shelf Registration Statement on terms customary for the resale of convertible or exchangeable securities offered in reliance on Rule 144A and (D) the Notes and/or Common Stock sold pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement become freely tradable as a result of such sale.

 

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(f) If Additional Interest is payable by the Company pursuant to Section 4.07(a) or Section 4.07(b), the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to that effect stating (i) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable and (ii) the date on which payment of such Additional Interest is payable. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives such a certificate, the Trustee may assume without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional Interest directly to the Persons entitled to it, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment. The Trustee shall have no duty to verify the Company’s determination as to whether Additional Interest is due or the Company’s calculations as to the amount of such Additional Interest.

ARTICLE 5

Successor Company

SECTION 5.01. When Company May Merge or Transfer Assets . The Company shall not, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate with or merge with or into any other Person or sell, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to another Person, unless:

(a) either (i) the Company is the continuing corporation or (ii) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if other than the Company) (the “ Successor Company ”) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and such Person assumes, by a supplemental indenture, all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture;

(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and

(c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee the Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 5.03.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 5.01 shall not apply to the transfer of assets between or among the Company and its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 5.02. Successor to Be Substituted . In case of any such transaction described in Section 5.01 other than a lease in which the Company is not the surviving corporation and upon the assumption by the Successor Company, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, of the due and punctual payment of the principal of and interest on all of the Notes, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all of the covenants and conditions of this Indenture to be performed or satisfied by the Company, such Successor Company shall succeed, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company, and Teradyne, Inc. shall be discharged from its obligations under the

 

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Notes and this Indenture, except in the case of a lease. Such Successor Company thereupon may cause to be signed, and may issue either in its own name or in the name of Teradyne, Inc. any or all of the Notes, issuable hereunder that theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to the Trustee; and, upon the order of such Successor Company 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 Notes that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Trustee for authentication, and any Notes that such Successor Company thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Trustee for that purpose. All the Notes so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Notes theretofore or thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of this Indenture as though all of such Notes had been issued at the date of the execution hereof. In the event of any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition, 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 may be dissolved, wound up and liquidated at any time thereafter and such Person shall be discharged from its liabilities as obligor and maker of the Notes and from its obligations under this Indenture.

SECTION 5.03. Opinion of Counsel to Be Given Trustee . Prior to execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article 5, the Trustee shall receive an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition and any such assumption complies with the provisions of this Article 5.

ARTICLE 6

Defaults and Remedies

SECTION 6.01. Events of Default . An “ Event of Default ” occurs if:

(a) the Company fails to pay any interest on the Notes when due and such failure continues for a period of 30 calendar days;

(b) the Company fails to pay principal of the Notes when due at maturity, or the Company fails to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price payable, in respect of any Notes when due;

(c) the Company fails to comply with its obligations to convert any Notes in accordance with this Indenture, and such failure continues for five Business Days following the scheduled settlement date for such conversion;

(d) the Company fails to comply with Article 5;

(e) the Company fails to provide notice of any transaction described under Section 10.01(b)(2);

 

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(f) the Company fails to provide notice of the effective date of a Fundamental Change pursuant to Sections 3.01(b) or 10.01(b)(3), in each case, which failure continues for five calendar days after the date when due;

(g) the Company fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement in the Notes or this Indenture (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section 6.01 specifically dealt with) for a period of 60 calendar days after the written notice specified below is given by the Trustee to the Company or by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to the Company and the Trustee, as the case may be;

(h) the failure to pay when due (whether at stated maturity or otherwise) or a default that results in the acceleration of maturity, of any indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount in excess of $20,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent), unless such indebtedness is paid or discharged, or such acceleration is rescinded, stayed or annulled, within a period of 30 calendar days after the written notice specified below is given by the Trustee to the Company or by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to the Company and the Trustee, as the case may be;

(i) a final judgment for the payment in excess of $20,000,000 (or its foreign currency equivalent) (excluding any amounts covered by insurance) rendered against the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company, which judgment is not paid, discharged or stayed within 60 calendar days after (A) the date on which the right to appeal or petition for review thereof has expired if no such appeal or review has commenced, or (B) the date on which all rights to appeal or petition for review have been extinguished;

(j) the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(1) commences a voluntary case;

(2) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case;

(3) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property;

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

(5) or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; or

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

(1) is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries in an involuntary case;

 

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(2) appoints a Custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries or for any substantial part of its property;

(3) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or

(4) any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 calendar days.

The foregoing shall constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

The term “ Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, United States Code , or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term “ Custodian ” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

A Default under clause (g) or (h) of this Section 6.01 is not an Event of Default until the Trustee notifies the Company or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding notify the Company and the Trustee, as the case may be, of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time specified in clause (g) or (h) of this Section 6.01, as applicable, after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “ Notice of Default ”.

SECTION 6.02. Acceleration . If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(j) or (k) with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of the Notes and accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding Notes to be due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(j) or (k) with respect to the Company (and not involving solely one or more of the Company’s Significant Subsidiaries) occurs and is continuing, the principal amount of the Notes and accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding Notes shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders.

After a declaration of acceleration, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration if:

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

(1) all overdue interest on all Notes;

(2) the principal amount of any Notes that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration;

 

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(3) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest; and

(4) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee under this Indenture and the compensation and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel; and

(b) all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of the principal amount of the Notes and any accrued and unpaid interest that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration or the failure to deliver consideration upon conversion, have been cured or waived.

No such rescission and annulment shall affect any subsequent Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 6.03. Other Remedies . If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes 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. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are cumulative.

SECTION 6.04. Waiver of Past Defaults . Subject to Section 6.02, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding may, on behalf of all Holders of all the Notes, waive any existing and past Default or Event of Default under this Indenture and its consequences, except:

(i) the Company’s failure to pay principal of or interest on any Notes when due;

(ii) the Company’s failure to convert any Notes into cash and, if applicable, Common Stock pursuant to the terms of this Indenture;

(iii) the Company’s failure to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date in connection with a Holder exercising its repurchase rights; or

(iv) the Company’s failure to comply with any of the provisions of this Indenture that under Section 9.02 cannot be amended without the consent of each Holder affected.

When a Default is waived, it is deemed cured, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any consequent right.

 

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SECTION 6.05. Control by Majority . The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of any proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or, subject to Section 7.01, that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or would involve the Trustee in personal liability or expense for which the Trustee has not received adequate indemnity as determined by it in good faith; provided , however , that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. Prior to taking any action hereunder, the Trustee shall be entitled to indemnity or security satisfactory to it in its sole discretion against all losses, liabilities, and expenses caused by taking or not taking such action.

SECTION 6.06. Limitation on Suits . Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal or interest when due or consideration due upon conversion when due, no Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

(a) such Holder has given the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default;

(b) the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes have made a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy, and offered security or indemnity against any costs, liability or expense of the Trustee;

(c) the Trustee fails to comply with such request within 60 calendar days after receipt of such request and offer of indemnity; and

(d) the Trustee has not received an inconsistent direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

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 shall not have any affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders).

SECTION 6.07. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any Holder to receive payment or delivery, as the case may be, of (x) the principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, (y) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, and (z) the consideration due upon conversion of, such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note or in this Indenture, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery, as the case may be, on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

SECTION 6.08. Collection Suit by Trustee . If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(a), (b) or (c) occurs 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 then due and owing (together with interest on any unpaid interest to the extent lawful) and the amounts provided for in Section 7.07.

 

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SECTION 6.09. 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 (including any claim for the compensation and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel) and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its Subsidiaries or its or their respective creditors or property and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may be entitled and empowered to participate as a member of any official committee of creditors appointed in such matter, and may vote on behalf of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07.

SECTION 6.10. Priorities . If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall pay out the money or property in the following order:

FIRST: to the Trustee for amounts due under Section 7.07;

SECOND: to Holders for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal (including payments pursuant to the required repurchase provisions of the Notes) and interest, ratably without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal (including payments pursuant to the required repurchase provisions of the Notes) and interest or in respect of any Conversion Obligation of the Company, respectively; and

THIRD: to the Company.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders pursuant to this Section 6.10. At least fifteen calendar days before such record date, the Trustee shall transmit to each Holder and the Company a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.

SECTION 6.11. 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 of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 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 Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes.

SECTION 6.12. Failure to Comply with Reporting Covenant . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Company may elect that the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with the covenant in Section 4.03(a), for the 365 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default shall consist

 

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exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the Notes at an annual rate equal to (i) 0.25% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes from the first date of the occurrence of such Event of Default to, but not including, the 180 th day thereafter (or such earlier date on which the Event of Default relating to the Company’s reporting obligations pursuant to Section 4.03(a) shall have been cured or waived) and (ii) 0.50% of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes from the 181 st date following the occurrence to the 365 th day after the first date of the occurrence of such Event of Default (or such earlier date on which the Event of Default relating to the Company’s reporting obligations pursuant to Section 4.03(a) shall have been cured or waived). Additional Interest payable pursuant to this Section 6.12 shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, any Additional Interest payable pursuant to Section 4.07(a) or Section 4.07(b) and shall be payable in the same manner as Additional Interest payable pursuant to Section 4.07(a) or Section 4.07(b). The Additional Interest payable pursuant to this Section 6.12 shall accrue on all outstanding Notes from and including the date on which an Event of Default relating to a failure to comply with the Company’s reporting obligations pursuant to Section 4.03(a) first occurs to, but not including the 366th day thereafter (or such earlier date on which the Event of Default relating to the Company’s reporting obligations pursuant to Section 4.03(a) shall have been cured or waived). On such 366th day (or earlier, if the Event of Default relating to the Company’s reporting obligations pursuant to Section 4.03(a) is cured or waived prior to such 366th day), if such Event of Default is continuing, such Additional Interest payable pursuant to this Section 6.12 shall cease to accrue and the Notes shall be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02. This Section 6.12 shall not affect the rights of Holders in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default.

In the event the Company does not elect to pay the Additional Interest pursuant to this Section 6.12 or the Company elected to make such payment but does not pay such Additional Interest when due, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 6.02. In no event shall Additional Interest payable pursuant to the foregoing election accrue at a rate per year in excess of the applicable rate specified in this Section 6.12, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to requirements to pay such Additional Interest pursuant to this Section 6.12. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing promptly upon its becoming aware of its obligation to pay Additional Interest, the date on which such Additional Interest is payable and the amount identified as Additional Interest. In no event shall the Trustee be charged with knowledge of whether such Additional Interest is due, unless it has received the written notice referred to in the preceding sentence.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, in no event shall Additional Interest accrue under the terms of this Indenture (aggregating any Additional Interest payable pursuant to this Section 6.12 with any Additional Interest payable pursuant to Section 4.07(a) or Section 4.07(b)) at a rate per year in excess of 0.50%, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay such Additional Interest.

 

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ARTICLE 7

Trustee

SECTION 7.01. Duties of Trustee . (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such Person’s own affairs.

(b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(1) the Trustee need only perform such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(2) 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. However, 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).

(c) 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:

(1) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section;

(2) 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

(3) 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.

(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (g) of this Section.

(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company.

(f) Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be invested or segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

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

 

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(h) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

SECTION 7.02. Rights of Trustee . (a) The Trustee may rely on any document believed by it 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.

(b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate 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 the Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

(c) The Trustee may act through agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

(d) The Trustee may consult with counsel, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the Notes shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.

(e) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond, debenture, note or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit.

(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to the provisions of 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 may be incurred therein or thereby.

(g) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its rights to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, including, without limitation, as Conversion Agent and Bid Solicitation Agent, and to each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder.

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

 

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

(j) The Trustee shall not be required to give any note, bond or surety in respect of the execution of the trusts and powers under this Indenture.

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

(l) In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(m) Permissive rights of the Trustee enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as duties.

SECTION 7.03. Individual Rights of Trustee . The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Conversion Agent, Bid Solicitation Agent, Paying Agent, Registrar or co-paying agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Section 7.10.

SECTION 7.04. Trustee’s Disclaimer . The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Company in this Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.

SECTION 7.05. Notice of Defaults . (a) The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default, unless a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge thereof or has received written notice thereof at its Corporate Trust Office, and such notice references this Indenture. No duty imposed upon the Trustee in this Indenture shall be applicable with respect to any Default of which the Trustee is not deemed to have notice.

(b) If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall transmit to each Holder, at the address set forth in the Register, notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 calendar days of obtaining actual knowledge of the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal or interest on any Notes or a Default in the failure to deliver the consideration due upon conversion, the Trustee may withhold notice if and so long as the Trustee in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the Holders.

 

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SECTION 7.06. Reports by Trustee to Holders . Within 60 days after December 1 of each year commencing with the first December 1 after the date of this Indenture, the Trustee shall transmit to the Holders (with a copy to the Company), in the manner and to the extent provided in Trust Indenture Act Section 313(c), a brief report dated as of such December 1 that complies with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with Trust Indenture Act Section 313(b).

SECTION 7.07. Compensation and Indemnity . The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing. The Trustee’s 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 expenses incurred or made by it, including costs of collection, in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the compensation and reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee’s agents, counsel, accountants and experts. The Company shall indemnify the Trustee, and hold it harmless, against any and all loss, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by or in connection with the offer and sale of the Notes or the administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company of any claim for which it may seek indemnity promptly upon obtaining actual knowledge thereof; provided , however , that any failure so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its indemnity obligations hereunder. The Company shall defend the claim and the indemnified party shall provide reasonable cooperation at the Company’s expense in the defense. Such indemnified parties may have separate counsel and the Company shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to pay such fees and expenses if it assumes such indemnified parties’ defense and, in such indemnified parties’ reasonable judgment, there is no conflict of interest between the Company and such parties in connection with such defense. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by an indemnified party through such party’s own willful misconduct and negligence, as determined by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee other than money or property held in trust to pay principal of and interest and any liquidated damages on particular Notes.

The Company’s payment obligations pursuant to this Section shall survive the satisfaction or discharge of this Indenture, any rejection or termination of this Indenture under any bankruptcy law or the resignation or removal of the Trustee. When the Trustee incurs expenses after the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(j) or (k) with respect to the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, the expenses are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Law.

 

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SECTION 7.08. Replacement of Trustee . The Trustee may resign by giving 30 days written notice to the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may remove the Trustee by giving 30 days written notice to the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee. The Company shall remove the Trustee if:

(a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

(b) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

(c) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(d) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee is removed by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes and such Holders do not reasonably promptly appoint a successor Trustee, or if the Trustee resigns, is removed by the Company or a vacancy otherwise exists in the office of Trustee for any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Company shall promptly appoint 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 transmit 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 7.07.

If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 calendar days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee or the holders of 10% in principal amount of the Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

SECTION 7.09. Successor Trustee by Merger . If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee.

In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the

 

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name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have.

SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification . There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder which shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act (as if the Trust Indenture Act were applicable hereto) to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

SECTION 7.11. Trustee’s Application for Instructions from the Company . Any application by the Trustee for written instructions from the Company (other than with regard to any action proposed to be taken or omitted to be taken by the Trustee that affects the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture) may, at the option of the Trustee, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee under this Indenture and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than three Business Days after the date the Company is deemed to have received such application pursuant to Section 11.01, unless any such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date), unless, prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of any omission), the Trustee shall have received written instructions in accordance with this Indenture in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.

ARTICLE 8

Discharge of Indenture

SECTION 8.01. Discharge of Liability on Notes . (a) This Indenture shall, subject to Section 8.01(b), cease to be of further effect if:

(1) the Company (i) delivers all outstanding Notes (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.09) to the Trustee for cancellation or (ii) deposits with the Trustee or the Paying Agent after such Notes have become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, upon conversion, or on any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, cash or, in the case of conversion, cash or cash and/or shares of Common Stock, if any, issuable upon conversion (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) (solely to satisfy outstanding conversions) calculated in accordance with this Indenture sufficient to satisfy all obligations due on all outstanding Notes and pays all other sums payable under this Indenture;

 

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(2) in the case of a deposit pursuant to Section 8.01(a)(1)(ii), no Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall exist on the date of such deposit and such deposit shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a Default under, this Indenture; and

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

(b) Notwithstanding Section 8.01(a), the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.10, 7.07, 7.08 and in this Article 8 shall survive until the Notes have been paid in full. Thereafter, the Company’s obligations in Sections 7.07, 8.03 and 8.04 shall survive.

SECTION 8.02. Application of Trust Money . The Trustee shall hold in trust money and any shares of Common Stock or other property due in respect of converted Notes deposited with it pursuant to this Article 8. It shall apply the deposited money through the Paying Agent and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes or, in the case of any shares of Common Stock or other property due in respect of converted Notes, in accordance with this Indenture in relation to the conversion of Notes pursuant to the terms hereof.

SECTION 8.03. Repayment to Company . Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest and any shares of Common Stock or other property due in respect of converted Notes that remains unclaimed for two years, and, thereafter, Holders entitled to the money and/or securities must look to the Company for payment as general creditors.

SECTION 8.04. Reinstatement . If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or to deliver any shares of Common Stock or other property due in respect of converted Notes in accordance with this Article 8 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 Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article 8 until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money and any shares of Common Stock or other property due in respect of converted Notes in accordance with this Article 8; provided , however , that, if the Company has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

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ARTICLE 9

Amendments

SECTION 9.01. Without Consent of Holders . The Company and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Notes without notice to or consent of any Holder:

(a) to provide for conversion rights of Holders and the Company’s repurchase obligations in connection with a Fundamental Change in the event of any reclassification of the Common Stock, merger or consolidation, or sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(b) to secure the Notes;

(c) to provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations to the Holders in the event of a merger or consolidation, or sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(d) to surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company;

(e) to add to the Company’s covenants for the benefit of the Holders;

(f) to cure any ambiguity or correct or supplement any inconsistent or otherwise defective provision contained in this Indenture; provided that such modification or amendment does not adversely affect the interests of the Holders in any material respect; provided , further , that any amendment made solely to conform the provisions of this Indenture to the description of the Notes contained in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet shall not be deemed to adversely affect the interests of the Holders;

(g) to increase the Conversion Rate;

(h) to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(i) to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depositary, including the Depositary;

(j) to permit for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with this Indenture;

(k) to irrevocably elect or eliminate one of the settlement methods and/or irrevocably elect a minimum Specified Dollar Amount;

(l) to add guarantees of obligations under the Notes; and

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After a modification or amendment under this Section becomes effective, the Company shall transmit to Holders a notice briefly describing such modification or amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect in the notice, shall not impair or affect the validity of the modification or amendment under this Section.

SECTION 9.02. With Consent of Holders . The Company and the Trustee may modify or amend this Indenture or the Notes with the written consent or affirmative vote (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes) of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, without notice to any other Holder. However, without the written consent or the affirmative vote (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes) of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected by such change, an amendment may not:

(a) change the Maturity Date;

(b) reduce the rate or extend the time for payment of interest on any Notes;

(c) reduce the principal amount of any Notes;

(d) reduce any amount payable upon repurchase of any Notes upon a Fundamental Change;

(e) amend the contractual right expressly set forth in this Indenture or any Notes of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment of principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, accrued and unpaid interest if any, on, and the consideration due upon conversion of, its Notes on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in this Indenture;

(f) change the currency in which any Notes is payable;

(g) change the Company’s obligation to repurchase any Notes upon a Fundamental Change in a manner adverse to the Holders;

(h) adversely affect the conversion right of a Holder to convert its Notes pursuant to the terms of this Indenture;

(i) make any change in Section 6.04 or the second sentence of this Section 9.02; or

(j) reduce the percentage of the Notes required for consent to any modification of this Indenture that does not require the consent of each affected Holder.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed modification or amendment. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed modification or amendment.

 

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After a modification or amendment under this Section becomes effective, the Company shall transmit to Holders a notice briefly describing such modification or amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all Holders, or any defect in the notice, shall not impair or affect the validity of the modification or amendment under this Section.

SECTION 9.03. Revocation and Effect of Consents and Waivers . A consent to an amendment or a waiver by a Holder shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Note or portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Note. However, any such Holder or subsequent Holder may revoke the consent or waiver as to such Holder’s Note or portion of the Note if the Trustee receives the notice of revocation before the date the amendment or waiver becomes effective. An amendment or waiver becomes effective once both (i) the requisite number of consents have been received by the Company or the Trustee and (ii) such amendment or waiver has been executed by the Company and the Trustee.

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Holders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date. No such consent shall be valid or effective for more than 120 calendar days after such record date.

SECTION 9.04. Notation on or Exchange of Notes . If an amendment changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Note to deliver the Note to the Trustee. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation on the Note regarding the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determines, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Note shall not affect the validity of such amendment.

SECTION 9.05. Trustee to Sign Amendments . The Trustee shall sign any amendment authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing such amendment the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Sections 7.01 and 7.02) shall be fully protected in relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 11.03, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and that such amendment is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to customary exceptions, and complies with the provisions hereof.

 

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ARTICLE 10

Conversion of Notes

SECTION 10.01. Right to Convert .

(a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 10, each Holder of a Note shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple in excess thereof) of such Note (i) subject to satisfaction of one or more of the conditions described in Section 10.01(b), at any time prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding September 15, 2023 and (ii) regardless of the conditions described in Section 10.01(b), on or after September 15, 2023 and prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, in each case, at the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (subject to, and in accordance with, the settlement provisions of Section 10.02, the “ Conversion Obligation ”).

(b) (1)  Conversion Upon Satisfaction of Sale Price Condition. Prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding September 15, 2023, a Holder shall have a right to convert all or a portion of its Notes at any time during any calendar quarter (and only during such calendar quarter) beginning after March 31, 2017 if the Closing Sale Price for the Common Stock was more than 130% of the applicable Conversion Price on each applicable Trading Day for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) in the period of the 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter.

(2) Conversion Upon Specified Corporate Transactions . Prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding September 15, 2023, a Holder shall have the right to convert all or a portion of its Notes if the Company:

(i) distributes to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock rights, options or warrants (other than pursuant to a stockholders rights plan) entitling them to purchase, for a period of 45 calendar days or less from the issuance date for such distribution, shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such distribution; or

(ii) distributes to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock cash or other assets, debt securities or rights to purchase securities of the Company (other than pursuant to a stockholders rights plan), which distribution has a per share value exceeding 10% of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such distribution,

then, in each case, the Company shall notify all Holders at least 45 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. Once the Company has given such notice, a Holder may convert all or a portion of its Notes at any time until the earlier of the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date and the Company’s announcement that such distribution shall not take place. A Holder may not convert any of its Notes based on this Section 10.01(b)(2) if as a result of holding its Notes such Holder shall otherwise participate in the distribution, without

 

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conversion as a result of holding the Notes, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of the Common Stock as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate on the Record Date of such distribution for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder (calculated on an aggregate basis per Holder).

(3) Conversion Upon a Fundamental Change. Prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding September 15, 2023, if a Fundamental Change occurs, or if the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, or sale, conveyance, transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company and its subsidiaries’ assets, taken as a whole, in each case, pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into Reference Property in a transaction described in Section 10.05, a Holder shall have the right to convert all or a portion of its Notes at any time beginning on the effective date of such transaction or event until the earlier of (x) 35 Trading Days after the effective date of such transaction or event, if such transaction or event also constitutes a Fundamental Change, until the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and (y) the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date. The Company shall notify all Holders of the effective date of any Fundamental Change no later than one Business Day after such effective date. If a Holder has submitted all or a portion of Notes for repurchase, unless such Holder has validly withdrawn such Notes in a timely fashion, such Holder’s conversion rights with respect to the Notes so subject to repurchase shall expire at the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. If a Holder has submitted any Notes for repurchase, such Notes may be converted only if such Holder submits a valid withdrawal notice, and, if the Notes submitted are evidenced by a Global Note, such Holder complies with appropriate Depositary procedures.

(4) Conversion Upon Satisfaction of Trading Price Condition . Prior to the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding September 15, 2023, a Holder shall have a right to convert all or a portion of its Notes during the five Business Day period following any five consecutive Trading Day period (the “ Measurement Period ”) in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 10.01(b)(4), for each Trading Day of such Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day. The Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Company) shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes unless the Company has requested such determination (or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price) unless and until a Holder of at least $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate and such Holder requests that the Company requests that the Bid Solicitation Agent determine or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, requests that the Company determine, the Trading Price of the Notes. At such time, the Company shall instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than

 

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the Company) to determine or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company shall determine, the Trading Price of the Notes for each Trading Day beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until a Trading Day occurs on which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock and the applicable Conversion Rate on such Trading Day. At such time as the Company directs the Bid Solicitation Agent in writing to solicit bid quotations, the Company shall provide the Bid Solicitation Agent with the names and contact details of the three independent nationally recognized securities dealers the Company selects, and the Company shall direct those securities dealers to provide bids to the Bid Solicitation Agent. If the Trading Price condition has been met, the Company shall so notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee). If, at any time after the Trading Price condition has been met, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate for such date, the Company shall so promptly notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee).

SECTION 10.02. Conversion Procedures; Settlement Upon Conversion; No Adjustment for Interest or Dividends; Cash Payments in Lieu of Fractional Shares . (a) In order to exercise the conversion right with respect to any Notes in certificated form, a Holder must:

(i) complete and manually sign an irrevocable notice of conversion in the form entitled “Form of Conversion Notice” attached to the reverse of such certificated Note (or a facsimile thereof) (a “ Conversion Notice ”);

(ii) deliver such completed Conversion Notice and certificated Note to be converted to the Conversion Agent at the office of the Conversion Agent;

(iii) to the extent any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion are to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents as may be required by the Conversion Agent;

(iv) if required pursuant to Section 10.02(d), pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled; and

(v) if required pursuant to Section 10.02(g), pay all transfer or similar taxes, if any.

In order to exercise the conversion right with respect to any interest in a Global Note, a Holder must:

(i) deliver to the Depositary the appropriate instruction form for conversion pursuant to the Depositary’s conversion program;

(ii) to the extent any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion are to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents as may be required by the Conversion Agent;

 

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(iii) if required pursuant to Section 10.02(d), pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date to which such Holder is not entitled; and

(iv) if required pursuant to Section 10.02(g), pay all transfer or similar taxes, if any.

The date that the Holder satisfies the foregoing requirements is the “ Conversion Date .” The Notes shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Conversion Date.

(b) Subject to this Section 10.02, upon conversion of any Note, the Company shall, at its election, pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder, in full satisfaction of its Conversion Obligation, cash (“ Cash Settlement ”), shares of Common Stock (“ Physical Settlement ”) or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock (“ Combination Settlement ”), as set forth in this Section 10.02.

(i) All conversions occurring on or after September 15, 2023 shall be settled using the same Settlement Method and the same relative proportion of cash and/or shares of Common Stock as all other conversions occurring on or after September 15, 2023. If the Company elects a Settlement Method for conversions occurring on or after September 15, 2023, the Company shall deliver notice to Holders and the Trustee of such Settlement Method the Company has selected no later than September 15, 2023. If the Company does not timely elect a Settlement Method for conversion occurring on or after September 15, 2023, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement with respect to that Conversion Date and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. If the Company has timely elected Combination Settlement in respect of any such conversion, but fails to timely notify the Conversion Agent of the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, such Specified Dollar Amount with respect to that Conversion Date shall be deemed to be $1,000.

(ii) With respect to conversions occurring prior to September 15, 2023, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method (including the same relative proportion of cash and/or shares of Common Stock) for all conversions occurring on the same Conversion Date. Except for any conversions that occur on or after September 15, 2023, the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions that occur on different Conversion Dates. Prior to September 15, 2023, if the Company elects a Settlement Method, the Company shall deliver notice to converting Holders and the Trustee of such Settlement Method the Company has selected no later than the Close of Business on the second Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date.

 

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If the Company does not timely elect a Settlement Method in respect of a particular Conversion Date, the Company shall no longer have the right to elect Cash Settlement or Physical Settlement with respect to that Conversion Date and the Company shall be deemed to have elected Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation, and the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be equal to $1,000. If the Company has timely elected Combination Settlement in respect of any such conversion, but fails to timely notify the Conversion Agent of the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, such Specified Dollar Amount with respect to that Conversion Date shall be deemed to be $1,000.

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

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

(B) if the Company elects to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Cash Settlement, the Company shall pay to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period; and

(C) if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) to satisfy its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion by Combination Settlement, the Company shall pay and deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 40 consecutive VWAP Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period (plus cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion).

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

(iv) The Daily Settlement Amounts (if applicable) and the Daily Conversion Values (if applicable) shall be determined by the Company promptly following the last VWAP Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period. Promptly after such determination of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily

 

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Conversion Values, as the case may be, and, if applicable, the amount of cash payable in lieu of any fractional share, the Company shall notify the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and, if applicable, the amount of cash payable in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock. The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination.

(v) Subject to the provisions of Section 10.03 and Section 10.05, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the Settlement Amount due in respect of the Conversion Obligation as follows:

(A) if the Company elects Physical Settlement, (x) with respect to conversions occurring prior to the final Regular Record Date preceding the Maturity Date, the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date and (y) with respect to conversions occurring on or after the final Regular Record Date preceding the Maturity Date, on the Maturity Date; or

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

(c) Each conversion will be deemed to have been effected as to any Notes surrendered for conversion on the applicable Conversion Date; provided , however , that the Person in whose name any shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon such conversion shall be treated as the holder of record of such shares as of the Close of Business on the Conversion Date, in the case of Physical Settlement, or the last VWAP Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period, in the case of Combination Settlement.

(d) If a Holder converts any Notes after the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date for an interest payment but prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, such Holder shall receive on the earlier of the corresponding Interest Payment Date and the date the Company delivers the Settlement Amount in respect of such conversion, the interest accrued and unpaid on such Holder’s Notes, notwithstanding such Holder’s conversion of those Notes prior to the Interest Payment Date, assuming such Holder was the Holder of record on the corresponding Regular Record Date. However, except as provided in the next sentence, at the time such Holder surrenders its Notes for conversion (whether or not such Holder was the Holder of record), such Holder must pay the Company an amount equal to the interest that has accrued and shall be paid on the Notes being converted on the corresponding Interest Payment Date. Such Holder is not required to make such payment:

(1) if such Holder converts its Notes after the Close of Business on December 1, 2023, which is the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date;

(2) if such Holder converts its Notes in connection with a Fundamental Change and the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or

(3) to the extent of any overdue interest, if overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Holder’s Notes.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, all Holders on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date and any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date shall receive and retain the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date or other applicable Interest Payment Date regardless of whether their Notes have been converted following such Regular Record Date.

If a Holder has already delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice pursuant to Section 3.01 with respect to a Note, such Holder may not surrender that Note for conversion until such Holder has validly withdrawn the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 3.02, except as to a portion of such Note that is not subject to such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice.

(e) In case any certificated Note shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Holder of the certificated Note so surrendered, without charge to such Holder, a new certificated Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered certificated Note.

(f) Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Note, the Trustee and the Depositary shall reduce the principal amount of such Global Note in their records.

(g) The issue of stock certificates on conversions of Notes shall be made without charge to the converting holder of Notes for any taxes or duties in respect of the issue thereof. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any such tax or duty which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of stock in any name other than that of the holder of any Notes converted, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any such stock certificate unless and until the Person or Persons requesting the issue thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or duty or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

(h) Except as provided in this Section 10.02, upon conversion, Holders shall not receive any separate cash payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes. Accrued and unpaid interest to the Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full with the cash paid and shares of Common Stock issued, if any, upon conversion rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. With respect to Notes converted pursuant to Combination Settlement, accrued and unpaid interest shall be deemed to be paid first out of any cash paid upon such conversion.

(i) The Company shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes. If any fractional shares of Common Stock would be issuable upon the conversion of any Note or Notes, the Company shall instead pay cash in lieu of fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion in an amount based on (i) the Daily VWAP on the

 

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relevant Conversion Date if the Company elects Physical Settlement or (ii) the Daily VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period if the Company elects or is deemed to elect Combination Settlement.

(j) Except as described under Section 10.04, the Company shall not make any payment or other adjustment for dividends on any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes.

(k) The Trustee shall have no duty to monitor or notify the Holders as to whether any of the conditions to conversion have occurred.

SECTION 10.03. Adjustment to Conversion Rate Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change . If the Effective Date (as defined below) of a Fundamental Change (determined after giving effect to any exceptions to or exclusions from such definition, but without regard to the proviso in clause (2) of the definition thereof, a “ Make-Whole Fundamental Change ”) occurs prior to the Maturity Date of the Notes and a Holder elects to convert its Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall increase the Conversion Rate by an additional number of shares of Common Stock (the “ Additional Shares ”).

The number of Additional Shares shall be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change becomes effective (the “ Effective Date ”) and the Stock Price paid (or deemed paid) per share for the Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

The Company shall notify the Holders of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change no later than one Business Day after such Effective Date.

A conversion of the Notes shall be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” a Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the Conversion Notice is received by the Conversion Agent on or after the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change but before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or, in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the proviso in clause (2) of the definition thereof, the 35 th Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change).

The number of Additional Shares set forth in the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner as and as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Notes is adjusted pursuant to this Article 10. The Stock Prices set forth in the first row of the table below ( i.e. , the column headers) shall be simultaneously adjusted to equal the Stock Prices immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Conversion Rate immediately prior to the adjustment and the denominator of which shall be the Conversion Rate as so adjusted.

 

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The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased upon conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change:

 

     Stock Price  

Effective Date

   $24.97      $30.00      $31.84      $35.00      $40.00      $45.00      $50.00      $60.00      $70.00      $80.00      $90.00  

December 12, 2016

     8.6378         5.3867         4.5659         3.4580         2.2552         1.4811         0.9712         0.3991         0.1381         0.0264         0.0000   

December 15, 2017

     8.6378         5.2128         4.3829         3.2715         2.0822         1.3316         0.8477         0.3224         0.0963         0.0098         0.0000   

December 15, 2018

     8.6378         5.0526         4.2059         3.0833         1.9032         1.1770         0.7214         0.2478         0.0592         0.0000         0.0000   

December 15, 2019

     8.6378         4.8740         4.0033         2.8635         1.6940         0.9992         0.5800         0.1704         0.0262         0.0000         0.0000   

December 15, 2020

     8.6378         4.6336         3.7311         2.5718         1.4252         0.7801         0.4144         0.0911         0.0024         0.0000         0.0000   

December 15, 2021

     8.6378         4.2594         3.3161         2.1423         1.0540         0.5004         0.2218         0.0207         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000   

December 15, 2022

     8.6378         3.5972         2.5910         1.4268         0.5096         0.1565         0.0323         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000   

December 15, 2023

     8.6378         1.9231         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000         0.0000   

provided, however , that:

(1) if the exact Stock Price is between two Stock Prices listed in the table above under the column titled “Stock Price,” or if the exact Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is between two Effective Dates listed in the table above in the rows immediately below the title “Effective Date,” then the number of Additional Shares by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later Effective Dates based on a 360-day year; and

(2) (a) if the exact Stock Price is greater than $90.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as the Stock Prices listed in the table above), then the Conversion Rate shall not be increased, or (b) if the exact Stock Price is less than $24.97 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as the Stock Prices listed in the table above), then the Conversion Rate shall not be increased.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion exceed 40.0480 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Article 10.

 

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SECTION 10.04. Adjustment of Conversion Rate . The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company if any of the following events occurs, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Holders participate (other than in the case of a share split or a share combination), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock and solely as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described in this Section 10.04, without having to convert their Notes, as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holders (calculated on an aggregate basis per Holder):

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

 

  CR   =   CR 0   ×  

OS

 
          OS 0  

where,

 

CR   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;
CR 0   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution or the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be;
OS 0   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution or the Effective Date of such share split or share combination, as the case may be; and
OS   =    the number of shares of Common Stock that would be outstanding immediately after, and solely as a result of, such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination, as the case may be.

Any adjustment made under this clause (a) shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the Open of Business on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this clause (a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as 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.

(b) If the Company shall issue to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock any rights, options or warrants (other than pursuant to a stockholders rights plan) entitling them to purchase, for a period of 45 calendar days or less from the issuance date for such distribution, shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock for the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the declaration date for such distribution, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

  CR   =   CR 0   ×  

OS 0 + X

 
          OS 0 + Y  

 

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where,

 

CR   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;
CR 0   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;
OS 0   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;
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 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance.

Any increase made under this clause (b) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of Common Stock are not delivered upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance 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 issued, or if such rights, options or warrants are not so exercised prior to their expiration, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance had not occurred.

In determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders of Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than such average of the Closing Sale Prices for the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof and the value of such consideration (if other than cash, to be determined in good faith by the Company).

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

(i) dividends, distributions or issuances as to which an adjustment was effected (without regard to the 1% Exception) pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above;

 

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(ii) rights issued under a stockholders rights plan;

(iii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which the provisions set forth in clause (d) below shall apply (without regard to the 1% Exception);

(iv) distributions of Reference Property in a transaction described in Section 10.05; and

(v) Spin-Offs described below in the second paragraph of this clause (c),

then the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

CR

  =   CR 0   ×  

SP 0

 
          SP 0 – FMV  

where,

 

CR   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
CR 0   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
SP 0   =    the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and
FMV   =    the Fair Market Value (as determined in good faith by the Company) of the shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants distributed with respect to each outstanding share of the Common Stock on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.

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

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount thereof, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, the amount and kind of the Company’s Capital Stock, evidences of the Company’s indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire the Company’s Capital Stock or other securities that such Holder would have received if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution.

 

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

 

 

CR

  =   CR 0   ×  

FMV + MP 0

 
          MP 0  

where,

 

CR   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off;
CR 0   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off;
FMV   =    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 the Common Stock over the first ten consecutive Trading Day period immediately following, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (such period, the “ Valuation Period ”); and
MP 0   =    the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the Valuation Period.

Any adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph of this clause (c) shall be made immediately after the Open of Business on the day after the last day of the Valuation Period, but shall be given effect as of the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the Spin-Off. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) if the settlement date for a Note whose conversion is to be settled pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement occurs on or before the last Trading Day in the Valuation Period for any Spin-Off and any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion occurs on any Trading Day within such Valuation Period, then, solely for purposes of determining the consideration due in respect of such conversion, such Valuation Period shall be deemed to be the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, the last VWAP Trading Day in such Observation Period (or, if such VWAP Trading Day is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day); and (ii) if the settlement date for a Note whose conversion is to be settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs on or before the last Trading Day in the Valuation Period for a Spin-Off and the Conversion Date for such conversion occurs on any Trading Day within such Valuation Period, then, solely for purposes of determining the consideration due in respect of such conversion, such Valuation Period shall be deemed to be the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Conversion Date (or, if such Conversion Date is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day).

 

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For purposes of this Section 10.04(c) and subject in all respects to Section 10.08, rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, including Common Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (each a “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 10.04(c) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 10.04(c) shall be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 10.04(c). 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 record 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 10.04(c) 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 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.

 

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(d) If the Company pays any cash dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock (other than dividends or distributions made in connection with the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding-up or upon a merger, consolidation or sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition resulting in a change in the conversion consideration as described under Section 10.05), other than a regular quarterly cash dividend that does not exceed $0.06 per share (the “ Dividend Threshold Amount ”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

CR

  =   CR 0   ×  

SP 0 – DTA

 
          SP 0 – C  

where,

 

CR   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
CR 0   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
SP 0   =    the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution (or, if the Company declares such dividend or distribution less than eleven Trading Days prior to such Ex-Dividend Date, ten shall be replaced with a smaller number of Trading Days that shall have occurred after, and not including, such declaration date and prior to, but not including, such Ex-Dividend Date);
DTA   =    the Dividend Threshold Amount in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; provided that if the dividend or distribution is not a regular quarterly dividend, the Dividend Threshold Amount shall be deemed to be zero; and
C   =    the amount in cash per share the Company distributes to holders of the Common Stock.

The Dividend Threshold Amount is subject to adjustment on an inversely proportional basis whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted; provided that no adjustment shall be made to the Dividend Threshold Amount for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this clause (d).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Holder shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount thereof, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of shares of Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received as if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution. To the extent such dividend or distribution is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the dividend or distribution, if any, actually made or paid.

Any increase made under this clause (d) shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution.

 

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

 

 

CR

  =   CR 0   ×  

AC + ( SP × OS )

 
          OS 0 × SP  

where,

 

CR   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the Trading Day immediately following the Expiration Date;
CR 0   =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Trading Day immediately following the Expiration Date;
AC   =    the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined in good faith by the Company) paid or payable for shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;
SP   =    the average of the Closing Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the ten consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the Expiration Date (the “ Averaging Period ”);
OS   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Close of Business on the Expiration Date (after giving effect to such tender offer or exchange offer); and
OS 0   =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Expiration Date (prior to giving effect to such tender offer or exchange offer).

Any adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this clause (e) shall be made immediately prior to the Open of Business on the day following the last day of the Averaging Period, but shall be given effect as of the Open of Business on the Trading Day immediately following the Expiration Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) if the settlement date for a Note whose conversion is to be settled pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement occurs on or before the last Trading Day in the Averaging Period for such tender or exchange offer and any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion occurs on any Trading Day within such Averaging Period, then, solely for purposes of determining the consideration due in respect of such conversion, such Averaging Period shall be deemed to be the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date for such tender or exchange offer to, and including, the last VWAP Trading Day in such Observation Period (or, if such VWAP Trading Day is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day); and (ii) if the settlement date for a Note whose conversion is to be settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs on or before the last Trading Day in the Averaging Period for such tender or exchange offer and the Conversion Date for such conversion occurs on any Trading Day within such Averaging Period, then, solely for purposes of determining the consideration due in respect of such conversion, such Averaging Period shall be deemed to be the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date to, and including, such Conversion Date (or, if such Conversion Date is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day).

 

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(f) Notwithstanding this Section 10.04, if a Conversion Rate adjustment described in subsections (a) through (e) of this Section 10.04 becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date, and a Holder has converted its Notes on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or prior to the related Record Date and would be treated as the record holder of the shares of Common Stock as of the related Conversion Date as described under Section 10.02 based on an adjusted Conversion Rate for such Ex-Dividend Date, then, notwithstanding the foregoing Conversion Rate adjustment provisions, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date shall not be made for such converting Holder. Instead, such Holder shall be treated as if such Holder were the record owner of such shares of Common Stock (which shall be calculated on an unadjusted basis) and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.

(g) Notwithstanding this Section 10.04, if a Holder converts a Note, Combination Settlement is applicable to such Note and the Daily Settlement Amount for any VWAP Trading Day during the Observation Period applicable to such Note (x) is calculated based on a Conversion Rate adjusted on account of any event described in clauses (a) through (e) of this Section 10.04 and (y) includes any shares of Common Stock that entitle their holder to participate in such event, then, notwithstanding the foregoing Conversion Rate adjustment provisions in this Section 10.04, such Conversion Rate adjustment shall not be made for such converting Holder for such Trading Day. Instead, such Holder shall be treated as if such Holder were the record owner of the shares of Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.

(h) To the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to the applicable rules of The New York Stock Exchange, the Company (i) may increase the Conversion Rate of the Notes by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Company determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest and (ii) may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate of the Notes to avoid or diminish income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or similar event.

(i) All calculations and other determinations under this Article 10 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000th) of a share. No adjustment pursuant to this Section 10.04 shall be made to the Conversion Rate unless such adjustment would require a change of at least 1% to the Conversion Rate then in effect at such time. However, any adjustments that are less than 1% of the Conversion Rate shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment, regardless of whether the aggregate adjustment is less than 1%, (i) annually on the anniversary of the first date of issue of the Notes and (ii) otherwise (A) upon conversion of any Notes, (B) on each VWAP Trading Day of any Observation Period or (C) prior to any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, unless such adjustment has already been made. The deferral provisions described in this Section 10.04(i) is referred to as the “ 1% Exception .”

 

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(j) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable deliver to the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received such Officer’s Certificate, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume without inquiry that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. As soon as reasonably practicable after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall transmit to Holders a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which such adjustment became effective. Failure to transmit such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

(k) Except as stated in Section 10.03, this Section 10.04 and Section 10.08, the Company shall not adjust the Conversion Rate for any transaction or event. Without limiting the foregoing, the Conversion Rate shall not be required to be adjusted:

(1) upon the issuance of Common Stock at a price below the Conversion Price or otherwise;

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

(3) 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 its Subsidiaries;

(4) 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 its Subsidiaries;

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

(6) for the repurchase of any shares of Common Stock that is not a tender offer or exchange offer of the nature described in Section 10.04(e), including, but not limited to, pursuant to an open-market share repurchase program or a structured or derivative transaction;

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

(8) for accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

(l) For purposes of this Section 10.04, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company but shall

 

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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.

(m) Whenever any provision of this Article 10 requires the Company to calculate the Closing Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts over, or based on, a span of multiple days (including an Observation Period and the “Stock Price” for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), the Company shall make appropriate adjustments to each to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date of the event occurs, at any time during the period when the Closing Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts are to be calculated. For the avoidance of doubt, the adjustments made pursuant to this Section 10.04(m) shall be made solely to the extent the Company determines in its good faith judgment that any such adjustment is necessary, without duplication of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 10.04.

SECTION 10.05. Effect of Reclassifications, Business Combinations, Asset Sales and Corporate Events . If the Company:

(a) reclassifies or changes its Common Stock (other than changes in par value or from no par value resulting from a subdivision or combination); or

(b) consolidates or merges with or into or enters into a binding share exchange with any Person or sells, leases, transfers, conveys or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to another Person,

and, in either case, holders of Common Stock receive stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) with respect to or in exchange for their Common Stock, then from and after the effective date of such transaction (a “ Merger Event ”), the right to convert each outstanding $1,000 principal amount of Notes based on the Common Stock shall, without the consent of any Holders, be changed into a right to convert each such Note based on the kind and amount of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (the “ Reference Property ”). The Company or the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee, without the consent of the Holders, a supplemental indenture providing that, at and after the Merger Event, the right to convert each outstanding $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such Merger Event would have been entitled to receive upon such transaction. 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 part upon any form of stockholder election), the Reference Property into which the Notes shall become convertible shall be deemed to be based on the weighted average of the kind and amount of consideration actually received by holders of a majority of the Common Stock that voted for such an election (if electing between two types of consideration) or holders of a plurality of the

 

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Common Stock that voted for such an election (if electing between more than two types of consideration), as the case may be, and if no holders of Common Stock affirmatively make such an election, the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Stock. In all cases the provisions under Section 10.02 shall continue to apply with respect to the calculation of the consideration due upon conversion, with the Daily Conversion Value, Daily Settlement Amount and the Daily VWAPs determined based on a unit of Reference Property that a holder of one share of the Common Stock would have received in such transaction; provided , however , that if the holders of the Common Stock receive only cash in such Merger Event, the consideration due upon conversion shall equal the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date, multiplied by the price paid per share of Common Stock in such transaction, and settlement of any conversion thereafter shall occur on the third Business Day following the applicable Conversion Date. The Company hereby agrees not to become a party to any such transaction unless its terms are consistent with the foregoing. Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 10.

In connection with any adjustment to the conversion right pursuant to this Section 10.05, the Company shall also adjust the Dividend Threshold Amount based on the number of shares of common stock comprising the Reference Property and (if applicable) the value of any non-stock consideration comprising the Reference Property. If the Reference Property is composed solely of non-stock consideration, then the Dividend Threshold Amount shall be zero.

When the Company executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to this Section 10.05, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of Reference Property after any such Merger Event, any adjustment to the Conversion Rate to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered notice thereof to all Holders. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be transmitted to each Holder, within 20 days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver any such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

The above provisions of this Section 10.05 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, binding share exchanges, sales, conveyances, transfers, leases or other dispositions.

(c) If this Section 10.05 applies to any event or occurrence, Section 10.04 shall not apply.

SECTION 10.06. Certain Covenants . (a) The Company shall, prior to the issuance of any Notes hereunder, and from time to time as may be necessary, reserve out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock or shares of Common Stock held in treasury, a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock, free of preemptive rights, to permit the conversion of the Notes.

(b) The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes shall be duly and validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable by the Company and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issue thereof.

 

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(c) The Company shall endeavor promptly to comply with all federal and state securities laws regulating the issuance and delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of Notes, if any, and shall cause to have listed or quoted and shall keep listed or quoted all such shares of Common Stock on the Relevant Stock Exchange.

SECTION 10.07. [Reserved] .

SECTION 10.08. Shareholder Rights Plans . To the extent that any stockholders’ rights plan adopted by the Company is in effect upon conversion of the Notes, the Holders shall receive, in addition to any Common Stock due upon conversion, the rights under the applicable rights agreement unless the rights have separated from the Common Stock at the time of conversion of the Notes, in which case, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted as if the Company distributed to all holders of the Common Stock shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness or assets as provided in Section 10.04(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

SECTION 10.09. Responsibility of Trustee . The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder to determine the Conversion Rate (or any adjustment thereto) or whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment (including any increase) of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and any other Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities, property or cash that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and any other Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article 10. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 10.05 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Holders upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 10.05 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but, subject to the provisions of Section 9.01, may accept as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officer’s Certificate (which the Company shall be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for determining whether any event contemplated by Section 10.01 has occurred that makes the Notes eligible for conversion or no longer eligible therefor until the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent the notices referred to in Section 10.01 with respect to the commencement or termination of such conversion rights, on which notices the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may conclusively rely, and the Company agrees to deliver such notices to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent immediately after the occurrence of any such event or at such other times as shall be provided for in Section 10.01.

 

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SECTION 10.10. Exchange in Lieu of Conversion . (a) When a Holder surrenders Notes for conversion and the Conversion Date for such Notes occurs prior to September 15, 2023, the Company may, at its election, direct the Conversion Agent to surrender, on or prior to the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, such Notes to a financial institution designated by the Company (the “ Designated Institution ”) for exchange in lieu of conversion. In order to accept any Notes surrendered for conversion, the Designated Institution must agree to timely pay and/or deliver, as the case may be, in exchange for such Notes, all of the cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof otherwise due upon conversion, all as set forth under Section 10.02. If the Company makes an exchange election, the Company shall, by the Close of Business on the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, notify the Holder surrendering Notes for conversion that the Company has directed the Designated Institution to make an exchange in lieu of conversion, and the Company shall notify the Designated Institution of the Settlement Method it has elected with respect to such conversion and the relevant deadline for delivery of the relevant conversion consideration.

(b) If the Designated Institution accepts any such Notes, it will pay and/or deliver, as the case may be, the cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof due upon conversion to the Conversion Agent, and the Conversion Agent shall pay and/or deliver such cash and/or shares of Common Stock to such Holder on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date. Any Notes exchanged by the Designated Institution will remain outstanding. If the Designated Institution agrees to accept any Notes for exchange but does not timely pay and/or deliver the related cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, as the case may be, or if such Designated Institution does not accept the Notes for exchange, the Company shall convert the Notes and pay and/or deliver, as the case may be, the cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof due upon conversion on the third Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date as described under Section 10.02.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the Company’s designation of a Designated Institution pursuant to this Section 10.10 require the Designated Institution to accept any Notes.

ARTICLE 11

Miscellaneous

SECTION 11.01. Notices . Any notice or communication shall be in writing and delivered in person or mailed by first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, or to the other’s address, which initially is as follows:

if to the Company:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, Massachusetts 01864

Attention: General Counsel

 

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if to the Trustee:

Wilmington Trust, National Association

1100 North Market Street

Wilmington, Delaware 19890

Attention: Teradyne, Inc. Administrator

The Company or the Trustee by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses (including facsimile numbers and electronic addresses) for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication mailed to a Holder (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary) shall be mailed or transmitted to the Holder at the Holder’s address as it appears on the Register of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed or transmitted within the time prescribed; provided that notices given to Holders of Global Notes may be given electronically through the facilities of the Depositary.

Failure to send 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 is sent in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it; provided that notices to the Trustee, Conversion Agent or Bid Solicitation Agent are deemed given only upon actual receipt by the Trustee, Conversion Agent and Bid Solicitation Agent, as applicable.

In addition to the foregoing, the Trustee agrees to accept and act upon notice, instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods. If the party elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The party providing electronic instructions agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk or interception and misuse by third parties.

SECTION 11.02. No Optional Redemption . The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company prior to the Maturity Date, and no sinking fund is provided for the Notes.

 

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SECTION 11.03. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent . Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(a) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

SECTION 11.04. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion . Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture shall include:

(a) a statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(b) 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;

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

(d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with.

SECTION 11.05. When Notes Disregarded . In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, modification, amendment waiver or consent of the terms of this Indenture, Notes owned by the Company or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company shall be disregarded (from both the numerator and denominator) and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Subject to the foregoing, only Notes outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination.

SECTION 11.06. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar . The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Holders. The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.

SECTION 11.07. Withholding Taxes . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, if the Company or other applicable withholding agent determines, in its good faith discretion, that it is required by applicable law to pay, and pays, withholding taxes or backup withholding on behalf of the Holder or beneficial owner as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, the Company or other applicable withholding agent may, at its option, set off such payments against payments of cash and shares of Common Stock on the Note (or any payments on the Company’s Common Stock) or sales proceeds received by or other funds or assets of the Holder or beneficial owner.

 

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SECTION 11.08. GOVERNING LAW . THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 11.09. No Recourse Against Others . No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, shareholder or partner, as such, of the Company shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or this Indenture or for any claim based on, or in respect of or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.

SECTION 11.10. Successors . All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.

SECTION 11.11. Multiple 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. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or 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.

SECTION 11.12. Table of Contents; Headings . The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

SECTION 11.13. Severability Clause . In case any provision in this Indenture 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 such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

SECTION 11.14. Calculations . The Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes and for monitoring any Stock Price, Measurement Period or Observation Period. The calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock, the VWAP of the Common Stock, accrued interest payable on the Notes, any Additional Interest due on the Notes, the Conversion Rate, the Conversion Price, the Daily Conversion Values and the Additional Shares. The Company or its agents shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, such calculations shall be final and binding on Holders. The Company shall provide a schedule of these calculations to each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and Conversion Agent is entitled to rely upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee shall forward these calculations to any Holder upon the request of such Holder.

 

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SECTION 11.15. Legal Holidays . If any Interest Payment Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, Maturity Date or any other due date for a payment is not a Business Day, then any action to be taken on such date need not be taken on such date, but may be taken on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if taken on such date, and no interest shall accrue in respect of the delay.

SECTION 11.16. Waiver of Jury Trial; Submission of Jurisdiction . EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND EACH HOLDER (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF ANY NOTE) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND EACH HOLDER (BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF ANY NOTE) HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR U.S. FEDERAL COURT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, AND IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS.

SECTION 11.17. 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 is required to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.

 

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

 

TERADYNE, INC.
as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   V.P., Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

/s/ W. Thomas Morris II

  Name:   W. Thomas Morris II
  Title:   Vice President


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Global Note Legend]

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO TERADYNE, INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR 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 TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

[Restricted Note Legend]

[THIS SECURITY AND THE COMMON STOCK, IF ANY, 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:

 

  (1) REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) AND THAT IT EXERCISES SOLE INVESTMENT DISCRETION WITH RESPECT TO EACH SUCH ACCOUNT, AND

 

  (2) AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF TERADYNE, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:

 

  A. TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR

 

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  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 IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(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 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. 1 ]

 

 

1   The legend set forth on this page [ Insert if a Global Note : (other than the first paragraph hereof)] shall be deemed removed from the face of this Security, without further action of the Company, the Trustee or the Holder(s) of this Security, at such time when the Company delivers written notice to the Trustee of such deemed removal pursuant to Section 2.08 of the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

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No.         

1.25% Senior Convertible Note due 2023

CUSIP No.: [880770 AF9] 2

ISIN No.: [US880770AF97]

TERADYNE, INC., a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Massachusetts (the “ Company,” which term includes any successor corporation or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal amount [ Insert if a Global Note : as set forth in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Notes” attached hereto][ Insert if a certificated Note of $[        ]], on December 15, 2023 and interest thereon as set forth below.

This Note shall bear interest at the rate of 1.25% per year from December 12, 2016 or from the most recent date to which interest had been paid or provided for to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date until December 15, 2023, unless earlier converted or repurchased. Accrued interest on this Note shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and, for a partial month, on the basis of the number of days actually elapsed in a 30-day month. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 15 and December 15, commencing on June 15, 2017, to Holders of record at the Close of Business on the preceding June 1 and December 1 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively. Additional Interest will be payable as set forth in Section 4.07(a), Section 4.07(b) and Section 6.12 of the within-mentioned Indenture, and any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to any of such Section 4.07(a), Section 4.07(b) and Section 6.12 and any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein and herein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions thereof and hereof where such express mention is not made.

Any Defaulted Interest shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes from, and including, the relevant payment date to, but excluding, the date on which such Defaulted Interest shall have been paid by the Company, at its election in accordance with Section 2.13 of the Indenture.

The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on this Note, so long as such Note is a Global Note, in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Note. As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall pay the principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) upon presentation thereof at the office or agency designated by the Company for

 

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At such time as the Company notifies the Trustee of the deemed removal of the legend set forth on the immediately preceding page [ Insert if a Global Note : (other than the first paragraph thereof)] pursuant to Section 2.08 of the within-mentioned Indenture, the CUSIP number for this Security shall be deemed to be CUSIP No. [880770 AG7].

 

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that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Trustee as its Paying Agent and Registrar in respect of the Notes and its agency in New York, New York as a place where Notes may be presented for payment or for registration of transfer.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Note, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.

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

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

[ Remainder of page intentionally left blank ]

 

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Dated:                     

 

TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

            as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the

            Notes referred to in the Indenture
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]

1.25% Senior Convertible Note due 2023

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its 1.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Notes ”), limited to the aggregate principal amount of $[        ] all issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of December 12, 2016 (the “ Indenture ”), between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Conversion Agent, the Company and the Holders of the Notes. Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture. The Notes represent that aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed hereon and the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented hereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect purchases, cancellations, conversions or transfers permitted by the Indenture.

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

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

The Indenture contains provisions permitting the Company and the Trustee in certain circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, and in certain other circumstances, with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, evidenced as in the Indenture provided, to execute supplemental indentures modifying the terms of the Indenture and the Notes as described therein. It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain exceptions, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any past Default or Event of Default under the Indenture and its consequences.

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


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

The Notes are not subject to redemption through the operation of any sinking fund or otherwise.

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

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, prior to the Close of Business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to convert any Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, at the Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.

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

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES 3

Teradyne, Inc.

1.25% Senior Convertible Notes due 2023

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

 

Date

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

 

3   To be inserted for Global Notes.

 

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CONVERSION NOTICE

 

TO: TERADYNE, INC.

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby irrevocably exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or a multiple thereof) below designated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that the cash and shares of Common Stock, if any, deliverable upon such conversion and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. If shares or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned shall provide the appropriate information below and pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto. Any amount required to be paid by the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.

Dated:                     

 

 

 

Signature(s)
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Signature Guarantee

 

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Fill in the registration of shares of Common Stock, if any, if to be issued, and Notes if to be delivered, and the person to whom cash and payment for fractional shares is to be made, if to be made, other than to and in the name of the registered holder:

Please print name and address

 

 

(Name)

 

(Street Address)

 

(City, State and Zip Code)
Principal amount to be converted (if less than all):
$  

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number:

 

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

 

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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE

 

TO: TERADYNE,

INC.WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby irrevocably acknowledges receipt of a notice from Teradyne, Inc. (the “Company”) regarding the right of holders to elect to require the Company to repurchase the Notes and requests and instructs the Company to repay the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (which is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture at the price of 100% of such entire principal amount or portion thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date to the registered holder hereof. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. The Notes shall be repurchased by the Company as of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture.

Dated:                     

 

Signature(s):  

 

 

 

NOTICE: The above signatures of the holder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Notes in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

Notes Certificate Number (if applicable):                                         

Principal amount to be repurchased (if less than all, must be $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof):                                           

Social Security or Other Taxpayer Identification Number:                                         

 

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ASSIGNMENT

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

In connection with any transfer of the Notes prior to the first anniversary of the last date of the original issuance of the Notes, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred:

 

  To Teradyne, Inc. or a subsidiary thereof; or

 

  To a “qualified institutional buyer” in compliance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

 

  Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

 

  Pursuant to a Registration Statement which has been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and which continues to be effective at the time of transfer;

and unless the Notes are being transferred to Teradyne, Inc. or a subsidiary thereof, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are not being transferred to an “affiliate” of the Company as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Trustee shall refuse to register any of the Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any person other than the registered holder thereof .

 

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Dated:                     

 

 

 

Signature(s)
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Signature Guarantee

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

 

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Exhibit 10.1

Execution Copy

Barclays Bank PLC,

5 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB

Facsimile: +44 (20) 777 36461

Telephone: +44 (20) 777 36810

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC

745 Seventh Ave

New York, NY 10019

Telephone: +1 212 412 4000

 

DATE:    December 6, 2016
TO:    Teradyne, Inc.
   600 Riverpark Drive
   North Reading, MA 01864
ATTENTION:    Michael Callahan
EMAIL:    Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
TELEPHONE:    (978) 370-3546
FROM:    Barclays Capital Inc., acting as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC
TELEPHONE:    +1 212 412 4000
FACSIMILE:    +44 (20) 7773-6461
SUBJECT:    Base Warrant Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Barclays Bank PLC (“ Dealer ”), through its agent Barclays Capital Inc. (the “ Agent ”), and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below. Dealer is authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Dealer is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“ SIPC ”).

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, this Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction, and each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call or an Option, as context requires. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto. This

 

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Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’ equity of Dealer, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

 

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2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

General Terms:

 

Trade Date:    December 6, 2016.
Components:    The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.
Warrant Style:    European.
Warrant Type:    Call.
Seller:    Counterparty.
Buyer:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (the “ Issuer ”) (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Warrants:    For each Component of the Transaction, as provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation.
Warrant Entitlement:    One Share per Warrant.
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    December 12, 2016.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.
Calculation Agent:    Dealer whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.

Procedures for Exercise:

 

In respect of any Component

  
Expiration Time:    The Valuation Time.
Expiration Date(s):    As provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date

 

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   for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is a Disrupted Day or an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, the Settlement Price for the Final Disruption Date shall be a price per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event (other than a Regulatory Disruption) occurs on any Expiration Date, (i) the Calculation Agent, acting commercially reasonably may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component and (ii) the Settlement Price for such Disrupted Day may be adjusted by the Calculation Agent as appropriate on the basis of the nature and duration of the relevant Market Disruption Event. Any day on which the Exchange is scheduled as of the Trade Date to close prior to its normal closing time shall be considered a Disrupted Day in whole. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.
Final Disruption Date:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Automatic Exercise:    Applicable for each Component and its related Expiration Date; provided that Section 3.4(a) of the Equity Definitions shall apply as if Cash Settlement applied.
Market Disruption Event:   

Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended (i) by deleting the words “at any time during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be” and replacing them with the words “at any time during the regular trading session on the Exchange, without regard to after hours or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours”; (ii) by amending and restating clause (a)(iii) thereof in its entirety to read as follows: “(iii) an Early Closure that the Calculation Agent determines is material”; and (iii) by adding the words “or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption” after clause (a)(iii) as restated above.

 

Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

 

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Regulatory Disruption:    A “Regulatory Disruption” shall occur if Dealer determines in its reasonable discretion based on advice of counsel that it is advisable in light of legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies or procedures for Dealer to refrain from all or any part of the market activity in which it would otherwise engage in connection with this Transaction. Dealer shall (to the extent not in violation of applicable law, regulation, policy or contractual obligations) notify Counterparty as soon as reasonable practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.
Disrupted Day:    The definition of “Disrupted Day” in Section 6.4 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following sentence after the first sentence: “A Scheduled Trading Day on which a Related Exchange fails to open during its regular trading session will not be a Disrupted Day if the Calculation Agent determines that such failure will not have a material impact on Dealer’s ability to engage in or unwind any hedging transactions related to the Transaction.”.

Valuation:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Valuation Date:    The Expiration Date.

Settlement Terms:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Settlement Method Election:    Applicable; provided that (i) references to “Physical Settlement” in Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be replaced by references to “Net Share Settlement”; (ii) Counterparty may elect Cash Settlement only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date of such election that (A) Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares, (B) Counterparty is electing Cash Settlement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (C) the assets of Counterparty at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Counterparty (including contingent liabilities), and Counterparty has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature; and (iii) the same election of settlement method shall apply to all Expiration Dates hereunder.
Electing Party:    Counterparty.
Settlement Method Election Date:    The third Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled First Expiration Date.
Default Settlement Method:    Net Share Settlement
Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable, then on the relevant Settlement Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Net Share Amount for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer, and cash in lieu of any fractional Shares valued at the Settlement Price for the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date.

 

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   If, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, the Shares deliverable hereunder for any reason would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 (or any successor provision, collectively, “ Rule 144 ”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), then Dealer may elect to either (x) accept delivery of such Shares notwithstanding the fact that such Shares are not freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(k) below.
Net Share Amount:    The Option Cash Settlement Amount divided by the Settlement Price, each determined as if Cash Settlement applied.
Option Cash Settlement Amount:    For any Exercise Date, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) the excess of the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date occurring in respect of such Exercise Date over the Strike Price (or, if there is no such excess, zero).
Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable, on the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall pay to Dealer an amount of cash in USD equal to the Option Cash Settlement Amount.
Settlement Currency:    USD
Settlement Price:    On any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “TER <equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent).
Settlement Date(s):    As determined in reference to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject to paragraph 5(k)(i) hereof.
Other Provisions Applicable to Net Share Settlement:    The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (as modified herein), 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Dealer may be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares.
Dividends:   
Dividend Adjustments:    In respect of any Extraordinary Dividend, the Calculation Agent may adjust the Strike Price and the Number of Warrants to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to Dealer after taking into account such Extraordinary Dividend as of the relevant ex-dividend date.

 

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Extraordinary Dividend:    Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period with a deemed ex-dividend date that is the earliest to occur of (x) the last Scheduled Trading Day in the regular quarterly dividend period, (y) the Expiration Date for the relevant Component and (z) an Early Termination Date or any other day as of which the Transaction is terminated or cancelled.
Dividend:    Any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).
Ordinary Dividend Amount:    For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.06, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.
Adjustments:   
Method of Adjustment:   

Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “diluting or concentrative” in Sections 11.2(a), 11.2(c) (in two instances) and 11.2(e)(vii) with the word “material” and by adding the words “or the Transaction” after the words “theoretical value of the relevant Shares” in Section 11.2(a), 11.2(c) and 11.2(e)(vii); provided further that, adjustments may be made to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate and liquidity relative to the relevant Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by the “Dividends” provisions above in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions.

 

In addition, if a Disrupted Day occurs, the Calculation Agent may adjust any relevant terms of the Transaction as it determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such occurrence.

 

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Extraordinary Events:   
New Shares:    Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors),” and (b) inserted immediately prior to the period thereof the phrase “and (iii) issued by a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia”.
Share-for-Share:    The definition of “Share-for-Share” set forth in Section 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by the deletion of the parenthetical in clause (i) thereof.
Consequences of Merger Events:   
Merger Event:   

Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(g) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions will apply; provided further that Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) adding the words “or Issuer” after the words “relevant Shares”; (ii) deleting the word “or” after the parenthetical in line 10 thereof; (iii) deleting the remainder of Section 12.1(b) following the definition of “Reverse Merger” in subsection (iv) thereof; (iv) adding the words “(v) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer, (vi) any acquisition by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable by or to the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 35% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such acquisition is first announced, (vii) any lease, exchange, transfer, disposition (including, without limitation, by way of spin-off or distribution) of assets (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other ownership interests or other ownership interest in the Issuer’s subsidiaries) or other similar event by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable to or from the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 15% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such transaction is first announced or (viii) any transaction with respect to which Issuer or its board of directors has a legal obligation to make a recommendation to its shareholders in respect of such transaction (whether pursuant to Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act or otherwise)” after subsection (iv).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Confirmation, if an event is both a Merger Event and a Potential Adjustment Event, such event shall be treated as a Merger Event and not as a Potential Adjustment Event.

Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination).

Share-for-Combined:

   Component Adjustment.

 

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Consequences of Tender Offers:   
Tender Offer:    Applicable; provided that (i) Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing “10%” with “20 %”, (ii) the definition of “Tender Offer” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the fourth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) the definition of “Tender Offer Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the first line thereof with the word “Shares”; and (iv) if an event occurs that constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(g) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions will apply.

Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment:   

For greater certainty, the definition of “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” in Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following italicized language after the parenthetical provision: “(including adjustments to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction) from the Exchange Business Day immediately preceding the Announcement Date or the Determination Date, as applicable, to a date following the Merger Date (Section 12.2) or Tender Offer Date (Section 12.3) determined by the Calculation Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion ”.

 

If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Counterparty being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then, at Dealer’s election, the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.

 

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Announcement Date:    The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) replacing the word “leads to the” in the third and the fifth lines thereof with the words “, if completed, would lead to a”; (ii) replacing the words “voting shares” in the fifth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) inserting the words “by any entity” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof; (iv) replacing the words “a firm intention” with the words “(a) any intention, or (b) any substantial steps taken,” in the second and fourth lines thereof.
Announcement Event:    If an Announcement Date occurs in respect of a Merger Event or Tender Offer (such occurrence, an “ Announcement Event ”), then on the earliest to occur of the date on which the transaction described in any Announcement Event (as amended or modified) is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated or the Expiration Date, Early Termination Date or other date of cancellation or termination in respect of each Component (the “ Announcement Event Adjustment Date ”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on such Component of the Announcement Event (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from the Announcement Event to the Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) subject to clause (y) immediately below, in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder, (y) if, subsequent to the Announcement Date, there are any modifications or amendments to the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event, the Calculation Agent may take into account the cumulative economic effect of all such modifications or amendments and (z) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on any Component is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Component, the Calculation Agent may make such adjustment to the exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of such Component as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account for such economic effect, which adjustment shall be effective immediately prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Component, as the case may be.

 

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Composition of Combined Consideration:    Not Applicable; provided that, notwithstanding Sections 12.5(b) and 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, to the extent that the composition of the consideration for the relevant Shares pursuant to a Tender Offer or Merger Event could be elected by a holder of the Shares, the Calculation Agent will determine such composition.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   

Change in Law:

  

Applicable; provided that

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”; (ii) replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Position”; (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10 calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party” (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”; and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a Change in Law pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.

Avoidance Criteria:

  

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

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(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

Failure to Deliver:

   Not Applicable.

Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable.

Hedging Disruption:

  

Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

 

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Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Sections 12.9(a)(vii) and 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions are amended by deleting the words “at a rate equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate” and replacing it with the words “at a Borrow Cost equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate”, and (b) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (I) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and (II) replacing the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares” with the phrase “such Lending Party does not lend Shares” in the penultimate sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Loss of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Borrow Cost:

   The cost to borrow the relevant Shares, as determined by the Calculation Agent on the relevant date of determination. Such costs shall include (a) the spread below FED-FUNDS earned on collateral posted in connection with such borrowed Shares, net of any costs or fees, and (b) any stock loan borrow fee payable for such Shares, expressed as fixed rate per annum.

Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   200 basis points

Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Section 12.9(a)(viii) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting “rate to borrow Shares” and replacing it with “Borrow Cost” and (b) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) adding the word “or” immediately before the phrase “(B)”, (ii) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (iii) replacing “either party” in the penultimate sentence with “the Hedging Party”, (iv) replacing the word “rate” in clause (Y) of the final sentence therein with the words “Borrow Cost”, and (v) deleting clause (X) of the final sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   Zero basis points through December 15, 2023, and 25 basis points thereafter, as adjusted by the Calculation Agent to reflect any subsequent Price Adjustment due to an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow.

FED FUNDS:

   For any day, the rate set forth for such day opposite the caption “Federal funds”, as such rate is displayed on the page “OBFR01 <Index> <GO>” on the BLOOMBERG

 

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   Professional Service, or any successor page; provided that if no rate appears for any day on such page, the rate for the immediately preceding day for which a rate does so appear shall be used for such day.

Hedging Party:

   Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.

Hedge Positions:

   The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events and any Announcement Event.
Acknowledgments:   
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

  (b) Securities Act. The offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, it represents and warrants to the other party that (i) it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act and/or is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (ii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iii) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

 

  (c) ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a)

the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill

 

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  Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) relating to the issuance of USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% convertible senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) the Shares of Counterparty initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “ Warrant Shares ”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Counterparty. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following its exercise in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (e) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction, including, but not limited to, the issuance of Shares to be made pursuant hereto;

 

  (f) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (g) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date and as of the date on which Counterparty delivers any Termination Delivery Units, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”));

 

  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

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  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (m) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (n) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement and paragraph 4(b) of this Confirmation; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions;

 

  (o) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares;

 

  (p) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking during the term of this Transaction;

 

  (q) Counterparty shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Maximum Amount (each as defined below);

 

  (r) (x)(A) On the Trade Date, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”) other than the distribution of the convertible notes subject to the Purchase Agreement and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) during the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “ Settlement Period ”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Settlement Period;

 

  (s) During the Settlement Period and on any other Exercise Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer; and

 

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  (t) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not during the Settlement Period make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction (a “ Public Announcement ”) unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 purchases during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder and as an Additional Termination Event with this Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty as the sole Affected Party.

5. Other Provisions:

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

  (b)

Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Warrant Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.0% or (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Warrant Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Warrant Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Warrant Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Warrants in aggregate and the Warrant Entitlement under this Transaction and any other warrant transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, in each case, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation),

 

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  claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (c) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction and the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that, in each case, (i) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty shall not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment and (ii) such transferee provides either an IRS Form W-9 or W-8ECI (or successor form).

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or any state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an

 

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  Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

 

  (d) Role of Agent. Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges to and agrees with the other party hereto and to and with the Agent that (i) the Agent is acting as agent for Dealer under the Transaction pursuant to instructions from such party, (ii) the Agent is not a principal or party to the Transaction, and may transfer its rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, (iii) the Agent shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability, by way of issuance, guaranty, endorsement or otherwise in any manner with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction, (iv) Dealer and the Agent have not given, and Counterparty is not relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon, any statements, opinions or representations (whether written or oral) of Dealer or the Agent, other than the representations expressly set forth in this Confirmation or the Agreement, and (v) each party agrees to proceed solely against the other party, and not the Agent, to collect or recover any money or securities owed to it in connection with the Transaction. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is an intended third party beneficiary hereunder. Counterparty acknowledges that the Agent is an affiliate of Dealer. Dealer will be acting for its own account in respect of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereunder.

 

  (e) Regulatory Provisions. The time of dealing for the Transaction will be confirmed by Dealer upon written request by Counterparty. The Agent will furnish to Counterparty upon written request a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with the Transaction.

 

  (f) Method of Delivery. Whenever delivery of funds or other assets is required hereunder by or to Counterparty, such delivery shall be effected through the Agent. In addition, all notices, demands and communications of any kind relating to the Transaction between Dealer and Counterparty shall be transmitted exclusively through the Agent.

 

  (g) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and (2) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction; provided that with respect to any of the following Additional Termination Events, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to all relevant provisions and adjustments as if an Additional Termination Event had not occurred:

 

  (i)

if at any time Dealer, despite using reasonable efforts, is unable, or determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is inadvisable, to hedge its obligations pursuant to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and

 

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  procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer) or Dealer determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with such applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures;

 

  (ii) a “person” or “group,” other than Counterparty and its wholly owned subsidiaries files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the “beneficial owner” (as these terms are defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of Counterparty’s capital stock that is at the time entitled to vote by the holder thereof in the election of Counterparty’s board of directors (or comparable body);

 

  (iii) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of Counterparty’s common stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which Counterparty’s common stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Counterparty pursuant to which Counterparty’s common stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (or any combination thereof); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Counterparty and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Counterparty’s wholly owned subsidiaries;

 

  (iv) the adoption of a plan relating to Counterparty’s liquidation or dissolution; or

 

  (v) Counterparty’s common stock or other shares of capital stock or reference property into which the Convertible Notes are convertible is neither listed for trading on the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or event described above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if, in connection with such transaction or event, or as a result therefrom, a transaction described in clause (ii) or (iii) above occurs and at least 90% of the consideration paid for Counterparty’s common stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) consists of shares of common stock traded on any of the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) (or will be so traded or quoted immediately following the completion of the merger or consolidation or such other transaction) and, as a result of such transaction, the Convertible Notes become convertible into a combination of cash (in respect of an amount up to, and including, the principal portion of such Convertible Notes) and reference property comprised of such consideration.

 

  (h) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

  (i) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (j)

Alternative Calculations and Counterparty Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Counterparty owes Dealer any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (except in the case of an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash) or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (except in the case of an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (viii) in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party that resulted from an event or events within

 

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  Counterparty’s control or a Termination Event under Section 5(b) of the Agreement with respect to which Counterparty is an Affected Party and that resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control) (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Counterparty shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(o) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash or (ii) Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Counterparty is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market value (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be sold over a commercially reasonable period of time to generate proceeds equal to the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). In addition, if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, the Termination Delivery Units deliverable pursuant to this paragraph would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144, then Dealer may elect either to (x) accept delivery of such Termination Delivery Units notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(m) below. If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

  (k)

Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, following any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units to Dealer hereunder, such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would be in the hands of Dealer, or its affiliates, subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units being “restricted securities”, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units) (such Shares or Termination Delivery Units, “ Restricted Shares ”), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Counterparty, unless waived by Dealer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Counterparty shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement (as defined below) or Registered Settlement (as defined below) for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all

 

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  such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registered Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.

 

  (i) If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a “ Private Placement Settlement ”), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Counterparty shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to Dealer; provided that Counterparty may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Counterparty to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, due diligence rights (for Dealer or its affiliates or any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by Dealer or its affiliates), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements of substantially similar size for similar issuers, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall determine the commercially reasonable discount (in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph 5(j) above) or any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder. Notwithstanding the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Scheduled Trading Day following notice by Dealer to Counterparty, of such applicable discount and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the date described in paragraph 5(j) (in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units) or on the Settlement Date (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above).

 

  (ii)

If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a “ Registration Settlement ”), then Counterparty shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period (as defined below)) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares (and any Make-whole Shares) in accordance with customary resale registration procedures, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. If Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Dealer is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it (or its affiliates) shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the “ Resale Period ”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares

 

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  (and any Make-whole Shares) and ending on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Payment Obligation (as defined above) and (ii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares have been sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act.

 

  (iii) (A) If (ii) above is applicable and the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, or if (i) above is applicable and the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Counterparty shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “ Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Make-whole Shares ”; provided that the aggregate number of Shares and Make-whole Shares delivered shall not exceed the Maximum Amount) that, based on the Settlement Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “ Valuation Date ” for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Counterparty elects to pay the Additional Amount in Make-whole Shares, the requirements and provisions for either Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement shall apply to such payment. This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to paragraph 5(n) below. “ Freely Tradeable Value ” means the value of the number of Shares delivered to Dealer which such Shares would have if they were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer, as determined by the Calculation Agent by commercially reasonable means.

(B) If (ii) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, or if (i) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, Dealer shall transfer to Counterparty the amount of such excess (the “ Dealer Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Dealer Make-whole Shares ”) that has a value equal to the Dealer Additional Amount, as determined by Dealer. The transfer of the Dealer Additional Amount shall be made (x) if in cash, by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period, and (y) if in Shares, one Settlement Cycle following the date Dealer is able, using commercially reasonable efforts, to purchase Dealer Make-whole Shares. This provision shall be applied successively until the Dealer Additional Amount is equal to zero.

 

  (iv)

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty agrees that any Restricted Shares delivered to Dealer, as purchaser of such Restricted Shares, (A) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (B) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after any settlement date for such Restricted Shares,

 

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  Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Counterparty shall be the Defaulting Party.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring the Issuer to deliver cash in respect of the settlement of the Transaction, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by ASC 815-40-25 as in effect on the relevant Trade Date (including, without limitation, where the Issuer so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares or Termination Delivery Units in respect of such settlement).

 

  (l) Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Dealer may not exercise any Warrant hereunder, Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect thereto, and no delivery hereunder (including pursuant to paragraphs 5(k), (m) or (n)) shall be made, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, the receipt of any Shares upon such exercise or delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that such delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Subject to paragraph 5(c), if any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder or any exercise is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Counterparty’s obligation to make such delivery and Dealer’s right to exercise a Warrant shall not be extinguished and Counterparty shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Scheduled Trading Day after, Dealer gives notice to Counterparty that, such exercise or delivery would not result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position.

 

  (m)

Share Deliveries. Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent that Dealer is not then an affiliate, as such term is used in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, of Counterparty and has not been such an affiliate of Counterparty for 90 days (it being understood that Dealer shall not be considered such an affiliate of Counterparty solely by reason of its receipt of or right to receive Shares pursuant to this Transaction), and otherwise satisfies all holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act applicable to it, any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 1 year from the Premium Payment Date shall be eligible for resale under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and Counterparty agrees to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any restrictions on resale under the Securities Act from the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units. Counterparty further agrees that with respect to any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 6 months from the Premium Payment Date but prior to 1 year from the Premium Payment Date, to the extent that Counterparty then satisfies the current information requirement of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units upon delivery by Dealer to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any customary seller’s and broker’s representation letters in connection with resales of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the

 

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  delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer. Counterparty further agrees and acknowledges that Dealer shall run a holding period under Rule 144 under the Securities Act with respect to the Warrants and/or any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder notwithstanding the existence of any other transaction or transactions between Counterparty and Dealer relating to the Shares. Counterparty further agrees that Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder prior to the date that is 6 months from the Premium Payment Date may be freely transferred by Dealer to its affiliates, and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Counterparty agrees that any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Clearance System if, at the time of such delivery, the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would not contain any restrictive legend as described above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court changes after the Trade Date, including without limitation to lengthen or shorten the holding periods, the agreements of Counterparty herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Counterparty, to comply with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, including Rule 144, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Termination Delivery Units.

 

  (n) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver more than two times the Number of Shares (the “ Maximum Amount ”) in the aggregate to Dealer in connection with the Transaction, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Maximum Amount is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of Counterparty that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Maximum Amount (such Shares, the “ Available Shares ”).

 

  (o) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the Trade Date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases or sales of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (p) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (q) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

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  (r) Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (s) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any potential Expiration Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments in a commercially reasonable manner to the Net Share Amount for such Expiration Date), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market or any other relevant market or (ii) enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases or sales of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate.

 

  (t) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

 

  (u) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Dealer would owe to Issuer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

  (v) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

  (w) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

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  (x) Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (y) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

  (z) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (aa) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  (bb) 2013 EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Protocol. The parties agree that the terms of the 2013 EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Protocol published by ISDA on July 19, 2013 (“Protocol”) apply to the Agreement as if the parties had adhered to the Protocol without amendment. In respect of the Attachment to the Protocol, (i) the definition of “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be deleted and references to “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be to this section (and references to “such party’s Adherence Letter” and “its Adherence Letter” shall be read accordingly), (ii) references to “adheres to the Protocol” shall be deemed to be “enters into this Agreement”, (iii) references to “Protocol Covered Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to this Agreement (and each “Protocol Covered Agreement” shall be read accordingly), and (iv) references to “Implementation Date” shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement. For the purposes of this section:

 

  1. Dealer is a Portfolio Data Sending Entity and Counterparty is a Portfolio Data Receiving Entity;

 

  2. Dealer and Counterparty may use a Third Party Service Provider, and each of Dealer and Counterparty consents to such use including the communication of the relevant data in relation to Dealer and Counterparty to such Third Party Service Provider for the purposes of the reconciliation services provided by such entity.

 

  3. The Local Business Days for such purposes in relation to Dealer and Counterparty is New York, New York, USA.

 

  4. The following are the applicable email addresses.

 

Portfolio Data:    Dealer: MarginServicesPortRec@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
Notice of discrepancy:    Dealer: PortRecDiscrepancy@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
Dispute Notice:    Dealer: EMIRdisputenotices@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

 

  (cc)

NFC Representation Protocol. The parties agree that the provisions set out in the Attachment to the ISDA 2013 EMIR NFC Representation Protocol published by ISDA on March 8, 2013 (the “NFC Representation Protocol”) shall apply to the Agreement as if each party were an Adhering Party under the terms of the NFC Representation Protocol. In respect of the Attachment to the

 

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  Protocol, (i) the definition of “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be deleted and references to “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be to this section (and references to “the relevant Adherence Letter” and “its Adherence Letter” shall be read accordingly), (ii) references to “adheres to the Protocol” shall be deemed to be “enters into this Agreement”, (iii) references to “Covered Master Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to this Agreement (and each “Covered Master Agreement” shall be read accordingly), and (iv) references to “Implementation Date” shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement. Counterparty confirms that it enters into this Agreement as a party making the NFC Representation (as such term is defined in the NFC Representation Protocol). Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of any change to its status as a party making the NFC Representation.

 

  (dd) Bail-In Protocol. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the parties agree that the provisions of the ISDA 2016 Bail-In Article 55 BRRD Protocol published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on 14 July 2016 (the “ Bail-In Protocol ”) shall be deemed to be incorporated into and apply to this Agreement with effect from the date of this Agreement as if references in those provisions to “Protocol Covered Agreement” as defined in the Bail-in Protocol were references to this Agreement, and on the basis that references to the “Implementation Date” in the Bail-in Protocol shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement.

 

  (ee) Contractual Recognition of UK Stay in Resolution. Notwithstanding anything contained in Agreement, the parties agree that the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4 (inclusive) of the UK (PRA Rule) Jurisdictional Module (the “UK Module”) published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on 3 May 2016, as amended from time to time, shall be deemed to be incorporated into the Agreement as if references in those provisions to “Covered Agreement” were references to the Agreement, and on the basis that: (i) Dealer shall be treated as a “Regulated Entity” and as a “Regulated Entity Counterparty” with respect to Counterparty, (ii) Counterparty shall be treated as a “Module Adhering Party”, and (iii) references to the “Implementation Date” in the UK Module shall be deemed to be references to 1 January 2017.

 

  (ff) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a “foreign person” (as that term is used in Section 1.6041-4(a)(4) of the United States Treasury Regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

  (gg)

Withholding Tax . “Indemnifiable Tax”, as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include (i) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”), (ii) any tax imposed on amounts treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Code (or the United States Treasury Regulations or other guidance issued thereunder), or (iii) any tax imposed on amounts treated as distributions of property under Section 305 of the Code (or the United States Treasury Regulations or other guidance issued thereunder). If, at any time, any party (the “Remitting Party”) is required to remit an amount of tax in respect of any such U.S. federal withholding tax described under (i) through (iii) with respect to a payment

 

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  (or deemed payment or deemed distribution) under the Transaction, then without duplication for any amount the Remitting Party has deducted on account of such tax from any amount paid to the other party pursuant to the Transaction, the amount so required to be remitted shall be payable by the other party to the Remitting Party within 10 business days of written demand by the Remitting Party. For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.

 

  (hh) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

Party Required to Deliver Document

 

    

Form/Document/Certificate

  

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

  (ii) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(iv) In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Dealer owes to Counterparty an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Dealer owes to Counterparty, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

 

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  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

Bank: Barclays Bank plc NY

ABA# 026 00 2574

BIC: BARCUS33

Acct: 50038524

Beneficiary: BARCGB33

Ref: Barclays Bank plc London Equity Derivatives

Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer:

To be separately provided.

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Dealer is not a Multibranch Party.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Barclays Bank PLC

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attn:     Paul Robinson

Telephone:        (+1) 212-526-0111

Facsimile:         (+1) 917-522-0458

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THE CONFIRMATION HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY OTHER UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS; SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF APPROPRIATE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH SECURITIES LAWS OR EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM OR NOT SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SECURITIES LAWS.

 

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Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to Dealer a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to Dealer at (+1) 917-522-0458. Originals shall be provided for your execution upon your request.

Very truly yours,

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:  

/s/ David Levin

  Name:   David Levin
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

 

1.    Strike Price:    USD 39.9520.   
2.    Premium:    USD 23,600,800.   
3.    Final Disruption Date:    July 24, 2024.   

 

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SCHEDULE B

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date are set forth below.

 

Component Number

 

Number of Warrants

 

Expiration Date

1   62820   March 18, 2024
2   62820   March 19, 2024
3   62820   March 20, 2024
4   62820   March 21, 2024
5   62820   March 22, 2024
6   62820   March 25, 2024
7   62820   March 26, 2024
8   62820   March 27, 2024
9   62820   March 28, 2024
10   62820   April 1, 2024
11   62820   April 2, 2024
12   62820   April 3, 2024
13   62820   April 4, 2024
14   62820   April 5, 2024
15   62820   April 8, 2024
16   62820   April 9, 2024
17   62820   April 10, 2024
18   62820   April 11, 2024
19   62820   April 12, 2024
20   62820   April 15, 2024
21   62820   April 16, 2024
22   62820   April 17, 2024
23   62820   April 18, 2024
24   62820   April 19, 2024
25   62820   April 22, 2024
26   62820   April 23, 2024
27   62820   April 24, 2024
28   62820   April 25, 2024
29   62820   April 26, 2024
30   62820   April 29, 2024
31   62820   April 30, 2024
32   62820   May 1, 2024
33   62820   May 2, 2024
34   62820   May 3, 2024
35   62820   May 6, 2024
36   62820   May 7, 2024
37   62820   May 8, 2024
38   62820   May 9, 2024
39   62820   May 10, 2024
40   62820   May 13, 2024
41   62820   May 14, 2024
42   62820   May 15, 2024
43   62820   May 16, 2024
44   62820   May 17, 2024
45   62820   May 20, 2024
46   62820   May 21, 2024
47   62820   May 22, 2024
48   62820   May 23, 2024
49   62821   May 24, 2024
50   62821   May 28, 2024

 

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51   62821   May 29, 2024
52   62821   May 30, 2024
53   62821   May 31, 2024
54   62821   June 3, 2024
55   62821   June 4, 2024
56   62821   June 5, 2024
57   62821   June 6, 2024
58   62821   June 7, 2024
59   62821   June 10, 2024
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Exhibit 10.2

Execution Copy

 

     

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

DATE:    December 6, 2016   
TO:    Teradyne, Inc.   
   600 Riverpark Drive   
   North Reading, MA 01864   
ATTENTION:    Michael Callahan   
EMAIL:    Michael.callahan@teradyne.com   
TELEPHONE:    (978) 370-3546   
FROM:    Bank of America, N.A.   
TELEPHONE:    646-855-0711   
FACSIMILE:    646-822-5618   
SUBJECT:    Base Warrant Transaction   

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Bank of America, N.A. (“ Dealer ”) and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, this Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction, and each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call or an Option, as context requires. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’ equity of Bank of America Corporation, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not

 

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constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

 

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2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:
Trade Date:    December 6, 2016.
Components:    The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.
Warrant Style:    European.
Warrant Type:    Call.
Seller:    Counterparty.
Buyer:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (the “ Issuer ”) (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Warrants:    For each Component of the Transaction, as provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation.
Warrant Entitlement:    One Share per Warrant.
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    December 12, 2016.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.
Calculation Agent:    Dealer whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.

Procedures for Exercise:

 

In respect of any Component

  
Expiration Time:    The Valuation Time.
Expiration Date(s):    As provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date

 

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   for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is a Disrupted Day or an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, the Settlement Price for the Final Disruption Date shall be a price per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event (other than a Regulatory Disruption) occurs on any Expiration Date, (i) the Calculation Agent, acting commercially reasonably may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component and (ii) the Settlement Price for such Disrupted Day may be adjusted by the Calculation Agent as appropriate on the basis of the nature and duration of the relevant Market Disruption Event. Any day on which the Exchange is scheduled as of the Trade Date to close prior to its normal closing time shall be considered a Disrupted Day in whole. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.
Final Disruption Date:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Automatic Exercise:    Applicable for each Component and its related Expiration Date; provided that Section 3.4(a) of the Equity Definitions shall apply as if Cash Settlement applied.
Market Disruption Event:   

Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended (i) by deleting the words “at any time during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be” and replacing them with the words “at any time during the regular trading session on the Exchange, without regard to after hours or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours”; (ii) by amending and restating clause (a)(iii) thereof in its entirety to read as follows: “(iii) an Early Closure that the Calculation Agent determines is material”; and (iii) by adding the words “or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption” after clause (a)(iii) as restated above.

 

Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

 

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Regulatory Disruption:    A “Regulatory Disruption” shall occur if Dealer determines in its reasonable discretion based on advice of counsel that it is advisable in light of legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies or procedures for Dealer to refrain from all or any part of the market activity in which it would otherwise engage in connection with this Transaction. Dealer shall (to the extent not in violation of applicable law, regulation, policy or contractual obligations) notify Counterparty as soon as reasonable practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.
Disrupted Day:    The definition of “Disrupted Day” in Section 6.4 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following sentence after the first sentence: “A Scheduled Trading Day on which a Related Exchange fails to open during its regular trading session will not be a Disrupted Day if the Calculation Agent determines that such failure will not have a material impact on Dealer’s ability to engage in or unwind any hedging transactions related to the Transaction.”.

Valuation:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Valuation Date:    The Expiration Date.

Settlement Terms:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Settlement Method Election:    Applicable; provided that (i) references to “Physical Settlement” in Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be replaced by references to “Net Share Settlement”; (ii) Counterparty may elect Cash Settlement only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date of such election that (A) Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares, (B) Counterparty is electing Cash Settlement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (C) the assets of Counterparty at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Counterparty (including contingent liabilities), and Counterparty has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature; and (iii) the same election of settlement method shall apply to all Expiration Dates hereunder.
Electing Party:    Counterparty.
Settlement Method Election Date:    The third Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled First Expiration Date.
Default Settlement Method:    Net Share Settlement
Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable, then on the relevant Settlement Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Net Share Amount for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer, and cash in lieu of any fractional Shares valued at the Settlement Price for the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date.

 

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   If, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, the Shares deliverable hereunder for any reason would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 (or any successor provision, collectively, “ Rule 144 ”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), then Dealer may elect to either (x) accept delivery of such Shares notwithstanding the fact that such Shares are not freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(h) below.
Net Share Amount:    The Option Cash Settlement Amount divided by the Settlement Price, each determined as if Cash Settlement applied.
Option Cash Settlement Amount:    For any Exercise Date, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) the excess of the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date occurring in respect of such Exercise Date over the Strike Price (or, if there is no such excess, zero).
Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable, on the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall pay to Dealer an amount of cash in USD equal to the Option Cash Settlement Amount.
Settlement Currency:    USD
Settlement Price:    On any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “TER <equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent).
Settlement Date(s):    As determined in reference to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject to paragraph 5(h)(i) hereof.
Other Provisions Applicable to Net Share Settlement:    The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (as modified herein), 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Dealer may be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares.
Dividends:   
Dividend Adjustments:    In respect of any Extraordinary Dividend, the Calculation Agent may adjust the Strike Price and the Number of Warrants to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to Dealer after taking into account such Extraordinary Dividend as of the relevant ex-dividend date.

 

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Extraordinary Dividend:    Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period with a deemed ex-dividend date that is the earliest to occur of (x) the last Scheduled Trading Day in the regular quarterly dividend period, (y) the Expiration Date for the relevant Component and (z) an Early Termination Date or any other day as of which the Transaction is terminated or cancelled.
Dividend:    Any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).
Ordinary Dividend Amount:    For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.06, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.
Adjustments:   
Method of Adjustment:   

Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “diluting or concentrative” in Sections 11.2(a), 11.2(c) (in two instances) and 11.2(e)(vii) with the word “material” and by adding the words “or the Transaction” after the words “theoretical value of the relevant Shares” in Section 11.2(a), 11.2(c) and 11.2(e)(vii); provided further that, adjustments may be made to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate and liquidity relative to the relevant Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by the “Dividends” provisions above in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions.

 

In addition, if a Disrupted Day occurs, the Calculation Agent may adjust any relevant terms of the Transaction as it determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such occurrence.

 

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Extraordinary Events:   
New Shares:    Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors),” and (b) inserted immediately prior to the period thereof the phrase “and (iii) issued by a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia”.
Share-for-Share:    The definition of “Share-for-Share” set forth in Section 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by the deletion of the parenthetical in clause (i) thereof.
Consequences of Merger Events:   
Merger Event:   

Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(d) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions will apply; provided further that Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) adding the words “or Issuer” after the words “relevant Shares”; (ii) deleting the word “or” after the parenthetical in line 10 thereof; (iii) deleting the remainder of Section 12.1(b) following the definition of “Reverse Merger” in subsection (iv) thereof; (iv) adding the words “(v) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer, (vi) any acquisition by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable by or to the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 35% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such acquisition is first announced, (vii) any lease, exchange, transfer, disposition (including, without limitation, by way of spin-off or distribution) of assets (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other ownership interests or other ownership interest in the Issuer’s subsidiaries) or other similar event by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable to or from the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 15% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such transaction is first announced or (viii) any transaction with respect to which Issuer or its board of directors has a legal obligation to make a recommendation to its shareholders in respect of such transaction (whether pursuant to Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act or otherwise)” after subsection (iv).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Confirmation, if an event is both a Merger Event and a Potential Adjustment Event, such event shall be treated as a Merger Event and not as a Potential Adjustment Event.

Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination).

Share-for-Combined:

   Component Adjustment.

 

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Consequences of Tender Offers:   
Tender Offer:    Applicable; provided that (i) Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing “10%” with “20 %”, (ii) the definition of “Tender Offer” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the fourth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) the definition of “Tender Offer Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the first line thereof with the word “Shares”; and (iv) if an event occurs that constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(d) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions will apply.

Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment:   

For greater certainty, the definition of “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” in Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following italicized language after the parenthetical provision: “(including adjustments to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction) from the Exchange Business Day immediately preceding the Announcement Date or the Determination Date, as applicable, to a date following the Merger Date (Section 12.2) or Tender Offer Date (Section 12.3) determined by the Calculation Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion ”.

 

If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Counterparty being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then, at Dealer’s election, the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.

 

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Announcement Date:    The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) replacing the word “leads to the” in the third and the fifth lines thereof with the words “, if completed, would lead to a”; (ii) replacing the words “voting shares” in the fifth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) inserting the words “by any entity” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof; (iv) replacing the words “a firm intention” with the words “(a) any intention, or (b) any substantial steps taken,” in the second and fourth lines thereof.
Announcement Event:    If an Announcement Date occurs in respect of a Merger Event or Tender Offer (such occurrence, an “ Announcement Event ”), then on the earliest to occur of the date on which the transaction described in any Announcement Event (as amended or modified) is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated or the Expiration Date, Early Termination Date or other date of cancellation or termination in respect of each Component (the “ Announcement Event Adjustment Date ”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on such Component of the Announcement Event (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from the Announcement Event to the Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) subject to clause (y) immediately below, in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder, (y) if, subsequent to the Announcement Date, there are any modifications or amendments to the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event, the Calculation Agent may take into account the cumulative economic effect of all such modifications or amendments and (z) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on any Component is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Component, the Calculation Agent may make such adjustment to the exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of such Component as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account for such economic effect, which adjustment shall be effective immediately prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Component, as the case may be.

 

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Composition of Combined Consideration:    Not Applicable; provided that, notwithstanding Sections 12.5(b) and 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, to the extent that the composition of the consideration for the relevant Shares pursuant to a Tender Offer or Merger Event could be elected by a holder of the Shares, the Calculation Agent will determine such composition.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   

Change in Law:

  

Applicable; provided that

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”; (ii) replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Position”; (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10 calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party” (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”; and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a Change in Law pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.

Avoidance Criteria:

  

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

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(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

Failure to Deliver:

   Not Applicable.

Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable.

Hedging Disruption:

  

Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

 

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Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Sections 12.9(a)(vii) and 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions are amended by deleting the words “at a rate equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate” and replacing it with the words “at a Borrow Cost equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate”, and (b) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (I) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and (II) replacing the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares” with the phrase “such Lending Party does not lend Shares” in the penultimate sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Loss of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Borrow Cost:

   The cost to borrow the relevant Shares, as determined by the Calculation Agent on the relevant date of determination. Such costs shall include (a) the spread below FED-FUNDS earned on collateral posted in connection with such borrowed Shares, net of any costs or fees, and (b) any stock loan borrow fee payable for such Shares, expressed as fixed rate per annum.

Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   200 basis points

Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Section 12.9(a)(viii) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting “rate to borrow Shares” and replacing it with “Borrow Cost” and (b) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) adding the word “or” immediately before the phrase “(B)”, (ii) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (iii) replacing “either party” in the penultimate sentence with “the Hedging Party”, (iv) replacing the word “rate” in clause (Y) of the final sentence therein with the words “Borrow Cost”, and (v) deleting clause (X) of the final sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   Zero basis points through December 15, 2023, and 25 basis points thereafter, as adjusted by the Calculation Agent to reflect any subsequent Price Adjustment due to an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow.

FED FUNDS:

   For any day, the rate set forth for such day opposite the caption “Federal funds”, as such rate is displayed on the page “OBFR01 <Index> <GO>” on the BLOOMBERG

 

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   Professional Service, or any successor page; provided that if no rate appears for any day on such page, the rate for the immediately preceding day for which a rate does so appear shall be used for such day.

Hedging Party:

   Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.

Hedge Positions:

   The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events and any Announcement Event.
Acknowledgments:   
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

  (b) Securities Act. The offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, it represents and warrants to the other party that (i) it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act and/or is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (ii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iii) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

 

  (c) ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a)

the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch,

 

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  Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) relating to the issuance of USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% convertible senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) the Shares of Counterparty initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “ Warrant Shares ”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Counterparty. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following its exercise in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (e) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction, including, but not limited to, the issuance of Shares to be made pursuant hereto;

 

  (f) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (g) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date and as of the date on which Counterparty delivers any Termination Delivery Units, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”));

 

  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

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  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (m) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (n) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement and paragraph 4(b) of this Confirmation; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions;

 

  (o) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares;

 

  (p) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking during the term of this Transaction;

 

  (q) Counterparty shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Maximum Amount (each as defined below);

 

  (r) (x)(A) On the Trade Date, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”) other than the distribution of the convertible notes subject to the Purchase Agreement and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) during the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “ Settlement Period ”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Settlement Period;

 

  (s) During the Settlement Period and on any other Exercise Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer; and

 

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  (t) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not during the Settlement Period make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction (a “ Public Announcement ”) unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 purchases during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder and as an Additional Termination Event with this Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty as the sole Affected Party.

5. Other Provisions:

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

  (b)

Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Warrant Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.0% or (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Warrant Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Warrant Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Warrant Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Warrants in aggregate and the Warrant Entitlement under this Transaction and any other warrant transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, in each case, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation),

 

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  claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (c) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction and the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that, in each case, (i) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty shall not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment and (ii) such transferee provides either an IRS Form W-9 or W-8ECI (or successor form).

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or any state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an

 

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Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

 

  (d) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and (2) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction; provided that with respect to any of the following Additional Termination Events, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to all relevant provisions and adjustments as if an Additional Termination Event had not occurred:

 

  (i) if at any time Dealer, despite using reasonable efforts, is unable, or determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is inadvisable, to hedge its obligations pursuant to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer) or Dealer determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with such applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures;

 

  (ii) a “person” or “group,” other than Counterparty and its wholly owned subsidiaries files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the “beneficial owner” (as these terms are defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of Counterparty’s capital stock that is at the time entitled to vote by the holder thereof in the election of Counterparty’s board of directors (or comparable body);

 

  (iii) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of Counterparty’s common stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which Counterparty’s common stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Counterparty pursuant to which Counterparty’s common stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (or any combination thereof); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Counterparty and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Counterparty’s wholly owned subsidiaries;

 

  (iv) the adoption of a plan relating to Counterparty’s liquidation or dissolution; or

 

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  (v) Counterparty’s common stock or other shares of capital stock or reference property into which the Convertible Notes are convertible is neither listed for trading on the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or event described above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if, in connection with such transaction or event, or as a result therefrom, a transaction described in clause (ii) or (iii) above occurs and at least 90% of the consideration paid for Counterparty’s common stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) consists of shares of common stock traded on any of the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) (or will be so traded or quoted immediately following the completion of the merger or consolidation or such other transaction) and, as a result of such transaction, the Convertible Notes become convertible into a combination of cash (in respect of an amount up to, and including, the principal portion of such Convertible Notes) and reference property comprised of such consideration.

 

  (e) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

  (f) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (g)

Alternative Calculations and Counterparty Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Counterparty owes Dealer any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (except in the case of an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash) or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (except in the case of an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (viii) in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party that resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control or a Termination Event under Section 5(b) of the Agreement with respect to which Counterparty is an Affected Party and that resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control) (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Counterparty shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(l) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash or (ii) Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Counterparty is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market value (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be sold over a commercially reasonable period of time to generate proceeds equal to the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). In addition, if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, the Termination

 

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  Delivery Units deliverable pursuant to this paragraph would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144, then Dealer may elect either to (x) accept delivery of such Termination Delivery Units notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(j) below. If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

  (h) Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, following any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units to Dealer hereunder, such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would be in the hands of Dealer, or its affiliates, subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units being “restricted securities”, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units) (such Shares or Termination Delivery Units, “ Restricted Shares ”), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Counterparty, unless waived by Dealer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Counterparty shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement (as defined below) or Registered Settlement (as defined below) for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registered Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.

 

  (i)

If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a “ Private Placement Settlement ”), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Counterparty shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to Dealer; provided that Counterparty may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Counterparty to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, due diligence rights (for Dealer or its affiliates or any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by Dealer or its affiliates), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements of substantially similar size for similar issuers, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall determine the commercially reasonable discount (in the case of

 

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  settlement of Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph 5(g) above) or any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder. Notwithstanding the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Scheduled Trading Day following notice by Dealer to Counterparty, of such applicable discount and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the date described in paragraph 5(g) (in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units) or on the Settlement Date (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above).

 

  (ii) If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a “ Registration Settlement ”), then Counterparty shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period (as defined below)) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares (and any Make-whole Shares) in accordance with customary resale registration procedures, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. If Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Dealer is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it (or its affiliates) shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the “ Resale Period ”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (and any Make-whole Shares) and ending on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Payment Obligation (as defined above) and (ii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares have been sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act.

 

  (iii)

(A) If (ii) above is applicable and the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, or if (i) above is applicable and the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Counterparty shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “ Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Make-whole Shares ”; provided that the aggregate number of Shares and Make-whole Shares delivered shall not exceed the Maximum Amount) that, based on the Settlement Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “ Valuation Date ” for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Counterparty elects to pay the Additional Amount in Make-whole Shares, the requirements and provisions for either Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement shall apply to such payment.

 

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  This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to paragraph 5(k) below. “ Freely Tradeable Value ” means the value of the number of Shares delivered to Dealer which such Shares would have if they were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer, as determined by the Calculation Agent by commercially reasonable means.

(B) If (ii) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, or if (i) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, Dealer shall transfer to Counterparty the amount of such excess (the “ Dealer Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Dealer Make-whole Shares ”) that has a value equal to the Dealer Additional Amount, as determined by Dealer. The transfer of the Dealer Additional Amount shall be made (x) if in cash, by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period, and (y) if in Shares, one Settlement Cycle following the date Dealer is able, using commercially reasonable efforts, to purchase Dealer Make-whole Shares. This provision shall be applied successively until the Dealer Additional Amount is equal to zero.

 

  (iv) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty agrees that any Restricted Shares delivered to Dealer, as purchaser of such Restricted Shares, (A) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (B) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after any settlement date for such Restricted Shares, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Counterparty shall be the Defaulting Party.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring the Issuer to deliver cash in respect of the settlement of the Transaction, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by ASC 815-40-25 as in effect on the relevant Trade Date (including, without limitation, where the Issuer so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares or Termination Delivery Units in respect of such settlement).

 

  (i)

Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Dealer may not exercise any Warrant hereunder, Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect thereto, and no

 

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  delivery hereunder (including pursuant to paragraphs 5(h), (j) or (k)) shall be made, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, the receipt of any Shares upon such exercise or delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that such delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Subject to paragraph 5(c), if any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder or any exercise is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Counterparty’s obligation to make such delivery and Dealer’s right to exercise a Warrant shall not be extinguished and Counterparty shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Scheduled Trading Day after, Dealer gives notice to Counterparty that, such exercise or delivery would not result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position.

 

  (j) Share Deliveries. Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent that Dealer is not then an affiliate, as such term is used in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, of Counterparty and has not been such an affiliate of Counterparty for 90 days (it being understood that Dealer shall not be considered such an affiliate of Counterparty solely by reason of its receipt of or right to receive Shares pursuant to this Transaction), and otherwise satisfies all holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act applicable to it, any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 1 year from the Premium Payment Date shall be eligible for resale under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and Counterparty agrees to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any restrictions on resale under the Securities Act from the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units. Counterparty further agrees that with respect to any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 6 months from the Premium Payment Date but prior to 1 year from the Premium Payment Date, to the extent that Counterparty then satisfies the current information requirement of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units upon delivery by Dealer to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any customary seller’s and broker’s representation letters in connection with resales of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer. Counterparty further agrees and acknowledges that Dealer shall run a holding period under Rule 144 under the Securities Act with respect to the Warrants and/or any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder notwithstanding the existence of any other transaction or transactions between Counterparty and Dealer relating to the Shares. Counterparty further agrees that Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder prior to the date that is 6 months from the Premium Payment Date may be freely transferred by Dealer to its affiliates, and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Counterparty agrees that any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Clearance System if, at the time of such delivery, the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would not contain any restrictive legend as described above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court changes after the Trade Date, including without limitation to lengthen or shorten the holding periods, the agreements of Counterparty herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Counterparty, to comply with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, including Rule 144, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Termination Delivery Units.

 

  (k)

Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver more than two times the Number of Shares (the “ Maximum Amount ”) in the aggregate to Dealer in connection with the Transaction, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer (which

 

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  representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Maximum Amount is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of Counterparty that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Maximum Amount (such Shares, the “ Available Shares ”).

 

  (l) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the Trade Date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases or sales of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (m) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (n) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (o) Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (p) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any potential Expiration Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments in a commercially reasonable manner to the Net Share Amount for such Expiration Date), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market or any other relevant market or (ii) enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases or sales of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate.

 

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  (q) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

 

  (r) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Dealer would owe to Issuer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

  (s) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

  (t) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

  (u) Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (v) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

  (w) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (x) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  (y) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

 

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For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, and its federal taxpayer identification number is 94-1687665.

 

  (z) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

Party Required to Deliver Document

 

    

Form/Document/Certificate

  

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

  (aa) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(iv) In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Dealer owes to Counterparty an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Dealer owes to Counterparty, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

 

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  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

Bank of America, N.A.

New York, NY

SWIFT: BOFAUS3N

Bank Routing: 026-009-593

Account Name: Bank of America

Account No. : 0012334-61892

Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer:

To be separately provided.

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attn:       Robert Stewart, Assistant General Counsel

Telephone: 646-855-0711

Facsimile: 646-822-5618

With a copy to:

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Chris Hutmaker, Managing Director

Telephone: 646-855-8907

Facsimile:            212-326-9882

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THE CONFIRMATION HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY OTHER UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS; SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF APPROPRIATE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH SECURITIES LAWS OR EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM OR NOT SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SECURITIES LAWS.

 

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Very truly yours,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Christopher A. Hutmaker

  Name:   Christopher A. Hutmaker
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

 

1.   Strike Price:   USD39.9520.
2.   Premium:   USD17,700,600.
3.   Final Disruption Date:   July, 24 2024.

 

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SCHEDULE B

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date are set forth below.

 

Component Number

 

Number of Warrants

 

Expiration Date

1   47,115   March 18, 2024
2   47,115   March 19, 2024
3   47,115   March 20, 2024
4   47,115   March 21, 2024
5   47,115   March 22, 2024
6   47,115   March 25, 2024
7   47,115   March 26, 2024
8   47,115   March 27, 2024
9   47,115   March 28, 2024
10   47,115   April 1, 2024
11   47,115   April 2, 2024
12   47,115   April 3, 2024
13   47,115   April 4, 2024
14   47,115   April 5, 2024
15   47,115   April 8, 2024
16   47,115   April 9, 2024
17   47,115   April 10, 2024
18   47,115   April 11, 2024
19   47,115   April 12, 2024
20   47,115   April 15, 2024
21   47,115   April 16, 2024
22   47,115   April 17, 2024
23   47,115   April 18, 2024
24   47,115   April 19, 2024
25   47,115   April 22, 2024
26   47,115   April 23, 2024
27   47,115   April 24, 2024
28   47,115   April 25, 2024
29   47,115   April 26, 2024
30   47,115   April 29, 2024
31   47,115   April 30, 2024
32   47,115   May 1, 2024
33   47,115   May 2, 2024
34   47,115   May 3, 2024
35   47,115   May 6, 2024
36   47,115   May 7, 2024
37   47,115   May 8, 2024
38   47,115   May 9, 2024
39   47,115   May 10, 2024
40   47,115   May 13, 2024
41   47,115   May 14, 2024
42   47,115   May 15, 2024
43   47,115   May 16, 2024
44   47,115   May 17, 2024
45   47,115   May 20, 2024
46   47,115   May 21, 2024
47   47,115   May 22, 2024
48   47,115   May 23, 2024
49   47,115   May 24, 2024

 

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50   47,115   May 28, 2024
51   47,115   May 29, 2024
52   47,115   May 30, 2024
53   47,115   May 31, 2024
54   47,115   June 3, 2024
55   47,115   June 4, 2024
56   47,115   June 5, 2024
57   47,116   June 6, 2024
58   47,116   June 7, 2024
59   47,116   June 10, 2024
60   47,116   June 11, 2024
61   47,116   June 12, 2024
62   47,116   June 13, 2024
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Exhibit 10.3

Execution Copy

 

LOGO

 

   Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

375 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10152

Attn: Structuring Services Group

Email:
CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com

 

DATE:    December 6, 2016
TO:    Teradyne, Inc.
   600 Riverpark Drive
   North Reading, MA 01864
ATTENTION:    Michael Callahan
EMAIL:    Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
TELEPHONE:    (978) 370-3546
FROM:    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
SUBJECT:    Base Warrant Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“ Dealer ”) and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, this Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction, and each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call or an Option, as context requires. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’

 

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equity of Wells Fargo & Company, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

 

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2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:
Trade Date:    December 6, 2016.
Components:    The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.
Warrant Style:    European.
Warrant Type:    Call.
Seller:    Counterparty.
Buyer:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (the “ Issuer ”) (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Warrants:    For each Component of the Transaction, as provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation.
Warrant Entitlement:    One Share per Warrant.
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    December 12, 2016.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.
Calculation Agent:    Dealer whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.

Procedures for Exercise:

 

In respect of any Component

  
Expiration Time:    The Valuation Time.
Expiration Date(s):    As provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date

 

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   for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is a Disrupted Day or an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, the Settlement Price for the Final Disruption Date shall be a price per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event (other than a Regulatory Disruption) occurs on any Expiration Date, (i) the Calculation Agent, acting commercially reasonably may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component and (ii) the Settlement Price for such Disrupted Day may be adjusted by the Calculation Agent as appropriate on the basis of the nature and duration of the relevant Market Disruption Event. Any day on which the Exchange is scheduled as of the Trade Date to close prior to its normal closing time shall be considered a Disrupted Day in whole. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.
Final Disruption Date:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Automatic Exercise:    Applicable for each Component and its related Expiration Date; provided that Section 3.4(a) of the Equity Definitions shall apply as if Cash Settlement applied.
Market Disruption Event:   

Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended (i) by deleting the words “at any time during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be” and replacing them with the words “at any time during the regular trading session on the Exchange, without regard to after hours or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours”; (ii) by amending and restating clause (a)(iii) thereof in its entirety to read as follows: “(iii) an Early Closure that the Calculation Agent determines is material”; and (iii) by adding the words “or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption” after clause (a)(iii) as restated above.

 

Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

 

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Regulatory Disruption:    A “Regulatory Disruption” shall occur if Dealer determines in its reasonable discretion based on advice of counsel that it is advisable in light of legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies or procedures for Dealer to refrain from all or any part of the market activity in which it would otherwise engage in connection with this Transaction. Dealer shall (to the extent not in violation of applicable law, regulation, policy or contractual obligations) notify Counterparty as soon as reasonable practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.
Disrupted Day:    The definition of “Disrupted Day” in Section 6.4 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following sentence after the first sentence: “A Scheduled Trading Day on which a Related Exchange fails to open during its regular trading session will not be a Disrupted Day if the Calculation Agent determines that such failure will not have a material impact on Dealer’s ability to engage in or unwind any hedging transactions related to the Transaction.”.

Valuation:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Valuation Date:    The Expiration Date.

Settlement Terms:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Settlement Method Election:    Applicable; provided that (i) references to “Physical Settlement” in Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be replaced by references to “Net Share Settlement”; (ii) Counterparty may elect Cash Settlement only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date of such election that (A) Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares, (B) Counterparty is electing Cash Settlement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (C) the assets of Counterparty at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Counterparty (including contingent liabilities), and Counterparty has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature; and (iii) the same election of settlement method shall apply to all Expiration Dates hereunder.
Electing Party:    Counterparty.
Settlement Method Election Date:    The third Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled First Expiration Date.
Default Settlement Method:    Net Share Settlement
Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable, then on the relevant Settlement Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Net Share Amount for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer, and cash in lieu of any fractional Shares valued at the Settlement Price for the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date.

 

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   If, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, the Shares deliverable hereunder for any reason would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 (or any successor provision, collectively, “ Rule 144 ”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), then Dealer may elect to either (x) accept delivery of such Shares notwithstanding the fact that such Shares are not freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(h) below.
Net Share Amount:    The Option Cash Settlement Amount divided by the Settlement Price, each determined as if Cash Settlement applied.
Option Cash Settlement Amount:    For any Exercise Date, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) the excess of the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date occurring in respect of such Exercise Date over the Strike Price (or, if there is no such excess, zero).
Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable, on the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall pay to Dealer an amount of cash in USD equal to the Option Cash Settlement Amount.
Settlement Currency:    USD
Settlement Price:    On any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “TER <equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent).
Settlement Date(s):    As determined in reference to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject to paragraph 5(h)(i) hereof.
Other Provisions Applicable to Net Share Settlement:    The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (as modified herein), 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Dealer may be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares.
Dividends:   
Dividend Adjustments:    In respect of any Extraordinary Dividend, the Calculation Agent may adjust the Strike Price and the Number of Warrants to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to Dealer after taking into account such Extraordinary Dividend as of the relevant ex-dividend date.

 

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Extraordinary Dividend:    Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period with a deemed ex-dividend date that is the earliest to occur of (x) the last Scheduled Trading Day in the regular quarterly dividend period, (y) the Expiration Date for the relevant Component and (z) an Early Termination Date or any other day as of which the Transaction is terminated or cancelled.
Dividend:    Any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).
Ordinary Dividend Amount:    For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.06, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.
Adjustments:   
Method of Adjustment:   

Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “diluting or concentrative” in Sections 11.2(a), 11.2(c) (in two instances) and 11.2(e)(vii) with the word “material” and by adding the words “or the Transaction” after the words “theoretical value of the relevant Shares” in Section 11.2(a), 11.2(c) and 11.2(e)(vii); provided further that, adjustments may be made to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate and liquidity relative to the relevant Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by the “Dividends” provisions above in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions.

 

In addition, if a Disrupted Day occurs, the Calculation Agent may adjust any relevant terms of the Transaction as it determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such occurrence.

 

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Extraordinary Events:   
New Shares:    Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors),” and (b) inserted immediately prior to the period thereof the phrase “and (iii) issued by a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia”.
Share-for-Share:    The definition of “Share-for-Share” set forth in Section 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by the deletion of the parenthetical in clause (i) thereof.
Consequences of Merger Events:   
Merger Event:   

Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(d) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions will apply; provided further that Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) adding the words “or Issuer” after the words “relevant Shares”; (ii) deleting the word “or” after the parenthetical in line 10 thereof; (iii) deleting the remainder of Section 12.1(b) following the definition of “Reverse Merger” in subsection (iv) thereof; (iv) adding the words “(v) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer, (vi) any acquisition by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable by or to the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 35% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such acquisition is first announced, (vii) any lease, exchange, transfer, disposition (including, without limitation, by way of spin-off or distribution) of assets (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other ownership interests or other ownership interest in the Issuer’s subsidiaries) or other similar event by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable to or from the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 15% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such transaction is first announced or (viii) any transaction with respect to which Issuer or its board of directors has a legal obligation to make a recommendation to its shareholders in respect of such transaction (whether pursuant to Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act or otherwise)” after subsection (iv).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Confirmation, if an event is both a Merger Event and a Potential Adjustment Event, such event shall be treated as a Merger Event and not as a Potential Adjustment Event.

Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination).

Share-for-Combined:

   Component Adjustment.

 

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Consequences of Tender Offers:
Tender Offer:    Applicable; provided that (i) Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing “10%” with “20 %”, (ii) the definition of “Tender Offer” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the fourth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) the definition of “Tender Offer Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the first line thereof with the word “Shares”; and (iv) if an event occurs that constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(d) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions will apply.

Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment:   

For greater certainty, the definition of “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” in Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following italicized language after the parenthetical provision: “(including adjustments to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction) from the Exchange Business Day immediately preceding the Announcement Date or the Determination Date, as applicable, to a date following the Merger Date (Section 12.2) or Tender Offer Date (Section 12.3) determined by the Calculation Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion ”.

 

If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Counterparty being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then, at Dealer’s election, the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.

 

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Announcement Date:    The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) replacing the word “leads to the” in the third and the fifth lines thereof with the words “, if completed, would lead to a”; (ii) replacing the words “voting shares” in the fifth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) inserting the words “by any entity” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof; (iv) replacing the words “a firm intention” with the words “(a) any intention, or (b) any substantial steps taken,” in the second and fourth lines thereof.
Announcement Event:    If an Announcement Date occurs in respect of a Merger Event or Tender Offer (such occurrence, an “ Announcement Event ”), then on the earliest to occur of the date on which the transaction described in any Announcement Event (as amended or modified) is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated or the Expiration Date, Early Termination Date or other date of cancellation or termination in respect of each Component (the “ Announcement Event Adjustment Date ”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on such Component of the Announcement Event (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from the Announcement Event to the Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) subject to clause (y) immediately below, in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder, (y) if, subsequent to the Announcement Date, there are any modifications or amendments to the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event, the Calculation Agent may take into account the cumulative economic effect of all such modifications or amendments and (z) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on any Component is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Component, the Calculation Agent may make such adjustment to the exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of such Component as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account for such economic effect, which adjustment shall be effective immediately prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Component, as the case may be.

 

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Composition of Combined Consideration:    Not Applicable; provided that, notwithstanding Sections 12.5(b) and 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, to the extent that the composition of the consideration for the relevant Shares pursuant to a Tender Offer or Merger Event could be elected by a holder of the Shares, the Calculation Agent will determine such composition.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   

Change in Law:

  

Applicable; provided that

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”; (ii) replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Position”; (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10 calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party” (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”; and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a Change in Law pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.

Avoidance Criteria:

  

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

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(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

Failure to Deliver:

   Not Applicable.

Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable.

Hedging Disruption:

  

Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

 

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Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Sections 12.9(a)(vii) and 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions are amended by deleting the words “at a rate equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate” and replacing it with the words “at a Borrow Cost equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate”, and (b) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (I) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and (II) replacing the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares” with the phrase “such Lending Party does not lend Shares” in the penultimate sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Loss of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Borrow Cost:

   The cost to borrow the relevant Shares, as determined by the Calculation Agent on the relevant date of determination. Such costs shall include (a) the spread below FED-FUNDS earned on collateral posted in connection with such borrowed Shares, net of any costs or fees, and (b) any stock loan borrow fee payable for such Shares, expressed as fixed rate per annum.

Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   200 basis points

Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Section 12.9(a)(viii) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting “rate to borrow Shares” and replacing it with “Borrow Cost” and (b) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) adding the word “or” immediately before the phrase “(B)”, (ii) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (iii) replacing “either party” in the penultimate sentence with “the Hedging Party”, (iv) replacing the word “rate” in clause (Y) of the final sentence therein with the words “Borrow Cost”, and (v) deleting clause (X) of the final sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   Zero basis points through December 15, 2023, and 25 basis points thereafter, as adjusted by the Calculation Agent to reflect any subsequent Price Adjustment due to an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow.

FED FUNDS:

   For any day, the rate set forth for such day opposite the caption “Federal funds”, as such rate is displayed on the page “OBFR01 <Index> <GO>” on the BLOOMBERG

 

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   Professional Service, or any successor page; provided that if no rate appears for any day on such page, the rate for the immediately preceding day for which a rate does so appear shall be used for such day.

Hedging Party:

   Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.

Hedge Positions:

   The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events and any Announcement Event.
Acknowledgments:   
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

  (b) Securities Act. The offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, it represents and warrants to the other party that (i) it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act and/or is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (ii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iii) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

 

  (c) ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a)

the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill

 

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  Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) relating to the issuance of USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% convertible senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) the Shares of Counterparty initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “ Warrant Shares ”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Counterparty. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following its exercise in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (e) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction, including, but not limited to, the issuance of Shares to be made pursuant hereto;

 

  (f) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (g) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date and as of the date on which Counterparty delivers any Termination Delivery Units, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”));

 

  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

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  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (m) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (n) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement and paragraph 4(b) of this Confirmation; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions;

 

  (o) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares;

 

  (p) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking during the term of this Transaction;

 

  (q) Counterparty shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Maximum Amount (each as defined below);

 

  (r) (x)(A) On the Trade Date, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”) other than the distribution of the convertible notes subject to the Purchase Agreement and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) during the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “ Settlement Period ”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Settlement Period;

 

  (s) During the Settlement Period and on any other Exercise Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer; and

 

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  (t) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not during the Settlement Period make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction (a “ Public Announcement ”) unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 purchases during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder and as an Additional Termination Event with this Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty as the sole Affected Party.

5. Other Provisions:

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

  (b)

Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Warrant Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.0% or (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Warrant Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Warrant Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Warrant Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Warrants in aggregate and the Warrant Entitlement under this Transaction and any other warrant transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, in each case, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation),

 

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  claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (c) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction and the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that, in each case, (i) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty shall not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment and (ii) such transferee provides either an IRS Form W-9 or W-8ECI (or successor form).

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or any state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an

 

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Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

 

  (d) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and (2) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction; provided that with respect to any of the following Additional Termination Events, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to all relevant provisions and adjustments as if an Additional Termination Event had not occurred:

 

  (i) if at any time Dealer, despite using reasonable efforts, is unable, or determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is inadvisable, to hedge its obligations pursuant to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer) or Dealer determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with such applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures;

 

  (ii) a “person” or “group,” other than Counterparty and its wholly owned subsidiaries files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the “beneficial owner” (as these terms are defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of Counterparty’s capital stock that is at the time entitled to vote by the holder thereof in the election of Counterparty’s board of directors (or comparable body);

 

  (iii) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of Counterparty’s common stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which Counterparty’s common stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Counterparty pursuant to which Counterparty’s common stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (or any combination thereof); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Counterparty and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Counterparty’s wholly owned subsidiaries;

 

  (iv) the adoption of a plan relating to Counterparty’s liquidation or dissolution; or

 

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  (v) Counterparty’s common stock or other shares of capital stock or reference property into which the Convertible Notes are convertible is neither listed for trading on the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or event described above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if, in connection with such transaction or event, or as a result therefrom, a transaction described in clause (ii) or (iii) above occurs and at least 90% of the consideration paid for Counterparty’s common stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) consists of shares of common stock traded on any of the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) (or will be so traded or quoted immediately following the completion of the merger or consolidation or such other transaction) and, as a result of such transaction, the Convertible Notes become convertible into a combination of cash (in respect of an amount up to, and including, the principal portion of such Convertible Notes) and reference property comprised of such consideration.

 

  (e) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

  (f) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (g)

Alternative Calculations and Counterparty Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Counterparty owes Dealer any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (except in the case of an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash) or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (except in the case of an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (viii) in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party that resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control or a Termination Event under Section 5(b) of the Agreement with respect to which Counterparty is an Affected Party and that resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control) (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Counterparty shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(l) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash or (ii) Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Counterparty is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market value (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be sold over a commercially reasonable period of time to generate proceeds equal to the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). In addition, if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, the Termination

 

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  Delivery Units deliverable pursuant to this paragraph would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144, then Dealer may elect either to (x) accept delivery of such Termination Delivery Units notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(j) below. If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

  (h) Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, following any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units to Dealer hereunder, such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would be in the hands of Dealer, or its affiliates, subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units being “restricted securities”, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units) (such Shares or Termination Delivery Units, “ Restricted Shares ”), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Counterparty, unless waived by Dealer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Counterparty shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement (as defined below) or Registered Settlement (as defined below) for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registered Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.

 

  (i)

If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a “ Private Placement Settlement ”), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Counterparty shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to Dealer; provided that Counterparty may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Counterparty to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, due diligence rights (for Dealer or its affiliates or any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by Dealer or its affiliates), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements of substantially similar size for similar issuers, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall determine the commercially reasonable discount (in the case of

 

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  settlement of Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph 5(g) above) or any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder. Notwithstanding the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Scheduled Trading Day following notice by Dealer to Counterparty, of such applicable discount and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the date described in paragraph 5(g) (in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units) or on the Settlement Date (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above).

 

  (ii) If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a “ Registration Settlement ”), then Counterparty shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period (as defined below)) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares (and any Make-whole Shares) in accordance with customary resale registration procedures, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. If Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Dealer is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it (or its affiliates) shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the “ Resale Period ”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (and any Make-whole Shares) and ending on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Payment Obligation (as defined above) and (ii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares have been sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act.

 

  (iii)

(A) If (ii) above is applicable and the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, or if (i) above is applicable and the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Counterparty shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “ Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Make-whole Shares ”; provided that the aggregate number of Shares and Make-whole Shares delivered shall not exceed the Maximum Amount) that, based on the Settlement Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “ Valuation Date ” for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Counterparty elects to pay the Additional Amount in Make-whole Shares, the requirements and provisions for either Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement shall apply to such payment.

 

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  This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to paragraph 5(k) below. “ Freely Tradeable Value ” means the value of the number of Shares delivered to Dealer which such Shares would have if they were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer, as determined by the Calculation Agent by commercially reasonable means.

(B) If (ii) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, or if (i) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, Dealer shall transfer to Counterparty the amount of such excess (the “ Dealer Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Dealer Make-whole Shares ”) that has a value equal to the Dealer Additional Amount, as determined by Dealer. The transfer of the Dealer Additional Amount shall be made (x) if in cash, by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period, and (y) if in Shares, one Settlement Cycle following the date Dealer is able, using commercially reasonable efforts, to purchase Dealer Make-whole Shares. This provision shall be applied successively until the Dealer Additional Amount is equal to zero.

 

  (iv) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty agrees that any Restricted Shares delivered to Dealer, as purchaser of such Restricted Shares, (A) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (B) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after any settlement date for such Restricted Shares, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Counterparty shall be the Defaulting Party.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring the Issuer to deliver cash in respect of the settlement of the Transaction, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by ASC 815-40-25 as in effect on the relevant Trade Date (including, without limitation, where the Issuer so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares or Termination Delivery Units in respect of such settlement).

 

  (i)

Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Dealer may not exercise any Warrant hereunder, Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect thereto, and no

 

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  delivery hereunder (including pursuant to paragraphs 5(h), (j) or (k)) shall be made, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, the receipt of any Shares upon such exercise or delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that such delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Subject to paragraph 5(c), if any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder or any exercise is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Counterparty’s obligation to make such delivery and Dealer’s right to exercise a Warrant shall not be extinguished and Counterparty shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Scheduled Trading Day after, Dealer gives notice to Counterparty that, such exercise or delivery would not result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position.

 

  (j) Share Deliveries. Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent that Dealer is not then an affiliate, as such term is used in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, of Counterparty and has not been such an affiliate of Counterparty for 90 days (it being understood that Dealer shall not be considered such an affiliate of Counterparty solely by reason of its receipt of or right to receive Shares pursuant to this Transaction), and otherwise satisfies all holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act applicable to it, any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 1 year from the Premium Payment Date shall be eligible for resale under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and Counterparty agrees to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any restrictions on resale under the Securities Act from the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units. Counterparty further agrees that with respect to any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 6 months from the Premium Payment Date but prior to 1 year from the Premium Payment Date, to the extent that Counterparty then satisfies the current information requirement of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units upon delivery by Dealer to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any customary seller’s and broker’s representation letters in connection with resales of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer. Counterparty further agrees and acknowledges that Dealer shall run a holding period under Rule 144 under the Securities Act with respect to the Warrants and/or any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder notwithstanding the existence of any other transaction or transactions between Counterparty and Dealer relating to the Shares. Counterparty further agrees that Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder prior to the date that is 6 months from the Premium Payment Date may be freely transferred by Dealer to its affiliates, and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Counterparty agrees that any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Clearance System if, at the time of such delivery, the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would not contain any restrictive legend as described above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court changes after the Trade Date, including without limitation to lengthen or shorten the holding periods, the agreements of Counterparty herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Counterparty, to comply with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, including Rule 144, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Termination Delivery Units.

 

  (k)

Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver more than two times the Number of Shares (the “ Maximum Amount ”) in the aggregate to Dealer in connection with the Transaction, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer (which

 

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  representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Maximum Amount is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of Counterparty that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Maximum Amount (such Shares, the “ Available Shares ”).

 

  (l) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the Trade Date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases or sales of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (m) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (n) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (o) Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (p) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any potential Expiration Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments in a commercially reasonable manner to the Net Share Amount for such Expiration Date), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market or any other relevant market or (ii) enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases or sales of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate.

 

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  (q) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

 

  (r) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Dealer would owe to Issuer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

  (s) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

  (t) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

  (u) Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (v) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

  (w) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (x) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  (y) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

 

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For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a national banking association organized or formed under the laws of the United States and is a United States resident for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

  (z) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

Party Required to Deliver Document

 

    

Form/Document/Certificate

  

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

  (aa) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(iv) In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Dealer owes to Counterparty an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Dealer owes to Counterparty, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

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6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

ABA: 121-000-248

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Charlotte, NC

Internal Acct No. 01020304464228

A/C Name: WFB Equity Derivatives

Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer:

 

DTC Number:    2072
Agent ID:    52196
Institution ID:    52196

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Charlotte.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, all notices to Dealer in connection with the Transaction are effective only upon receipt of email message to CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THE CONFIRMATION HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY OTHER UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS; SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF APPROPRIATE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH SECURITIES LAWS OR EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM OR NOT SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SECURITIES LAWS.

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Confirmation and returning it to CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com.

Very truly yours,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

By:  

/s/ Thomas Yates

  Name:   Thomas Yates
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

 

1.   Strike Price:   USD39.9520.   
2.   Premium:   USD17,700,600.   
3.   Final Disruption Date:   July, 24 2024.   

 

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SCHEDULE B

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date are set forth below.

 

Component Number

 

Number of Warrants

 

Expiration Date

1

  47,115   March 18, 2024

2

  47,115   March 19, 2024

3

  47,115   March 20, 2024

4

  47,115   March 21, 2024

5

  47,115   March 22, 2024

6

  47,115   March 25, 2024

7

  47,115   March 26, 2024

8

  47,115   March 27, 2024

9

  47,115   March 28, 2024

10

  47,115   April 1, 2024

11

  47,115   April 2, 2024

12

  47,115   April 3, 2024

13

  47,115   April 4, 2024

14

  47,115   April 5, 2024

15

  47,115   April 8, 2024

16

  47,115   April 9, 2024

17

  47,115   April 10, 2024

18

  47,115   April 11, 2024

19

  47,115   April 12, 2024

20

  47,115   April 15, 2024

21

  47,115   April 16, 2024

22

  47,115   April 17, 2024

23

  47,115   April 18, 2024

24

  47,115   April 19, 2024

25

  47,115   April 22, 2024

26

  47,115   April 23, 2024

27

  47,115   April 24, 2024

28

  47,115   April 25, 2024

29

  47,115   April 26, 2024

30

  47,115   April 29, 2024

31

  47,115   April 30, 2024

32

  47,115   May 1, 2024

33

  47,115   May 2, 2024

34

  47,115   May 3, 2024

35

  47,115   May 6, 2024

36

  47,115   May 7, 2024

37

  47,115   May 8, 2024

38

  47,115   May 9, 2024

39

  47,115   May 10, 2024

40

  47,115   May 13, 2024

41

  47,115   May 14, 2024

42

  47,115   May 15, 2024

43

  47,115   May 16, 2024

44

  47,115   May 17, 2024

45

  47,115   May 20, 2024

46

  47,115   May 21, 2024

47

  47,115   May 22, 2024

48

  47,115   May 23, 2024

49

  47,115   May 24, 2024

50

  47,115   May 28, 2024

 

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51

  47,115   May 29, 2024

52

  47,115   May 30, 2024

53

  47,115   May 31, 2024

54

  47,115   June 3, 2024

55

  47,115   June 4, 2024

56

  47,115   June 5, 2024

57

  47,116   June 6, 2024

58

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Exhibit 10.4

Execution Copy

 

  Barclays Bank PLC
  5 The North Colonnade
  Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB
  Facsimile: +44(20) 777 36461
 

Telephone: +44 (20) 777 36810

 

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC

  745 Seventh Ave
  New York, NY 10019
  Telephone: +1 212 412 4000

 

DATE:    December 6, 2016   
TO:    Teradyne, Inc.   
   600 Riverpark Drive   
   North Reading, MA 01864   
ATTENTION:    Michael Callahan   
EMAIL:    Michael.callahan@teradyne.com   
TELEPHONE:    (978) 370-3546   
FROM:    Barclays Capital Inc., acting as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC
TELEPHONE:    +1 212 412 4000   
FACSIMILE:    +44 (20) 7773-6461   
SUBJECT:    Base Bond Hedge Transaction   

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Barclays Bank PLC (“ Dealer ”), through its agent Barclays Capital Inc. (the “ Agent ”), and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below. Dealer is authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Dealer is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“ SIPC ”).

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated on or about December 12, 2016 between Counterparty and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, but only if such amendment, modification or supplement is consented to by Dealer in writing, the “ Indenture ”) relating to USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% senior unsecured convertible notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”) issued by Counterparty. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. References herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered between the execution of this Confirmation and the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. Subject to the foregoing, the parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

 

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Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to, an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule except for the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’ equity of Dealer, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:
Trade Date:    December 6, 2016.
Effective Date:    The closing date of the initial issuance of the Convertible Notes.
Option Style:    Modified American, as described below under “Procedures for Exercise”.
Option Type:    Call.
Buyer:    Counterparty.
Seller:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Options:    400,000.
Option Entitlement:    As of any date, a number of Shares per Option equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date (but without regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or to Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture).
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Applicable Percentage:    40%.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    The Effective Date.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.

 

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Calculation Agent:    Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.
Procedures for Exercise:
Conversion Dates:    Each “Conversion Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring during the Exercise Period for Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount that are surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below (such Convertible Notes, the “ Relevant Convertible Notes ”); provided that if Counterparty has not delivered to Dealer a related Notice of Exercise, then in no event shall a Conversion Date be deemed to occur hereunder (and no Option shall be exercised or deemed to be exercised hereunder) with respect to any surrender of a Convertible Note for conversion in respect of which Counterparty has elected to designate a financial institution for exchange in lieu of conversion of such Convertible Note pursuant to Section 10.10 of the Indenture.
Exercisable Options:    In respect of each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below, but no greater than the Number of Options.
Free Convertibility Date:    September 15, 2023
Exercise Period:    The period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Expiration Date.
Expiration Date:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, “Expiration Date” shall mean the earlier of (x) the last day on which any Convertible Notes remain outstanding and (y) the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).
Multiple Exercise:    Applicable, as provided under “Exercisable Options” above.
Automatic Exercise:   

Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Conversion Date has occurred shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.

 

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Notice Deadline:    In respect of any exercise of any Conversion Date, the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled first day of the Conversion Period for such Options; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, the Notice Deadline is the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date; provided, further , that notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method (as defined below) and the related automatic exercise of the related Options shall be effective if given after the relevant Notice Deadline but prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Scheduled Trading Day following the Notice Deadline and, in respect of any Options in respect of which such notice is delivered after the relevant Notice Deadline pursuant to this proviso, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the number of Shares and/or amount of cash deliverable by Dealer with respect to such Options in a commercially reasonable manner as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Notice Deadline.
Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or under “Exercisable Options” above, in order to exercise any Exercisable Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Notice Deadline of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes as to which such Conversion Date has occurred (including, if applicable, whether all or any portion of the Convertible Notes relating to such Options are Convertible Notes as to which additional Shares would be added to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 of the Indenture (the “ Make-Whole Convertible Notes ”)), (ii) the scheduled first day of the applicable Conversion Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options and (iv) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Settlement in Shares or Settlement in Cash (each as defined below), the Specified Dollar Amount (as defined in the Indenture), and such notice shall also include the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election Conditions” below; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Relevant Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, (A) such notice need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) in respect of all such Relevant Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on or prior to the Free Convertibility Date specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above, as well as the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election Conditions” below.

 

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Settlement Terms:
Settlement Method:    For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if the Settlement Method Election Conditions have been satisfied and Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option.
Settlement Amount:    In respect of any Option, the aggregate of the number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD for each Convertible Note in principal amount of USD 1,000 converted on such Conversion Date determined in accordance with the applicable Relevant Settlement Method.
Relevant Settlement Method:   

In respect of any Option, subject to the Settlement Method Election Conditions:

 

(i) if Counterparty has elected or has been deemed to have elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note (A) with “Physical Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Shares ”); (B) with “Combination Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount less than USD 1,000 (such settlement method, “ Low Cash Combination Settlement ”); or (C) with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement;

 

(ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and

 

(iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with “Cash Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Cash ”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.

Settlement Method Election Conditions:   

For any Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, such Relevant Settlement Method shall apply to an Option only if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method for such Option, as applicable, contains:

 

(i) a representation that, on the date of such Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares;

 

(ii) a representation that Counterparty is electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant

 

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Settlement Method in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”);

 

(iii) a representation that Counterparty has not entered into or altered any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction, other than any other Share Option Transactions entered into on the Trade Date with Dealer, an affiliate of Dealer, Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or an affiliate thereof;

 

(iv) a representation that Counterparty is not electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act; and

 

(v) an acknowledgment by Counterparty that (A) any transaction by Dealer following Counterparty’s election of the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method shall be made at Dealer’s sole discretion and for Dealer’s own account and (B) Counterparty does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when, whether or at what price to effect such transactions, including, without limitation, the price paid or received per Share pursuant to such transactions, or whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately.

Net Share Settlement:   

If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for each such Option of a number of Shares of each such Trading Day equal to (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (iii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Net Share Settlement Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.

 

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Combination Settlement:    If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay and/or deliver, as applicable, to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:
  

(i) cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of an amount for each such Trading Day equal to (A) the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Dollar Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value (such lesser amount, the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”), divided by (B) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero; and

 

(ii) an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of a number of Shares for each such Trading Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A) the Daily Option Value on such Trading Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day (the remainder, the “ Daily Share Value ”), divided by (B) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (C) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero;

 

provided, however , if the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of the quotient of the Daily Share Value on such Trading Day divided by the number of Trading Days in such Conversion Period exceeded the Applicable Limit for such Option, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Option shall be reduced by the amount of such excess, and if the amount of such excess is greater than such Combination Settlement Cash Amount, the Combination Settlement Share Amount shall be reduced by a number of Shares equal to the remaining amount of such excess divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Combination Settlement Share Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.

Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period.

 

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Daily Option Value:    For any Trading Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Trading Day, multiplied by (ii)(x) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day minus (y) the Strike Price on such Trading Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.
Applicable Limit:    For any exercised Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion of such Relevant Convertible Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion of such Relevant Convertible Note, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000.
Applicable Limit Price:    On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page TER.N <equity> (or any successor thereto).
Trading Day:    A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Scheduled Trading Day:    A day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the Exchange or, if the Shares is not then listed on the Exchange, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Business Day:    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.
Market Disruption Event:   

Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:

 

“‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the securities exchange or market referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” above to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. New York City time on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the securities exchange or market referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options, contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.”

VWAP Price:    On any Trading Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) “TER <equity> AQR” 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 at such time, the market value of one Share on such Trading Day, as reasonably

 

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   determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method). For the avoidance of doubt, the VWAP Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours.
Conversion Period:   

For any Option and regardless of the Settlement Method applicable to such Option:

 

(i) if the related Conversion Date occurs prior to the Free Convertibility Date, the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately following such Conversion Date; provided that if the Notice of Exercise for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the third Trading Day immediately following the receipt of such Notice of Exercise;

 

(ii) if the related Conversion Date occurs on or following the Free Convertibility Date the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 42 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 39 Trading Days, the 41 st ) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 62 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 59 Trading Days, the 61st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).

T+2 Effective Date:    The date, if at all, the relevant exchange or authority has adopted a normal settlement cycle of two Business Days for trading in the Shares, and the T+2 Effective Date will be the first date for which trades executed on that date are subject to such new cycle.
Settlement Date:    For any Option, the third Business Day, immediately following the final Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period for such Option.
Settlement Currency:    USD.
Other Applicable Provisions:    To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable

 

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   securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)).
Share Adjustments:
Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Rate and/or the nature of the Shares under the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Indenture (other than an increase in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 10.03 or 10.04(h) of the Indenture), the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, to the extent an analogous adjustment is made under the Indenture. Counterparty agrees that it will notify Dealer prior to the effectiveness of any such adjustment and, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.04(m) of the Indenture or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in good faith and in its commercially reasonable discretion to preserve the economic intent of the parties, the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction; provided that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this sentence so that the fair value of this Transaction to Dealer is not reduced as a result of such adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Conversion Period but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Note under the Indenture because the relevant “Holder” (as defined in the Indenture) was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event.
Potential Adjustment Events:    Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in Section 10.04 of the Indenture that would result in an adjustment to the “Conversion Rate” or to any “Last Reported Sale Price,” “Daily VWAP,” “Daily Conversion Value” or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the Convertible Notes; provided that in no event shall there be any adjustment hereunder as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture.
Extraordinary Events:   
Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of a “Merger Event” as set forth in Section 10.05 of the Indenture.

 

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Notice of Merger Consideration:    Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into or exchanged for more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon the form of election of the holders of the Shares), Counterparty shall promptly notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have affirmatively elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event; provided that in no event shall the date of such notification be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated.
Consequences of Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction; provided , however , that no such adjustment shall be made in respect of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction is preserved as a result of such adjustment.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   
Change in Law:   

Applicable; provided that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or the announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10 calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “ provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”;

 

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   (II) Section 12.9b(i) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a default pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.
Avoidance Criteria:   

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

Failure to Deliver:    Not Applicable.
Insolvency Filing:    Applicable; provided that the definition of “Insolvency Filing” in Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting the clause “provided that such proceedings instituted or petitions presented by creditors and not consented to by the Issuer shall not be deemed an Insolvency Filing” at the end of such definition and replacing it with the following: “; or it has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by a creditor and such proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within fifteen (15) days of the institution or presentation thereof.”

 

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   Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: “If neither party elects to terminate the Transaction in respect of an Insolvency Filing, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the Transaction upon the occurrence of such an event pursuant to Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment (as if such event were a Tender Offer and the date of the Insolvency Filing was the relevant Tender Offer Date).”
Hedging Disruption:   

Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

Increased Cost of Hedging:    Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).
Hedging Party:    Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.
Hedge Positions:    The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.
Acknowledgments:   
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

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  (b) Securities Act. It is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act.

 

  (c) ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a) the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date or the Premium Payment Date, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)) and on each such date Counterparty would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation or organization;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided, however , that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (e) Counterparty has (and shall at all times during the Transaction have) the capacity and authority to invest directly in the Shares underlying the Transaction and has not entered into the Transaction with the intent to avoid any regulatory filings;

 

  (f) Counterparty’s financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness;

 

  (g) Counterparty’s investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and Counterparty is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction;

 

  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

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  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, and (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (m) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (n) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (o) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting settlement pursuant to the Relevant Settlement Method during the term of this Transaction;

 

  (p) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exemptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.

 

  (q) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction; and

 

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  (r) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

5. Other Provisions.

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

  (b) Additional Termination Event.

(i) If (A) an Amendment Event occurs or (B) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture occurs or (C) a Repayment Event occurs, an Additional Termination Event shall occur in respect of which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (2) Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement; provided that in the case of a Repayment Event the Transaction shall be subject to termination only in respect of the number of Convertible Notes that cease to be outstanding in connection with or as a result of such Repayment Event.

Amendment Event ” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements or obtains a waiver with respect to (A) any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Notes governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Notes (including changes to the conversion rate, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or (B) any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to amend, in each case without the prior written consent of Dealer, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

Repayment Event ” means that (A) any Convertible Notes are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a change of control, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any Convertible Notes are delivered to Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries (howsoever described), (C) any principal of any of the Convertible Notes is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Convertible Notes (whether following acceleration of the Convertible Notes or otherwise), or (D) any Convertible Notes are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Counterparty or any of its affiliates (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction; provided that, in the case of clause (B) and clause (D), conversions of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture as in effect on the date hereof shall not be Repayment Events.

 

  (c) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

  (d)

Dividends . If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to but excluding the Expiration Date, (i) an ex-dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an “ Ex-Dividend Date ”), and that dividend is less than the Regular Dividend on a per Share basis or (ii) if no Ex-Dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend

 

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  occurs with respect to the Shares in any quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, then the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and/or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer after taking into account such dividend or lack thereof. “Regular Dividend” shall mean USD 0.06 per Share per quarter. Upon any adjustment to the Dividend Threshold Amount (as defined in the Indenture) for the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 10.04(d) of the Indenture, the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to the Regular Dividend for the Transaction.

 

  (e) Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Options Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.00% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Options Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Options Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Options Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Options in aggregate and the Option Entitlement under this Transaction and any other bond hedge transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

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  (f) Rule 10b-18.

(i) Except as disclosed to Dealer in writing prior to the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that it has not made any purchases of blocks by or for itself or any of its Affiliated Purchasers pursuant to the one block purchase per week exception in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act during each of the four calendar weeks preceding such date and the calendar week in which such date occurs (“ Rule 10b-18 purchase ,” “ blocks ” and “ Affiliated Purchaser ” each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)). Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates and Affiliated Purchasers not to, directly or indirectly (including by means of a derivative instrument) enter into any transaction to purchase any Shares during the period beginning on such date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that it has completed all purchases of Shares to hedge initially its exposure to the Transaction.

(ii) On any day during any Conversion Period, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not, on any day during any Conversion Period, make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares (a “ Public Announcement ”); (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption, and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

  (g) Regulation M. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (x) Counterparty (A) was not on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, has not since such date, and is not on the date hereof, engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M” ), of any securities of Counterparty, other than the distribution of the Convertible Notes and (B) shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) on any day during any Conversion Period, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day in such Conversion Period.

 

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  (h) Early Unwind. In the event the sale of Convertible Notes is not consummated with the initial purchasers for any reason by the close of business in New York on December 12, 2016 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties) (December 12, 2016 or such later date as agreed upon being the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

  (i) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer.

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations, regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of paragraph 5(m) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence). The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13

 

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  of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be further conditions to a transfer or assignment by Dealer without Counterparty’s consent that (x) such transfer or assignment would not result in a deemed exchange by Counterparty of the transferred or assigned portion of the Transaction for a modified transaction that differs materially in kind or extent for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (y) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty will not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment.

 

  (j) Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealer’s hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the relevant “Nominal Settlement Date”, Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “ Nominal Settlement Date ”), elect to deliver the Shares deliverable on such Nominal Settlement Date on two or more dates (each, a “ Staggered Settlement Date ”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows: (i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Conversion Period” (as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Settlement Amount” above among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

 

  (k) Role of Agent. Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges to and agrees with the other party hereto and to and with the Agent that (i) the Agent is acting as agent for Dealer under the Transaction pursuant to instructions from such party, (ii) the Agent is not a principal or party to the Transaction, and may transfer its rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, (iii) the Agent shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability, by way of issuance, guaranty, endorsement or otherwise in any manner with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction, (iv) Dealer and the Agent have not given, and Counterparty is not relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon, any statements, opinions or representations (whether written or oral) of Dealer or the Agent, other than the representations expressly set forth in this Confirmation or the Agreement, and (v) each party agrees to proceed solely against the other party, and not the Agent, to collect or recover any money or securities owed to it in connection with the Transaction. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is an intended third party beneficiary hereunder. Counterparty acknowledges that the Agent is an affiliate of Dealer. Dealer will be acting for its own account in respect of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereunder.

 

  (l) Regulatory Provisions. The time of dealing for the Transaction will be confirmed by Dealer upon written request by Counterparty. The Agent will furnish to Counterparty upon written request a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with the Transaction.

 

  (m) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (n)

Alternative Calculations and Dealer Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer owes Counterparty any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3 (and “Consequences of Merger Events” above), 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of

 

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  Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects for Dealer to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the Shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(t) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Dealer is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units, Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market value (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be purchased over a commercially reasonable period of time with the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

  (o) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

  (p)

Registration. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer based on the advice of counsel, the Shares (“ Hedge Shares ”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and (A) enter into an agreement, substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for registered secondary offerings of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided , however , that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into and comply with a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase

 

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  agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the closing price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. For the avoidance of doubt, Counterparty is not obligated to purchase Shares under any circumstances unless Counterparty has elected to purchase the Hedge Shares in accordance with clause (iii) of this paragraph 5(p).

 

  (q) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (r) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (s) Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (t) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (u)

Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Settlement Amount for such Options), if Dealer determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate;

 

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  provided that no such Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery may be postponed or extended more than 15 Scheduled Trading Days after the original Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery, as the case may be.

 

  (v) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, if any, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Counterparty would owe to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be zero.

 

  (w) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

  (x) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

  (y) Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (z) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (aa) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  (bb) Method of Delivery . Whenever delivery of funds or other assets is required hereunder by or to Counterparty, such delivery shall be effected through the Agent. In addition, all notices, demands and communications of any kind relating to the Transaction between Dealer and Counterparty shall be transmitted exclusively through the Agent.

 

  (cc)

2013 EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Protocol. The parties agree that the terms of the 2013 EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Protocol published by ISDA on July 19, 2013 (“ Protocol ”) apply to the Agreement as if the parties had adhered to the Protocol without amendment. In respect of the Attachment to the Protocol, (i) the definition of “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be deleted and references to “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be to this section (and references to “such party’s Adherence Letter” and “its Adherence Letter” shall be read accordingly), (ii) references to “adheres to the Protocol” shall be deemed to be “enters into this Agreement”, (iii) references to “Protocol Covered Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to this Agreement (and each

 

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  “Protocol Covered Agreement” shall be read accordingly), and (iv) references to “Implementation Date” shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement. For the purposes of this section:

 

  1. Dealer is a Portfolio Data Sending Entity and Counterparty is a Portfolio Data Receiving Entity;

 

  2. Dealer and Counterparty may use a Third Party Service Provider, and each of Dealer and Counterparty consents to such use including the communication of the relevant data in relation to Dealer and Counterparty to such Third Party Service Provider for the purposes of the reconciliation services provided by such entity.

 

  3. The Local Business Days for such purposes in relation to Dealer and Counterparty is New York, New York, USA.

 

  4. The following are the applicable email addresses.

 

Portfolio Data:    Dealer: MarginServicesPortRec@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
Notice of discrepancy:    Dealer: PortRecDiscrepancy@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
Dispute Notice:    Dealer: EMIRdisputenotices@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

 

  (dd) NFC Representation Protocol. The parties agree that the provisions set out in the Attachment to the ISDA 2013 EMIR NFC Representation Protocol published by ISDA on March 8, 2013 (the “ NFC Representation Protocol ”) shall apply to the Agreement as if each party were an Adhering Party under the terms of the NFC Representation Protocol. In respect of the Attachment to the Protocol, (i) the definition of “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be deleted and references to “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be to this section (and references to “the relevant Adherence Letter” and “its Adherence Letter” shall be read accordingly), (ii) references to “adheres to the Protocol” shall be deemed to be “enters into this Agreement”, (iii) references to “Covered Master Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to this Agreement (and each “Covered Master Agreement” shall be read accordingly), and (iv) references to “Implementation Date” shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement. Counterparty confirms that it enters into this Agreement as a party making the NFC Representation (as such term is defined in the NFC Representation Protocol). Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of any change to its status as a party making the NFC Representation.

 

  (ee) Bail-In Protocol. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the parties agree that the provisions of the ISDA 2016 Bail-In Article 55 BRRD Protocol published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on 14 July 2016 (the “ Bail-In Protocol ”) shall be deemed to be incorporated into and apply to this Agreement with effect from the date of this Agreement as if references in those provisions to “Protocol Covered Agreement” as defined in the Bail-in Protocol were references to this Agreement, and on the basis that references to the “Implementation Date” in the Bail-in Protocol shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement.

 

  (ff)

Contractual Recognition of UK Stay in Resolution. Notwithstanding anything contained in Agreement, the parties agree that the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4 (inclusive) of the UK (PRA Rule) Jurisdictional Module (the “ UK Module ”) published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on 3 May 2016, as amended from time to time, shall be deemed to be incorporated into the Agreement as if references in those provisions to “Covered Agreement” were references to the Agreement, and on the basis that: (i) Dealer shall be treated as a “Regulated

 

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  Entity” and as a “Regulated Entity Counterparty” with respect to Counterparty, (ii) Counterparty shall be treated as a “Module Adhering Party”, and (iii) references to the “Implementation Date” in the UK Module shall be deemed to be references to 1 January 2017.

 

  (gg) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a “foreign person” (as that term is used in Section 1.6041-4(a)(4) of the United States Treasury Regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

  (hh) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

 

Party Required to Deliver Document
    

Form/Document/Certificate

  

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

  (ii) Withholding Tax. “Indemnifiable Tax”, as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include (i) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”), (ii) any tax imposed on amounts treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Code (or the United States Treasury Regulations or other guidance issued thereunder), or (iii) any tax imposed on amounts treated as distributions of property under Section 305 of the Code (or the United States Treasury Regulations or other guidance issued thereunder). If, at any time, any party (the “Remitting Party”) is required to remit an amount of tax in respect of any such U.S. federal withholding tax described under (i) through (iii) with respect to a payment (or deemed payment or deemed distribution) under the Transaction, then without duplication for any amount the Remitting Party has deducted on account of such tax from any amount paid to the other party pursuant to the Transaction, the amount so required to be remitted shall be payable by the other party to the Remitting Party within 10 business days of written demand by the Remitting

 

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  Party. For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.

 

  (jj) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided by Counterparty.

Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty:

To be provided by Counterparty.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

Bank: Barclays Bank plc NY

ABA# 026 00 2574

BIC: BARCUS33

Acct: 50038524

Beneficiary: BARCGB33

Ref: Barclays Bank plc London Equity Derivatives

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Dealer is not a Multibranch Party.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

 

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  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Barclays Bank PLC

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attn:     Paul Robinson

Telephone:    (+1) 212-526-0111

Facsimile:      (+1) 917-522-0458

 

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Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to Dealer a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to Dealer at (+1) 917-522-0458. Originals shall be provided for your execution upon your request.

 

Very truly yours,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:  

/s/ David Levin

  Name:   David Levin
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

1. Strike Price:         USD 31.8368.

2. Premium:             USD 35,072,800

 

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Exhibit 10.5

Execution Copy

 

  Bank of America, N.A.
  c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Incorporated
  One Bryant Park
  New York, NY 10036

 

DATE:    December 6, 2016
TO:    Teradyne, Inc.
   600 Riverpark Drive
   North Reading, MA 01864
ATTENTION:    Michael Callahan
EMAIL:    Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
TELEPHONE:    (978) 370-3546
FROM:    Bank of America, N.A.
SUBJECT:    Base Bond Hedge Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Bank of America, N.A. (“ Dealer ”) and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated on or about December 12, 2016 between Counterparty and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, but only if such amendment, modification or supplement is consented to by Dealer in writing, the “ Indenture ”) relating to USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% senior unsecured convertible notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”) issued by Counterparty. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. References herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered between the execution of this Confirmation and the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. Subject to the foregoing, the parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to, an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule except for the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’ equity of Bank of America Corporation, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had

 

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the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:
Trade Date:    December 6, 2016.
Effective Date:    The closing date of the initial issuance of the Convertible Notes.
Option Style:    Modified American, as described below under “Procedures for Exercise”.
Option Type:    Call.
Buyer:    Counterparty.
Seller:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Options:    400,000.
Option Entitlement:    As of any date, a number of Shares per Option equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date (but without regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or to Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture).
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Applicable Percentage:    30%.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    The Effective Date.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.
Calculation Agent:    Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.

 

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Procedures for Exercise:
Conversion Dates:    Each “Conversion Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring during the Exercise Period for Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount that are surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below (such Convertible Notes, the “ Relevant Convertible Notes ”); provided that if Counterparty has not delivered to Dealer a related Notice of Exercise, then in no event shall a Conversion Date be deemed to occur hereunder (and no Option shall be exercised or deemed to be exercised hereunder) with respect to any surrender of a Convertible Note for conversion in respect of which Counterparty has elected to designate a financial institution for exchange in lieu of conversion of such Convertible Note pursuant to Section 10.10 of the Indenture.
Exercisable Options:    In respect of each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below, but no greater than the Number of Options.
Free Convertibility Date:    September 15, 2023
Exercise Period:    The period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Expiration Date.
Expiration Date:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, “Expiration Date” shall mean the earlier of (x) the last day on which any Convertible Notes remain outstanding and (y) the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).
Multiple Exercise:    Applicable, as provided under “Exercisable Options” above.
Automatic Exercise:   

Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Conversion Date has occurred shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.

Notice Deadline:    In respect of any exercise of any Conversion Date, the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled first day of the Conversion Period for such Options; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, the Notice Deadline is the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date; provided, further , that notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method (as defined below) and the related automatic exercise of the related Options shall be effective if given after the relevant Notice Deadline but prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth

 

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   Scheduled Trading Day following the Notice Deadline and, in respect of any Options in respect of which such notice is delivered after the relevant Notice Deadline pursuant to this proviso, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the number of Shares and/or amount of cash deliverable by Dealer with respect to such Options in a commercially reasonable manner as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Notice Deadline.
Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or under “Exercisable Options” above, in order to exercise any Exercisable Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Notice Deadline of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes as to which such Conversion Date has occurred (including, if applicable, whether all or any portion of the Convertible Notes relating to such Options are Convertible Notes as to which additional Shares would be added to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 of the Indenture (the “ Make-Whole Convertible Notes ”)), (ii) the scheduled first day of the applicable Conversion Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options and (iv) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Settlement in Shares or Settlement in Cash (each as defined below), the Specified Dollar Amount (as defined in the Indenture), and such notice shall also include the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election Conditions” below; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Relevant Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, (A) such notice need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) in respect of all such Relevant Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on or prior to the Free Convertibility Date specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above, as well as the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election Conditions” below.
Settlement Terms:   
Settlement Method:    For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if the Settlement Method Election Conditions have been satisfied and Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option.
Settlement Amount:    In respect of any Option, the aggregate of the number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD for each Convertible Note in principal amount of USD 1,000 converted on such Conversion Date determined in accordance with the applicable Relevant Settlement Method.

 

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Relevant Settlement Method:   

In respect of any Option, subject to the Settlement Method Election Conditions:

 

(i) if Counterparty has elected or has been deemed to have elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note (A) with “Physical Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Shares ”); (B) with “Combination Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount less than USD 1,000 (such settlement method, “ Low Cash Combination Settlement ”); or (C) with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement;

 

(ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and

 

(iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with “Cash Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Cash ”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.

Settlement Method Election Conditions:   

For any Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, such Relevant Settlement Method shall apply to an Option only if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method for such Option, as applicable, contains:

 

(i) a representation that, on the date of such Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares;

 

(ii) a representation that Counterparty is electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”);

 

(iii) a representation that Counterparty has not entered into or altered any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction, other than any other Share Option Transactions entered into on the Trade Date with Dealer, an affiliate of Dealer, Barclays Bank PLC, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or an affiliate thereof;

 

(iv) a representation that Counterparty is not electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method to create actual or apparent

 

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trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act; and

 

(v) an acknowledgment by Counterparty that (A) any transaction by Dealer following Counterparty’s election of the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method shall be made at Dealer’s sole discretion and for Dealer’s own account and (B) Counterparty does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when, whether or at what price to effect such transactions, including, without limitation, the price paid or received per Share pursuant to such transactions, or whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately.

Net Share Settlement:   

If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for each such Option of a number of Shares of each such Trading Day equal to (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (iii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Net Share Settlement Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.

Combination Settlement:   

If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay and/or deliver, as applicable, to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:

 

(i) cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of an amount for each such Trading Day equal to (A) the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Dollar Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value (such lesser amount, the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”), divided by (B) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero; and

 

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(ii) an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of a number of Shares for each such Trading Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A) the Daily Option Value on such Trading Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day (the remainder, the “ Daily Share Value ”), divided by (B) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (C) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero;

 

provided, however , if the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of the quotient of the Daily Share Value on such Trading Day divided by the number of Trading Days in such Conversion Period exceeded the Applicable Limit for such Option, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Option shall be reduced by the amount of such excess, and if the amount of such excess is greater than such Combination Settlement Cash Amount, the Combination Settlement Share Amount shall be reduced by a number of Shares equal to the remaining amount of such excess divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Combination Settlement Share Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.

Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period.
Daily Option Value:    For any Trading Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Trading Day, multiplied by (ii)(x) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day minus (y) the Strike Price on such Trading Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.
Applicable Limit:    For any exercised Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion of such Relevant Convertible Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion

 

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   of such Relevant Convertible Note, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000.
Applicable Limit Price:    On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page TER.N <equity> (or any successor thereto).
Trading Day:    A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Scheduled Trading Day:    A day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the Exchange or, if the Shares is not then listed on the Exchange, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Business Day:    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.
Market Disruption Event:   

Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:

 

“‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the securities exchange or market referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” above to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. New York City time on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the securities exchange or market referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options, contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.”

VWAP Price:    On any Trading Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) “TER <equity> AQR” 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 at such time, the market value of one Share on such Trading Day, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method). For the avoidance of doubt, the VWAP Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours.
Conversion Period:   

For any Option and regardless of the Settlement Method applicable to such Option:

 

(i) if the related Conversion Date occurs prior to the Free Convertibility Date, the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately following such Conversion Date; provided that if the Notice of Exercise for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash

 

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Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the third Trading Day immediately following the receipt of such Notice of Exercise;

 

(ii) if the related Conversion Date occurs on or following the Free Convertibility Date the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 42 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 39 Trading Days, the 41 st ) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 62 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 59 Trading Days, the 61 st ) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).

T+2 Effective Date:    The date, if at all, the relevant exchange or authority has adopted a normal settlement cycle of two Business Days for trading in the Shares, and the T+2 Effective Date will be the first date for which trades executed on that date are subject to such new cycle.
Settlement Date:    For any Option, the third Business Day, immediately following the final Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period for such Option.
Settlement Currency:    USD.
Other Applicable Provisions:    To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)).
Share Adjustments:   
Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Rate and/or the nature of the Shares under the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Indenture (other than an increase in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 10.03 or 10.04(h) of the

 

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   Indenture), the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, to the extent an analogous adjustment is made under the Indenture. Counterparty agrees that it will notify Dealer prior to the effectiveness of any such adjustment and, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.04(m) of the Indenture or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in good faith and in its commercially reasonable discretion to preserve the economic intent of the parties, the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction; provided that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this sentence so that the fair value of this Transaction to Dealer is not reduced as a result of such adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Conversion Period but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Note under the Indenture because the relevant “Holder” (as defined in the Indenture) was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event.
Potential Adjustment Events:    Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in Section 10.04 of the Indenture that would result in an adjustment to the “Conversion Rate” or to any “Last Reported Sale Price,” “Daily VWAP,” “Daily Conversion Value” or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the Convertible Notes; provided that in no event shall there be any adjustment hereunder as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture.
Extraordinary Events:   
Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of a “Merger Event” as set forth in Section 10.05 of the Indenture.
Notice of Merger Consideration:    Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into or exchanged for more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon the form of election of the holders of the Shares), Counterparty shall promptly notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have affirmatively elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event; provided that in no event shall the date of such notification be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated.

 

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Consequences of Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction; provided , however , that no such adjustment shall be made in respect of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction is preserved as a result of such adjustment.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   
Change in Law:   

Applicable; provided that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or the announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10 calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “ provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”;

   (II) Section 12.9b(i) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a default pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.
Avoidance Criteria:   

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

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(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

Failure to Deliver:    Not Applicable.
Insolvency Filing:   

Applicable; provided that the definition of “Insolvency Filing” in Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting the clause “provided that such proceedings instituted or petitions presented by creditors and not consented to by the Issuer shall not be deemed an Insolvency Filing” at the end of such definition and replacing it with the following: “; or it has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by a creditor and such proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within fifteen (15) days of the institution or presentation thereof.”

 

Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: “If neither party elects to terminate the Transaction in respect of an Insolvency Filing, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the Transaction upon the occurrence of such an event pursuant to Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment (as if such event were a Tender Offer and the date of the Insolvency Filing was the relevant Tender Offer Date).”

Hedging Disruption:    Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the

 

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Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

Increased Cost of Hedging:    Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).
Hedging Party:    Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.
Hedge Positions:    The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.
Acknowledgments:   
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

  (b) Securities Act. It is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act.

 

  (c) ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

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  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a) the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date or the Premium Payment Date, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)) and on each such date Counterparty would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation or organization;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided, however , that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (e) Counterparty has (and shall at all times during the Transaction have) the capacity and authority to invest directly in the Shares underlying the Transaction and has not entered into the Transaction with the intent to avoid any regulatory filings;

 

  (f) Counterparty’s financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness;

 

  (g) Counterparty’s investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and Counterparty is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction;

 

  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

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  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, and (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (m) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (n) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (o) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting settlement pursuant to the Relevant Settlement Method during the term of this Transaction;

 

  (p) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exemptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.

 

  (q) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction; and

 

  (r) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

5. Other Provisions.

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

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  (b) Additional Termination Event.

(i) If (A) an Amendment Event occurs or (B) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture occurs or (C) a Repayment Event occurs, an Additional Termination Event shall occur in respect of which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (2) Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement; provided that in the case of a Repayment Event the Transaction shall be subject to termination only in respect of the number of Convertible Notes that cease to be outstanding in connection with or as a result of such Repayment Event.

Amendment Event ” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements or obtains a waiver with respect to (A) any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Notes governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Notes (including changes to the conversion rate, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or (B) any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to amend, in each case without the prior written consent of Dealer, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

Repayment Event ” means that (A) any Convertible Notes are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a change of control, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any Convertible Notes are delivered to Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries (howsoever described), (C) any principal of any of the Convertible Notes is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Convertible Notes (whether following acceleration of the Convertible Notes or otherwise), or (D) any Convertible Notes are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Counterparty or any of its affiliates (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction; provided that, in the case of clause (B) and clause (D), conversions of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture as in effect on the date hereof shall not be Repayment Events.

 

  (c) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

  (d) Dividends . If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to but excluding the Expiration Date, (i) an ex-dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an “ Ex-Dividend Date ”), and that dividend is less than the Regular Dividend on a per Share basis or (ii) if no Ex-Dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares in any quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, then the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and/or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer after taking into account such dividend or lack thereof. “Regular Dividend” shall mean USD 0.06 per Share per quarter. Upon any adjustment to the Dividend Threshold Amount (as defined in the Indenture) for the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 10.04(d) of the Indenture, the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to the Regular Dividend for the Transaction.

 

  (e)

Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase

 

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  Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Options Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.00% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Options Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Options Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Options Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Options in aggregate and the Option Entitlement under this Transaction and any other bond hedge transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (f) Rule 10b-18.

(i) Except as disclosed to Dealer in writing prior to the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that it has not made any purchases of blocks by or for itself or any of its Affiliated Purchasers pursuant to the one block purchase per week exception in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act during each of the four calendar weeks preceding such date and the calendar week in which such date occurs (“ Rule 10b-18 purchase ,” “ blocks ” and “ Affiliated Purchaser ” each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)). Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates and Affiliated Purchasers not to, directly or indirectly (including by means of a derivative instrument) enter into any transaction to purchase any Shares during the

 

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period beginning on such date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that it has completed all purchases of Shares to hedge initially its exposure to the Transaction.

(ii) On any day during any Conversion Period, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not, on any day during any Conversion Period, make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares (a “ Public Announcement ”); (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption, and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

  (g) Regulation M. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (x) Counterparty (A) was not on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, has not since such date, and is not on the date hereof, engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M” ), of any securities of Counterparty, other than the distribution of the Convertible Notes and (B) shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) on any day during any Conversion Period, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day in such Conversion Period.

 

  (h)

Early Unwind. In the event the sale of Convertible Notes is not consummated with the initial purchasers for any reason by the close of business in New York on December 12, 2016 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties) (December 12, 2016 or such later date as agreed upon being the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the

 

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  Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

  (i) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer.

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations, regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of paragraph 5(k) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence). The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be further conditions to a transfer or assignment by Dealer without Counterparty’s consent that (x) such transfer or assignment would not result in a deemed exchange by Counterparty of the transferred or assigned portion of the Transaction for a modified transaction that differs materially in kind or extent for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (y) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty will not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment.

 

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  (j) Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealer’s hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the relevant “Nominal Settlement Date”, Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “ Nominal Settlement Date ”), elect to deliver the Shares deliverable on such Nominal Settlement Date on two or more dates (each, a “ Staggered Settlement Date ”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows: (i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Conversion Period” (as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Settlement Amount” above among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

 

  (k) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (l) Alternative Calculations and Dealer Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer owes Counterparty any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3 (and “Consequences of Merger Events” above), 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects for Dealer to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the Shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(r) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Dealer is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units, Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market value (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be purchased over a commercially reasonable period of time with the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

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  (m) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

  (n) Registration. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer based on the advice of counsel, the Shares (“ Hedge Shares ”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and (A) enter into an agreement, substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for registered secondary offerings of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided , however , that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into and comply with a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the closing price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. For the avoidance of doubt, Counterparty is not obligated to purchase Shares under any circumstances unless Counterparty has elected to purchase the Hedge Shares in accordance with clause (iii) of this paragraph 5(n).

 

  (o) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (p) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (q)

Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection

 

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  herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (r) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (s) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Settlement Amount for such Options), if Dealer determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate; provided that no such Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery may be postponed or extended more than 15 Scheduled Trading Days after the original Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery, as the case may be.

 

  (t) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, if any, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Counterparty would owe to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be zero.

 

  (u) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

  (v) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

  (w)

Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE

 

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  UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (x) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (y) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  (z) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, and its federal taxpayer identification number is 94-1687665.

 

  (aa) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

Party Required to Deliver Document

 

    

Form/Document/Certificate

  

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

  (bb) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

 

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(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

Bank of America, N.A.

New York, NY

SWIFT: BOFAUS3N

Bank Routing: 026-009-593

Account Name: Bank of America

Account No. : 0012334-61892

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Robert Stewart, Assistant General Counsel

Telephone:         646-855-0711

Facsimile:          646-822-5618

With a copy to:

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Chris Hutmaker, Managing Director

Telephone:         646-855-8907

Facsimile:          212-326-9882

 

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Very truly yours,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Christopher A. Hutmaker

  Name:   Christopher A. Hutmaker
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

 

1.    Strike Price:    USD 31.8368.
2.    Premium:    USD 26,304,600.

 

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Exhibit 10.6

Execution Copy

 

LOGO

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  375 Park Avenue
  New York, NY 10152
  Attn: Structuring Services Group
  Email: CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com

 

DATE:    December 6, 2016
TO:    Teradyne, Inc.
   600 Riverpark Drive
   North Reading, MA 01864
ATTENTION:    Michael Callahan
EMAIL:    Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
TELEPHONE:    (978) 370-3546
FROM:    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
SUBJECT:    Base Bond Hedge Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“ Dealer ”) and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated on or about December 12, 2016 between Counterparty and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, but only if such amendment, modification or supplement is consented to by Dealer in writing, the “ Indenture ”) relating to USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% senior unsecured convertible notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”) issued by Counterparty. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. References herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered between the execution of this Confirmation and the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. Subject to the foregoing, the parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to, an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA

 

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Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule except for the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’ equity of Wells Fargo & Company, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:
Trade Date:    December 6, 2016.
Effective Date:    The closing date of the initial issuance of the Convertible Notes.
Option Style:    Modified American, as described below under “Procedures for Exercise”.
Option Type:    Call.
Buyer:    Counterparty.
Seller:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Options:    400,000.
Option Entitlement:    As of any date, a number of Shares per Option equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date (but without regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or to Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture).
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Applicable Percentage:    30 %.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    The Effective Date.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.
Calculation Agent:    Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail

 

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   the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.
Procedures for Exercise:
Conversion Dates:    Each “Conversion Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring during the Exercise Period for Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount that are surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below (such Convertible Notes, the “ Relevant Convertible Notes ”); provided that if Counterparty has not delivered to Dealer a related Notice of Exercise, then in no event shall a Conversion Date be deemed to occur hereunder (and no Option shall be exercised or deemed to be exercised hereunder) with respect to any surrender of a Convertible Note for conversion in respect of which Counterparty has elected to designate a financial institution for exchange in lieu of conversion of such Convertible Note pursuant to Section 10.10 of the Indenture.
Exercisable Options:    In respect of each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below, but no greater than the Number of Options.
Free Convertibility Date:    September 15, 2023
Exercise Period:    The period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Expiration Date.
Expiration Date:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, “Expiration Date” shall mean the earlier of (x) the last day on which any Convertible Notes remain outstanding and (y) the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).
Multiple Exercise:    Applicable, as provided under “Exercisable Options” above.
Automatic Exercise:   

Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Conversion Date has occurred shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.

Notice Deadline:    In respect of any exercise of any Conversion Date, the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled first day of the Conversion Period for such Options; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, the Notice

 

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   Deadline is the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date; provided , further , that notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method (as defined below) and the related automatic exercise of the related Options shall be effective if given after the relevant Notice Deadline but prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Scheduled Trading Day following the Notice Deadline and, in respect of any Options in respect of which such notice is delivered after the relevant Notice Deadline pursuant to this proviso, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the number of Shares and/or amount of cash deliverable by Dealer with respect to such Options in a commercially reasonable manner as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Notice Deadline.
Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or under “Exercisable Options” above, in order to exercise any Exercisable Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Notice Deadline of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes as to which such Conversion Date has occurred (including, if applicable, whether all or any portion of the Convertible Notes relating to such Options are Convertible Notes as to which additional Shares would be added to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 of the Indenture (the “ Make-Whole Convertible Notes ”)), (ii) the scheduled first day of the applicable Conversion Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options and (iv) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Settlement in Shares or Settlement in Cash (each as defined below), the Specified Dollar Amount (as defined in the Indenture), and such notice shall also include the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election Conditions” below; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Relevant Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, (A) such notice need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) in respect of all such Relevant Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on or prior to the Free Convertibility Date specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above, as well as the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election Conditions” below.
Settlement Terms:   
Settlement Method:    For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if the Settlement Method Election Conditions have been satisfied and Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option.

 

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Settlement Amount:    In respect of any Option, the aggregate of the number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD for each Convertible Note in principal amount of USD 1,000 converted on such Conversion Date determined in accordance with the applicable Relevant Settlement Method.
Relevant Settlement Method:   

In respect of any Option, subject to the Settlement Method Election Conditions:

 

(i) if Counterparty has elected or has been deemed to have elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note (A) with “Physical Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Shares ”); (B) with “Combination Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount less than USD 1,000 (such settlement method, “ Low Cash Combination Settlement ”); or (C) with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement;

 

(ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and

 

(iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with “Cash Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Cash ”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.

Settlement Method Election Conditions:   

For any Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, such Relevant Settlement Method shall apply to an Option only if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method for such Option, as applicable, contains:

 

(i) a representation that, on the date of such Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares;

 

(ii) a representation that Counterparty is electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”);

 

(iii) a representation that Counterparty has not entered into or altered any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction, other than any other Share Option Transactions entered into on the Trade Date with Dealer, an affiliate of Dealer, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of America, N.A. or an affiliate thereof;

 

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(iv) a representation that Counterparty is not electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act; and

 

(v) an acknowledgment by Counterparty that (A) any transaction by Dealer following Counterparty’s election of the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method shall be made at Dealer’s sole discretion and for Dealer’s own account and (B) Counterparty does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when, whether or at what price to effect such transactions, including, without limitation, the price paid or received per Share pursuant to such transactions, or whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately.

Net Share Settlement:   

If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for each such Option of a number of Shares of each such Trading Day equal to (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (iii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Net Share Settlement Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.

Combination Settlement:   

If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay and/or deliver, as applicable, to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:

 

(i) cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of an amount for each such Trading Day equal to (A) the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Dollar Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value (such lesser amount, the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”), divided by (B)

 

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the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero; and

 

(ii) an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of a number of Shares for each such Trading Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A) the Daily Option Value on such Trading Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day (the remainder, the “ Daily Share Value ”), divided by (B) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (C) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero;

 

provided, however, if the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of the quotient of the Daily Share Value on such Trading Day divided by the number of Trading Days in such Conversion Period exceeded the Applicable Limit for such Option, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Option shall be reduced by the amount of such excess, and if the amount of such excess is greater than such Combination Settlement Cash Amount, the Combination Settlement Share Amount shall be reduced by a number of Shares equal to the remaining amount of such excess divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Combination Settlement Share Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.

Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period.
Daily Option Value:    For any Trading Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Trading Day, multiplied by (ii)(x) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day minus (y) the Strike Price on such Trading Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.

 

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Applicable Limit:    For any exercised Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion of such Relevant Convertible Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion of such Relevant Convertible Note, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000.
Applicable Limit Price:    On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page TER.N <equity> (or any successor thereto).
Trading Day:    A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Scheduled Trading Day:    A day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the Exchange or, if the Shares is not then listed on the Exchange, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Business Day:    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.
Market Disruption Event:   

Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:

 

“‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the securities exchange or market referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” above to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. New York City time on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the securities exchange or market referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options, contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.”

VWAP Price:    On any Trading Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) “TER <equity> AQR” 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 at such time, the market value of one Share on such Trading Day, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method). For the avoidance of doubt, the VWAP Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours.

 

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Conversion Period:   

For any Option and regardless of the Settlement Method applicable to such Option:

 

(i) if the related Conversion Date occurs prior to the Free Convertibility Date, the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately following such Conversion Date; provided that if the Notice of Exercise for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the third Trading Day immediately following the receipt of such Notice of Exercise;

 

(ii) if the related Conversion Date occurs on or following the Free Convertibility Date the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 42 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 39 Trading Days, the 41 st ) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 62 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 59 Trading Days, the 61st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).

T+2 Effective Date:    The date, if at all, the relevant exchange or authority has adopted a normal settlement cycle of two Business Days for trading in the Shares, and the T+2 Effective Date will be the first date for which trades executed on that date are subject to such new cycle.
Settlement Date:    For any Option, the third Business Day, immediately following the final Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period for such Option.
Settlement Currency:    USD.
Other Applicable Provisions:    To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)).

 

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Share Adjustments:
Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Rate and/or the nature of the Shares under the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Indenture (other than an increase in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 10.03 or 10.04(h) of the Indenture), the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, to the extent an analogous adjustment is made under the Indenture. Counterparty agrees that it will notify Dealer prior to the effectiveness of any such adjustment and, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.04(m) of the Indenture or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in good faith and in its commercially reasonable discretion to preserve the economic intent of the parties, the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction; provided that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this sentence so that the fair value of this Transaction to Dealer is not reduced as a result of such adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Conversion Period but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Note under the Indenture because the relevant “Holder” (as defined in the Indenture) was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event.
Potential Adjustment Events:    Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in Section 10.04 of the Indenture that would result in an adjustment to the “Conversion Rate” or to any “Last Reported Sale Price,” “Daily VWAP,” “Daily Conversion Value” or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the Convertible Notes; provided that in no event shall there be any adjustment hereunder as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture.
Extraordinary Events:   
Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of a “Merger Event” as set forth in Section 10.05 of the Indenture.
Notice of Merger Consideration:    Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into or exchanged for more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon the form of election of the holders of the Shares), Counterparty shall promptly notify the

 

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   Calculation Agent in writing of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have affirmatively elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event; provided that in no event shall the date of such notification be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated.
Consequences of Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction; provided , however , that no such adjustment shall be made in respect of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction is preserved as a result of such adjustment.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   
Change in Law:   

Applicable; provided that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or the announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10 calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “ provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”;

   (II) Section 12.9b(i) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a default pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.

 

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Avoidance Criteria:   

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

Failure to Deliver:    Not Applicable.
Insolvency Filing:   

Applicable; provided that the definition of “Insolvency Filing” in Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting the clause “provided that such proceedings instituted or petitions presented by creditors and not consented to by the Issuer shall not be deemed an Insolvency Filing” at the end of such definition and replacing it with the following: “; or it has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by a creditor and such proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within fifteen (15) days of the institution or presentation thereof.”

 

Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: “If neither party elects to terminate the Transaction in respect of an Insolvency Filing, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the Transaction upon the occurrence of such an event pursuant to Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment (as if such event were a Tender Offer and the date of the Insolvency Filing was the relevant Tender Offer Date).”

 

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Hedging Disruption:   

Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

Increased Cost of Hedging:    Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).
Hedging Party:    Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.
Hedge Positions:    The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.
Acknowledgments:   
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

  (b) Securities Act. It is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act.

 

  (c)

ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975

 

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  of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a) the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date or the Premium Payment Date, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)) and on each such date Counterparty would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation or organization;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided, however , that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (e) Counterparty has (and shall at all times during the Transaction have) the capacity and authority to invest directly in the Shares underlying the Transaction and has not entered into the Transaction with the intent to avoid any regulatory filings;

 

  (f) Counterparty’s financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness;

 

  (g) Counterparty’s investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and Counterparty is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction;

 

  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

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  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, and (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (m) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (n) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (o) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting settlement pursuant to the Relevant Settlement Method during the term of this Transaction;

 

  (p) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exemptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.

 

  (q) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction; and

 

  (r) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

 

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5. Other Provisions.

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

  (b) Additional Termination Event.

(i) If (A) an Amendment Event occurs or (B) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture occurs or (C) a Repayment Event occurs, an Additional Termination Event shall occur in respect of which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (2) Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement; provided that in the case of a Repayment Event the Transaction shall be subject to termination only in respect of the number of Convertible Notes that cease to be outstanding in connection with or as a result of such Repayment Event.

Amendment Event ” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements or obtains a waiver with respect to (A) any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Notes governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Notes (including changes to the conversion rate, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or (B) any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to amend, in each case without the prior written consent of Dealer, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

Repayment Event ” means that (A) any Convertible Notes are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a change of control, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any Convertible Notes are delivered to Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries (howsoever described), (C) any principal of any of the Convertible Notes is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Convertible Notes (whether following acceleration of the Convertible Notes or otherwise), or (D) any Convertible Notes are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Counterparty or any of its affiliates (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction; provided that, in the case of clause (B) and clause (D), conversions of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture as in effect on the date hereof shall not be Repayment Events.

 

  (c) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

  (d)

Dividends . If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to but excluding the Expiration Date, (i) an ex-dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an “ Ex-Dividend Date ”), and that dividend is less than the Regular Dividend on a per Share basis or (ii) if no Ex-Dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares in any quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, then the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and/or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer after taking into account such dividend or lack thereof. “Regular Dividend” shall mean USD 0.06 per

 

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  Share per quarter. Upon any adjustment to the Dividend Threshold Amount (as defined in the Indenture) for the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 10.04(d) of the Indenture, the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to the Regular Dividend for the Transaction.

 

  (e) Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Options Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.00% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Options Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Options Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Options Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Options in aggregate and the Option Entitlement under this Transaction and any other bond hedge transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (f) Rule 10b-18.

(i) Except as disclosed to Dealer in writing prior to the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that it has not made any purchases of blocks by or for itself or any of its Affiliated Purchasers pursuant to the one block purchase per week exception in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act during each

 

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of the four calendar weeks preceding such date and the calendar week in which such date occurs (“ Rule 10b-18 purchase ,” “ blocks ” and “ Affiliated Purchaser ” each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)). Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates and Affiliated Purchasers not to, directly or indirectly (including by means of a derivative instrument) enter into any transaction to purchase any Shares during the period beginning on such date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that it has completed all purchases of Shares to hedge initially its exposure to the Transaction.

(ii) On any day during any Conversion Period, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not, on any day during any Conversion Period, make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares (a “ Public Announcement ”); (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption, and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

  (g) Regulation M. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (x) Counterparty (A) was not on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, has not since such date, and is not on the date hereof, engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M” ), of any securities of Counterparty, other than the distribution of the Convertible Notes and (B) shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) on any day during any Conversion Period, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day in such Conversion Period.

 

  (h)

Early Unwind. In the event the sale of Convertible Notes is not consummated with the initial purchasers for any reason by the close of business in New York on December 12, 2016 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties) (December 12, 2016 or such later date as agreed upon being the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early

 

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  Unwind ”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

  (i) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer.

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations, regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of paragraph 5(k) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence). The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be further conditions to a transfer or assignment by Dealer without Counterparty’s consent that (x) such transfer or assignment would not result in a deemed exchange by Counterparty of the transferred

 

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or assigned portion of the Transaction for a modified transaction that differs materially in kind or extent for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (y) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty will not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment.

 

  (j) Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealer’s hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the relevant “Nominal Settlement Date”, Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “ Nominal Settlement Date ”), elect to deliver the Shares deliverable on such Nominal Settlement Date on two or more dates (each, a “ Staggered Settlement Date ”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows: (i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Conversion Period” (as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Settlement Amount” above among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

 

  (k) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (l)

Alternative Calculations and Dealer Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer owes Counterparty any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3 (and “Consequences of Merger Events” above), 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects for Dealer to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the Shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(r) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Dealer is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units, Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market value (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be purchased over a commercially reasonable period of time with the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger

 

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  Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

  (m) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

  (n) Registration. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer based on the advice of counsel, the Shares (“ Hedge Shares ”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and (A) enter into an agreement, substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for registered secondary offerings of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided , however , that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into and comply with a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the closing price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. For the avoidance of doubt, Counterparty is not obligated to purchase Shares under any circumstances unless Counterparty has elected to purchase the Hedge Shares in accordance with clause (iii) of this paragraph 5(n).

 

  (o) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (p) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

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  (q) Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (r) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (s) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Settlement Amount for such Options), if Dealer determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate; provided that no such Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery may be postponed or extended more than 15 Scheduled Trading Days after the original Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery, as the case may be.

 

  (t) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, if any, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Counterparty would owe to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be zero.

 

  (u) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

  (v)

Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND

 

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  (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

  (w) Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (x) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (y) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  (z) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a national banking association organized or formed under the laws of the United States and is a United States resident for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

  (aa) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

Party Required to Deliver Document

 

    

Form/Document/Certificate

  

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

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  (bb) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

ABA: 121-000-248

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Charlotte, NC

Internal Acct No. 01020304464228

A/C Name: WFB Equity Derivatives

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Charlotte.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Confirmation, all notices to Dealer in connection with the Transaction are effective only upon receipt of email message to

CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com .

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Confirmation and returning it to CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com.

Very truly yours,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Thomas Yates

  Name: Thomas Yates
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name: Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

 

1.    Strike Price:    USD 31.8368.
2.    Premium:    USD 26,304,600.

 

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Exhibit 10.7

Execution Copy

Barclays Bank PLC,

5 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB

Facsimile: +44 (20) 777 36461

Telephone: +44 (20) 777 36810

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC

745 Seventh Ave

New York, NY 10019

Telephone: +1 212 412 4000

 

DATE:

   December 9, 2016

TO:

   Teradyne, Inc.
   600 Riverpark Drive
   North Reading, MA 01864

ATTENTION:

   Michael Callahan

EMAIL:

   Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

TELEPHONE:

   (978) 370-3546

FROM:

   Barclays Capital Inc., acting as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC

TELEPHONE:

   +1 212 412 4000

FACSIMILE:

   +44 (20) 7773-6461

SUBJECT:

   Additional Warrant Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Barclays Bank PLC (“ Dealer ”), through its agent Barclays Capital Inc. (the “ Agent ”), and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below. Dealer is authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Dealer is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“ SIPC ”).

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, this Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction, and each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call or an Option, as context requires. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto. This

 

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Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’ equity of Dealer, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:
Trade Date:    December 9, 2016.
Components:    The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.
Warrant Style:    European.
Warrant Type:    Call.
Seller:    Counterparty.
Buyer:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (the “ Issuer ”) (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Warrants:    For each Component of the Transaction, as provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation.
Warrant Entitlement:    One Share per Warrant.
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    December 12, 2016.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.
Calculation Agent:    Dealer whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a

 

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   commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.

Procedures for Exercise:

 

In respect of any Component

  
Expiration Time:    The Valuation Time.
Expiration Date(s):    As provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is a Disrupted Day or an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, the Settlement Price for the Final Disruption Date shall be a price per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event (other than a Regulatory Disruption) occurs on any Expiration Date, (i) the Calculation Agent, acting commercially reasonably may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component and (ii) the Settlement Price for such Disrupted Day may be adjusted by the Calculation Agent as appropriate on the basis of the nature and duration of the relevant Market Disruption Event. Any day on which the Exchange is scheduled as of the Trade Date to close prior to its normal closing time shall be considered a Disrupted Day in whole. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.
Final Disruption Date:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Automatic Exercise:    Applicable for each Component and its related Expiration Date; provided that Section 3.4(a) of the Equity Definitions shall apply as if Cash Settlement applied.

 

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Market Disruption Event:   

Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended (i) by deleting the words “at any time during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be” and replacing them with the words “at any time during the regular trading session on the Exchange, without regard to after hours or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours”; (ii) by amending and restating clause (a)(iii) thereof in its entirety to read as follows: “(iii) an Early Closure that the Calculation Agent determines is material”; and (iii) by adding the words “or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption” after clause (a)(iii) as restated above.

 

Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

Regulatory Disruption:    A “Regulatory Disruption” shall occur if Dealer determines in its reasonable discretion based on advice of counsel that it is advisable in light of legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies or procedures for Dealer to refrain from all or any part of the market activity in which it would otherwise engage in connection with this Transaction. Dealer shall (to the extent not in violation of applicable law, regulation, policy or contractual obligations) notify Counterparty as soon as reasonable practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.
Disrupted Day:    The definition of “Disrupted Day” in Section 6.4 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following sentence after the first sentence: “A Scheduled Trading Day on which a Related Exchange fails to open during its regular trading session will not be a Disrupted Day if the Calculation Agent determines that such failure will not have a material impact on Dealer’s ability to engage in or unwind any hedging transactions related to the Transaction.”.

Valuation:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Valuation Date:    The Expiration Date.

Settlement Terms:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Settlement Method Election:    Applicable; provided that (i) references to “Physical Settlement” in Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be replaced by references to “Net Share Settlement”; (ii) Counterparty may elect Cash Settlement only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date of such election that (A) Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares, (B) Counterparty is electing Cash Settlement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (C) the assets of

 

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   Counterparty at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Counterparty (including contingent liabilities), and Counterparty has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature; and (iii) the same election of settlement method shall apply to all Expiration Dates hereunder.
Electing Party:    Counterparty.
Settlement Method Election Date:    The third Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled First Expiration Date.
Default Settlement Method:    Net Share Settlement
Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable, then on the relevant Settlement Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Net Share Amount for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer, and cash in lieu of any fractional Shares valued at the Settlement Price for the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date. If, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, the Shares deliverable hereunder for any reason would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 (or any successor provision, collectively, “ Rule 144 ”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), then Dealer may elect to either (x) accept delivery of such Shares notwithstanding the fact that such Shares are not freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(k) below.
Net Share Amount:    The Option Cash Settlement Amount divided by the Settlement Price, each determined as if Cash Settlement applied.
Option Cash Settlement Amount:    For any Exercise Date, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) the excess of the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date occurring in respect of such Exercise Date over the Strike Price (or, if there is no such excess, zero).
Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable, on the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall pay to Dealer an amount of cash in USD equal to the Option Cash Settlement Amount.
Settlement Currency:    USD
Settlement Price:    On any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “TER <equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent).
Settlement Date(s):    As determined in reference to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject to paragraph 5(k)(i) hereof.

 

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Other Provisions Applicable to Net Share Settlement:    The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (as modified herein), 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Dealer may be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares.
Dividends:   
Dividend Adjustments:    In respect of any Extraordinary Dividend, the Calculation Agent may adjust the Strike Price and the Number of Warrants to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to Dealer after taking into account such Extraordinary Dividend as of the relevant ex-dividend date.
Extraordinary Dividend:    Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period with a deemed ex-dividend date that is the earliest to occur of (x) the last Scheduled Trading Day in the regular quarterly dividend period, (y) the Expiration Date for the relevant Component and (z) an Early Termination Date or any other day as of which the Transaction is terminated or cancelled.
Dividend:    Any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).
Ordinary Dividend Amount:    For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.06, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.
Adjustments:   
Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “diluting or concentrative” in Sections 11.2(a), 11.2(c) (in two instances) and 11.2(e)(vii) with the word “material” and by adding the words “or the Transaction” after the words “theoretical value of the relevant Shares” in Section 11.2(a), 11.2(c) and 11.2(e)(vii); provided further that, adjustments may be made to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate and liquidity relative to the relevant Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any

 

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cash dividend or distribution on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by the “Dividends” provisions above in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions.

 

In addition, if a Disrupted Day occurs, the Calculation Agent may adjust any relevant terms of the Transaction as it determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such occurrence.

Extraordinary Events:
New Shares:    Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors),” and (b) inserted immediately prior to the period thereof the phrase “and (iii) issued by a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia”.
Share-for-Share:    The definition of “Share-for-Share” set forth in Section 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by the deletion of the parenthetical in clause (i) thereof.
Consequences of Merger Events:   
Merger Event:    Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(g) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions will apply; provided further that Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) adding the words “or Issuer” after the words “relevant Shares”; (ii) deleting the word “or” after the parenthetical in line 10 thereof; (iii) deleting the remainder of Section 12.1(b) following the definition of “Reverse Merger” in subsection (iv) thereof; (iv) adding the words “(v) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer, (vi) any acquisition by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable by or to the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 35% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such acquisition is first announced, (vii) any lease, exchange, transfer, disposition (including, without limitation, by way of spin-off or distribution) of assets (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other ownership interests or other ownership interest in the Issuer’s subsidiaries) or other similar event by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable to or from the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 15% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such transaction is first announced or (viii) any transaction with respect to which Issuer or its board of directors has a legal obligation to make a recommendation to its shareholders in respect of such transaction (whether pursuant to Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act or otherwise)” after subsection (iv).

 

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   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Confirmation, if an event is both a Merger Event and a Potential Adjustment Event, such event shall be treated as a Merger Event and not as a Potential Adjustment Event.

Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination).

Share-for-Combined:

   Component Adjustment.
Consequences of Tender Offers:   
Tender Offer:    Applicable; provided that (i) Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing “10%” with “20 %”, (ii) the definition of “Tender Offer” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the fourth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) the definition of “Tender Offer Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the first line thereof with the word “Shares”; and (iv) if an event occurs that constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(g) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions will apply.

Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment:   

For greater certainty, the definition of “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” in Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following italicized language after the parenthetical provision: “(including adjustments to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction) from the Exchange Business Day immediately preceding the Announcement Date or the Determination Date, as applicable, to a date following the Merger Date (Section 12.2) or Tender Offer Date (Section 12.3) determined by the Calculation Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion ”.

 

If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Counterparty being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be

 

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   reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then, at Dealer’s election, the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.
Announcement Date:    The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) replacing the word “leads to the” in the third and the fifth lines thereof with the words “, if completed, would lead to a”; (ii) replacing the words “voting shares” in the fifth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) inserting the words “by any entity” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof; (iv) replacing the words “a firm intention” with the words “(a) any intention, or (b) any substantial steps taken,” in the second and fourth lines thereof.
Announcement Event:    If an Announcement Date occurs in respect of a Merger Event or Tender Offer (such occurrence, an “ Announcement Event ”), then on the earliest to occur of the date on which the transaction described in any Announcement Event (as amended or modified) is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated or the Expiration Date, Early Termination Date or other date of cancellation or termination in respect of each Component (the “ Announcement Event Adjustment Date ”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on such Component of the Announcement Event (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from the Announcement Event to the Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) subject to clause (y) immediately below, in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder, (y) if, subsequent to the Announcement Date, there are any modifications or amendments to the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event, the Calculation Agent may take into account the cumulative economic effect of all such modifications or amendments and (z) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or

 

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   modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on any Component is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Component, the Calculation Agent may make such adjustment to the exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of such Component as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account for such economic effect, which adjustment shall be effective immediately prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Component, as the case may be.
Composition of Combined Consideration:    Not Applicable; provided that, notwithstanding Sections 12.5(b) and 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, to the extent that the composition of the consideration for the relevant Shares pursuant to a Tender Offer or Merger Event could be elected by a holder of the Shares, the Calculation Agent will determine such composition.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   

Change in Law:

  

Applicable; provided that

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”; (ii) replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Position”; (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10 calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party” (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”; and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a Change in Law pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.

 

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Avoidance Criteria:

  

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

Failure to Deliver:

   Not Applicable.

Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable.

Hedging Disruption:

  

Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

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   (II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Sections 12.9(a)(vii) and 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions are amended by deleting the words “at a rate equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate” and replacing it with the words “at a Borrow Cost equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate”, and (b) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (I) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and (II) replacing the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares” with the phrase “such Lending Party does not lend Shares” in the penultimate sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Loss of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Borrow Cost:

   The cost to borrow the relevant Shares, as determined by the Calculation Agent on the relevant date of determination. Such costs shall include (a) the spread below FED-FUNDS earned on collateral posted in connection with such borrowed Shares, net of any costs or fees, and (b) any stock loan borrow fee payable for such Shares, expressed as fixed rate per annum.

Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   200 basis points

Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Section 12.9(a)(viii) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting “rate to borrow Shares” and replacing it with “Borrow Cost” and (b) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) adding the word “or” immediately before the phrase “(B)”, (ii) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (iii) replacing “either party” in the penultimate sentence with “the Hedging Party”, (iv) replacing the word “rate” in clause (Y) of the final sentence therein with the words “Borrow Cost”, and (v) deleting clause (X) of the final sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

 

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Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   Zero basis points through December 15, 2023, and 25 basis points thereafter, as adjusted by the Calculation Agent to reflect any subsequent Price Adjustment due to an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow.

FED FUNDS:

   For any day, the rate set forth for such day opposite the caption “Federal funds”, as such rate is displayed on the page “OBFR01 <Index> <GO>” on the BLOOMBERG Professional Service, or any successor page; provided that if no rate appears for any day on such page, the rate for the immediately preceding day for which a rate does so appear shall be used for such day.

Hedging Party:

   Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.

Hedge Positions:

   The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events and any Announcement Event.
Acknowledgments:   
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

  (b) Securities Act. The offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, it represents and warrants to the other party that (i) it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act and/or is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (ii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iii) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

 

  (c) ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

 

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4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a) the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) relating to the issuance of USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% convertible senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) the Shares of Counterparty initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “ Warrant Shares ”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Counterparty. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following its exercise in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (e) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction, including, but not limited to, the issuance of Shares to be made pursuant hereto;

 

  (f) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (g) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date and as of the date on which Counterparty delivers any Termination Delivery Units, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”));

 

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  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (m) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (n) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement and paragraph 4(b) of this Confirmation; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions;

 

  (o) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares;

 

  (p) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking during the term of this Transaction;

 

  (q) Counterparty shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Maximum Amount (each as defined below);

 

  (r)

(x)(A) On the Trade Date, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”) other than the distribution of the convertible notes subject to the Purchase Agreement and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) during the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “ Settlement Period ”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty

 

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  shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Settlement Period;

 

  (s) During the Settlement Period and on any other Exercise Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer; and

 

  (t) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not during the Settlement Period make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction (a “ Public Announcement ”) unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 purchases during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder and as an Additional Termination Event with this Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty as the sole Affected Party.

5. Other Provisions:

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

  (b)

Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Warrant Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.0% or (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Warrant Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Warrant Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Warrant Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Warrants in aggregate and the Warrant Entitlement under this Transaction and any other warrant transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any

 

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  losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, in each case, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (c) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction and the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that, in each case, (i) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty shall not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment and (ii) such transferee provides either an IRS Form W-9 or W-8ECI (or successor form).

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or any state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a

 

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relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

 

  (d) Role of Agent. Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges to and agrees with the other party hereto and to and with the Agent that (i) the Agent is acting as agent for Dealer under the Transaction pursuant to instructions from such party, (ii) the Agent is not a principal or party to the Transaction, and may transfer its rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, (iii) the Agent shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability, by way of issuance, guaranty, endorsement or otherwise in any manner with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction, (iv) Dealer and the Agent have not given, and Counterparty is not relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon, any statements, opinions or representations (whether written or oral) of Dealer or the Agent, other than the representations expressly set forth in this Confirmation or the Agreement, and (v) each party agrees to proceed solely against the other party, and not the Agent, to collect or recover any money or securities owed to it in connection with the Transaction. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is an intended third party beneficiary hereunder. Counterparty acknowledges that the Agent is an affiliate of Dealer. Dealer will be acting for its own account in respect of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereunder.

 

  (e) Regulatory Provisions. The time of dealing for the Transaction will be confirmed by Dealer upon written request by Counterparty. The Agent will furnish to Counterparty upon written request a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with the Transaction.

 

  (f) Method of Delivery. Whenever delivery of funds or other assets is required hereunder by or to Counterparty, such delivery shall be effected through the Agent. In addition, all notices, demands and communications of any kind relating to the Transaction between Dealer and Counterparty shall be transmitted exclusively through the Agent.

 

  (g)

Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and (2) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction; provided that with respect to any of the following Additional Termination Events, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon termination of the Affected Transaction, a

 

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  Transaction with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to all relevant provisions and adjustments as if an Additional Termination Event had not occurred:

 

  (i) if at any time Dealer, despite using reasonable efforts, is unable, or determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is inadvisable, to hedge its obligations pursuant to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer) or Dealer determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with such applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures;

 

  (ii) a “person” or “group,” other than Counterparty and its wholly owned subsidiaries files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the “beneficial owner” (as these terms are defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of Counterparty’s capital stock that is at the time entitled to vote by the holder thereof in the election of Counterparty’s board of directors (or comparable body);

 

  (iii) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of Counterparty’s common stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which Counterparty’s common stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Counterparty pursuant to which Counterparty’s common stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (or any combination thereof); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Counterparty and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Counterparty’s wholly owned subsidiaries;

 

  (iv) the adoption of a plan relating to Counterparty’s liquidation or dissolution; or

 

  (v) Counterparty’s common stock or other shares of capital stock or reference property into which the Convertible Notes are convertible is neither listed for trading on the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or event described above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if, in connection with such transaction or event, or as a result therefrom, a transaction described in clause (ii) or (iii) above occurs and at least 90% of the consideration paid for Counterparty’s common stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) consists of shares of common stock traded on any of the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) (or will be so traded or quoted immediately following the completion of the merger or consolidation or such other transaction) and, as a result of such transaction, the Convertible Notes become convertible into a combination of cash (in respect of an amount up to, and including, the principal portion of such Convertible Notes) and reference property comprised of such consideration.

 

  (h) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

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  (i) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (j) Alternative Calculations and Counterparty Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Counterparty owes Dealer any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (except in the case of an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash) or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (except in the case of an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (viii) in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party that resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control or a Termination Event under Section 5(b) of the Agreement with respect to which Counterparty is an Affected Party and that resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control) (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Counterparty shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(o) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash or (ii) Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Counterparty is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market value (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be sold over a commercially reasonable period of time to generate proceeds equal to the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). In addition, if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, the Termination Delivery Units deliverable pursuant to this paragraph would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144, then Dealer may elect either to (x) accept delivery of such Termination Delivery Units notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(m) below. If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

  (k)

Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, following any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units to Dealer hereunder, such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would be in the hands of Dealer, or its affiliates, subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units

 

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  pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units being “restricted securities”, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units) (such Shares or Termination Delivery Units, “ Restricted Shares ”), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Counterparty, unless waived by Dealer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Counterparty shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement (as defined below) or Registered Settlement (as defined below) for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registered Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.

 

  (i) If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a “ Private Placement Settlement ”), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Counterparty shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to Dealer; provided that Counterparty may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Counterparty to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, due diligence rights (for Dealer or its affiliates or any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by Dealer or its affiliates), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements of substantially similar size for similar issuers, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall determine the commercially reasonable discount (in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph 5(j) above) or any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder. Notwithstanding the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Scheduled Trading Day following notice by Dealer to Counterparty, of such applicable discount and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the date described in paragraph 5(j) (in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units) or on the Settlement Date (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above).

 

  (ii)

If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a “ Registration Settlement ”), then Counterparty shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period (as defined below)) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares (and any Make-whole Shares) in accordance

 

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  with customary resale registration procedures, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. If Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Dealer is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it (or its affiliates) shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the “ Resale Period ”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (and any Make-whole Shares) and ending on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Payment Obligation (as defined above) and (ii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares have been sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act.

 

  (iii) (A) If (ii) above is applicable and the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, or if (i) above is applicable and the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Counterparty shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “ Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Make-whole Shares ”; provided that the aggregate number of Shares and Make-whole Shares delivered shall not exceed the Maximum Amount) that, based on the Settlement Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “ Valuation Date ” for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Counterparty elects to pay the Additional Amount in Make-whole Shares, the requirements and provisions for either Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement shall apply to such payment. This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to paragraph 5(n) below. “ Freely Tradeable Value ” means the value of the number of Shares delivered to Dealer which such Shares would have if they were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer, as determined by the Calculation Agent by commercially reasonable means.

(B) If (ii) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, or if (i) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, Dealer shall transfer to Counterparty the amount of such excess (the “ Dealer Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Dealer Make-whole Shares ”) that has a value equal to the Dealer Additional Amount, as determined by Dealer. The transfer of the Dealer Additional Amount shall be made (x) if in cash, by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period, and (y) if in Shares, one Settlement Cycle following the date Dealer is

 

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able, using commercially reasonable efforts, to purchase Dealer Make-whole Shares. This provision shall be applied successively until the Dealer Additional Amount is equal to zero.

 

  (iv) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty agrees that any Restricted Shares delivered to Dealer, as purchaser of such Restricted Shares, (A) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (B) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after any settlement date for such Restricted Shares, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Counterparty shall be the Defaulting Party.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring the Issuer to deliver cash in respect of the settlement of the Transaction, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by ASC 815-40-25 as in effect on the relevant Trade Date (including, without limitation, where the Issuer so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares or Termination Delivery Units in respect of such settlement).

 

  (l) Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Dealer may not exercise any Warrant hereunder, Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect thereto, and no delivery hereunder (including pursuant to paragraphs 5(k), (m) or (n)) shall be made, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, the receipt of any Shares upon such exercise or delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that such delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Subject to paragraph 5(c), if any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder or any exercise is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Counterparty’s obligation to make such delivery and Dealer’s right to exercise a Warrant shall not be extinguished and Counterparty shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Scheduled Trading Day after, Dealer gives notice to Counterparty that, such exercise or delivery would not result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position.

 

  (m)

Share Deliveries. Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent that Dealer is not then an affiliate, as such term is used in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, of Counterparty and has not been such an affiliate of Counterparty for 90 days (it being understood that Dealer shall not be considered such an affiliate of Counterparty solely by reason of its receipt of or right to receive Shares pursuant to this Transaction), and otherwise satisfies all holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act applicable to it, any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 1 year from the Premium Payment Date shall be eligible for resale under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and Counterparty agrees to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any restrictions on resale under the Securities Act from the

 

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  certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units. Counterparty further agrees that with respect to any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 6 months from the Premium Payment Date but prior to 1 year from the Premium Payment Date, to the extent that Counterparty then satisfies the current information requirement of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units upon delivery by Dealer to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any customary seller’s and broker’s representation letters in connection with resales of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer. Counterparty further agrees and acknowledges that Dealer shall run a holding period under Rule 144 under the Securities Act with respect to the Warrants and/or any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder notwithstanding the existence of any other transaction or transactions between Counterparty and Dealer relating to the Shares. Counterparty further agrees that Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder prior to the date that is 6 months from the Premium Payment Date may be freely transferred by Dealer to its affiliates, and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Counterparty agrees that any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Clearance System if, at the time of such delivery, the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would not contain any restrictive legend as described above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court changes after the Trade Date, including without limitation to lengthen or shorten the holding periods, the agreements of Counterparty herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Counterparty, to comply with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, including Rule 144, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Termination Delivery Units.

 

  (n) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver more than two times the Number of Shares (the “ Maximum Amount ”) in the aggregate to Dealer in connection with the Transaction, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Maximum Amount is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of Counterparty that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Maximum Amount (such Shares, the “ Available Shares ”).

 

  (o) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the Trade Date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases or sales of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (p) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

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  (q) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (r) Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (s) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any potential Expiration Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments in a commercially reasonable manner to the Net Share Amount for such Expiration Date), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market or any other relevant market or (ii) enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases or sales of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate.

 

  (t) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

 

  (u) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Dealer would owe to Issuer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

  (v) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

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  (w) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

  (x) Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (y) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

  (z) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (aa) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  (bb) 2013 EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Protocol. The parties agree that the terms of the 2013 EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Protocol published by ISDA on July 19, 2013 (“Protocol”) apply to the Agreement as if the parties had adhered to the Protocol without amendment. In respect of the Attachment to the Protocol, (i) the definition of “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be deleted and references to “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be to this section (and references to “such party’s Adherence Letter” and “its Adherence Letter” shall be read accordingly), (ii) references to “adheres to the Protocol” shall be deemed to be “enters into this Agreement”, (iii) references to “Protocol Covered Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to this Agreement (and each “Protocol Covered Agreement” shall be read accordingly), and (iv) references to “Implementation Date” shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement. For the purposes of this section:

 

  1. Dealer is a Portfolio Data Sending Entity and Counterparty is a Portfolio Data Receiving Entity;

 

  2. Dealer and Counterparty may use a Third Party Service Provider, and each of Dealer and Counterparty consents to such use including the communication of the relevant data in relation to Dealer and Counterparty to such Third Party Service Provider for the purposes of the reconciliation services provided by such entity.

 

  3. The Local Business Days for such purposes in relation to Dealer and Counterparty is New York, New York, USA.

 

  4. The following are the applicable email addresses.

 

Portfolio Data:    Dealer: MarginServicesPortRec@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
Notice of discrepancy:    Dealer: PortRecDiscrepancy@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
Dispute Notice:    Dealer: EMIRdisputenotices@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

 

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  (cc) NFC Representation Protocol. The parties agree that the provisions set out in the Attachment to the ISDA 2013 EMIR NFC Representation Protocol published by ISDA on March 8, 2013 (the “NFC Representation Protocol”) shall apply to the Agreement as if each party were an Adhering Party under the terms of the NFC Representation Protocol. In respect of the Attachment to the Protocol, (i) the definition of “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be deleted and references to “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be to this section (and references to “the relevant Adherence Letter” and “its Adherence Letter” shall be read accordingly), (ii) references to “adheres to the Protocol” shall be deemed to be “enters into this Agreement”, (iii) references to “Covered Master Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to this Agreement (and each “Covered Master Agreement” shall be read accordingly), and (iv) references to “Implementation Date” shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement. Counterparty confirms that it enters into this Agreement as a party making the NFC Representation (as such term is defined in the NFC Representation Protocol). Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of any change to its status as a party making the NFC Representation.

 

  (dd) Bail-In Protocol. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the parties agree that the provisions of the ISDA 2016 Bail-In Article 55 BRRD Protocol published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on 14 July 2016 (the “ Bail-In Protocol ”) shall be deemed to be incorporated into and apply to this Agreement with effect from the date of this Agreement as if references in those provisions to “Protocol Covered Agreement” as defined in the Bail-in Protocol were references to this Agreement, and on the basis that references to the “Implementation Date” in the Bail-in Protocol shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement.

 

  (ee) Contractual Recognition of UK Stay in Resolution. Notwithstanding anything contained in Agreement, the parties agree that the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4 (inclusive) of the UK (PRA Rule) Jurisdictional Module (the “UK Module”) published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on 3 May 2016, as amended from time to time, shall be deemed to be incorporated into the Agreement as if references in those provisions to “Covered Agreement” were references to the Agreement, and on the basis that: (i) Dealer shall be treated as a “Regulated Entity” and as a “Regulated Entity Counterparty” with respect to Counterparty, (ii) Counterparty shall be treated as a “Module Adhering Party”, and (iii) references to the “Implementation Date” in the UK Module shall be deemed to be references to 1 January 2017.

 

  (ff) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a “foreign person” (as that term is used in Section 1.6041-4(a)(4) of the United States Treasury Regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

  (gg)

Withholding Tax . “Indemnifiable Tax”, as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include (i) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471

 

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  through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”), (ii) any tax imposed on amounts treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Code (or the United States Treasury Regulations or other guidance issued thereunder), or (iii) any tax imposed on amounts treated as distributions of property under Section 305 of the Code (or the United States Treasury Regulations or other guidance issued thereunder). If, at any time, any party (the “Remitting Party”) is required to remit an amount of tax in respect of any such U.S. federal withholding tax described under (i) through (iii) with respect to a payment (or deemed payment or deemed distribution) under the Transaction, then without duplication for any amount the Remitting Party has deducted on account of such tax from any amount paid to the other party pursuant to the Transaction, the amount so required to be remitted shall be payable by the other party to the Remitting Party within 10 business days of written demand by the Remitting Party. For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.

 

  (hh) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

Party Required to Deliver Document

 

    

Form/Document/Certificate

  

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

  (ii) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(iv) In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Dealer owes to

 

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Counterparty an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Dealer owes to Counterparty, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

Bank: Barclays Bank plc NY

ABA# 026 00 2574

BIC: BARCUS33

Acct: 50038524

Beneficiary: BARCGB33

Ref: Barclays Bank plc London Equity Derivatives

Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer:

To be separately provided.

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Dealer is not a Multibranch Party.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Barclays Bank PLC

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attn:       Paul Robinson

Telephone:        (+1) 212-526-0111

Facsimile:         (+1) 917-522-0458

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THE CONFIRMATION HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY OTHER UNITED STATES FEDERAL

 

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OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS; SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF APPROPRIATE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH SECURITIES LAWS OR EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM OR NOT SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SECURITIES LAWS.

 

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Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to Dealer a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to Dealer at (+1) 917-522-0458. Originals shall be provided for your execution upon your request.

 

Very truly yours,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:  

/s/ David Levin

  Name:   David Levin
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

 

1.    Strike Price:    USD 39.9520.
2.    Premium:    USD 3,540,120.
3.    Final Disruption Date:    July 24, 2024.

 

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SCHEDULE B

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date are set forth below.

 

Component Number

 

Number of Warrants

 

Expiration Date

1

  9423   March 18, 2024

2

  9423   March 19, 2024

3

  9423   March 20, 2024

4

  9423   March 21, 2024

5

  9423   March 22, 2024

6

  9423   March 25, 2024

7

  9423   March 26, 2024

8

  9423   March 27, 2024

9

  9423   March 28, 2024

10

  9423   April 1, 2024

11

  9423   April 2, 2024

12

  9423   April 3, 2024

13

  9423   April 4, 2024

14

  9423   April 5, 2024

15

  9423   April 8, 2024

16

  9423   April 9, 2024

17

  9423   April 10, 2024

18

  9423   April 11, 2024

19

  9423   April 12, 2024

20

  9423   April 15, 2024

21

  9423   April 16, 2024

22

  9423   April 17, 2024

23

  9423   April 18, 2024

24

  9423   April 19, 2024

25

  9423   April 22, 2024

26

  9423   April 23, 2024

27

  9423   April 24, 2024

28

  9423   April 25, 2024

29

  9423   April 26, 2024

30

  9423   April 29, 2024

31

  9423   April 30, 2024

32

  9423   May 1, 2024

33

  9423   May 2, 2024

34

  9423   May 3, 2024

35

  9423   May 6, 2024

36

  9423   May 7, 2024

37

  9423   May 8, 2024

38

  9423   May 9, 2024

39

  9423   May 10, 2024

40

  9423   May 13, 2024

41

  9423   May 14, 2024

42

  9423   May 15, 2024

43

  9423   May 16, 2024

44

  9423   May 17, 2024

45

  9423   May 20, 2024

46

  9423   May 21, 2024

47

  9423   May 22, 2024

48

  9423   May 23, 2024

49

  9423   May 24, 2024

50

  9423   May 28, 2024

 

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51

  9423   May 29, 2024

52

  9423   May 30, 2024

53

  9423   May 31, 2024

54

  9423   June 3, 2024

55

  9423   June 4, 2024

56

  9423   June 5, 2024

57

  9423   June 6, 2024

58

  9423   June 7, 2024

59

  9423   June 10, 2024

60

  9423   June 11, 2024

61

  9423   June 12, 2024

62

  9423   June 13, 2024

63

  9423   June 14, 2024

64

  9423   June 17, 2024

65

  9423   June 18, 2024

66

  9423   June 19, 2024

67

  9423   June 20, 2024

68

  9423   June 21, 2024

69

  9423   June 24, 2024

70

  9423   June 25, 2024

71

  9423   June 26, 2024

72

  9423   June 27, 2024

73

  9423   June 28, 2024

74

  9423   July 1, 2024

75

  9423   July 2, 2024

76

  9424   July 3, 2024

77

  9424   July 5, 2024

78

  9424   July 8, 2024

79

  9424   July 9, 2024

80

  9424   July 10, 2024

 

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Exhibit 10.8

Execution Copy

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner

& Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

 

DATE:    December 9, 2016
TO:    Teradyne, Inc.
   600 Riverpark Drive
   North Reading, MA 01864
ATTENTION:    Michael Callahan
EMAIL:    Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
TELEPHONE:    (978) 370-3546
FROM:    Bank of America, N.A.
TELEPHONE:    646-855-0711
FACSIMILE:    646-822-5618
SUBJECT:    Additional Warrant Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Bank of America, N.A. (“ Dealer ”) and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, this Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction, and each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call or an Option, as context requires. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’ equity of Bank of America Corporation, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not

 

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constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:
Trade Date:    December 9, 2016.
Components:    The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.
Warrant Style:    European.
Warrant Type:    Call.
Seller:    Counterparty.
Buyer:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (the “ Issuer ”) (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Warrants:    For each Component of the Transaction, as provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation.
Warrant Entitlement:    One Share per Warrant.
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    December 12, 2016.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.
Calculation Agent:    Dealer whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.

 

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Procedures for Exercise:

 

In respect of any Component

  
Expiration Time:    The Valuation Time.
Expiration Date(s):    As provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is a Disrupted Day or an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, the Settlement Price for the Final Disruption Date shall be a price per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event (other than a Regulatory Disruption) occurs on any Expiration Date, (i) the Calculation Agent, acting commercially reasonably may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component and (ii) the Settlement Price for such Disrupted Day may be adjusted by the Calculation Agent as appropriate on the basis of the nature and duration of the relevant Market Disruption Event. Any day on which the Exchange is scheduled as of the Trade Date to close prior to its normal closing time shall be considered a Disrupted Day in whole. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.
Final Disruption Date:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Automatic Exercise:    Applicable for each Component and its related Expiration Date; provided that Section 3.4(a) of the Equity Definitions shall apply as if Cash Settlement applied.
Market Disruption Event:    Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended (i) by deleting the words “at any time during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation Time, as the case may be” and replacing them with the words “at any time during the regular trading session on the Exchange, without regard to after hours or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours”; (ii) by amending and restating clause (a)(iii) thereof in its entirety to read as

 

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follows: “(iii) an Early Closure that the Calculation Agent determines is material”; and (iii) by adding the words “or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption” after clause (a)(iii) as restated above.

 

Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

Regulatory Disruption:    A “Regulatory Disruption” shall occur if Dealer determines in its reasonable discretion based on advice of counsel that it is advisable in light of legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies or procedures for Dealer to refrain from all or any part of the market activity in which it would otherwise engage in connection with this Transaction. Dealer shall (to the extent not in violation of applicable law, regulation, policy or contractual obligations) notify Counterparty as soon as reasonable practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.
Disrupted Day:    The definition of “Disrupted Day” in Section 6.4 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following sentence after the first sentence: “A Scheduled Trading Day on which a Related Exchange fails to open during its regular trading session will not be a Disrupted Day if the Calculation Agent determines that such failure will not have a material impact on Dealer’s ability to engage in or unwind any hedging transactions related to the Transaction.”.

Valuation:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Valuation Date:    The Expiration Date.

Settlement Terms:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Settlement Method Election:    Applicable; provided that (i) references to “Physical Settlement” in Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be replaced by references to “Net Share Settlement”; (ii) Counterparty may elect Cash Settlement only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date of such election that (A) Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares, (B) Counterparty is electing Cash Settlement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (C) the assets of Counterparty at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Counterparty (including contingent liabilities), and Counterparty has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature; and (iii) the same election of settlement method shall apply to all Expiration Dates hereunder.
Electing Party:    Counterparty.
Settlement Method Election Date:    The third Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled First Expiration Date.

 

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Default Settlement Method:    Net Share Settlement
Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable, then on the relevant Settlement Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Net Share Amount for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer, and cash in lieu of any fractional Shares valued at the Settlement Price for the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date. If, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, the Shares deliverable hereunder for any reason would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 (or any successor provision, collectively, “ Rule 144 ”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), then Dealer may elect to either (x) accept delivery of such Shares notwithstanding the fact that such Shares are not freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(h) below.
Net Share Amount:    The Option Cash Settlement Amount divided by the Settlement Price, each determined as if Cash Settlement applied.
Option Cash Settlement Amount:    For any Exercise Date, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) the excess of the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date occurring in respect of such Exercise Date over the Strike Price (or, if there is no such excess, zero).
Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable, on the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall pay to Dealer an amount of cash in USD equal to the Option Cash Settlement Amount.
Settlement Currency:    USD
Settlement Price:    On any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “TER <equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent).
Settlement Date(s):    As determined in reference to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject to paragraph 5(h)(i) hereof.
Other Provisions Applicable to Net Share Settlement:    The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (as modified herein), 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Dealer may be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares.

 

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Dividends:
Dividend Adjustments:    In respect of any Extraordinary Dividend, the Calculation Agent may adjust the Strike Price and the Number of Warrants to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to Dealer after taking into account such Extraordinary Dividend as of the relevant ex-dividend date.
Extraordinary Dividend:    Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period with a deemed ex-dividend date that is the earliest to occur of (x) the last Scheduled Trading Day in the regular quarterly dividend period, (y) the Expiration Date for the relevant Component and (z) an Early Termination Date or any other day as of which the Transaction is terminated or cancelled.
Dividend:    Any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).
Ordinary Dividend Amount:    For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.06, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.
Adjustments:   
Method of Adjustment:   

Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “diluting or concentrative” in Sections 11.2(a), 11.2(c) (in two instances) and 11.2(e)(vii) with the word “material” and by adding the words “or the Transaction” after the words “theoretical value of the relevant Shares” in Section 11.2(a), 11.2(c) and 11.2(e)(vii); provided further that, adjustments may be made to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate and liquidity relative to the relevant Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by the “Dividends” provisions above in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions.

 

In addition, if a Disrupted Day occurs, the Calculation Agent may adjust any relevant terms of the Transaction as it determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such occurrence.

 

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Extraordinary Events:
New Shares:    Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors),” and (b) inserted immediately prior to the period thereof the phrase “and (iii) issued by a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia”.
Share-for-Share:    The definition of “Share-for-Share” set forth in Section 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by the deletion of the parenthetical in clause (i) thereof.
Consequences of Merger Events:   
Merger Event:   

Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(d) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions will apply; provided further that Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) adding the words “or Issuer” after the words “relevant Shares”; (ii) deleting the word “or” after the parenthetical in line 10 thereof; (iii) deleting the remainder of Section 12.1(b) following the definition of “Reverse Merger” in subsection (iv) thereof; (iv) adding the words “(v) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer, (vi) any acquisition by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable by or to the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 35% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such acquisition is first announced, (vii) any lease, exchange, transfer, disposition (including, without limitation, by way of spin-off or distribution) of assets (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other ownership interests or other ownership interest in the Issuer’s subsidiaries) or other similar event by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable to or from the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 15% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such transaction is first announced or (viii) any transaction with respect to which Issuer or its board of directors has a legal obligation to make a recommendation to its shareholders in respect of such transaction (whether pursuant to Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act or otherwise)” after subsection (iv).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Confirmation, if an event is both a Merger Event and a Potential Adjustment Event, such event shall be treated as a Merger Event and not as a Potential Adjustment Event.

Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination).

Share-for-Combined:

   Component Adjustment.

 

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Consequences of Tender Offers:
Tender Offer:    Applicable; provided that (i) Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing “10%” with “20 %”, (ii) the definition of “Tender Offer” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the fourth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) the definition of “Tender Offer Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the first line thereof with the word “Shares”; and (iv) if an event occurs that constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(d) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions will apply.

Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment:   

For greater certainty, the definition of “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” in Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following italicized language after the parenthetical provision: “(including adjustments to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction) from the Exchange Business Day immediately preceding the Announcement Date or the Determination Date, as applicable, to a date following the Merger Date (Section 12.2) or Tender Offer Date (Section 12.3) determined by the Calculation Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion ”.

 

If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Counterparty being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i)

 

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   of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then, at Dealer’s election, the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.
Announcement Date:    The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) replacing the word “leads to the” in the third and the fifth lines thereof with the words “, if completed, would lead to a”; (ii) replacing the words “voting shares” in the fifth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) inserting the words “by any entity” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof; (iv) replacing the words “a firm intention” with the words “(a) any intention, or (b) any substantial steps taken,” in the second and fourth lines thereof.
Announcement Event:    If an Announcement Date occurs in respect of a Merger Event or Tender Offer (such occurrence, an “ Announcement Event ”), then on the earliest to occur of the date on which the transaction described in any Announcement Event (as amended or modified) is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated or the Expiration Date, Early Termination Date or other date of cancellation or termination in respect of each Component (the “ Announcement Event Adjustment Date ”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on such Component of the Announcement Event (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from the Announcement Event to the Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) subject to clause (y) immediately below, in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder, (y) if, subsequent to the Announcement Date, there are any modifications or amendments to the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event, the Calculation Agent may take into account the cumulative economic effect of all such modifications or amendments and (z) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on any Component is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Component, the Calculation Agent may make such adjustment to the exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of such Component as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account for such economic effect, which adjustment shall be effective immediately prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Component, as the case may be.

 

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Composition of Combined Consideration:    Not Applicable; provided that, notwithstanding Sections 12.5(b) and 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, to the extent that the composition of the consideration for the relevant Shares pursuant to a Tender Offer or Merger Event could be elected by a holder of the Shares, the Calculation Agent will determine such composition.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   

Change in Law:

  

Applicable; provided that

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”; (ii) replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Position”; (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10 calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party” (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”; and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a Change in Law pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.

Avoidance Criteria:

  

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

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(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

Failure to Deliver:

   Not Applicable.

Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable.

Hedging Disruption:

  

Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

 

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Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Sections 12.9(a)(vii) and 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions are amended by deleting the words “at a rate equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate” and replacing it with the words “at a Borrow Cost equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate”, and (b) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (I) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and (II) replacing the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares” with the phrase “such Lending Party does not lend Shares” in the penultimate sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Loss of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Borrow Cost:

   The cost to borrow the relevant Shares, as determined by the Calculation Agent on the relevant date of determination. Such costs shall include (a) the spread below FED-FUNDS earned on collateral posted in connection with such borrowed Shares, net of any costs or fees, and (b) any stock loan borrow fee payable for such Shares, expressed as fixed rate per annum.

Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   200 basis points

Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Section 12.9(a)(viii) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting “rate to borrow Shares” and replacing it with “Borrow Cost” and (b) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) adding the word “or” immediately before the phrase “(B)”, (ii) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (iii) replacing “either party” in the penultimate sentence with “the Hedging Party”, (iv) replacing the word “rate” in clause (Y) of the final sentence therein with the words “Borrow Cost”, and (v) deleting clause (X) of the final sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   Zero basis points through December 15, 2023, and 25 basis points thereafter, as adjusted by the Calculation Agent to reflect any subsequent Price Adjustment due to an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow.

FED FUNDS:

   For any day, the rate set forth for such day opposite the caption “Federal funds”, as such rate is displayed on the page

 

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   “OBFR01 <Index> <GO>” on the BLOOMBERG Professional Service, or any successor page; provided that if no rate appears for any day on such page, the rate for the immediately preceding day for which a rate does so appear shall be used for such day.

Hedging Party:

   Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.

Hedge Positions:

   The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events and any Announcement Event.
Acknowledgments:   
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

  (b) Securities Act. The offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, it represents and warrants to the other party that (i) it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act and/or is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (ii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iii) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

 

  (c) ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

 

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4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a) the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) relating to the issuance of USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% convertible senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) the Shares of Counterparty initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “ Warrant Shares ”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Counterparty. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following its exercise in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (e) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction, including, but not limited to, the issuance of Shares to be made pursuant hereto;

 

  (f) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (g) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date and as of the date on which Counterparty delivers any Termination Delivery Units, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”));

 

  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

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  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (m) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (n) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement and paragraph 4(b) of this Confirmation; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions;

 

  (o) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares;

 

  (p) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking during the term of this Transaction;

 

  (q) Counterparty shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Maximum Amount (each as defined below);

 

  (r) (x)(A) On the Trade Date, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”) other than the distribution of the convertible notes subject to the Purchase Agreement and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) during the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “ Settlement Period ”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Settlement Period;

 

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  (s) During the Settlement Period and on any other Exercise Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer; and

 

  (t) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not during the Settlement Period make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction (a “ Public Announcement ”) unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 purchases during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder and as an Additional Termination Event with this Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty as the sole Affected Party.

5. Other Provisions:

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

  (b)

Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Warrant Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.0% or (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Warrant Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Warrant Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Warrant Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Warrants in aggregate and the Warrant Entitlement under this Transaction and any other warrant transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, in each case, as a result of Counterparty’s

 

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  failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (c) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction and the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that, in each case, (i) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty shall not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment and (ii) such transferee provides either an IRS Form W-9 or W-8ECI (or successor form).

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or any state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an

 

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adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

 

  (d) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and (2) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction; provided that with respect to any of the following Additional Termination Events, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to all relevant provisions and adjustments as if an Additional Termination Event had not occurred:

 

  (i) if at any time Dealer, despite using reasonable efforts, is unable, or determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is inadvisable, to hedge its obligations pursuant to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer) or Dealer determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with such applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures;

 

  (ii) a “person” or “group,” other than Counterparty and its wholly owned subsidiaries files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the “beneficial owner” (as these terms are defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of Counterparty’s capital stock that is at the time entitled to vote by the holder thereof in the election of Counterparty’s board of directors (or comparable body);

 

  (iii)

the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of Counterparty’s common stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which Counterparty’s common stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Counterparty pursuant to which Counterparty’s common stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (or any combination thereof); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series

 

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  of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Counterparty and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Counterparty’s wholly owned subsidiaries;

 

  (iv) the adoption of a plan relating to Counterparty’s liquidation or dissolution; or

 

  (v) Counterparty’s common stock or other shares of capital stock or reference property into which the Convertible Notes are convertible is neither listed for trading on the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or event described above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if, in connection with such transaction or event, or as a result therefrom, a transaction described in clause (ii) or (iii) above occurs and at least 90% of the consideration paid for Counterparty’s common stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) consists of shares of common stock traded on any of the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) (or will be so traded or quoted immediately following the completion of the merger or consolidation or such other transaction) and, as a result of such transaction, the Convertible Notes become convertible into a combination of cash (in respect of an amount up to, and including, the principal portion of such Convertible Notes) and reference property comprised of such consideration.

 

  (e) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

  (f) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (g)

Alternative Calculations and Counterparty Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Counterparty owes Dealer any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (except in the case of an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash) or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (except in the case of an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (viii) in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party that resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control or a Termination Event under Section 5(b) of the Agreement with respect to which Counterparty is an Affected Party and that resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control) (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Counterparty shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(l) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash or (ii) Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Counterparty is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market

 

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  value (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be sold over a commercially reasonable period of time to generate proceeds equal to the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). In addition, if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, the Termination Delivery Units deliverable pursuant to this paragraph would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144, then Dealer may elect either to (x) accept delivery of such Termination Delivery Units notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(j) below. If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

  (h) Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, following any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units to Dealer hereunder, such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would be in the hands of Dealer, or its affiliates, subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units being “restricted securities”, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units) (such Shares or Termination Delivery Units, “ Restricted Shares ”), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Counterparty, unless waived by Dealer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Counterparty shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement (as defined below) or Registered Settlement (as defined below) for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registered Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.

 

  (i)

If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a “ Private Placement Settlement ”), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Counterparty shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to Dealer; provided that Counterparty may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Counterparty to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer or its

 

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  affiliates, as the case may be, due diligence rights (for Dealer or its affiliates or any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by Dealer or its affiliates), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements of substantially similar size for similar issuers, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall determine the commercially reasonable discount (in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph 5(g) above) or any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder. Notwithstanding the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Scheduled Trading Day following notice by Dealer to Counterparty, of such applicable discount and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the date described in paragraph 5(g) (in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units) or on the Settlement Date (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above).

 

  (ii) If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a “ Registration Settlement ”), then Counterparty shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period (as defined below)) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares (and any Make-whole Shares) in accordance with customary resale registration procedures, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. If Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Dealer is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it (or its affiliates) shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the “ Resale Period ”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (and any Make-whole Shares) and ending on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Payment Obligation (as defined above) and (ii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares have been sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act.

 

  (iii)

(A) If (ii) above is applicable and the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, or if (i) above is applicable and the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Counterparty shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “ Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Make-whole Shares ”; provided that the aggregate number of Shares and Make-whole Shares delivered shall not exceed the Maximum Amount) that, based on the Settlement Price on

 

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  the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “ Valuation Date ” for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Counterparty elects to pay the Additional Amount in Make-whole Shares, the requirements and provisions for either Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement shall apply to such payment. This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to paragraph 5(k) below. “ Freely Tradeable Value ” means the value of the number of Shares delivered to Dealer which such Shares would have if they were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer, as determined by the Calculation Agent by commercially reasonable means.

(B) If (ii) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, or if (i) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, Dealer shall transfer to Counterparty the amount of such excess (the “ Dealer Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Dealer Make-whole Shares ”) that has a value equal to the Dealer Additional Amount, as determined by Dealer. The transfer of the Dealer Additional Amount shall be made (x) if in cash, by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period, and (y) if in Shares, one Settlement Cycle following the date Dealer is able, using commercially reasonable efforts, to purchase Dealer Make-whole Shares. This provision shall be applied successively until the Dealer Additional Amount is equal to zero.

 

  (iv) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty agrees that any Restricted Shares delivered to Dealer, as purchaser of such Restricted Shares, (A) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (B) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after any settlement date for such Restricted Shares, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Counterparty shall be the Defaulting Party.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring the Issuer to deliver cash in respect of the settlement of the Transaction, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by ASC 815-40-25 as in

 

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effect on the relevant Trade Date (including, without limitation, where the Issuer so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares or Termination Delivery Units in respect of such settlement).

 

  (i) Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Dealer may not exercise any Warrant hereunder, Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect thereto, and no delivery hereunder (including pursuant to paragraphs 5(h), (j) or (k)) shall be made, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, the receipt of any Shares upon such exercise or delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that such delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Subject to paragraph 5(c), if any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder or any exercise is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Counterparty’s obligation to make such delivery and Dealer’s right to exercise a Warrant shall not be extinguished and Counterparty shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Scheduled Trading Day after, Dealer gives notice to Counterparty that, such exercise or delivery would not result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position.

 

  (j) Share Deliveries. Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent that Dealer is not then an affiliate, as such term is used in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, of Counterparty and has not been such an affiliate of Counterparty for 90 days (it being understood that Dealer shall not be considered such an affiliate of Counterparty solely by reason of its receipt of or right to receive Shares pursuant to this Transaction), and otherwise satisfies all holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act applicable to it, any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 1 year from the Premium Payment Date shall be eligible for resale under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and Counterparty agrees to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any restrictions on resale under the Securities Act from the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units. Counterparty further agrees that with respect to any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 6 months from the Premium Payment Date but prior to 1 year from the Premium Payment Date, to the extent that Counterparty then satisfies the current information requirement of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units upon delivery by Dealer to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any customary seller’s and broker’s representation letters in connection with resales of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer. Counterparty further agrees and acknowledges that Dealer shall run a holding period under Rule 144 under the Securities Act with respect to the Warrants and/or any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder notwithstanding the existence of any other transaction or transactions between Counterparty and Dealer relating to the Shares. Counterparty further agrees that Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder prior to the date that is 6 months from the Premium Payment Date may be freely transferred by Dealer to its affiliates, and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Counterparty agrees that any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Clearance System if, at the time of such delivery, the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would not contain any restrictive legend as described above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court changes after the Trade Date, including without limitation to lengthen or shorten the holding periods, the agreements of Counterparty herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Counterparty, to comply with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, including Rule 144, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Termination Delivery Units.

 

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  (k) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver more than two times the Number of Shares (the “ Maximum Amount ”) in the aggregate to Dealer in connection with the Transaction, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Maximum Amount is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of Counterparty that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Maximum Amount (such Shares, the “ Available Shares ”).

 

  (l) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the Trade Date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases or sales of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (m) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (n) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (o) Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (p)

Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any potential Expiration Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments in a commercially reasonable manner to the Net Share Amount for such Expiration Date), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market or any other relevant market or (ii) enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases or sales of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate

 

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  were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate.

 

  (q) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

 

  (r) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Dealer would owe to Issuer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

  (s) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

  (t) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

  (u) Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (v) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

  (w) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (x) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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  (y) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, and its federal taxpayer identification number is 94-1687665.

 

  (z) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

Party Required to Deliver Document

 

    

Form/Document/Certificate

  

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

  (aa) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(iv) In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Dealer owes to Counterparty an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Dealer owes to Counterparty, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

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6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

Bank of America, N.A.

New York, NY

SWIFT: BOFAUS3N

Bank Routing: 026-009-593

Account Name: Bank of America

Account No. : 0012334-61892

Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer:

To be separately provided.

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Robert Stewart, Assistant General Counsel

Telephone: 646-855-0711

Facsimile: 646-822-5618

With a copy to:

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attn: Chris Hutmaker, Managing Director

Telephone: 646-855-8907

Facsimile: 212-326-9882

 

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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THE CONFIRMATION HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY OTHER UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS; SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF APPROPRIATE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH SECURITIES LAWS OR EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM OR NOT SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SECURITIES LAWS.

 

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Very truly yours,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Christopher A. Hutmaker

  Name:   Christopher A. Hutmaker
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

 

1.    Strike Price:    USD 39.9520.
2.    Premium:    USD 2,655,090.
3.    Final Disruption Date:    July 24, 2024.

 

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SCHEDULE B

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date are set forth below.

 

Component Number

  

Number of Warrants

  

Expiration Date

1

   7,067    March 18, 2024

2

   7,067    March 19, 2024

3

   7,067    March 20, 2024

4

   7,067    March 21, 2024

5

   7,067    March 22, 2024

6

   7,067    March 25, 2024

7

   7,067    March 26, 2024

8

   7,067    March 27, 2024

9

   7,067    March 28, 2024

10

   7,067    April 1, 2024

11

   7,067    April 2, 2024

12

   7,067    April 3, 2024

13

   7,067    April 4, 2024

14

   7,067    April 5, 2024

15

   7,067    April 8, 2024

16

   7,067    April 9, 2024

17

   7,067    April 10, 2024

18

   7,067    April 11, 2024

19

   7,067    April 12, 2024

20

   7,067    April 15, 2024

21

   7,067    April 16, 2024

22

   7,067    April 17, 2024

23

   7,067    April 18, 2024

24

   7,067    April 19, 2024

25

   7,067    April 22, 2024

26

   7,067    April 23, 2024

27

   7,067    April 24, 2024

28

   7,067    April 25, 2024

29

   7,067    April 26, 2024

30

   7,067    April 29, 2024

31

   7,067    April 30, 2024

32

   7,067    May 1, 2024

33

   7,067    May 2, 2024

34

   7,067    May 3, 2024

35

   7,067    May 6, 2024

36

   7,067    May 7, 2024

37

   7,067    May 8, 2024

38

   7,067    May 9, 2024

39

   7,067    May 10, 2024

40

   7,067    May 13, 2024

41

   7,067    May 14, 2024

42

   7,067    May 15, 2024

43

   7,067    May 16, 2024

44

   7,067    May 17, 2024

45

   7,067    May 20, 2024

46

   7,067    May 21, 2024

47

   7,067    May 22, 2024

48

   7,067    May 23, 2024

49

   7,067    May 24, 2024

50

   7,067    May 28, 2024

 

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51

   7,067    May 29, 2024

52

   7,067    May 30, 2024

53

   7,067    May 31, 2024

54

   7,067    June 3, 2024

55

   7,067    June 4, 2024

56

   7,067    June 5, 2024

57

   7,068    June 6, 2024

58

   7,068    June 7, 2024

59

   7,068    June 10, 2024

60

   7,068    June 11, 2024

61

   7,068    June 12, 2024

62

   7,068    June 13, 2024

63

   7,068    June 14, 2024

64

   7,068    June 17, 2024

65

   7,068    June 18, 2024

66

   7,068    June 19, 2024

67

   7,068    June 20, 2024

68

   7,068    June 21, 2024

69

   7,068    June 24, 2024

70

   7,068    June 25, 2024

71

   7,068    June 26, 2024

72

   7,068    June 27, 2024

73

   7,068    June 28, 2024

74

   7,068    July 1, 2024

75

   7,068    July 2, 2024

76

   7,068    July 3, 2024

77

   7,068    July 5, 2024

78

   7,068    July 8, 2024

79

   7,068    July 9, 2024

80

   7,068    July 10, 2024

 

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Exhibit 10.9

Execution Copy

 

LOGO

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  375 Park Avenue
  New York, NY 10152
  Attn: Structuring Services Group
  Email: CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com

 

DATE:    December 9, 2016
TO:    Teradyne, Inc.
   600 Riverpark Drive
   North Reading, MA 01864
ATTENTION:    Michael Callahan
EMAIL:    Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
TELEPHONE:    (978) 370-3546
FROM:    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
SUBJECT:    Additional Warrant Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“ Dealer ”) and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. For purposes of the Equity Definitions, this Transaction shall be deemed to be a Share Option Transaction, and each reference herein to a Warrant shall be deemed to be a reference to a Call or an Option, as context requires. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous written or oral communications with respect thereto. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of and be subject to an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule but with the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’

 

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equity of Wells Fargo & Company, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:
Trade Date:    December 9, 2016.
Components:    The Transaction will be divided into individual Components, each with the terms set forth in this Confirmation, and, in particular, with the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date set forth in this Confirmation. The payments and deliveries to be made upon settlement of the Transaction will be determined separately for each Component as if each Component were a separate Transaction under the Agreement.
Warrant Style:    European.
Warrant Type:    Call.
Seller:    Counterparty.
Buyer:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (the “ Issuer ”) (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Warrants:    For each Component of the Transaction, as provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation.
Warrant Entitlement:    One Share per Warrant.
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    December 12, 2016.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.
Calculation Agent:    Dealer whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to

 

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   disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.

Procedures for Exercise:

 

In respect of any Component

Expiration Time:    The Valuation Time.
Expiration Date(s):    As provided in Schedule B to this Confirmation (or, if such date is not a Scheduled Trading Day, the next following Scheduled Trading Day that is not already an Expiration Date for another Component); provided that if that date is a Disrupted Day, the Expiration Date for such Component shall be the first succeeding Scheduled Trading Day that is not a Disrupted Day and is not or is not deemed to be an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component of the Transaction hereunder; and provided further that if the Expiration Date has not occurred pursuant to the preceding proviso as of the Final Disruption Date, the Final Disruption Date shall be the Expiration Date (irrespective of whether such date is a Disrupted Day or an Expiration Date in respect of any other Component for the Transaction) and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions, the Settlement Price for the Final Disruption Date shall be a price per Share determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, if a Market Disruption Event (other than a Regulatory Disruption) occurs on any Expiration Date, (i) the Calculation Agent, acting commercially reasonably may determine that such Expiration Date is a Disrupted Day only in part, in which case the Calculation Agent shall make adjustments to the Number of Warrants for the relevant Component for which such day shall be the Expiration Date and shall designate the Scheduled Trading Day determined in the manner described in the immediately preceding sentence as the Expiration Date for the remaining Warrants for such Component and (ii) the Settlement Price for such Disrupted Day may be adjusted by the Calculation Agent as appropriate on the basis of the nature and duration of the relevant Market Disruption Event. Any day on which the Exchange is scheduled as of the Trade Date to close prior to its normal closing time shall be considered a Disrupted Day in whole. Section 6.6 of the Equity Definitions shall not apply to any Valuation Date occurring on an Expiration Date.
Final Disruption Date:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Automatic Exercise:    Applicable for each Component and its related Expiration Date; provided that Section 3.4(a) of the Equity Definitions shall apply as if Cash Settlement applied.
Market Disruption Event:    Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended (i) by deleting the words “at any time during the one hour period that ends at the relevant Valuation Time, Latest Exercise Time, Knock-in Valuation Time or Knock-out Valuation

 

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Time, as the case may be” and replacing them with the words “at any time during the regular trading session on the Exchange, without regard to after hours or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours”; (ii) by amending and restating clause (a)(iii) thereof in its entirety to read as follows: “(iii) an Early Closure that the Calculation Agent determines is material”; and (iii) by adding the words “or (iv) a Regulatory Disruption” after clause (a)(iii) as restated above.

 

Section 6.3(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the remainder of the provision following the term “Scheduled Closing Time” in the fourth line thereof.

Regulatory Disruption:    A “Regulatory Disruption” shall occur if Dealer determines in its reasonable discretion based on advice of counsel that it is advisable in light of legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies or procedures for Dealer to refrain from all or any part of the market activity in which it would otherwise engage in connection with this Transaction. Dealer shall (to the extent not in violation of applicable law, regulation, policy or contractual obligations) notify Counterparty as soon as reasonable practicable that a Regulatory Disruption has occurred and the Expiration Dates affected by it.
Disrupted Day:    The definition of “Disrupted Day” in Section 6.4 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following sentence after the first sentence: “A Scheduled Trading Day on which a Related Exchange fails to open during its regular trading session will not be a Disrupted Day if the Calculation Agent determines that such failure will not have a material impact on Dealer’s ability to engage in or unwind any hedging transactions related to the Transaction.”.

Valuation:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Valuation Date:    The Expiration Date.

Settlement Terms:

 

In respect of any Component:

  
Settlement Method Election:    Applicable; provided that (i) references to “Physical Settlement” in Section 7.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be replaced by references to “Net Share Settlement”; (ii) Counterparty may elect Cash Settlement only if Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer in writing on the date of such election that (A) Counterparty is not in possession of any material non-public information regarding Counterparty or the Shares, (B) Counterparty is electing Cash Settlement in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade compliance with the federal securities laws, and (C) the assets of Counterparty at their fair valuation exceed the liabilities of Counterparty (including contingent liabilities), and Counterparty has the ability to pay its debts and obligations as such debts mature; and (iii) the same election of settlement method shall apply to all Expiration Dates hereunder.

 

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Electing Party:    Counterparty.
Settlement Method Election Date:    The third Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled First Expiration Date.
Default Settlement Method:    Net Share Settlement
Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable, then on the relevant Settlement Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Shares equal to the Net Share Amount for such Settlement Date to the account specified by Dealer, and cash in lieu of any fractional Shares valued at the Settlement Price for the Valuation Date corresponding to such Settlement Date. If, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, the Shares deliverable hereunder for any reason would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 (or any successor provision, collectively, “ Rule 144 ”) under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), then Dealer may elect to either (x) accept delivery of such Shares notwithstanding the fact that such Shares are not freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144 or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(h) below.
Net Share Amount:    The Option Cash Settlement Amount divided by the Settlement Price, each determined as if Cash Settlement applied.
Option Cash Settlement Amount:    For any Exercise Date, the product of (i) the number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on such Exercise Date, (ii) the Warrant Entitlement and (iii) the excess of the Settlement Price on the Valuation Date occurring in respect of such Exercise Date over the Strike Price (or, if there is no such excess, zero).
Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable, on the relevant Settlement Date, Company shall pay to Dealer an amount of cash in USD equal to the Option Cash Settlement Amount.
Settlement Currency:    USD
Settlement Price:    On any Valuation Date, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “TER <equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled opening time of the Exchange to the Scheduled Closing Time on such Valuation Date (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable or is manifestly incorrect, the market value of one Share on such Valuation Date, as determined by the Calculation Agent).
Settlement Date(s):    As determined in reference to Section 9.4 of the Equity Definitions, subject to paragraph 5(h)(i) hereof.
Other Provisions Applicable to Net Share Settlement:    The provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (as modified herein), 9.12 and 10.5 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.

 

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Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions, the parties acknowledge that any Shares delivered to Dealer may be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares.
Dividends:
Dividend Adjustments:    In respect of any Extraordinary Dividend, the Calculation Agent may adjust the Strike Price and the Number of Warrants to preserve the fair value of the Warrants to Dealer after taking into account such Extraordinary Dividend as of the relevant ex-dividend date.
Extraordinary Dividend:    Any Dividend (i) that has an ex-dividend date occurring on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date and (ii) the amount or value of which differs from the Ordinary Dividend Amount for such Dividend, as determined by the Calculation Agent. If no ex-dividend date for a Dividend on the Shares occurs in any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty that falls, in whole or in part, after the Trade Date and on or prior to the final Expiration Date, then an Extraordinary Dividend of USD 0.00 shall be deemed to have been paid during such period with a deemed ex-dividend date that is the earliest to occur of (x) the last Scheduled Trading Day in the regular quarterly dividend period, (y) the Expiration Date for the relevant Component and (z) an Early Termination Date or any other day as of which the Transaction is terminated or cancelled.
Dividend:    Any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares (other than any dividend or distribution of the type described in Sections 11.2(e)(i), 11.2(e)(ii)(A) or 11.2(e)(ii)(B) of the Equity Definitions).
Ordinary Dividend Amount:    For the first Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during any regular quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, USD 0.06, and for any other Dividend on the Shares for which the ex-dividend date occurs during the same regular quarterly dividend period, USD 0.00.
Adjustments:   
Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment; provided that the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “diluting or concentrative” in Sections 11.2(a), 11.2(c) (in two instances) and 11.2(e)(vii) with the word “material” and by adding the words “or the Transaction” after the words “theoretical value of the relevant Shares” in Section 11.2(a), 11.2(c) and 11.2(e)(vii); provided further that, adjustments may be made to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate and liquidity relative to the relevant Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any cash dividend or distribution on the Shares, whether or not extraordinary, shall be governed by the “Dividends” provisions above in lieu of Article 10 or Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions.

 

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   In addition, if a Disrupted Day occurs, the Calculation Agent may adjust any relevant terms of the Transaction as it determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such occurrence.
Extraordinary Events:   
New Shares:    Section 12.1(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) deleting the text in clause (i) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the phrase “publicly quoted, traded or listed on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors),” and (b) inserted immediately prior to the period thereof the phrase “and (iii) issued by a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia”.
Share-for-Share:    The definition of “Share-for-Share” set forth in Section 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by the deletion of the parenthetical in clause (i) thereof.
Consequences of Merger Events:   
Merger Event:   

Applicable; provided that if an event occurs that constitutes both a Merger Event under Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(d) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions will apply; provided further that Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) adding the words “or Issuer” after the words “relevant Shares”; (ii) deleting the word “or” after the parenthetical in line 10 thereof; (iii) deleting the remainder of Section 12.1(b) following the definition of “Reverse Merger” in subsection (iv) thereof; (iv) adding the words “(v) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer, (vi) any acquisition by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable by or to the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 35% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such acquisition is first announced, (vii) any lease, exchange, transfer, disposition (including, without limitation, by way of spin-off or distribution) of assets (including, without limitation, any capital stock or other ownership interests or other ownership interest in the Issuer’s subsidiaries) or other similar event by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries where the estimated value of the aggregate value transferable to or from the Issuer or its subsidiaries exceeds 15% of the market capitalization of the Issuer, in each case, as determined by the Calculation Agent as of the date such transaction is first announced or (viii) any transaction with respect to which Issuer or its board of directors has a legal obligation to make a recommendation to its shareholders in respect of such transaction (whether pursuant to Rule 14e-2 under the Exchange Act or otherwise)” after subsection (iv).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Confirmation, if an event is both a Merger Event and a Potential Adjustment Event, such event shall be treated as a Merger Event and not as a Potential Adjustment Event.

 

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Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination).

Share-for-Combined:

   Component Adjustment.
Consequences of Tender Offers:   
Tender Offer:    Applicable; provided that (i) Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by replacing “10%” with “20 %”, (ii) the definition of “Tender Offer” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the fourth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) the definition of “Tender Offer Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by replacing the words “voting shares” in the first line thereof with the word “Shares”; and (iv) if an event occurs that constitutes both a Tender Offer under Section 12.1(d) of the Equity Definitions and an Additional Termination Event under paragraph 5(d) of this Confirmation, the provisions of Section 12.3 of the Equity Definitions will apply.

Share-for-Share:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Other:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.

Share-for-Combined:

   Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment.
Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment:   

For greater certainty, the definition of “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” in Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following italicized language after the parenthetical provision: “(including adjustments to account for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or to the Transaction) from the Exchange Business Day immediately preceding the Announcement Date or the Determination Date, as applicable, to a date following the Merger Date (Section 12.2) or Tender Offer Date (Section 12.3) determined by the Calculation Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion ”.

 

If, in respect of any Merger Event to which Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment applies, the adjustments to be made in accordance with Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions would result in Counterparty being different from the issuer of the Shares, then with respect to such Merger Event, as a condition precedent to the adjustments contemplated in Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, Dealer, the issuer of the Affected Shares and the entity that will be the issuer of the New Shares shall, prior to the Merger Date, have entered into such documentation containing representations, warranties and agreements relating to securities law and other issues as requested by Dealer that Dealer has determined, in its reasonable discretion, to be reasonably necessary or appropriate to allow Dealer to continue as a party to the Transaction, as adjusted under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions, and to preserve its hedging or hedge unwind activities in connection with the Transaction in a manner compliant with applicable legal,

 

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   regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, and if such conditions are not met or if the Calculation Agent determines that no adjustment that it could make under Section 12.2(e)(i) of the Equity Definitions will produce a commercially reasonable result, then, at Dealer’s election, the consequences set forth in Section 12.2(e)(ii) of the Equity Definitions shall apply.
Announcement Date:    The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) replacing the word “leads to the” in the third and the fifth lines thereof with the words “, if completed, would lead to a”; (ii) replacing the words “voting shares” in the fifth line thereof with the word “Shares”; (iii) inserting the words “by any entity” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof; (iv) replacing the words “a firm intention” with the words “(a) any intention, or (b) any substantial steps taken,” in the second and fourth lines thereof.
Announcement Event:    If an Announcement Date occurs in respect of a Merger Event or Tender Offer (such occurrence, an “ Announcement Event ”), then on the earliest to occur of the date on which the transaction described in any Announcement Event (as amended or modified) is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated or the Expiration Date, Early Termination Date or other date of cancellation or termination in respect of each Component (the “ Announcement Event Adjustment Date ”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on such Component of the Announcement Event (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from the Announcement Event to the Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) subject to clause (y) immediately below, in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder, (y) if, subsequent to the Announcement Date, there are any modifications or amendments to the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event, the Calculation Agent may take into account the cumulative economic effect of all such modifications or amendments and (z) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on any Component is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Component, the Calculation

 

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   Agent may make such adjustment to the exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of such Component as the Calculation Agent determines appropriate to account for such economic effect, which adjustment shall be effective immediately prior to the exercise, termination or cancellation of such Component, as the case may be.
Composition of Combined Consideration:    Not Applicable; provided that, notwithstanding Sections 12.5(b) and 12.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, to the extent that the composition of the consideration for the relevant Shares pursuant to a Tender Offer or Merger Event could be elected by a holder of the Shares, the Calculation Agent will determine such composition.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   

Change in Law:

  

Applicable; provided that

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”; (ii) replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Position”; (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10 calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party” (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”; and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a Change in Law pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.

 

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Avoidance Criteria:

  

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

Failure to Deliver:

   Not Applicable.

Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable.

Hedging Disruption:

  

Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date”, and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

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   (II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Loss of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Sections 12.9(a)(vii) and 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions are amended by deleting the words “at a rate equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate” and replacing it with the words “at a Borrow Cost equal to or less than the Maximum Stock Loan Rate”, and (b) Section 12.9(b)(iv) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (I) deleting (1) subsection (A) in its entirety, (2) the phrase “or (B)” following subsection (A) and (3) the phrase “in each case” in subsection (B); and (II) replacing the phrase “neither the Non-Hedging Party nor the Lending Party lends Shares” with the phrase “such Lending Party does not lend Shares” in the penultimate sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Loss of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Borrow Cost:

   The cost to borrow the relevant Shares, as determined by the Calculation Agent on the relevant date of determination. Such costs shall include (a) the spread below FED-FUNDS earned on collateral posted in connection with such borrowed Shares, net of any costs or fees, and (b) any stock loan borrow fee payable for such Shares, expressed as fixed rate per annum.

Maximum Stock Loan Rate:

   200 basis points

Increased Cost of Stock Borrow:

   Applicable; provided that (a) Section 12.9(a)(viii) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting “rate to borrow Shares” and replacing it with “Borrow Cost” and (b) Section 12.9(b)(v) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (i) adding the word “or” immediately before the phrase “(B)”, (ii) deleting subsection (C) in its entirety, (iii) replacing “either party” in the penultimate sentence with “the Hedging Party”, (iv) replacing the word “rate” in clause (Y) of the final sentence therein with the words “Borrow Cost”, and (v) deleting clause (X) of the final sentence; provided further that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).

Initial Stock Loan Rate:

   Zero basis points through December 15, 2023, and 25 basis points thereafter, as adjusted by the Calculation Agent to reflect any subsequent Price Adjustment due to an Increased Cost of Stock Borrow.

 

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FED FUNDS:

   For any day, the rate set forth for such day opposite the caption “Federal funds”, as such rate is displayed on the page “OBFR01 <Index> <GO>” on the BLOOMBERG Professional Service, or any successor page; provided that if no rate appears for any day on such page, the rate for the immediately preceding day for which a rate does so appear shall be used for such day.

Hedging Party:

   Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.

Hedge Positions:

   The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events and any Announcement Event.

 

Acknowledgments:

  
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

  (b) Securities Act. The offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, it represents and warrants to the other party that (i) it is an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act and/or is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, (ii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iii) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

 

  (c) ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

 

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4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a) the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) relating to the issuance of USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% convertible senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) the Shares of Counterparty initially issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the “ Warrant Shares ”) have been reserved for issuance by all required corporate action of Counterparty. The Warrant Shares have been duly authorized and, when delivered as contemplated by the terms of the Warrant following its exercise in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, will be validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Warrant Shares will not be subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (e) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction, including, but not limited to, the issuance of Shares to be made pursuant hereto;

 

  (f) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (g) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date and as of the date on which Counterparty delivers any Termination Delivery Units, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”));

 

  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

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  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (m) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (n) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Trade Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement and paragraph 4(b) of this Confirmation; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions;

 

  (o) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares;

 

  (p) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking during the term of this Transaction;

 

  (q) Counterparty shall not take any action to decrease the number of Available Shares below the Maximum Amount (each as defined below);

 

  (r) (x)(A) On the Trade Date, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”) other than the distribution of the convertible notes subject to the Purchase Agreement and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) during the period starting on the first Expiration Date and ending on the last Expiration Date (the “ Settlement Period ”), the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Settlement Period;

 

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  (s) During the Settlement Period and on any other Exercise Date, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer; and

 

  (t) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not during the Settlement Period make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction (a “ Public Announcement ”) unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares; (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 purchases during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder and as an Additional Termination Event with this Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty as the sole Affected Party.

5. Other Provisions:

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

  (b)

Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Warrant Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.0% or (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Warrant Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Warrant Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Warrant Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Warrants in aggregate and the Warrant Entitlement under this Transaction and any other warrant transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, in each case, as a result of Counterparty’s

 

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  failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (c) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction and the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer; provided that, in each case, (i) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty shall not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment and (ii) such transferee provides either an IRS Form W-9 or W-8ECI (or successor form).

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or any state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an

 

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adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day.

 

  (d) Additional Termination Events. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an Additional Termination Event with respect to which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and (2) the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction; provided that with respect to any of the following Additional Termination Events, Dealer may choose to treat part of the Transaction as the sole Affected Transaction, and, upon termination of the Affected Transaction, a Transaction with a Number of Warrants equal to the unaffected number of Warrants shall be treated for all purposes as the Transaction, which shall remain in full force and effect and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to all relevant provisions and adjustments as if an Additional Termination Event had not occurred:

 

  (i) if at any time Dealer, despite using reasonable efforts, is unable, or determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is inadvisable, to hedge its obligations pursuant to this Transaction in the public market without registration under the Securities Act or as a result of any legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer) or Dealer determines, based on advice of counsel, that it is advisable to terminate a portion of the Transaction so that Dealer’s related hedging activities will comply with such applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements or related policies and procedures;

 

  (ii) a “person” or “group,” other than Counterparty and its wholly owned subsidiaries files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the “beneficial owner” (as these terms are defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of Counterparty’s capital stock that is at the time entitled to vote by the holder thereof in the election of Counterparty’s board of directors (or comparable body);

 

  (iii)

the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of Counterparty’s common stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which Counterparty’s common stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of Counterparty pursuant to which Counterparty’s common stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (or any combination thereof); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series

 

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  of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of Counterparty and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person other than one of Counterparty’s wholly owned subsidiaries;

 

  (iv) the adoption of a plan relating to Counterparty’s liquidation or dissolution; or

 

  (v) Counterparty’s common stock or other shares of capital stock or reference property into which the Convertible Notes are convertible is neither listed for trading on the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transaction or event described above will not constitute an Additional Termination Event if, in connection with such transaction or event, or as a result therefrom, a transaction described in clause (ii) or (iii) above occurs and at least 90% of the consideration paid for Counterparty’s common stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ appraisal rights) consists of shares of common stock traded on any of the Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors) (or will be so traded or quoted immediately following the completion of the merger or consolidation or such other transaction) and, as a result of such transaction, the Convertible Notes become convertible into a combination of cash (in respect of an amount up to, and including, the principal portion of such Convertible Notes) and reference property comprised of such consideration.

 

  (e) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

  (f) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (g)

Alternative Calculations and Counterparty Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Counterparty owes Dealer any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions (except in the case of an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash) or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (except in the case of an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (viii) in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party that resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control or a Termination Event under Section 5(b) of the Agreement with respect to which Counterparty is an Affected Party and that resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control) (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Counterparty shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(l) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Extraordinary Event in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares as a result of such event consists solely of cash or (ii) Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Counterparty is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market

 

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  value (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be sold over a commercially reasonable period of time to generate proceeds equal to the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). In addition, if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, for any reason, the Termination Delivery Units deliverable pursuant to this paragraph would not be immediately freely transferable by Dealer under Rule 144, then Dealer may elect either to (x) accept delivery of such Termination Delivery Units notwithstanding any restriction on transfer or (y) require that such delivery take place pursuant to paragraph 5(j) below. If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

  (h) Registration/Private Placement Procedures. If, in the reasonable opinion of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, following any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units to Dealer hereunder, such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would be in the hands of Dealer, or its affiliates, subject to any applicable restrictions with respect to any registration or qualification requirement or prospectus delivery requirement for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units pursuant to any applicable federal or state securities law (including, without limitation, any such requirement arising under Section 5 of the Securities Act as a result of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units being “restricted securities”, as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or as a result of the sale of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units) (such Shares or Termination Delivery Units, “ Restricted Shares ”), then delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be effected pursuant to either clause (i) or (ii) below at the election of Counterparty, unless waived by Dealer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in respect of any Number of Warrants exercised or deemed exercised on any Expiration Date, Counterparty shall elect, prior to the first Settlement Date for the first Expiration Date, a Private Placement Settlement (as defined below) or Registered Settlement (as defined below) for all deliveries of Restricted Shares for all such Expiration Dates which election shall be applicable to all Settlement Dates for such Warrants and the procedures in clause (i) or clause (ii) below shall apply for all such delivered Restricted Shares on an aggregate basis commencing after the final Settlement Date for such Warrants. The Calculation Agent shall make reasonable adjustments to settlement terms and provisions under this Confirmation to reflect a single Private Placement or Registered Settlement for such aggregate Restricted Shares delivered hereunder.

 

  (i)

If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (i) (a “ Private Placement Settlement ”), then delivery of Restricted Shares by Counterparty shall be effected in customary private placement procedures with respect to such Restricted Shares reasonably acceptable to Dealer; provided that Counterparty may not elect a Private Placement Settlement if, on the date of its election, it has taken, or caused to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Counterparty to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Restricted Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Restricted Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer). The Private Placement Settlement of such Restricted Shares shall include customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer or its

 

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  affiliates, as the case may be, due diligence rights (for Dealer or its affiliates or any designated buyer of the Restricted Shares by Dealer or its affiliates), opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for private placement agreements of substantially similar size for similar issuers, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. In the case of a Private Placement Settlement, Dealer shall determine the commercially reasonable discount (in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units pursuant to paragraph 5(g) above) or any Settlement Price (in the case of settlement of Shares pursuant to Section 2 above) applicable to such Restricted Shares in a commercially reasonable manner and appropriately adjust the number of such Restricted Shares to be delivered to Dealer hereunder. Notwithstanding the Agreement or this Confirmation, the date of delivery of such Restricted Shares shall be the Scheduled Trading Day following notice by Dealer to Counterparty, of such applicable discount and the number of Restricted Shares to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i). For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of Restricted Shares shall be due as set forth in the previous sentence and not be due on the date described in paragraph 5(g) (in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units) or on the Settlement Date (in the case of settlement in Shares pursuant to Section 2 above).

 

  (ii) If Counterparty elects to settle the Transaction pursuant to this clause (ii) (a “ Registration Settlement ”), then Counterparty shall promptly (but in any event no later than the beginning of the Resale Period (as defined below)) file and use its reasonable best efforts to make effective under the Securities Act a registration statement or supplement or amend an outstanding registration statement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, to cover the resale of such Restricted Shares (and any Make-whole Shares) in accordance with customary resale registration procedures, including covenants, conditions, representations, underwriting discounts (if applicable), commissions (if applicable), indemnities due diligence rights, opinions and certificates, and such other documentation as is customary for equity resale underwriting agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer. If Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with such procedures and documentation Private Placement Settlement shall apply. If Dealer is satisfied with such procedures and documentation, it (or its affiliates) shall sell the Restricted Shares pursuant to such registration statement during a period (the “ Resale Period ”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Restricted Shares (and any Make-whole Shares) and ending on the earliest of (i) the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all Restricted Shares or, in the case of settlement of Termination Delivery Units, a sufficient number of Restricted Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Payment Obligation (as defined above) and (ii) the date upon which all Restricted Shares have been sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (or similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act.

 

  (iii)

(A) If (ii) above is applicable and the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, or if (i) above is applicable and the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, exceeds the realized net proceeds from such resale, Counterparty shall transfer to Dealer by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “ Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Make-whole Shares ”; provided that the aggregate number of Shares and Make-whole Shares delivered shall not exceed the Maximum Amount) that, based on the Settlement Price on

 

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  the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “ Valuation Date ” for purposes of computing such Settlement Price), has a value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares. If Counterparty elects to pay the Additional Amount in Make-whole Shares, the requirements and provisions for either Private Placement Settlement or Registration Settlement shall apply to such payment. This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero, subject to paragraph 5(k) below. “ Freely Tradeable Value ” means the value of the number of Shares delivered to Dealer which such Shares would have if they were freely tradeable (without prospectus delivery) upon receipt by Dealer, as determined by the Calculation Agent by commercially reasonable means.

(B) If (ii) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation, as applicable, or if (i) above is applicable and the realized net proceeds from such resale (including the sale of any Make-whole Shares) exceed the Freely Tradeable Value (as defined below) of the Aggregate Option Settlement Amount or the Payment Obligation (in each case as adjusted pursuant to (i) above), as applicable, Dealer shall transfer to Counterparty the amount of such excess (the “ Dealer Additional Amount ”), at Counterparty’s option, either in cash or in a number of Shares (“ Dealer Make-whole Shares ”) that has a value equal to the Dealer Additional Amount, as determined by Dealer. The transfer of the Dealer Additional Amount shall be made (x) if in cash, by the open of the regular trading session on the Exchange on the Exchange Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period, and (y) if in Shares, one Settlement Cycle following the date Dealer is able, using commercially reasonable efforts, to purchase Dealer Make-whole Shares. This provision shall be applied successively until the Dealer Additional Amount is equal to zero.

 

  (iv) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Counterparty agrees that any Restricted Shares delivered to Dealer, as purchaser of such Restricted Shares, (A) may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (B) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed after any settlement date for such Restricted Shares, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Restricted Shares to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Restricted Shares upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered by Dealer in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer).

If the Private Placement Settlement or the Registration Settlement shall not be effected as set forth in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable, then failure to effect such Private Placement Settlement or such Registration Settlement shall constitute an Event of Default with respect to which Counterparty shall be the Defaulting Party.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Confirmation shall be interpreted as requiring the Issuer to deliver cash in respect of the settlement of the Transaction, except in circumstances where the required cash settlement thereof is permitted for classification of the contract as equity by ASC 815-40-25 as in effect on the relevant Trade Date (including, without limitation, where the Issuer so elects to deliver cash or fails timely to elect to deliver Shares or Termination Delivery Units in respect of such settlement).

 

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  (i) Limit on Beneficial Ownership. Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, Dealer may not exercise any Warrant hereunder, Automatic Exercise shall not apply with respect thereto, and no delivery hereunder (including pursuant to paragraphs 5(h), (j) or (k)) shall be made, to the extent (but only to the extent) that, the receipt of any Shares upon such exercise or delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Any purported delivery hereunder shall be void and have no effect to the extent (but only to the extent) that such delivery would result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position. Subject to paragraph 5(c), if any delivery owed to Dealer hereunder or any exercise is not made, in whole or in part, as a result of this provision, Counterparty’s obligation to make such delivery and Dealer’s right to exercise a Warrant shall not be extinguished and Counterparty shall make such delivery as promptly as practicable after, but in no event later than one Scheduled Trading Day after, Dealer gives notice to Counterparty that, such exercise or delivery would not result in the existence of an Excess Ownership Position.

 

  (j) Share Deliveries. Counterparty acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent that Dealer is not then an affiliate, as such term is used in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, of Counterparty and has not been such an affiliate of Counterparty for 90 days (it being understood that Dealer shall not be considered such an affiliate of Counterparty solely by reason of its receipt of or right to receive Shares pursuant to this Transaction), and otherwise satisfies all holding period and other requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act applicable to it, any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 1 year from the Premium Payment Date shall be eligible for resale under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and Counterparty agrees to promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any restrictions on resale under the Securities Act from the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units. Counterparty further agrees that with respect to any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder at any time after 6 months from the Premium Payment Date but prior to 1 year from the Premium Payment Date, to the extent that Counterparty then satisfies the current information requirement of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or Termination Delivery Units to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units upon delivery by Dealer to Counterparty or such transfer agent of any customary seller’s and broker’s representation letters in connection with resales of such Shares or Termination Delivery Units pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer. Counterparty further agrees and acknowledges that Dealer shall run a holding period under Rule 144 under the Securities Act with respect to the Warrants and/or any Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder notwithstanding the existence of any other transaction or transactions between Counterparty and Dealer relating to the Shares. Counterparty further agrees that Shares or Termination Delivery Units delivered hereunder prior to the date that is 6 months from the Premium Payment Date may be freely transferred by Dealer to its affiliates, and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Counterparty agrees that any delivery of Shares or Termination Delivery Units shall be effected by book-entry transfer through the facilities of the Clearance System if, at the time of such delivery, the certificates representing such Shares or Termination Delivery Units would not contain any restrictive legend as described above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any successor rule are amended, or the applicable interpretation thereof by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any court changes after the Trade Date, including without limitation to lengthen or shorten the holding periods, the agreements of Counterparty herein shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary, in the opinion of outside counsel of Counterparty, to comply with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, including Rule 144, as in effect at the time of delivery of the relevant Shares or Termination Delivery Units.

 

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  (k) Maximum Share Delivery. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Confirmation or the Agreement, in no event will Counterparty be required to deliver more than two times the Number of Shares (the “ Maximum Amount ”) in the aggregate to Dealer in connection with the Transaction, subject to adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer (which representation and warranty shall be deemed to be repeated on each day that the Transaction is outstanding) that the Maximum Amount is equal to or less than the number of authorized but unissued Shares of Counterparty that are not reserved for future issuance in connection with transactions in the Shares (other than the Transaction) on the date of the determination of the Maximum Amount (such Shares, the “ Available Shares ”).

 

  (l) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the Trade Date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases or sales of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (m) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (n) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (o) Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (p)

Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any potential Expiration Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Warrants (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments in a commercially reasonable manner to the Net Share Amount for such Expiration Date), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market or any other relevant market or (ii) enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases or sales of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate

 

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  were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate.

 

  (q) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent is called upon to make an adjustment pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation or the Equity Definitions to take into account the effect of an event, the Calculation Agent shall make such adjustment by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

 

  (r) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Dealer would owe to Issuer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

  (s) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

  (t) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

  (u) Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (v) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

  (w) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (x) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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  (y) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a national banking association organized or formed under the laws of the United States and is a United States resident for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

  (z) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

 

Party Required to Deliver Document
    

Form/Document/Certificate

  

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

  (aa) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(iv) In the event that (i) an Early Termination Date occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction as a result of a Termination Event or an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default arising under Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Dealer owes to Counterparty an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement, or (ii) Dealer owes to Counterparty, pursuant to Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, an amount calculated under Section 12.8 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

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6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

ABA: 121-000-248

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Charlotte, NC

Internal Acct No. 01020304464228

A/C Name: WFB Equity Derivatives

Account for delivery of Shares to Dealer:

DTC Number:     2072

Agent ID:             52196

Institution ID:       52196

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Charlotte.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, all notices to Dealer in connection with the Transaction are effective only upon receipt of email message to CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THE CONFIRMATION HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY OTHER UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS; SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF APPROPRIATE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH SECURITIES LAWS OR EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM OR NOT SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH SECURITIES LAWS.

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Confirmation and returning it to CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com.

 

Very truly yours,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Thomas Yates

  Name:   Thomas Yates
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

 

1.    Strike Price:    USD 39.9520.
2.    Premium:    USD 2,655,090.
3.    Final Disruption Date:    July 24, 2024.

 

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SCHEDULE B

For each Component of the Transaction, the Number of Warrants and Expiration Date are set forth below.

 

Component Number

 

Number of Warrants

 

Expiration Date

1   7,067   March 18, 2024
2   7,067   March 19, 2024
3   7,067   March 20, 2024
4   7,067   March 21, 2024
5   7,067   March 22, 2024
6   7,067   March 25, 2024
7   7,067   March 26, 2024
8   7,067   March 27, 2024
9   7,067   March 28, 2024
10   7,067   April 1, 2024
11   7,067   April 2, 2024
12   7,067   April 3, 2024
13   7,067   April 4, 2024
14   7,067   April 5, 2024
15   7,067   April 8, 2024
16   7,067   April 9, 2024
17   7,067   April 10, 2024
18   7,067   April 11, 2024
19   7,067   April 12, 2024
20   7,067   April 15, 2024
21   7,067   April 16, 2024
22   7,067   April 17, 2024
23   7,067   April 18, 2024
24   7,067   April 19, 2024
25   7,067   April 22, 2024
26   7,067   April 23, 2024
27   7,067   April 24, 2024
28   7,067   April 25, 2024
29   7,067   April 26, 2024
30   7,067   April 29, 2024
31   7,067   April 30, 2024
32   7,067   May 1, 2024
33   7,067   May 2, 2024
34   7,067   May 3, 2024
35   7,067   May 6, 2024
36   7,067   May 7, 2024
37   7,067   May 8, 2024
38   7,067   May 9, 2024
39   7,067   May 10, 2024
40   7,067   May 13, 2024
41   7,067   May 14, 2024
42   7,067   May 15, 2024
43   7,067   May 16, 2024
44   7,067   May 17, 2024
45   7,067   May 20, 2024
46   7,067   May 21, 2024
47   7,067   May 22, 2024
48   7,067   May 23, 2024
49   7,067   May 24, 2024
50   7,067   May 28, 2024

 

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51   7,067   May 29, 2024
52   7,067   May 30, 2024
53   7,067   May 31, 2024
54   7,067   June 3, 2024
55   7,067   June 4, 2024
56   7,067   June 5, 2024
57   7,068   June 6, 2024
58   7,068   June 7, 2024
59   7,068   June 10, 2024
60   7,068   June 11, 2024
61   7,068   June 12, 2024
62   7,068   June 13, 2024
63   7,068   June 14, 2024
64   7,068   June 17, 2024
65   7,068   June 18, 2024
66   7,068   June 19, 2024
67   7,068   June 20, 2024
68   7,068   June 21, 2024
69   7,068   June 24, 2024
70   7,068   June 25, 2024
71   7,068   June 26, 2024
72   7,068   June 27, 2024
73   7,068   June 28, 2024
74   7,068   July 1, 2024
75   7,068   July 2, 2024
76   7,068   July 3, 2024
77   7,068   July 5, 2024
78   7,068   July 8, 2024
79   7,068   July 9, 2024
80   7,068   July 10, 2024

 

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Exhibit 10.10

Execution Copy

 

  Barclays Bank PLC
  5 The North Colonnade
  Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB
  Facsimile: +44 (20) 777 36461
 

Telephone: +44 (20) 777 36810

 

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC

  745 Seventh Ave
  New York, NY 10019
  Telephone: +1 212 412 4000

 

DATE:    December 9, 2016
TO:    Teradyne, Inc.
   600 Riverpark Drive
   North Reading, MA 01864
ATTENTION:    Michael Callahan
EMAIL:    Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
TELEPHONE:    (978) 370-3546
FROM:    Barclays Capital Inc., acting as Agent for Barclays Bank PLC
TELEPHONE:    +1 212 412 4000
FACSIMILE:    +44 (20) 7773-6461
SUBJECT:    Additional Bond Hedge Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Barclays Bank PLC (“ Dealer ”), through its agent Barclays Capital Inc. (the “ Agent ”), and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below. Dealer is authorized by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Dealer is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“ SIPC ”).

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated on or about December 12, 2016 between Counterparty and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, but only if such amendment, modification or supplement is consented to by Dealer in writing, the “ Indenture ”) relating to USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% senior unsecured convertible notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”) issued by Counterparty. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. References herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered between the execution of this Confirmation and the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. Subject to the foregoing, the parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

 

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Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to, an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule except for the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’ equity of Dealer, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:   
Trade Date:    December 9, 2016.
Effective Date:    The closing date of the Convertible Notes issued pursuant to the Additional Notes (as defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below)) exercised on the date hereof.
Option Style:    Modified American, as described below under “Procedures for Exercise”.
Option Type:    Call.
Buyer:    Counterparty.
Seller:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Options:    60,000.
Option Entitlement:    As of any date, a number of Shares per Option equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date (but without regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or to Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture).
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Applicable Percentage:    40%.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    The Effective Date.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.

 

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Calculation Agent:    Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.
Procedures for Exercise:
Conversion Dates:    Each “Conversion Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring during the Exercise Period for Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount that are surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below, but are not “Relevant Convertible Notes” under, and as defined in, the confirmation between the parties hereto regarding the Base Bond Hedge Transaction dated December 6, 2016 (the “ Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation ”) (such Convertible Notes, the “ Relevant Convertible Notes ”); provided that if Counterparty has not delivered to Dealer a related Notice of Exercise, then in no event shall a Conversion Date be deemed to occur hereunder (and no Option shall be exercised or deemed to be exercised hereunder) with respect to any surrender of a Convertible Note for conversion in respect of which Counterparty has elected to designate a financial institution for exchange in lieu of conversion of such Convertible Note pursuant to Section 10.10 of the Indenture. For the purposes of determining whether any Convertible Notes will be Relevant Convertible Notes hereunder or under the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation, Convertible Notes that are converted pursuant to the Indenture shall be allocated first to the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated.
Exercisable Options:    In respect of each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below, but no greater than the Number of Options.
Free Convertibility Date:    September 15, 2023
Exercise Period:    The period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Expiration Date.
Expiration Date:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, “Expiration Date” shall mean the earlier of (x) the last day on which any Convertible Notes remain outstanding and (y) the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).

 

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Multiple Exercise:    Applicable, as provided under “Exercisable Options” above.
Automatic Exercise:   

Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to (i) the number of Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Conversion Date has occurred minus (ii) the number of Options that are or are deemed to be automatically exercised on such Conversion Date under the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.

Notice Deadline:    In respect of any exercise of any Conversion Date, the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled first day of the Conversion Period for such Options; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, the Notice Deadline is the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date; provided, further , that notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method (as defined below) and the related automatic exercise of the related Options shall be effective if given after the relevant Notice Deadline but prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Scheduled Trading Day following the Notice Deadline and, in respect of any Options in respect of which such notice is delivered after the relevant Notice Deadline pursuant to this proviso, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the number of Shares and/or amount of cash deliverable by Dealer with respect to such Options in a commercially reasonable manner as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Notice Deadline.
Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or under “Exercisable Options” above, in order to exercise any Exercisable Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Notice Deadline of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes as to which such Conversion Date has occurred (including, if applicable, whether all or any portion of the Convertible Notes relating to such Options are Convertible Notes as to which additional Shares would be added to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 of the Indenture (the “ Make-Whole Convertible Notes ”)), (ii) the scheduled first day of the applicable Conversion Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options and (iv) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Settlement in Shares or Settlement in Cash (each as defined below), the Specified Dollar Amount (as defined in the Indenture), and such notice shall also include the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election

 

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   Conditions” below; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Relevant Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, (A) such notice need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) in respect of all such Relevant Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on or prior to the Free Convertibility Date specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above, as well as the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election Conditions” below; provided further that any “Notice of Exercise” delivered to Dealer pursuant to the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation shall be deemed to be a Notice of Exercise pursuant to this Confirmation and the terms of such Notice of Exercise shall apply, mutadis mutandis , to this Confirmation.
Settlement Terms:
Settlement Method:    For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if the Settlement Method Election Conditions have been satisfied and Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option.
Settlement Amount:    In respect of any Option, the aggregate of the number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD for each Convertible Note in principal amount of USD 1,000 converted on such Conversion Date determined in accordance with the applicable Relevant Settlement Method.
Relevant Settlement Method:   

In respect of any Option, subject to the Settlement Method Election Conditions:

 

(i) if Counterparty has elected or has been deemed to have elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note (A) with “Physical Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Shares ”); (B) with “Combination Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount less than USD 1,000 (such settlement method, “ Low Cash Combination Settlement ”); or (C) with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement;

 

(ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and

 

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   (iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with “Cash Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Cash ”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.
Settlement Method Election Conditions:   

For any Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, such Relevant Settlement Method shall apply to an Option only if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method for such Option, as applicable, contains:

 

(i) a representation that, on the date of such Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares;

 

(ii) a representation that Counterparty is electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”);

 

(iii) a representation that Counterparty has not entered into or altered any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction, other than any other Share Option Transactions entered into on the Trade Date with Dealer, an affiliate of Dealer, Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or an affiliate thereof;

 

(iv) a representation that Counterparty is not electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act; and

 

(v) an acknowledgment by Counterparty that (A) any transaction by Dealer following Counterparty’s election of the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method shall be made at Dealer’s sole discretion and for Dealer’s own account and (B) Counterparty does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when, whether or at what price to effect such transactions, including, without limitation, the price paid or received per Share pursuant to such transactions, or whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately.

Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for each such Option of a number of Shares of each such Trading Day equal to (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (iii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that in no event shall the

 

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Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Net Share Settlement Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.

Combination Settlement:   

If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay and/or deliver, as applicable, to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:

 

(i) cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of an amount for each such Trading Day equal to (A) the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Dollar Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value (such lesser amount, the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”), divided by (B) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero; and

 

(ii) an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of a number of Shares for each such Trading Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A) the Daily Option Value on such Trading Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day (the remainder, the “ Daily Share Value ”), divided by (B) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (C) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero;

 

provided, however, if the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of the quotient of the Daily Share Value on such Trading Day divided by the number of Trading Days in such Conversion Period exceeded the Applicable Limit for such Option, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Option shall be reduced by the amount of such excess, and if the amount of such excess is greater than such Combination Settlement Cash Amount, the Combination Settlement Share Amount shall be reduced by a number of Shares equal to the remaining amount of such excess divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

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   Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Combination Settlement Share Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.
Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period.
Daily Option Value:    For any Trading Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Trading Day, multiplied by (ii)(x) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day minus (y) the Strike Price on such Trading Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.
Applicable Limit:    For any exercised Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion of such Relevant Convertible Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion of such Relevant Convertible Note, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000.
Applicable Limit Price:    On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page TER.N <equity> (or any successor thereto).
Trading Day:    A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Scheduled Trading Day:    A day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the Exchange or, if the Shares is not then listed on the Exchange, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Business Day:    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.
Market Disruption Event:   

Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:

 

“‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the securities exchange or market referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” above to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to

 

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   1:00 p.m. New York City time on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the securities exchange or market referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options, contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.”
VWAP Price:    On any Trading Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) “TER <equity> AQR” 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 at such time, the market value of one Share on such Trading Day, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method). For the avoidance of doubt, the VWAP Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours.
Conversion Period:   

For any Option and regardless of the Settlement Method applicable to such Option:

 

(i) if the related Conversion Date occurs prior to the Free Convertibility Date, the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately following such Conversion Date; provided that if the Notice of Exercise for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the third Trading Day immediately following the receipt of such Notice of Exercise;

 

(ii) if the related Conversion Date occurs on or following the Free Convertibility Date the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 42 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 39 Trading Days, the 41 st ) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 62 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 59 Trading Days, the 61st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).

T+2 Effective Date:    The date, if at all, the relevant exchange or authority has adopted a normal settlement cycle of two Business Days for trading in the Shares, and the T+2 Effective Date will be the first date for which trades executed on that date are subject to such new cycle.
Settlement Date:    For any Option, the third Business Day, immediately following the final Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period for such Option.

 

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Settlement Currency:    USD.
Other Applicable Provisions:    To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)).
Share Adjustments:   
Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Rate and/or the nature of the Shares under the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Indenture (other than an increase in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 10.03 or 10.04(h) of the Indenture), the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, to the extent an analogous adjustment is made under the Indenture. Counterparty agrees that it will notify Dealer prior to the effectiveness of any such adjustment and, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.04(m) of the Indenture or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in good faith and in its commercially reasonable discretion to preserve the economic intent of the parties, the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction; provided that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this sentence so that the fair value of this Transaction to Dealer is not reduced as a result of such adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Conversion Period but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Note under the Indenture because the relevant “Holder” (as defined in the Indenture) was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event.

 

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Potential Adjustment Events:    Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in Section 10.04 of the Indenture that would result in an adjustment to the “Conversion Rate” or to any “Last Reported Sale Price,” “Daily VWAP,” “Daily Conversion Value” or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the Convertible Notes; provided that in no event shall there be any adjustment hereunder as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture.
Extraordinary Events:
Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of a “Merger Event” as set forth in Section 10.05 of the Indenture.
Notice of Merger Consideration:    Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into or exchanged for more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon the form of election of the holders of the Shares), Counterparty shall promptly notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have affirmatively elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event; provided that in no event shall the date of such notification be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated.
Consequences of Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction; provided , however , that no such adjustment shall be made in respect of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction is preserved as a result of such adjustment.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   
Change in Law:   

Applicable; provided that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or the announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word

 

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“Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10 calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “ provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”;

 

(II) Section 12.9b(i) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a default pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.

Avoidance Criteria:   

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

 

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Failure to Deliver:    Not Applicable.
Insolvency Filing:   

Applicable; provided that the definition of “Insolvency Filing” in Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting the clause “provided that such proceedings instituted or petitions presented by creditors and not consented to by the Issuer shall not be deemed an Insolvency Filing” at the end of such definition and replacing it with the following: “; or it has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by a creditor and such proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within fifteen (15) days of the institution or presentation thereof.”

 

Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: “If neither party elects to terminate the Transaction in respect of an Insolvency Filing, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the Transaction upon the occurrence of such an event pursuant to Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment (as if such event were a Tender Offer and the date of the Insolvency Filing was the relevant Tender Offer Date).”

Hedging Disruption:   

Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

Increased Cost of Hedging:    Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).
Hedging Party:    Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.
Hedge Positions:    The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.
Acknowledgments:   
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.

Agreements and Acknowledgments

Regarding Hedging Activities:

   Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

 

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3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

  (b) Securities Act. It is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act.

 

  (c) ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a) the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date or the Premium Payment Date, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)) and on each such date Counterparty would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation or organization;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided, however , that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (e) Counterparty has (and shall at all times during the Transaction have) the capacity and authority to invest directly in the Shares underlying the Transaction and has not entered into the Transaction with the intent to avoid any regulatory filings;

 

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  (f) Counterparty’s financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness;

 

  (g) Counterparty’s investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and Counterparty is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction;

 

  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, and (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (m) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (n) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (o) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting settlement pursuant to the Relevant Settlement Method during the term of this Transaction;

 

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  (p) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exemptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.

 

  (q) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction; and

 

  (r) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

5. Other Provisions.

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

  (b) Additional Termination Event.

(i) If (A) an Amendment Event occurs or (B) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture occurs or (C) a Repayment Event occurs, an Additional Termination Event shall occur in respect of which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (2) Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement; provided that in the case of a Repayment Event the Transaction shall be subject to termination only in respect of the number of Convertible Notes that cease to be outstanding in connection with or as a result of such Repayment Event.

Amendment Event ” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements or obtains a waiver with respect to (A) any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Notes governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Notes (including changes to the conversion rate, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or (B) any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to amend, in each case without the prior written consent of Dealer, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

Repayment Event ” means that (A) any Convertible Notes are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a change of control, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any Convertible Notes are delivered to Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries (howsoever described), (C) any principal of any of the Convertible Notes is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Convertible Notes (whether following acceleration of the Convertible Notes or otherwise), or (D) any Convertible Notes are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Counterparty or any of its affiliates (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction; provided that, in the case of clause (B) and clause (D), conversions of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture as in effect on the date hereof shall not be Repayment Events.

 

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  (c) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

  (d) Dividends . If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to but excluding the Expiration Date, (i) an ex-dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an “ Ex-Dividend Date ”), and that dividend is less than the Regular Dividend on a per Share basis or (ii) if no Ex-Dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares in any quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, then the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and/or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer after taking into account such dividend or lack thereof. “Regular Dividend” shall mean USD 0.06 per Share per quarter. Upon any adjustment to the Dividend Threshold Amount (as defined in the Indenture) for the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 10.04(d) of the Indenture, the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to the Regular Dividend for the Transaction.

 

  (e)

Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Options Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.00% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Options Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Options Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Options Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Options in aggregate and the Option Entitlement under this Transaction and any other bond hedge transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on

 

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  terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (f) Rule 10b-18.

(i) Except as disclosed to Dealer in writing prior to the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that it has not made any purchases of blocks by or for itself or any of its Affiliated Purchasers pursuant to the one block purchase per week exception in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act during each of the four calendar weeks preceding such date and the calendar week in which such date occurs (“ Rule 10b-18 purchase ,” “ blocks ” and “ Affiliated Purchaser ” each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)). Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates and Affiliated Purchasers not to, directly or indirectly (including by means of a derivative instrument) enter into any transaction to purchase any Shares during the period beginning on such date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that it has completed all purchases of Shares to hedge initially its exposure to the Transaction.

(ii) On any day during any Conversion Period, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not, on any day during any Conversion Period, make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares (a “ Public Announcement ”); (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption, and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

  (g)

Regulation M. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (x) Counterparty (A) was not on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, has not since such date, and is not on the date hereof, engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M” ), of any securities of Counterparty, other than the

 

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  distribution of the Convertible Notes and (B) shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) on any day during any Conversion Period, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day in such Conversion Period.

 

  (h) Early Unwind. In the event the sale of Convertible Notes is not consummated with the initial purchasers for any reason by the close of business in New York on December 12, 2016 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties) (December 12, 2016 or such later date as agreed upon being the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

  (i) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer.

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations, regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as

 

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if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of paragraph 5(m) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence). The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be further conditions to a transfer or assignment by Dealer without Counterparty’s consent that (x) such transfer or assignment would not result in a deemed exchange by Counterparty of the transferred or assigned portion of the Transaction for a modified transaction that differs materially in kind or extent for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (y) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty will not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment.

 

  (j) Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealer’s hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the relevant “Nominal Settlement Date”, Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “ Nominal Settlement Date ”), elect to deliver the Shares deliverable on such Nominal Settlement Date on two or more dates (each, a “ Staggered Settlement Date ”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows: (i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Settlement Amount” above among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

 

  (k) Role of Agent. Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges to and agrees with the other party hereto and to and with the Agent that (i) the Agent is acting as agent for Dealer under the Transaction pursuant to instructions from such party, (ii) the Agent is not a principal or party to the Transaction, and may transfer its rights and obligations with respect to the Transaction, (iii) the Agent shall have no responsibility, obligation or liability, by way of issuance, guaranty, endorsement or otherwise in any manner with respect to the performance of either party under the Transaction, (iv) Dealer and the Agent have not given, and Counterparty is not relying (for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon, any statements, opinions or representations (whether written or oral) of Dealer or the Agent, other than the representations expressly set forth in this Confirmation or the Agreement, and (v) each party agrees to proceed solely against the other party, and not the Agent, to collect or recover any money or securities owed to it in connection with the Transaction. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the Agent is an intended third party beneficiary hereunder. Counterparty acknowledges that the Agent is an affiliate of Dealer. Dealer will be acting for its own account in respect of this Confirmation and the Transaction contemplated hereunder.

 

  (l) Regulatory Provisions. The time of dealing for the Transaction will be confirmed by Dealer upon written request by Counterparty. The Agent will furnish to Counterparty upon written request a statement as to the source and amount of any remuneration received or to be received by the Agent in connection with the Transaction.

 

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  (m) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (n) Alternative Calculations and Dealer Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer owes Counterparty any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3 (and “Consequences of Merger Events” above), 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects for Dealer to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the Shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(t) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Dealer is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units, Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market value (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be purchased over a commercially reasonable period of time with the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

  (o) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

  (p)

Registration. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer based on the advice of counsel, the Shares (“ Hedge Shares ”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and (A) enter into an agreement, substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for registered secondary offerings of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents

 

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  customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided , however , that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into and comply with a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the closing price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. For the avoidance of doubt, Counterparty is not obligated to purchase Shares under any circumstances unless Counterparty has elected to purchase the Hedge Shares in accordance with clause (iii) of this paragraph 5(p).

 

  (q) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (r) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (s) Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (t) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (u)

Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the

 

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  Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Settlement Amount for such Options), if Dealer determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate; provided that no such Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery may be postponed or extended more than 15 Scheduled Trading Days after the original Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery, as the case may be.

 

  (v) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, if any, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Counterparty would owe to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be zero.

 

  (w) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

  (x) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

  (y) Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (z) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (aa) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  (bb) Method of Delivery . Whenever delivery of funds or other assets is required hereunder by or to Counterparty, such delivery shall be effected through the Agent. In addition, all notices, demands and communications of any kind relating to the Transaction between Dealer and Counterparty shall be transmitted exclusively through the Agent.

 

  (cc)

2013 EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Protocol. The parties agree that the terms of the 2013 EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and

 

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  Disclosure Protocol published by ISDA on July 19, 2013 (“ Protocol ”) apply to the Agreement as if the parties had adhered to the Protocol without amendment. In respect of the Attachment to the Protocol, (i) the definition of “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be deleted and references to “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be to this section (and references to “such party’s Adherence Letter” and “its Adherence Letter” shall be read accordingly), (ii) references to “adheres to the Protocol” shall be deemed to be “enters into this Agreement”, (iii) references to “Protocol Covered Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to this Agreement (and each “Protocol Covered Agreement” shall be read accordingly), and (iv) references to “Implementation Date” shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement. For the purposes of this section:

 

  1. Dealer is a Portfolio Data Sending Entity and Counterparty is a Portfolio Data Receiving Entity;

 

  2. Dealer and Counterparty may use a Third Party Service Provider, and each of Dealer and Counterparty consents to such use including the communication of the relevant data in relation to Dealer and Counterparty to such Third Party Service Provider for the purposes of the reconciliation services provided by such entity.

 

  3. The Local Business Days for such purposes in relation to Dealer and Counterparty is New York, New York, USA.

 

  4. The following are the applicable email addresses.

 

Portfolio Data:    Dealer: MarginServicesPortRec@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
Notice of discrepancy:    Dealer: PortRecDiscrepancy@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
Dispute Notice:    Dealer: EMIRdisputenotices@Barclays.com
   Counterparty: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

 

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  (dd) NFC Representation Protocol. The parties agree that the provisions set out in the Attachment to the ISDA 2013 EMIR NFC Representation Protocol published by ISDA on March 8, 2013 (the “ NFC Representation Protocol ”) shall apply to the Agreement as if each party were an Adhering Party under the terms of the NFC Representation Protocol. In respect of the Attachment to the Protocol, (i) the definition of “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be deleted and references to “Adherence Letter” shall be deemed to be to this section (and references to “the relevant Adherence Letter” and “its Adherence Letter” shall be read accordingly), (ii) references to “adheres to the Protocol” shall be deemed to be “enters into this Agreement”, (iii) references to “Covered Master Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to this Agreement (and each “Covered Master Agreement” shall be read accordingly), and (iv) references to “Implementation Date” shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement. Counterparty confirms that it enters into this Agreement as a party making the NFC Representation (as such term is defined in the NFC Representation Protocol). Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of any change to its status as a party making the NFC Representation.

 

  (ee) Bail-In Protocol. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the parties agree that the provisions of the ISDA 2016 Bail-In Article 55 BRRD Protocol published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on 14 July 2016 (the “ Bail-In Protocol ”) shall be deemed to be incorporated into and apply to this Agreement with effect from the date of this Agreement as if references in those provisions to “Protocol Covered Agreement” as defined in the Bail-in Protocol were references to this Agreement, and on the basis that references to the “Implementation Date” in the Bail-in Protocol shall be deemed to be references to the date of this Agreement.

 

  (ff) Contractual Recognition of UK Stay in Resolution. Notwithstanding anything contained in Agreement, the parties agree that the provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4 (inclusive) of the UK (PRA Rule) Jurisdictional Module (the “ UK Module ”) published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. on 3 May 2016, as amended from time to time, shall be deemed to be incorporated into the Agreement as if references in those provisions to “Covered Agreement” were references to the Agreement, and on the basis that: (i) Dealer shall be treated as a “Regulated Entity” and as a “Regulated Entity Counterparty” with respect to Counterparty, (ii) Counterparty shall be treated as a “Module Adhering Party”, and (iii) references to the “Implementation Date” in the UK Module shall be deemed to be references to 1 January 2017.

 

  (gg) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a “foreign person” (as that term is used in Section 1.6041-4(a)(4) of the United States Treasury Regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

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  (hh) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

 

Party Required to Deliver Document
   

Form/Document/Certificate

 

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty

  A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)   (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer   A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or successor thereto.)   (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

  (ii) Withholding Tax. “Indemnifiable Tax”, as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include (i) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”), (ii) any tax imposed on amounts treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Code (or the United States Treasury Regulations or other guidance issued thereunder), or (iii) any tax imposed on amounts treated as distributions of property under Section 305 of the Code (or the United States Treasury Regulations or other guidance issued thereunder). If, at any time, any party (the “Remitting Party”) is required to remit an amount of tax in respect of any such U.S. federal withholding tax described under (i) through (iii) with respect to a payment (or deemed payment or deemed distribution) under the Transaction, then without duplication for any amount the Remitting Party has deducted on account of such tax from any amount paid to the other party pursuant to the Transaction, the amount so required to be remitted shall be payable by the other party to the Remitting Party within 10 business days of written demand by the Remitting Party. For the avoidance of doubt, a FATCA Withholding Tax is a Tax the deduction or withholding of which is required by applicable law for the purposes of Section 2(d) of the Agreement.

 

  (jj) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

Bank: Barclays Bank plc NY

ABA# 026 00 2574

BIC: BARCUS33

Acct: 50038524

Beneficiary: BARCGB33

Ref: Barclays Bank plc London Equity Derivatives

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Dealer is not a Multibranch Party.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Barclays Bank PLC

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attn: Paul Robinson

Telephone:            (+1) 212-526-0111

Facsimile:             (+1) 917-522-0458

 

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Counterparty hereby agrees to check this Confirmation and to confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of the Transaction by signing in the space provided below and returning to Dealer a facsimile of the fully-executed Confirmation to Dealer at (+1) 917-522-0458. Originals shall be provided for your execution upon your request.

 

Very truly yours,
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:  

/s/ David Levin

  Name:   David Levin
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

 

1.    Strike Price:    USD 31.8368.
2.    Premium:    USD 5,260,920.

 

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Exhibit 10.11

Execution Copy

 

 

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner

& Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

 

DATE:    December 9, 2016
TO:    Teradyne, Inc.
   600 Riverpark Drive
   North Reading, MA 01864
ATTENTION:    Michael Callahan
EMAIL:    Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
TELEPHONE:    (978) 370-3546
FROM:    Bank of America, N.A.
TELEPHONE:    646-855-0711
FACSIMILE:    646-822-5618
SUBJECT:    Additional Bond Hedge Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Bank of America, N.A. (“ Dealer ”) and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated on or about December 12, 2016 between Counterparty and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, but only if such amendment, modification or supplement is consented to by Dealer in writing, the “ Indenture ”) relating to USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% senior unsecured convertible notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”) issued by Counterparty. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. References herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered between the execution of this Confirmation and the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. Subject to the foregoing, the parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to, an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the

 

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Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule except for the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’ equity of Bank of America Corporation, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:
Trade Date:    December 9, 2016.
Effective Date:    The closing date of the Convertible Notes issued pursuant to the Additional Notes (as defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below)) exercised on the date hereof.
Option Style:    Modified American, as described below under “Procedures for Exercise”.
Option Type:    Call.
Buyer:    Counterparty.
Seller:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Options:    60,000.
Option Entitlement:    As of any date, a number of Shares per Option equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date (but without regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or to Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture).
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Applicable Percentage:    30%.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    The Effective Date.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.
Calculation Agent:    Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for

 

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   the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.
Procedures for Exercise:
Conversion Dates:    Each “Conversion Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring during the Exercise Period for Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount that are surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below, but are not “Relevant Convertible Notes” under, and as defined in, the confirmation between the parties hereto regarding the Base Bond Hedge Transaction dated December 6, 2016 (the “ Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation ”) (such Convertible Notes, the “ Relevant Convertible Notes ”); provided that if Counterparty has not delivered to Dealer a related Notice of Exercise, then in no event shall a Conversion Date be deemed to occur hereunder (and no Option shall be exercised or deemed to be exercised hereunder) with respect to any surrender of a Convertible Note for conversion in respect of which Counterparty has elected to designate a financial institution for exchange in lieu of conversion of such Convertible Note pursuant to Section 10.10 of the Indenture. For the purposes of determining whether any Convertible Notes will be Relevant Convertible Notes hereunder or under the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation, Convertible Notes that are converted pursuant to the Indenture shall be allocated first to the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated.
Exercisable Options:    In respect of each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below, but no greater than the Number of Options.
Free Convertibility Date:    September 15, 2023
Exercise Period:    The period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Expiration Date.
Expiration Date:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, “Expiration Date” shall mean the earlier of (x) the last day on which any Convertible Notes remain outstanding and (y) the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).
Multiple Exercise:    Applicable, as provided under “Exercisable Options” above.
Automatic Exercise:    Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to (i) the number of Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Conversion Date has occurred minus (ii) the number of Options that are or are deemed to be automatically exercised on such Conversion

 

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Date under the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.

Notice Deadline:    In respect of any exercise of any Conversion Date, the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled first day of the Conversion Period for such Options; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, the Notice Deadline is the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date; provided, further , that notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method (as defined below) and the related automatic exercise of the related Options shall be effective if given after the relevant Notice Deadline but prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Scheduled Trading Day following the Notice Deadline and, in respect of any Options in respect of which such notice is delivered after the relevant Notice Deadline pursuant to this proviso, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the number of Shares and/or amount of cash deliverable by Dealer with respect to such Options in a commercially reasonable manner as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Notice Deadline.
Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or under “Exercisable Options” above, in order to exercise any Exercisable Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Notice Deadline of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes as to which such Conversion Date has occurred (including, if applicable, whether all or any portion of the Convertible Notes relating to such Options are Convertible Notes as to which additional Shares would be added to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 of the Indenture (the “ Make-Whole Convertible Notes ”)), (ii) the scheduled first day of the applicable Conversion Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options and (iv) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Settlement in Shares or Settlement in Cash (each as defined below), the Specified Dollar Amount (as defined in the Indenture), and such notice shall also include the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election Conditions” below; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Relevant Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, (A) such notice need only specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) in respect of all such Relevant

 

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   Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on or prior to the Free Convertibility Date specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above, as well as the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election Conditions” below; provided further that any “Notice of Exercise” delivered to Dealer pursuant to the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation shall be deemed to be a Notice of Exercise pursuant to this Confirmation and the terms of such Notice of Exercise shall apply, mutadis mutandis , to this Confirmation.
Settlement Terms:
Settlement Method:    For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if the Settlement Method Election Conditions have been satisfied and Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option.
Settlement Amount:    In respect of any Option, the aggregate of the number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD for each Convertible Note in principal amount of USD 1,000 converted on such Conversion Date determined in accordance with the applicable Relevant Settlement Method.
Relevant Settlement Method:   

In respect of any Option, subject to the Settlement Method Election Conditions:

 

(i) if Counterparty has elected or has been deemed to have elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note (A) with “Physical Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Shares ”); (B) with “Combination Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount less than USD 1,000 (such settlement method, “ Low Cash Combination Settlement ”); or (C) with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement;

 

(ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and

 

(iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with “Cash Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Cash ”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.

 

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Settlement Method Election Conditions:   

For any Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, such Relevant Settlement Method shall apply to an Option only if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method for such Option, as applicable, contains:

 

(i) a representation that, on the date of such Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares;

 

(ii) a representation that Counterparty is electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”);

 

(iii) a representation that Counterparty has not entered into or altered any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction, other than any other Share Option Transactions entered into on the Trade Date with Dealer, an affiliate of Dealer, Barclays Bank PLC, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or an affiliate thereof;

 

(iv) a representation that Counterparty is not electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act; and

 

(v) an acknowledgment by Counterparty that (A) any transaction by Dealer following Counterparty’s election of the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method shall be made at Dealer’s sole discretion and for Dealer’s own account and (B) Counterparty does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when, whether or at what price to effect such transactions, including, without limitation, the price paid or received per Share pursuant to such transactions, or whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately.

Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for each such Option of a number of Shares of each such Trading Day equal to (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (iii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

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   Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Net Share Settlement Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.
Combination Settlement:   

If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay and/or deliver, as applicable, to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:

 

(i) cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of an amount for each such Trading Day equal to (A) the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Dollar Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value (such lesser amount, the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”), divided by (B) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero; and

 

(ii) an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of a number of Shares for each such Trading Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A) the Daily Option Value on such Trading Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day (the remainder, the “ Daily Share Value ”), divided by (B) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (C) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero;

 

provided, however, if the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of the quotient of the Daily Share Value on such Trading Day divided by the number of Trading Days in such Conversion Period exceeded the Applicable Limit for such Option, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Option shall be reduced by the amount of such excess, and if the amount of such excess is greater than such Combination Settlement Cash Amount, the Combination Settlement Share Amount shall be reduced by a number of Shares equal to the remaining amount of such excess divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Combination Settlement Share Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.

 

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Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period.
Daily Option Value:    For any Trading Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Trading Day, multiplied by (ii)(x) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day minus (y) the Strike Price on such Trading Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.
Applicable Limit:    For any exercised Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion of such Relevant Convertible Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion of such Relevant Convertible Note, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000.
Applicable Limit Price:    On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page TER.N <equity> (or any successor thereto).
Trading Day:    A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Scheduled Trading Day:    A day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the Exchange or, if the Shares is not then listed on the Exchange, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Business Day:    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.
Market Disruption Event:   

Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:

 

“‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the securities exchange or market referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” above to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. New York City time on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the securities exchange or market

 

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   referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options, contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.”
VWAP Price:    On any Trading Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) “TER <equity> AQR” 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 at such time, the market value of one Share on such Trading Day, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method). For the avoidance of doubt, the VWAP Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours.
Conversion Period:   

For any Option and regardless of the Settlement Method applicable to such Option:

 

(i) if the related Conversion Date occurs prior to the Free Convertibility Date, the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately following such Conversion Date; provided that if the Notice of Exercise for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the third Trading Day immediately following the receipt of such Notice of Exercise;

 

(ii) if the related Conversion Date occurs on or following the Free Convertibility Date the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 42 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 39 Trading Days, the 41 st ) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 62 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 59 Trading Days, the 61st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).

T+2 Effective Date:    The date, if at all, the relevant exchange or authority has adopted a normal settlement cycle of two Business Days for trading in the Shares, and the T+2 Effective Date will be the first date for which trades executed on that date are subject to such new cycle.
Settlement Date:    For any Option, the third Business Day, immediately following the final Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period for such Option.
Settlement Currency:    USD.
Other Applicable Provisions:    To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as

 

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   defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)).
Share Adjustments:   
Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Rate and/or the nature of the Shares under the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Indenture (other than an increase in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 10.03 or 10.04(h) of the Indenture), the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, to the extent an analogous adjustment is made under the Indenture. Counterparty agrees that it will notify Dealer prior to the effectiveness of any such adjustment and, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.04(m) of the Indenture or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in good faith and in its commercially reasonable discretion to preserve the economic intent of the parties, the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction; provided that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this sentence so that the fair value of this Transaction to Dealer is not reduced as a result of such adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Conversion Period but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Note under the Indenture because the relevant “Holder” (as defined in the Indenture) was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event.
Potential Adjustment Events:    Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in Section 10.04 of the Indenture that would result in an adjustment to the “Conversion Rate” or to any “Last Reported Sale Price,” “Daily VWAP,” “Daily Conversion Value”

 

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   or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the Convertible Notes; provided that in no event shall there be any adjustment hereunder as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture.
Extraordinary Events:
Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of a “Merger Event” as set forth in Section 10.05 of the Indenture.
Notice of Merger Consideration:    Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into or exchanged for more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon the form of election of the holders of the Shares), Counterparty shall promptly notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have affirmatively elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event; provided that in no event shall the date of such notification be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated.
Consequences of Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction; provided , however , that no such adjustment shall be made in respect of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction is preserved as a result of such adjustment.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   
Change in Law:   

Applicable; provided that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or the announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10 calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) by immediately following the word “Transaction”

 

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   in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “ provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”;
   (II) Section 12.9b(i) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a default pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.
Avoidance Criteria:   

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

Failure to Deliver:    Not Applicable.
Insolvency Filing:    Applicable; provided that the definition of “Insolvency Filing” in Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting the clause “provided that such proceedings instituted or petitions presented by creditors and not consented to by the Issuer shall not be deemed an Insolvency Filing” at the end of such definition and

 

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replacing it with the following: “; or it has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by a creditor and such proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within fifteen (15) days of the institution or presentation thereof.”

 

Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: “If neither party elects to terminate the Transaction in respect of an Insolvency Filing, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the Transaction upon the occurrence of such an event pursuant to Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment (as if such event were a Tender Offer and the date of the Insolvency Filing was the relevant Tender Offer Date).”

Hedging Disruption:   

Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

Increased Cost of Hedging:    Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).
Hedging Party:    Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.
Hedge Positions:    The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.
Acknowledgments:   
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

 

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3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

  (b) Securities Act. It is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act.

 

  (c) ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a) the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date or the Premium Payment Date, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)) and on each such date Counterparty would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation or organization;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided, however , that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (e) Counterparty has (and shall at all times during the Transaction have) the capacity and authority to invest directly in the Shares underlying the Transaction and has not entered into the Transaction with the intent to avoid any regulatory filings;

 

  (f) Counterparty’s financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness;

 

  (g) Counterparty’s investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and Counterparty is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction;

 

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  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, and (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (m) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (n) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (o) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting settlement pursuant to the Relevant Settlement Method during the term of this Transaction;

 

  (p) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exemptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.

 

  (q) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction; and

 

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  (r) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

5. Other Provisions.

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

  (b) Additional Termination Event.

 

  (i) If (A) an Amendment Event occurs or (B) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture occurs or (C) a Repayment Event occurs, an Additional Termination Event shall occur in respect of which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (2) Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement; provided that in the case of a Repayment Event the Transaction shall be subject to termination only in respect of the number of Convertible Notes that cease to be outstanding in connection with or as a result of such Repayment Event.

Amendment Event ” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements or obtains a waiver with respect to (A) any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Notes governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Notes (including changes to the conversion rate, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or (B) any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to amend, in each case without the prior written consent of Dealer, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

Repayment Event ” means that (A) any Convertible Notes are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a change of control, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any Convertible Notes are delivered to Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries (howsoever described), (C) any principal of any of the Convertible Notes is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Convertible Notes (whether following acceleration of the Convertible Notes or otherwise), or (D) any Convertible Notes are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Counterparty or any of its affiliates (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction; provided that, in the case of clause (B) and clause (D), conversions of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture as in effect on the date hereof shall not be Repayment Events.

 

  (c) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

  (d)

Dividends . If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to but excluding the Expiration Date, (i) an ex-dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an “ Ex-Dividend Date ”), and that dividend is less than the Regular Dividend on a per Share basis or (ii) if no Ex-Dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with

 

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  respect to the Shares in any quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, then the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and/or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer after taking into account such dividend or lack thereof. “Regular Dividend” shall mean USD 0.06 per Share per quarter. Upon any adjustment to the Dividend Threshold Amount (as defined in the Indenture) for the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 10.04(d) of the Indenture, the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to the Regular Dividend for the Transaction.

 

  (e) Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Options Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.00% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Options Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Options Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Options Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Options in aggregate and the Option Entitlement under this Transaction and any other bond hedge transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

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  (f) Rule 10b-18.

(i) Except as disclosed to Dealer in writing prior to the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that it has not made any purchases of blocks by or for itself or any of its Affiliated Purchasers pursuant to the one block purchase per week exception in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act during each of the four calendar weeks preceding such date and the calendar week in which such date occurs (“ Rule 10b-18 purchase ,” “ blocks ” and “ Affiliated Purchaser ” each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)). Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates and Affiliated Purchasers not to, directly or indirectly (including by means of a derivative instrument) enter into any transaction to purchase any Shares during the period beginning on such date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that it has completed all purchases of Shares to hedge initially its exposure to the Transaction.

(ii) On any day during any Conversion Period, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not, on any day during any Conversion Period, make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares (a “ Public Announcement ”); (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption, and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

  (g) Regulation M. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (x) Counterparty (A) was not on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, has not since such date, and is not on the date hereof, engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M” ), of any securities of Counterparty, other than the distribution of the Convertible Notes and (B) shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) on any day during any Conversion Period, the Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day in such Conversion Period.

 

  (h)

Early Unwind. In the event the sale of Convertible Notes is not consummated with the initial purchasers for any reason by the close of business in New York on December 12, 2016 (or such

 

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  later date as agreed upon by the parties) (December 12, 2016 or such later date as agreed upon being the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

  (i) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer.

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations, regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of paragraph 5(k) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence). The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be further conditions to a transfer or assignment by Dealer without Counterparty’s consent that (x) such transfer or assignment would not result in a deemed exchange by Counterparty of the transferred or assigned portion of the Transaction for a modified transaction that differs

 

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  materially in kind or extent for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (y) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty will not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment.

 

  (j) Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealer’s hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the relevant “Nominal Settlement Date”, Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “ Nominal Settlement Date ”), elect to deliver the Shares deliverable on such Nominal Settlement Date on two or more dates (each, a “ Staggered Settlement Date ”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows: (i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Settlement Amount” above among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

 

  (k) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (l)

Alternative Calculations and Dealer Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer owes Counterparty any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3 (and “Consequences of Merger Events” above), 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects for Dealer to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the Shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(r) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Dealer is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units, Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market value (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be purchased over a commercially reasonable period of time with the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration

 

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  of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

  (m) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

  (n) Registration. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer based on the advice of counsel, the Shares (“ Hedge Shares ”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and (A) enter into an agreement, substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for registered secondary offerings of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided , however , that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into and comply with a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the closing price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. For the avoidance of doubt, Counterparty is not obligated to purchase Shares under any circumstances unless Counterparty has elected to purchase the Hedge Shares in accordance with clause (iii) of this paragraph 5(n).

 

  (o) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

  (p) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (q)

Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this

 

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  Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (r) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (s) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Settlement Amount for such Options), if Dealer determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate; provided that no such Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery may be postponed or extended more than 15 Scheduled Trading Days after the original Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery, as the case may be.

 

  (t) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, if any, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Counterparty would owe to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be zero.

 

  (u) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

  (v) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

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  (w) Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (x) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (y) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  (z) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, and its federal taxpayer identification number is 94-1687665.

 

  (aa) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

Party Required to Deliver Document

 

    

Form/Document/Certificate

  

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

  (bb) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii)

 

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agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

Bank of America, N.A.

New York, NY

SWIFT: BOFAUS3N

Bank Routing: 026-009-593

Account Name: Bank of America

Account No. : 0012334-61892

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: New York.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

 

  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attn:     Robert Stewart, Assistant General Counsel

Telephone:         646-855-0711

Facsimile:          646-822-5618

With a copy to:

Bank of America, N.A.

c/o Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Attn:     Chris Hutmaker, Managing Director

Telephone:         646-855-8907

Facsimile:          212-326-9882

 

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Very truly yours,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Christopher A. Hutmaker

  Name:   Christopher A. Hutmaker
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

 

1.    Strike Price:    USD 31.8368.
2.    Premium:    USD 3,945,690.

 

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Exhibit 10.12

Execution Copy

 

LOGO

 

  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  375 Park Avenue
  New York, NY 10152
  Attn: Structuring Services Group
  Email: CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com

 

DATE:    December 9, 2016
TO:    Teradyne, Inc.
   600 Riverpark Drive
   North Reading, MA 01864
ATTENTION:    Michael Callahan
EMAIL:    Michael.callahan@teradyne.com
TELEPHONE:    (978) 370-3546
FROM:    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
SUBJECT:    Additional Bond Hedge Transaction

The purpose of this letter agreement (this “ Confirmation ”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the Transaction entered into between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“ Dealer ”) and Teradyne, Inc. (“ Counterparty ”) on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”). This Confirmation constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the Agreement specified below.

The definitions and provisions contained in the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”), are incorporated into this Confirmation. Any reference to a currency shall have the meaning contained in Section 1.7 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions as published by ISDA. Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated on or about December 12, 2016 between Counterparty and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, but only if such amendment, modification or supplement is consented to by Dealer in writing, the “ Indenture ”) relating to USD 400,000,000 principal amount of 1.25% senior unsecured convertible notes due 2023 (the “ Convertible Notes ”) issued by Counterparty. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. References herein to sections of the Indenture are based on the draft of the Indenture most recently reviewed by the parties at the time of execution of this Confirmation. If any relevant sections of the Indenture are changed, added or renumbered between the execution of this Confirmation and the execution of the Indenture, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the economic intent of the parties based on the draft of the Indenture so reviewed. Subject to the foregoing, the parties further acknowledge that references to the Indenture herein are references to the Indenture as in effect on the date of its execution and if the Indenture is amended following its execution, any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

Each party is hereby advised, and each such party acknowledges, that the other party has engaged in, or refrained from engaging in, substantial financial transactions and has taken other material actions in reliance upon the parties’ entry into the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates on the terms and conditions set forth below.

 

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1. This Confirmation, together with the Agreement as defined below, evidence a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall supplement, form a part of, and be subject to, an agreement in the form of the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency – Cross Border) as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in such form (without any Schedule except for the elections set forth in this Confirmation and the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Issuer with a “Threshold Amount” of USD 20.0 million and to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of 3% of the stockholders’ equity of Wells Fargo & Company, in each case, as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi)(1) of the Agreement, (y) the term “Specified Indebtedness” had the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term did not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business and (z) the following language shall be added to the end of such Section 5(a)(vi): “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (i) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (ii) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (iii) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”) on the Trade Date. In the event of any inconsistency among this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, the following will prevail for purposes of the Transaction in the order of precedence indicated: (i) this Confirmation; (ii) the Equity Definitions; and (iii) the Agreement. The parties hereby agree that no Transaction other than the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates shall be governed by the Agreement.

2. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

General Terms:
Trade Date:    December 9, 2016.
Effective Date:    The closing date of the Convertible Notes issued pursuant to the Additional Notes (as defined in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below)) exercised on the date hereof.
Option Style:    Modified American, as described below under “Procedures for Exercise”.
Option Type:    Call.
Buyer:    Counterparty.
Seller:    Dealer.
Shares:    The common stock, par value USD 0.125 per share, of Counterparty (ticker symbol “TER”).
Number of Options:    60,000.
Option Entitlement:    As of any date, a number of Shares per Option equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) as of such date (but without regard to any adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or to Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture).
Strike Price:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Applicable Percentage:    30%.
Premium:    As provided in Schedule A to this Confirmation.
Premium Payment Date:    The Effective Date.
Exchange:    The New York Stock Exchange.
Related Exchange(s):    All Exchanges.
Calculation Agent:    Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent

 

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   hereunder, upon a request by Issuer, the Calculation Agent shall promptly (but in any event within five Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Issuer by email to the email address provided by Issuer in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models or information with respect to which the Calculation Agent has an obligation to keep confidential under applicable law, regulation, policy or contract used by it for such determination or calculation.
Procedures for Exercise:
Conversion Dates:    Each “Conversion Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring during the Exercise Period for Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount that are surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below, but are not “Relevant Convertible Notes” under, and as defined in, the confirmation between the parties hereto regarding the Base Bond Hedge Transaction dated December 6, 2016 (the “ Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation ”) (such Convertible Notes, the “ Relevant Convertible Notes ”); provided that if Counterparty has not delivered to Dealer a related Notice of Exercise, then in no event shall a Conversion Date be deemed to occur hereunder (and no Option shall be exercised or deemed to be exercised hereunder) with respect to any surrender of a Convertible Note for conversion in respect of which Counterparty has elected to designate a financial institution for exchange in lieu of conversion of such Convertible Note pursuant to Section 10.10 of the Indenture. For the purposes of determining whether any Convertible Notes will be Relevant Convertible Notes hereunder or under the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation, Convertible Notes that are converted pursuant to the Indenture shall be allocated first to the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated.
Exercisable Options:    In respect of each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the number of Relevant Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount surrendered for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, subject to “Notice of Exercise” below, but no greater than the Number of Options.
Free Convertibility Date:    September 15, 2023
Exercise Period:    The period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Expiration Date.
Expiration Date:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 3.1(f) of the Equity Definitions, “Expiration Date” shall mean the earlier of (x) the last day on which any Convertible Notes remain outstanding and (y) the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).
Multiple Exercise:    Applicable, as provided under “Exercisable Options” above.

 

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Automatic Exercise:   

Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions, on each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to (i) the number of Convertible Notes in denominations of USD 1,000 as to which such Conversion Date has occurred minus (ii) the number of Options that are or are deemed to be automatically exercised on such Conversion Date under the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation shall be deemed to be automatically exercised; provided that such Options shall be exercised or deemed exercised only if Counterparty has provided a Notice of Exercise to Dealer in accordance with “Notice of Exercise” below.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the number of Options that are exercised or deemed exercised hereunder exceed the Number of Options.

Notice Deadline:    In respect of any exercise of any Conversion Date, the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the scheduled first day of the Conversion Period for such Options; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, the Notice Deadline is the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date; provided, further , that notwithstanding the foregoing, any Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method (as defined below) and the related automatic exercise of the related Options shall be effective if given after the relevant Notice Deadline but prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth Scheduled Trading Day following the Notice Deadline and, in respect of any Options in respect of which such notice is delivered after the relevant Notice Deadline pursuant to this proviso, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the number of Shares and/or amount of cash deliverable by Dealer with respect to such Options in a commercially reasonable manner as appropriate to reflect the additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities (including the unwinding of any hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Notice Deadline.
Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions or under “Exercisable Options” above, in order to exercise any Exercisable Options, Counterparty must notify Dealer in writing prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Notice Deadline of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes as to which such Conversion Date has occurred (including, if applicable, whether all or any portion of the Convertible Notes relating to such Options are Convertible Notes as to which additional Shares would be added to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 of the Indenture (the “ Make-Whole Convertible Notes ”)), (ii) the scheduled first day of the applicable Conversion Period and the scheduled Settlement Date, (iii) the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options and (iv) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Settlement in Shares or Settlement in Cash (each as defined below), the Specified Dollar Amount (as defined in the Indenture), and such notice shall also include the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election Conditions” below; provided that in respect of any Options relating to Relevant Convertible Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the Free Convertibility Date, (A) such notice need only

 

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   specify the information required in clause (i) above, and (B) if the Relevant Settlement Method for such Options is not Net Share Settlement, Dealer shall have received a separate notice (the “ Notice of Final Settlement Method ”) in respect of all such Relevant Convertible Notes before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on or prior to the Free Convertibility Date specifying the information required in clauses (iii) and (iv) above, as well as the information, representations, acknowledgements and agreements required pursuant to “Settlement Method Election Conditions” below; provided further that any “Notice of Exercise” delivered to Dealer pursuant to the Base Bond Hedge Transaction Confirmation shall be deemed to be a Notice of Exercise pursuant to this Confirmation and the terms of such Notice of Exercise shall apply, mutadis mutandis , to this Confirmation.
Settlement Terms:
Settlement Method:    For any Option, Net Share Settlement; provided that if the Relevant Settlement Method set forth below for such Option is not Net Share Settlement, then the Settlement Method for such Option shall be such Relevant Settlement Method, but only if the Settlement Method Election Conditions have been satisfied and Counterparty shall have notified Dealer of the Relevant Settlement Method in the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option.
Settlement Amount:    In respect of any Option, the aggregate of the number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD for each Convertible Note in principal amount of USD 1,000 converted on such Conversion Date determined in accordance with the applicable Relevant Settlement Method.
Relevant Settlement Method:   

In respect of any Option, subject to the Settlement Method Election Conditions:

 

(i) if Counterparty has elected or has been deemed to have elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note (A) with “Physical Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (together with cash in lieu of fractional Shares) (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Shares ”); (B) with “Combination Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount less than USD 1,000 (such settlement method, “ Low Cash Combination Settlement ”); or (C) with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, then, in each case, the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Net Share Settlement;

 

(ii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with Combination Settlement pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture with a Specified Dollar Amount greater than USD 1,000, then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Combination Settlement; and

 

(iii) if Counterparty has elected to settle its conversion obligations in respect of the related Relevant Convertible Note with “Cash Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 10.02(b) of the Indenture (such settlement method, “ Settlement in Cash ”), then the Relevant Settlement Method for such Option shall be Cash Settlement.

 

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Settlement Method Election Conditions:   

For any Relevant Settlement Method other than Net Share Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to USD 1,000, such Relevant Settlement Method shall apply to an Option only if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method for such Option, as applicable, contains:

 

(i) a representation that, on the date of such Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information with respect to Counterparty or the Shares;

 

(ii) a representation that Counterparty is electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”);

 

(iii) a representation that Counterparty has not entered into or altered any hedging transaction relating to the Shares corresponding to or offsetting the Transaction, other than any other Share Option Transactions entered into on the Trade Date with Dealer, an affiliate of Dealer, Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of America, N.A. or an affiliate thereof;

 

(iv) a representation that Counterparty is not electing the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act; and

 

(v) an acknowledgment by Counterparty that (A) any transaction by Dealer following Counterparty’s election of the settlement method for the related Relevant Convertible Note and such Relevant Settlement Method shall be made at Dealer’s sole discretion and for Dealer’s own account and (B) Counterparty does not have, and shall not attempt to exercise, any influence over how, when, whether or at what price to effect such transactions, including, without limitation, the price paid or received per Share pursuant to such transactions, or whether such transactions are made on any securities exchange or privately.

Net Share Settlement:    If Net Share Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will deliver to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Net Share Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for each such Option of a number of Shares of each such Trading Day equal to (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (iii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that in no event shall the Net Share Settlement Amount for any Option exceed a number of Shares equal to the Applicable Limit for such Option divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

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   Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Net Share Settlement Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.
Combination Settlement:   

If Combination Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay and/or deliver, as applicable, to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option:

 

(i) cash (the “ Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of an amount for each such Trading Day equal to (A) the lesser of (1) the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the Specified Dollar Amount minus USD 1,000 and (2) the Daily Option Value (such lesser amount, the “ Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount ”), divided by (B) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero; and

 

(ii) an aggregate number of Shares (the “ Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of a number of Shares for each such Trading Day (the “ Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount ”) equal to (A) the Daily Option Value on such Trading Day minus the Daily Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Trading Day (the remainder, the “ Daily Share Value ”), divided by (B) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day, divided by (C) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period; provided that if the calculation in clause (A) above results in zero or a negative number for any Trading Day, the Daily Combination Settlement Share Amount for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero;

 

provided, however, if the sum of (x) the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for any Option and (y) the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of the quotient of the Daily Share Value on such Trading Day divided by the number of Trading Days in such Conversion Period exceeded the Applicable Limit for such Option, the Combination Settlement Cash Amount for such Option shall be reduced by the amount of such excess, and if the amount of such excess is greater than such Combination Settlement Cash Amount, the Combination Settlement Share Amount shall be reduced by a number of Shares equal to the remaining amount of such excess divided by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option.

 

Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty cash in lieu of any fractional Shares as a result of rounding down to the nearest whole number the product of the Combination Settlement Share Amount multiplied by the number of relevant Exercisable Options, determined based on the VWAP Price of the Shares for the last Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period.

 

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Cash Settlement:    If Cash Settlement is applicable to any Option exercised or deemed exercised hereunder, in lieu of Section 8.1 of the Equity Definitions, Dealer will pay to Counterparty, on the relevant Settlement Date for each such Option, an amount of cash (the “ Cash Settlement Amount ”) equal to the sum for each Trading Day during the applicable Conversion Period for such Option of (i) the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day, divided by (ii) the number of Trading Days in the applicable Conversion Period.
Daily Option Value:    For any Trading Day, an amount equal to (i) the Option Entitlement on such Trading Day, multiplied by (ii)(x) the VWAP Price on such Trading Day minus (y) the Strike Price on such Trading Day; provided that if the calculation contained in clause (ii) above results in a negative number, the Daily Option Value for such Trading Day shall be deemed to be zero. In no event will the Daily Option Value be less than zero.
Applicable Limit:    For any exercised Option, an amount of cash equal to the Applicable Percentage multiplied by the excess of (i) the aggregate of (A) the amount of cash, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion of such Relevant Convertible Note and (B) the number of Shares, if any, delivered to the Holder of the related Relevant Convertible Note upon conversion of such Relevant Convertible Note, in each case, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, multiplied by the Applicable Limit Price on the settlement date for the Relevant Convertible Notes relating to such Option, over (ii) USD 1,000.
Applicable Limit Price:    On any day, the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page TER.N <equity> (or any successor thereto).
Trading Day:    A day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are then listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Scheduled Trading Day:    A day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the Exchange or, if the Shares is not then listed on the Exchange, the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are listed. If the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.
Business Day:    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.
Market Disruption Event:   

Section 6.3(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby replaced in its entirety by the following:

 

“‘Market Disruption Event’ means, in respect of a Share, (i) a failure by the securities exchange or market referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” above to open for trading during its regular trading session or (ii) the occurrence or existence prior to 1:00 p.m. New York City time on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Shares for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate during regular trading hours of any suspension or limitation imposed

 

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   on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the securities exchange or market referenced in the definition of “Scheduled Trading Day” or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options, contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.”
VWAP Price:    On any Trading Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) “TER <equity> AQR” 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 at such time, the market value of one Share on such Trading Day, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method). For the avoidance of doubt, the VWAP Price will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session hours.
Conversion Period:   

For any Option and regardless of the Settlement Method applicable to such Option:

 

(i) if the related Conversion Date occurs prior to the Free Convertibility Date, the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately following such Conversion Date; provided that if the Notice of Exercise for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the third Trading Day immediately following the receipt of such Notice of Exercise;

 

(ii) if the related Conversion Date occurs on or following the Free Convertibility Date the 40 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 42 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 39 Trading Days, the 41 st ) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture); provided that if the Notice of Exercise or Notice of Final Settlement Method, as applicable, for such Option specifies that Settlement in Shares or Low Cash Combination Settlement applies to the related Relevant Convertible Note, the Conversion Period shall be the 60 consecutive Trading Days commencing on, and including, the 62 nd (or, if the T+2 Effective Date has occurred by such date, or, by such date, the relevant exchange or other relevant authority has announced that the T+2 Effective Date will occur within the next 59 Trading Days, the 61st) Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the “Maturity Date” (as defined in the Indenture).

T+2 Effective Date:    The date, if at all, the relevant exchange or authority has adopted a normal settlement cycle of two Business Days for trading in the Shares, and the T+2 Effective Date will be the first date for which trades executed on that date are subject to such new cycle.
Settlement Date:    For any Option, the third Business Day, immediately following the final Trading Day of the applicable Conversion Period for such Option.
Settlement Currency:    USD.

 

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Other Applicable Provisions:    To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.4 (except that “Settlement Date” shall be as defined above, unless a Settlement Disruption Event prevents delivery of such Shares on that date), 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 and 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.
Representation and Agreement:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Equity Definitions (including, but not limited to, Section 9.11 thereof), the parties acknowledge that (i) any Shares delivered to Counterparty shall be, upon delivery, subject to restrictions and limitations arising from Counterparty’s status as issuer of the Shares under applicable securities laws, (ii) Dealer may deliver any Shares required to be delivered hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System and (iii) any Shares delivered to Counterparty may be “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”)).
Share Adjustments:   
Method of Adjustment:    Calculation Agent Adjustment, which means that, notwithstanding Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions, upon any adjustment to the Conversion Rate and/or the nature of the Shares under the Convertible Notes pursuant to the Indenture (other than an increase in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 10.03 or 10.04(h) of the Indenture), the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction, to the extent an analogous adjustment is made under the Indenture. Counterparty agrees that it will notify Dealer prior to the effectiveness of any such adjustment and, if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Notes that involves an exercise of discretion by Counterparty or its board of directors (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 10.04(m) of the Indenture or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in good faith and in its commercially reasonable discretion to preserve the economic intent of the parties, the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and any other terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction; provided that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this sentence so that the fair value of this Transaction to Dealer is not reduced as a result of such adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the Conversion Period but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Note under the Indenture because the relevant “Holder” (as defined in the Indenture) was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event.
Potential Adjustment Events:    Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, a “Potential Adjustment Event” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in Section 10.04 of the Indenture that would

 

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   result in an adjustment to the “Conversion Rate” or to any “Last Reported Sale Price,” “Daily VWAP,” “Daily Conversion Value” or “Daily Settlement Amount” (each as defined in the Indenture) of the Convertible Notes; provided that in no event shall there be any adjustment hereunder as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture.
Extraordinary Events:
Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of a “Merger Event” as set forth in Section 10.05 of the Indenture.
Notice of Merger Consideration:    Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be converted into or exchanged for more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon the form of election of the holders of the Shares), Counterparty shall promptly notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the types and amounts of consideration that holders of Shares have affirmatively elected to receive upon consummation of such Merger Event; provided that in no event shall the date of such notification be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated.
Consequences of Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.2 of the Equity Definitions, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in respect of any adjustment under the Indenture to any one or more of the nature of the Shares, the Strike Price, the Number of Options, the Option Entitlement and any other term relevant to the exercise, settlement, payment or other terms of the Transaction; provided , however , that no such adjustment shall be made in respect of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate for the issuance of additional shares as set forth in Section 10.03 or Section 10.04(h) of the Indenture; and provided further that the Calculation Agent may limit or alter any such adjustment referenced in this paragraph so that the fair value of the Transaction is preserved as a result of such adjustment.
Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting:    Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination); provided that, in addition to the provisions of Section 12.6(a)(iii) of the Equity Definitions, it will also constitute a Delisting if the Exchange is located in the United States and the Shares are not immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any of the New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or their respective successors); if the Shares are immediately re-listed, re-traded or re-quoted on any such exchange or quotation system, such exchange or quotation system shall thereafter be deemed to be the Exchange.
Additional Disruption Events:   
Change in Law:   

Applicable; provided that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or the announcement or statement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) by replacing the word “Shares” where it appears in clause (X) thereof with the words “Hedge Positions”, (iii) immediately before the phrase “it has become illegal” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “it will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, within the next 10

 

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calendar days, but before the Termination Date of the Transaction become, or”, (iv) by immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “ provided that such party has used commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria)”;

 

(II) Section 12.9b(i) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof: “(to the extent an event constitutes a default pursuant to clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions and an Increased Cost of Hedging, such event shall be deemed to only constitute an Increased Cost of Hedging)”.

Avoidance Criteria:   

Avoidance Criteria ” means, with respect to an action, as determined by the Hedging Party in good faith, that:

 

(i) such action is legal and complies with all applicable regulations, rules (including by self-regulatory organizations) and policies (including internal policies),

 

(ii) if such party is to establish one or more alternative Hedge Positions, there is sufficient liquidity in those alternative Hedge Positions available for that Hedging Party to hedge,

 

(iii) by taking such action, there would not be a material risk that such Hedging Party would incur, any one or more of an increased performance cost or hedging cost, additional tax, duty, expense, fee or penalty or, increased capital charges, or a material operational or administrative burden,

 

(iv) is known by the party triggering the consequence of the relevant Additional Disruption Event or generally known by market participants,

 

(v) would not require the Hedging Party to enter into any position or positions that would, either alone or in aggregate, have any impact on any relevant investment quota, position limitation or other similar investment level restriction to which that Hedging Party is subject,

 

(vi) would not result in the occurrence of any Event of Default, Termination Event, Potential Adjustment Event or Extraordinary Event, or any other event that may trigger either a termination or cancellation of the Transaction or any adjustment to the economic terms of the Transaction,

 

(vii) would not require the Hedging Party to make to any government or regulatory authority any additional filing or submission or any filing or submission that would result in any change of status or position of that Hedging Party in accordance with any relevant securities laws, rules and regulations and

 

(viii) would not otherwise have any material adverse consequence for the Hedging Party.

Failure to Deliver:    Not Applicable.
Insolvency Filing:    Applicable; provided that the definition of “Insolvency Filing” in Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by deleting the clause “provided that such proceedings instituted or petitions presented by creditors and not consented to by the Issuer shall not be

 

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deemed an Insolvency Filing” at the end of such definition and replacing it with the following: “; or it has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by a creditor and such proceeding is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within fifteen (15) days of the institution or presentation thereof.”

 

Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: “If neither party elects to terminate the Transaction in respect of an Insolvency Filing, the Calculation Agent may adjust the terms of the Transaction upon the occurrence of such an event pursuant to Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment (as if such event were a Tender Offer and the date of the Insolvency Filing was the relevant Tender Offer Date).”

Hedging Disruption:   

Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid a Hedging Disruption on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria); provided further that:

 

(I) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby modified by (i) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (ii) inserting the following three phrases at the end of such Section:

 

“For the avoidance of doubt, the term “equity price risk” shall be deemed to include, but shall not be limited to, stock price and volatility risk. For the further avoidance of doubt, any such transactions or assets referred to in phrases (A) or (B) above must be available on commercially reasonable pricing terms.”, and

 

(II) Section 12.9(b)(iii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting in the third line thereof, after the words “to terminate the Transaction”, the words “or a portion of the Transaction affected by such Hedging Disruption”.

Increased Cost of Hedging:    Applicable; provided that the Hedging Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid an Increased Cost of Hedging on terms reasonably acceptable to the Hedging Party (it being understood that such party need not take any action that does not meet the Avoidance Criteria).
Hedging Party:    Dealer or an affiliate of Dealer that is involved in the hedging of this Transaction for all applicable Additional Disruption Events.
Hedge Positions:    The definition of “Hedge Positions” in Section 13.2(b) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by inserting the words “or an affiliate thereof” after the words “a party” in the third line.
Determining Party:    Dealer for all applicable Extraordinary Events.
Acknowledgments:   
Non-Reliance:    Applicable.
Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable.
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable.

 

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3. Mutual Representations, Warranties and Agreements.

In addition to the representations, warranties and agreements in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, each of Dealer and Counterparty represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the other party that:

 

  (a) Commodity Exchange Act. It is an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (the “ CEA ”). The Transaction has been subject to individual negotiation by the parties. The Transaction has not been executed or traded on a “trading facility” as defined in the CEA.

 

  (b) Securities Act. It is a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or an “accredited investor” as defined in Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act.

 

  (c) ERISA. The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.

 

  (d) Conduct Rules. Each party acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. applicable to transactions in options, and further agrees not to violate the position and exercise limits set forth therein.

4. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of Counterparty.

In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty further represents, warrants and agrees that:

 

  (a) the representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 2 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of the Trade Date among Counterparty, Barclays Capital Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein;

 

  (b) Counterparty is not as of the Trade Date or the Premium Payment Date, and shall not be after giving effect to the Transactions, “insolvent” (as such term is defined in Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)) and on each such date Counterparty would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation or organization;

 

  (c) Counterparty shall immediately provide written notice to Dealer upon obtaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event that would constitute an Event of Default, a Potential Event of Default, a Potential Adjustment Event, a Merger Event or any other Extraordinary Event; provided, however , that should Counterparty be in possession of material non-public information regarding Counterparty, Counterparty shall not communicate such information to Dealer;

 

  (d) Counterparty has not and will not directly or indirectly violate any applicable law (including, without limitation, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder) in connection with the Transaction;

 

  (e) Counterparty has (and shall at all times during the Transaction have) the capacity and authority to invest directly in the Shares underlying the Transaction and has not entered into the Transaction with the intent to avoid any regulatory filings;

 

  (f) Counterparty’s financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness;

 

  (g) Counterparty’s investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and Counterparty is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction;

 

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  (h) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that Dealer has no obligation or intention to register the Transaction under the Securities Act, any state securities law or other applicable federal securities law;

 

  (i) each of Counterparty’s filings under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other applicable securities laws that are required to be filed have been filed and that, as of the respective dates thereof and as of the date of this representation, such filings when considered as a whole (with the more recent such filings deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such filings) do not contain any misstatement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

  (j) Counterparty is not, and after giving effect to the Transactions will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;

 

  (k) Counterparty understands, agrees and acknowledges that no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder shall be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations shall not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency;

 

  (l) (A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities, (B) Counterparty has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Transaction and as to whether the Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary, (C) Counterparty is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into the Transaction (it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into the Transaction), (D) no communication (written or oral) received from Dealer or any of its affiliates shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the Transaction, and (E) Counterparty is exercising independent judgment in evaluating the communications (written or oral) of Dealer or any of its affiliates, and (F) Counterparty has total assets of at least USD 50,000,000 as of the date hereof;

 

  (m) without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that Dealer is not making any representations or warranties with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share , ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging , ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project;

 

  (n) Counterparty is not entering into the Transaction for the purpose of (i) creating actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares) or (ii) raising or depressing or otherwise manipulating the price of, or facilitating a distribution of, the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for the Shares);

 

  (o) Counterparty has not entered into any obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting Net Share Settlement under this Transaction and it agrees not to enter into any such obligation or undertaking that would contractually limit it from effecting settlement pursuant to the Relevant Settlement Method during the term of this Transaction;

 

  (p) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion of counsel, dated as of the Effective Date and reasonably acceptable to Dealer in form and substance, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary exemptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, exceptions and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.

 

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  (q) Counterparty is entering into the Transaction, solely for the purposes stated in the board resolution authorizing the Transaction (a copy of which, and such other certificates as Dealer may reasonably request, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer on or before the Trade Date) and in its public disclosure, and there is no internal policy, whether written or oral, of Counterparty that would prohibit Counterparty from entering into any aspect of the Transaction; and

 

  (r) to Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no federal, state or local (including non-U.S. jurisdictions) law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to Counterparty or the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

5. Other Provisions.

 

  (a) Designation by Dealer. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Confirmation to the contrary requiring or allowing Dealer to purchase, sell, receive or deliver any Shares or other securities to or from Counterparty, Dealer may designate any of its affiliates to purchase, sell, receive or deliver such Shares or other securities and otherwise to perform Dealer’s obligations in respect of the Transaction and any such designee may assume such obligations. Dealer shall be discharged of its obligations to Counterparty to the extent of any such performance.

 

  (b) Additional Termination Event.

(i) If (A) an Amendment Event occurs or (B) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Notes as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Indenture occurs or (C) a Repayment Event occurs, an Additional Termination Event shall occur in respect of which (1) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party and the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction and (2) Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement; provided that in the case of a Repayment Event the Transaction shall be subject to termination only in respect of the number of Convertible Notes that cease to be outstanding in connection with or as a result of such Repayment Event.

Amendment Event ” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements or obtains a waiver with respect to (A) any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Notes governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Notes (including changes to the conversion rate, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or (B) any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to amend, in each case without the prior written consent of Dealer, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

Repayment Event ” means that (A) any Convertible Notes are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a change of control, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries, (B) any Convertible Notes are delivered to Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries (howsoever described), (C) any principal of any of the Convertible Notes is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Convertible Notes (whether following acceleration of the Convertible Notes or otherwise), or (D) any Convertible Notes are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Counterparty or any of its affiliates (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction; provided that, in the case of clause (B) and clause (D), conversions of the Convertible Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indenture as in effect on the date hereof shall not be Repayment Events.

 

  (c) Understanding and Acknowledgement. Counterparty understands and acknowledges that notwithstanding any other relationship between Counterparty and Dealer (and Dealer’s affiliates), in connection with this Transaction and any other over-the-counter derivative transaction between Counterparty and Dealer or Dealer’s affiliates, Dealer or its affiliates, as the case may be, is acting as principal and is not a fiduciary or adviser to Counterparty in respect of any such transaction, including any entry into or exercise, amendment, unwind or termination thereof.

 

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  (d) Dividends . If at any time during the period from and including the Effective Date, to but excluding the Expiration Date, (i) an ex-dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares (an “ Ex-Dividend Date ”), and that dividend is less than the Regular Dividend on a per Share basis or (ii) if no Ex-Dividend date for a regular quarterly cash dividend occurs with respect to the Shares in any quarterly dividend period of Counterparty, then the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to any one or more of the Strike Price, Number of Options, Option Entitlement and/or any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer after taking into account such dividend or lack thereof. “Regular Dividend” shall mean USD 0.06 per Share per quarter. Upon any adjustment to the Dividend Threshold Amount (as defined in the Indenture) for the Convertible Notes pursuant to Section 10.04(d) of the Indenture, the Calculation Agent will make a corresponding adjustment to the Regular Dividend for the Transaction.

 

  (e)

Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on any day on which Counterparty effects any repurchase of Shares, promptly give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) on such day if following such repurchase, the Options Equity Percentage as determined on such day is (i) equal to or greater than 8.00% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Options Equity Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Options Equity Percentage as of the Trade Date). The “ Options Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the product of the Number of Options in aggregate and the Option Entitlement under this Transaction and any other bond hedge transaction between the parties and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, advisors, agents and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses (including losses relating to Dealer’s hedging activities as a consequence of becoming, or of the risk of becoming, a Section 16 “insider”, including without limitation, any forbearance from hedging activities or cessation of hedging activities and any losses in connection therewith with respect to the Transaction), claims, damages, judgments, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees), joint or several, which an Indemnified Person may become subject to, as a result of Counterparty’s failure to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this paragraph, and to reimburse, within 30 days, upon written request, each of such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for, providing testimony or other evidence in connection with or defending any of the foregoing. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against the Indemnified Person in respect of the foregoing, such Indemnified Person shall promptly notify Counterparty in writing, and Counterparty, upon request of the Indemnified Person, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to represent the Indemnified Person and any others Counterparty may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding. Counterparty shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, Counterparty agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Counterparty shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding contemplated by this paragraph that is in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person. If the indemnification provided for in this paragraph is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Counterparty hereunder, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable

 

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  by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities. The remedies provided for in this paragraph are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity. The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this paragraph shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of the Transaction.

 

  (f) Rule 10b-18.

(i) Except as disclosed to Dealer in writing prior to the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that it has not made any purchases of blocks by or for itself or any of its Affiliated Purchasers pursuant to the one block purchase per week exception in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act during each of the four calendar weeks preceding such date and the calendar week in which such date occurs (“ Rule 10b-18 purchase ,” “ blocks ” and “ Affiliated Purchaser ” each as defined in Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act (“ Rule 10b-18 ”)). Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that it shall not, and shall cause its affiliates and Affiliated Purchasers not to, directly or indirectly (including by means of a derivative instrument) enter into any transaction to purchase any Shares during the period beginning on such date and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that it has completed all purchases of Shares to hedge initially its exposure to the Transaction.

(ii) On any day during any Conversion Period, neither Counterparty nor any “affiliate” or “affiliated purchaser” (each as defined in Rule 10b-18) shall directly or indirectly (including, without limitation, by means of any cash-settled or other derivative instrument) purchase, offer to purchase, place any bid or limit order that would effect a purchase of, or commence any tender offer relating to, any Shares (or an equivalent interest, including a unit of beneficial interest in a trust or limited partnership or a depository share) or any security convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, except through Dealer.

(iii) Counterparty agrees that it (A) will not, on any day during any Conversion Period, make, or permit to be made, any public announcement (as defined in Rule 165(f) under the Securities Act) of any Merger Transaction or potential Merger Transaction unless such public announcement is made prior to the opening or after the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange for the Shares (a “ Public Announcement ”); (B) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) notify Dealer following any such announcement that such announcement has been made; and (C) shall promptly (but in any event prior to the next opening of the regular trading session on the Exchange) provide Dealer with written notice specifying (i) Counterparty’s average daily Rule 10b-18 Purchases (as defined in Rule 10b-18) during the three full calendar months immediately preceding the announcement date that were not effected through Dealer or its affiliates and (ii) the number of Shares purchased pursuant to the proviso in Rule 10b-18(b)(4) under the Exchange Act for the three full calendar months preceding the announcement date. Such written notice shall be deemed to be a certification by Counterparty to Dealer that such information is true and correct. In addition, Counterparty shall promptly notify Dealer of the earlier to occur of the completion of such transaction and the completion of the vote by target shareholders. Counterparty acknowledges that a Public Announcement could result in the occurrence of a Regulatory Disruption, and the parties agree that any such occurrence shall be treated as a Potential Adjustment Event hereunder. “ Merger Transaction ” means any merger, acquisition or similar transaction involving a recapitalization as contemplated by Rule 10b-18(a)(13)(iv) under the Exchange Act.

 

  (g)

Regulation M. Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (x) Counterparty (A) was not on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced, has not since such date, and is not on the date hereof, engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M” ), of any securities of Counterparty, other than the distribution of the Convertible Notes and (B) shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b) and 102(b) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, and (y)(A) on any day during any Conversion Period, the

 

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  Shares or securities that are convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares, are not, and shall not be, subject to a “restricted period,” as defined in Regulation M and (B) Counterparty shall not engage in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day in such Conversion Period.

 

  (h) Early Unwind. In the event the sale of Convertible Notes is not consummated with the initial purchasers for any reason by the close of business in New York on December 12, 2016 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties) (December 12, 2016 or such later date as agreed upon being the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”), on the Early Unwind Date and (i) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty under the Transaction shall be cancelled and terminated and (ii) each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of the other party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

 

  (i) Transfer or Assignment. Counterparty may not transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the prior written consent of Dealer. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, Dealer may, subject to applicable law, freely transfer and assign all of its rights and obligations under the Transaction or the Agreement without the consent of Counterparty to any affiliate of Dealer, or to any third party with a rating (or whose guarantor has a rating) for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of A- or better by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or its successor (“ S&P ”), or A3 or better by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successor (“ Moody’s ”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent rating or better by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer.

If at any time at which (1) the Equity Percentage exceeds 8.0% or (2) Dealer, Dealer Group (as defined below) or any person whose ownership position would be aggregated with that of Dealer or Dealer Group (Dealer, Dealer Group or any such person, a “ Dealer Person ”) under any relevant state corporate law or state or federal bank holding company or banking laws, or other federal, state or local laws, regulations, regulatory orders or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are applicable to ownership of Shares (“ Applicable Laws ”), owns, beneficially owns, constructively owns, controls, holds the power to vote or otherwise meets a relevant definition of ownership in excess of a number of Shares equal to (x) the number of Shares that would give rise to reporting or registration obligations or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person, or could result in an adverse effect on a Dealer Person, as determined by Dealer in its reasonable discretion, under Applicable Laws (including, without limitation, “interested stockholder” status under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 110F) and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received minus (y) 1.0% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination (either such condition described in clause (1) or (2), an “ Excess Ownership Position ”) and Dealer is unable, after commercially reasonable efforts, to effect a transfer or assignment on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to it of all or a portion of the Transaction such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Scheduled Trading Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of this Transaction, a payment shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (x) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to this Transaction and a Number of Shares equal to the Terminated Portion, (y) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (z) such Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the

 

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provisions of paragraph 5(k) shall apply to any amount that is payable by Dealer to Counterparty pursuant to this sentence). The “ Equity Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, (A) the numerator of which is the number of Shares that Dealer and any of its affiliates subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, and all persons who may form a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act) with Dealer (“ Dealer Group ”), beneficially own (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act) on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be further conditions to a transfer or assignment by Dealer without Counterparty’s consent that (x) such transfer or assignment would not result in a deemed exchange by Counterparty of the transferred or assigned portion of the Transaction for a modified transaction that differs materially in kind or extent for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (y) as a result of such transfer or assignment, Counterparty will not be required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount that Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment.

 

  (j) Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealer’s hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the relevant “Nominal Settlement Date”, Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “ Nominal Settlement Date ”), elect to deliver the Shares deliverable on such Nominal Settlement Date on two or more dates (each, a “ Staggered Settlement Date ”) or at two or more times on the Nominal Settlement Date as follows: (i) in such notice, Dealer will specify to Counterparty the related Staggered Settlement Dates (each of which will be on or prior to such Nominal Settlement Date, but not prior to the beginning of the related “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Settlement Amount” above among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

 

  (k) No Netting and No Setoff. Each party waives any and all rights it may have to set off obligations arising under the Agreement and the Transaction against other obligations between the parties, whether arising under any other agreement, applicable law or otherwise.

 

  (l)

Alternative Calculations and Dealer Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer owes Counterparty any amount in connection with the Transaction (i) pursuant to Sections 12.2, 12.3 (and “Consequences of Merger Events” above), 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or (ii) pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by delivery of Termination Delivery Units (as defined below) unless Counterparty elects for Dealer to satisfy such Payment Obligation by delivery of cash by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than noon New York time on the Early Termination Date or other date the Transaction is cancelled or terminated, as applicable, where such notice shall include a representation and warranty from Counterparty that it is not, as of the date of the telephonic notice and the date of such written notice, aware of any material non-public information concerning itself or the Shares (where “material” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(r) below); provided that Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any election by Counterparty to the contrary, to elect to satisfy any such Payment Obligation (x) by delivery of Termination Delivery Units or (y) by delivery of cash in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Where Dealer is required to deliver Termination Delivery Units, Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty a number of Termination Delivery Units having a fair market value

 

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  (net of any brokerage and underwriting commissions and fees, including any customary private placement fees) equal to the amount of such Payment Obligation (such number of Termination Delivery Units to be delivered to be determined by the Calculation Agent as the number of whole Termination Delivery Units that could be purchased over a commercially reasonable period of time with the cash equivalent of such Payment Obligation). If the provisions set forth in this paragraph are applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (modified as described above) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions shall be applicable, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Termination Delivery Units.” “ Termination Delivery Units ” means in the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Additional Disruption Event or Delisting, one Share or, in the case of Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event, a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event; provided that if such Nationalization, Insolvency, Tender Offer or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

  (m) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, Equity Definitions or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, the obligations of Counterparty under the Transaction are not secured by any collateral.

 

  (n) Registration. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer based on the advice of counsel, the Shares (“ Hedge Shares ”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and (A) enter into an agreement, substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for registered secondary offerings of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities, (C) provide disclosure opinions of nationally recognized outside counsel to Counterparty reasonably acceptable to Dealer, (D) provide other customary opinions, certificates and closing documents customary in form for registered offerings of equity securities and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities; provided , however , that if Dealer, in its sole reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this paragraph shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into and comply with a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of a similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its reasonable judgment, to compensate Dealer for any discount from the public market price of the Shares incurred on the sale of Hedge Shares in a private placement); or (iii) purchase the Hedge Shares from Dealer at the closing price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. For the avoidance of doubt, Counterparty is not obligated to purchase Shares under any circumstances unless Counterparty has elected to purchase the Hedge Shares in accordance with clause (iii) of this paragraph 5(n).

 

  (o) Tax Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, and notwithstanding any express or implied claims of exclusivity or proprietary rights, the parties (and each of their employees, representatives or other agents) are authorized to disclose to any and all persons, beginning immediately upon commencement of their discussions and without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided by either party to the other relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

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  (p) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy. Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to Dealer rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders of Counterparty in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided that nothing herein shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s right to pursue remedies in the event of a breach by Counterparty of its obligations and agreements with respect to the Transaction except in any U.S. bankruptcy proceedings of Counterparty; provided further that nothing in this paragraph shall limit or shall be deemed to limit Dealer’s rights in respect of any transactions other than the Transaction.

 

  (q) Securities Contract. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that Dealer is one or more of a “financial institution” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge (A) that this Confirmation is a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment” (as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code) or a “transfer” within the meaning of Section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Section 362(b)(6), 362(b)(27), 362(o), 546(e), 546(j), 548(d)(2), 555 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

  (r) No Material Non-Public Information. On each day during the period beginning on the date on which the offering of the Convertible Notes was first announced and ending on the day on which Dealer has informed Counterparty in writing that Dealer has completed all purchases of Shares or other transactions to hedge initially its exposure with respect to the Transaction, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that Counterparty is not aware or in possession of any material non-public information concerning Counterparty or the Shares. “Material” information for these purposes is any information to which an investor would reasonably attach importance in reaching a decision to buy, sell or hold any securities of Counterparty.

 

  (s) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or postpone or extend any other date of valuation or delivery with respect to some or all of the relevant Options (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Settlement Amount for such Options), if Dealer determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such postponement or extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to preserve Dealer’s or its affiliate’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions or to enable Dealer or its affiliate to effect purchases of Shares in connection with its hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer or such affiliate were Issuer or an affiliated purchaser of Issuer, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer and/or such affiliate; provided that no such Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery may be postponed or extended more than 15 Scheduled Trading Days after the original Exercise Date or other date of valuation, payment or delivery, as the case may be.

 

  (t) Payments on Early Termination . The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, for the purposes of Section 6(e) of the Agreement, Second Method and Loss will apply. The Termination Currency shall be USD. The parties hereto agree that for the Transaction, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the Equity Definitions or in the Agreement, following the payment of the Premium, if any, in the event that an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or the Transaction is terminated or cancelled pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions and, as a result, Counterparty would owe to Dealer an amount calculated under Section 6(e) of the Agreement or Article 12 of the Equity Definitions, such amount shall be zero.

 

  (u) Governing Law. This Confirmation and the Agreement, and any claims, causes of action or disputes arising hereunder or thereunder or relating hereto or thereto, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine that would lead to the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York).

 

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  (v) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION. EACH PARTY (I) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH A SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (II) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS PROVIDED HEREIN.

 

  (w) Submission to Jurisdiction. THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IN CONNECTION WITH ALL MATTERS RELATING HERETO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN, AND ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM WITH RESPECT TO, THESE COURTS.

 

  (x) Amendments to Equity Definitions. Section 12.9(b)(i) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) replacing “either party may elect” with “Dealer may elect” and (2) replacing “notice to the other party” with “notice to Counterparty” in the first sentence of such section.

 

  (y) Counterparts. This Confirmation may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  (z) Part 2(b) of the ISDA Schedule – Payee Representation:

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation for U.S. tax purposes and a U.S. person (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement, Dealer makes the following representation to Counterparty:

(A) Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement is effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business within the United States; and

(B) It is a national banking association organized or formed under the laws of the United States and is a United States resident for United States federal income tax purposes.

 

  (aa) Part 3(a) of the ISDA Schedule – Tax Forms:

 

Party Required to Deliver Document
    

Form/Document/Certificate

  

Date by which to be Delivered

Counterparty    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; (ii) promptly upon reasonable demand by Dealer; and (iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Counterparty has become obsolete or incorrect.
Dealer    A complete and duly executed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto.)    (i) Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement; and (ii) promptly upon learning that any such Form previously provided by Dealer has become obsolete or incorrect.

 

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  (bb) Additional ISDA Schedule Terms

(i) Automatic Early Termination . The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) of the Agreement will not apply to Dealer and will not apply to Counterparty.

(ii) Consent to Recording . Each party (i) consents to the monitoring or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party of any and all communications between officers or employees of the parties, (ii) waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and (iii) agrees to notify (and, if required by law, obtain the consent of) its officers and employees with respect to such monitoring or recording. Any such recording may be submitted in evidence to any court or in any Proceeding for the purpose of establishing any matters pertinent to this Transaction.

(iii) Severability . In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Confirmation or the Agreement shall be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

6. Account Details:

 

  (a) Account for payments to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

Account for delivery of Shares to Counterparty:

To be provided separately by Counterparty.

 

  (b) Account for payments to Dealer:

ABA: 121-000-248

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Charlotte, NC

Internal Acct No. 01020304464228

A/C Name: WFB Equity Derivatives

7. Offices:

The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Inapplicable, Counterparty is not a Multibranch Party.

The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: Charlotte.

8. Notices:

For purposes of this Confirmation:

 

  (a) Address for notices or communications to Counterparty:

Teradyne, Inc.

600 Riverpark Drive

North Reading, MA 01864

Attention: Michael Callahan

Email: Michael.callahan@teradyne.com

Telephone No.: (978) 370-3546

 

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  (b) Address for notices or communications to Dealer:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Confirmation, all notices to Dealer in connection with the Transaction are effective only upon receipt of email message to CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the terms of our agreement by executing a copy of this Confirmation and returning it to CorporateDerivativeNotifications@wellsfargo.com.

 

Very truly yours,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:  

/s/ Thomas Yates

  Name:   Thomas Yates
  Title:   Managing Director
Accepted and confirmed as of the Trade Date:
TERADYNE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Gregory R. Beecher

  Name:   Gregory R. Beecher
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer

 

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SCHEDULE A

For purposes of this Transaction, the following terms shall have the following values/meanings:

 

1.   Strike Price:   USD 31.8368.
2.   Premium:   USD 3,945,690.

 

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