UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 8, 2018

 

 

OMEROS CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Washington   001-34475   91-1663741

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

201 Elliott Avenue West

Seattle, Washington

  98119
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (206) 676-5000

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01.

Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Overview

On November 15, 2018, Omeros Corporation (the “Company”) issued $210.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions discussed below, the Notes will be convertible into cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, as the Company elects in its sole discretion, at a conversion rate equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $19.22 per share of common stock. The Company also entered into the capped call transaction described below (the “Capped Call Transaction”), which means that the Company will only be required to issue shares of common stock or make cash payments to settle conversions to the extent the market price of the Company’s common stock is greater than $28.8360. The Company used a majority of the net proceeds from the offering to repay its Term Loan Agreement with CRG Servicing LLC (the “CRG Loan Agreement”).

The Capped Call Transaction was entered into with Royal Bank of Canada (the “Option Counterparty”) on November 8, 2018, which was the date of pricing the Notes. If the conditions for conversion are satisfied and a noteholder elects to convert its Notes when the Company’s common stock is trading between the initial conversion price of approximately $19.22 and the $28.8360 cap price (each such price is subject to corresponding adjustment in certain circumstances), the Option Counterparty would be required to deliver to the Company cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination thereof, as the Company elects in its sole discretion, which would effectively offset the Company’s corresponding obligation to the converting noteholder. However, if the market price of the Company’s common stock exceeds the $28.8360 cap price, then conversion of the Notes would have a dilutive impact and/or require a cash expenditure by the Company to the extent the market price exceeds the cap price.

The Company believes the issuance of the Notes affords it with multiple advantages over the CRG Loan Agreement, including by extending the maturity schedule of its indebtedness to 2023 and by providing increased financial flexibility given the Notes are an unsecured security with no financial covenants. Additionally, the Notes have a substantially lower interest expense than the indebtedness under the CRG Loan Agreement. The Notes provide further flexibility for the Company by allowing it to elect to settle conversions in cash, shares of common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, and by including a provision that allows the Company to call the Notes for redemption after they have been outstanding for one year.

The Indenture, Notes and Purchase Agreement

The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of November 15, 2018 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, in an offering conducted in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and the estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, were approximately $203.2 million. The Company used approximately $146.0 million of the net proceeds from the offering to repay in full amounts outstanding under the CRG Loan Agreement and approximately $33.2 million of the net proceeds from the offering to enter into the Capped Call Transaction. The remainder of the net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

The Company will pay interest on the Notes at an annual rate of 6.25% semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2019. The Notes will mature on November 15, 2023, unless earlier converted, or repurchased or redeemed by the Company. The Notes will be the Company’s senior, unsecured obligations and will be equal in right of payment with the Company’s existing and future senior, unsecured indebtedness, senior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the Notes and effectively subordinated to the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing that indebtedness. The Notes will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, and (to the extent the Company is not a holder thereof) preferred equity, if any, of the Company’s subsidiaries.


The Notes will be convertible into cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock, as the Company elects at its sole discretion, based on an initial conversion rate of 52.0183 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $19.22 per share of common stock and subject to adjustment), only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on March 31, 2019, if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for each of at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter; (2) during the five consecutive business days immediately after any five consecutive trading day period (such five consecutive trading day period, the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock on such trading day and the conversion rate on such trading day; (3) upon the occurrence of certain corporate events or distributions on the Company’s common stock, as described in the Indenture; (4) if the Company calls the Notes for redemption; or (5) at any time from, and including, May 15, 2023 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date.

The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole and not in part, at its option at any time on or after November 15, 2019. The cash redemption price would be equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The Notes only are subject to redemption if certain requirements are satisfied, including that the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds 150% of the conversion price on (i) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends the related redemption notice and (ii) the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends such notice.

The Indenture provides for customary events of default. If an event of default occurs and is continuing the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount of each Note, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to be due and payable immediately. In addition, in certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately.

The Notes were sold pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, dated November 8, 2018, among the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and UBS Securities LLC, as initial purchasers (the “Purchase Agreement”). Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company also granted the initial purchasers of the Notes a 30-day option to purchase from the Company up to an additional $40 million aggregate principal amount of Notes at the offering price less the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, customary conditions to closing, and indemnification obligations of the parties. The representations, warranties and covenants in the Purchase Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties. The Purchase Agreement is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company.

In the ordinary course of business, the initial purchasers, Option Counterparty and trustee, and their respective affiliates, have from time to time performed and may in the future perform various financial advisory, commercial banking, and investment banking services for the Company, for which they received, or will continue to receive, customary fees or compensation.

The foregoing descriptions of the Indenture, the Notes and the Purchase Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such documents, which are filed as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2 and 10.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

The Capped Call Transaction

In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company entered into the Capped Call Transaction with the Option Counterparty. The Capped Call Transaction will cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the Notes when the Company’s common stock is trading between the initial conversion price of approximately $19.22 and the $28.8360 cap price.

The Capped Call Transaction is intended to minimize the potential dilution of the Company’s common stock and/or offset potential cash payments in excess of the principal amount of the converted Notes upon conversion of the Notes, as the


Company elects in its sole discretion, in the event that the market price per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the terms of the Capped Call Transaction, is greater than the strike price of the Capped Call Transaction, which initially corresponds to the conversion price of the Notes and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the conversion rate of the Notes. If, however, the market price per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the terms of the Capped Call Transaction, exceeds the cap price of the Capped Call Transaction, there would nevertheless, upon conversion, be dilution or a cash expenditure, as the Company elects in its sole discretion, to the extent that such market price exceeds the cap price of the Capped Call Transaction. The cap price under the Capped Call Transaction will initially be $28.8360 per share, which represents a premium of 80% over the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock on November 8, 2018, and is subject to adjustment under the terms of the Capped Call Transaction.

The Company will not be required to make any cash payments to the Option Counterparty upon the exercise of the options that are a part of the Capped Call Transaction. The Company, however, will be entitled to receive from the Option Counterparty an aggregate amount of cash and/or number of shares of the Company’s common stock, based on the Company’s settlement method election for such Notes. The value of the aggregate amount of cash and/or number of shares received by the Company will be equal to the amount by which the market price per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the terms of the Capped Call Transaction, is greater than the strike price of the Capped Call Transaction during the relevant valuation period under the Capped Call Transaction. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock and/or amount of cash that the Company will receive, however, is subject to a cap.

The Capped Call Transaction is a separate transaction, entered into between the Company and the Option Counterparty and is 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 Capped Call Transaction. The Company may enter into one or more additional capped call transactions if the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase up to an additional $40 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes.

The foregoing description of the Capped Call Transaction does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of capped call transaction confirmation relating to the Capped Call Transaction, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1.02.

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

In connection with the issuance of the Notes, on November 15, 2018, the Company terminated the CRG Loan Agreement. In connection with the termination, the Company used approximately $146.0 million of the net proceeds from the offering to repay in full all amounts outstanding under the CRG Loan Agreement, which included payment of facility and prepayment fees and accrued and unpaid interest. The maturity date of the CRG Loan Agreement was September 30, 2022.

As security for the Company’s obligations under the CRG Loan Agreement, the Company had pledged substantially all of its assets, including intellectual property, as collateral. The CRG Loan Agreement also restricted the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur indebtedness, grant liens, dispose of assets, make investments, make acquisitions, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, pay cash dividends or make distributions, repurchase stock, license certain of its intellectual property on an exclusive basis and engage in significant business transactions such as a change of control. The CRG Loan Agreement also required the Company to maintain cash and cash equivalents of $5.0 million during the term of the agreement. In connection with the termination and repayment of the CRG Loan Agreement, the pledged collateral was released and the CRG Loan Agreement’s restrictions on the Company’s operations and maintenance of $5.0 million of restricted cash and cash equivalents were eliminated.

 

Item 2.03.

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

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

 

Item 3.02.

Unregistered Sales of Securities.

As described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, on November 15, 2018, the Company issued $210.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes to the initial purchasers in an offering conducted in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Notes were sold pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, dated November 8, 2018, among the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and UBS Securities LLC, as initial purchasers.


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. The initial purchasers then resold the Notes to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Notes and the underlying common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been, and will not be, 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.

Additional information pertaining to the Notes is contained in Item 1.01 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits .

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  4.1    Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2018, between Omeros Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (including the form of 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023).
  4.2    Form of Note (included in Exhibit 4.1).
10.1    Purchase Agreement, dated November 8, 2018, among Omeros Corporation and Cantor Fitzgerald  & Co. and UBS Securities LLC as the initial purchasers, relating to the Company’s 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023.
10.2    Form of capped call transaction confirmation, dated as of November 8, 2018, by and between Royal Bank of Canada and Omeros Corporation, in reference to the 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023.


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.

 

    OMEROS CORPORATION
Date: November 15, 2018     By:   /s/ Gregory A. Demopulos
      Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D.
     

President, Chief Executive Officer and

Chairman of the Board of Directors

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Exhibit 4.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

OMEROS CORPORATION

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of November 15, 2018

 

 

6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023

 

 

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

Article 1.

 

Definitions; Rules of Construction

     1  

Section 1.01.

 

Definitions.

     1  

Section 1.02.

 

Other Definitions.

     11  

Section 1.03.

 

Rules of Construction.

     12  

Article 2.

 

The Notes

     13  

Section 2.01.

 

Form, Dating and Denominations.

     13  

Section 2.02.

 

Execution, Authentication and Delivery.

     13  

Section 2.03.

 

Initial Notes and Additional Notes.

     14  

Section 2.04.

 

Method of Payment.

     14  

Section 2.05.

 

Accrual of Interest; Defaulted Amounts; When Payment Date is Not a Business Day.

     15  

Section 2.06.

 

Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent.

     16  

Section 2.07.

 

Paying Agent and Conversion Agent to Hold Property in Trust.

     16  

Section 2.08.

 

Holder Lists.

     17  

Section 2.09.

 

Legends.

     17  

Section 2.10.

 

Transfers and Exchanges; Certain Transfer Restrictions.

     18  

Section 2.11.

 

Exchange and Cancellation of Notes to Be Converted, Redeemed or Repurchased.

     23  

Section 2.12.

 

Removal of Transfer Restrictions.

     23  

Section 2.13.

 

Replacement Notes.

     24  

Section 2.14.

 

Registered Holders; Certain Rights with Respect to Global Notes.

     24  

Section 2.15.

 

Cancellation.

     24  

Section 2.16.

 

Notes Held by the Company or its Affiliates.

     25  

Section 2.17.

 

Temporary Notes.

     25  

Section 2.18.

 

Outstanding Notes.

     25  

Section 2.19.

 

Repurchases by the Company.

     26  

Section 2.20.

 

CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.

     26  

Article 3.

 

Covenants

     26  

Section 3.01.

 

Payment on Notes.

     26  

Section 3.02.

 

Exchange Act Reports.

     27  

Section 3.03.

 

Rule 144A Information.

     27  

Section 3.04.

 

Additional Interest.

     27  

Section 3.05.

 

Compliance and Default Certificates.

     28  

Section 3.06.

 

Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

     29  

Section 3.07.

 

Corporate Existence.

     29  

Section 3.08.

 

Restriction on Acquisition of Notes by the Company and its Affiliates.

     29  

Section 3.09.

 

Further Instruments and Acts.

     29  

Article 4.

 

Repurchase and Redemption

     29  

Section 4.01.

 

No Sinking Fund.

     29  

 

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Section 4.02.

 

Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes upon a Fundamental Change.

     29  

Section 4.03.

 

Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes.

     34  

Article 5.

 

Conversion

     36  

Section 5.01.

 

Right to Convert.

     36  

Section 5.02.

 

Conversion Procedures.

     39  

Section 5.03.

 

Settlement upon Conversion.

     41  

Section 5.04.

 

Reserve and Status of Common Stock Issued upon Conversion.

     43  

Section 5.05.

 

Adjustments to the Conversion Rate.

     44  

Section 5.06.

 

Voluntary Adjustments.

     53  

Section 5.07.

 

Adjustments to the Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

     54  

Section 5.08.

 

[Reserved].

     55  

Section 5.09.

 

Effect of Common Stock Change Event.

     55  

Article 6.

 

Successors

     56  

Section 6.01.

 

When the Company May Merge, Etc.

     56  

Section 6.02.

 

Successor Corporation Substituted.

     57  

Article 7.

 

Defaults and Remedies

     57  

Section 7.01.

 

Events of Default.

     57  

Section 7.02.

 

Acceleration.

     59  

Section 7.03.

 

Sole Remedy for a Failure to Report.

     60  

Section 7.04.

 

Other Remedies.

     61  

Section 7.05.

 

Waiver of Past Defaults.

     61  

Section 7.06.

 

Control by Majority.

     61  

Section 7.07.

 

Limitation on Suits.

     61  

Section 7.08.

 

Absolute Right of Holders to Institute Suit for the Enforcement of the Right to Receive Payment and Conversion Consideration.

     62  

Section 7.09.

 

Collection Suit by Trustee.

     62  

Section 7.10.

 

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

     62  

Section 7.11.

 

Priorities.

     63  

Section 7.12.

 

Undertaking for Costs.

     63  

Article 8.

 

Amendments, Supplements and Waivers

     64  

Section 8.01.

 

Without the Consent of Holders.

     64  

Section 8.02.

 

With the Consent of Holders.

     65  

Section 8.03.

 

Notice of Amendments, Supplements and Waivers.

     66  

Section 8.04.

 

Revocation, Effect and Solicitation of Consents; Special Record Dates; Etc.

     66  

Section 8.05.

 

Notations and Exchanges.

     66  

Section 8.06.

 

Trustee to Execute Supplemental Indentures.

     67  

Article 9.

 

Satisfaction and Discharge

     67  

Section 9.01.

 

Termination of Company’s Obligations.

     67  

Section 9.02.

 

Repayment to Company.

     68  

 

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Section 9.03.

 

Reinstatement.

     68  

Article 10.

 

Trustee

     68  

Section 10.01.

 

Duties of the Trustee.

     68  

Section 10.02.

 

Rights of the Trustee.

     69  

Section 10.03.

 

Individual Rights of the Trustee.

     70  

Section 10.04.

 

Trustee’s Disclaimer.

     70  

Section 10.05.

 

Notice of Defaults.

     70  

Section 10.06.

 

Compensation and Indemnity.

     71  

Section 10.07.

 

Replacement of the Trustee.

     72  

Section 10.08.

 

Successor Trustee by Merger, Etc.

     72  

Section 10.09.

 

Eligibility; Disqualification.

     73  

Article 11.

 

Miscellaneous

     73  

Section 11.01.

 

Notices.

     73  

Section 11.02.

 

Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to Conditions Precedent.

     74  

Section 11.03.

 

Statements Required in Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel.

     75  

Section 11.04.

 

Rules by the Trustee, the Registrar and the Paying Agent.

     75  

Section 11.05.

 

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

     75  

Section 11.06.

 

Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.

     75  

Section 11.07.

 

Submission to Jurisdiction.

     76  

Section 11.08.

 

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

     76  

Section 11.09.

 

Successors.

     76  

Section 11.10.

 

Force Majeure.

     76  

Section 11.11.

 

U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.

     76  

Section 11.12.

 

Calculations.

     76  

Section 11.13.

 

Severability.

     77  

Section 11.14.

 

Counterparts.

     77  

Section 11.15.

 

Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.

     77  

Section 11.16.

 

Withholding Taxes.

     77  

Exhibits

  

Exhibit A: Form of Note

     A-1  

Exhibit B-1: Form of Restricted Note Legend

     B1-1  

Exhibit B-2: Form of Global Note Legend

     B2-1  

Exhibit B-3: Form of Non-Affiliate Legend

     B3-1  

 

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INDENTURE , dated as of November 15, 2018, between Omeros Corporation, a Washington corporation, as issuer (the “ Company ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”).

Each party to this Indenture (as defined below) agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined below) of the Company’s 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Notes ”).

Article 1. DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.01. D EFINITIONS .

Additional Interest ” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 3.04 .

Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 as in effect on the Issue Date.

Authorized Denomination ” means, with respect to a Note, a principal amount thereof equal to $1,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

Bankruptcy Law ” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. law for the relief of debtors.

Bid Solicitation Agent ” means the Person who is required to obtain bids for the Trading Price in accordance with Section 5.01(C)(i)(2) and the definition of “Trading Price.” The initial Bid Solicitation Agent on the Issue Date will be the Company; provided , however , that the Company may appoint any other Person (including any of its Subsidiaries) to be the Bid Solicitation Agent at any time after the Issue Date without prior notice to the Holders.

Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of the board duly authorized to act on behalf of such board.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any 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 of, interests in, rights to purchase, warrants or options for, participations in, or other equivalents of, in each case however designated, the equity of such Person, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

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

Common Stock ” means the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company, subject to any changes in connection with a Common Stock Change Event pursuant to Section 5.09 .

 

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Company ” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture and, subject to Article 6 , its successors and assigns.

Company Order ” means a written request or order signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and delivered to the Trustee.

Conversion Date ” means, with respect to a Note, the first Business Day on which the requirements set forth in Section 5.02(A) to convert such Note are satisfied.

Conversion Price ” means, as of any time, an amount equal to (A) one thousand dollars ($1,000) divided by (B) the Conversion Rate in effect at such time.

Conversion Rate ” initially means 52.0183 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided , however , that the Conversion Rate is subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 5 ; provided , further , that whenever this Indenture refers to the Conversion Rate as of a particular date without setting forth a particular time on such date, such reference will be deemed to be to the Conversion Rate immediately after the Close of Business on such date.

Conversion Share ” means any share of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of any Note.

Daily Cash Amount ” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, the lesser of (A) the applicable Daily Maximum Cash Amount; and (B) the Daily Conversion Value for such VWAP Trading Day.

Daily Conversion Value ” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, one-forty-fifth (1/45th) of the product of (A) the Conversion Rate on such VWAP Trading Day; and (B) the Daily VWAP on such VWAP Trading Day.

Daily Maximum Cash Amount ” means, with respect to the conversion of any Note, the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Specified Dollar Amount applicable to such conversion by (B) forty-five (45).

Daily Share Amount ” means, with respect to any VWAP Trading Day, the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the excess, if any, of the Daily Conversion Value for such VWAP Trading Day over the applicable Daily Maximum Cash Amount by (B) the Daily VWAP for such VWAP Trading Day. For the avoidance of doubt, the Daily Share Amount will be zero for such VWAP Trading Day if such Daily Conversion Value does not exceed such Daily Maximum Cash Amount.

Daily VWAP ” means, for any VWAP Trading Day, the per share volume-weighted average price of the Common Stock as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “OMER <EQUITY> AQR” (or, if such page is not available, its equivalent successor page) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day, determined, using a volume-weighted average price method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company, which may include any of the Initial Purchasers). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the primary trading session.

 

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

Default Settlement Method ” means Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided , however , that the Company may, from time to time, and at its election, change the Default Settlement Method by sending notice of the new Default Settlement Method to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent.

Depositary ” means The Depository Trust Company or its successor.

Depositary Participant ” means any member of, or participant in, the Depositary.

Depositary Procedures ” means, with respect to any conversion, transfer, exchange or transaction involving a Global Note or any beneficial interest therein, the rules and procedures of the Depositary applicable to such conversion, transfer, exchange or transaction.

Ex-Dividend Date ” means, with respect to an issuance, dividend or distribution on the Common Stock, the first date on which shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution (including pursuant to due bills or similar arrangements required by the relevant stock exchange). 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 will not be considered “regular way” for this purpose.

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Free Trade Date ” means, with respect to any Note, the date that is one (1) year after the Last Original Issue Date of such Note.

Freely Tradable ” means, with respect to any Note, that such Note would be eligible to be offered, sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or otherwise if held by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company, and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) months, without any requirements as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice under the Securities Act (except that, during the six (6) month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six (6) months after the Last Original Issue Date of such Note, any such requirement as to the availability of current public information will be disregarded if the same is satisfied at that time); provided , however , that from and after the Free Trade Date of such Note, such Note will not be “Freely Tradable” unless such Note (x) is not identified by a “restricted” CUSIP or ISIN number; and (y) is not represented by any certificate that bears the Restricted Note Legend. For the avoidance of doubt, whether a Note is deemed to be identified by a “restricted” CUSIP or ISIN number or to bear the Restricted Note Legend is subject to Section 2.12 .

 

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Fundamental Change ” means any of the following events:

(A) a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, or their respective employee benefit plans, has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner” (as defined below) of shares of the Company’s common equity representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all of the Company’s then-outstanding common equity;

(B) the consummation of (i) any sale, lease or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person; or (ii) any transaction or series of related transactions in connection with which (whether by means of merger, consolidation, share exchange, combination, reclassification, recapitalization, acquisition, liquidation or otherwise) all of the Common Stock is exchanged for, converted into, acquired for, or constitutes solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property; provided , however , that any merger, consolidation, share exchange or combination of the Company pursuant to which the Persons that directly or indirectly “beneficially owned” (as defined below) all classes of the Company’s common equity immediately before such transaction directly or indirectly “beneficially own,” immediately after such transaction, more than fifty percent (50%) of all classes of common equity of the surviving, continuing or acquiring company or other transferee, as applicable, or the parent thereof, in substantially the same proportions vis-à-vis each other as immediately before such transaction will be deemed not to be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (B) ;

(C) the Company’s stockholders approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(D) the Common Stock ceases to be listed on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market (or any of their respective successors);

provided , however , that a transaction or event described in clause (A)  or (B)  above will not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least ninety percent (90%) of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of Common Stock (excluding cash payments for fractional shares or pursuant to dissenters rights), in connection with such transaction or event, consists of shares of common stock that are listed (or depositary receipts representing shares of common stock, which depositary receipts are listed) 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 that will be so listed when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or event, and such transaction or event constitutes a Common Stock Change Event whose Reference Property consists of such consideration.

For the purposes of this definition, (x) any transaction or event described in both clause (A)  and in clause (B)(i) or (ii)  above (without regard to the proviso in clause (B) ) will be deemed to occur solely pursuant to clause (B)  above (subject to such proviso); and (y) whether a Person is a “ beneficial owner ” and whether shares are “ beneficially owned ” and the percentage of “ beneficial ownership ” will be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

 

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Fundamental Change Repurchase Date ” means the date fixed for the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.

Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice ” means a notice (including a notice substantially in the form of the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” set forth in Exhibit A ) containing the information, or otherwise complying with the requirements, set forth in Section 4.02(F)(i) and Section 4.02(F)(ii) .

Fundamental Change Repurchase Price ” means the cash price payable by the Company to repurchase any Note upon its Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, calculated pursuant to Section 4.02(D) .

Global Note ” means a Note that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A , registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary.

Global Note Legend ” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-2 .

Holder ” means a 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 Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and UBS Securities LLC.

Interest Payment Date ” means, with respect to a Note, each May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on May 15, 2019 (or on such other date specified in the certificate representing such Note). For the avoidance of doubt the Maturity Date is an Interest Payment Date.

Issue Date ” means November 15, 2018.

Last Original Issue Date ” means (A) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including any Notes issued pursuant to the exercise of the Shoe Option by the Initial Purchasers), and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, the later of (i) the Issue Date and (ii) the last date any Notes are originally issued pursuant to the exercise of the Shoe Option; and (B) with respect to any Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.03(B) , and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, either (i) the later of (x) the date such Notes are originally issued and (y) the last date any Notes are originally issued as part of the same offering pursuant to the exercise of an option granted to the initial purchaser(s) of such Notes to purchase additional Notes; or (ii) such other date as is specified in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee before the original issuance of such Notes.

 

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Last Reported Sale Price ” of the Common Stock for any Trading Day means the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per share) of Common Stock on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. If the Common Stock is not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the last quoted bid price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the Common Stock is not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Last Reported Sale Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day from each of at least three (3) nationally recognized independent investment banking firms selected by the Company, which may include any of the Initial Purchasers. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to determine the Last Reported Sale Price. The Last Reported Sale Price will be determined without reference to extended or after-hours trading.

Make-Whole Fundamental Change ” means a Fundamental Change (determined after giving effect to the proviso immediately after clause (D)  of the definition thereof, but without regard to the proviso to clause (B)(ii) of the definition thereof).

Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period ” means, with respect to a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the period from, and including, the effective date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change to, and including, the thirty fifth (35th) Trading Day after such effective date (or, if such Make-Whole Fundamental Change also constitutes a Fundamental Change, to, but excluding, the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date).

Market Disruption Event ” means, with respect to any date, the occurrence or existence, during the one-half hour period ending at the scheduled close of trading on such date on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or other market on which the Common Stock is listed for trading or trades, of any material suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock.

Maturity Date ” means November 15, 2023.

Non-Affiliate Legend ” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-3 .

Note Agent ” means any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.

Notes ” means the 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 issued by the Company pursuant to this Indenture.

Observation Period ” means, with respect to any Note to be converted, (A) subject to clause (B)  below, if the Conversion Date for such Note occurs before the ninety-fifth (95th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date, the forty-five (45) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the third (3rd) VWAP Trading Day

 

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immediately after such Conversion Date; (B) if such Conversion Date occurs on or after the date the Company has sent a Redemption Notice pursuant to Section 4.03(F) and before the related Redemption Date, the forty-five (45) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the forty-sixth (46th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Date; and (C) subject to clause (B)  above, if such Conversion Date occurs on or after the ninety-fifth (95th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date, the forty-five (45) consecutive VWAP Trading Days beginning on, and including, the forty-sixth (46th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.

Officer ” means the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Vice-President of the Company.

Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate that is signed on behalf of the Company by one (1) of its Officers and that meets the requirements of Section 11.03 .

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

Opinion of Counsel ” means an opinion, from legal counsel (including an employee of, or counsel to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, that meets the requirements of Section 11.03 , subject to customary qualifications and exclusions.

Person ” or “ person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof. Any division or series of a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will constitute a separate “person” under this Indenture.

Physical Note ” means a Note (other than a Global Note) that is represented by a certificate substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A , registered in the name of the Holder of such Note and duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee.

Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Purchase Agreement, dated November 8, 2018, between the Company and the Initial Purchasers as may be amended from time to time.

Redemption ” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.03 .

Redemption Date ” means the date fixed for the repurchase of any Notes by the Company pursuant to a Redemption.

Redemption Notice Date ” means, with respect to a Redemption, the date on which the Company sends the Redemption Notice for such Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03(F) .

Redemption Price ” means the cash price payable by the Company to redeem any Note upon its Redemption, calculated pursuant to Section 4.03(E) .

 

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Regular Record Date ” has the following meaning with respect to an Interest Payment Date: (A) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on May 15, the immediately preceding May 1; and (B) if such Interest Payment Date occurs on November 15, the immediately preceding November 1.

Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change ” means the repurchase of any Note by the Company pursuant to Section 4.02 .

Responsible Officer ” means any officer who has direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and is either (A) an officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of such officers; or (B) with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his or her knowledge of, and familiarity with, the particular subject.

Restricted Note Legend ” means a legend substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B-1 .

Restricted Stock Legend ” means, with respect to any Conversion Share, a legend substantially to the effect that the offer and sale of such Conversion Share have not been registered under the Securities Act and that such Conversion Share cannot be sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to a transaction that is registered under the Securities Act or that is exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.

Rule 144A ” means Rule 144A under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto), as the same may be amended from time to time.

Scheduled Trading Day ” means any day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “Scheduled Trading day” means a Business Day.

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Security ” means any Note or Conversion Share.

Settlement Method ” means Cash Settlement, Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement.

 

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Shoe Option ” means the Initial Purchasers’ option to purchase up to forty million dollars ($40,000,000) aggregate principal amount of additional Notes as provided for in the Purchase Agreement.

Significant Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of such Person that constitutes, or any group of Subsidiaries of such Person that, in the aggregate, would constitute, a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) of such Person.

Special Interest ” means any interest that accrues on any Note pursuant to Section 7.03 .

Specified Dollar Amount ” means, with respect to the conversion of a Note to which Combination Settlement applies, the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of such Note deliverable upon such conversion (excluding cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock).

Stock Price ” has the following meaning for any Make-Whole Fundamental Change: (A) if the holders of Common Stock receive only cash in consideration for their shares of Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change and such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is pursuant to clause (B)  of the definition of “Fundamental Change,” then the Stock Price is the amount of cash paid per share of Common Stock in such Make-Whole Fundamental Change; and (B) in all other cases, the Stock Price is the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the five (5) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the effective date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (B) any partnership or limited liability company where (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests, or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (ii) such Person or any one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.

Trading Day ” means any day on which (A) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded; and (B) there is no Market Disruption Event. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

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Trading Price ” of the Notes on any Trading Day means the average of the secondary market bid quotations, expressed as a cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for one million dollars ($1,000,000) (or such lesser amount as may then be outstanding) in principal amount of Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such Trading Day from three (3) nationally recognized independent securities dealers selected by the Company, which may include any of the Initial Purchasers; provided , however , that, if three (3) such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two (2) such bids are obtained, then the average of the two (2) bids will be used, and if only one (1) such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, then that one (1) bid will be used. If, on any Trading Day, (A) the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one (1) bid for one million dollars ($1,000,000) (or such lesser amount as may then be outstanding) in principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized independent securities dealer; (B) the Company is not acting as the Bid Solicitation Agent and the Company fails to instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to obtain bids when required; or (C) the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to solicit bids when required, then, in each case, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes on such Trading Day will be deemed to be less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day.

Transfer-Restricted Security ” means any Security that constitutes a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); provided , however , that such Security will cease to be a Transfer-Restricted Security upon the earliest to occur of the following events:

(A) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to a registration statement that was effective under the Securities Act at the time of such sale or transfer;

(B) such Security is sold or otherwise transferred to a Person (other than the Company or an Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to an available exemption (including Rule 144) from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and, immediately after such sale or transfer, such Security ceases to constitute a “restricted security” (as defined in Rule 144); and

(C) such Security is eligible for resale, by a Person that is not an Affiliate of the Company and that has not been an Affiliate of the Company during the immediately preceding three (3) month period, pursuant to Rule 144 without any limitations thereunder as to volume and manner of sale.

The Trustee is under no obligation to determine whether any Security is a Transfer-Restricted Security and may conclusively rely on an Officer’s Certificate with respect thereto.

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

Trustee ” means the Person named as such in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.

 

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VWAP Market Disruption Event ” means, with respect to any date, (A) the failure by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed, or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded, to open for trading during its regular trading session on such date; or (B) the occurrence or existence, for more than one half hour period in the aggregate, of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) in the Common Stock or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Common Stock, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date.

VWAP Trading Day ” means a day on which (A) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event; and (B) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, then “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Wholly Owned Subsidiary ” of a Person means any Subsidiary of such Person, all of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which (other than directors’ qualifying shares) are owned by such Person or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Section 1.02. O THER D EFINITIONS .

 

Term

   Defined in
Section
 

“Additional Shares”

     5.07(A)  

“Business Combination Event”

     6.01(A)  

“Cash Settlement”

     5.03(A)  

“Combination Settlement”

     5.03(A)  

“Common Stock Change Event”

     5.09(A)  

“Conversion Agent”

     2.06(A)  

“Conversion Consideration”

     5.03(B)  

“Default Interest”

     2.05(B)  

“Defaulted Amount”

     2.05(B)  

“Event of Default”

     7.01(A)  

“Expiration Date”

     5.05(A)(v)  

“Expiration Time”

     5.05(A)(v)  

“Fundamental Change Notice”

     4.02(E)  

“Fundamental Change Repurchase Right”

     4.02(A)  

“Initial Notes”

     2.03(A)  

“Measurement Period”

     5.01(C)(i)(2)  

“Paying Agent”

     2.06(A)  

“Physical Settlement”

     5.03(A)  

 

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“Redemption Notice”

     4.03(F)  

“Reference Property”

     5.09(A)  

“Reference Property Unit”

     5.09(A)  

“Register”

     2.06(B)  

“Registrar”

     2.06(A)  

“Reporting Event of Default”

     7.03(A)  

“Specified Courts”

     11.07  

“Spin-Off”

     5.05(A)(iii)(2)  

“Spin-Off Valuation Period”

     5.05(A)(iii)(2)  

“Stated Interest”

     2.05(A)  

“Successor Corporation”

     6.01(A)  

“Successor Person”

     5.09(A)  

“Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period”

     5.05(A)(v)  

“Trading Price Condition”

     5.01(C)(i)(2)  

Section 1.03. R ULES OF C ONSTRUCTION .

For purposes of this Indenture:

(A) “or” is not exclusive;

(B) “including” means “including without limitation”;

(C) “will” expresses a command;

(D) the “average” of a set of numerical values refers to the arithmetic average of such numerical values;

(E) a merger involving, or a transfer of assets by, a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust will be deemed to include any division of or by, or an allocation of assets to a series of, such limited liability company, limited partnership or trust, or any unwinding of any such division or allocation;

(F) words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular, unless the context requires otherwise;

(G) “herein,” “hereof” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision of this Indenture, unless the context requires otherwise;

(H) references to currency mean the lawful currency of the United States of America, unless the context requires otherwise;

(I) the exhibits, schedules and other attachments to this Indenture are deemed to form part of this Indenture; and

(J) the term “ interest ,” when used with respect to a Note, includes any Additional Interest and Special Interest, unless the context requires otherwise.

 

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Article 2. THE NOTES

Section 2.01. F ORM , D ATING AND D ENOMINATIONS .

The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A . The Notes will bear the legends required by Section 2.09 and may bear notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage or the Depositary. Each Note will be dated as of the date of its authentication.

Except to the extent otherwise provided in a Company Order delivered to the Trustee in connection with the issuance and authentication thereof, the Notes will be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Notes. Global Notes may be exchanged for Physical Notes, and Physical Notes may be exchanged for Global Notes, only as provided in Section 2.10 .

The Notes will be issuable only in registered form without interest coupons and only in Authorized Denominations.

Each certificate representing a Note will bear a unique registration number that is not affixed to any other certificate representing another outstanding Note.

The terms contained in the Notes constitute part of this Indenture, and, to the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, agree to such terms and to be bound thereby; provided , however , that, to the extent that any provision of any Note conflicts with the provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture will control for purposes of this Indenture and such Note.

Section 2.02. E XECUTION , A UTHENTICATION AND D ELIVERY .

(A) Due Execution by the Company . At least one (1) duly authorized Officer will sign the Notes on behalf of the Company by manual or facsimile signature. A Note’s validity will not be affected by the failure of any Officer whose signature is on any Note to hold, at the time such Note is authenticated, the same or any other office at the Company.

(B) Authentication by the Trustee and Delivery .

(i) No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.

(ii) The Trustee will cause an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) to manually sign the certificate of authentication of a Note only if (1) the Company delivers such Note to the Trustee; (2) such Note is executed by the Company in accordance with Section 2.02(A) ; and (3) the Company delivers a Company Order to the Trustee that (a) requests the Trustee to authenticate such Note; and (b) sets forth the name of the Holder of such Note and the date as of which such Note is to be authenticated. If such Company Order also requests the Trustee to deliver such Note to any Holder or to the Depositary, then the Trustee will promptly deliver such Note in accordance with such Company Order.

 

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(iii) The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. A duly appointed authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so under this Indenture, and a Note authenticated as provided in this Indenture by such an agent will be deemed, for purposes of this Indenture, to be authenticated by the Trustee. Each duly appointed authenticating agent will have the same rights to deal with the Company as the Trustee would have if it were performing the duties that the authentication agent was validly appointed to undertake.

Section 2.03. I NITIAL N OTES AND A DDITIONAL N OTES .

(A) Initial Notes . On the Issue Date, there will be originally issued two hundred and ten million dollars ($210,000,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02 ). If the Initial Purchasers exercise the Shoe Option, then there will be originally issued up to an additional $40,000,000 principal amount of Notes pursuant to such exercise, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02 ). Notes issued pursuant to this Section 2.03(A) , and any Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof, are referred to in this Indenture as the “ Initial Notes .”

(B) Additional Notes . The Company may, subject to the provisions of this Indenture (including Section 2.02 ), originally issue additional Notes with the same terms as the initial Notes (except, to the extent applicable, with respect to the date as of which interest begins to accrue on such additional Notes and the first Interest Payment Date and the Last Original Issue Date of such additional Notes) in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, which additional Notes will, subject to the foregoing, be considered to be part of the same series of, and rank equally and ratably with all other, Notes issued under this Indenture; provided , however , that if any such additional Notes are not fungible with other Notes issued under this Indenture for federal income tax or federal securities laws purposes, then such additional Notes will be identified by a separate CUSIP number.

Section 2.04. M ETHOD OF P AYMENT .

(A) Global Notes . The Company will pay, or cause the Paying Agent to pay, the principal (whether due upon maturity on the Maturity Date, Redemption on a Redemption Date or repurchase on a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or otherwise) of, interest on, and any cash Conversion Consideration for, any Global Note to the Depositary by wire transfer of immediately available funds no later than the time the same is due as provided in this Indenture.

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Paying Agent or the Trustee, no later than the time set forth in the immediately following sentence, a written request that the Company make such payment by wire transfer to an account of such Holder within the United States, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account; and (ii) in all other cases, by check mailed to the address of the Holder of such Physical Note entitled to such payment as set forth in the Register. To be timely, such written request must be so delivered no later than the Close of Business on the following date: (x) with respect to the payment of any interest due on an Interest Payment Date, the date immediately preceding the related Regular Record Date; (y) with respect to any cash Conversion Consideration, the relevant Conversion Date; and (z) with respect to any other payment, the date that is fifteen (15) calendar days immediately before the date such payment is due. With respect to physical certificates, if any, presentation is due at maturity. If not presented, the Paying Agent will escheat the funds in accordance with applicable law.

Section 2.05. A CCRUAL OF I NTEREST ; D EFAULTED A MOUNTS ; W HEN P AYMENT D ATE IS N OT A B USINESS D AY .

(A) Accrual of Interest . Each Note will accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to 6.25% (the “ Stated Interest ”), plus any Additional Interest and Special Interest that may accrue pursuant to Sections 3.04 and 7.03 , respectively. Stated Interest on each Note will (i) accrue from, and including, the most recent date to which Stated Interest has been paid or duly provided for (or, if no Stated Interest has theretofore been paid or duly provided for, the date set forth in the certificate representing such Note as the date from, and including, which Stated Interest will begin to accrue in such circumstance) to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Stated Interest; and (ii) be, subject to Sections 4.02(D) , 4.03(E) and 5.02(D) (but without duplication of any payment of interest), payable semi-annually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, beginning on the first Interest Payment Date set forth in the certificate representing such Note, to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date (whether or not a Business Day). Stated Interest, and, if applicable, Additional Interest and Special Interest, on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

(B) Defaulted Amounts . If the Company fails to pay any amount (a “ Defaulted Amount ”) payable on a Note on or before the due date therefor as provided in this Indenture, then, regardless of whether such failure constitutes an Event of Default, (i) such Defaulted Amount will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder of such Note otherwise entitled to such payment; (ii) to the extent lawful, interest (“ Default Interest ”) will accrue on such Defaulted Amount at a rate per annum equal to the rate per annum at which Stated Interest accrues, from, and including, such due date to, but excluding, the date of payment of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest; (iii) such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest will be paid on a payment date selected by the Company to the Holder of such Note as of the Close of Business on a special record date selected by the Company, provided that such special record date must be no more than fifteen (15), nor less than ten (10), calendar days before such payment date; and (iv) at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such special record date, the Company will send notice to the Trustee and the Holders that states such special record date, such payment date and the amount of such Defaulted Amount and Default Interest to be paid on such payment date.

 

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(C) Delay of Payment when Payment Date is Not a Business Day . If the due date for a payment on a Note as provided in this Indenture is not a Business Day, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, such payment may be made on the immediately following Business Day and no interest will accrue on such payment as a result of the related delay. Solely for purposes of the immediately preceding sentence, a day on which the corporate trust office of the Trustee (or, if the Trustee is not acting as the Paying Agent, the applicable place of payment) is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed will be deemed not to be a “Business Day.”

Section 2.06. R EGISTRAR , P AYING A GENT AND C ONVERSION A GENT .

(A) Generally . The Company will maintain (i) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “ Registrar ”); (ii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for payment (the “ Paying Agent ”); and (iii) an office or agency in the continental United States where Notes may be presented for conversion (the “ Conversion Agent ”). If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, then the Trustee will act as such. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent.

(B) Duties of the Registrar . The Registrar will keep a record (the “ Register ”) of the names and addresses of the Holders, the Notes held by each Holder and the transfer, exchange, repurchase, Redemption and conversion of Notes. Absent manifest error, the entries in the Register will be conclusive and the Company and the Trustee may treat each Person whose name is recorded as a Holder in the Register as a Holder for all purposes. The Register will be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form reasonably promptly.

(C) Co-Agents; Company’s Right to Appoint Successor Registrars, Paying Agents and Conversion Agents . The Company may appoint one or more co-Registrars, co-Paying Agents or co-Conversion Agents, each of whom will be deemed to be a Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, under this Indenture. Subject to Section 2.06(A) , the Company may change any Registrar, Paying Agent or Conversion Agent (including appointing itself or any of its Subsidiaries to act in such capacity) without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee (and, upon request, any Holder) of the name and address of each Note Agent, if any, not a party to this Indenture and will enter into an appropriate agency agreement with each such Note Agent, which agreement will implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such Note Agent.

(D) Initial Appointments . The Company appoints the Trustee as the initial Paying Agent, the initial Registrar and the initial Conversion Agent and the Trustee’s office in the United States as the place where Notes may be presented for payment.

Section 2.07. P AYING A GENT AND C ONVERSION A GENT TO H OLD P ROPERTY IN T RUST .

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require a Paying Agent or Conversion Agent to pay or deliver, as applicable, all money and other property held by it to the Trustee, after which payment or delivery, as applicable, such Note Agent (if not the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) will have no further liability for such money or property. If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, then (A) it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders or the Trustee all money and other property held by it as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent; and (B) references in this Indenture or the Notes to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent holding cash or other property, or to the delivery of cash or other property to the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, in each case for payment or delivery to any Holders or the Trustee or with respect to the Notes, will be deemed to refer to cash or other property so segregated and held separately, or to the segregation and separate holding of such cash or other property, respectively. Upon the occurrence of any event pursuant to in clause (ix) or (x)  of Section 7.01(A) with respect to the Company (or with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company acting as Paying Agent or Conversion Agent), the Trustee will serve as the Paying Agent or Conversion Agent, as applicable, for the Notes.

Section 2.08. H OLDER L ISTS .

If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company will furnish to the Trustee, no later than seven (7) Business Days before each Interest Payment Date, and at such other times as the Trustee may request, a list, in such form and as of such date or time as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders.

Section 2.09. L EGENDS .

(A) Global Note Legend . Each Global Note will bear the Global Note Legend (or any similar legend, not inconsistent with this Indenture, required by the Depositary for such Global Note).

(B) Non-Affiliate Legend. Each Note will bear the Non-Affiliate Legend.

(C) Restricted Note Legend . Subject to Section 2.12 ,

(i) each Note that is a Transfer-Restricted Security will bear the Restricted Note Legend; and

(ii) if a Note is issued in exchange for, in substitution of, or to effect a partial conversion of, another Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.09(C)(ii) ), including pursuant to Section 2.10(B) , 2.10(C) , 2.11 or 2.13 , such Note will bear the Restricted Note Legend if such old Note bore the Restricted Note Legend at the time of such exchange or substitution, or on the related Conversion Date with respect to such conversion, as applicable; provided , however , that such Note need not bear the Restricted Note Legend if such Note does not constitute a Transfer-Restricted Security immediately after such exchange or substitution, or as of such Conversion Date, as applicable.

 

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(D) Other Legends . A Note may bear any other legend or text, not inconsistent with this Indenture, as may be required by applicable law or by any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which such Note is traded or quoted.

(E) Acknowledgement and Agreement by the Holders . A Holder’s acceptance of any Note bearing any legend required by this Section 2.09 will constitute such Holder’s acknowledgement of, and agreement to comply with, the restrictions set forth in such legend.

(F) Restricted Stock Legend .

(i) Each Conversion Share will bear the Restricted Stock Legend if the Note upon the conversion of which such Conversion Share was issued was (or would have been had it not been converted) a Transfer-Restricted Security at the time such Conversion Share was issued; provided , however , that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend if the Company determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such Conversion Share need not bear the Restricted Stock Legend.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.09(F) , a Conversion Share need not bear a Restricted Stock Legend if such Conversion Share is issued in an uncertificated form that does not permit affixing legends thereto, provided the Company takes measures (including the assignment thereto of a “restricted” CUSIP number) that it reasonably deems appropriate to enforce the transfer restrictions referred to in the Restricted Stock Legend.

Section 2.10. T RANSFERS AND E XCHANGES ; C ERTAIN T RANSFER R ESTRICTIONS .

(A) Provisions Applicable to All Transfers and Exchanges .

(i) Subject to this Section 2.10 , Physical Notes and beneficial interests in Global Notes may be transferred or exchanged from time to time and the Registrar will record each such transfer or exchange in the Register.

(ii) Each Note issued upon transfer or exchange of any other Note (such other Note being referred to as the “old Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(A)(ii) ) or portion thereof in accordance with this Indenture will be the valid obligation of the Company, evidencing the same indebtedness, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as such old Note or portion thereof, as applicable.

(iii) The Company, the Trustee and the Note Agents will not impose any service charge on any Holder for any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, but the Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and the Conversion Agent may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, exchange or conversion of Notes, other than exchanges pursuant to Sections 2.11 , 2.17 or 8.05 not involving any transfer.

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(v) The Trustee will have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any transfer restrictions imposed under this Indenture or applicable law with respect to any Security, other than to require the delivery of such certificates or other documentation or evidence as expressly required by this Indenture and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the requirements of this Indenture.

(vi) Each Note issued upon transfer of, or in exchange for, another Note will bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 .

(vii) Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Note, the Company will cause such transfer or exchange to be effected as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the date of such satisfaction.

(viii) For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to the terms of this Indenture, as used in this Section 2.10 , an “exchange” of a Global Note or a Physical Note includes (x) an exchange effected for the sole purpose of removing any Restricted Note Legend affixed to such Global Note or Physical Note; and (y) if such Global Note or a Physical Note is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number, an exchange effected for the sole purpose of causing such Global Note or a Physical Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number.

(B) Transfers and Exchanges of Global Notes .

(i) Subject to the immediately following sentence, no Global Note may be transferred or exchanged in whole except (x) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary; (y) by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary; or (z) by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. No Global Note (or any portion thereof) may be transferred to, or exchanged for, a Physical Note; provided , however , that a Global Note will be exchanged, pursuant to customary procedures, for one or more Physical Notes if:

(1)(x) the Depositary notifies the Company or the Trustee that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for such Global Note or (y) the Depositary ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act and, in each case, the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary within ninety (90) days of such notice or cessation;

(2) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Company, the Trustee or the Registrar has received a written request from the Depositary, or from a holder of a beneficial interest in such Global Note, to exchange such Global Note or beneficial interest, as applicable, for one or more Physical Notes; or

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(ii) Upon satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Global Note (or any portion thereof):

(1) the Trustee will reflect any resulting decrease of the principal amount of such Global Note by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note (and, if such notation results in such Global Note having a principal amount of zero, the Company may (but is not required to) instruct the Trustee to cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.15 );

(2) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Trustee will reflect any resulting increase of the principal amount of any other Global Note by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such other Global Note or in accordance with its customary procedures;

(3) if required to effect such transfer or exchange, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02 , a new Global Note bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 ; and

(4) if such Global Note (or such portion thereof), or any beneficial interest therein, is to be exchanged for one or more Physical Notes, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02 , one or more Physical Notes that are in Authorized Denominations (not to exceed, in the aggregate, the principal amount of such Global Note to be so exchanged), are registered in such name(s) as the Depositary specifies (or as otherwise determined pursuant to customary procedures) and bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 .

(iii) Each transfer or exchange of a beneficial interest in any Global Note will be made in accordance with the Depositary Procedures.

(C) Transfers and Exchanges of Physical Notes .

(i) Subject to this Section 2.10 , a Holder of a Physical Note may (x) transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) to one or more other Person(s); (y) exchange such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for one or more other Physical Notes in Authorized Denominations having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Physical Note (or portion thereof) to be so exchanged; and (z) if then permitted by the Depositary Procedures, transfer such Physical Note (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) in exchange for a beneficial interest in one or more Global Notes; provided , however , that, to effect any such transfer or exchange, such Holder must:

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(2) deliver such certificates, documentation or evidence as may be required pursuant to Section 2.10(D) .

(ii) Upon the satisfaction of the requirements of this Indenture to effect a transfer or exchange of any Physical Note (such Physical Note being referred to as the “old Physical Note” for purposes of this Section 2.10(C)(ii) ) of a Holder (or any portion of such old Physical Note in an Authorized Denomination):

(1) such old Physical Note will be promptly cancelled pursuant to Section 2.15 ;

(2) if such old Physical Note is to be transferred or exchanged only in part, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02 , one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such old Physical Note not to be transferred or exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 ;

(3) in the case of a transfer:

(a) to the Depositary or a nominee thereof that will hold its interest in such old Physical Note (or such portion thereof) to be so transferred in the form of one or more Global Notes, the Trustee will reflect an increase of the principal amount of one or more existing Global Notes by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note(s) or in accordance with its customary procedures, which increase(s) are in Authorized Denominations and aggregate to the principal amount to be so transferred, and which Global Note(s) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 ; provided , however , that if such transfer cannot be so effected by notation on one or more existing Global Notes (whether because no Global Notes bearing each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 then exist, because any such increase will result in any Global Note having an aggregate principal amount exceeding the maximum aggregate principal amount permitted by the Depositary or otherwise), then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02 , one or more Global Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so transferred; and (y) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 ; and

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(4) in the case of an exchange, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02 , one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so exchanged; (y) are registered in the name of the Person to whom such old Physical Note was registered; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 .

(D) Requirement to Deliver Documentation and Other Evidence . If a Holder of any Note that is identified by a “restricted” CUSIP number or that bears a Restricted Note Legend or is a Transfer-Restricted Security requests to:

(i) cause such Note to be identified by an “unrestricted” CUSIP number;

(ii) remove such Restricted Note Legend; or

(iii) register the transfer of such Note to the name of another Person,

then the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar may refuse to effect such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, unless there is delivered to the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar such certificates or acknowledgment forms which are attached to the Note or other documentation and any other evidence as the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar may reasonably require to determine that such identification, removal or transfer, as applicable, complies with the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws; provided , however , that no such certificates, documentation or evidence need be so delivered on and after the Free Trade Date with respect to such Note unless the Company determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such Note is not eligible to be offered, sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or otherwise without any requirements as to volume, manner of sale, availability of current public information or notice under the Securities Act.

(E) Transfers of Notes Subject to Redemption, Repurchase or Conversion . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Company, the Trustee and the Registrar will not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note that (i) has been surrendered for conversion, except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to conversion; (ii) is subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice validly delivered, and not withdrawn, pursuant to Section 4.02(F) , except to the extent that any portion of such Note is not subject to such notice or the Company fails to pay the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Price when due; or (iii) has been selected for Redemption pursuant to a Redemption Notice, except to the extent that the Company fails to pay the applicable Redemption Price when due.

 

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Section 2.11. E XCHANGE AND C ANCELLATION OF N OTES TO B E C ONVERTED , R EDEEMED OR R EPURCHASED .

(A) Partial Conversions and Repurchases of Physical Notes . If only a portion of a Physical Note of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, then, as soon as reasonably practicable after such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, the Company will cause such Physical Note to be exchanged, pursuant and subject to Section 2.10(C) , for (i) one or more Physical Notes that are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable, and deliver such Physical Note(s) to such Holder; and (ii) a Physical Note having a principal amount equal to the principal amount to be so converted or repurchased, as applicable, which Physical Note will be converted or repurchased, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of this Indenture; provided , however , that the Physical Note referred to in this clause (ii) need not be issued at any time after which such principal amount subject to such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18 .

(B) Cancellation of Converted, Redeemed and Repurchased Notes .

(i) Physical Notes . If a Physical Note (or any portion thereof that has not theretofore been exchanged pursuant to Section 2.11(A) ) of a Holder is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the later of the time such Physical Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18 and the time such Physical Note is surrendered for such conversion or repurchase, as applicable, (1) such Physical Note will be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.15 ; and (2) in the case of a partial conversion or repurchase, the Company will issue, execute and deliver to such Holder, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02 , one or more Physical Notes that (x) are in Authorized Denominations and have an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Physical Note that is not to be so converted or repurchased; (y) are registered in the name of such Holder; and (z) bear each legend, if any, required by Section 2.09 .

(ii) Global Notes . If a Global Note (or any portion thereof) is to be converted pursuant to Article 5 or repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or Redemption, then, promptly after the time such Note (or such portion) is deemed to cease to be outstanding pursuant to Section 2.18 , the Trustee will reflect a decrease of the principal amount of such Global Note in an amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note to be so converted, redeemed or repurchased, as applicable, by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of such Global Note (and, if the principal amount of such Global Note is zero following such notation, cancel such Global Note pursuant to Section 2.15 ).

Section 2.12. R EMOVAL OF T RANSFER R ESTRICTIONS .

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Note Legend to be deemed to be removed from such Note). If such Note bears a “restricted” CUSIP or ISIN number at the time of such delivery, then, upon such delivery, such Note will be deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.12 and the footnotes to the CUSIP and ISIN numbers set forth on the face of the certificate representing such Note, to thereafter bear the “unrestricted” CUSIP and ISIN numbers identified in such footnotes; provided , however , that if such Note is a Global Note and the Depositary thereof requires a mandatory exchange or other procedure to cause such Global Note to be identified by “unrestricted” CUSIP and ISIN numbers in the facilities of such Depositary, then (i) the Company will effect such exchange or procedure as soon as reasonably practicable; and (ii) for purposes of Section 3.04 and the definition of Freely Tradable, such Global Note will not be deemed to be identified by “unrestricted” CUSIP and ISIN numbers until such time as such exchange or procedure is effected.

Section 2.13. R EPLACEMENT N OTES .

If a Holder of any Note claims that such Note has been mutilated, lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, then the Company will issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02 , a replacement Note upon surrender to the Trustee of such mutilated Note, or upon delivery to the Trustee of evidence of such loss, destruction or wrongful taking reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company. In the case of a lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken Note, the Company and the Trustee will require the Holder thereof to provide such security or indemnity that is reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company and the Trustee from any loss that any of them may suffer if such Note is replaced.

Every replacement Note issued pursuant to this Section 2.13 will be an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and ratably with all other Notes issued under this Indenture.

Section 2.14. R EGISTERED H OLDERS ; C ERTAIN R IGHTS WITH R ESPECT TO G LOBAL N OTES .

Only the Holder of a Note will have rights under this Indenture as the owner of such Note. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Depositary Participants will have no rights as such under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or its nominee, or by the Trustee as its custodian, and the Company, the Trustee and the Note Agents, and their respective agents, may treat the Depositary as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever; provided , however , that (A) the Holder of any Global Note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Depositary Participants and Persons that hold interests in Notes through Depositary Participants, to take any action that such Holder is entitled to take with respect to such Global Note under this Indenture or the Notes; and (B) the Company and the Trustee, and their respective agents, may give effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depositary.

Section 2.15. C ANCELLATION .

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conversion. The Trustee will promptly cancel all Notes so surrendered to it in accordance with its customary procedures. Without limiting the generality of Section 2.03(B) , the Company may not originally issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been cancelled upon transfer, exchange, payment or conversion.

Section 2.16. N OTES H ELD BY THE C OMPANY OR ITS A FFILIATES .

Without limiting the generality of Section 3.08 , in determining whether the Holders of the required aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any of its Affiliates will be deemed not to be outstanding; provided , however , that, for purposes of determining whether the Trustee is protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned will be so disregarded.

Section 2.17. T EMPORARY N OTES .

Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02 , temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. The Company will promptly prepare, issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02 , definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Until so exchanged, each temporary Note will in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Notes.

Section 2.18. O UTSTANDING N OTES .

(A) Generally . The Notes that are outstanding at any time will be deemed to be those Notes that, at such time, have been duly executed and authenticated, excluding those Notes (or portions thereof) that have theretofore been (i) cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with Section 2.15 ; (ii) assigned a principal amount of zero by notation on the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” forming part of any a Global Note representing such Note; (iii) paid in full in accordance with this Indenture; or (iv) deemed to cease to be outstanding to the extent provided in, and subject to, clause (B) , (C)  or (D)  of this Section 2.18 .

(B) Replaced Notes . If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.13 , then such Note will cease to be outstanding at the time of its replacement, unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof reasonably satisfactory to them that such Note is held by a “ bona fide purchaser” under applicable law.

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repurchased, or that mature, on such date will be deemed, as of such date, to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Sections 4.02(D) , 4.03(E) or 5.02(D) ; and (ii) the rights of the Holders of such Notes (or such portions thereof), as such, will terminate with respect to such Notes (or such portions thereof), other than the right to receive the Redemption Price, Fundamental Change Repurchase Price or principal amount, as applicable, of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, such Notes (or such portions thereof), in each case as provided in this Indenture.

(D) Notes to Be Converted . At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for any Note (or any portion thereof) to be converted, such Note (or such portion) will (unless there occurs a Default in the delivery of the Conversion Consideration or interest due, pursuant to Section 5.03(B) or Section 5.02(D) , upon such conversion) be deemed to cease to be outstanding, except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D) .

(E) Cessation of Accrual of Interest . Except as provided in Sections 4.02(D) , 4.03(E) or 5.02(D) , interest will cease to accrue on each Note from, and including, the date that such Note is deemed, pursuant to this Section 2.18 , to cease to be outstanding, unless there occurs a default in the payment or delivery of any cash or other property due on such Note.

Section 2.19. Repurchases by the Company.

Without limiting the generality of Section 2.15 , the Company may, from time to time, repurchase Notes in open market purchases or in negotiated transactions without delivering prior notice to Holders.

Section 2.20. CUSIP and ISIN Numbers.

Subject to Section 2.12 , the Company may use one or more CUSIP or ISIN numbers to identify any of the Notes, and, if so, the Company and the Trustee will use such CUSIP or ISIN number(s) in notices to Holders; provided , however , that (i) the Trustee makes no representation as to the correctness or accuracy of any such CUSIP or ISIN number; and (ii) the effectiveness of any such notice will not be affected by any defect in, or omission of, any such CUSIP or ISIN number. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the CUSIP or ISIN number(s) identifying any Notes. Neither the Trustee nor any Note Agent will have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

Article 3. COVENANTS

Section 3.01. P AYMENT ON N OTES .

(A) Generally . The Company will pay or cause to be paid all the principal of, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, Redemption Price for, interest on, and other amounts due with respect to, the Notes on the dates and in the manner set forth in this Indenture.

(B) Deposit of Funds . Before 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on each Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or Interest Payment Date, and on the Maturity Date or any other date on which any cash amount is due on the Notes, the Company will deposit, or will cause there to be deposited, with the Paying Agent cash, in funds immediately available on such date, sufficient to pay the cash amount due on the applicable Notes on such date. The Paying Agent will return to the Company, as soon as practicable, any money not required for such purpose.

 

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Section 3.02. E XCHANGE A CT R EPORTS .

(A) Generally . The Company will send to the Trustee copies of all reports that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date that the Company is required to so file the same (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods under the Exchange Act); provided , however , that the Company need not send to the Trustee any material for which the Company has received, or is seeking in good faith and has not been denied, confidential treatment by the SEC. Any report that the Company files with the SEC through the EDGAR system (or any successor system thereto) will be deemed to be sent to the Trustee at the time such report is so filed via the EDGAR system (or such successor system). Upon the request of any Holder, the Trustee will provide to such Holder a copy of any report that the Company has sent the Trustee pursuant to this Section 3.02(A) , other than a report that is deemed to be sent to the Trustee pursuant to the preceding sentence.

(B) Trustee’s Disclaimer . The Trustee need not determine whether the Company has filed any material via the EDGAR system (or such successor). Delivery of such material and the sending or filing of reports pursuant to Section 3.02(A) will not be deemed to constitute constructive notice to the Trustee of any information contained, or determinable from information contained, therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants under this Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates). The Trustee will not be obligated to monitor or confirm, on a continuing basis or otherwise, the Company’s compliance with such covenants or obligations under the Exchange Act to file reports.

Section 3.03. R ULE 144A I NFORMATION .

If the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act at any time when any Notes or shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes are outstanding and constitute “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144), then the Company (or its successor) will promptly provide, to the Trustee and, upon written request, to any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of such Notes or shares, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act to facilitate the resale of such Notes or shares pursuant to Rule 144A. The Company (or its successor) will take such further action as any Holder or beneficial owner of such Notes or shares may reasonably request to enable such Holder or beneficial owner to sell such Notes or shares pursuant to Rule 144A.

Section 3.04. A DDITIONAL I NTEREST .

(A) Accrual of Additional Interest .

(i) If, at any time during the six (6) month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six (6) months after the Last Original Issue Date of any Note,

(1) the Company fails to satisfy the requirements of Rule 144(c)(1) of the Securities Act; or

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then Additional Interest will accrue on such Note for each day during such period on which such failure is continuing or such Note is not Freely Tradable.

(ii) In addition, Additional Interest will accrue on a Note on each day on which such Note is not Freely Tradable on or after the fifteenth (15th) day after the Free Trade Date of such Note.

(B) Amount and Payment of Additional Interest . Any Additional Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 3.04(A) will be payable on the same dates and in the same manner as the Stated Interest on such Note and will accrue at a rate per annum equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the principal amount thereof for the first ninety (90) days on which Additional Interest accrues and, thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the principal amount thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, any Additional Interest that accrues on a Note will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note and in addition to any Special Interest that accrues on such Note.

(C) Notice of Accrual of Additional Interest; Trustee’s Disclaimer . The Company will send notice to the Holder of each Note, and to the Trustee, of the commencement and termination of any period in which Additional Interest accrues on such Note. In addition, if Additional Interest accrues on any Note, then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Additional Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Paying Agent stating (i) that the Company is obligated to pay Additional Interest on such Note on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Additional Interest is payable or the amount thereof.

(D) The accrual of Additional Interest will be the exclusive remedy available to Holders for the failure of their Notes to become Freely Tradable.

Section 3.05. C OMPLIANCE AND D EFAULT C ERTIFICATES .

(A) Annual Compliance Certificate . Within ninety (90) days after December 31, 2018 and each fiscal year of the Company ending thereafter, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee stating (i) that the signatory thereto has supervised a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during such fiscal year with a view towards determining whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred; and (ii) whether, to such signatory’s knowledge, a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing (and, if so, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).

(B) Default Certificate . If a Default or Event of Default occurs, then the Company will within 30 days deliver an Officer’s Certificate referencing this Indenture and the Notes to the Trustee describing the same and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

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Section 3.06. S TAY , E XTENSION AND U SURY L AWS .

To the extent that it may lawfully do so, the Company (A) agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law (wherever or whenever enacted or in force) that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and (B) expressly waives all benefits or advantages of any such law and agrees that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power granted to the Trustee by this Indenture, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

Section 3.07. C ORPORATE E XISTENCE .

Subject to Article 6 , the Company will cause to preserve and keep in full force and effect:

(A) its corporate existence in accordance with the organizational documents of the Company; and

(B) the material rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

provided , however , that the Company need not preserve or keep in full force and effect any such license or franchise if the Board of Directors determines that (x) the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and (y) the loss thereof is not, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Holders.

Section 3.08. R ESTRICTION ON A CQUISITION OF N OTES BY THE C OMPANY AND ITS A FFILIATES .

The Company will promptly deliver to the Trustee for cancellation in accordance with its customary provisions all Notes that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have purchased or otherwise acquired. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any of its controlled Affiliates from acquiring any Note (or any beneficial interest therein).

Section 3.09. F URTHER I NSTRUMENTS AND A CTS .

At the Trustee’s request, the Company will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to more effectively carry out the purposes of this Indenture.

Article 4. REPURCHASE AND REDEMPTION

Section 4.01. N O S INKING F UND .

No sinking fund is required to be provided for the Notes.

Section 4.02. R IGHT OF H OLDERS TO R EQUIRE THE C OMPANY TO R EPURCHASE N OTES UPON A F UNDAMENTAL C HANGE .

(A) Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes Upon a Fundamental Change . Subject to the other terms of this Section 4.02 , if a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right (the “ Fundamental Change Repurchase Right ”) to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change for a cash purchase price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.

 

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(B) Repurchase Prohibited in Certain Circumstances . If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (except in the case of an acceleration resulting solely from the failure to pay the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date), then (i) the Company may not repurchase any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02 ; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Repurchase upon Fundamental Change to be returned to the Holders thereof (or, if applicable with respect to Global Notes, cancel any instructions for book-entry transfer to the Company, the Trustee or the Paying Agent of the applicable beneficial interest in such Notes in accordance with the Depositary Procedures).

(C) Fundamental Change Repurchase Date . The Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for any Fundamental Change will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than thirty five (35), nor less than twenty (20), Business Days after the date the Company sends the related Fundamental Change Notice pursuant to Section 4.02(E) .

(D) Fundamental Change Repurchase Price . The Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note to be repurchased upon a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change following a Fundamental Change is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change; provided , however , that if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(C) and such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(C) , on the next Business Day to Holders at of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will include interest on Notes to be repurchased from, and including, such Interest Payment Date, all subject to the Depositary Procedures (in the case of a Global Note).

(E) Fundamental Change Notice . On or before the twentieth (20th) calendar day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company will (x) send to each Holder, the Trustee and the Paying Agent a notice of such Fundamental Change (a “ Fundamental Change Notice ”) and (y) substantially contemporaneously therewith, issue a press release through such national newswire service as the Company then uses (or publish the same through such other widely disseminated public medium as the Company then uses, including its website) containing the information set forth in the Fundamental Change Notice.

 

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Such Fundamental Change Notice must state:

(i) briefly, the events causing such Fundamental Change;

(ii) the effective date of such Fundamental Change;

(iii) the procedures that a Holder must follow to require the Company to repurchase its Notes pursuant to this Section 4.02 , including the deadline for exercising the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right and the procedures for submitting and withdrawing a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice;

(iv) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date for such Fundamental Change;

(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Fundamental Change (and, if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.02(D) );

(vi) the name and (if Physical Notes are outstanding) the address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent;

(vii) the Conversion Rate in effect on the date of such Fundamental Change Notice and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Fundamental Change (including pursuant to Section 5.07 );

(viii) that Notes for which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been duly tendered and not duly withdrawn must be delivered to the Paying Agent (or, in the case of a Global Note, in accordance with the Depositary Procedures) for the Holder thereof to be entitled to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;

(ix) that Notes (or any portion thereof) that are subject to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that has been duly tendered may be converted only if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture; and

(x) the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes.

Neither the failure to deliver a Fundamental Change Notice nor any defect in a Fundamental Change Notice will limit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Right of any Holder or otherwise affect the validity of any proceedings relating to any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change.

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(i) Delivery of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice and Notes to Be Repurchased. To exercise its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right for a Note following a Fundamental Change, the Holder thereof must deliver to the Paying Agent:

(1) before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or such later time as may be required by law), a duly completed, written Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to such Note; and

(2) such Note, duly endorsed for transfer (if such Note is a Physical Note) or by book-entry transfer via the Depositary Procedures (if such note is a Global Note).

The Paying Agent will promptly deliver to the Company a copy of each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice that it receives.

(ii) Contents of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notices . Each Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note must state:

(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;

(2) the principal amount of such Note to be repurchased, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and

(3) that such Holder is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to such principal amount of such Note;

provided , however , that if such Note is a Global Note, then such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F) ).

(iii) Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice . A Holder that has delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice with respect to a Note may withdraw such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice by delivering a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. Such withdrawal notice must state:

(1) if such Note is a Physical Note, the certificate number of such Note;

(2) the principal amount of such Note to be withdrawn, which must be an Authorized Denomination; and

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provided , however , that if such Note is a Global Note, then such withdrawal notice must comply with the Depositary Procedures (and any such withdrawal notice delivered in compliance with the Depositary Procedures will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 4.02(F) ).

Upon receipt of any such withdrawal notice with respect to a Note (or any portion thereof), the Paying Agent will (x) promptly deliver a copy of such withdrawal notice to the Company; and (y) if such Note is surrendered to the Paying Agent, cause such Note (or such portion thereof in accordance with Section 2.11 , treating such Note as having been then surrendered for partial repurchase in the amount set forth in such withdrawal notice as remaining subject to repurchase) to be returned to the Holder thereof.

(G) Payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price . Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price within the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B) , the Company will cause the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for a Note (or portion thereof) to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the later of (i) the applicable Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and (ii) the date (x) such Note is delivered to the Paying Agent (in the case of a Physical Note) or (y) the Depositary Procedures relating to the repurchase, and the delivery to the Paying Agent, of such Holder’s beneficial interest in such Note to be repurchased are complied with (in the case of a Global Note). For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.02(D) on any Note to be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change must be paid pursuant to such proviso, subject to the Depositary Procedures (in the case of a Global Note).

(H) Third Party May Conduct Repurchase Offer In Lieu of the Company . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02 , the Company will be deemed to satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.02 if (i) one or more third parties conduct any Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change and related offer to repurchase Notes otherwise required by this Section 4.02 in a manner that would have satisfied the requirements of this Section 4.02 if conducted directly by the Company; and (ii) an owner of a beneficial interest in any Note repurchased by such third party or parties will not receive a lesser amount (as a result of taxes, additional expenses or for any other reason) than such owner would have received had the Company repurchased such Note.

(I) Compliance with Applicable Securities Laws . To the extent applicable, the Company will comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection with a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change (including complying with Rules 13e-4 and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and filing any required Schedule TO, to the extent applicable) so as to permit effecting such Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in the manner set forth in this Indenture.

(J) Repurchase in Part . Subject to the terms of this Section 4.02 , Notes may be repurchased pursuant to a Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Section 4.02 applying to the repurchase of a Note in whole will equally apply to the repurchase of a permitted portion of a Note.

 

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Section 4.03. R IGHT OF THE C OMPANY TO R EDEEM THE N OTES .

(A) No Right to Redeem Before November 15, 2019 . The Company may not redeem the Notes at its option at any time before November 15, 2019.

(B) Right to Redeem the Notes on or After November 15, 2019 . Subject to the terms of this Section 4.03 , the Company has the right, at its election, to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Notes, at any time, on a Redemption Date on or after November 15, 2019, for a cash purchase price equal to the Redemption Price, but only if the (i) Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock exceeds one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the Conversion Price on (x) each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption; and (y) the Trading Day immediately before such Redemption Notice Date; and (ii) the Notes are Freely Tradeable as of the date the Company sends the related Redemption Notice pursuant to Section 4.03(F) .

(C) Redemption Prohibited in Certain Circumstances . If the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated and such acceleration has not been rescinded on or before the Redemption Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting solely from the failure to pay the related Redemption Price, on such Redemption Date), then (i) the Company may not call for Redemption or otherwise redeem any Notes pursuant to this Section 4.03 ; and (ii) the Company will cause any Notes theretofore surrendered for such Redemption to be returned to the Holders thereof.

(D) Redemption Date . The Redemption Date for any Redemption will be a Business Day of the Company’s choosing that is no more than seventy (70), nor less than fifty (50), Scheduled Trading Days after the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption.

(E) Redemption Price . The Redemption Price for any Note called for Redemption is an amount in cash equal to the principal amount of such Note plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, the Redemption Date for such Redemption; provided , however , that if such Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such Redemption, to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date, if such Redemption Date is before such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Redemption Price will not include accrued and unpaid interest on such Note to, but excluding, such Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, if an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day within the meaning of Section 2.05(C) and such Redemption Date occurs on the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date, then (x) accrued and unpaid interest on Notes to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date will be paid, in accordance with Section 2.05(C) , on the next Business Day to Holders at of the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Regular Record Date; and (y) the Redemption Price will include interest on Notes to be redeemed from, and including, such Interest Payment Date.

 

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(F) Redemption Notice . To call any Notes for Redemption, the Company must (x) send to each Holder of such Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent a written notice of such Redemption (a “ Redemption Notice ”) and (y) substantially contemporaneously therewith, issue a press release through such national newswire service as the Company then uses containing the information set forth in the Redemption Notice.

Such Redemption Notice must state:

(i) that the Notes have been called for Redemption, briefly describing the Company’s Redemption right under this Indenture;

(ii) the Redemption Date for such Redemption;

(iii) the Redemption Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for such Redemption (and, if the Redemption Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or before the next Interest Payment Date, the amount, manner and timing of the interest payment payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.03(E) );

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

(v) that Notes called for Redemption may be converted at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full);

(vi) the Conversion Rate in effect on the Redemption Notice Date for such Redemption and a description and quantification of any adjustments to the Conversion Rate that may result from such Redemption (including pursuant to Section 5.07 );

(vii) the Settlement Method that will apply to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after such Redemption Notice Date and before such Redemption Date; and

(viii) the CUSIP and ISIN numbers, if any, of the Notes.

On or before the Redemption Notice Date, the Company will send a copy of such Redemption Notice to the Trustee and the Paying Agent. If the Trustee will send the Redemption Notice to Holders, the Company will send notice of such redemption to the Trustee at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Redemption Notice Date.

(G) Payment of the Redemption Price . Without limiting the Company’s obligation to deposit the Redemption Price by the time proscribed by Section 3.01(B) , the Company will cause the Redemption Price for a Note subject to Redemption to be paid to the Holder thereof on or before the applicable Redemption Date. For the avoidance of doubt, interest payable pursuant to the proviso to Section 4.03(E) on any Note (or portion thereof) subject to Redemption must be paid pursuant to such proviso.

 

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Article 5. CONVERSION

Section 5.01. R IGHT TO C ONVERT .

(A) Generally. Subject to the provisions of this Article 5 , each Holder may, at its option, convert such Holder’s Notes into Conversion Consideration.

(B) Conversions in Part . Subject to the terms of this Indenture, Notes may be converted in part, but only in Authorized Denominations. Provisions of this Article 5 applying to the conversion of a Note in whole will equally apply to conversions of a permitted portion of a Note.

(C) When Notes May Be Converted .

(i) Generally . Subject to Section 5.01(C)(ii) , a Note may be converted only in the following circumstances:

(1) Conversion upon Satisfaction of Common Stock Sale Price Condition. A Holder may convert its Notes during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on March 31, 2019 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock exceeds one hundred and thirty percent (130%) of the Conversion Price for each of at least twenty (20) Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, as determined by the Company.

(2) Conversion upon Satisfaction of Note Trading Price Condition. A Holder may convert its Notes during the five (5) consecutive Business Days immediately after any five (5) consecutive Trading Day period (such five (5) consecutive Trading Day period, the “ Measurement Period ”) if 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 below, for each Trading Day of the Measurement Period was less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day. The condition set forth in the preceding sentence is referred to in this Indenture as the “ Trading Price Condition .” Neither the Trustee nor any agent will have any obligation to make any calculation or to determine whether the Notes may be surrendered for conversion, or to notify the Company, the Depositary or any Holder if the Notes have become convertible.

The Trading Price will be determined by the Bid Solicitation Agent pursuant to this Section 5.01(C)(i)(2) and the definition of “Trading Price.” The Bid Solicitation Agent (if not the Company) will have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes unless the Company has requested such determination in writing, and the Company will have no obligation to make such request (or seek bids itself) unless a Holder provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock and the Conversion Rate. If a Holder provides such evidence, then the Company

 

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will (if acting as Bid Solicitation Agent), or will instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to, determine the Trading Price of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day. If the Trading Price Condition has been met as set forth above, then the Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the same within one Business Day following the Trading Day on which such Trading Price Condition is met. If, on any Trading Day after the Trading Price Condition has been met as set forth above, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to ninety eight percent (98%) of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day, then the Company will promptly notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the same, and thereafter, neither the Company nor the Bid Solicitation Agent will be required to solicit bids again until another qualifying request is made as provided above.

(3) Conversion upon Specified Corporate Events.

(a) Certain Distributions. If the Company elects to:

(I) distribute, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, any rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, so long as such rights have not separated from the Common Stock and are not exercisable until the occurrence of a triggering event, except that such rights will be deemed to be distributed under this clause (I)  upon their separation from the Common Stock or upon the occurrence of such triggering event) entitling them, for a period of not more than forty-five (45) calendar days after the record date of such distribution, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced (determined in the manner set forth in the third paragraph of Section 5.05(A)(ii) ); or

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

 

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then, in either case, (x) the Company will send notice of such distribution, and of the related right to convert Notes, to Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent at least fifty (50) Scheduled Trading Days before the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and (y) once the Company has sent such notice, Holders may convert their Notes at any time until the earlier of the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date and the Company’s announcement that such distribution will not take place.

(b) Certain Corporate Events. If a Fundamental Change, Make-Whole Fundamental Change or Common Stock Change Event occurs, then, in each case, Holders may convert their Notes at any time from, and including, the effective date of such transaction or event to, and including, the thirty fifth (35th) Trading Day after such effective date (or, if such transaction or event also constitutes a Fundamental Change, to, but excluding, the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date); provided, however, that if the Company fails to provide the notice referred to in the immediately following sentence by such effective date, then the last day on which the Notes are convertible pursuant to this sentence will be extended by the number of Business Days from, and including, such effective date to, but excluding, the date the Company provides such notice. No later than such effective date, the Company will send notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of such transaction or event, such effective date and the related right to convert Notes.

(4) Conversion upon Redemption. If the Company calls any Note for Redemption, then the Holder of such Note may convert such Note at any time before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the related Redemption Date (or, if the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price due on such Redemption Date in full, at any time until such time as the Company pays such Redemption Price in full).

(5) Conversions During Free Convertibility Period. A Holder may convert its Notes at any time from, and including, May 15, 2023 until the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes may become convertible pursuant to any one or more of the preceding sub-paragraphs of this Section 5.01(C)(i) and the Notes ceasing to be convertible pursuant to a particular sub-paragraph of this Section 5.01(C)(i) will not preclude the Notes from being convertible pursuant to any other sub-paragraph of this Section 5.01(C)(i) . Neither the Trustee nor any Agent will have any obligation to (i) monitor the Last Reported Sale Price, make any calculation or determine whether the Notes may be surrendered for conversion, or (ii) notify the Company, the Depositary or any Holders of the Notes if the Notes have become convertible.

 

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(ii) Limitations and Closed Periods. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes:

(1) Notes may be surrendered for conversion only after the Open of Business and before the Close of Business on a day that is a Business Day;

(2) in no event may any Note be converted after the Close of Business on the second (2nd) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date;

(3) if the Company calls any Note for Redemption pursuant to Section 4.03 , then the Holder of such Note may not convert such Note after the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately before the applicable Redemption Date, except to the extent the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price for such Note in accordance with this Indenture; and

(4) if a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice is validly delivered pursuant to Section 4.02(F) with respect to any Note, then such Note may not be converted, except to the extent (a) such Note is not subject to such notice; (b) such notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.02(F) ; or (c) the Company fails to pay the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for such Note in accordance with this Indenture.

Section 5.02. C ONVERSION P ROCEDURES .

(A) Generally .

(i) Global Notes . To convert a beneficial interest in a Global Note that is convertible pursuant to Section 5.01(C) , the owner of such beneficial interest must (1) comply with the Depositary Procedures for converting such beneficial interest (at which time such conversion will become irrevocable); and (2) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.02(E) .

(ii) Physical Notes . To convert all or a portion of a Physical Note that is convertible pursuant to Section  5.01(C) , the Holder of such Note must (1) complete, manually sign and deliver to the Conversion Agent the conversion notice attached to such Physical Note or a facsimile of such conversion notice; (2) deliver such Physical Note to the Conversion Agent (at which time such conversion will become irrevocable); (3) furnish any endorsements and transfer documents that the Company or the Conversion Agent may require; and (4) pay any amounts due pursuant to Section 5.02(D) or Section 5.02(E) .

(B) Effect of Converting a Note . At the Close of Business on the Conversion Date for a Note (or any portion thereof), such Note (or such portion thereof) will be deemed to cease to be outstanding (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no Person will be deemed to be a Holder of such Note (or such portion thereof) as of the Close of Business on such Conversion Date), except to the extent provided in Section 5.02(D) .

(C) Holder of Record of Conversion Shares. The Person in whose name any share of Common Stock is issuable upon conversion of any Note will be deemed to become the holder of record of such share as of the Close of Business on (i) the Conversion Date for such conversion, in the case of Physical Settlement; or (ii) the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such conversion, in the case of Combination Settlement.

 

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(D) Interest Payable upon Conversion in Certain Circumstances . If the Conversion Date of a Note is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then (i) the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date will be entitled, notwithstanding such conversion (and, for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything set forth in the proviso to this sentence), to receive, on or, at the Company’s election, before such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date (assuming, solely for these purposes, that such Note remained outstanding through such Interest Payment Date); and (ii) the Holder surrendering such Note for conversion must deliver to the Company, at the time of such surrender, an amount of cash equal to the amount of such interest referred to in clause (i) above (regardless of whether such Holder was the Holder of record as of the Close of Business on such Regular Record Date); provided , however , that the Holder surrendering such Note for conversion need not deliver such cash (v) if the Company has specified a Redemption Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; (w) if such Conversion Date occurs after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date; (x) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after such Regular Record Date and on or before the Business Day immediately after such Interest Payment Date; or (y) to the extent of any overdue interest or interest that has accrued on any overdue interest, to the extent the same exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Note. For the avoidance of doubt, as a result of, and without limiting the generality of, the foregoing, if a Note is converted with a Conversion Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, then the Company will pay, as provided above, the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, the Maturity Date, notwithstanding such conversion. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is on an Interest Payment Date, then the Holder of such Note at the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date immediately before such Interest Payment Date will be entitled to receive, on such Interest Payment Date, the unpaid interest that has accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date, and such Note, when surrendered for conversion, need not be accompanied by any cash amount pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 5.02(D) .

(E) Taxes and Duties. If a Holder converts a Note, the Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or duty due on the issue of any shares of Common Stock upon such conversion; provided , however , that if any tax or duty is due because such Holder requested such shares to be registered in a name other than such Holder’s name, then such Holder will pay such tax or duty and, until having received a sum sufficient to pay such tax or duty, the transfer agent for the Common Stock may refuse to deliver any such shares to be issued in a name other than that of such Holder.

(F) Conversion Agent to Notify Company of Conversions. If any Note is submitted for conversion to the Conversion Agent or the Conversion Agent receives any notice of conversion with respect to a Note, then the Conversion Agent will promptly notify the Company and the Trustee of such occurrence, together with any other information reasonably requested by the Company.

 

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Section 5.03. S ETTLEMENT UPON C ONVERSION .

(A) Settlement Method . Upon the conversion of any Note, the Company will settle such conversion by paying or delivering, as applicable and as provided in this Article 5 , either (x) shares of Common Stock, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(1) (a “ Physical Settlement ”); (y) solely cash as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(2) (a “ Cash Settlement ”); or (z) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, together, if applicable, with cash in lieu of fractional shares as provided in Section 5.03(B)(i)(3) (a “Combination Settlement” ).

The Company will have the right to elect the Settlement Method applicable to any conversion of a Note; provided , however , that:

(i) subject to clause (iii) below, all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the ninety-fifth (95th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date will be settled using the same Settlement Method, and the Company will send notice of such Settlement Method to Holders and the Conversion Agent no later than the Open of Business on the ninety-fifth (95th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date;

(ii) subject to clause (iii) below, if the Company elects a Settlement Method with respect to the conversion of any Note whose Conversion Date occurs before the ninety-fifth (95th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date, then the Company will send notice of such Settlement Method to the Holder of such Note and the Conversion Agent no later than the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately after such Conversion Date;

(iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clause (i)  or (ii)  above, if any Notes are called for Redemption, then (1) the Company will specify, in the related Redemption Notice sent pursuant to Section 4.03(F) , the Settlement Method that will apply to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the related Redemption Notice Date and before the related Redemption Date; and (2) if such Redemption Date occurs on or after the ninety-fifth (95th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date, then such Settlement Method must be the same Settlement Method that, pursuant to clause (i) above, applies to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on or after the ninety-fifth (95th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date;

(iv) the Company will use the same Settlement Method for all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that occurs on the same day (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company will not be obligated to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions of Notes whose Conversion Dates occur on different days, except as provided in clause (i)  or (iii) above);

(v) if the Company does not timely elect a Settlement Method with respect to the conversion of a Note, then the Company will be deemed to have elected the Default Settlement Method (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely make such election will not constitute a Default or Event of Default);

 

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(vi) if the Company timely elects Combination Settlement with respect to the conversion of a Note but does not timely notify the Holder of such Note of the applicable Specified Dollar Amount, then the Specified Dollar Amount for such conversion will be deemed to be $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the failure to timely send such notification will not constitute a Default or Event of Default); and

(vii) the Settlement Method will be subject to Section 5.09(A)(2) .

(B) Conversion Consideration .

(i) Generally . Subject to Section 5.03(B)(ii) and Section 5.03(B)(iii) , the type and amount of consideration (the “Conversion Consideration” ) due in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of a Note to be converted will be as follows:

(1) if Physical Settlement applies to such conversion, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date for such conversion;

(2) if Cash Settlement applies to such conversion, cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion; or

(3) if Combination Settlement applies to such conversion, consideration consisting of (a) a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the sum of the Daily Share Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion; and (b) an amount of cash equal to the sum of the Daily Cash Amounts for each VWAP Trading Day in such Observation Period.

(ii) Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares . If Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to the conversion of any Note and the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable pursuant to Section 5.03(B)(i) upon such conversion is not a whole number, then such number will be rounded down to the nearest whole number and the Company will deliver, in addition to the other consideration due upon such conversion, cash in lieu of the related fractional share in an amount equal to the product of (1) such fraction and (2) (x) the Daily VWAP on the Conversion Date for such conversion (or, if such Conversion Date is not a VWAP Trading Day, the immediately preceding VWAP Trading Day), in the case of Physical Settlement; or (y) the Daily VWAP on the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such conversion, in the case of Combination Settlement.

(iii) Conversion of Multiple Notes by a Single Holder . If a Holder converts more than one (1) Note on a single Conversion Date, then the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will (in the case of any Global Note, to the extent permitted by, and practicable under, the Depositary Procedures) be computed based on the total principal amount of Notes converted on such Conversion Date by such Holder.

 

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(iv) Notice of Calculation of Conversion Consideration . If Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to the conversion of any Note, then the Company will determine the Conversion Consideration due thereupon promptly following the last VWAP Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period and will promptly thereafter send notice to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of the same and the calculation thereof in reasonable detail. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to make any such determination.

(C) Delivery of the Conversion Consideration . Except as set forth in Sections 5.05(D) and 5.09(A)(2) , the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, the Conversion Consideration due upon the conversion of any Note to the Holder as follows: (i) if Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to such conversion, on or before the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the last VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for such conversion; and (ii) if Physical Settlement applies to such conversion, on or before the second (2nd) Business Day immediately after the Conversion Date for such conversion; provided , however , that if Physical Settlement applies to the conversion of any Note with a Conversion Date that is after the Regular Record Date immediately before the Maturity Date, then, solely for purposes of such conversion, (x) the Company will pay or deliver, as applicable, the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion no later than the Maturity Date (or, if the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day); and (y) the Conversion Date will instead be deemed to be the second (2nd) Business Day immediately before the Maturity Date.

(D) Deemed Payment of Principal and Interest; Settlement of Accrued Interest Notwithstanding Conversion . If a Holder converts a Note, then the Company will not adjust the Conversion Rate to account for any accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, and, except as provided in Section 5.02(D) , the Company’s delivery of the Conversion Consideration due in respect of such conversion will be deemed to fully satisfy and discharge the Company’s obligation to pay the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, such Note to, but excluding the Conversion Date. As a result, except as provided in Section 5.02(D) , any accrued and unpaid interest on a converted Note will be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. In addition, subject to Section 5.02(D) , if the Conversion Consideration for a Note consists of both cash and shares of the Common Stock, then accrued and unpaid interest that is deemed to be paid therewith will be deemed to be paid first out of such cash.

Section 5.04. R ESERVE AND S TATUS OF C OMMON S TOCK I SSUED UPON C ONVERSION .

(A) Stock Reserve . At all times when any Notes are outstanding, the Company will reserve, out of its authorized but unissued and unreserved shares of Common Stock, a number of shares of Common Stock sufficient to permit the conversion of all then-outstanding Notes, assuming (x) Physical Settlement will apply to such conversion; and (y) the Conversion Rate is increased by the maximum amount pursuant to which the Conversion Rate may be increased pursuant to Section 5.07 .

(B) Status of Conversion Shares; Listing . Each Conversion Share, if any, delivered upon conversion of any Note will be a newly issued or treasury share and will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable, free from preemptive rights and free of any lien or adverse claim (except to the extent of any lien or adverse claim created by the action or inaction of the Holder of

 

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such Note or the Person to whom such Conversion Share will be delivered). If the Common Stock is then listed on any securities exchange, or quoted on any inter-dealer quotation system, then the Company will cause each Conversion Share, when delivered upon conversion of any Note, to be admitted for listing on such exchange or quotation on such system.

Section 5.05. A DJUSTMENTS TO THE C ONVERSION R ATE .

(A) Events Requiring an Adjustment to the Conversion Rate . The Conversion Rate will be adjusted from time to time as follows:

(i) Stock Dividends, Splits and Combinations . If the Company issues solely shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on all or substantially all shares of the Common Stock, or if the Company effects a stock split or a stock combination of the Common Stock (in each case excluding an issuance solely pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply), then the Conversion Rate will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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where:

 

           CR 0

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately before the Open of Business on the effective date of such stock split or stock combination, as applicable;

           CR 1

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or the Open of Business on such effective date, as applicable;

           OS 0

 

=

   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, without giving effect to such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination; and

           OS 1

 

=

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

For the avoidance of doubt, an adjustment pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(i) will become effective as set forth in the definition of CR 1 above. If any dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination of the type described in this Section 5.05(A)(i) is declared or announced, but not so paid or made, then the Conversion Rate will be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution or to effect such stock split or stock combination, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had such dividend, distribution, stock split or stock combination not been declared or announced.

 

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(ii) Rights, Options and Warrants . If the Company distributes, to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, rights, options or warrants (other than rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, as to which the provisions set forth in Sections 5.05(A)(iii)(1) and 5.05(F) will apply) entitling such holders, for a period of not more than forty-five (45) calendar days after the record date of such distribution, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

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where:

 

           CR 0

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

           CR 1

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

           OS

 

=

   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

           X

 

=

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

           Y

 

=

   a number of shares of Common Stock obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants by (y) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date such distribution is announced.

For the avoidance of doubt, an adjustment pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(ii) will become effective as set forth in the definition of CR 1 above. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants (including as a result of such rights, options or warrants not being exercised), the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase to the Conversion Rate for such distribution been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered upon exercise of such rights, option or warrants. To the extent such rights, options or warrants are not so distributed, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution of such rights, options or warrants not occurred.

 

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For purposes of this Section 5.05(A)(ii) and Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(a)(I) , in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle holders of Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before the date of the distribution of such rights, options or warrants is announced, and in determining the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants, there will be taken into account any consideration the Company receives for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise thereof, with the value of such consideration, if not cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

(iii) Spin-Offs and Other Distributed Property .

(1) Distributions Other than Spin-Offs . If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness or other assets or property of the Company, or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock of the Company or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding:

(v) dividends, distributions, rights, options or warrants for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(C) ) pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(i) or 5.05(A)(ii) ;

(w) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(C) ) pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iv) ;

(x) rights issued or otherwise distributed pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, except to the extent provided in Section 5.05(F) ;

(y) Spin-Offs for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate is required (or would be required without regard to Section 5.05(C) ) pursuant to Section  5.05(A)(iii)(2) ; and

(z) a distribution solely pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply,

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

 

 

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where:

 

                   CR 0

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;

                   CR 1

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

                   SP

 

=

   the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and

                   FMV

 

=

   the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors), as of such Ex-Dividend Date, of the shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants distributed per share of Common Stock pursuant to such distribution;

 

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provided , however , that if FMV is equal to or greater than SP , then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the record date for such distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount and kind of shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such record date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such record date.

For the avoidance of doubt, an adjustment pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1) will become effective as set forth in the definition of CR 1 above. To the extent such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the distribution, if any, actually made or paid.

(2) Spin-Offs . If the Company distributes or dividends shares of Capital Stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to an Affiliate, a Subsidiary or other business unit of the Company to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock (other than solely pursuant to a Common Stock Change Event, as to which Section 5.09 will apply), and such Capital Stock or equity interest is listed or quoted (or will be listed or quoted upon the consummation of the transaction) on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off” ), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where:

 

                   CR 0

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off;

                   CR 1

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Spin-Off Valuation Period;

                   FMV

 

=

   the product of (x) the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share or unit of the Capital Stock or equity interests distributed in such Spin-Off over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “ Spin-Off Valuation Period ”) beginning on, and including, such Ex-Dividend Date (such average to be determined as if references to Common Stock in the definitions of Last Reported Sale Price and Trading Day were instead references to such Capital Stock or equity interests); and (y) the number of shares or units of such Capital Stock or equity interests distributed per share of Common Stock in such Spin-Off; and

                   SP

 

=

   the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock for each Trading Day in the Spin-Off Valuation Period.

 

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For the avoidance of doubt, an adjustment pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2) will become effective as set forth in the definition of CR 1 above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2) , (i) if any VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for a Note whose conversion will be settled pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for such Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate for such VWAP Trading Day for such conversion, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such VWAP Trading Day; and (ii) if the Conversion Date for a Note whose conversion will be settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs during the Spin-Off Valuation Period for a Spin-Off, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration due for such conversion, such Spin-Off Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Conversion Date.

To the extent any dividend or distribution of the type set forth in this Section 5.05(A)(iii)(2) is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will 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.

(iv) Cash Dividends or Distributions. If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

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where:

 

           CR 0

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Open of Business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;

           CR 1

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such Ex-Dividend Date;

           SP

 

=

   the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately before such Ex-Dividend Date; and

           D

 

=

   the cash amount distributed per share of Common Stock in such dividend or distribution;

 

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provided , however , that if D is equal to or greater than SP , then, in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Rate, each Holder will receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes held by such Holder on the record date for such dividend or distribution, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Holder would have received if such Holder had owned, on such record date, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on such record date.

For the avoidance of doubt, an adjustment pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(iv) will become effective as set forth in the definition of CR 1 above. To the extent such dividend or distribution is declared but not made or paid, the Conversion Rate will 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.

(v) Tender Offers or Exchange Offers . If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock, and the value (determined as of the Expiration Time by the Board of Directors) of the cash and other consideration paid per share of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer exceeds the Last Reported Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately after the last date (the “ Expiration Date ”) on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended), then the Conversion Rate will be increased based on the following formula:

 

 

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where:

 

           CR 0

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately before the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer;

           CR 1

 

=

   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the Close of Business on the last Trading Day of the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period;

           AC

 

=

   the aggregate value (as determined by the Board of Directors as of the time (the “Expiration Time” ) such tender or exchange offer expires) of all cash and other consideration paid for shares of Common Stock purchased or exchanged in such tender or exchange offer;

           OS 0

 

=

   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before the Expiration Time (before giving effect to the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);

           OS 1

 

=

   the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (excluding all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and

           SP

 

=

   the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices per share of Common Stock over the ten (10) consecutive Trading Day period (the “Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period” ) beginning on, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date;

 

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provided , however , that the Conversion Rate will in no event be adjusted down pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(v) , except to the extent provided in the immediately following paragraph. For the avoidance of doubt, an adjustment pursuant to this Section 5.05(A)(v) will become effective as set forth in the definition of CR 1 above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.05(A)(v) , (i) if any VWAP Trading Day of the Observation Period for a Note whose conversion will be settled pursuant to Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Rate for such VWAP Trading Day for such conversion, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date for such tender or exchange offer to, and including, such VWAP Trading Day; and (ii) if the Conversion Date for a Note whose conversion will be settled pursuant to Physical Settlement occurs during the Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period for such tender or exchange offer, then, solely for purposes of determining the Conversion Consideration for such conversion, such Tender/Exchange Offer Valuation Period will be deemed to consist of the Trading Days occurring in the period from, and including, the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date to, and including, such Conversion Date.

To the extent such tender or exchange offer is announced but not consummated (including as a result of the Company being precluded from consummating such tender or exchange offer under applicable law), or any purchases or exchanges of shares of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer are rescinded, the Conversion Rate will be readjusted to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the adjustment been made on the basis of only the purchases or exchanges of shares of Common Stock, if any, actually made, and not rescinded, in such tender or exchange offer.

(B) No Adjustments in Certain Cases .

(i) Where Holders Participate in the Transaction or Event Without Conversion . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.05(A) , the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of a transaction or other event otherwise requiring an adjustment pursuant to Section 5.05(A) (other than a stock split or combination of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(i) or a tender or exchange offer of the type set forth in Section 5.05(A)(v) ) if each Holder participates, at the same time and on the same terms as holders of Common Stock, and solely by virtue of being a Holder of Notes, in such transaction or event without having to convert such Holder’s Notes and as if such Holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the Conversion Rate in effect on the related record date; and (ii) the aggregate principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Holder on such date.

(ii) Certain Events . The Company will not be required to adjust the Conversion Rate except as provided in Section 5.05 or Section 5.07 . Without limiting the foregoing, the Company will not be obligated to adjust the Conversion Rate on account of:

(1) stock repurchases, including structured or derivative transactions, pursuant to a stock repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors, in each case that are not tender or exchange offers referred to in Section 5.05(A)(v) ;

(2) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.05 , the sale of shares of Common Stock for a purchase price that is less than the market price per share of Common Stock or less than the Conversion Price;

(3) 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 such plan;

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

(5) the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or convertible or exchangeable security of the Company not described in clause (4) above and outstanding as of the Issue Date;

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

(7) accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes.

 

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(C) Adjustment Deferral . If an adjustment to the Conversion Rate otherwise required by this Article 5 would result in a change of less than one percent (1%) to the Conversion Rate, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 5 , the Company may, at its election, defer such adjustment, except that all such deferred adjustments must be given effect immediately upon the earliest of the following: (i) when all such deferred adjustments would result in a change of at least one percent (1%) to the Conversion Rate; (ii) the Conversion Date of, or any VWAP Trading Day of an Observation Period for, any Note; (iii) the date a Fundamental Change or Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs; (iv) the date the Company calls any Notes for Redemption; and (v) the ninety-fifth (95th) Scheduled Trading Day immediately before the Maturity Date.

(D) Adjustments Not Yet Effective . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:

(i) a Note is to be converted pursuant to Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement;

(ii) the record date, effective date or Expiration Time for any event that requires an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) has occurred on or before the Conversion Date for such conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or on or before any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion (in the case of Combination Settlement), but an adjustment to the Conversion Rate for such event has not yet become effective as of such Conversion Date or VWAP Trading Day, as applicable;

(iii) the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due in respect of such VWAP Trading Day (in the case of Combination Settlement) includes any whole shares of Common Stock; and

(iv) such shares are not entitled to participate in such event (because they were not held on the related record date or otherwise),

then, solely for purposes of such conversion, the Company will, without duplication, give effect to such adjustment on such Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or such VWAP Trading Day (in the case of Combination Settlement). In such case, if the date on which the Company is otherwise required to deliver the consideration due upon such conversion is before the first date on which the amount of such adjustment can be determined, then the Company will delay the settlement of such conversion until the second (2nd) Business Day after such first date.

(E) Conversion Rate Adjustments where Converting Holders Participate in the Relevant Transaction or Event . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:

(i) a Conversion Rate adjustment for any dividend or distribution becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date pursuant to Section 5.05(A) ;

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(iii) the Conversion Date for such conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or any VWAP Trading Day in the Observation Period for such conversion (in the case of Combination Settlement) occurs on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or before the related record date;

(iv) the Conversion Consideration due upon such conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or due with respect to such VWAP Trading Day (in the case of Combination Settlement) includes any whole shares of Common Stock based on a Conversion Rate that is adjusted for such dividend or distribution; and

(v) such shares would be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution (including pursuant to Section 5.02(C) ),

then (x) in the case of Physical Settlement, such Conversion Rate adjustment will not be given effect for such conversion, and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion based on such unadjusted Conversion Rate will be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution; and (y) in the case of Combination Settlement, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date will be made for such conversion in respect of such VWAP Trading Day, but the shares of Common Stock issuable with respect to such VWAP Trading Day based on such adjusted Conversion Rate will not be entitled to participate in such dividend or distribution.

(F) Stockholder Rights Plans . If any shares of Common Stock are to be issued upon conversion of any Note and, at the time of such conversion, the Company has in effect any stockholder rights plan, then the Holder of such Note will be entitled to receive, in addition to, and concurrently with the delivery of, the Conversion Consideration otherwise payable under this Indenture upon such conversion, the rights set forth in such stockholder rights plan, unless such rights have separated from the Common Stock at such time, in which case, and only in such case, the Conversion Rate will be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iii)(1) on account of such separation as if, at the time of such separation, the Company had made a distribution of the type referred to in such Section to all holders of the Common Stock, subject to readjustment in accordance with such Section if such rights expire, terminate or are redeemed.

(G) Limitation on Effecting Transactions Resulting in Certain Adjustments . The Company will not engage in or be a party to any transaction or event that would require the Conversion Rate to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A) or Section 5.07 to an amount that would result in the Conversion Price per share of Common Stock being less than the par value per share of Common Stock.

(H) Equitable Adjustments to Prices . Whenever any provision of this Indenture requires the Company to calculate the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices, or any function thereof, over a period of multiple days (including to calculate the Stock Price or an adjustment to the Conversion Rate), or to calculate Daily VWAPs over an Observation Period, the Company will make proportionate adjustments, if any, to such calculations to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(i) that becomes effective, or any event requiring such an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, of such event occurs, at any time during such period or Observation Period, as applicable.

 

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(I) Calculation of Number of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock . For purposes of Section 5.05(A) , the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time will (i) include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock; and (ii) exclude shares of Common Stock held in the Company’s treasury (unless the Company pays any dividend or makes any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in its treasury).

(J) Calculations . All calculations with respect to the Conversion Rate and adjustments thereto will be made to the nearest 1/10,000th of a share of Common Stock (with 5/100,000ths rounded upward).

(K) Notice of Conversion Rate Adjustments . Upon the effectiveness of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05(A) , the Company will promptly send notice to the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent containing (i) a brief description of the transaction or other event on account of which such adjustment was made; (ii) the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after such adjustment; and (iii) the effective time of such adjustment. In the absence of such a notice, each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may assume without inquiry that the Conversion Rate has not been adjusted and that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge remains in effect

(L) Compliance with Stock Exchange Listing Standards . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company will not engage in any transaction, or take any action, that would require an increase to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.05 without complying with the applicable stockholder approval rules of The Nasdaq Global Market.

Section 5.06. V OLUNTARY A DJUSTMENTS .

(A) Generally . To the extent permitted by law and applicable stock exchange rules, the Company, from time to time, may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate by any amount if (i) the Board of Directors determines that such increase is either (x) in the best interest of the Company; or (y) advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax imposed on holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock as a result of any dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) of Common Stock or any similar event; (ii) such increase is in effect for a period of at least twenty (20) Business Days; and (iii) such increase is irrevocable during such period.

(B) Notice of Voluntary Increases . If the Board of Directors determines to increase the Conversion Rate pursuant to this Section 5.06 , then, at least fifteen (15) Business Days before such increase, the Company will send notice to each Holder of such increase, the amount thereof and the period during which such increase will be in effect.

 

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Section 5.07. A DJUSTMENTS TO THE C ONVERSION R ATE IN C ONNECTION WITH A M AKE -W HOLE F UNDAMENTAL C HANGE .

(A) Generally . If a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs and the Conversion Date for the conversion of a Note occurs during the related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Conversion Period, then, subject to this Section 5.07 , the Conversion Rate applicable to such conversion will be increased by a number of shares (the “Additional Shares”) set forth in the table below corresponding (after interpolation as provided in, and subject to, the provisions below) to the effective date and the Stock Price of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change:

 

    

 

     Stock Price  

Effective Date

   $16.02      $17.00      $18.00      $19.22      $22.00      $25.00      $28.83      $45.00      $60.00      $75.00      $90.00      $105.00      $125.00  

November 15, 2018

     10.4036        10.4036        10.4036        10.2836        7.2386        4.9296        3.0097        0.8380        0.4965        0.3036        0.1753        0.0837        0.0000  

November 15, 2019

     10.4036        10.4036        10.4036        9.6748        6.6805        4.3388        2.0905        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

November 15, 2020

     10.4036        10.4036        10.4036        8.9475        6.0605        3.9228        1.9043        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

November 15, 2021

     10.4036        10.0857        9.7678        7.9017        5.0673        3.2248        1.5914        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

November 15, 2022

     10.4036        9.5663        8.7289        6.4631        3.4145        1.9936        1.0420        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

November 15, 2023

     10.4036        6.8052        3.5373        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

If such effective date or Stock Price is not set forth in the table above, then:

(i) if such Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table above or the effective date is between two dates in the table above, then the number of Additional Shares will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the numbers of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices in the table and the earlier and later dates in the table above, as applicable, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable; and

(ii) if the Stock Price is greater than $125.00 (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above are adjusted pursuant to Section 5.07(B) ), or less than $16.02 (subject to adjustment in the same manner), per share, then no Additional Shares will be added to the Conversion Rate.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, in no event will the Conversion Rate be increased to an amount that exceeds 62.4219 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which amount is subject to adjustment in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to Section 5.05(A) .

(B) Adjustment of Stock Prices and Additional Shares . The Stock Prices in the first row ( i.e. , the column headers) of the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Price is adjusted as a result of the operation of Section 5.05(A) . The numbers of Additional Shares in the table set forth in Section 5.07(A) will be adjusted in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the Conversion Rate is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.07(A) .

(C) Notice of the Occurrence of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change . The Company will notify the Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent of each Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurring pursuant to clause (A)  of the definition thereof in accordance with Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(b) .

(D) Settlement of Cash Make-Whole Fundamental Changes . For the avoidance of doubt, if holders of Common Stock receive solely cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, then, pursuant to Section 5.09 , conversions of Notes will thereafter be settled no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after the relevant Conversion Date.

 

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S ECTION  5.08. [R ESERVED ].

S ECTION  5.09. E FFECT OF C OMMON S TOCK C HANGE E VENT .

(A) Generally . If there occurs any:

(i) recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than (x) changes solely resulting from a subdivision or combination of the Common Stock, (y) a change only in par value or from par value to no par value or no par value to par value and (z) stock splits and stock combinations that do not involve the issuance of any other series or class of securities);

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

(iii) sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person,

and, as a result of which, the Common Stock is converted into, or is exchanged for, or represents solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property, or any combination of the foregoing (such an event, a “ Common Stock Change Event ,” and such other securities, cash or property, the “ Reference Property ,” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one (1) share of Common Stock would be entitled to receive on account of such Common Stock Change Event (without giving effect to any arrangement not to issue or deliver a fractional portion of any security or other property), a “ Reference Property Unit ”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes,

(1) from and after the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, (I) the Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of any Note, and the conditions to any such conversion, will be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in this Article 5 (or in any related definitions) were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; (II) for purposes of Section 4.03 , each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in such Section (or in any related definitions) will instead be deemed to be a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; and (III) for purposes of the definition of “Fundamental Change” and “Make-Whole Fundamental Change,” the terms “Common Stock” and “common equity” will be deemed to mean the common equity (including depositary receipts representing common equity), if any, forming part of such Reference Property;

(2) if such Reference Property Unit consists entirely of cash, then the Company will be deemed to elect Physical Settlement in respect of all conversions whose Conversion Date occurs on or after the effective date of such Common Stock Change Event and will pay the cash due upon such conversions no later than the tenth (10th) Business Day after the relevant Conversion Date; and

(3) for these purposes, the Daily VWAP or Last Reported Sale Price of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of securities will be the fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith by the Company (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).

 

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If the Reference Property consists of more than a single type of consideration to be determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election, then the composition of the Reference Property Unit will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received, per share of Common Stock, by the holders of Common Stock. The Company will notify Holders of such weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

At or before the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, the Company and the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) of such Common Stock Change Event (the “ Successor Person ”) will execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(F) , which supplemental indenture will (x) provide for subsequent conversions of Notes in the manner set forth in this Section 5.09 ; (y) provide for subsequent adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.07(A) in a manner consistent with this Section 5.09 ; and (z) contain such other provisions as the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders and to give effect to the provisions of this Section 5.09(A) . If the Reference Property includes shares of stock or other securities or assets of a Person other than the Successor Person, then such other Person will also execute such supplemental indenture and such supplemental indenture will contain such additional provisions the Company reasonably determines are appropriate to preserve the economic interests of the Holders.

(B) Notice of Common Stock Change Events . The Company will provide notice of each Common Stock Change Event in the manner provided in Section 5.01(C)(i)(3)(b).

(C) Compliance Covenant . The Company will not become a party to any Common Stock Change Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 5.09 .

Article 6. SUCCESSORS

Section 6.01. W HEN THE C OMPANY M AY M ERGE , E TC .

(A) Generally . The Company will not consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person (a “ Business Combination Event ”), unless:

(i) the resulting, surviving or transferee Person either (x) is the Company or (y) if not the Company, is a corporation (the “ Successor Corporation ”) duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia that expressly assumes (by executing and delivering to the Trustee, at or before the effective time of such Business Combination Event, a supplemental indenture pursuant to Section 8.01(E) ) all of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes; and

 

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(ii) immediately after giving effect to such Business Combination Event, no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing.

(B) Delivery of Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee . Before the effective time of any Business Combination Event, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that (i) such Business Combination Event (and, if applicable, the related supplemental indenture) comply with Section 6.01(A) ; and (ii) all conditions precedent to such Business Combination Event provided in this Indenture have been satisfied.

Section 6.02. S UCCESSOR C ORPORATION S UBSTITUTED .

At the effective time of any Business Combination Event that complies with Section 6.01 , the Successor Corporation (if not the Company) will succeed to, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor Corporation had been named as the Company in this Indenture and the Notes, and, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Company will be discharged from its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

Article 7. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 7.01. E VENTS OF D EFAULT .

(A) Definition of Events of Default. “ Event of Default ” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) a default in the payment when due (whether at maturity, upon Redemption or Repurchase Upon Fundamental Change or otherwise) of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, any Note;

(ii) a default in the payment when due of interest on any Note that continues for thirty (30) days;

(iii) the Company’s failure to deliver, when required by this Indenture, a Fundamental Change Notice, or a notice pursuant to Section 5.01(C)(i)(3) ;

(iv) a default in the Company’s obligation to convert a Note in accordance with Article 5 upon the exercise of the conversion right with respect thereto;

(v) a default in the Company’s obligations under Article 6;

(vi) a default in any of the Company’s obligations or agreements under this Indenture or the Notes (other than a default set forth in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)  or (v)  of this Section 7.01(A)) where such default is not cured or waived within sixty (60) days after notice to the Company by the Trustee, or to the Company and the Trustee by Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, which notice must specify such default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”;

 

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(vii) a default by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any one or more mortgages, agreements or other instruments under which there is outstanding, or by which there is secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed of at least fifteen-million dollars ($15,000,000) (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether such indebtedness exists as of the Issue Date or is thereafter created, where such default:

(1) constitutes a failure to pay the principal of such indebtedness when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, in each case after the expiration of any applicable grace period; or

(2) results in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable before its stated maturity,

unless, in each case, such principal is paid (or the indebtedness with respect thereto is discharged) or such payment of such principal is waived or is otherwise no longer due and payable or such acceleration is rescinded or annulled, in which case the Event of Default by reason of the failure to pay such principal when due will (unless the Notes have theretofore been accelerated) be deemed not to have occurred;

(viii) one or more final judgments being rendered against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the payment of at least twenty-five-million dollars ($25,000,000) (or its foreign currency equivalent) in the aggregate (excluding any amounts covered by insurance), where such judgment is not discharged or stayed within sixty (60) days after (i) the date on which the right to appeal the same has expired, if no such appeal has commenced; or (ii) the date on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished;

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

(1) commences a voluntary case or proceeding;

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

(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;

(5) takes any comparable action under any foreign Bankruptcy Law; or

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

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

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

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

(4) grants any similar relief under any foreign Bankruptcy Law,

and, in each case under this Section 7.01(A)(x) , such order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for at least sixty (60) days.

(B) Cause Irrelevant . Each of the events set forth in Section 7.01(A) will constitute an Event of Default regardless of the cause thereof or whether voluntary or involuntary or 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.

Section 7.02. A CCELERATION .

(A) Automatic Acceleration in Certain Circumstances . If an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(ix) or 7.01(A)(x) occurs with respect to the Company (and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company), then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any Person.

(B) Optional Acceleration . Subject to Section 7.03 , if an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01(A)(ix) or 7.01(A)(x) with respect to the Company and not solely with respect to a Significant Subsidiary of the Company) occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee, by written notice to the Company, or Holders of at least twenty five percent (25%) of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately.

(C) Rescission of Acceleration . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, on behalf of all Holders, rescind any acceleration of the Notes and its consequences if (i) such rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (ii) all existing Events of Default (except the non-payment of principal of, or interest on, the Notes that has become due solely because of such acceleration) have been cured or waived. No such rescission will affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

 

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Section 7.03. S OLE R EMEDY FOR A F AILURE TO R EPORT .

(A) Generally . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the Company may elect that the sole remedy for any Event of Default (a “ Reporting Event of Default ”) pursuant to Section 7.01(A)(vi) arising from the Company’s failure to comply with Section 3.02 will, for each of the first one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, consist exclusively of the accrual of Special Interest on the Notes. If the Company has made such an election, then (i) the Notes will be subject to acceleration pursuant to Section 7.02 on account of the relevant Reporting Event of Default from, and including, the one hundred and eighty first (181st) calendar day on which a Reporting Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if the Company fails to pay any accrued and unpaid Special Interest when due; and (ii) Special Interest will cease to accrue on any Notes from, and including, such one hundred and eighty first (181st) calendar day (it being understood that interest on any defaulted Special Interest will nonetheless accrue pursuant to Section 2.05(B) ).

(B) Amount and Payment of Special Interest . Any Special Interest that accrues on a Note pursuant to Section 7.03(A) will be payable on the same dates and in the same manner as the Stated Interest on such Note and will accrue at a rate per annum equal to one quarter of one percent (0.25%) of the principal amount thereof for the first ninety (90) days on which Special Interest accrues and, thereafter, at a rate per annum equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the principal amount thereof. Special Interest will accrue at the rates set forth in the preceding sentence during the continuance of a reporting Event of Default regardless of the number of reporting Events of Default giving rise to the accrual of Special Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, any Special Interest that accrues on a Note will be in addition to the Stated Interest that accrues on such Note and in addition to any Additional Interest that accrues on such Note.

(C) Notice of Election . To make the election set forth in Section 7.03(A) , the Company must send to the Holders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent, on or before the date on which each Reporting Event of Default first occurs, a notice that (i) briefly describes the report(s) that the Company failed to file with the SEC; (ii) states that the Company is electing that the sole remedy for such Reporting Event of Default consist of the accrual of Special Interest; and (iii) briefly describes the periods during which and rate at which Special Interest will accrue and the circumstances under which the Notes will be subject to acceleration on account of such Reporting Event of Default.

(D) Notice to Trustee and Paying Agent; Trustee’s Disclaimer . If Special Interest accrues on any Note, then, no later than five (5) Business Days before each date on which such Special Interest is to be paid, the Company will deliver an Officer’s Certificate to the Trustee and the Paying Agent stating (i) that the Company is obligated to pay Special Interest on such Note on such date of payment; and (ii) the amount of such Special Interest that is payable on such date of payment. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Special Interest is payable or the amount thereof.

(E) No Effect on Other Events of Default . No election pursuant to this Section 7.03 with respect to a Reporting Event of Default will affect the rights of any Holder with respect to any other Event of Default, including with respect to any other Reporting Event of Default.

 

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Section 7.04. O THER R EMEDIES .

(A) Trustee May Pursue All Remedies . If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of any amounts due with respect to the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes.

(B) Procedural Matters . The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in such proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder in exercising any right or remedy following an Event of Default will not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of, or acquiescence in, such Event of Default. All remedies will be cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 7.05. W AIVER OF P AST D EFAULTS .

An Event of Default pursuant to clause (i) , (ii) , (iv)  or (vi)  of Section 7.01(A) (that, in the case of clause (vi)  only, results from a Default under any covenant that cannot be amended without the consent of each affected Holder), and a Default that could lead to such an Event of Default, can be waived only with the consent of each affected Holder. Each other Default or Event of Default may be waived, on behalf of all Holders, by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. If an Event of Default is so waived, then it will cease to exist. If a Default is so waived, then it will be deemed to be cured and any Event of Default arising therefrom will be deemed not to occur. However, no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right arising therefrom.

Section 7.06. C ONTROL BY M AJORITY .

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law, this Indenture or the Notes, or that, subject to Section 10.01 , the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders or may involve the Trustee in liability, unless the Trustee is offered security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such direction.

Section 7.07. L IMITATION ON S UITS .

No Holder may pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes (except to enforce (x) its rights to receive the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, any Notes; or (y) the Company’s obligations to convert any Notes pursuant to Article 5 ), unless:

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

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(C) such Holder or Holders offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense to the Trustee that may result from the Trustee’s following such request;

(D) the Trustee does not comply with such request within sixty (60) calendar days after its receipt of such request and such offer of security or indemnity; and

(E) during such sixty (60) calendar day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding do not deliver to the Trustee a direction that is inconsistent with such request.

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder. The Trustee will have no duty to determine whether any Holder’s use of this Indenture complies with the preceding sentence.

Section 7.08. A BSOLUTE R IGHT OF H OLDERS TO I NSTITUTE S UIT FOR THE E NFORCEMENT OF THE R IGHT TO R ECEIVE P AYMENT AND C ONVERSION C ONSIDERATION .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, the right of each Holder of a Note to bring suit for the enforcement of any payment or delivery, as applicable, of the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or the Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon conversion of, such Note on or after the respective due dates therefor provided in this Indenture and the Notes, will not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Section 7.09. C OLLECTION S UIT BY T RUSTEE .

The Trustee will have the right, upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to clause (i) , (ii)  or (iv)  of Section 7.01(A) , to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the total unpaid or undelivered principal of, or Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or interest on, or Conversion Consideration due pursuant to Article 5 upon conversion of, the Notes, as applicable, and, to the extent lawful, any Default Interest on any Defaulted Amounts, and such further amounts sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including compensation provided for in Section 10.06 .

Section 7.10. T RUSTEE M AY F ILE P ROOFS OF C LAIM .

The Trustee has the right to (A) 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 and the Holders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) or its creditors or property and (B) collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims. Each Holder authorizes any custodian in such proceeding to make such payments to the Trustee, and, if the Trustee consents to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to the Trustee for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts payable to the Trustee pursuant to Section 10.06 . To the extent that the

 

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payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements, advances and other amounts out of the estate in such proceeding, is denied for any reason, payment of the same will be secured by a lien on, and will be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding (whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise). Nothing in this Indenture will be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize, consent to, accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 7.11. P RIORITIES .

The Trustee will pay or deliver in the following order any money or other property that it collects pursuant to this Article 7 :

First : to the Trustee, the Note Agents, and each of their respective agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 10.06 , including payment of all fees, compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

Second : to Holders for unpaid amounts or other property due on the Notes, including the principal of, or the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for, or any interest on, or any Conversion Consideration due upon conversion of, the Notes, ratably, and without preference or priority of any kind, according to such amounts or other property due and payable on all of the Notes; and

Third : to the Company or such other Person as a court of competent jurisdiction directs.

The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment or delivery to the Holders pursuant to this Section 7.11 , in which case the Trustee will instruct the Company to, and the Company will, deliver, at least fifteen (15) calendar days before such record date, to each Holder and the Trustee a notice stating such record date, such payment date and the amount of such payment or nature of such delivery, as applicable.

Section 7.12. U NDERTAKING FOR C OSTS .

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or the Notes or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Trustee, a court, in its discretion, may (A) require the filing by any litigant party in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and (B) assess reasonable costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) against any litigant party in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such litigant party; provided , however , that this Section 7.12 does not apply to any suit by the Trustee, any suit by a Holder pursuant to Section 7.08 or any suit by one or more Holders of more than ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

 

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Article 8. AMENDMENTS, SUPPLEMENTS AND WAIVERS

Section 8.01. W ITHOUT THE C ONSENT OF H OLDERS .

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 8.02 , the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder to:

(A) cure any ambiguity or correct any omission, defect or inconsistency in this Indenture or the Notes, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate;

(B) add guarantees with respect to the Company’s obligations under this Indenture or the Notes;

(C) secure the Notes;

(D) add to the Company’s covenants or Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders or surrender any right or power conferred on the Company;

(E) provide for the assumption of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes pursuant to, and in compliance with, Article 6 ;

(F) enter into supplemental indentures pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 5.09 in connection with a Common Stock Change Event;

(G) irrevocably elect or eliminate any Settlement Method or Specified Dollar Amount; provided , however , that no such election or elimination will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to Section 5.03(A) ;

(H) evidence or provide for the acceptance of the appointment, under this Indenture, of a successor Trustee;

(I) conform the provisions of this Indenture and the Notes to the “Description of Notes” section of the Company’s preliminary offering memorandum, dated November 8, 2018, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet, dated November 8, 2018, as evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate;

(J) provide for or confirm the issuance of additional Notes pursuant to Section 2.03(B) ;

(K) comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with any qualification of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, as then in effect; or

(L) make any other change to this Indenture or the Notes that does not, individually or in the aggregate with all other such changes, adversely affect the rights of the Holders, as such, in any material respect.

At the written request of any Holder of a Note or owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note, the Company will provide a copy of the “Description of Notes” section and pricing term sheet referred to in (I) .

 

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Section 8.02. W ITH THE C ONSENT OF H OLDERS .

(A) Generally . Subject to Sections 8.01 , 7.05 and 7.08 and the immediately following sentence, the Company and the Trustee may, with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes or waive compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing sentence, but subject to subject to Section 8.01 , without the consent of each affected Holder, no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, may:

(i) reduce the principal, or extend the stated maturity, of any Note;

(ii) reduce the Redemption Price or Fundamental Change Repurchase Price for any Note or change the times at which, or the circumstances under which, the Notes may or will be redeemed or repurchased by the Company;

(iii) reduce the rate, or extend the time for the payment, of interest on any Note;

(iv) make any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of any Note;

(v) impair the rights of any Holder set forth in Section 7.08 (as such section is in effect on the Issue Date);

(vi) change the ranking of the Notes;

(vii) make any note payable in money, or at a place of payment, other than that stated in this Indenture or the Note;

(viii) reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification; or

(ix) make any direct or indirect change to any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification provision of this Indenture or the Notes that requires the consent of each affected Holder.

For the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to clauses (i) , (ii) , (iii)  and (iv)  of this Section 8.02(A) , no amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes, or waiver of any provision of this Indenture or the Notes, may change the amount or type of consideration due on any Note (whether on an Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, Fundamental Change Repurchase Date or the Maturity Date or upon conversion, or otherwise), or the date(s) or time(s) such consideration is payable or deliverable, as applicable, without the consent of each affected Holder.

(B) Holders Need Not Approve the Particular Form of any Amendment . A consent of any Holder pursuant to this Section 8.02 need approve only the substance, and not necessarily the particular form, of the proposed amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

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Section 8.03. N OTICE OF A MENDMENTS , S UPPLEMENTS AND W AIVERS .

Promptly after any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to Section 8.01 or 8.02 becomes effective, the Company will (or, in the case of an amendment or supplement pursuant to Section 8.01(I) , the Company may, at its election) send to the Holders and the Trustee notice that (A) describes the substance of such amendment, supplement or waiver in reasonable detail and (B) states the effective date thereof. The failure to send, or the existence of any defect in, such notice will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

Section 8.04. R EVOCATION , E FFECT AND S OLICITATION OF C ONSENTS ; S PECIAL R ECORD D ATES ; E TC .

(A) Revocation and Effect of Consents . The consent of a Holder of a Note to an amendment, supplement or waiver will bind (and constitute the consent of) each subsequent Holder of any Note to the extent the same evidences any portion of the same indebtedness as the consenting Holder’s Note, subject to the right of any Holder of a Note to revoke (if not prohibited pursuant to Section 8.04(B) ) any such consent with respect to such Note by delivering notice of revocation to the Trustee before the time such amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective.

(B) Special Record Dates . The Company may, but is not required to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders entitled to consent or take any other action in connection with any amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8 . If a record date is fixed, then, only Persons who are Holders as of such record date (or their duly designated proxies) will be entitled to give such consent, to revoke any consent previously given or to take any such action, regardless of whether such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date; provided , however , that no such consent will be valid or effective for more than one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after such record date.

(C) Solicitation of Consents . For the avoidance of doubt, each reference in this Indenture or the Notes to the consent of a Holder will be deemed to include any such consent obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, any Notes.

(D) Effectiveness and Binding Effect . Each amendment, supplement or waiver pursuant to this Article 8 will become effective in accordance with its terms and, when it becomes effective with respect to any Note (or any portion thereof), will thereafter bind every Holder of such Note (or such portion).

Section 8.05. N OTATIONS AND E XCHANGES .

If any amendment, supplement or waiver changes the terms of a Note, then the Trustee or the Company may, in its discretion, require the Holder of such Note to deliver such Note to the Trustee so that the Trustee may place an appropriate notation prepared by the Company on such Note and return such Note to such Holder. Alternatively, at its discretion, the Company may, in exchange for such Note, issue, execute and deliver, and the Trustee will authenticate, in each case in accordance with Section 2.02 , a new Note that reflects the changed terms. The failure to make any appropriate notation or issue a new Note pursuant to this Section 8.05 will not impair or affect the validity of such amendment, supplement or waiver.

 

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Section 8.06. T RUSTEE TO E XECUTE S UPPLEMENTAL I NDENTURES .

The Trustee will execute and deliver any amendment or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 8 ; provided , however , that the Trustee need not (but may, in its sole and absolute discretion) execute or deliver any such amendment or supplemental indenture that adversely affects the Trustee’s rights, duties, liabilities or immunities. In executing any amendment or supplemental indenture, the Trustee will receive, and (subject to Sections 10.01 and 10.02 ) will be fully protected in relying on, an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the execution and delivery of such amendment or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture; and (B) in the case of the Opinion of Counsel, such amendment or supplemental indenture is valid, binding and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

Article 9. SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 9.01. T ERMINATION OF C OMPANY S O BLIGATIONS .

This Indenture will be discharged, and will cease to be of further effect as to all Notes issued under this Indenture, when:

(A) all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.13 ) have (i) been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or (ii) become due and payable (whether on a Redemption Date, a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Maturity Date, upon conversion or otherwise) for an amount of cash or Conversion Consideration, as applicable, that has been fixed;

(B) the Company has caused there to be irrevocably deposited with the Trustee, or with the Paying Agent (or, with respect to Conversion Consideration, the Conversion Agent), in each case for the benefit of the Holders, or has otherwise caused there to be delivered to the Holders, cash (or, with respect to Notes to be converted, Conversion Consideration) sufficient to satisfy all amounts or other property due on all Notes then outstanding (other than Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.13 );

(C) the Company has paid all other amounts payable by it under this Indenture; and

(D) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that the conditions precedent to the discharge of this Indenture have been satisfied;

provided , however , that Article 10 and Section 11.01 will survive such discharge and, until no Notes remain outstanding, Section 2.15 and the obligations of the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent with respect to money or other property deposited with them will survive such discharge.

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Section 9.02. R EPAYMENT TO C OMPANY .

Subject to applicable unclaimed property law, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will promptly notify the Company if there exists (and, at the Company’s request, promptly deliver to the Company) any cash, Conversion Consideration or other property held by any of them for payment or delivery on the Notes that remain unclaimed two (2) years after the date on which such payment or delivery was due. After such delivery to the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent will have no further liability to any Holder with respect to such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property, and Holders entitled to the payment or delivery of such cash, Conversion Consideration or other property must look to the Company for payment as a general creditor of the Company.

Section 9.03. R EINSTATEMENT .

If the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent is unable to apply any cash or other property deposited with it pursuant to Section 9.01 because of any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or other governmental authority that enjoins, restrains or otherwise prohibits such application, then the discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Section 9.01 will be rescinded; provided , however , that if the Company thereafter pays or delivers any cash or other property due on the Notes to the Holders thereof, then the Company will be subrogated to the rights of such Holders to receive such cash or other property from the cash or other property, if any, held by the Trustee, the Paying Agent or the Conversion Agent, as applicable.

Article 10. TRUSTEE

Section 10.01. D UTIES OF THE T RUSTEE .

(A) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of 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:

(i) the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture, and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others (including permissive rights), and no implied covenants or obligations will be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(ii) in the absence of bad faith or willful misconduct on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon Officer’s Certificates or Opinions of Counsel that are provided to the Trustee and conform to the requirements of this Indenture. However, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture.

 

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(C) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its negligence or willful misconduct, except that:

(i) this paragraph will not limit the effect of Section 10.01(B) ;

(ii) the Trustee will 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;

(iii) the Trustee will 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 7.06 ; and

(iv) no provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers.

(D) Each provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (A) , (B)  and (C)  of this Section 10.01 , regardless of whether such provision so expressly provides.

(E) The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it, except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds, except to the extent required by law.

Section 10.02. R IGHTS OF THE T RUSTEE .

(A) The Trustee may conclusively rely on any document that it believes to be genuine and signed or presented by the proper Person, and the Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in such document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee determines to make such further inquiry or investigation, it will be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and will incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

(B) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officer’s Certificate, an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel; and the written or verbal advice of such counsel, or any Opinion of Counsel, will constitute full and complete authorization of the Trustee to take or omit to take any action in good faith in reliance thereon without liability.

(C) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any such agent appointed with due care.

(D) The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith and that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture.

 

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(E) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

(F) The Trustee need not exercise any rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any Holder unless such Holder has offered the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense that it may incur in complying with such request or direction.

(G) The Trustee will not be responsible or liable for any punitive, special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (including lost profits), even if the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(H) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified, are extended to, and will be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder and each Note Agent employed to act hereunder.

(I) The Trustee will not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

(J) Under no circumstances will the Trustee be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes.

Section 10.03. I NDIVIDUAL R IGHTS OF THE T RUSTEE .

The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of any Note and may otherwise deal with the Company or any of its Affiliates with the same rights that it would have if it were not Trustee; provided , however , that if the Trustee acquires a “conflicting interest” (within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act), then it must eliminate such conflict within ninety (90) days or resign as Trustee. Each Note Agent will have that same rights and duties as the trustee under this Section 10.03 .

Section 10.04. T RUSTEE S D ISCLAIMER .

The Trustee will not be (A) responsible for, and makes no representation as to, the validity, adequacy or enforceability of this Indenture or the Notes; (B) accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture; (C) responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee; (D) responsible for any statement or recital in this Indenture, the Notes or any other document relating to the sale of the Notes or this Indenture, other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication; and (E) liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes.

Section 10.05. N OTICE OF D EFAULTS .

If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and is actually known to the Trustee, then the Trustee will send Holders a notice of such Default or Event of Default within ninety (90) days after it occurs; provided , however , that, except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any Note, the Trustee may withhold such notice if and for so long as it in good faith determines that withholding such notice is in the interests of the Holders.

 

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Section 10.06. C OMPENSATION AND I NDEMNITY .

(A) The Company will, from time to time, pay the Trustee compensation as agreed to by the Company and the Trustee in writing for its acceptance of this Indenture and services under this Indenture. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. In addition to the compensation for the Trustee’s services, the Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it under this Indenture, including the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

(B) The Company will indemnify the Trustee against any and all costs, damages, losses, liabilities, fees or expenses incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses and court costs in connection with the enforcement of this Section 10.06 ) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under this Indenture, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or willful misconduct, as finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Trustee will promptly notify the Company of any claim for which it may seek indemnity, but the Trustee’s failure to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Section 10.06(B) . The Company will defend such claim, and the Trustee will cooperate in such defense. If the Trustee is advised by counsel that it may have defenses available to it that are in conflict with the defenses available to the Company, or that there is an actual or potential conflict of interest, then the Trustee may retain separate counsel, and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to the Trustee incurred in evaluating whether such a conflict exists). The Company need not pay for any settlement of any such claim made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

(C) The obligations of the Company under this Section 10.06 will survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the discharge of this Indenture.

(D) To secure the Company’s payment obligations in this Section 10.06 , the Trustee will have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal of, or interest on, particular Notes, which lien will survive the discharge of this Indenture.

(E) If the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default pursuant to clause (ix) or (x)  of Section 7.01(A) occurs, then such expenses and the compensation for such services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

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Section 10.07. Replacement of the Trustee.

(A) A resignation or removal of the Trustee, and the appointment of a successor Trustee, will become effective only upon such successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 10.07 .

(B) The Trustee may resign at any time and be discharged from the trust created by this Indenture by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee upon 30 days written notice to the Trustee and the Company. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

(i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 10.09;

(ii) the Trustee is adjudged to be bankrupt or insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(iii) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(iv) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

(C) If the Trustee resigns or is removed, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, then (i) the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee; and (ii) at any time within one (1) year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may appoint a successor Trustee to replace such successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

(D) If a successor Trustee does not take office within sixty (60) days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, then the retiring Trustee, the Company or the Holders of at least ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may, at the expense of the Company, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(E) If the Trustee, after written request by a Holder of at least six (6) months, fails to comply with Section 10.09 , then such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(F) A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company, upon which notice the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will send notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will, upon payment of all amounts due to it under this Indenture, promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, which property will, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to the lien provided for in Section 10.06(D) .

Section 10.08. S UCCESSOR T RUSTEE BY M ERGER , E TC .

If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, then such corporation will become the successor Trustee without any further act.

 

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Section 10.09. E LIGIBILITY ; D ISQUALIFICATION .

There will at all times be a Trustee under this Indenture that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof, that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

Article 11. MISCELLANEOUS

Section 11.01. NOTICES.

Any notice or communication by the Company or the Trustee to the other will be deemed to have been duly given if in writing and delivered in person or 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:

Omeros Corporation

201 Elliott Avenue West

Seattle, Washington 98119

Attention: General Counsel

with a copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

Covington & Burling LLP

One CityCenter

850 Tenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001-4956

Attention: Kerry Shannon Burke

If to the Trustee:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

600 S. 4th Street, 6th Floor

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Facsimile: 612-667-9825

Attention: Barry Somrock/Omeros Corporation 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.

 

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All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: (A) at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; (B) five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; (C) when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile, electronic transmission or other similar means of unsecured electronic communication; and (D) the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

All notices or communications required to be made to a Holder pursuant to this Indenture must be made in writing and will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing if mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to its address shown on the Register; provided , however , that a notice or communication to a Holder of a Global Note may, but need not, instead be sent pursuant to the Depositary Procedures (in which case, such notice will be deemed to be duly sent or given in writing). The failure to send a notice or communication to a Holder, or any defect in such notice or communication, will not affect its sufficiency with respect to any other Holder.

If the Trustee is then acting as the Depositary’s custodian for the Notes, then, at the reasonable request of the Company to the Trustee, the Trustee will cause any notice prepared by the Company to be sent to any Holder(s) pursuant to the Depositary Procedures, provided such request is evidenced in a Company Order delivered, together with the text of such notice, to the Trustee at least two (2) Business Days before the date such notice is to be so sent. For the avoidance of doubt, such Company Order need not be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee will not have any liability relating to the contents of any notice that it sends to any Holder pursuant to any such Company Order.

If a notice or communication is mailed or sent in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it will be deemed to have been duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, whenever any provision of this Indenture requires a party to send notice to another party, no such notice need be sent if the sending party and the recipient are the same Person acting in different capacities.

Section 11.02. D ELIVERY OF O FFICER S C ERTIFICATE AND O PINION OF C OUNSEL AS TO C ONDITIONS P RECEDENT .

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, the Company will furnish to the Trustee:

(A) an Officer’s Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that complies with Section 11.03 and states that, in the opinion of the signatory thereto, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to such action have been satisfied; and

(B) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee that complies with Section 11.03 and states that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants, if any, have been satisfied.

 

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Section 11.03. S TATEMENTS R EQUIRED IN O FFICER S C ERTIFICATE AND O PINION OF C OUNSEL .

Each Officer’s Certificate (other than an Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 3.05 ) or Opinion of Counsel with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture will include:

(A) a statement that the signatory thereto 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 therein are based;

(C) a statement that, in the opinion of such signatory, he, she or it has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him, her or it to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and

(D) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of such signatory, such covenant or condition has been satisfied.

Section 11.04. R ULES BY THE T RUSTEE , THE R EGISTRAR AND THE P AYING A GENT .

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 11.05. N O P ERSONAL L IABILITY OF D IRECTORS , O FFICERS , E MPLOYEES AND S TOCKHOLDERS .

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under this Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

Section 11.06. G OVERNING L AW ; W AIVER OF J URY T RIAL .

THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE 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 TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS INDENTURE OR THE NOTES.

 

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Section 11.07. S UBMISSION TO J URISDICTION .

Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Indenture or the transactions contemplated by this Indenture may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City of New York or the courts of the State of New York, in each case located in the City of New York (collectively, the “ Specified Courts ”), and each party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail (to the extent allowed under any applicable statute or rule of court) to such party’s address set forth in Section 11.01 will be effective service of process for any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. Each of the Company, the Trustee and each Holder (by its acceptance of any Note) irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim any such suit, action or other proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

Section 11.08. N O A DVERSE I NTERPRETATION OF O THER A GREEMENTS .

Neither this Indenture nor the Notes may be used to interpret any other indenture, note, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person, and no such indenture, note, loan or debt agreement may be used to interpret this Indenture or the Notes.

Section 11.09. S UCCESSORS .

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors.

Section 11.10. F ORCE M AJEURE .

The Trustee and each Note Agent will not incur any liability for not performing any act or fulfilling any duty, obligation or responsibility under this Indenture or the Notes by reason of any occurrence beyond its control (including any act or provision of any present or future law or regulation or governmental authority, act of God or war, civil unrest, local or national disturbance or disaster, act of terrorism or unavailability of the Federal Reserve Bank wire or facsimile or other wire or communication facility).

Section 11.11. U.S.A. PATRIOT A CT .

The Company acknowledges that, in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions, 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 Company agrees to provide the Trustee with such information as it may request to enable the Trustee to comply with the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act.

Section 11.12. C ALCULATIONS .

Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Company will be responsible for making all calculations called for under this Indenture or the Notes, including determinations of the Last Reported Sale Price, the Daily Conversion Value, the Daily Cash Amount, the Daily Share Amount, the Daily VWAP, adjustments to the Conversion Price and Conversion Rate, Conversion Consideration, accrued interest on the Notes and the Conversion Rate.

 

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The Company will make all calculations in good faith, and, absent manifest error, its calculations will be final and binding on all Holders. The Company will provide a schedule of its calculations to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, and each of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may rely conclusively on the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee will promptly forward a copy of each such schedule to a Holder upon its written request therefor.

Section 11.13. S EVERABILITY .

If any provision of this Indenture or the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Indenture or the Notes will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 11.14. C OUNTERPARTS .

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, and all of them together represent the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Indenture by facsimile, electronically in portable document format or in any other format will be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

Section 11.15. T ABLE OF C ONTENTS , H EADINGS , E TC .

The table of contents and the headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture.

Section 11.16. W ITHHOLDING T AXES .

Each Holder of a Note agrees, and each beneficial owner of an interest in a Global Note, by its acquisition of such interest, is deemed to agree, that if the Company or other applicable withholding agent pays withholding taxes or backup withholding on behalf of such Holder or beneficial owner as a result of an adjustment to the Conversion Rate, then the Company or such withholding agent, as applicable, may, at its option, set off such payments against payments of cash or the delivery of other Conversion Consideration on such Note, any payments on the Common Stock or sales proceeds received by, or other funds or assets of, such Holder or the beneficial owner of such Note.

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

 

O MEROS C ORPORATION
By:   /s/ Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D.
  Name: Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D.
  Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

W ELLS F ARGO B ANK , N ATIONAL A SSOCIATION , As Trustee
By:   /s/ Maddy Hughes
  Name: Maddy Hughes
  Title:   Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTE

[ Insert Global Note Legend, if applicable ]

[ Insert Restricted Note Legend, if applicable ]

[ Insert Non-Affiliate Legend ]

OMEROS CORPORATION

6.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2023

 

CUSIP No.:    [      ][ Insert for a “restricted” CUSIP number : *]    Certificate No.    [      ]
ISIN No.:    [      ][ Insert for a “restricted” ISIN number : *]      

Omeros Corporation, a Washington corporation, for value received, promises to pay to [Cede & Co.], or its registered assigns, the principal sum of [        ] dollars ($[          ]) [(as revised by the attached Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note)] † on November 15, 2023 and to pay interest thereon, as provided in the Indenture referred to below, until the principal and all accrued and unpaid interest are paid or duly provided for.

 

Interest Payment Dates:    May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing on [ date ].
Regular Record Dates:    May 1 and November 1.

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

[ The Remainder of This Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows ]

 

*  

This Note will be deemed to be identified by CUSIP No. [      ] and ISIN No. [      ] from and after such time when the Company delivers, pursuant to Section 2.12 of the within-mentioned Indenture, written notice to the Trustee of the deemed removal of the Restricted Note Legend affixed to this Note.

 

Insert bracketed language for Global Notes only.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , Omeros Corporation has caused this instrument to be duly executed as of the date set forth below.

 

    O MEROS C ORPORATION
Date:         By:    
        Name:
        Title:

 

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Date:         By:    
        Authorized Signatory

 

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OMEROS CORPORATION

6.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2023

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of notes of Omeros Corporation, a Washington corporation (the “ Company ”), designated as its 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Notes ”), all issued or to be issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of November 15, 2018 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “ Indenture ”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used in this Note without definition have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.

The Indenture sets forth the rights and obligations of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders and the terms of the Notes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note, to the extent that any provision of this Note conflicts with the provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture will control.

1. Interest . This Note will accrue interest at a rate and in the manner set forth in Section 2.05 of the Indenture. Stated Interest on this Note will begin to accrue from, and including, [ date ].

2. Maturity . This Note will mature on November 15, 2023, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.

3. Method of Payment . Cash amounts due on this Note will be paid in the manner set forth in Section 2.04 of the Indenture.

4. Persons Deemed Owners . The Holder of this Note will be treated as the owner of this Note for all purposes.

5. Denominations; Transfers and Exchanges . All Notes will be in registered form, without coupons, in principal amounts equal to any Authorized Denominations. Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the Holder of this Note may transfer or exchange this Note by presenting it to the Registrar and delivering any required documentation or other materials.

6. Right of Holders to Require the Company to Repurchase Notes upon a Fundamental Change . If a Fundamental Change occurs, then each Holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes (or any portion thereof in an Authorized Denomination) for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.02 of the Indenture.

7. Right of the Company to Redeem the Notes . The Company will have the right to redeem the Notes for cash in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Section 4.03 of the Indenture.

8. Conversion . The Holder of this Note may convert this Note into Conversion Consideration in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 5 of the Indenture.

 

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9. When the Company May Merge, Etc . Article 6 of the Indenture places limited restrictions on the Company’s ability to be a party to a Business Combination Event.

10. Defaults and Remedies . If an Event of Default occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding may (and, in certain circumstances, will automatically) become due and payable in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 7 of the Indenture.

11. Amendments, Supplements and Waivers . The Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes or waive compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes in the manner, and subject to the terms, set forth in Article 8 of the Indenture.

12. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders . No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of the Company, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Indenture or the Notes or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. By accepting any Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. Such waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

13. Authentication . No Note will be valid until it is authenticated by the Trustee. A Note will be deemed to be duly authenticated only when an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or a duly appointed authenticating agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication of such Note.

14. Abbreviations . Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or its assignee, such as TEN COM (tenants in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (custodian), and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

15. Governing Law . THIS NOTE, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE, WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

* * *

To request a copy of the Indenture, which the Company will provide to any Holder at no charge, please send a written request to the following address:

Omeros Corporation

201 Elliott Avenue West

Seattle, Washington 98119

Attention: Vice President, Finance

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE *

INITIAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE: $[          ]

The following exchanges, transfers or cancellations of this Global Note have been made:

 

Date

 

Amount of Increase

(Decrease) in

Principal Amount of

this Global Note

 

Principal Amount of

this Global Note

After Such Increase

(Decrease)

 

Signature of

Authorized

Signatory of Trustee

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

*  

Insert for Global Notes only.

 

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CONVERSION NOTICE

OMEROS CORPORATION

6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Conversion Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below directs the Company to convert (check one):

 

the entire principal amount of

 

$                  * aggregate principal amount of

the Note identified by CUSIP No.                      and Certificate No.                      .

The undersigned acknowledges that if the Conversion Date of a Note to be converted is after a Regular Record Date and before the next Interest Payment Date, then such Note, when surrendered for conversion, must, in certain circumstances, be accompanied with an amount of cash equal to the interest that would have accrued on such Note to, but excluding, such Interest Payment Date.

 

Date:            
        (Legal Name of Holder)
      By:    
        Name:
        Title:
    Signature Guaranteed:
         
       

Participant in a Recognized Signature

Guarantee Medallion Program

      By:    
        Authorized Signatory

 

*  

Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

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FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE

OMEROS CORPORATION

6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, by executing and delivering this Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, the undersigned Holder of the Note identified below is exercising its Fundamental Change Repurchase Right with respect to (check one):

 

the entire principal amount of

 

$                  * aggregate principal amount of

the Note identified by CUSIP No.                      and Certificate No.                      .

The undersigned acknowledges that this Note, duly endorsed for transfer, must be delivered to the Paying Agent before the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price will be paid.

 

Date:            
        (Legal Name of Holder)
      By:    
        Name:
        Title:
    Signature Guaranteed:
         
       

Participant in a Recognized Signature

Guarantee Medallion Program

      By:    
        Authorized Signatory

 

*  

Must be an Authorized Denomination.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

OMEROS CORPORATION

6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, the undersigned Holder of the within Note assigns to:

 

Name:    
Address:    
Social security or tax identification number:    

the within Note and all rights thereunder irrevocably appoints:

as agent to transfer the within Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him/her.

 

Date:            
        (Legal Name of Holder)
      By:    
        Name:
        Title:
    Signature Guaranteed:
         
       

Participant in a Recognized Signature

Guarantee Medallion Program

      By:    
        Authorized Signatory

 

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TRANSFEROR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

If the within Note bears a Restricted Note Legend, the undersigned further certifies that (check one):

 

1.      Such Transfer is being made to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.
2.      Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act at the time of the Transfer.
3.      Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and, accordingly, the undersigned further certifies that the within Note is being transferred to a Person that the undersigned reasonably believes is purchasing the within Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A. If this item is checked, then the transferee must complete and execute the acknowledgment contained on the next page .
4.      Such Transfer is being made pursuant to, and in accordance with, any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (including, if available, the exemption provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act).

 

Dated:    
 

 

(Legal Name of Holder)
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
Signature Guaranteed:
 

 

(Participant in a Recognized Signature

Guarantee Medallion Program)

By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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TRANSFEREE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The undersigned represents that it is purchasing the within Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which the undersigned exercises sole investment discretion, and that and the undersigned and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The undersigned acknowledges that the transferor is relying, in transferring the within Note on the exemption from the registration and prospectus-delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided by Rule 144A and that the undersigned has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A.

 

Dated:    
 

 

(Name of Transferee)
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT B-1

FORM OF RESTRICTED NOTE LEGEND

THE OFFER AND SALE OF THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, IF ANY, ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD 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 THE COMPANY THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, EXCEPT ONLY:

 

  (A)

TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF;

 

  (B)

PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT;

 

  (C)

TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT;

 

  (D)

PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; OR

 

  (E)

PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

BEFORE THE REGISTRATION OF ANY SALE OR TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH (2)(C), (D) OR (E) ABOVE, THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND THE REGISTRAR RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH CERTIFICATES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION OR EVIDENCE AS THEY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED SALE OR TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. *

 

*  

This paragraph and the immediately preceding paragraph will be deemed to be removed from the face of this Note at such time when the Company delivers written notice to the Trustee of such deemed removal pursuant to Section 2.12 of the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT B-2

FORM OF GLOBAL NOTE LEGEND

THIS IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS THE OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES.

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

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE WILL 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 NOTE WILL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE 2 OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO.

 

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EXHIBIT B-3

FORM OF NON-AFFILIATE LEGEND

NO AFFILIATE (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED) OF THE COMPANY MAY PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE THIS NOTE OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

$210,000,000

OMEROS CORPORATION

6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023

PURCHASE AGREEMENT

November 8, 2018

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

UBS Securities LLC

As Initial Purchasers

c/o Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

499 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

c/o UBS Securities LLC

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

1. Introductory . Omeros Corporation, a Washington corporation (the “ Company ”), proposes to issue and sell to Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and UBS Securities LLC (the “ Initial Purchasers ” and each an “ Initial Purchaser ”) $210,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Initial Securities ”). The Initial Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the “ Indenture ”), to be dated as of November 15, 2018, by and among the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”). In addition, the Company has granted to the Initial Purchasers an option to purchase up to an additional $40,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 on the terms and conditions and for the purposes set forth herein (the “ Option Securities ” and, together with the Initial Securities, the “ Securities ”). The Securities will be convertible into cash or duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), including any such shares issuable upon conversion in connection with a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the Final Offering Memorandum) (such shares, the “ Conversion Shares ”) or a combination of cash and Common Stock, on the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in the Indenture. Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings set forth in the “Description of Notes” section of the Final Offering Memorandum (as hereinafter defined).


The Securities will be offered and sold to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) thereunder (collectively, the “ Securities Act ”). Upon original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Securities shall bear the legends set forth in the final offering memorandum, dated the date hereof (the “ Final Offering Memorandum ”). The Company has prepared a preliminary offering memorandum, dated November 8, 2018 (the “ Preliminary Offering Memorandum ”), (ii) a pricing term sheet, dated the date hereof, attached hereto as Schedule I , which includes pricing terms and other information with respect to the Securities and the Conversion Shares (the “ Pricing Supplement ”), and (iii) the Final Offering Memorandum, in each case, relating to the offer and sale of the Securities (the “ Offering ”). All references in this Agreement to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Time of Sale Document (as defined herein) or the Final Offering Memorandum include, with respect to the date or time referred to in this Agreement, unless expressly stated otherwise, (i) all amendments or supplements thereto, and (ii) all documents, financial statements and schedules and other information contained, incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference therein (and references in this Agreement to such information being “contained,” “included” or “stated” (and other references of like import) in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum shall be deemed to mean all such information contained, incorporated by reference or deemed incorporated by reference therein). The Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Pricing Supplement are collectively referred to herein as the “ Time of Sale Document .”

In connection with the offering of the Initial Securities, the Company is separately entering into a capped call transaction with Royal Bank of Canada (the “ Capped Call Counterparty ”), pursuant to a capped call confirmation (the “ Base Capped Call Confirmation ”), to be dated the date hereof, and in connection with any exercise by the Initial Purchasers of their option to purchase any Option Securities solely for the purpose of covering sales of Securities in excess of the number of Initial Securities, the Company and the Capped Call Counterparty may enter into an additional capped call transaction pursuant to an additional capped call confirmation (an “ Additional Capped Call Confirmation ”), to be dated the date on which the Initial Purchasers exercise their over-allotment option to purchase such Option Securities. We refer to the Base Capped Call Confirmation and the Additional Capped Call Confirmation collectively herein as the “ Capped Call Confirmations .”

2. Terms of Offering . The Initial Purchasers have advised the Company, and the Company understands, that the Initial Purchasers will make offers to sell (the “ Exempt Resales ”) some or all of the Securities purchased by the Initial Purchasers hereunder on the terms set forth in the Time of Sale Document to persons (the “ Subsequent Purchasers ”) whom the Initial Purchasers reasonably believe are “qualified institutional buyers” (“ QIBs ”) (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act). As used herein, “Time of Sale” means 9:45 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of this Agreement.

This Agreement, the Indenture, the Capped Call Confirmations and the Securities are collectively referred to herein as the “ Documents ”, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are collectively referred to herein as the “ Transactions .”

 

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3. Purchase, Sale and Delivery .

(a) On the basis of the representations, warranties, agreements and covenants herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company agrees to issue and sell to the Initial Purchasers, and the Initial Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agree to purchase from the Company, the aggregate principal amount of Initial Securities at a purchase price of 97% of the aggregate principal amount thereof.

(b) The Company hereby grants to the Initial Purchasers an option to purchase up to $40,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Option Securities at the same purchase price as set forth above in Section 3(a) solely for the purpose of covering sales of Securities in excess of the number of Initial Securities. The option will expire 30 days after the date of the Final Offering Memorandum and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time by written notice given to the Company by the Initial Purchasers prior to such expiration. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate principal amount of Option Securities as to which the option is being exercised, the names in which the principal amount of Option Securities are to be registered, the denominations in which the Option Securities are to be issued and the date and time, as determined by the Initial Purchasers, when the Option Securities are to be delivered; provided, however, that this date and time shall not be earlier than the Initial Closing Date, and if later than the Initial Closing Date, shall not be earlier than the second business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised nor later than the fifth business day after the date on which the option shall have been exercised. If any Option Securities are to be purchased, each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company the principal amount of Option Securities that bears the same proportion to the total principal amount of Option Securities to be purchased as the total principal amount of Initial Securities such Initial Purchaser purchased bears to the total principal amount of Initial Securities purchased.

(c) Delivery to the Initial Purchasers of and payment for the Initial Securities shall be made at a closing (the “ Initial Closing ”) to be held at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on November 15, 2018 (the “ Initial Closing Date ”) and delivery to the Initial Purchasers of and payment for the Option Securities shall be made at a closing (the “ Option Closing ” and, together with the Initial Closing, a “ Closing ”) to be held at a date and time specified by the Initial Purchasers in the written notice of the Initial Purchasers’ election to purchase the Option Securities (the “ Option Closing Date ” and, together with the Initial Closing Date, a “ Closing Date ”), in each case, at the New York City offices of Latham & Watkins LLP (or such other place as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Initial Purchasers).

(d) Delivery of the Initial Securities and the Option Securities at each Closing Date shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“ DTC ”) unless the Initial Purchasers shall otherwise instruct.

4. Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants to each Initial Purchaser that, as of the date of this Agreement, as of the Initial Closing Date and as of each Option Closing Date, if any, as follows:

(a) Limitation on Offering Materials . The Company has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or distributed and will not, and will not cause or allow its agents or

 

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representatives to, prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or distribute any written communication that constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities, or otherwise is prepared to market the Securities, other than (i) the Time of Sale Document, (ii) the Final Offering Memorandum and (iii) any marketing materials (including any roadshow or investor presentation materials) or other written communications, in each case used in accordance with Section 5(c) hereof (each such communication by the Company or its agents or representatives described in this clause (iii), a “ Company Additional Written Communication ”).

(b) Disclosure . As of the Time of Sale, the Time of Sale Document did not, and at the Initial Closing Date and at each applicable Option Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Final Offering Memorandum, as of its date, did not, and at the Initial Closing Date and at each applicable Option Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each Company Additional Written Communication does not conflict with the information contained in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum, and when taken together with the Time of Sale Document, did not, and, at the Closing Date, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except in each case that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Initial Purchasers and furnished to the Company in writing by the Initial Purchasers expressly for use in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum as set forth in Section 14(d).

(c) No Injunction. No injunction or order has been issued that either (i) asserts that any of the Transactions is subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act or (ii) would prevent or suspend the issuance or sale of any of the Securities or the use of the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum in any jurisdiction, and no proceeding for either such purpose has commenced or is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, is contemplated.

(d) Documents Incorporated by Reference. The documents incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the SEC, or became effective under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “ Exchange Act ”), conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder and none of such documents when filed contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Final Offering Memorandum, when such documents are filed with SEC or become effective under the Exchange Act will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder and will not contain any untrue statement of

 

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a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(e) Reporting Compliance . The Company is subject to, and is in compliance in all material respects with, the reporting requirements of Section 13 and Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Exchange Act.

(f) The Purchase Agreement and the Indenture . This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. The Indenture has been duly and validly authorized by the Company and, at the Initial Closing Date, will have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought (collectively, the “ Enforceability Exceptions ”). When executed and delivered, this Agreement, the Capped Call Confirmations and the Indenture will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum.

(g) The Securities . The Securities have been duly and validly authorized by the Company and, when issued and delivered to and paid for by the Initial Purchasers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Indenture, will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered and will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, entitled to the benefit of the Indenture, and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except that the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether applied by a court of law or equity) and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. When executed and delivered, the Securities will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum and will be in the form contemplated by the Indenture.

(h) Enforceability of Capped Call Confirmations . The Base Capped Call Confirmation has been, and the Additional Capped Call Confirmation (if any) on the date or dates that the Initial Purchasers exercise their right to purchase the relevant Option Securities solely for the purpose of covering sales of Securities in excess of the number of Initial Securities will have been, duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due execution and delivery thereof by the Capped Call Counterparty, constitute, or will constitute, as the case may be, valid and legally binding agreements of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.

(i) Incorporation and Good Standing of the Company. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined in Section 14(g)) have been duly organized and are validly existing as

 

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corporations or other legal entities in good standing (or the foreign equivalent thereof) under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing as foreign corporations or other legal entities in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification and have all power and authority (corporate or other) necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to so qualify or have such power or authority would not (i) have, singularly or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, assets, business or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) impair in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate any transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum (any such effect as described in clauses (i) or (ii), a “ Material Adverse Effect ”). The Company owns or controls, directly or indirectly, only the following corporations, partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, associations or other entities: nura, inc. and the Foreign Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined).

(j) Capitalization and Other Capital Stock Matters . The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum under the caption “Description of Capital Stock”, and all of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance with federal and state securities laws, and conform to the description thereof contained in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum. As of November 6, 2018, there were 49,009,310 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, and no shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 of the Company, issued and outstanding, and as of September 30, 2018, 10,366,645 shares of Common Stock were issuable upon the exercise of all options, warrants and convertible securities outstanding as of such date. Since such date, the Company has not issued any securities (other than options to purchase Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan or securities issued upon the exercise of stock options or warrants in the ordinary course of business). All of the Company’s options, warrants and other rights to purchase or exchange any securities for shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and were issued in compliance with federal and state securities laws. The maximum number of Conversion Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon such conversion by all necessary corporate action and such shares, when issued upon such conversion in accordance with the terms of the Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; no holder of the Conversion Shares will be subject to personal liability by reason of being such a holder; and the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon such conversion will not be subject to the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. None of the outstanding shares of Common Stock was issued in violation of any preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Company. There are no authorized or outstanding shares of capital stock, options, warrants, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or other rights to purchase, or equity or debt securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than those described above or accurately described in the Time of Sale Document. The description of the Company’s stock option plans and the options or other rights granted thereunder, as described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum, accurately and fairly present

 

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the information required to be shown with respect to such plans, arrangements, options and rights.

(k) Subsidiary Capitalization. All the outstanding shares of capital stock (if any) of each Subsidiary of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and, except to the extent set forth in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum, are owned by the Company directly or indirectly through one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries, free and clear of any claim, lien, encumbrance, security interest, restriction upon voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party, other than pursuant to the Company’s Term Loan Agreement with CRG Servicing LLC.

(l) No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the Capped Call Confirmations and the transactions contemplated thereby, the issue and sale of the Securities by the Company, the issuance of any Conversion Shares upon conversion thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, constitute a default or a Debt Repayment Triggering Event (as defined below) under, give rise to any right of termination or other right or the cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation or loss of a benefit under, or give rise to the creation or imposition of any lien, encumbrance, security interest, claim or charge upon any property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws (or analogous governing instruments, as applicable) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (iii) result in a violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets. A “ Debt Repayment Triggering Event ” means any event or condition that gives, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time would give the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person (which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean, as appropriate, an individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or other legal entity) acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company of any of its Subsidiaries.

(m) No Required Consents . No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing, qualification or registration (each an “ Authorization ”) with, any court, governmental or non-governmental agency or body, foreign or domestic, which has not been made, obtained or taken and is not in full force and effect, is required for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company, the offer or sale of the Securities, the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion thereof, the entry into the Capped Call Confirmations or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; and no event has occurred that allows or results in, or after notice or lapse of time or both would allow or result in, revocation, suspension, termination or invalidation of any such Authorization or any other impairment of the rights of the holder or maker of any such Authorization. All corporate

 

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approvals (including those of shareholders) necessary for the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been obtained and are in effect

(n) Audited Financial Statements. Ernst & Young LLP, which has certified certain financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum, and has audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof, is an independent registered public accounting firm within the meaning of Article 2-01 of Regulation S-X and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

(o) Financial Statements. The financial statements, together with the related notes, included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations and changes in financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries at the respective dates or for the respective periods therein specified. Such statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“ GAAP ”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved except as may be set forth in the related notes included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document. The financial statements, together with the related notes, included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum comply in all material respects with Regulation S-X. No other financial statements or supporting schedules or exhibits are required by Regulation S-X to be described, included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum. The summary and selected financial data included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum fairly present in all material respects the information shown therein as at the respective dates and for the respective periods specified and are derived from the consolidated financial statements set forth or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum and other financial information. All information contained in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as defined in Regulation G) complies with Regulation G and Item 10 of Regulation S-K, to the extent applicable.

(p) eXtensible Business Reporting Language. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the SEC’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(q) No Material Uninsured Loss. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has sustained, since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document, any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Document; and, since such date, there has not been any material change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than stock option and warrant exercises and stock repurchases in the ordinary course of business or the repayment of long-term debt, or otherwise as described in the Time of Sale Document), or any material adverse changes, or any development that reasonably would have a

 

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Material Adverse Effect, in or affecting the business, assets, general affairs, management, financial position, prospects, shareholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Document.

(r) No Legal Proceedings. Except as set forth in the Time of Sale Document, there is no legal or governmental proceeding to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or of which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the subject, including any proceeding before the United States Food and Drug Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“ FDA ”) or comparable federal, state, local or foreign governmental bodies (it being understood that the interaction between the Company and the FDA and such comparable governmental bodies relating to the clinical development and product approval process shall not be deemed proceedings for purposes of this representation), which is required to be described in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum or a document incorporated by reference therein and is not described therein, or which, singularly or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as set forth in the Time of Sale Document, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities. The Company is in compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, regulations, orders and decrees governing its business as prescribed by the FDA, or any other federal, state or foreign agencies or bodies engaged in the regulation of pharmaceuticals or biohazardous substances or materials, except where noncompliance would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. All preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company that the Company reasonably expects will be used to support approval for commercialization of the Company’s products have been conducted by the Company, or to the Company’s knowledge by third parties, in compliance with all applicable federal, state and foreign laws, rules, orders and regulations, except for such failure or failures to be in compliance as could not reasonably be expected to have, singly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(s) Compliance with Health Care Laws. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have operated and currently are in compliance with all applicable health care laws, rules and regulations (except where such failure to operate or non-compliance would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect), including, without limitation, (i) the Federal, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 301 et seq.); (ii) all applicable federal, state, local and all applicable foreign healthcare related fraud and abuse laws, including, without limitation, the federal Anti-kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)), the U.S. Physician Payments Sunshine Act (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7h), the civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq.), the criminal False Claims Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)), all criminal laws relating to healthcare fraud and abuse, including but not limited to 18 U.S.C. Sections 286 and 287, the healthcare fraud criminal provisions under the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“ HIPAA ”) (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7), and the civil monetary penalties law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a); (iii) HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic Clinical Health Act (42 U.S.C. Section 17921 et seq.); (iv) the regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws; and (v) any other similar local, state, federal or foreign laws (collectively, the “ Health Care Laws ”). None of the Company, any

 

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of its Subsidiaries, or to the Company’s knowledge, any of its or their officers, directors or agents have engaged in activities which are, as applicable, cause for false claims liability, civil penalties, or mandatory or permissive exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid, or any other state or federal healthcare program. The Company has not received written notice of any claim, action, suit, audit, survey, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action (“ Action ”) from any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority or third party alleging that any product operation or activity is in violation of any Health Care Laws, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action is threatened. None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or have any ongoing reporting obligations pursuant to any corporate integrity agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, monitoring agreement, consent decree, settlement order, plan of correction or similar agreement imposed by any governmental or regulatory authority. Additionally, none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or to the Company’s knowledge, any of its or their employees, officers or directors, has been excluded, suspended or debarred from participation in any U.S. state or federal health care program or human clinical research or, to the knowledge of the Company, is subject to a governmental inquiry, investigation, proceeding, or other similar action that could reasonably be expected to result in debarment, suspension, or exclusion.

(t) No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) is in violation of its respective charter or by- laws (or analogous governing instrument, as applicable), (ii) is in default in any respect, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its property or assets is subject or (iii) is in violation in any respect of any law, ordinance, governmental rule, regulation or court order, decree or judgment to which it or its property or assets may be subject (including, without limitation, those administered by the FDA or by any foreign, federal, state or local governmental or regulatory authority performing functions similar to those performed by the FDA) except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (s), as disclosed in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum and for any violations or defaults which, singularly or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(u) Governmental Permits. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, authorizations and permits issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate local, state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies which are necessary for the ownership of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as currently conducted and as described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum (collectively, the “ Governmental Permits ”) except (i) where any failures to possess or make the same, singularly or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) as disclosed in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all such Governmental Permits; all such Governmental Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the validity or failure to be in full force and effect would not, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. All such Governmental Permits are free and clear of any restriction or condition that are in addition to, or materially different from those normally applicable to similar

 

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licenses, certificates, authorizations and permits. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received notification of any revocation, modification, suspension, termination or invalidation (or proceedings related thereto) of any such Governmental Permit and to the knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred that allows or results in, or after notice or lapse of time or both would allow or result in, revocation, modification, suspension, termination or invalidation (or proceedings related thereto) of any such Governmental Permit and the Company has no reason to believe that any such Governmental Permit will not be renewed. The preclinical studies and clinical trials conducted by or on behalf of the Company that are described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum (the “ Company Studies and Trials ”) were and, if still pending, are being, conducted in all material respects in accordance with experimental protocols, procedures and controls pursuant to, where applicable, accepted professional scientific standards, except where noncompliance with such protocols, procedures and controls would not, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; the descriptions of the results of the Company Studies and Trials contained in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum are accurate in all material respects; and except as set forth in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum, the Company has not received any notices or correspondence from the FDA or any foreign, state or local governmental body exercising comparable authority requiring the termination, suspension or material modification of any Company Studies or Trials that termination, suspension or material modification would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(v) Investment Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or, after giving effect to (i) the offering of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum or (ii) the transactions contemplated by the Capped Call Confirmations, will become required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.

(w) No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of its officers, directors or affiliates has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of any security of the Company, or which caused or resulted in, or which might in the future reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities in violation of the Exchange Act.

(x) Intellectual Property. Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Document, the Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess the valid right to use all (i) valid and enforceable material patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark registrations, service marks, service mark registrations, Internet domain name registrations, copyrights, copyright registrations, licenses, trade secret rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted, and as currently proposed to be conducted and described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum (“ Intellectual Property Rights ”) and (ii) inventions, software, works of authorships, trademarks, service marks, trade names, databases, formulae, know how, Internet domain names and other intellectual property (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary confidential information, systems, or procedures) necessary to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted, and as currently proposed to be conducted and described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum

 

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(collectively, “ Intellectual Property Assets ”). Except as described in the Time of Sale Document, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not received written notice of any challenge by any person to the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to any Intellectual Property Rights or Intellectual Property Assets owned or used by the Company or its Subsidiaries. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as now conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted and described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum do not give rise to any infringement of, any misappropriation of, or other violation of, any valid and enforceable Intellectual Property Rights of any other person that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All licenses for the use of the Intellectual Property Rights described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum are valid, binding upon, and enforceable by or against the parties thereto in accordance to its terms. The Company has complied in all material respects with, and is not in breach nor has received any asserted or threatened claim of breach of any Intellectual Property license, and the Company has no knowledge of any breach by any other person to any Intellectual Property license that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim has been made against the Company alleging the infringement by the Company of any patent, trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright, trade secret, license in or other intellectual property right or franchise right of any person nor to the Company’s knowledge is there any reasonable basis for such a claim that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has taken reasonable steps to protect, maintain and safeguard its Intellectual Property Rights, including the execution of appropriate nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements, proprietary information and invention agreements, consulting agreements and services agreements by relevant contractors, consultants and employees. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in the loss or impairment of or payment of any additional amounts with respect to, nor require the consent of any other person in respect of, the Company’s right to own, use, or hold for use any of the Intellectual Property Rights as owned, used or held for use in the conduct of the business as currently conducted. The Company has at all times complied in all material respects with all applicable laws relating to privacy, data protection, and the collection and use of personal information collected, used, or held for use by the Company in the conduct of the Company’s business. No claims have been asserted or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company alleging a violation of any person’s privacy or personal information or data rights and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not breach or otherwise cause any violation of any law related to privacy, data protection, or the collection and use of personal information collected, used, or held for use by the Company in the conduct of the Company’s business. The Company takes reasonable measures to ensure that such information is protected against unauthorized access, use, or modification. The Company has taken all necessary actions to obtain ownership of all works of authorship and inventions made by its employees, consultants and contractors during the time they were employed by or under contract with the Company and which relate to the Company’s business. All scientific founders and key employees have signed confidentiality, invention assignment or proprietary information and invention agreements with the Company.

(y) Title to Property. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have valid title to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real or personal property which are material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case and except as described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum, free and clear of

 

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all liens, encumbrances, security interests, claims and defects that do not, singularly or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and all of the leases and subleases material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, and under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries holds properties described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum, are in full force and effect, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or any Subsidiary under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Company or such Subsidiary to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease.

(z) Labor Disputes. There is (A) no material unfair labor practice complaint pending against the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against it or any of its Subsidiaries, before the National Labor Relations Board, any state or local labor relation board or any foreign labor relations board, and no material grievance or significant arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is so pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against it and (B) no labor disturbance by the employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries exists or, to the Company’s knowledge, is imminent, and the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or its Subsidiaries principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors, that could reasonably be expected, singularly or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not aware that any key employee or significant group of employees of the Company or any Subsidiary plans to terminate employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary.

(aa) No Prohibited Transactions. No “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (“ ERISA ”), or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the “ Code ”)) or “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA) or any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA (other than events with respect to which the thirty (30)-day notice requirement under Section 4043 of ERISA has been waived) has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur with respect to any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which could, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with applicable law, including ERISA and the Code. The Company and its Subsidiaries have not incurred and could not reasonably be expected to incur liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of, or withdrawal from, any pension plan (as defined in ERISA). Each pension plan for which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which could, singularly or in the aggregate, cause the loss of such qualification.

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health and safety or the environment which are applicable to their businesses (“ Environmental Laws ”) except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no storage, generation, transportation, handling, treatment, disposal, discharge, emission, or other release of any kind of toxic or other wastes or other hazardous substances by, due to, or caused by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, to the Company’s knowledge, any other entity for whose acts or omissions the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may otherwise be liable) upon any of the property now or previously owned or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or upon any other property, in violation of any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit or which would, under any law, statute, ordinance, rule (including rule of common law), regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, give rise to any material liability; and there has been no disposal, discharge, emission or other release of any kind onto such property or into the environment surrounding such property of any toxic or other wastes or other hazardous substances with respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has knowledge. In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct periodic reviews of the effect of Environmental Laws on their business and assets, in the course of which they identify and evaluate associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any material capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or Governmental Permits issued thereunder, any related material constraints on operating activities and any potential material liabilities to third parties). On the basis of such reviews, the Company has reasonably concluded that such associated costs and liabilities would not have, singularly or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(cc) Taxes. The Company and its Subsidiaries each (i) have timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns (or timely filed applicable extensions therefor) that have been required to be filed, and all such returns were true, complete and correct, (ii) have paid all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments, governmental or other charges due and payable for which it is liable, including, without limitation, all sales and use taxes and all taxes which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to withhold from amounts owing to employees, creditors and third parties, and (iii) do not have any tax deficiency or claims outstanding or assessed or, to its knowledge, proposed against any of them, except those, in each of the cases described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (bb), that would not, singularly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries have not engaged in any transaction which is a corporate tax shelter or which could be characterized as such by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority. The accruals and reserves on the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of tax liabilities for any taxable period not yet finally determined are adequate to meet any assessments and related liabilities for any such period, and since September 30, 2018 the Company and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liability for taxes other than in the ordinary course.

(dd) Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries carry, or are covered by, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as is adequate for the conduct of their respective businesses and the value of their respective properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse

 

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Effect. All policies of insurance owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are, to the Company’s knowledge, in full force and effect and the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of such policies. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice from any insurer, agent of such insurer or the broker of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that any material capital improvements or any other material expenditures (other than premium payments) are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries insures risk of loss through any captive insurance, risk retention group, reciprocal group or by means of any fund or pool of assets specifically set aside for contingent liabilities other than as described in the Time of Sale Document.

(ee) Internal Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act (the “ Exchange Act Rules ”)) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as evaluated pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act Rules, is effective. Since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (A) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (B) except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Document, no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is overseen by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Audit Committee”) in accordance with the Exchange Act Rules. The Company has not publicly disclosed, and within the next 90 days the Company does not reasonably expect to publicly disclose, a significant deficiency, material weakness, change in internal control over financial reporting or fraud involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal control over financial reporting, any violation of, or failure to comply with, the federal securities laws, or any matter which if determined adversely, would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ff) Books and Records. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have made and keep books, records and accounts, which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries in all material respects.

(gg) Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act Rules) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within the Company and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and as of September 30, 2018, such disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

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(hh) Minute Books. The minute books of the Company have been made available to the Initial Purchasers and counsel for the Initial Purchasers, and such books contain a complete summary of all meetings and actions of the board of directors (including each board committee) and shareholders of the Company (or analogous governing bodies and interest holders, as applicable), from January 1, 2015 through the date of this Agreement.

(ii) No Undisclosed Agreements. There is no franchise agreement, lease, contract, or other agreement or document required by the Securities Act or by the Rules and Regulations to be described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum or a document incorporated by reference therein or to be filed as an exhibit thereto or a document incorporated by reference therein which is not so described or filed therein as required; and all descriptions of any such franchise agreements, leases, contracts, or other agreements or documents contained in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum or in a document incorporated by reference therein are accurate and complete descriptions of such documents in all material respects. Other than as described in the Time of Sale Document, no such franchise agreement, lease, contract or other agreement has been suspended or terminated for convenience or default by the Company or any of the other parties thereto, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of and the Company does not have knowledge of any such pending or threatened suspension or termination.

(jj) Related Party Matters. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders (or analogous interest holders), customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its affiliates on the other hand, which is required to be described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum or a document incorporated by reference therein and which is not so described.

(kk) No Registration Rights. Except as described in the Time of Sale Document, there are no persons with registration rights or similar rights to have any securities registered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the Securities Act.

(ll) No Margin Securities. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries own any “margin securities” as that term is defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “ Federal Reserve Board ”), and none of the proceeds of the sale of the Securities or the entry into the Capped Call Confirmations will be used, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security, for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to purchase or carry any margin security or for any other purpose which might cause any of the Securities to be considered a “purpose credit” within the meanings of Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

(mm) No Brokers. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or the Initial Purchasers for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum.

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value of a share of Common Stock as determined on the date of grant of such option. All grants of options were validly issued and properly approved by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly authorized committee thereof, or its designee) in material compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and recorded in the Company’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP and, to the Company’s knowledge, no such grants involved “back dating,” “forward dating” or similar practice with respect to the effective date of grant.

(oo) Subsidiary Repayments. Except as described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum, no Subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such Subsidiary’s capital stock, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such Subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such Subsidiary’s properties or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company.

(pp) No Undisclosed Issuances or Liabilities. Since the date as of which information is given in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum through the date hereof, and except as set forth in the Final Offering Memorandum, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) issued or granted any securities other than options to purchase Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s stock option plan or securities issued upon the exercise of stock options or warrants in the ordinary course of business, (ii) incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, other than liabilities and obligations which were incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) entered into any material transaction other than in the ordinary course of business or (iv) declared or paid any dividend on its capital stock.

(qq) Forward-looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) contained in either the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

(rr) No Business with Cuba. None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does business with the government of Cuba or with any person or affiliate located in Cuba within the meaning of Florida Statutes Section 517.075.

(ss) Compliance with Exchange Act Reporting Requirements. The Company is subject to and in compliance in all material respects with the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is listed on the Exchange, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or reasonably likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common Stock from the Exchange, nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC or FINRA is contemplating terminating such registration or listing.

(tt) Compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or implementing the provisions thereof (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) that are in effect.

 

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(uu) Compliance with Corporate Governance Requirements of Exchange Act. The Company is in compliance with all applicable corporate governance requirements set forth in the rules of the Exchange that are in effect.

(vv) No Unlawful Payments; FCPA Compliance. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective executive officers or directors nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other employee, or agent while acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, has (i) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds or knowingly received or retained any funds in violation of any law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended), (iii) violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or (iv) made any other unlawful payment.

(ww) No Transactions with Unconsolidated Entities. There are no transactions, arrangements or other relationships between and/or among the Company, any of its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations) and any unconsolidated entity, including, but not limited to, any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity that could reasonably be expected to materially affect the Company’s liquidity or the availability of or requirements for its capital resources required to be described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum or a document incorporated by reference therein which have not been described as required.

(xx) No Undisclosed Indebtedness. There are no outstanding loans, advances (except normal advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees of indebtedness by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to or for the benefit of any of the officers or directors of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective family members, except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum. All transactions by the Company with office holders or control persons of the Company have been duly approved by the board of directors of the Company, or duly appointed committees or officers thereof, if and to the extent required under U.S. law.

(yy) Statistical and Market Related Data. The statistical and market related data included in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable and accurate, and such data are consistent with the sources from which they are derived.

(zz) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, applicable money laundering statutes and applicable rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened.

 

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(aaa) Compliance with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any director or officer of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently (a) subject to any sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“ OFAC ”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “ Sanctions ”) or (b) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria). The Company represents and covenants that it will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person (a) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or (b) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any person (including any person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). The Company represents and covenants that, except as detailed in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, for the past five years, it has not knowingly engaged in, is not now knowingly engaged in, and will not knowingly engage in, any dealings or transactions with any person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions. The Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC. For purposes of this Section 4(aaa), no person shall be an affiliate of the Company solely by reason of owning less than a majority of any class of voting securities of the Company.

(bbb) No Insolvency. The Company and its Subsidiaries, individually and on a consolidated basis, are not as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur on the Closing Date, will not be Insolvent (as defined below). For purposes of this Section 4(bbb), “Insolvent” means, with respect to any person, (i) the present fair saleable value of such person’s assets is less than the amount required to pay such person’s total Indebtedness, (ii) such person is unable to pay its debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured, (iii) such person intends to incur or believes that it will incur debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts mature or such person has unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted.

(ccc) No Foreign Subsidiary Assets or Liabilities. Omeros London Limited and Omeros Ireland Limited (collectively, the “ Foreign Subsidiaries ”) have no material assets or any liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) the European Marketing Authorization for OMIDRIA and (ii) any such liabilities that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ddd) FINRA. Neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of its affiliates (within the meaning of FINRA Conduct Rule 2720(b)(1)(a)) directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, or is an associated person (within the meaning of Article I, Section 1(ee) of the By-laws of FINRA) of, any member firm of FINRA.

 

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5. Covenants of the Company .

(a) Securities Law Compliance . The Company agrees, at any time prior to the completion of the initial resales of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers, to (i) advise the Initial Purchasers promptly after obtaining knowledge (and, if requested by the Initial Purchasers, confirm such advice in writing) of (A) the issuance by any U.S. or non-U.S. federal or state securities commission of any stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Securities for offer or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose by any U.S. or non-U.S. federal or state securities commission or other regulatory authority, or (B) the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Time of Sale Document, any Company Additional Written Communication or the Final Offering Memorandum, untrue or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Time of Sale Document, any Company Additional Written Communication, or the Final Offering Memorandum, to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Securities under any securities or “Blue Sky” laws of U.S. state or non-U.S. jurisdictions and (iii) if, at any time, any U.S. or non-U.S. federal or state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Securities under any such laws, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time.

(b) Offering Documents . The Company agrees to (i) furnish the Initial Purchasers, without charge, as many copies of the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum, and any amendments or supplements thereto, as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request, and (ii) promptly prepare, upon the Initial Purchasers’ reasonable request, any amendment or supplement to the Time of Sale Document or Final Offering Memorandum that the Initial Purchasers, upon advice of legal counsel, determine may be necessary in connection with Exempt Resales (and the Company hereby consents to the use of the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum, and any amendments and supplements thereto, by the Initial Purchasers in connection with Exempt Resales).

(c) Consent to Amendments and Supplements . Before finalizing any Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum or making or distributing any amendment or supplement to any of the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum or filing with the SEC any document that will be incorporated by reference therein, the Company will furnish to the Initial Purchasers and counsel for the Initial Purchasers a copy of the proposed Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum or such amendment or supplement or document to be incorporated by reference therein for review, and will not distribute any such proposed Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum, amendment or supplement or file any such document with the SEC to which the Initial Purchasers reasonably object. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving or referring to any Company Additional Written Communications, the Company will furnish to the Initial Purchasers and counsel for the Initial Purchasers a copy of such written communication for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve or refer to any such written communication to which the Initial Purchasers reasonably object.

 

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(d) Preparation of Amendments and Supplements to Offering Documents . The Company agrees, so long as the Initial Purchasers shall hold any of the Securities, (i) if any event shall occur as a result of which, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or the Initial Purchasers (or counsel for the Initial Purchasers), it becomes necessary or advisable to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum to correct any untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum to comply with any applicable law, to prepare, at the expense of the Company, an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers) so that (A) as so amended or supplemented, the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum will not include an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (B) the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum will comply with applicable law and (ii) if in the reasonable judgment of the Company it becomes necessary or advisable to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum so that the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum will contain all of the information specified in, and meet the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) of the Securities Act, to prepare an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers) so that the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum, as so amended or supplemented, will contain the information specified in, and meet the requirements of, such Rule.

(e) “Blue Sky” Law Compliance . The Company agrees to cooperate with the Initial Purchasers and the Initial Purchasers’ counsel in connection with the qualification of the Securities under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of U.S. state or non-U.S. jurisdictions as the Initial Purchasers may request and continue such qualification in effect so long as required for Exempt Resales; provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction, or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction in which it would not otherwise be subject.

(f) Payment of Expenses . The Company agrees to pay, or reimburse if paid by the Initial Purchasers whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated or this Agreement is terminated: (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities (and the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion thereof) and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and distribution of the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum, any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein and the Documents; (iii) the fees and expenses (including related fees and expenses of counsel for the Initial Purchasers) incurred in connection with securing any required review by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Securities and any filings made with FINRA (not to exceed $5,000 in the aggregate); (iv) any applicable listing or other fees, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses associated with listing the Conversion Shares on Nasdaq; (v) the fees and expenses (including related fees and expenses of counsel to the Initial Purchasers) of qualifying

 

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the Securities under the securities laws of such jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the Initial Purchasers may designate and of preparing, printing and distributing wrappers, Blue Sky Memoranda and Legal Investment Surveys (not to exceed $2,000 in the aggregate) (vi) the cost of preparing and printing stock certificates; (vii) all fees and expenses of the registrar and transfer agent of the Common Stock and of the Trustee; (viii) the costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any damages or other amounts payable in connection with the legal or contractual liability) associated with the reforming of any contracts for sale of the Securities made by the Initial Purchasers caused by a breach of the representation contained in Section 4(c); (ix) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging expenses of the officers of the Company and such consultants, including the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show; and (x) all other costs and expenses incident to the offering of the Securities or the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and the Company’s independent accountants; provided that, except to the extent otherwise provided herein in Section 5(f) and Section 10, the Initial Purchasers shall pay their own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the fees and expenses of their counsel, and any transfer taxes on the resale of any Securities by them.

(g) Use of Proceeds . The Company agrees to use the proceeds of the Offering in the manner described in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum under the caption “Use of Proceeds.”

(h) Transaction Documents . The Company agrees to do and perform all things required to be done and performed under the Documents prior to and after the applicable Closing Date, and to satisfy all conditions precedent to the Initial Purchasers’ obligations hereunder to purchase the Securities.

(i) Integration . The Company agrees not to, and to ensure that no affiliate of the Company will, sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any “security” (as defined in the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale to the Initial Purchasers or to the Subsequent Purchasers of the Securities.

(j) Stabilization or Manipulation . The Company agrees not to take, and to ensure that no affiliate of the Company will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could be reasonably expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities or any other reference security, whether to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities or otherwise. Notwithstanding any prior agreement between the Company and the Initial Purchasers to the contrary, the Company acknowledges and agrees that, subject only to compliance with applicable laws, the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates may, directly or indirectly, hold long or short positions, trade and otherwise conduct such activities in or with respect to debt and/or equity securities and/or bank debt of, and/or derivative products

 

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related to, the Company and otherwise effect the transactions with respect to the Securities, Common Stock and other securities of the Company contemplated in the Final Offering Memorandum.

(k) DTC . The Company agrees to use its best efforts to permit the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.

(l) Rule 144A Information . For so long as any of the Securities remain outstanding, during any period in which the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company agrees to make available, upon request, to any owner of the Securities in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective Subsequent Purchasers of such Securities from such owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

(m) Additional Offering Materials . The Company agrees not to, and not to authorize or permit any person acting on its behalf to, (i) distribute any offering material in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities other than the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements to the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Final Offering Memorandum prepared in compliance with this Agreement or (ii) solicit any offer to buy or offer to sell the Securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising (including, without limitation, as such terms are used in Regulation D under the Securities Act) or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

(n) Sale of Restricted Securities . During the one year period after the applicable Closing Date (or such shorter period as may be provided for in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as the same may be in effect from time to time), the Company agrees not to, and will use its reasonable best efforts not to permit any future Subsidiaries of either the Company or any other affiliates controlled by the Company to, resell any of the Securities which constitute “restricted securities” under Rule 144 that have been reacquired by the Company, any future Subsidiaries or any other affiliates controlled by the Company, except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

(o) Conversion Shares . The Company agrees to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, the maximum number of Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Securities. The Company will use its best efforts to list, subject to notice of issuance, the Conversion Shares on the Nasdaq.

(p) Company Lock-Up . During the period commencing on and including the date hereof and ending on and including the 60th day following the date of this Agreement ( the “ Lock-Up Period ”) the Company will not, without the prior written consent of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.), directly or indirectly offer, sell (including, without limitation, any short sale), assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, establish an open “put equivalent position” within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange Act, or otherwise dispose of, or announce the offering of, or file any registration statement under the Securities Act in respect of, any Common Stock, options, rights or warrants to acquire Common Stock or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into Common Stock (other than is contemplated by this Agreement with respect to

 

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the Conversion Shares) or publicly announce any intention to do any of the foregoing; provided , however , that the Company may (i) issue and sell the Securities hereunder (including any Conversion Shares upon conversion thereof), (ii) issue restricted Common Stock or options to acquire Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s employee benefit plans, qualified stock option plans or other employee compensation plans as such plans are in existence on the date hereof and described in the Final Offering Memorandum, (iii) issue Common Stock pursuant to the valid exercises, vesting or settlements of options, warrants or rights outstanding on the date hereof, (iv) issue Common Stock or other securities to financial institutions or other lenders in connection with debt financing transactions (a “ Financing Transaction ”), (v) issue Common Stock in connection with an equity line financing (an “ Equity Line Transaction ”), (vi) enter into, exercise its rights under or terminate the Capped Call Confirmations, (vii) issue Common Stock upon the conversion of the Securities and (viii) file a registration statement relating to a Financing Transaction or an Equity Line Transaction (notwithstanding the foregoing, the actions set forth in clauses (iv), (v) and (vi) may not be taken under this paragraph (p) during the period commencing on and including the date hereof and ending on and including the 30th day following the date of this Agreement). The Company will cause each officer and director listed in Exhibit B to furnish to Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. prior to the Closing Date, a letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Company also agrees that during the Lock-Up Period, other than for the sale of the Securities hereunder, the Company will not file any registration statement, preliminary prospectus or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, under the Securities Act for any such transaction or which registers, or offers for sale, Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, except for (i) a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to employee benefit plans and (ii) one or more registration statements, preliminary prospectus or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto relating to a Financing Transaction or an Equity Line Transaction (notwithstanding the foregoing, the actions set forth in clause (ii) may not be taken under this paragraph (k) during the period commencing on and including the date hereof and ending on and including the 30th day following the date of this Agreement).

(q) Investment Company . The Company will conduct its business in a manner so as to not be required to register under the Investment Company Act.

(r) No Adjustment to Conversion Rate . The Company agrees not to, between the date hereof and the issuance of the Securities, take any action which would result in a conversion rate adjustment to the Securities assuming they are outstanding.

6. Representations and Warranties of the Initial Purchasers . Each Initial Purchaser represents and warrants that:

(a) Initial Purchaser Status, Resale Terms . It is a QIB and an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and it will offer the Securities for resale only upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum.

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with such sale, it has taken or will take reasonable steps to ensure that the purchaser of the Securities is aware that such sale is being made in reliance on Rule 144A.

7. Conditions of the Obligations of the Initial Purchasers . The obligations of the Initial Purchasers hereunder to purchase and pay for the Initial Securities as provided herein on the First Closing Date and, with respect to the Optional Securities, each Option Closing Date, shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company set forth in Section 4 hereof as of the date hereof and as of the First Closing Date as though then made and, with respect to the Optional Securities, as of each Option Closing Date as though then made, to the timely performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to each of the following additional conditions:

(a) No Untrue Statements. The Initial Purchasers shall not have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to each such Closing Date that the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement of fact which, in the opinion of counsel for the Initial Purchasers, is material or omits to state any fact which, in the opinion of such counsel, is material and is required to be stated therein or is necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

(b) Corporate Proceedings. All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form and validity of each of this Agreement, the Securities, the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum and all other legal matters relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.

(c) Opinion of Counsel for the Company. As of each Closing Date, Covington & Burling LLP shall have furnished to the Initial Purchasers such counsel’s written opinion, as special counsel to the Company, addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated each such Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and substantially as set forth on Exhibit C hereto.

(d) General Counsel Opinion . As of each Closing Date, Marcia S. Kelbon, Vice President, Patent & General Counsel of the Company, shall have furnished to the Initial Purchasers such counsel’s written opinion, as intellectual property and General Counsel to the Company, addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated as of each such Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and substantially as set forth on Exhibit D hereto.

(e) Opinion of Washington Counsel. As of each Closing Date, Keller Rohrback L.L.P. shall have furnished to the Initial Purchasers such counsel’s written opinion, as Washington State counsel to the Company, addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated such Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and substantially as set forth on Exhibit E hereto.

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Officer and its Chief Regulatory Officer and Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Systems in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers and substantially as set forth on Exhibit F hereto.

(g) Opinion of Counsel for the Initial Purchasers. As of each Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received from Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, such opinion or opinions, dated such Closing Date, with respect to such matters as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they request for enabling them to pass upon such matters.

(h) Comfort Letter . At the time of the execution of this Agreement, the Initial Purchasers shall have received from Ernst & Young LLP a letter, addressed to the Initial Purchasers, executed and dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers (i) confirming that they are an independent registered accounting firm with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and rules and regulations of the PCAOB and (ii) stating the conclusions and findings of such firm, of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters, with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum.

(i) Bring Down Comfort Letters. On each Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received a letter (the “ bring-down letter ”) from Ernst & Young LLP addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated such Closing Date confirming, as of the date of the bring- down letter (or, with respect to matters involving changes or developments since the respective dates as of which specified financial information is given in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum, as the case may be, as of a date not more than three (3) business days prior to the date of the bring-down letter), the conclusions and findings of such firm, of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters, with respect to the financial information and other matters covered by its letter delivered to the Initial Purchasers concurrently with the execution of this Agreement pursuant to paragraph (h) of this Section 7.

(j) Chairman and CEO Certificate. As of each Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Initial Purchasers a certificate, dated such Closing Date, of its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and its Vice President, Patent & General Counsel stating that (i) such officers have examined the Time of Sale Document and Final Offering Memorandum and, in their opinion, the Time of Sale Document, as of the date hereof and as of such Closing Date, the Final Offering Memorandum and each amendment or supplement thereto, as of the respective date thereof and as of such Closing Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, (ii) since the date hereof, no event has occurred which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum that has not been so set forth therein, (iii) to the best of their knowledge after reasonable investigation, as of such Closing Date, the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and the Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to such Closing Date, and (iv) there has not been, subsequent to the date of the most recent audited financial statements included or

 

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incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document, any material adverse change in the financial position or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or any change or development that, singularly or in the aggregate, would involve a material adverse change or a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, business, assets or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except as set forth in the Final Offering Memorandum; it being understood that the certifications provided by the Vice President, Patent & General Counsel pursuant to this Section 7(j) will exclude the financial statements and the notes thereto, the financial schedules and other financial data and information included or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document or the Final Offering Memorandum.

(k) No Material Change or Loss. Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the Time of Sale Document or incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Document as of the date hereof, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have sustained any loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth in the Time of Sale Document, and (ii) other than as disclosed in the Time of Sale Document there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than stock option and warrant exercises and stock repurchases in the ordinary course of business and repayments of existing indebtedness), or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the business, general affairs, management, financial position, shareholders’ equity or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, otherwise than as set forth in the Time of Sale Document, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii) of this paragraph (l), is, in the judgment of the Initial Purchasers, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Document.

(l) No Action or Legal Impediment. No action shall have been taken and no law, statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency or body which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or materially and adversely affect or could be reasonably expected to materially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company; and no injunction, restraining order or order of any other nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall have been issued which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities or materially and adversely affect or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the business or operations of the Company.

(m) No Suspension in Trading; Banking Moratorium. Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Global Market (the “ Nasdaq ”) or the NYSE MKT LLC or in the over-the-counter market, or trading in any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market, shall have been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices or maximum range for prices shall have been established on any such exchange or such market by the SEC, by such exchange or market or by any other regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction, (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by federal or state authorities or a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United

 

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States, (iii) the United States shall have become engaged in hostilities, or the subject of an act of terrorism, or there shall have been an outbreak of or escalation in hostilities involving the United States, or there shall have been a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States, or (iv) there shall have occurred such a material adverse change in general economic, political or financial conditions (or the effect of international conditions on the financial markets in the United States shall be such), in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, so as to make it, in the judgment of the Initial Purchasers, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum.

(n) Good Standing. The Initial Purchasers shall have received on and as of such Closing Date satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing as foreign entities in such other jurisdictions as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.

(o) Lock-up Agreements. The Initial Purchasers shall have received the written agreements, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, of the officers and directors of the Company listed in Exhibit B to this Agreement.

(p) Listing Application . The Company shall have filed with the Nasdaq an application for the listing of the maximum number of Conversion Shares.

(q) Additional Documentation. On or prior to such Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Initial Purchasers such further certificates and documents as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request.

All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers.

8. Indemnification and Contribution .

(a) Indemnification by the Company . The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless: the Initial Purchasers, their respective directors, officers, managers, members, employees, representatives and agents and each person, if any, who controls an Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively the “ Initial Purchaser Indemnified Parties ,” and each an “ Initial Purchaser Indemnified Party ”) against any loss, claim, damage, expense or liability whatsoever (or any action, investigation or proceeding in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Initial Purchaser Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding arises out of or is based upon (A) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Time of Sale Document, the Final Offering Memorandum, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein, or in any Company Additional Written Communication or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Time of Sale Document,

 

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the Final Offering Memorandum, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein, or in any Company Additional Written Communication, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, and shall reimburse each Initial Purchaser Indemnified Party promptly upon demand for any legal fees or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Initial Purchaser Indemnified Party in connection with investigating, or preparing to defend, or defending against, or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding, as such fees and expenses are incurred; provided , however , that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in, or omission or alleged omission from the Time of Sale Document, Final Offering Memorandum, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Company Additional Written Communication made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers specifically for use therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Initial Purchasers’ Information (as defined in Section 14(d)).

The indemnity agreement in this Section 8(a) is not exclusive and is in addition to each other liability which the Company might have under this Agreement or otherwise, and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available under this Agreement, at law or in equity to any Initial Purchaser Indemnified Party.

(b) Indemnification by the Initial Purchaser . The Initial Purchasers, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its directors, its officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively the “ Company Indemnified Parties ” and each a “ Company Indemnified Party ”) against any loss, claim, damage, expense or liability whatsoever (or any action, investigation or proceeding in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Company Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Time of Sale Document, the Final Offering Memorandum, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein, or any Company Additional Written Communication or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Time of Sale Document, the Final Offering Memorandum, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or document incorporated by reference therein, or any Company Additional Written Communication, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they are made not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers specifically for use therein, which information the parties hereto agree is limited to the Initial Purchasers’ Information as defined in Section 14(d), and shall reimburse the Company Indemnified Parties for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with investigating or preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as third party witness in connection with any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action, investigation or proceeding, as such fees and expenses are

 

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incurred. This indemnity agreement is not exclusive and will be in addition to any liability which the Initial Purchasers might otherwise have and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available under this Agreement, at law or in equity to the Company Indemnified Parties.

(c) Notifications and Other Indemnification Procedures . Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against an indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify such indemnifying party in writing of the commencement of that action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 8 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure; and, provided, further, that the failure to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8. If any such action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense of such action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party (which counsel shall not, except with the written consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party). After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such action, except as provided herein, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense of such action other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense of such action but the fees and expenses of such counsel (other than reasonable costs of investigation) shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized in writing by the Company in the case of a claim for indemnification under Section 8(a) or the Initial Purchasers in the case of a claim for indemnification under Section 8(b), (ii) such indemnified party shall have been advised by its counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense of such action and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party within a reasonable period of time after notice of the commencement of the action or the indemnifying party does not diligently defend the action after assumption of the defense, in which case, if such indemnified party notifies the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of (or, in the case of a failure to diligently defend the action after assumption of the defense, to continue to defend) such action on behalf of such indemnified party and the indemnifying party shall be responsible for legal or other expenses subsequently and reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense of such action; provided , however , that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties (in addition to any local counsel), which firm shall be designated in writing by the Initial Purchasers, if the indemnified parties under this Section 8 consist of any Initial Purchaser Indemnified Party or by the Company if the indemnified parties under this Section 8

 

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consist of any Company Indemnified Parties. Subject to this Section 8(c), the amount payable by an indemnifying party under Section 8 shall include, but not be limited to, (x) reasonable legal fees and expenses of counsel to the indemnified party and any other expenses in investigating, or preparing to defend or defending against, or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any action, investigation, proceeding or claim, and (y) all amounts paid in settlement of any of the foregoing. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of judgment with respect to any pending or threatened action or any claim whatsoever, in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 8 (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. Subject to the provisions of the following sentence, no indemnifying party shall be liable for settlement of any pending or threatened action or any claim whatsoever that is effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with its written consent, if its consent has been unreasonably withheld or delayed or if there be a judgment for the plaintiff in any such matter, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. In addition, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested that an indemnifying party reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 8(a) or 8(b) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than forty-five (45) days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the request for reimbursement, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least thirty (30) days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

(d) Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 8(a) or 8(b), then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid, payable or otherwise incurred by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (or any action, investigation or proceeding in respect thereof), as incurred, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other from the offering of the Securities, or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) of this Section 8(d) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) of this Section 8(d) but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other with respect to the statements, omissions, acts or failures to act which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (or any action, investigation or proceeding in respect thereof) as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other with respect to such offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities purchased under this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Initial Purchasers with respect to the Securities

 

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purchased under this Agreement, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Final Offering Memorandum. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or the Initial Purchasers on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement, omission, act or failure to act; provided that the parties hereto agree that the written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers for use in the Time of Sale Document, the Final Offering Memorandum, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, consists solely of the Initial Purchasers’ Information as defined in Section 14(d).

(e) Contribution . In circumstances in which the indemnity agreements provided for in this Section is unavailable to, or insufficient to hold harmless, an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof), each indemnifying party, in order to provide for just and equitable contributions, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the indemnifying party or parties, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other hand, from the Offering or (ii) if the allocation provided by the foregoing clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the indemnifying party or parties, on the one hand, and the indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions or alleged statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof). The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total proceeds from the Offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the total discounts and commissions received by the Initial Purchasers. The relative fault of the parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one hand, or the Initial Purchasers pursuant to Section 8(b) above, on the other hand, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission or alleged statement or omissions, and any other equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances.

(f) Equitable Consideration . The Company and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to Section 8(d) above were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in Section 8(d) above. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding referred to in Section 8(d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating, preparing to defend or defending against or appearing as a third party witness in respect of, or otherwise incurred in connection with, any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability, action, investigation or proceeding. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, the Initial Purchasers shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Initial

 

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Purchasers with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages which the Initial Purchasers have otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement, omission or alleged omission, act or alleged act or failure to act or alleged failure to act. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. Each Initial Purchaser’s obligation to contribute hereunder shall be several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.

9. Termination . The obligations of the Initial Purchasers hereunder may be terminated by the Initial Purchasers, in their absolute discretion by notice given to the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities if, prior to that time, any of the events described in Sections 7(k), 7(l) or 7(m) have occurred or if the Initial Purchasers shall decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement.

10. Reimbursement of Initial Purchasers’ Expenses . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if (a) this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Section 9, (b) the Company shall fail to tender the Securities for delivery to the Initial Purchasers for any reason not permitted under this Agreement, (c) the Initial Purchasers shall decline to purchase the Securities for any reason permitted under this Agreement or (d) the sale of the Securities is not consummated because any condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth herein is not satisfied or because of the refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or to satisfy any condition or to comply with the provisions hereof, then in addition to the payment of amounts in accordance with Section 5(f), the Company shall reimburse the Initial Purchasers for the fees and expenses of Initial Purchasers’ counsel and for such other out-of-pocket expenses as shall have been reasonably incurred by them in connection with this Agreement and the proposed purchase of the Securities, including, without limitation, travel and lodging expenses of the Initial Purchasers, and upon demand the Company shall pay the full amount thereof to the Initial Purchasers.

11. Defaulting Initial Purchaser . If, on the applicable Closing Date, any one of the Initial Purchasers shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which such defaulting Initial Purchaser agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Initial Purchaser shall be obligated in the proportion that the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite its respective name in Schedule II hereto bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the name of the non-defaulting Initial Purchaser to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Initial Purchaser agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date. If, on the applicable Closing Date any Initial Purchaser shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities which it has agreed to purchase hereunder on such date and the aggregate principal amount of Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than one tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the non-defaulting Initial Purchaser and the Company for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Initial Purchaser or of the Company. Any action taken under this Section shall

 

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not relieve any defaulting Initial Purchaser from liability in respect of any default of such Initial Purchaser under this Agreement.

12. Survival of Indemnities, Representations, Warranties, Etc . The respective indemnities, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the Initial Purchasers, as set forth in this Agreement or made by them respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers, the Company or any person controlling any of them and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, including without limitation any termination pursuant to Section 9, the indemnities, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements forth in Sections 4, 5(f), 8 and 10 and Sections 11 through 14, inclusive, of this Agreement shall not terminate and shall remain in full force and effect at all times.

13. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that:

(a) the Initial Purchasers’ responsibility to the Company is solely contractual in nature, the Initial Purchasers have been retained solely to act as initial purchasers in connection with the sale of the Securities and no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between the Company and the Initial Purchasers have been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, irrespective of whether the Initial Purchasers have advised or are advising the Company on other matters;

(b) the price of the Securities set forth in this Agreement was established by the Company following discussions and arms-length negotiations with the Initial Purchasers and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(c) it has been advised that the Initial Purchasers and their respective affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Company and that the Initial Purchasers have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the Company by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and

(d) it waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims it may have against the Initial Purchasers for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agrees that the Initial Purchasers shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to the Company in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of the Company, including shareholders, employees or creditors of the Company.

14. Miscellaneous.

(a) Notices . All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and:

 

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(i) if to the Initial Purchasers, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex, facsimile transmission or email to Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attention: General Counsel, Fax: (212) 829-4708 and Attention: Equity-Linked Capital Markets, 499 Park Avenue, 5 th Floor, New York, NY 10022, and to UBS Securities LLC, 1285 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019; and

(ii) if to the Company shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex, facsimile transmission or email to Omeros Corporation Attention: Greg Demopulos and Marcia Kelbon, Fax: (206) 676-5005, email: gdemopulos@omeros.com; mkelbon@omeros.com;

Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof.

(b) Successors; Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Initial Purchasers, the Company and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons mentioned in the preceding sentence, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement, or any provisions herein contained, this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and for the benefit of no other person; except that the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and indemnities of the Company contained in this Agreement shall also be for the benefit of the Initial Purchaser Indemnified Parties, and the indemnities of the Initial Purchasers shall be for the benefit of the Company Indemnified Parties. It is understood that the Initial Purchasers’ responsibility to the Company is solely contractual in nature and the Initial Purchasers do not owe the Company, or any other party, any fiduciary duty as a result of this Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Securities from an Initial Purchaser shall be deemed to be a successor or assign by reason merely of such purchase.

(c) Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, including without limitation Section  5-1401 of the New York General Obligations. The Company irrevocably (a) submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Document and the Final Offering Memorandum, (b) agrees that all claims in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding may be heard and determined by any such court, (c) waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any immunity from the jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process, (d) agrees not to commence any such suit, action or proceeding other than in such courts, and (e) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum.

(d) Initial Purchasers’ Information. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that, for all purposes of this Agreement, the Initial Purchasers’ Information consists solely of the statements set forth in the fourth paragraph and the second sentence of the fifth paragraph under the heading “Plan of Distribution” and statements set forth in the first paragraph under the

 

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caption “Plan of Distribution—Stabilization” in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum.

(e) General. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties to this Agreement and supersedes all prior written or oral and all contemporaneous oral agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to the subject matter hereof. In this Agreement, the masculine, feminine and neuter genders and the singular and the plural include one another. The section headings in this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only and will not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. This Agreement may be amended or modified, and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived, only by a writing signed by the Company and the Initial Purchasers.

(f) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

(g) Definition of Certain Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) “business day” means any day on which the Nasdaq Global Market is open for trading and (b) “Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the Rules and Regulations but in no event shall “Subsidiary” include the Foreign Subsidiaries.

(h) Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

(i) Separability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their reasonable best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

(j) Amendment . This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may be given, provided that the same are in writing and signed by all of the signatories hereto.

(k) USA Patriot Act and other Disclosures . The parties acknowledge that in accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2011)), the Initial Purchasers are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies its clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of its clients, as well as other information that will allow the Initial Purchasers to properly identify their clients. The Company acknowledges that it has been informed by the Initial Purchasers that subject to certain conditions, the Initial Purchasers may receive a fee from the Capped Call Counterparty in connection with the Capped Call Confirmations.

 

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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the Company and the Initial Purchasers.

 

Very truly yours,

 

OMEROS CORPORATION

By:   /s/ Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D.
  Name:  Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D.
  Title:    Chairman & CEO

 

Accepted and Agreed to:

 

CANTOR FITZGERALD & CO.

By:   /s/ John Belle
  Name:  John Belle
  Title:    COO

 

UBS SECURITIES LLC
By:   /s/ Alexander Li
  Name:  Alexander Li
  Title:    Authorized Signatory
By:   /s/ Christian Parrish
  Name:  Christian Parrish
  Title:    Associate Director

 

[Signature Page to Purchase Agreement]


SCHEDULE I

PRICING SUPPLEMENT

[Attached]


PRICING TERM SHEET

November 8, 2018

   CONFIDENTIAL

Omeros Corporation

Offering of

$210,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of

6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023

The information in this pricing term sheet supplements Omeros Corporation’s preliminary offering memorandum, dated November 8, 2018 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”), and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. Terms used, but not defined, in this pricing term sheet have the respective meanings set forth in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. As used in this pricing term sheet, “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Omeros Corporation and not to its subsidiaries.

 

Issuer

Omeros Corporation.

 

Ticker / Exchange for Common Stock

OMER / Nasdaq Global Market (“Nasdaq”).

 

Trade Date

November 9, 2018.

 

Settlement Date

November 15, 2018 (T+4). Currently, trades in the secondary market for convertible notes ordinarily settle two trading days after the date of execution, unless the parties to the trade agree otherwise. Accordingly, investors in this offering who wish to sell their Notes before the second trading day preceding the Settlement Date must specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of the trade to prevent a failed settlement. Those investors should consult their advisors.

 

Notes

6.25% convertible senior notes due 2023 (the “Notes”).

 

Principal Amount

$210,000,000 (or, if the initial purchasers fully exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, $250,000,000) aggregate principal amount of Notes.

 

Offering Price

100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from the Settlement Date.

 

Maturity

November 15, 2023, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted.

 

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Stated Interest Rate

6.25% per annum.

 

Interest Payment Dates

May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2019.

 

Record Dates

May 1 and November 1.

 

Last Reported Sale Price per Share of Common Stock on Nasdaq on November 8, 2018

$16.02.

 

Conversion Premium

Approximately 20% above the Last Reported Sale Price per Share of Common Stock on Nasdaq on November 8, 2018.

 

Initial Conversion Price

Approximately $19.22 per share of our common stock.

 

Initial Conversion Rate

52.0183 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.

 

Use of Proceeds

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $203.2 million (or approximately $242.0 million if the initial purchasers fully exercise their option to purchase additional Notes), after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and our estimated offering expenses. We intend to use approximately $146.0 million of the net proceeds to repay in full the amounts outstanding under our Term Loan Agreement, or the CRG Loan Agreement, with CRG Servicing LLC, as administrative and collateral agent and the lenders named therein, which will include payment of the facility and prepayment fees, and accrued but unpaid interest under the CRG Loan Agreement. We also intend to use approximately $33.2 million of the net proceeds to fund the cost of entering into the capped call transaction described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum. We intend to use the remainder of the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including funding research and development for our OMS721 programs and clinical trials, pre-clinical studies, manufacturing and other costs associated with advancing our product candidates toward Marketing Authorization

 

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Application, Biologics License Application and New Drug Application submissions. If the initial purchasers exercise their option to purchase additional Notes, then we expect to use a portion of the additional net proceeds to fund the cost of entering into an additional capped call transaction.

 

Sole Structuring Advisor

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

 

Joint Bookrunners

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

 

  UBS Securities LLC

 

CUSIP / ISIN Numbers

682143 AF9 / US682143AF97.

 

Increase to Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change

If a make-whole fundamental change occurs and the conversion date for the conversion of a Note occurs during the related make-whole fundamental change conversion period, then, subject to the provisions described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum under the caption “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights—Increase in Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change,” the conversion rate applicable to such conversion will be increased by a number of shares set forth in the table below corresponding (after interpolation, as described below) to the effective date and the stock price of such make-whole fundamental change:

 

     Stock Price  

Effective Date

   $16.02      $17.00      $18.00      $19.22      $22.00      $25.00      $28.83      $45.00      $60.00      $75.00      $90.00      $105.00      $125.00  

November 15, 2018

     10.4036        10.4036        10.4036        10.2836        7.2386        4.9296        3.0097        0.8380        0.4965        0.3036        0.1753        0.0837        0.0000  

November 15, 2019

     10.4036        10.4036        10.4036        9.6748        6.6805        4.3388        2.0905        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

November 15, 2020

     10.4036        10.4036        10.4036        8.9475        6.0605        3.9228        1.9043        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

November 15, 2021

     10.4036        10.0857        9.7678        7.9017        5.0673        3.2248        1.5914        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

November 15, 2022

     10.4036        9.5663        8.7289        6.4631        3.4145        1.9936        1.0420        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

November 15, 2023

     10.4036        6.8052        3.5373        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

If such effective date or stock price is not set forth in the table above, then:

 

   

if such stock price is between two stock prices in the table above or the effective date is between two dates in the table above, then the number of additional shares will be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the numbers of additional shares set forth for the higher and lower stock prices in the table and the earlier and later dates in the table above, as applicable, based on a 365- or 366-day year, as applicable; and

 

   

if the stock price is greater than $125.00 (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above are adjusted, as described

 

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in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum under the caption “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights—Increase in Conversion Rate in Connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change—Adjustment of Stock Prices and Number of Additional Shares”), or less than $16.02 (subject to adjustment in the same manner), per share, then no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event will the conversion rate be increased to an amount that exceeds 62.4219 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, which amount is subject to adjustment in the same manner as, and at the same time and for the same events for which, the conversion rate is required to be adjusted pursuant to the provisions described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum under the caption “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights—Conversion Rate Adjustments—Generally.”

* * *

This communication is confidential and is intended for the sole use of the person to whom it is provided by the sender. The information in this pricing term sheet does not purport to be a complete description of the Notes or the offering.

The offer and sale of the Notes and any shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any other securities laws, and the Notes and any such shares cannot be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. The initial purchasers are initially offering the Notes only to qualified institutional buyers as defined in, and in reliance on, Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The Notes and any shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes are not transferable except in accordance with the restrictions described in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum under the caption “Transfer Restrictions.”

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, as supplemented by this pricing term sheet, in making an investment decision with respect to the Notes.

Neither this pricing term sheet nor the Preliminary Offering Memorandum constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any Notes in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful to do so, where the person making the offer is not qualified to do so or to any person who cannot legally be offered the Notes.

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

 

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SCHEDULE II

INITIAL PURCHASERS

 

Initial Purchasers

   Principal
Amount
 

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

   $ 171,500,000  

UBS Securities LLC

   $ 38,500,000  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 210,000,000  


EXHIBIT A

Form of Lock-up Agreement

November       , 2018

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

499 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10022

 

RE:

Omeros Corporation (the “ Company ”)

Ladies & Gentlemen:

This agreement is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) among Omeros Corporation, a Washington corporation (the “ Company ”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“ Cantor ”) and UBS Securities LLC, relating to the proposed issuance by the Company of its 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the “ Securities ”).

In order to induce you to enter into the Purchase Agreement, and in light of the benefits that the offering of Securities will confer upon the undersigned in its capacity as a securityholder and/or an officer, director or employee of the Company, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees with Cantor that, during the period beginning on and including the date of the Purchase Agreement through and including the date that is the 60th day after the date of the Purchase Agreement (the “ Lock-Up Period ”), the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of Cantor, directly or indirectly, (i) offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, or announce the intention to otherwise dispose of, any shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “ Common Stock ”) (including, without limitation, Common Stock which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time) or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable in Common Stock, (ii) enter into any swap, hedge or similar agreement or arrangement that transfers in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of the Common Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable in Common Stock, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition, or (iii) engage in any short selling of Common Stock.

The restrictions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph shall not apply to :

(1) if the undersigned is a natural person, any transfers made by the undersigned (a) as a bona fide gift to any member of the immediate family (as defined below) of the undersigned or to a trust the beneficiaries of which are exclusively the undersigned or members of the undersigned’s

 

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immediate family, (b) by will or intestate succession upon the death of the undersigned or (c) as a bona fide gift to a charity, non-profit organization or educational institution,

(2) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, any transfers to any shareholder, partner or member of, or owner of a similar equity interest in, the undersigned, as the case may be, if, in any such case, such transfer is not for value,

(3) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, any transfer made by the undersigned (a) in connection with the sale or other bona fide transfer in a single transaction of all or substantially all of the undersigned’s capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other similar equity interests, as the case may be, or all or substantially all of the undersigned’s assets, in any such case not undertaken for the purpose of avoiding the restrictions imposed by this agreement or (b) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity so long as the transferee is an affiliate (as defined below) of the undersigned and such transfer is not for value;

(4) the transfer or sale of any shares of Common Stock or other securities pursuant to any contract, instruction or plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, that has been entered into by the undersigned (or a member of the undersigned’s immediate family) prior to the date of the Purchase Agreement;

(5)(i) the pledge of any shares of Common Stock or other securities pursuant to a loan or security agreement between the undersigned (or a member of the undersigned’s immediate family) and a bank or other financial institution that has been entered into by the parties thereto prior to the date of the Purchase Agreement, (ii) the pledge of any shares of Common Stock or other securities pursuant to a refinancing, repricing or other amendment to any such loan or security agreement, whether or not with the same lender, that occurs on or after the date hereof and (iii) any transfer or sale of any shares of Common Stock or securities thereunder; provided, that the undersigned or other holder of the pledged shares or other securities notifies Cantor if there is a default or other event pursuant to which such bank or other financial institution would be permitted to foreclose on such shares or other securities or pursuant to which the undersigned or the holder of such pledged shares or other securities would otherwise be required to transfer or sell such shares or other securities prior to any such foreclosure, transfer or sale; and [NOTE: This clause 5 to be included only in lock-up agreements for Greg Demopulos and the Demopulos Family Trust.]

provided, however, that in the case of any transfer described in clause (1)(a), 1(b), (2) or (3) above, it shall be a condition to the transfer that (A) the transferee executes and delivers to Cantor, not later than one business day prior to such transfer, a written agreement, in substantially the form of this agreement (it being understood that any references to “immediate family” in the agreement executed by such transferee shall expressly refer only to the immediate family of the undersigned and not to the immediate family of the transferee) and otherwise satisfactory in form and substance to Cantor, and (B) if the undersigned is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for

 

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Common Stock during the Lock-Up Period (as the same may be extended as described above), the undersigned shall include a statement in such report to the effect that, in the case of any transfer pursuant to clause (1) above, such transfer is being made as a gift or by will or intestate succession or, in the case of any transfer pursuant to clause (2) above, such transfer is being made to a shareholder, partner or member of, or owner of a similar equity interest in, the undersigned and is not a transfer for value or, in the case of any transfer pursuant to clause (3) above, such transfer is being made either (a) in connection with the sale or other bona fide transfer in a single transaction of all or substantially all of the undersigned’s capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other similar equity interests, as the case may be, or all or substantially all of the undersigned’s assets or (b) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity that is an affiliate of the undersigned and such transfer is not for value.

Notwithstanding the restrictions described herein, the undersigned may at any time after the date hereof (A) exercise any options or warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (including any cashless exercise to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such options or warrants); provided that in any such case the shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise shall remain subject to the provisions of this agreement and, if the undersigned is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during the Lock-Up Period (as the same may be extended as described above) in connection with such exercise, the undersigned shall include a statement in such report to the effect that such disposition was pursuant to cashless exercise of an option or warrant, as applicable, or (B) enter into a trading plan (a “ New Plan ”) meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, relating to the sale of shares of Common Stock or other securities, if then permitted by the Company and applicable law; provided, that the shares of Common Stock or other securities subject to such New Plan shall not be sold during the Lock-Up Period if such sale is otherwise prohibited by this agreement. For purposes of this paragraph, “immediate family” shall mean a spouse, domestic partner, child, grandchild or other lineal descendant (including by adoption), father, mother, brother or sister of the undersigned; and “affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

The undersigned further agrees that (i) it will not, during the Lock-Up Period (as the same may be extended as described above), make any demand or request for or exercise any right with respect to the registration under the Securities Act, of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, and (ii) the Company may, with respect to any Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock owned or held (of record or beneficially) by the undersigned, cause the transfer agent or other registrar to enter stop transfer instructions and implement stop transfer procedures with respect to such securities during the Lock-Up Period (as the same may be extended as described above). In addition, the undersigned hereby waives, from the date hereof until the expiration of the Lock-Up Period and any extension of such period pursuant to the terms hereof, any and all rights, if any, to request or demand registration pursuant to the Securities Act, of any shares of Common Stock that are registered in the name of the undersigned.

It is understood that, if (i) the Company notifies Cantor in writing that it does not intend to proceed with the offering of Securities contemplated by the Purchase Agreement; (ii) if the

 

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Purchase Agreement relating to the offering of Securities is not executed on or before November 30, 2018; or (iii) the Purchase Agreement (other than the provisions thereof that survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated for any reason prior to payment for and delivery of the Securities to be sold thereunder, this agreement shall immediately terminate and the undersigned shall automatically be released from all of his, her or its obligations under this agreement.

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this agreement and that this agreement has been duly authorized (if the undersigned is not a natural person), executed and delivered by the undersigned and is a valid and binding agreement of the undersigned. This agreement and all authority herein conferred are irrevocable and shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned (if a natural person) and shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.

This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that whether or not any offering of Securities actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions.

[signature page follows]

 

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Very truly yours,

 

IF AN INDIVIDUAL:     IF AN ENTITY:
By:          
  (duly authorized signature)     (please print complete name of entity)
Name:         By:    
  (please print full name)       (duly authorized signature)
      Name:    
        (please print full name)
Date:         Date:    

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

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EXHIBIT B

PERSONS DELIVERING LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

Directors and Officers:

 

1.

Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D.

 

2.

Ray Aspiri

 

3.

Thomas J. Cable

 

4.

Peter A. Demopulos, M.D.

 

5.

Leroy E. Hood, M.D., Ph.D.

 

6.

Arnold C. Hanish

 

7.

Rajiv Shah, M.D.

 

8.

Michael A. Jacobsen

 

9.

Marcia S. Kelbon, J.D., M.S.

Entities:

 

1.

The Demopulos Family Trust

 

2.

Aspiri Enterprises LLC

 

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Exhibit 10.2

DATE: [      ]

 

TO:   

Omeros Corporation

201 Elliott Avenue West

Seattle

Washington, 98119

ATTENTION:

TELEPHONE:

FACSIMILE:

  

[      ]

[      ]

[      ]

FROM:

TELEPHONE:

FACSIMILE:

  

[      ]

[      ]

[      ]

SUBJECT:    [Base] [Additional] Capped Call Transaction

The purpose of this communication (this “ Confirmation ”) is to set forth the terms and conditions of the above-referenced transaction entered into on the Trade Date specified below (the “ Transaction ”) between [      ] (“ Dealer ”) and Omeros Corporation (“ Counterparty ”). This communication constitutes a “Confirmation” as referred to in the ISDA Master Agreement specified below.

1.   This Confirmation is subject to, and incorporates, the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “ Equity Definitions ”), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ ISDA ”). Certain defined terms used herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture to be dated November 15, 2018, between Counterparty and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Indenture ”) relating to the USD210,000,000 principal amount of 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 [(the “ Initial Securities ”) and the additional USD40,000,000 principal amount of 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 issued pursuant to the option to purchase additional convertible securities exercised on the date hereof] ([the “ Option Securities ” and, together with the Initial Securities,] the “ Convertible Securities ”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. For the avoidance of doubt, 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 following execution of this Confirmation but prior to 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] [the Indenture as executed]. 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 (other than as provided in Section 8(c) below) unless the parties agree otherwise in writing.

This Confirmation evidences a complete and binding agreement between Dealer and Counterparty as to the terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates. This Confirmation shall be subject to an agreement (the “ Agreement ”) in the form of the ISDA 2002 Master Agreement as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule except for (i) the election of US Dollars (“ USD ”) as the Termination Currency, and (ii) (a) the election that the “Cross Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement shall apply to Dealer with a “Threshold Amount” of three percent of Dealer’s shareholders’ equity; provided that “Specified Indebtedness” shall not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of Dealer’s banking business, (b) the phrase “or becoming capable at such time of being declared” shall be deleted from clause (1) of such Section 5(a)(vi) and (c) the following language shall be added to the end thereof: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, a default under subsection (2) hereof shall not constitute an Event of Default if (x) the default was caused solely by error or omission of an administrative or operational nature; (y) funds were available to enable the party to make the payment when due; and (z) the payment is made within two Local Business Days of such party’s receipt of written notice of its failure to pay.”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Transaction shall be the only transaction under the Agreement.


All provisions contained in, or incorporated by reference to, the Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. In the event of any inconsistency between this Confirmation and either the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern, and in the event of any inconsistency between either the Equity Definitions or this Confirmation and the Agreement, the Equity Definitions or this Confirmation, as the case may be, shall govern. For the avoidance of doubt, except to the extent of an express conflict, the application of any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement or the Equity Definitions shall not be construed to exclude or limit the application of any other provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement or the Equity Definitions.

2.   The Transaction constitutes a Share Option Transaction for purposes of the Equity Definitions. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

 

Trade Date:

[        ]

 

Effective Date:

The closing date for the [initial] issuance of the Convertible Securities [issued pursuant to the option to purchase additional Convertible Securities exercised on the date hereof]

 

Option Type:

Call

 

Seller:

Dealer

 

Buyer:

Counterparty

 

Shares:

The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD0.01 per share (Ticker Symbol: “OMER”).

 

Number of Options:

[        ]. For the avoidance of doubt, the Number of Options shall be reduced by any Options exercised hereunder. In no event will the Number of Options be less than zero.

 

Cap Price:

[        ]. For the avoidance of doubt, the Cap Price shall be subject to adjustment from time to time to the extent provided herein.

 

Number of Shares:

As of any date, the product of the Number of Options and the Option Entitlement.

 

Option Entitlement:

The product of the Applicable Percentage and the Conversion Rate.

 

Applicable Percentage:

100%.

 

Conversion Rate:

[         ]. For the avoidance of doubt, the Conversion Rate shall be subject to adjustment from time to time, as described under “Method of Adjustment” below.

 

Premium:

USD[        ]

 

Premium Payment Date:

The Effective Date.

 

Exchange:

The Nasdaq Global Market.

 

Related Exchanges:

All Exchanges.

Procedure for Exercise:

 

Exercise Dates:

Each Conversion Date.

 

Conversion Date:

Each “Conversion Date” for Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD1,000 principal amount, that are submitted for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture [that are not “Relevant Convertible Securities” under (and as defined in) the confirmation between the parties hereto regarding the Base Capped Call Transaction dated [      ], 2018 (Transaction Ref. No. [      ]) (the “ Base Capped Call Transaction

 

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Confirmation ”)]; provided that, no Conversion Date shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to Excluded Convertible Securities [or “Excluded Convertible Securities” under (and as defined in) the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation] (such Convertible Securities, other than Excluded Convertible Securities and “Excluded Convertible Securities” under (and as defined in) the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation, the “ Relevant Convertible Securities ” for such Conversion Date). [For the purposes of determining whether any Convertible Securities will be Relevant Convertible Securities or Excluded Convertible Securities hereunder, or “Relevant Convertible Securities” or “Excluded Convertible Securities” under, and as defined in, the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation, Convertible Securities that are converted pursuant to the Indenture shall be allocated first to the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated.]

 

Required Exercise on Conversion Dates:

On each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to the lesser of (i) the number of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date in denominations of USD1,000 principal amount and (ii) the Number of Options on such date shall be automatically exercised.

 

Expiration Date:

November 15, 2023

 

Automatic Exercise:

As provided under “Required Exercise on Conversion Dates”.

 

Exercise Notice Deadline:

In respect of any exercise of Options hereunder on any Conversion Date, the Exchange Business Day immediately following such Conversion Date; provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the period beginning on the 95th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date and ending on and including the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date (the “ Free Convertibility Period ”), the Exercise Notice Deadline shall be the Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date.

 

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Notice of Exercise:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Equity Definitions, Dealer shall have no obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder unless Counterparty notifies Dealer in writing (the “ Notice of Exercise ”) prior to 4:00 PM, New York City time, on the Exercise Notice Deadline in respect of such exercise of (i) the number of Options being exercised on the relevant Exercise Date, (ii) the scheduled settlement date under the Indenture for the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date corresponding to such Exercise Date, (iii) whether such Convertible Securities will be settled by Counterparty by delivery of cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares and, if such a combination, the “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) and (iv) the first Scheduled Trading Day of the Settlement Averaging Period; provided that in the case of any exercise of Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Relevant Convertible Securities on any Conversion Date occurring during the Free Convertibility Period, the contents of such notice shall be as set forth in clause (i) above[; provided, further, that any “Notice of Exercise delivered to Dealer pursuant to the Base Capped Call 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, mutatis mutandis , to this Confirmation]. For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, Dealer’s obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise shall be permanently extinguished, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, such notice (and the related exercise of Options) shall be effective if given after the Exercise Notice Deadline, but prior to 4:00 PM New York City time, on the fifth Exchange Business Day following the Exercise Notice Deadline, in which event the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust the Delivery Obligation as appropriate to reflect the commercially reasonable additional costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging activities (including the unwinding of any commercially reasonable hedge position) as a result of Dealer not having received such notice on or prior to the Exercise Notice Deadline.

 

Notice of Convertible Security Settlement Method:

Counterparty shall notify Dealer in writing before 4:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the 95th Scheduled Trading Day preceding the Expiration Date of the irrevocable election by the Counterparty, in accordance with Section 5.03(A) of the Indenture, of the settlement method and, if applicable, the “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) applicable to Relevant Convertible Securities with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the 95th Scheduled Trading Day preceding the Expiration Date. If Counterparty fails timely to provide such notice, Counterparty shall be deemed to have notified Dealer of combination settlement with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of USD1,000 for all conversions occurring on or after the 95th Scheduled Trading Day preceding the Expiration Date. Counterparty agrees that it shall settle any Relevant Convertible Securities with a Conversion Date occurring during the Free Convertibility Period in the same manner as provided in the Notice of Convertible Security Settlement Method it provides or is deemed to have provided hereunder.

 

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Excluded Convertible Securities:

Convertible Securities subject to the occurrence of an Excluded Conversion Event, as described in Section 8(c) below.

Settlement Terms:

 

Settlement Date:

The date that is one Settlement Cycle immediately following the final day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period.

 

Delivery Obligation:

In lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to (w) the provisions opposite the caption “Notice of Exercise” above, (x) the provisions opposite the caption “Dividends” under the heading “Share Adjustments” below, (y) the second and third paragraphs of the provisions opposite the caption “Method of Adjustment” below and (z) Section 8(i), in respect of any Option exercised on any Exercise Date occurring on a Conversion Date, Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty, on the related Settlement Date, a number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the number of Shares and/or amount of cash in USD included in the applicable Settlement Amount, as determined by the Calculation Agent; provided that Dealer will pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional Shares that would otherwise be deliverable by Dealer hereunder, calculated on an aggregate basis in respect of all Options exercised on any Exercise Date, valued at the Daily VWAP for the last Scheduled Trading Day of the Settlement Averaging Period; provided further that if such exercise relates to the conversion of Convertible Securities as to which additional Shares would be added to the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 5.07 of the Indenture in connection with a “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” (as defined in the Indenture but excluding any “Fundamental Change” described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof that would also constitute a “Make-Whole Fundamental Change”), then, notwithstanding the foregoing, in determining the Delivery Obligation set forth in clause (ii) above, the Conversion Rate shall be deemed to include such additional Shares, except that the Delivery Obligation shall be capped so that the value of the Delivery Obligation per Option (with the value of any Shares included in the Delivery Obligation determined by the Calculation Agent using the Daily VWAP on the last day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period) does not exceed the amount determined by the Calculation Agent that would be payable by Dealer pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement as if (1) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a transaction having terms identical to the Transaction and a Number of Options equal to the number of Options exercised on such Exercise Date, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party to such transaction and (3) such transaction were the sole Affected Transaction (and, for the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall not take into account any adjustments to the Option Entitlement that result from corresponding adjustments to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 5.07 of the Indenture). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in addition to the cap described in the further proviso to the preceding sentence, in all events the Delivery Obligation shall be capped so that the value of the Delivery Obligation does not exceed the product of (A) the Applicable Percentage and (B) the excess, if any, of (x) the value of the aggregate number of Shares and/or cash that Counterparty is obligated under Section 5.03(B) of the Indenture to deliver in respect of the conversion of such Relevant

 

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Convertible Securities (such aggregate number of Shares and/or cash, the “Convertible Obligation”) (with the value of any Shares included in either the Delivery Obligation or such Convertible Obligation determined by the Calculation Agent using the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page “OMER <Equity>” (or any successor thereto) on the applicable Settlement Date) over (y) USD1,000 per Relevant Convertible Security.

 

Settlement Amount:

If the Convertible Security Settlement Method is (notwithstanding any different actual election by Counterparty in respect of such Relevant Convertible Securities) (i) Cash Settlement, cash in USD in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Net Conversion Values for each Trading Day in the relevant Settlement Averaging Period; or (ii) Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount equal to or greater than USD1,000, (x) a number of Shares equal to the sum of the Daily Share Amounts for each Trading Day in the relevant Settlement Averaging Period and (y) an amount of cash in USD equal to the sum of the Daily Cash Amounts for each Trading Day in such Settlement Averaging Period.

 

Daily Share Amount:

For any Trading Day in the relevant Settlement Averaging Period, a number of Shares equal to the greater of (i) (a) the excess, if any, of (x) the Daily Net Conversion Value for such Trading Day over (y) (I) the Specified Dollar Amount applicable to the Convertible Security Settlement Method minus USD 1,000 divided by (II) the number of Trading Days in such Settlement Averaging Period, divided by (b) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day and (ii) zero Shares.

 

Daily Net Conversion Value:

For any Trading Day in the relevant Settlement Averaging Period, the greater of (A) (i) the difference of (a) the product of (x) the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and (y) the lesser of (I) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day and (II) the Cap Price minus (b) USD 1,000 divided by (ii) the number of Trading Days in such Settlement Averaging Period and (B) zero.

 

Daily Cash Amount

For any Trading Day in the relevant Settlement Averaging Period, an amount of cash in USD equal to the greater of (i) the lesser of (x) the Daily Net Conversion Value for such Trading Day and (y) (I) the applicable Specified Dollar Amount applicable to the Convertible Security Settlement Method minus USD 1,000 divided by (II) the number of Trading Days in such Settlement Averaging Period, and (ii) zero.

 

Convertible Security Settlement Method:

For any Relevant Convertible Securities, if Counterparty has notified Dealer in the related Notice of Exercise (or in the Notice of Convertible Security Settlement Method, as the case may be) that it has elected to satisfy its conversion obligation in respect of such Relevant Convertible Securities in cash or in a combination of cash and Shares in accordance with Section 5.03(A) of the Indenture (a “ Cash Election ”) with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of at least USD1,000, the Convertible Security Settlement Method shall be the settlement method actually so elected by Counterparty in respect of such Relevant Convertible Securities; otherwise, the Convertible Security Settlement Method shall (i) assume Counterparty made a Cash Election with respect to such Relevant Convertible Securities with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of USD1,000 per Relevant Convertible Security and (ii) be calculated as if the relevant Settlement Averaging

 

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Period consisted of 90 Trading Days commencing on (x) the third Trading Day (as defined in the Indenture) after the Conversion Date for conversions occurring prior to the 95th Scheduled Trading Day prior to the Expiration Date; or (y) the 91st Scheduled Trading Day prior to the Expiration Date for conversions occurring on or after the 95th Scheduled Trading Day prior to the Expiration Date.

 

Notice of Delivery Obligation:

No later than the Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period, Counterparty shall give Dealer notice of the final number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligation; provided that, with respect to any Exercise Date occurring during the Free Convertibility Period, Counterparty may provide Dealer with a single notice of an aggregate number of Shares and/or cash comprising the Convertible Obligations for all Exercise Dates occurring in such period (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that the requirement of Counterparty to deliver such notice shall not limit Counterparty’s obligations with respect to Notice of Exercise or Notice of Convertible Security Settlement Method or Dealer’s obligations with respect to Delivery Obligation, each as set forth above, in any way).

 

Daily VWAP:

For each of the Trading Days during the applicable Settlement Averaging Period, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “OMER <EQUITY> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Trading Day determined, using, if practicable, a volume-weighted average method, by the Calculation Agent, provided that such market value shall in no event be greater than the market value of one Share determined by the nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by Counterparty pursuant to the definition of “Daily VWAP” in Section 1.01 of the Indenture). The “Daily VWAP” shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

 

Settlement Averaging Period:

With respect to any Exercise Date,

 

  (i)

if such Exercise Date occurs prior to the 95th Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date, the 45 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the third Trading Day immediately following such Exercise Date; and

 

  (ii)

if such Exercise Date occurs on or after the 95th Scheduled Trading Day immediately prior to the Expiration Date, the 45 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the 46th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date,

 

  provided that, unless Counterparty has validly elected to satisfy its Conversion Obligation via Cash Settlement or made a Cash Election with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of at least USD1,000 and notified Dealer of such election in accordance with the requirements set forth herein, the Settlement Averaging Period shall be as described in the section titled “Convertible Security Settlement Method” above.

 

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Trading Day:

A day on which (x) there is no Market Disruption Event and (y) trading in the Shares generally occurs on the Relevant Exchange or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Relevant Exchange, on the principal other market on which the Shares are then listed or admitted for trading, except that if the Shares are not so listed or admitted for trading, “ Trading Day ” means a Business Day.

 

Scheduled Trading Day:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, “ Scheduled Trading Day ” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day; provided that if the Shares are not listed or admitted for trading on the Relevant Exchange, “ Scheduled Trading Day ” means a Business Day.

 

Business Day:

Each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which the banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.

 

Market Disruption Event:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, “ Market Disruption Event ” means (a) a failure by the Relevant Exchange to open for trading during its regular trading session, or (b) the occurrence or existence, prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Scheduled Trading Day for the Shares, of an aggregate one half-hour period of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant stock exchange or otherwise) in the Shares or in any options contracts or futures contracts relating to the Shares.

 

Relevant Exchange:

The Nasdaq Global Market or, if the Shares are not then listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Shares are listed for trading.

 

Other Applicable Provisions:

To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, and 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the Issuer of the Shares) of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction.

 

Restricted Certificated Shares:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, Dealer may, in whole or in part, deliver Shares required to be delivered to Counterparty hereunder in certificated form in lieu of delivery through the Clearance System. With respect to such certificated Shares, the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by deleting the remainder of the provision after the word “encumbrance” in the fourth line thereof.

Share Adjustments:

 

Dividends:

If an ex-dividend date for a cash dividend on the Shares occurs on or after the Trade Date and on or prior to the Expiration Date and the amount of such dividend is less than Ordinary Dividend Amount, or if no ex-dividend date for a cash 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 Expiration Date, then the Calculation Agent will make adjustments to the Delivery Obligation in respect of each Exercise Date as it determines appropriate to account for the economic effect on the Transaction of such shortfall.

 

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Ordinary Dividend Amount:

USD0.00.

 

Potential Adjustment Events:

Notwithstanding Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions (but subject to clause (ii) under “Method of Adjustment” below), a “ Potential Adjustment Event ” means an occurrence of any event or condition, as set forth in set forth in Section 5.05(A)(i), (A)(ii), (A)(iii), (A)(iv) or (A)(v), Section 5.05(H) or Section 5.05(F) of the Indenture (the “ Adjustment Provisions ”) that would result in an adjustment to the “Conversion Rate” under the Indenture.

 

Method of Adjustment:

Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions, (i) upon the occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture (other than an increase to the “Conversion Rate” (as defined under the Indenture) pursuant to Section 5.06 or Section 5.07 of the Indenture (the “ Excluded Adjustment Provisions ”)), the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction (other than the Cap Price) and (ii) upon the occurrence of any event or condition under the Adjustment Provisions and/or any “Potential Adjustment Event” (as defined in Section 11.2(e) of the Equity Definitions, as modified hereby), the Calculation Agent may, but without duplication of any adjustment pursuant to clause (i) above, make any further adjustment to the Cap Price to the extent appropriate and commercially reasonable to preserve the fair value of the Transaction to Dealer after taking into account such event, condition and/or Potential Adjustment Event; provided that the Cap Price shall not be adjusted so that it is less than an amount equal to USD1,000 divided by the Conversion Rate. Counterparty shall (x) as promptly as practicable upon the occurrence of any Potential Adjustment Event and/or Merger Event, notify the Calculation Agent of such Potential Adjustment Event and/or Merger Event, (y) give Dealer commercially reasonable advance (but in no event less than one Exchange Business Day) written notice of the section or sections of the Indenture and, if applicable, the formula therein, pursuant to which any adjustment will be made to the Convertible Securities in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event or Merger Event and (z) once the adjustments to be made to the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Securities in respect of such Potential Adjustment Event and/or Merger Event have been determined, as promptly as practicable notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments.

 

Discretionary Adjustments:

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein:

 

 

(i) if Counterparty or its board of directors exercises discretion under the terms of the Indenture with respect to any determination, calculation or adjustment for which Counterparty or its board of directors is permitted or required to exercise discretion (including, without limitation, any adjustment under Section 5.05(H) of the Indenture, any adjustment pursuant to the terms of a Merger Supplemental Indenture or any determination of the fair market value

 

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of distributed property, the volume-weighted average price of Shares (in the event of an extraordinary event or transaction such as the unavailability of the relevant Bloomberg page or a volume-weighted average price as set forth in the definition of “Daily VWAP” above or a merger or similar event) or the value of a “unit of Reference Property” (as defined under the Indenture)) (any such determination, calculation or adjustment, a “ Counterparty Determination ”), and the Calculation Agent disagrees reasonably and in good faith with such determination, calculation or adjustment, the Calculation Agent shall make the relevant determination, calculation or adjustment (any such determination, calculation or adjustment, the “ Calculation Agent’s Determination ”) for purposes of the Transaction (provided that the Calculation Agent’s Determination shall not result in a Delivery Obligation that would exceed the Delivery Obligation determined without regard to this paragraph) and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall determine any Delivery Obligation and Settlement Date (if, in the commercially reasonable discretion of the Calculation Agent, an adjustment to the Settlement Date is reasonably necessary or appropriate to properly make such determination, calculation or adjustment) thereafter as if the Calculation Agent’s Determination were applicable under the Indenture (to the extent relevant), acting, in each case, in a commercially reasonable manner; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the relevant “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture) but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Security under the Indenture because the relevant holder was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as determined by it, to the terms hereof in order to account for such Potential Adjustment Event;

 

  (ii) in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event as a result of an event or condition set forth in Section 5.05(A)(ii) of the Indenture or Section 5.05(A)(iii) of the Indenture where, in either case, the period for determining “Y” (as such term is used in Section 5.05(A)(ii) of the Indenture) or “SP” (as such term is used in Section 5.05(A)(iii) of the Indenture), as the case may be, begins before Counterparty has publicly announced the event or condition giving rise to such Potential Adjustment Event, then the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the relevant Transaction as appropriate to reflect the costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities as a result of such event or condition not having been publicly announced prior to the beginning of such period; and

 

 

(iii) if any Potential Adjustment Event is declared and (a) the event or condition giving rise to such Potential Adjustment Event is subsequently amended, modified, cancelled or abandoned, (b) the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) is otherwise not adjusted at the time or in the manner contemplated by the relevant provisions of the Indenture, based on such declaration or (c) the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) is adjusted as a result of such Adjustment Event and subsequently re-adjusted (each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), an “ Adjustment Event Change ”) then, in each case, the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction as

 

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appropriate to reflect the commercially reasonable costs (including, but not limited to, hedging mismatches and market losses) and expenses incurred by Dealer in connection with its hedging activities as a result of such Adjustment Event Change.

 

  For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any delivery obligation hereunder in respect of any “Distributed Property” (as defined under the Indenture) delivered by Counterparty pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iii) of the Indenture or any payment obligation in respect of any cash paid by Counterparty pursuant to Section 5.05(A)(iv) of the Indenture (collectively, the “ Conversion Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions ”), and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction on account of any event or condition described in the Conversion Rate Adjustment Fallback Provisions.

Extraordinary Events:

 

Merger Events:

Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, except to the extent set forth under the provisions set forth under “Consequences of Announcement Events” and “Announcement Event” below, (but subject to clause (ii) under “Consequences of Merger Events” below) a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in Section 5.09 of the Indenture.

 

Notice of Merger Consideration:

Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, Counterparty shall reasonably promptly (but, in any event prior to the relevant merger date) notify the Calculation Agent of (i) the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Shares entitled to receive cash, securities or other property or assets with respect to or in exchange for such Shares in any Merger Event who affirmatively make such an election, if applicable, and (ii) the details of the adjustment made under the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event. In addition, Counterparty shall deliver a copy of the supplemental indenture effecting such adjustments (a “ Merger Supplemental Indenture ”) as required under the Indenture as promptly as practicable following execution thereof.

 

Consequences of Merger Events:

Notwithstanding Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Equity Definitions, (i) upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to Section 5.09 of the Indenture), the Calculation Agent shall make a corresponding adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction (other than the Cap Price), subject to the provision under “Method of Adjustment” above relating to Counterparty Determinations; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any increase to the “Conversion Rate” (as defined under the Indenture) pursuant to the Excluded Adjustment Provisions; and provided further that if, with respect to a Merger Event, the consideration for the Shares includes (or, at the option of a holder of Shares, may include) shares of an entity or person that is not a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) may apply at Dealer’s commercially reasonable discretion; and (ii) upon the occurrence of a Merger Event, a “Merger Event” (as defined in the Equity Definitions) and/or a Tender Offer, the Calculation Agent may, but without duplication of any adjustment pursuant to clause (i) above,

 

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make any further adjustment to the Cap Price consistent with the “Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment” set forth in Section 12.2(e) or 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions, as applicable; provided that the Cap Price shall not be adjusted so that it is less than an amount equal to USD1,000 divided by the Conversion Rate.

 

Tender Offer:

Applicable with respect to the Cap Price as set forth herein.

 

Consequences of Announcement Event:

Modified Calculation Agent Adjustment as set forth in Section 12.3(d) of the Equity Definitions; provided that, in respect of an Announcement Event, references to “Tender Offer” shall be replaced by references to “Announcement Event” and references to “Tender Offer Date” shall be replaced by references to “date of such Announcement Event” and the following parenthetical will be deemed to be inserted immediately following the parenthetical ending on the sixth line thereof: “(including, for the avoidance of doubt, any economic effect arising from a market reaction to the contents of the Announcement Event which occurs prior to a formal public announcement constituting such Announcement Event)”; provided further that, in respect of an Announcement Event, Section 12.3(d)(i)(A) shall be amended by replacing the words “exercise, settlement, payment or any other terms of the Transaction (including, without limitation, the spread)” with “Cap Price”. An Announcement Event shall be an “Extraordinary Event” for purposes of the Equity Definitions, to which Article 12 of the Equity Definitions is applicable.

 

Announcement Event:

(i) The announcement of any Merger Event, “Merger Event” (as defined in the Equity Definitions) or Tender Offer, the intention to enter into a Merger Event, “Merger Event” (as defined in the Equity Definitions) or Tender Offer or any transaction or event that, if completed, would constitute a Merger Event, “Merger Event” (as defined in the Equity Definitions) or Tender Offer, (ii) the announcement by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries of any acquisition where the aggregate consideration exceeds 25% of the market capitalization of Issuer as of the date of such announcement (an “Acquisition Transaction”), (iii) the announcement by Issuer of an intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, a Merger Event, “Merger Event” (as defined in the Equity Definitions), Tender Offer and/or Acquisition Transaction or (iv) any subsequent announcement of a change to a transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this sentence (including, without limitation, a new announcement, whether or not by the same party, relating to such a transaction or intention or the announcement of a withdrawal from, or the abandonment or discontinuation of, such a transaction or intention) (in each case, whether such announcement is made by Issuer or a third party); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) the occurrence of an Announcement Event with respect to any transaction or intention shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Event with respect to such transaction or intention and (y) any announcement referred to above may include, without limitation, an informal announcement that the Calculation Agent determines has had a material economic effect on the Transaction and is likely to lead to the relevant transaction and/or communicate the contents of the relevant intention (it being understood that the Calculation Agent may make such determination by reference to the impact of such announcement on the market for the Shares or options relating to the Shares and such other factors as the Calculation Agent deems relevant in its commercially reasonable discretion).

 

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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 shall 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 Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended (i) by inserting the parenthetical “ (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption, effectiveness or promulgation of regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” at the end of clause (A) thereof and (ii) by the replacement of the word “Shares” with “Hedge Positions” in clause (X) thereof; and provided further that Dealer may exercise its termination rights with respect to a “Change in Law” described in clause (Y) of Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions only if Dealer determines, based upon advice of counsel, that it is generally exercising its right to terminate or adjust as a result of such event with respect to similarly situated customers.

 

Insolvency Filing:

Applicable

 

Hedging Disruption:

Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (a) inserting the following words at the end of clause (A) thereof: “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (b) 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. And, 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.” Furthermore, notwithstanding the foregoing, such inability described in phrases (A) or (B) above shall not constitute a “Hedging Disruption” if such inability results solely from the Hedging Party’s creditworthiness or financial position, or from particular actions or transactions undertaken by the Hedging Party with third parties unrelated to the hedging of the Transaction.”

 

Hedging Party:

For all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events, Dealer

 

Determining Party:

For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer

Acknowledgements:

 

Non-Reliance:

Applicable

 

Agreements and Acknowledgements Regarding Hedging Activities:

Applicable

 

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Additional Acknowledgements:

Applicable

 

3.

  Calculation Agent:     Dealer; provided that all calculations and determinations by the Calculation Agent (other than calculations or determinations made by reference to the Indenture) shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner and assuming for such purposes that Dealer is maintaining, establishing and/or unwinding, as applicable, a commercially reasonable hedge position; provided further that if an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(vii) of the Agreement with respect to which Dealer is the sole Defaulting Party occurs, Counterparty shall have the right to appoint a successor calculation agent which shall be a nationally recognized third-party dealer in over-the-counter corporate equity derivatives. Calculation Agent agrees that it will promptly, upon written notice from Counterparty, provide a statement displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination, adjustment or calculation, as the case may be (including any quotations, market data or information from internal or external sources used in making such determination, adjustment or calculation, it being understood that the Calculation Agent shall not be required to disclose any confidential information or proprietary models used by it in connection with such determination, adjustment or calculation, as the case may be).

4.

  Account Details:   Account for payments to Dealer:
     

[      ]

[      ]

Reference: [      ]

      Counterparty Payment Instructions: To be provided by Counterparty

5.

  Offices:   The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: [      ]
      [      ]
              

Attention:

Telephone:

Facsimile:

 

[      ]

[      ]

[      ]

      The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Not Applicable

6.

  Notices:   For purposes of this Confirmation:
      Address for notices of communications to Counterparty:
      To:  

Omeros Corporation

201 Elliott Avenue West

Seattle

Washington, 98119

     

Attn:

Telephone:

Facsimile:

 

[      ]

[      ]

[      ]

 

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(a)

  Address for notices or communications to Dealer:
      For purpose of Giving Notice:
     

To:

Attention:

Email:

 

[      ]

[      ]

[      ]

      For Trade Affirmations and Settlements:
     

To:

Attention:

Email:

 

[      ]

[      ]

[      ]

      For Trade Confirmations:
     

To:

Attention:

Email:

 

[      ]

[      ]

[      ]

7.   Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a) In addition to the representations and warranties in the Agreement and those contained elsewhere herein, Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i) On the Trade Date, and as of the date of any election by Counterparty of the Share Termination Alternative under (and as defined in) Section 8(a) below, (A) none of Counterparty and its officers and directors is aware of any material nonpublic information regarding Counterparty or the Shares and (B) all reports and other documents filed by Counterparty with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) when considered as a whole (with the more recent such reports and documents deemed to amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and documents), do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

(ii) 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 FASB Statements 128, 133, 149 (each as amended), or 150, EITF Issue No. 00-19, 01-6, 03-6 or 07-5 (or any successor issue statements) or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iii) Without limiting the generality of Section 3(a)(iii) of the Agreement, the Transaction will not violate Rule 13e-1 or Rule 13e-4 under the Exchange Act.

(iv) On or prior to the Trade Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction.

(v) Counterparty is not entering into this Confirmation to create actual or apparent trading activity in the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or to raise or depress or otherwise manipulate the price of the Shares (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Shares) or otherwise in violation of the Exchange Act.

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

 

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(vii) On each of the Trade Date and the Premium Payment Date, Counterparty is not, or will not be, “insolvent” (as such term is defined under Section 101(32) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) (the “ Bankruptcy Code ”)) and Counterparty would be able to purchase a number of Shares equal to the Number of Shares in compliance with the corporate laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

(viii) To the knowledge of Counterparty, no state or local law, rule, regulation or regulatory order applicable to the Shares would give rise to any reporting, consent, registration or other requirement (including without limitation a requirement to obtain prior approval from any person or entity) as a result of Dealer or its affiliates having the power to vote, owning or holding (however defined) Shares in connection with the Transaction; provided that Counterparty makes no representation or warranty regarding any such requirement that is applicable generally to the ownership of U.S. listed equity securities of U.S. incorporated issuers by Dealer or any of its affiliates solely as a result of it or any of such affiliates being financial institutions or broker-dealers.

(ix) The representations and warranties of Counterparty set forth in Section 3 of the Agreement and Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement dated as of November 8, 2018, among Counterparty and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and UBS Securities LLC as initial purchasers (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) are true and correct and are hereby deemed to be repeated to Dealer as if set forth herein.

(x) Counterparty understands no obligations of Dealer to it hereunder will be entitled to the benefit of deposit insurance and that such obligations will not be guaranteed by any affiliate of Dealer or any governmental agency.

(xi) On the Trade Date, Counterparty is not engaged in any “distribution,” as such term is defined in Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“ Regulation M ”) of any securities of Counterparty, other than a distribution meeting the requirements of the exceptions set forth in sections 101(b)(10) and 102(b)(7) of Regulation M.

(xii)(A) Counterparty is acting for its own account, and it 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, (B) 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) and (C) 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.

(xiii) Counterparty (i) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (ii) will exercise independent judgment in evaluating the recommendations of any broker-dealer or its associated persons, unless it has otherwise notified the broker-dealer in writing; and (iii) has total assets of at least USD50 million as of the date hereof.

(b) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1a(18) of the U.S. Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.

(c) Each of Dealer and Counterparty acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Transaction to it is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. Accordingly, Counterparty represents and warrants to Dealer that (i) it has the financial ability to bear the economic risk of its investment in the Transaction and is able to bear a total loss of its investment, (ii) it is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D as promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) it is entering into the Transaction for its own account and without a view to the distribution or resale thereof and (iv) the assignment, transfer or other disposition of the Transaction has not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and is restricted under this Confirmation, the Securities Act and state securities laws.

 

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(d) Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and, to the best of Counterparty’s information and belief, “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties (A) that this Confirmation is (i) a “securities contract,” as such term is defined in Section 741(7) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “settlement payment,” as such term is defined in Section 741(8) of the Bankruptcy Code, and (ii) a “swap agreement,” as such term is defined in Section 101(53B) of the Bankruptcy Code, with respect to which each payment and delivery hereunder or in connection herewith is a “termination value,” “payment amount” or “other transfer obligation” within the meaning of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and a “transfer,” as such term is defined in Section 101(54) of the Bankruptcy Code, and (B) that Dealer is entitled to the protections afforded by, among other sections, Sections 362(b)(6), 362(b)(17), 362(o), 546(e), 546(g), 548(d)(2), 555 and 560 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e) It is the intent of the parties that, in respect of Counterparty and to the extent Dealer is an “insured depository institution” as defined under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, (a) the Transaction shall constitute a “qualified financial contract” within the meaning of 12 U.S.C. Section 1821(e)(8)(D)(i) and (b) a Non-defaulting Party’s rights under Sections 5 and 6 of the Agreement constitute rights of the kind referred to in 12 U.S.C. Section 1821(e)(8)(A).

(f) Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer an opinion or opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to Dealer, 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, Section 7(a)(vi) above, and such other matters as Dealer may reasonably request; provided that any such opinion of counsel may contain customary assumptions, qualifications and exceptions.

8.   Miscellaneous:

(a) Alternative Calculations and Dealer Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer shall owe Counterparty any amount pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above or Sections 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement (a “ Payment Obligation ”), Counterparty shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require Dealer to satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) by giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing or by email (with confirmation of receipt by Dealer) within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 P.M. New York City time on the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable (“ Notice of Share Termination ”); provided that if Counterparty does not elect to require Dealer to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, Dealer shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to elect to satisfy its Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative, notwithstanding Counterparty’s failure to elect or election to the contrary; and provided further that Counterparty shall not have the right to so elect (but, for the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall have the right to so elect) in the event of (i) an Insolvency, a Nationalization or a Merger Event, in each case, in which the consideration or proceeds to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash or (ii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party, a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party or an Extraordinary Event, in each case, which resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control. Upon such Notice of Share Termination, the following provisions shall apply on the Scheduled Trading Day immediately following the relevant merger date, Announcement Date, Early Termination Date or date of cancellation or termination in respect of an Extraordinary Event, as applicable:

 

Share Termination Alternative:

Applicable and means that Dealer shall deliver to Counterparty the Share Termination Delivery Property on the date on which the Payment Obligation would otherwise be due pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events” above, Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or such commercially reasonable later date as the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine (the “ Share Termination Payment Date ”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.

 

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Share Termination Delivery Property:

A number of Share Termination Delivery Units, as calculated by the Calculation Agent, equal to the Payment Obligation divided by the Share Termination Unit Price. The Calculation Agent shall adjust the Share Termination Delivery Property by replacing any fractional portion of the aggregate amount of a security therein with an amount of cash equal to the value of such fractional security based on the values used to calculate the Share Termination Unit Price.

 

Share Termination Unit Price:

The value of property contained in one Share Termination Delivery Unit on the date such Share Termination Delivery Units are to be delivered as Share Termination Delivery Property, as determined by the Calculation Agent in a commercially reasonable manner and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.

 

Share Termination Delivery Unit:

In the case of a Termination Event, Event of Default, Delisting or Additional Disruption Event, one Share or, in the case of an Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, one Share or a unit consisting of the number or amount of each type of property received by a holder of one Share (without consideration of any requirement to pay cash or other consideration in lieu of fractional amounts of any securities) in such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event, as applicable. If such Insolvency, Nationalization or Merger Event involves a choice of consideration to be received by holders, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to receive the maximum possible amount of cash.

 

Failure to Deliver:

Applicable

 

Other applicable provisions:

If Share Termination Alternative is applicable, the provisions of Sections 9.8, 9.9, 9.10, 9.11 (except that the Representation and Agreement contained in Section 9.11 of the Equity Definitions shall be modified by excluding any representations therein relating to restrictions, obligations, limitations or requirements under applicable securities laws arising as a result of the fact that Counterparty is the issuer of the Shares or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) and 9.12 of the Equity Definitions will be applicable as if “Physical Settlement” applied to the Transaction, except that all references to “Shares” shall be read as references to “Share Termination Delivery Units.”

(b) Payment by Counterparty. In the event, following payment of the Premium, 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 of the type described in Section 5(a)(ii) or 5(a)(iv) of the Agreement) and, as a result, Counterparty owes to Dealer an amount pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, or (ii) Counterparty owes to Dealer an amount pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount payable in connection with an Extraordinary Event), such amount shall be deemed to be zero.

 

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(c) Additional Termination Events .

(i) The occurrence of (A) an “Event of Default” with respect to Counterparty under the terms of the Convertible Securities as set forth in Section 7.01 of the Indenture with respect to which the Convertible Securities are declared immediately due and payable under the terms of the Indenture, (B) an Amendment Event or (C) Dealer’s receipt of a notice from Counterparty, within the time period set forth under “Notice of Exercise” above, of a Notice of Exercise in respect of an Excluded Conversion Event, shall be an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Transaction is the sole Affected Transaction and Counterparty is the sole Affected Party and Dealer shall be the party entitled to designate an Early Termination Date pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Agreement, or, in the case of an Additional Termination Event pursuant to clause (i)(C) above, shall designate the Early Termination Date so that the corresponding settlement date or payment date with respect to such Additional Termination Date will occur on, or as promptly as reasonably practicable after, the related settlement date under the Indenture for the conversion of the relevant Excluded Convertible Securities; provided that in the case of an Excluded Conversion Event the Transaction shall be subject to termination only in respect of a number of Options (the “ Affected Number of Options ”), equal to the lesser of (1) the number of Convertible Securities that cease to be outstanding in connection with or as a result of such Excluded Conversion Event [ minus the “Affected Number of Options” (as defined in the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation), if any, that relate to such Excluded Conversion Event (and, for the purposes of determining whether any Options under this Confirmation or under the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation will be among the Affected Number of Options hereunder or among the “Affected Number of Options” under, and as defined in, the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation, the Affected Number of Options shall be allocated first to the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated)], and (2) the number of Options then outstanding; provided , further that in the case of an Excluded Conversion Event, the Excluded Conversion Unwind Payment shall be subject to a cap equal to the product of (x) the Applicable Percentage and (y) the excess, if any, of (i) the value of the Convertible Obligation (with the value of any Shares included in either the Delivery Obligation or such Convertible Obligation determined by the Calculation Agent using the opening price as displayed under the heading “Op” on Bloomberg page “OMER <Equity>” (or any successor thereto) on the applicable Settlement Date) that would apply with respect to such Affected Number of Options if (I) the number of Excluded Convertible Securities related to such Affected Number of Options were the “Relevant Convertible Securities”, (II) the Conversion Date with respect to such Excluded Convertible Securities were the Conversion Date, and (III) the date of payment with respect to such Early Termination Date were the “Settlement Date” over (ii) USD1,000 multiplied by the number of Excluded Convertible Securities related to such Affected Number of Option. For the avoidance of doubt, in determining the amount payable in respect of such Affected Transaction pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement in connection with an Excluded Conversion Event (such amount, the “ Excluded Conversion Unwind Payment ”), the Calculation Agent shall assume (x) that the relevant Excluded Convertible Securities shall not have been converted and remain outstanding, (y) in the case of an Induced Conversion, that any adjustments, agreements, additional payments, deliveries or acquisitions by or on behalf of Counterparty or any affiliate of Counterparty in connection therewith had not occurred and (z) except for purposes of determining the cap applicable to such amount as described in the second proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, that no holders of Convertible Securities were entitled to receive any additional Shares pursuant to any adjustment, if any, made to account for a “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” (as defined in the Indenture). Counterparty shall notify Dealer promptly following the occurrence of any Excluded Conversion Event.

If Counterparty has notified, or deemed to have notified, Dealer, in accordance with the requirements set forth herein, in the applicable Notice of Exercise (or in the Notice of Convertible Security Settlement Method, as the case may be) that it has elected to satisfy its conversion obligation in respect of the related Excluded Convertible Securities entirely in Shares or in a combination of cash and Shares, then in lieu of paying the Excluded Conversion Unwind Payment entirely in cash, Dealer shall pay and/or deliver to Counterparty, on the date such Excluded Conversion Unwind Payment would otherwise be due (or within a commercially reasonable period of time thereafter, as determined by Dealer taking into account existing liquidity conditions and Dealer’s commercially reasonable hedging and hedge unwind activity or settlement activity in connection with delivery) (A) in the case where Counterparty has elected to

 

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satisfy its conversion obligation in respect of the related Excluded Convertible Securities entirely in Shares or in a combination of cash and Shares with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) equal to or less than USD 1,000, a number of Shares equal to the quotient of (x) the amount of such Excluded Conversion Unwind Payment divided by (y) a market price per Share (which market price per Share may, but is not required to, correspond to the Daily VWAP over the Settlement Averaging Period, if applicable, with respect to the Excluded Convertible Securities) (the “ Market Price ”) determined by the Calculation Agent or (B) in the case where Counterparty has elected to satisfy its conversion obligation in respect of the related Excluded Convertible Securities in a combination of cash and Shares with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) greater than USD 1,000, (x) an amount of cash equal to the lesser of (1) the amount of such Excluded Conversion Unwind Payment and (2) the product of (I) the Applicable Percentage, (II) the excess of such “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) over USD 1,000 and (III) the Affected Number of Options and (y) if the amount of such Excluded Conversion Unwind Payment exceeds the amount of cash calculated pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (B)(x)(2), a number of Shares equal to the quotient of (x) the amount of such excess divided by (y) the Market Price. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any payment calculated pursuant to this Section 8(c) in respect of an Excluded Conversion Event shall not be a “Payment Obligation” to which the Share Termination Alternative provisions of Section 8(a) above apply; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of a payment or delivery pursuant to this Section 8(c) following an Extraordinary Event, the Calculation Agent may adjust the composition of the Shares as appropriate and determined in good faith and a commercially reasonable manner to reflect the composition of consideration received by holders of Shares in such Extraordinary Event (as determined in a manner consistent with the provisions opposite the caption “Share Termination Delivery Unit” below) and the provisions opposite the caption “Other Applicable Provisions” in Section 8(a) above shall apply.

Amendment Event ” means that Counterparty amends, modifies, supplements, waives or obtains a waiver in respect of any term of the Indenture or the Convertible Securities governing the principal amount, coupon, maturity, repurchase obligation of Counterparty, redemption right of Counterparty, any term relating to conversion of the Convertible Securities (including changes to the conversion rate, conversion rate adjustment provisions, conversion settlement dates or conversion conditions), or any term that would require consent of the holders of not less than 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Securities to amend, in each case, without the consent of Dealer.

Excluded Conversion Event ” means any conversion of Convertible Securities with a Conversion Date occurring prior to the 95th Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Expiration Date.

Induced Conversion ” means a conversion of any Excluded Convertible Securities (A) in connection with (x) an adjustment to the Conversion Rate effected by Counterparty that is not required under the terms of the Indenture or (y) an agreement by Counterparty with the holder(s) of such Convertible Securities whereby, in the case of either (x) or (y), the holder(s) of such Convertible Securities receive upon conversion or pursuant to such agreement, as the case may be, a payment of cash or delivery of Shares or any other property or item of value that was not required under the terms of the Indenture or (B) after having been acquired from a holder of Convertible Securities by or on behalf of Counterparty or any of its affiliates other than pursuant to a conversion by such holder and thereafter converted by or on behalf of Counterparty or any affiliate of Counterparty.

(ii) (A) Promptly following any Repayment Event (as defined below) (but, in any event, within 5 Scheduled Trading Days following settlement thereof), Counterparty may notify Dealer of such Repayment Event and the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Securities subject to such Repayment Event (the “ Repayment Convertible Securities ”) (any such notice, a “ Repayment Notice ”)[; provided that any “Repayment Notice” delivered to Dealer pursuant to the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation

 

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shall be deemed to be a Repayment Notice pursuant to this Confirmation and the terms of such Repayment Notice shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to this Confirmation]. The receipt by Dealer from Counterparty of any Repayment Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this Section 8(c)(ii).

(B) Upon receipt of any such Repayment Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day following receipt of such Repayment Notice (which Exchange Business Day shall be on or as promptly as reasonably practicable after the related settlement date for the relevant Repayment Event) as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Repayment Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction consisting of a number of Options (the “ Repayment Options ”) equal to the lesser of (x) the number of Repayment Convertible Securities in denominations of USD1,000 that are subject to the relevant Repayment Event [(and for the purposes of determining whether any Convertible Securities will be Repayment Securities hereunder or under, and as defined in, the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation, Convertible Securities that are subject to a Repayment Event shall be allocated first to the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated)] and (y) the Number of Options as of the date Dealer designates such Early Termination Date, and as of such date, the Number of Options shall be reduced by the number of Repayment Options.

(C) Any payment or delivery in respect of such termination of the Repayment Terminated Portion of the Transaction shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and, if applicable, Section 8(c) of this Confirmation. Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and the Repayment Terminated Portion of the Transaction shall be the sole Affected Transaction. “ Repayment Event ” means that (i) any Convertible Securities are repurchased (whether pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Indenture or Section 4.03 of the Indenture or for any other reason) by Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any Convertible Securities are delivered to Counterparty in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries (howsoever described), (iii) any principal of any of the Convertible Securities is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Convertible Securities (other than upon acceleration of the Convertible Securities described in Section 8(c)(i) of the Confirmation), or (iv) any Convertible Securities are exchanged by or for the benefit of the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) thereof for any other securities of Counterparty or any of its Affiliates (as defined in the Indenture) (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction; provided that no conversion of Convertible Securities pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall constitute a Repayment Event. Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any action taken by Counterparty in respect of a Repayment Event, including, without limitation, the delivery of a Repayment Notice.

(D) Counterparty shall cause any Convertible Securities subject to a Repayment Event to be promptly cancelled and acknowledges and agrees that, except to the extent provided above in this Section 8(c)(ii), all such Convertible Securities subject to a Repayment Event will be deemed for all purposes under the Transaction to be permanently extinguished and no longer outstanding.

(d) Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, based upon advice of legal counsel, any Shares (the “ Hedge Shares ”) acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction cannot be freely sold in the public market by Dealer without registration under the Securities Act, Counterparty shall, at its election: (i) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a registered offering, make available to Dealer an effective registration statement under the Securities Act to cover the resale of such Hedge Shares and (A) enter into an agreement, in form

 

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and substance satisfactory to Dealer, substantially in the form of an underwriting agreement for a registered offering of similar size and in a similar industry, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities of similar size and in a similar industry, (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 of similar size and in a similar industry and (E) afford Dealer a reasonable opportunity to conduct a “due diligence” investigation with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities of similar size and in a similar industry; provided , however , that if Dealer, in its good faith and reasonable judgment, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(d) shall apply at the election of Counterparty; (ii) in order to allow Dealer to sell the Hedge Shares in a private placement, enter into a private placement agreement substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of similar size and in a similar industry, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, including customary representations, covenants, blue sky and other governmental filings and/or registrations, indemnities to Dealer, due diligence rights (for Dealer or any designated buyer of the Hedge Shares from Dealer), opinions and certificates and such other documentation as is customary for private placements agreements, all reasonably acceptable to Dealer (in which case, the Calculation Agent shall make any adjustments to the terms of the Transaction that are necessary, in its commercially 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 Daily VWAP on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer.

(e) Repurchase and Conversion Rate Adjustment Notices Counterparty shall, at least five Scheduled Trading Days prior to effecting any repurchase of Shares or consummating or otherwise executing or engaging in any transaction or event (a “ Conversion Rate Adjustment Event ”) that would lead to an increase in the Conversion Rate (as such term is defined in the Indenture), give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event (a “ Repurchase Notice ”) if, following such repurchase or Conversion Rate Adjustment Event, the Notice Percentage as determined on the date of such Repurchase Notice is (i) greater than 9% and (ii) greater by 0.5% than the Notice Percentage included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice (or, in the case of the first such Repurchase Notice, greater than the Notice Percentage as of the date hereof (calculated as if any Other Call Option Transaction had been entered into as of such date)). The “ Notice Percentage ” as of any day is the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of (x) the Number of Shares and (y) the number of Shares underlying any other call option (including any capped call option) transaction (an “ Other Call Option Transaction ”) between Dealer as seller and Counterparty as buyer, and the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. In the event that Counterparty fails to provide Dealer with a Repurchase Notice on the day and in the manner specified in this Section 8(e), then Counterparty agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Dealer, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and controlling persons (Dealer and each such person being an “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against any and all reasonable losses, claims, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject under applicable securities laws, including without limitation, Section 16 of the Exchange Act, relating to or arising out of such failure. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party, then Counterparty shall contribute, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such reasonable loss, claim, damage or liability. In addition, Counterparty will reimburse any Indemnified Party for all reasonable expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred (after notice to Counterparty) in connection with the investigation of, preparation for or defense or settlement of any pending or threatened claim or any action, suit or proceeding arising therefrom, whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto and whether or not such claim, action, suit or proceeding is initiated or brought by or on behalf of Counterparty. This indemnity shall survive the completion of the Transaction contemplated by this Confirmation and any assignment and delegation of the Transaction made pursuant to this Confirmation or the Agreement shall inure to the benefit of any permitted assignee of Dealer.

(f) Transfer or Assignment. Either party may transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Transaction with the prior written consent of the non-transferring party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer may condition its consent on any of the following, without limitation: (i) the receipt by Dealer of opinions and documents reasonably satisfactory to Dealer in connection with

 

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such assignment, (ii) such assignment being effected on terms reasonably satisfactory to Dealer with respect to any legal and regulatory requirements relevant to Dealer, (iii) the transferee being a United States person (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended), (iv) that, in Dealer’s reasonable determination, Dealer will not be required, as a result of such transfer, to pay the transferee an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than the amount, if any, that Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such transfer, (v) that, in Dealer’s reasonable determination, no Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will occur as a result of such transfer, (vi) Counterparty shall have caused the transferee to make such Payee Tax Representations and to provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Dealer to permit Dealer to determine that results described in clauses (iv) and (v) will not occur upon or after such transfer and assignment and (vii) Counterparty continuing to be obligated to provide notices hereunder relating to the Convertible Securities and continuing to be obligated with respect to “Disposition of Hedge Shares” and “Repurchase Notices” above. In addition, Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent of the Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement, in whole or in part, to (i) any of its affiliates or (ii) solely to the extent required to eliminate an Excess Ownership Position (as defined below), to any other recognized dealer in transactions such as the Transaction, where in each case, the assignee shall have a rating (or whose guarantor shall have 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 the case of clause (i), Counterparty will not, as a result of such transfer and/or assignment, be required under the Agreement or this Confirmation to (x) pay to the transferee or assignee an amount greater than the amount that it would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment or (y) receive from the transferee or assignee an amount less than the amount that Counterparty would have received from Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment, in each case, based on the circumstances in effect on the date of such transfer. Dealer shall provide Counterparty with written notice of any transfer or assignment to the foregoing sentence on, or as reasonably practicable following, the date of such transfer or assignment. At any time at which any Excess Ownership Position exists, if Dealer, in its discretion, is unable to effect a transfer or assignment to a third party in accordance with the requirements set forth above after using its commercially reasonable efforts on pricing terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to Dealer such that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists, Dealer may designate any Exchange Business Day as an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion (the “ Terminated Portion ”) of the Transaction, such that such Excess Ownership Position no longer exists. In the event that Dealer so designates an Early Termination Date with respect to a portion of the Transaction, a payment or delivery shall be made pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement and Section 8(a) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of an Additional Termination Event under a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (iii) the Terminated Portion of the Transaction shall be the only Terminated Transaction. “ Excess Ownership Position ” means any of the following: (i) the Equity Percentage exceeds 9.0%, (ii) Dealer or any “affiliate” or “associate” of Dealer would own 9% or more of the outstanding Shares for purposes of Chapter 23B.19 of the Washington Business Corporation Act or (iii) 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 federal, state or local laws, regulations or regulatory orders 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 under Applicable Laws and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received or that would give rise to any consequences under the constitutive documents of Counterparty or any contract or agreement to which Counterparty is a party, in each case, minus (y) 1% of the number of Shares outstanding on the date of determination. 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 or any other person subject to aggregation with Dealer, for purposes of the “beneficial ownership” test under Section 13 of the Exchange Act, or of any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13) of which Dealer is or may be deemed to be a part (Dealer and any such affiliates, persons and groups, collectively, “ Dealer Group ”), beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13 of the Exchange Act), without duplication, on such day and (B) the denominator of which is the number of Shares outstanding on such day. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8(f), it shall be a further condition to a transfer or assignment by Dealer without Counterparty’s consent that such transfer or assignment is made to a transferee or assignee that is a “dealer in securities” within the meaning of Section 475(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

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(g) Adjustments. For the avoidance of doubt, whenever the Calculation Agent, Dealer, Determining Party, Hedging Party or Seller 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, Dealer, Determining Party, Hedging Party or Seller shall make such adjustment in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner by reference to the effect of such event on the Hedging Party, assuming that the Hedging Party maintains a commercially reasonable hedge position.

(h) Staggered Settlement. Dealer may, by notice to Counterparty on or prior to any Settlement Date (a “ Nominal Settlement Date ”), elect to deliver the Shares 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 earlier of the relevant Conversion Date and the first day of the relevant Settlement Averaging Period) or delivery times and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Delivery Obligation” (above) among the Staggered Settlement Dates or delivery times; and

(ii) the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates and delivery times will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

(i) Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone any Exercise Date or Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer with respect to some or all of the relevant Options, as applicable (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines, in its reasonable discretion, based on advice of counsel in the case of clause (ii) below, that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s commercially reasonable 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 to effect transactions with respect to Shares in a commercially reasonable manner in connection with its commercially reasonable hedging, hedge unwind or settlement activity hereunder in a manner that would, if Dealer were Counterparty or an affiliated purchaser of Counterparty, be in compliance with applicable legal, regulatory or self-regulatory requirements, or with related policies and procedures applicable to Dealer, provided that such requirements, policies and procedures are generally applicable in similar situations and applied to the Transaction in a non-discriminatory manner.

(j) No Netting and Set-Off. 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.

(k) Status of Claims in Bankruptcy Dealer acknowledges and agrees that this Confirmation is not intended to convey to it rights with respect to the Transaction that are senior to the claims of common stockholders or Counterparty in the event of Counterparty’s bankruptcy. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the preceding sentence shall not apply at any time other than during Counterparty’s bankruptcy.

(l) No Collateral. Notwithstanding any provision of this Confirmation, the Agreement, the 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.

(m) Disclosure. Effective from the date of commencement of discussions concerning the Transaction, Counterparty and each of its employees, representatives, or other agents may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to Counterparty relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

 

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(n) [Reserved.]

(o) Early Unwind. In the event the sale by Counterparty of the [Initial Securities] [Option Securities] is not consummated with the underwriters pursuant to the Purchase Agreement for any reason by the close of business in New York on November 15, 2018 (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties) (November 15, 2018 or such later date being the “ Early Unwind Date ”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “ Early Unwind ”) on the Early Unwind Date and (x) the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty thereunder shall be cancelled and terminated and (y) except to the extent that the Early Unwind Date occurred as a result of a breach of the Purchase Agreement by Dealer or any of its affiliates, Counterparty shall, at its election, either (1) pay to Dealer an amount in cash equal to the aggregate amount of commercially reasonable costs and expenses relating to the unwinding of Dealer’s commercially reasonable hedging activities in respect of the Transaction (including market losses incurred in reselling any Shares purchased by Dealer or its affiliates in connection with such hedging activities) (such amount, the “ Cash Amount ”) or (2) deliver to Dealer Shares with a value (as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent) equal to the Cash Amount. Following such termination, cancellation and payment, each party shall be released and discharged by the other party from and agrees not to make any claim against the other party with respect to any obligations or liabilities of either party arising out of and to be performed in connection with the Transaction either prior to or after the Early Unwind Date. If Counterparty elects to deliver Shares pursuant to this paragraph, the following provisions shall apply:

(i) At the election of Counterparty by notice to Dealer within one Exchange Business Day after the Early Unwind Date, either (A) all Shares delivered by Counterparty to Dealer shall be, at the time of such delivery, covered by an effective registration statement of Counterparty for immediate resale by Dealer (such registration statement and the corresponding prospectus (the “ Prospectus ”) (including, without limitation, any sections describing the plan of distribution) in form and content commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer) or (B) Counterparty shall deliver additional Shares, so that the value of such Shares, as reasonably determined by the Calculation Agent to reflect an appropriate liquidity discount, equals the Cash Amount. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Agreement to the contrary, the aggregate number of Shares that Counterparty may be required to deliver to Dealer under this Transaction shall not exceed twice the Number of Shares as of the date hereof as such number may be adjusted by the Calculation Agent from time to time to account for any subdivision, stock-split, stock combination, reclassification or similar dilutive or anti-dilutive event with respect to the Shares.

(ii) If Counterparty makes the election described in clause (i)(A) above:

(A) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation with respect to Counterparty that is customary in scope for underwritten offerings of equity securities of similar size and in a similar industry and that yields results that are commercially reasonably satisfactory to Dealer or such affiliate, as the case may be, in its discretion; and

(B) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Counterparty shall enter into an agreement (a “ Registration Agreement ”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the public resale of such Shares by Dealer or such affiliate substantially similar to underwriting agreements customary for underwritten offerings of equity securities of similar size and in a similar industry (and in particular on terms reasonably similar to these contained in the Purchase Agreement), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer or such affiliate and Counterparty, which Registration Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such underwriting agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its affiliates and Counterparty, shall provide for the payment by Counterparty of all expenses in connection with such resale, including all registration costs and all commercially reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, and shall provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such affiliate with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the Prospectus.

 

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(iii) If Counterparty makes the election described in clause (i)(B) above:

(A) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and any potential institutional purchaser of any such Shares from Dealer or such affiliate identified by Dealer shall be afforded a commercially reasonable opportunity to conduct a due diligence investigation in compliance with applicable law with respect to Counterparty customary in scope for private placements of equity securities of similar size and in a similar industry (including, without limitation, the right to have made available to them for inspection such financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and other information reasonably requested by them), subject to execution by such recipients of customary confidentiality agreements reasonably acceptable to Counterparty;

(B) Dealer (or an affiliate of Dealer designated by Dealer) and Counterparty shall enter into an agreement (a “ Private Placement Agreement ”) on commercially reasonable terms in connection with the private placement of such Shares by Counterparty to Dealer or such affiliate and the private resale of such shares by Dealer or such affiliate, substantially similar to private placement purchase agreements customary for private placements of equity securities of similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer and Counterparty, which Private Placement Agreement shall include, without limitation, provisions substantially similar to those contained in such private placement purchase agreements relating to the indemnification of, and contribution in connection with the liability of, Dealer and its affiliates and Counterparty, shall provide for the payment by Counterparty of all commercially reasonable expenses in connection with such resale, including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for Dealer, shall contain customary representations, warranties and agreements of Counterparty reasonably necessary or advisable to establish and maintain the availability of an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act for such resales, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide for the delivery of accountants’ “comfort letters” to Dealer or such affiliate with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the offering memorandum prepared for the resale of such Shares;

(C) Counterparty agrees that any Shares so delivered to Dealer, (i) subject to applicable securities laws, may be transferred by and among Dealer and its affiliates, and Counterparty shall effect such transfer without any further action by Dealer and (ii) after the minimum “holding period” within the meaning of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act has elapsed with respect to such Shares, Counterparty shall promptly remove, or cause the transfer agent for such Shares or securities to remove, any legends referring to any such restrictions or requirements from such Shares or securities upon delivery by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer) to Counterparty or such transfer agent of seller’s and broker’s representation letters customarily delivered in connection with resales of restricted securities pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without any further requirement for the delivery of any certificate, consent, agreement, opinion of counsel, notice or any other document, any transfer tax stamps or payment of any other amount or any other action by Dealer (or such affiliate of Dealer); and

(D) Counterparty shall not take (and shall cause any such affiliate not to take), or cause to be taken, any action that would make unavailable either the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act for the sale by Counterparty to Dealer (or any affiliate designated by Dealer) of the Shares or the exemption pursuant to Section 4(a)(1) or Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act for resales of the Shares by Dealer (or any such affiliate of Dealer).

 

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(iv) Dealer or its affiliate may sell (which sale shall be made in a commercially reasonable manner) such Shares during a period (the “ Resale Period ”) commencing on the Exchange Business Day following delivery of such Shares and ending on the Exchange Business Day on which Dealer completes the sale of all such Shares or a sufficient number of Shares so that the realized net proceeds of such sales exceed the Cash Amount. If any of such delivered Shares remain after such realized net proceeds exceed the Cash Amount, Dealer shall return such remaining Shares to Counterparty. If the Cash Amount 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 Exchange Business Day immediately following the last day of the Resale Period the amount of such excess (the “ Additional Amount ”) either in cash or in a number of additional Shares (“ Make-whole Shares ”) at the sole election of the Counterparty in an amount that, based on the Relevant Price on the last day of the Resale Period (as if such day was the “Valuation Date” for purposes of computing such Relevant Price), has a dollar value equal to the Additional Amount. The Resale Period shall continue to enable the sale of the Make-whole Shares in the manner contemplated by this paragraph (it being understood that any delivery of Make-whole Shares will be subject to the cap on Counterparty’s delivery of Shares set forth above in this Section 8(o)). This provision shall be applied successively until the Additional Amount is equal to zero.

(p) [Reserved].

(q) Agreements and Acknowledgments Regarding Hedging. Counterparty understands, acknowledges and agrees that: (A) at any time on and prior to the Expiration Date, Dealer and its affiliates may buy or sell Shares or other securities or buy or sell options or futures contracts or enter into swaps or other derivative securities in order to adjust its hedge position with respect to the Transaction; (B) Dealer and its affiliates also may be active in the market for Shares other than in connection with hedging activities in relation to the Transaction; (C) Dealer shall make its own determination as to whether, when or in what manner any hedging or market activities in securities of Issuer shall be conducted and shall do so in a manner that it deems appropriate to hedge its price and market risk with respect to the Daily VWAP; and (D) any market activities of Dealer and its affiliates with respect to Shares may affect the market price and volatility of Shares, as well as the Daily VWAP, each in a manner that may be adverse to Counterparty.

(r) Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act. In connection with Section 739 of the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (“ WSTAA ”), the parties hereby agree that neither the enactment of WSTAA or any regulation under the WSTAA, nor any requirement under WSTAA or an amendment made by WSTAA, shall limit or otherwise impair either party’s otherwise applicable rights to terminate, renegotiate, modify, amend or supplement this Confirmation or the Agreement, as applicable, arising from a termination event, force majeure, illegality, increased costs, regulatory change or similar event under this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, Hedging Disruption, an Excess Ownership Position, or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).

(s) Tax Matters. For purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, (i) Counterparty agrees to deliver to Dealer one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto) and (ii) Dealer agrees to deliver to Counterparty one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Form W-8 or Form W-9 (or successor thereto), as applicable. In each case, such form shall be completed accurately and in a manner reasonably acceptable to the other party and shall be delivered (a) upon execution of this Confirmation, (b) promptly upon reasonable demand by the other party and (c) promptly upon learning that the information on any such previously delivered form is inaccurate or incorrect. “Tax” and “Indemnifiable Tax”, each as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement, shall not include any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (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”). 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. The parties agree that the definitions and provisions contained in the ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol, as published by ISDA and as may be amended, supplemented, replaced or superseded from time to time (the “ 871(m) Protocol ”) shall apply to this Confirmation as if the parties had adhered to the 871(m) Protocol as of the effective date of this Confirmation. If there is any inconsistency between this provision and a provision in any other agreement executed between the parties with respect to the Transaction, this provision shall prevail unless such other agreement expressly overrides the provisions of the 871(m) Protocol.

 

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(t) Payee Tax Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, Counterparty makes the following representation to Dealer:

Counterparty is a corporation established under the laws of the State of Washington and is a “United States person” (as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code).

(u) Amendments to the Equity Definitions . The following amendments shall be made to the Equity Definitions.

(i) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the word “material”; and adding the phrase “, options relating to the Shares and/or the Transaction” at the end of the sentence.

(ii) Section 12.6(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (1) deleting from the fourth line thereof the word “or” after the word “official” and inserting a comma therefor, and (2) deleting the semi-colon at the end of subsection (B) thereof and inserting the following words therefor “or (C) the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1) through (9) of the ISDA Master Agreement with respect to that Issuer.”

(v) Severability; Illegality. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Agreement, if compliance by either party with any provision of the Transaction would be unenforceable or illegal, (a) the parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve such unenforceability or illegality in a manner that preserves the economic benefits of the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) the other provisions of the Transaction shall not be invalidated, but shall remain in full force and effect.

(w) Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF COUNTERPARTY AND DEALER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES (ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ON BEHALF OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS) ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF DEALER OR ITS AFFILIATES IN THE NEGOTIATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF .

(x) Governing law; Jurisdiction. THIS CONFIRMATION AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS CONFIRMATION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 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.

 

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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.

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. Originals shall be provided for your execution upon your request.

We are very pleased to have executed the Transaction with you and we look forward to completing other transactions with you in the near future.

 

Very truly yours,
[ DEALER ]
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Counterparty hereby agrees to, accepts and confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the Trade Date.

 

OMEROS CORPORATION
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

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