PROOFPOINT INC false 0001212458 0001212458 2019-08-20 2019-08-20

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): August 20, 2019

 

Proofpoint, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-35506

 

51-0414846

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

892 Ross Drive,

 

Sunnyvale CA

 

94089

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(408) 517-4710

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

 

PFPT

 

NASDAQ Global Select Market

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

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.

On August 23, 2019, Proofpoint, Inc. (the “Company”) completed its previously announced sale of $920 million aggregate principal amount of 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The proceeds include the full exercise of the $120 million option to purchase additional Notes granted by the Company to the initial purchasers of the Notes.

Indenture

The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of August 23, 2019 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (“Wells Fargo”). The Notes are unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of the Company. The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 0.25% per year, payable in cash semi-annually in arrears beginning on February 15, 2020. The Notes mature on August 15, 2024 unless repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date.

The Company may redeem the Notes prior to the maturity date, on or after August 20, 2022, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, including any additional interest, to, but excluding, the redemption date, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption, during any 30 consecutive trading day period ending on, and including, the trading day immediately prior to the date of the redemption notice exceeds 130% of the applicable conversion price for the Notes on each applicable trading day.

The Indenture includes customary terms and covenants, including certain events of default after which the Notes may be due and payable immediately. The following events are considered “events of default,” which may result in acceleration of the maturity of the Notes:

  (1) default by the Company in any payment of interest, including any additional interest, on any Note when the Note becomes due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days;

  (2) default by the Company in the payment of principal of the Notes when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon acceleration, upon optional redemption, upon any required repurchase, or otherwise;

  (3) failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with the Indenture upon exercise of a holder’s conversion right and such failure continues for a period of three business days;

  (4) failure by the Company to give a fundamental change notice or a notice of a specified corporate transaction at the time and in the manner provided in the Indenture;

  (5) failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under the Indenture with respect to a consolidation, merger or sale of assets of the Company;


  (6) failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the covenants or agreements contained in the Notes or the Indenture (other than a default set forth in clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) above) for a period of 60 days after written notice to the Company from the trustee or to the trustee from the holders of 25% or more in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding;

  (7) entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of one or more judgments, orders or decrees against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (other than a securitization subsidiary) or any of their respective property or assets in an aggregate amount in excess of $50 million, and such judgments, orders or decrees have not been vacated, discharged, satisfied or stayed pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof and with respect to which legal enforcement proceedings have been commenced;

  (8) default by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any mortgage, indenture or other instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any subsidiary of the Company), which default is caused by the failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, on such indebtedness upon its stated maturity, or which default results in the acceleration of such indebtedness prior to its express maturity and the principal amount of any such indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such indebtedness the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $50 million or more and such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled or such indebtedness discharged in full within 30 days; or

  (9) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company or any of its significant subsidiaries occurs.

The Notes are convertible into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election, at an initial conversion rate of 6.4941 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $153.99 per share of Common Stock subject to adjustment. Prior to April 15, 2024, such conversion is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth below.

Holders of the Notes who convert their Notes in connection with a make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture) or in connection with a redemption are, under certain circumstances, entitled to an increase in the conversion rate. Additionally, in the event of a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), holders of the Notes may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be purchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, including any additional interest, to, but excluding, the repurchase date.

Holders of the Notes may convert all or a portion of their Notes at their option prior to April 15, 2024, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, only under the following circumstances:

  during any calendar quarter commencing after December 31, 2019, if the last reported sale price of Common Stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable conversion price of the Notes on each such trading day;

  during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes for each trading day of that five day consecutive trading day period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of Common Stock and the applicable conversion rate of the Notes on each such trading day;

  upon a notice of redemption in which case, the Company will increase the conversion rate for Notes so surrendered for conversion in connection with such redemption notice in accordance with the Indenture; or

  upon the occurrence of specified corporate transactions.

A copy of the Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Notes contained in this Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indenture.


Capped Call Transactions

On August 20, 2019, in connection with the pricing of the Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Base Capped Call Transactions”) with each of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association or their respective affiliates (the “Capped Call Counterparties”). On August 21, 2019, in connection with the Initial Purchasers’ exercise of their option to purchase additional Notes, the Company entered into additional capped call transactions with the Capped Call Counterparties (the “Additional Capped Call Transactions” and, together with the Base Capped Call Transactions the “Capped Call Transactions”). The Capped Call Transactions initially cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of Common Stock that initially underlie the Notes. The cap price of the Capped Call Transactions is initially $223.98 per share of Common Stock, representing a premium of 100% above the last reported sale price of $111.99 per share of Common Stock on August 20, 2019, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the Capped Call Transactions. The Capped Call Transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to holders of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes and/or offset the potential cash payments that the Company could be required to make in excess of the principal amount of any converted Notes upon conversion thereof, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap based on the cap price.

In connection with establishing their initial hedge of the Capped Call Transactions, the Capped Call Counterparties have advised the Company that they and/or their respective affiliates expect to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to Common Stock and/or purchase Common Stock concurrently with, or shortly after, the pricing of the Notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of Common Stock or the Notes concurrently with, or shortly after, the pricing of the Notes.

In addition, the Capped Call Counterparties and/or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to the Common Stock and/or purchasing or selling Common Stock in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the Notes and prior to the maturity of the Notes. This activity could decrease (or avoid an increase) in the market price of Common Stock or the Notes, which could affect noteholders’ ability to convert the Notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of the Notes, it could affect the amount and value of the consideration that noteholders will receive upon conversion of such Notes.

The Capped Call Transactions are separate transactions entered into by the Company with the Capped Call Counterparties, are not part of the terms of the Notes, and will not affect any holder’s rights under the Notes. Holders of the Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Capped Call Transactions.

The form of the Base Capped Call Transaction confirmation (the “Base Capped Call Confirmations”) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the form of the Additional Capped Call Transaction Confirmation (the “Additional Capped Call Confirmations”) is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, and each such form is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Base Capped Call Confirmations and Additional Capped Call Confirmations contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2.

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

The information set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The information set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 23, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of its offering of the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

   

Description of Exhibit

         
 

  4.1

   

Indenture dated August 23, 2019 between Proofpoint, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (including the form of 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024).

         
 

99.1

   

Form of Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation.

         
 

99.2

   

Form of Additional Capped Call Transaction Confirmation.

         
 

99.3

   

Press release dated August 23, 2019, announcing the completion of the offering of the Notes.

         
 

104

   

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


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.

 

 

 

Proofpoint, Inc.

             

Date: August 23, 2019

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Paul Auvil

 

 

 

Paul Auvil

Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

PROOFPOINT, INC.

as Issuer

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent,

Authenticating Agent and Conversion Agent

 

 

Indenture

Dated as of August 23, 2019

 

 

0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION      1  
  SECTION 1.01.   General      1  
  SECTION 1.02.   Definitions      2  
ARTICLE 2 THE SECURITIES      11  
  SECTION 2.01.   Designation and Amount      11  
  SECTION 2.02.   Form of Notes      11  
  SECTION 2.03.   Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest      12  
  SECTION 2.04.   Restrictive Legends      14  
  SECTION 2.05.   Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Notes      17  
  SECTION 2.06.   Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Depositary      18  
  SECTION 2.07.   Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes      20  
  SECTION 2.08.   Temporary Notes      21  
  SECTION 2.09.   Cancellation of Notes Paid, Etc      22  
  SECTION 2.10.   CUSIP Numbers      22  
  SECTION 2.11.   Repurchases      22  
ARTICLE 3 FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES AND PURCHASES THEREUPON      22  
  SECTION 3.01.   Purchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change      22  
  SECTION 3.02.   Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice      25  
  SECTION 3.03.   Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice      26  
  SECTION 3.04.   Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price      26  
  SECTION 3.05.   Notes Purchased in Whole or in Part      26  
  SECTION 3.06.   Covenant to Comply With Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Notes      27  
  SECTION 3.07.   Repayment to the Company      27  
ARTICLE 4 CONVERSION      27  
  SECTION 4.01.   Right to Convert      27  
  SECTION 4.02.   Conversion Procedures      30  
  SECTION 4.03.   Settlement Upon Conversion      31  
  SECTION 4.04.   Adjustment of Conversion Rate      34  
  SECTION 4.05.   Certain Other Adjustments      42  
  SECTION 4.06.   Adjustments Upon Certain Fundamental Changes or Redemption Notices      43  
  SECTION 4.07.   Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale      45  
  SECTION 4.08.   Taxes on Shares Issued      46  
  SECTION 4.09.   Reservation of Shares; Shares to be Fully Paid; Compliance With Governmental Requirements; Listing of Common Stock      46  
  SECTION 4.10.   Responsibility of Trustee and Conversion Agent      47  
  SECTION 4.11.   Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions      47  
  SECTION 4.12.   Stockholder Rights Plan      48  

 

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ARTICLE 5 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES      48  
  SECTION 5.01.   Events of Default      48  
  SECTION 5.02.   Additional Interest      50  
  SECTION 5.03.   Acceleration      51  
  SECTION 5.04.   Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor      51  
  SECTION 5.05.   Application of Monies Collected by the Agent or the Trustee      53  
  SECTION 5.06.   Proceedings by Holders of Notes      53  
  SECTION 5.07.   Proceedings by Trustee      54  
  SECTION 5.08.   Remedies Cumulative and Continuing      54  
  SECTION 5.09.   Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders of Notes      55  
  SECTION 5.10.   Notice of Defaults      55  
  SECTION 5.11.   Undertaking to Pay Costs      56  
ARTICLE 6 MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE      56  
  SECTION 6.01.   Company May Consolidate, Etc      56  
  SECTION 6.02.   Successor Person Substituted      57  
ARTICLE 7 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES      57  
  SECTION 7.01.   Amendments or Supplements Without Consent of Holders      57  
  SECTION 7.02.   Amendments, Supplements or Waivers With Consent of Holders      58  
  SECTION 7.03.   Effect of Supplemental Indentures      59  
  SECTION 7.04.   Notation on Notes      60  
  SECTION 7.05.   Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to be Furnished to Trustee      60  
ARTICLE 8 RESERVED      60  
ARTICLE 9 COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY      60  
  SECTION 9.01.   Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest      60  
  SECTION 9.02.   Maintenance of Office or Agency      60  
  SECTION 9.03.   Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustee’s and the Agent’s Office      61  
  SECTION 9.04.   Provisions as to Trustee      61  
  SECTION 9.05.   Existence      62  
  SECTION 9.06.   Reports by the Company      62  
  SECTION 9.07.   Stay, Extension and Usury Laws      63  
  SECTION 9.08.   Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults      63  
  SECTION 9.09.   Further Instruments and Acts      63  
  SECTION 9.10.   Rule 144A Information      64  
ARTICLE 10 LISTS OF NOTEHOLDERS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE      65  
  SECTION 10.01.   Lists of Noteholders      65  
  SECTION 10.02.   Preservation and Disclosure of Lists      65  

 

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ARTICLE 11 CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE AGENT      65  
  SECTION 11.01.   Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee and Agent      65  
  SECTION 11.02.   Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc      68  
  SECTION 11.03.   No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc      69  
  SECTION 11.04.   Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes      69  
  SECTION 11.05.   Monies to be Held in Trust      69  
  SECTION 11.06.   Compensation and Expenses of Trustee and Agent      69  
  SECTION 11.07.   Officers’ Certificate as Evidence      70  
  SECTION 11.08.   Eligibility of Trustee and Agent      71  
  SECTION 11.09.   Resignation or Removal of Trustee      71  
  SECTION 11.10.   Acceptance by Successor Trustee or Agent      72  
  SECTION 11.11.   Succession by Merger, Etc      73  
  SECTION 11.12.   Trustee’s or Agent’s Application for Instructions from the Company      74  
ARTICLE 12 CONCERNING THE NOTEHOLDERS      74  
  SECTION 12.01.   Action by Noteholders      74  
  SECTION 12.02.   Proof of Execution by Noteholders      74  
  SECTION 12.03.   Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners      75  
  SECTION 12.04.   Company-Owned Notes Disregarded      75  
  SECTION 12.05.   Revocation of Consents; Future Noteholders Bound      75  
ARTICLE 13 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE      76  
  SECTION 13.01.   Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture      76  
  SECTION 13.02.   Deposit of Monies to be Held in Trust by Trustee      76  
  SECTION 13.03.   [Reserved]      77  
  SECTION 13.04.   Return of Unclaimed Monies      77  
  SECTION 13.05.   Reinstatement      77  
ARTICLE 14 MISCELLANEOUS      77  
  SECTION 14.01.   Provisions Binding on Company’s Successors      77  
  SECTION 14.02.   Official Acts by Successor Corporation      77  
  SECTION 14.03.   Addresses for Notices, Etc      77  
  SECTION 14.04.   Governing Law      78  
  SECTION 14.05.   Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee and Agent      78  
  SECTION 14.06.   Payments on Business Days      79  
  SECTION 14.07.   No Security Interest Created      79  
  SECTION 14.08.   [Reserved]      79  
  SECTION 14.09.   Benefits of Indenture      79  
  SECTION 14.10.   Authenticating Agent      80  
  SECTION 14.11.   Calculations      81  
  SECTION 14.12.   Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Note Registrar      81  
  SECTION 14.13.   Table of Contents, Headings, Etc      81  
  SECTION 14.14.   Execution in Counterparts      81  
  SECTION 14.15.   Severability      81  

 

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  SECTION 14.16.   No Recourse Against Others      81  
  SECTION 14.17.   Waiver of Jury Trial      82  
  SECTION 14.18.   Force Majeure      82  
  SECTION 14.19.   U.S.A. Patriot Act      82  
ARTICLE 15 REDEMPTION      82  
  SECTION 15.01.   Right to Redeem      82  
  SECTION 15.02.   Notices to Trustee      83  
  SECTION 15.03.   Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed      83  
  SECTION 15.04.   Notice of Redemption      83  
  SECTION 15.05.   Effect of Redemption Notice      84  
  SECTION 15.06.   Deposit of Redemption Price      85  
  SECTION 15.07.   Notes Redeemed in Part      85  
  SECTION 15.08.   Effect of Redemptions in Part      85  
  SECTION 15.09.   Conditions to Redemption      85  

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A   Form of Note      A-1  
Exhibit B   Form of Free Transferability Certificate      B-1  

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of August 23, 2019, among Proofpoint, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.02), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as trustee hereunder (the “Trustee,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.02) and as Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, Authenticating Agent and Conversion Agent hereunder (each as defined herein and collectively, the “Agent”) (as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the “Indenture”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly authorized the issuance of its 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”), initially in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $920,000,000, and in order to provide the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are to be authenticated, issued and delivered, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture; and

WHEREAS, the Form of Note, the certificate of authentication to be borne by each Note, the Form of Notice of Conversion, the Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice and the Form of Assignment and Transfer to be borne by the Notes are to be substantially in the forms hereinafter provided for; and

WHEREAS, all acts and things necessary to make the Notes, when executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or a duly authorized authenticating agent, as in this Indenture provided, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to constitute these presents a valid agreement according to its terms, have been done and performed, and the execution of this Indenture and the issue hereunder of the Notes have in all respects been duly authorized;

NOW, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, for and in consideration of the premises and the purchases of the Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the benefit of the Company and the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

SECTION 1.01.    General.

The terms defined in Section 1.02 (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in Section 1.02. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Securities Act (except as herein otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in said Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of this Indenture. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. The terms defined in this Article 1 include the plural as well as the singular. All accounting terms not otherwise defined


herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted at the date of this instrument.

SECTION 1.02.    Definitions.

Additional Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02.

Additional Notes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

Additional Shares” has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(a).

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

Authenticating Agent” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10.

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

Bid Solicitation Agent” means the Company or such other Person as may be appointed, from time to time, by the Company to solicit market bid quotations for the Notes in accordance with Section 4.01(a)(2).

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company or a committee of such board duly authorized to act for it hereunder.

Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee or an Agent, as the case may be.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or to be closed.

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

Cash Settlement” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03(a).

 

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Clause A Distribution” has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c).

Clause B Distribution” has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c).

Clause C Distribution” has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c).

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

Combination Settlement” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03(a).

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company as such shares of common stock exist on the date of this Indenture, subject to Section 4.07.

Company” means Proofpoint, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and subject to the provisions of Article 6, shall include its successors and assigns but not any of their respective Subsidiaries.

Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by two Officers of the Company.

Conversion Agent” means any conversion agent designated by the Company where Notes may be presented for conversion. The Conversion Agent shall initially be the Trustee.

Conversion Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(b).

Conversion Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 4.02(b).

Conversion Obligation” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03(a).

Conversion Price” means, in respect of each Note, as of any date, $1,000, divided by the Conversion Rate as of such date.

Conversion Rate” means, initially, 6.4941 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.

Conversion Redemption Observation Period” means the 40 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on and including the 41st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the applicable Redemption Date.

Corporate Trust Office” means the principal office of the Trustee at which at any time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 333 S. Grand Avenue, 5th Floor Suite 5A, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Attention: Corporate Trust Services Proofpoint, Inc. Administrator, except that for purposes of presentation of Notes for transfer or exchange, at maturity or for redemption, such office shall also mean MAC N9300-070, 600 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415, Attention: Bondholder Communications or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the

 

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Noteholders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

Custodian” means the Paying Agent, as custodian with respect to the Notes (so long as the Notes constitute Global Notes), or any successor entity.

Daily Cash Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03(d).

Daily Conversion Value” means, for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the Observation Period, 2.5% of the product of (i) the applicable Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and (ii) the Daily VWAP of the Common Stock on such Trading Day.

Daily Settlement Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03(d).

Daily VWAP” means, for each of the 40 consecutive Trading Days during the Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “PFPT <equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such Trading Day, determined using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for such purpose by the Company). The Daily VWAP will be determined without regard to afterhours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

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

Defaulted Interest” means any interest on any Note that is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date.

Depositary” or “Depository” means, with respect to the Global Notes the Person specified in Section 2.06 as the Depositary with respect to such Notes, until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean such successor Depositary.

Distributed Property” has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c).

Effective Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(c).

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 5.01.

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

 

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Ex-Dividend Date” means, in respect of any dividend or distribution, the first date upon which the shares of Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance or distribution.

Fiscal Year” means a fiscal year of the Company.

Free Trade Date” means the date that is one year after the last date of the original issuance of the Notes.

Fundamental Change” will be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if any of the following occurs:

(1)    a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, its Subsidiaries, and its and their employee benefit plans, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act disclosing that such person or group has become the direct or indirect “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, of the Company’s common equity representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s common equity;

(2)    the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Company’s Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination) as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets, (B) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company pursuant to which the Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person, other than one of the Company’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries; provided, however, that a transaction where the holders of all classes of the Company’s common equity immediately prior to such transaction (each a “pre-transaction holder”) that is a share exchange, consolidation or merger own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of common equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such event shall not be a Fundamental Change, so long as the proportion of the respective ownership of each pre-transaction holder remains substantially the same relative to all other pre-transaction holders immediately following such event;

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

(4)    the Common Stock (or other common stock into which the Notes are then convertible) ceases to be listed or quoted on a national securities exchange in the United States.

For purposes of the foregoing definition, any transaction that constitutes a Fundamental Change pursuant to both clause (1) and clause (2) of the foregoing definition shall be deemed a Fundamental Change solely under clause (2) of such definition.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Fundamental Change as a result of clause (2) above will not be deemed to have occurred if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by the holders of the Common Stock, excluding cash payments for fractional shares, in connection with the transaction or transactions constituting the Fundamental Change consists of Publicly Traded Securities and as a result of such transaction or transactions the Notes become convertible into such Publicly Traded Securities, excluding cash payments for fractional shares, subject to the provisions set forth under Section 4.03 of this Indenture.

If any transaction in which the Common Stock is replaced by the securities of another entity occurs, following completion of any related Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period (or, in the case of a transaction that would have been a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change but for the immediately preceding paragraph, following the effective date of such transaction), references to the Company in this definition shall instead be references to such other entity.

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

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

Fundamental Change Purchase Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a)(i).

Fundamental Change Purchase Offer” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

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

Global Note” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(b).

Holder” or “Noteholder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered.

Indenture” means this instrument, as originally executed and as supplemented from time to time by one or more indentures supplemental hereto.

Initial Notes” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.

Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to the payment of interest on the Notes, each February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2020.

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

 

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Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means any transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change (determined after giving effect to any exceptions or exclusions to such definition, but without regard to the proviso in clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change).

Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period” has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(a).

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

Merger Event” has the meaning specified in Section 4.07(a).

Note” or “Notes” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of the recitals of this Indenture, and shall include any Additional Notes issued pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof.

Note Register” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(a).

Note Registrar” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.06(a).

Observation Period” with respect to any Note means (i) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs prior to the 43rd Scheduled Trading Day prior to August 15, 2024, the 40 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on and including the second Trading Day after the related Conversion Date, (ii) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after the 43rd Scheduled Trading Day prior to August 15, 2024, the 40 consecutive Trading Days beginning on and including the 41st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding August 15, 2024, and (iii) notwithstanding the foregoing, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the date of the issuance of a Redemption Notice as described under Article 15 hereof, but prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the applicable Redemption Date, the Conversion Redemption Observation Period.

Offering Memorandum” means the preliminary offering memorandum dated August 20, 2019, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet dated August 20, 2019, relating to the purchase and resale of the Notes.

Officer” means, with respect to the Company, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary.

 

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Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company.

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

Opinion of Counsel” means an opinion in writing acceptable to the Trustee or the Agent (as the case may be) signed by legal counsel, who may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, that is delivered to the Trustee or the Agent, as the case may be. Each such opinion shall include the statements provided for in Section 14.05 if and to the extent required by the provisions of such Section.

outstanding,” when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.11 and 12.04, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent under this Indenture, except:

(a)    Notes theretofore canceled by the Authenticating Agent or accepted by the Authenticating Agent for cancellation;

(b)    Notes, or portions thereof, that have become due and payable and for the payment or repurchase of which monies in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Paying Agent (other than the Company) or shall have been set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company shall act as its own Paying Agent);

(c)    Notes that have been paid pursuant to Section 2.07 or Notes in lieu of which, or in substitution for which, other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to the terms of Section 2.07 unless proof satisfactory to the Authenticating Agent is presented that any such Notes are held by protected purchasers in due course; and

(d)    Notes converted pursuant to Article 4.

Paying Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02.

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

Physical Notes” means certificated Notes in definitive form that are not Global Notes.

Physical Settlement” has the meaning specified in Section 4.03(a).

Predecessor Note” of any particular Note means every previous Note evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Note; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Note authenticated and delivered under Section 2.07 in lieu of or in exchange for a mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen Note that it replaces.

 

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Publicly Traded Securities” means shares of common stock traded on a national securities exchange in the United States or which will be so traded or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with a Fundamental Change.

Redemption Date” means the date specified for redemption of the Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes and Article 15.

Redemption Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 15.04.

Redemption Period” has the meaning specified in Section 15.04.

Redemption Price” has the meaning specified in Section 15.01.

Regular Record Date” means, with respect to the payment of interest on the Notes, the February 1 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date on February 15 and the August 1 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding an Interest Payment Date on August 15.

Reference Property” has the meaning specified in Section 4.07(a).

Resale Restriction Termination Date,” (i) with respect to the Notes, shall have the meaning specified in the legend set forth in Section 2.04(a), and (ii) with respect to the Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes, shall have the meaning specified in the legend set forth in Section 2.04(b).

Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee or the Agent (as applicable), any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee or the Agent (as applicable), including any vice president, assistant vice president, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee or the Agent (as applicable) who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Scheduled Trading Day” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the primary United States national securities exchange or market on which the Common Stock is listed or admitted for trading. If the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading, “Scheduled Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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

 

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Significant Subsidiary” of any Person means any “significant subsidiary” of such Person within the meaning of Article 1, Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act.

Spin-Off” has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c).

Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any Note and the payment of the principal amount thereof, August 15, 2024.

Stock Price” has the meaning specified in Section 4.06(c).

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

Trading Day” means, except as otherwise provided in Section 4.03(g), a day on which (i) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on The NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, on the principal other United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, in the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded, and (ii) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Stock is available on such securities exchange or market. If the Common Stock (or other security for which a closing sale price must be determined) is not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Trading Price” of the Notes on any date of determination means the average of the secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $2,000,000 principal amount of the Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company; provided that, if three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but only two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $2,000,000 principal amount of the Notes from a nationally recognized securities dealer, then the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes will be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the applicable Conversion Rate.

Trading Price Condition” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a)(2).

Transfer Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.02.

Trigger Event” has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c).

 

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Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this Indenture until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder.

U.S.” means the United States of America.

Valuation Period” has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(c).

ARTICLE 2

THE SECURITIES

SECTION 2.01.    Designation and Amount.

The Notes shall be designated as the “0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024.” The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is limited to $920,000,000 (the “Initial Notes”), except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes to the extent expressly permitted hereunder.

The principal amount of Notes then outstanding shall be payable at Stated Maturity.

The Company may, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, hereafter issue additional Notes (“Additional Notes”) under this Indenture with the same terms (other than payment by the purchaser of interest accrued from the date hereof or the most recent Interest Payment Date, as applicable, to but excluding the issue date of such Additional Notes) and with the same CUSIP numbers (except to the extent necessary for securities law purposes) as the Initial Notes in an unlimited aggregate principal amount; provided that such Additional Notes must be fungible with the Initial Notes for federal income tax purposes. Any such Additional Notes shall constitute a single series together with the Initial Notes for all purposes hereunder, including, without limitation, for purposes of any waivers, supplements or amendments to this Indenture requiring the approval of Holders of the Notes and any offers to purchase the Notes.

SECTION 2.02.    Form of Notes.

The Notes and the Authenticating Agent’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibit A, which are incorporated in and made a part of this Indenture.

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

 

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

Any Global Note shall represent such principal amount of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be increased or reduced to reflect repurchases, conversions, transfers or exchanges permitted hereby. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Transfer Agent or the Custodian, at the direction of the Paying Agent, in such manner and upon instructions given by the Holder of such Notes in accordance with this Indenture. Payment of principal, accrued and unpaid interest, and premium, if any (including any Fundamental Change Purchase Price or the Redemption Price in connection with an optional redemption), on a Global Note shall be made to the Holder of such Note on the date of payment, unless a record date or other means of determining Holders eligible to receive payment is provided for herein.

The Form of Note, the Form of Notice of Conversion, the Form of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice and the Form of Assignment and Transfer shall be substantially as set forth in Exhibit A hereto and Attachments 1, 2 and 3 thereto, respectively, which are incorporated into and shall be deemed a part of this Indenture, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined to be necessary or appropriate by the officers of the Company executing such Notes, as evidenced by their execution of the Notes.

SECTION 2.03.    Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest.

(a)    The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto. Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

The Person in whose name any Note (or its Predecessor Note) is registered on the Note Register at the close of business on any Regular Record Date with respect to any Interest Payment Date shall be entitled to receive the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date. Interest shall be payable at the office or agency of the Company maintained by the Company for such purposes, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. The Company shall pay interest (a) on any Notes in certificated form (i) to Holders holding Notes in an

 

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aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or less, by check mailed to that Person and (ii) to Holders holding Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or more, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Person’s account within the United States (which account is specified in writing by such Person at least three Business Days prior to such payment), which application shall remain in effect until such Person notifies, in writing, the Note Registrar to the contrary, or (b) on any Global Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.

Any Defaulted Interest shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Noteholder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of its having been such Noteholder, and such Defaulted Interest shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (1) or (2) below:

(1)    The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment (which shall be not less than 40 days after the receipt by the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such notice, unless the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall consent to an earlier date), and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Paying Agent for such deposit on or prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Company shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than fifteen days and not less than ten days prior to the date of the proposed payment, and not less than ten days after the receipt by the Trustee and the Paying Agent of the notice of the proposed payment. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent in writing of such special record date and the Trustee and the Paying Agent, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor to be sent electronically or mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder at its address as it appears in the Note Register, not less than ten days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the special record date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Notes (or their respective Predecessor Notes) are registered at the close of business on such special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (2) of this Section 2.03.

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

 

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SECTION 2.04.    Restrictive Legends.

(a)    Every Note that bears or is required under this Section 2.04(a) to bear the legend set forth in this Section 2.04(a) (together with any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes and required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.04(b), collectively, the “Restricted Securities”) shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 2.04(a) (including those contained in the legend set forth below), unless such restrictions on transfer shall be eliminated or otherwise waived by written consent of the Company with written notice to the Trustee and the Paying Agent as provided below. The Holder of each such Restricted Security, by such Holder’s acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all such restrictions on transfer. As used in this Section 2.04(a) and Section 2.04(b), the term “transfer” encompasses any sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition whatsoever of any Restricted Security.

Until the Resale Restriction Termination Date, any certificate evidencing such Note (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof, other than Common Stock, if any, issued upon conversion thereof, which shall bear the legend set forth in Section 2.04(b), if applicable) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless such Notes have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company in writing, with notice thereof to the Trustee and the Paying Agent):

THIS NOTE AND THE 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 MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE EXCEPT:

(A)    TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR

(B)    PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(C)    TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(D)    PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE, AND THE PAYING AGENT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS,

 

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CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE” MEANS THE LATER OF: (A) THE DATE THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUANCE DATE OF THE NOTES OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME PERMITTED BY RULE 144 OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO; AND (B) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

No transfer of any Note prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date will be registered by the Note Registrar unless the applicable box on the Form of Assignment and Transfer has been checked.

Any Note (or security issued in exchange or substitution therefor) (i) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms, (ii) that has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer or (iii) that has been sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act may, upon surrender of such Note for exchange to the Note Registrar in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.04(a), be exchanged for a new Note or Notes, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.04(a) and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. No later than the fifth day immediately following the Free Trade Date, the Company shall cause every beneficial interest in any Note represented by a Global Note that bears the restricted legend specified in this Section 2.04(a) to be automatically exchanged for beneficial interests in a Global Note that shall not bear such restrictive legend and shall not be assigned a restricted CUSIP number. To effect such exchange, the Company (A) will deliver to the Depositary an instruction letter for the Depositary’s mandatory exchange process at least 15 days immediately prior to the Free Trade Date and (B) will deliver to each of the Trustee and the Note Registrar a duly completed free transferability certificate in the form set forth on Exhibit B (the “Free Transferability Certificate”) promptly upon the occurrence of the Free Trade Date. Upon receipt of the Free Transferability Certificate by the Trustee and the Note Registrar, the legend set forth above shall be deemed removed from each Global Note specified in the Free Transferability Certificate and the restricted CUSIP number shall be deemed removed from each such Global Note and deemed replaced with an unrestricted CUSIP number, with no further action required by the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar, or, if applicable, the Depositary. Prior to the Company’s delivery of the Free Transferability Certificate and afterwards, the Company, the Trustee, and the Note Registrar will comply with the rules and procedures of the Depositary and otherwise use reasonable efforts to cause each Global Note to be identified by an unrestricted CUSIP number in the facilities of the Depositary by the Free Trade Date or as promptly as possible thereafter. In addition, on the Free Trade Date or promptly thereafter, the Company, or the Trustee upon written instruction by the Company, will provide Bloomberg L.P. with a copy of the Free Transferability Certificate and will use reasonable efforts to cause Bloomberg L.P. to adjust its screen page for the Notes to indicate that the Notes are no longer Restricted Securities and are now identified by an unrestricted CUSIP number.

 

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The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee, the Agent, and the Holders in writing after any registration statement, if any, with respect to the Notes or any Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Notes has been declared effective under the Securities Act.

(b)    Until the Resale Restriction Termination Date, any stock certificate representing Common Stock issued upon conversion of such Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form (unless the Note or such Common Stock has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or such Common Stock has been issued upon conversion of Notes that have been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer, or pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act, or unless otherwise agreed by the Company with written notice thereof to the Transfer Agent and any other transfer agent for the Common Stock):

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE EXCEPT:

(A)    TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR

(B)    PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(C)    TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(D)    PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT FOR THE COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE” MEANS THE LATER OF: (A) THE DATE THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUANCE DATE OF THE COMPANY’S 0.25% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2024 OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME PERMITTED BY RULE 144 OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO; AND (B) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Any such Common Stock (i) as to which such restrictions on transfer shall have expired in accordance with their terms, (ii) that has been transferred pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act and that continues to be effective at the time of such transfer or (iii) that has been sold pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act may, upon surrender of the certificates representing such shares of Common Stock for exchange in accordance with the procedures of the transfer agent for the Common Stock, be exchanged for a new certificate or certificates for a like aggregate number of shares of Common Stock, which shall not bear the restrictive legend required by this Section 2.04(b).

(c)    Any Note or Common Stock issued upon the conversion of a Note that is repurchased or owned by the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates may not be resold by the Company or such Affiliate unless registered under the Securities Act or resold pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in a transaction that results in such Note or Common Stock, as the case may be, no longer being a “restricted security” under Rule 144. The Company will cause any Note that is repurchased or owned by the Company to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation.

SECTION 2.05.    Execution, Authentication and Delivery of Notes.

The Notes shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Company by the manual or facsimile signature of its Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer, Secretary or any of its Vice Presidents.

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Notes executed by the Company to the Authenticating Agent for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Notes, which order shall set forth the number of separate Note certificates, the principal amount of each of the Notes to be authenticated, the date on which the original issuance of Notes is to be authenticated, the registered Holders of the said Notes and delivery instructions, and the Authenticating Agent in accordance with such Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Notes.

Only such Notes as shall bear thereon a certificate of authentication substantially in the form set forth on the form of Note attached as Exhibit A hereto, executed manually by an authorized signatory of the Authenticating Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. Such certificate by the Authenticating Agent upon any Note executed by the Company shall be conclusive evidence that the Note so authenticated has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and that the Holder is entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

 

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In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Notes shall cease to be such officer before the Notes so signed shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Authenticating Agent, or disposed of by the Company, such Notes nevertheless may be authenticated and delivered or disposed of as though the person who signed such Notes had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Note may be signed on behalf of the Company by such persons as, at the actual date of the execution of such Note, shall be the proper officers of the Company, although at the date of the execution of this Indenture any such person was not such an officer.

SECTION 2.06.    Exchange and Registration of Transfer of Notes; Depositary.

(a)    The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office or in any other office or agency of the Company designated pursuant to Section 9.02 being herein sometimes collectively referred to as the “Note Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Notes and of transfers of Notes. Such register shall be in written form or in any form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable period of time. The Company initially appoints the Trustee as “Note Registrar” for the purpose of registering Notes and transfers of Notes as herein provided. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars in accordance with Section 9.02.

Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Note to the Note Registrar or any co-registrar, and satisfaction of the requirements for such transfer set forth in this Section 2.06, the Company shall execute, and the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount and bearing such restrictive legends as may be required by this Indenture.

Notes may be exchanged for other Notes of any authorized denominations and of a like aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Notes to be exchanged at any such office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 9.02. Whenever any Notes are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, the Notes that the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive, bearing registration numbers not contemporaneously outstanding.

All Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange, repurchase or conversion shall (if so required by the Company, the Transfer Agent, the Paying Agent, the Conversion Agent, the Note Registrar or any co-registrar) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney-in-fact duly authorized in writing.

No service charge shall be charged to the Noteholder for any exchange or registration of transfer of Notes, but the Company, the Agent, or the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessments or other governmental charges that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Holder of the new Notes issued upon such exchange or registration of transfer of Notes being different from the name of the Holder of the old Notes presented or surrendered for such exchange or registration of transfer.

 

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None of the Company, the Trustee, the Agent, the Note Registrar or any co-registrar shall be required to exchange or register a transfer of (i) any Notes surrendered for conversion or, if a portion of any Note is surrendered for conversion, such portion thereof surrendered for conversion or (ii) any Notes, or a portion of any Note, surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn) in accordance with Article 3 hereof.

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

(b)    So long as the Notes are eligible for book-entry settlement with the Depositary, unless otherwise required by law, all Notes shall be represented by one or more Notes in global form (each, a “Global Note”) registered in the name of the Depositary or the nominee of the Depositary. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in a Global Note that does not involve the issuance of a Physical Note shall be effected through the Depositary (but not the Transfer Agent, the Paying Agent, the Trustee or the Custodian) in accordance with this Indenture and the procedures of the Depositary therefor.

(c)    Members of, or participants in, the Depositary shall have no rights under this Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depositary or under the Global Note, and the Depositary (including, for this purpose, its nominee) may be treated by the Company, the Transfer Agent, the Paying Agent, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee as the absolute owner and Holder of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever.

(d)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Indenture (other than the provisions set forth in this Section 2.06), a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole or in part except (i) by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary or by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the Depositary or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary and (ii) for transfers of portions of a Global Note in certificated form made upon request of a member of, or a participant in, the Depositary (for itself or on behalf of a beneficial owner) by written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of the Depositary in accordance with customary procedures of the Depositary and in compliance with this Section 2.06.

The Depositary shall be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to each Global Note. Initially, each Global Note shall be issued to the Depositary, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of the Depositary, and deposited with the Paying Agent as custodian for Cede & Co. Neither the Trustee, the Agent nor any agent thereof shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

If (i) the Depositary notifies the Company at any time that the Depositary is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days, (ii) the Depositary ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days, or (iii) an Event of Default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing and a beneficial owner of any

 

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Note requests that its beneficial interest therein be issued as a Physical Note, the Company shall execute, and the Authenticating Agent, upon receipt of an Officers’ Certificate and a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of Notes, shall authenticate and deliver (x) in the case of clause (iii), a Physical Note to such beneficial owner in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Note corresponding to such beneficial owner’s beneficial interest and (y) in the case of clause (i) or (ii), Physical Notes to each beneficial owner of the related Global Notes (or a portion thereof) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of such Global Notes in exchange for such Global Notes, and upon delivery of the Global Notes to the Paying Agent such Global Notes shall be canceled.

Physical Notes issued in exchange for all or a part of the Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(d) shall be registered in such names and in such authorized denominations as the Depositary, pursuant to instructions from its direct or indirect participants or otherwise, shall instruct the Note Registrar. Upon execution and authentication, the Agent shall deliver such Physical Notes to the Persons in whose names such Physical Notes are so registered.

At such time as all interests in a Global Note have been converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred, such Global Note shall be, upon receipt thereof, canceled by the Paying Agent in accordance with standing procedures and existing instructions between the Depositary and the Custodian. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any interest in a Global Note is exchanged for Physical Notes, converted, canceled, repurchased or transferred to a transferee who receives Physical Notes therefor or any Physical Note is exchanged or transferred for part of such Global Note, the principal amount of such Global Note shall, in accordance with standing procedures and existing instructions between the Depositary and the Custodian, be appropriately reduced or increased, as the case may be, and an endorsement shall be made on the Schedule of Exchanges of such Global Note, by the Transfer Agent or the Custodian, at the direction of the Paying Agent, to reflect such reduction or increase.

None of the Company, the Agent, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company, the Agent, or the Trustee shall have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Note or maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

SECTION 2.07.    Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Notes.

In case any Note shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company in its discretion may execute, and upon its written request the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver, a new Note, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding, in exchange and substitution for the mutilated Note, or in lieu of and in substitution for the Note so destroyed, lost or stolen. In every case the applicant for a substituted Note shall furnish to the Company and the Agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless from any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, the applicant shall also furnish to the Company, to the Agent and, if applicable, to such Authenticating Agent evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.

 

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The Authenticating Agent may authenticate any such substituted Note and deliver the same upon the receipt of such security or indemnity as the Trustee, the Agent, and the Company may require. Upon the issuance of any substitute Note, the Company or the Agent may require the payment by the Holder of a sum sufficient to cover any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses connected therewith. In case any Note that has matured or is about to mature or has been tendered for repurchase upon a Fundamental Change or in connection with an optional redemption or is about to be converted into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, shall become mutilated or be destroyed, lost or stolen, the Company may, in its sole discretion, instead of issuing a substitute Note, pay or authorize the payment of or convert or authorize the conversion of the same (without surrender thereof except in the case of a mutilated Note), as the case may be, if the applicant for such payment or conversion shall furnish to the Company, the Transfer Agent, the Paying Agent, the Conversion Agent, and, if applicable, to such Authenticating Agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless for any loss, liability, cost or expense caused by or connected with such substitution, including without limitation if a Note is replaced and subsequently presented or claimed for payment and, in every case of destruction, loss or theft, evidence satisfactory to the Company, the Transfer Agent, the Trustee and, if applicable, any Paying Agent or Conversion Agent evidence of their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of such Note and of the ownership thereof.

Every substitute Note issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.07 by virtue of the fact that any Note is destroyed, lost or stolen shall constitute an additional contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Note shall be found at any time, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of (but shall be subject to all the limitations set forth in) this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Notes duly issued hereunder. To the extent permitted by law, all Notes shall be held and owned upon the express condition that the foregoing provisions are exclusive with respect to the replacement or payment or conversion or repurchase of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and shall preclude any and all other rights or remedies notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement or payment or conversion of negotiable instruments or other securities without their surrender.

SECTION 2.08.    Temporary Notes.

Pending the preparation of Notes in certificated form, the Company may execute and the Authenticating Agent shall, upon written request of the Company, authenticate and deliver temporary Notes (printed or lithographed). Temporary Notes shall be issuable in any authorized denomination, and substantially in the form of the Notes in certificated form but with such omissions, insertions and variations as may be appropriate for temporary Notes, all as may be determined by the Company. Every such temporary Note shall be executed by the Company and authenticated by the Authenticating Agent upon the same conditions and in substantially the same manner, and with the same effect, as the Notes in certificated form. Without unreasonable delay the Company will execute and deliver to the Authenticating Agent Notes in certificated form (other than any Global Note) and thereupon any or all temporary Notes (other than any Global Note) may be surrendered in exchange therefor, at each office or agency maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 9.02 and the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and

 

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deliver in exchange for such temporary Notes an equal aggregate principal amount of Notes in certificated form. Such exchange shall be made by the Company at its own expense and without any charge therefor. Until so exchanged, the temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits and subject to the same limitations under this Indenture as Notes in certificated form authenticated and delivered hereunder.

SECTION 2.09.    Cancellation of Notes Paid, Etc.

All Notes surrendered for the purpose of payment, repurchase, conversion, exchange or registration of transfer, shall, if surrendered to the Company (or any of its agents) or any Paying Agent or any Note Registrar or any Conversion Agent, be surrendered to the Trustee and promptly canceled by it, and no Notes shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures. If the Company shall acquire any of the Notes, such acquisition shall not operate as satisfaction of the Indebtedness represented by such Notes unless and until the same are delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

SECTION 2.10.    CUSIP Numbers.

In issuing the Notes, the Company may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee and/or any Agent shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices issued to Holders of the Notes as a convenience to them; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or on such notice and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee and all Agents in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.

SECTION 2.11.    Repurchases.

The Company may from time to time repurchase Notes in open market purchases or negotiated transactions, including cash-settled swaps or other derivatives, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries, without giving prior notice to Holders. Any Notes so repurchased (other than Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives) shall be immediately retired and not be outstanding for any purpose under this Indenture.

ARTICLE 3

FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES AND PURCHASES THEREUPON

SECTION 3.01.    Purchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change.

(a)    Generally. If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time prior to August 15, 2024, then each Holder of Notes shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase for cash any or all of such Holder’s Notes, or any portion of the principal amount thereof, that is equal to $1,000 or a multiple of $1,000, on a date specified by the Company that is no earlier than the 20th calendar day following the date of, and no later than the 35th calendar day following the date of, delivery of the Fundamental Change Company Notice (as defined

 

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below) (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Date”), at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Price”); provided, however, that if a Fundamental Change Purchase Date is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Interest Payment Date to which such Regular Record Date relates, the interest payable in respect of such Interest Payment Date shall be payable to the Holders of record as of the corresponding Regular Record Date and the Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased pursuant to this Article 3. Any Notes purchased by the Company will be paid for in cash. The requirement for the Company to purchase any Notes on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date will be subject to extension to comply with applicable law.

Purchases of Notes under this Section 3.01 shall be made, at the option of the Holder thereof, upon:

(1)    delivery to the Paying Agent by a Holder of a duly completed notice (the “Fundamental Change Purchase Notice”) in the form set forth on the reverse of the Form of Note as Attachment 2 thereto, if the Notes are Physical Notes, or in compliance with the Depositary’s procedures for tendering interests in Global Notes, if the Notes are not Physical Notes, in each case prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date; and

(2)    delivery of the Notes, in the case of Physical Notes, to the Paying Agent appointed by the Company (together with all necessary endorsements for transfer), or book-entry transfer of the Notes, in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary, such delivery or transfer being a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price therefor; provided, however, that the Company shall have no obligation to deliver a Fundamental Change Company Notice or to purchase Notes upon a Fundamental Change pursuant to this Article 3 if:

(A)    a third party delivers such notice and makes a fundamental change purchase offer (a “Fundamental Change Purchase Offer”) in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Article 3 applicable to a Fundamental Change Purchase Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Fundamental Change Purchase Offer; or

(B)    prior to or simultaneously with the Fundamental Change a Redemption Notice has been given pursuant to Article 15 hereof with respect to a redemption of all outstanding Notes (unless and until there is a default in the payment of the applicable Redemption Price).

The Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in respect of any Notes to be purchased shall state:

(i)    if such Notes are Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of such Notes, or if such Notes are in global form, the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must also comply with appropriate procedures of the Depositary;

 

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(ii)    the portion of the principal amount of such Notes to be purchased, which must be $1,000 or a multiple thereof; and

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

A Fundamental Change Purchase Offer may be made in advance of a Fundamental Change and may be conditional upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change if a definitive agreement is in place for the Fundamental Change at the time the Fundamental Change Purchase Offer is made.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Holder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice contemplated by this Section 3.01 shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Purchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 3.03 below.

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

(b)    Fundamental Change Company Notice. On or before the 20th calendar day after the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent (in the case of any Paying Agent other than the Trustee) a notice (the “Fundamental Change Company Notice”) of the occurrence of such Fundamental Change and of the purchase right at the option of the Holders arising as a result thereof. Such notice shall be sent by first class mail or, in the case of any Global Notes, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary for providing notices. Simultaneously with providing such Fundamental Change Company Notice, the Company shall issue a press release containing the information included therein or shall publish such information on the Company’s website or through such other public medium as the Company may use at such time.

Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify:

(1)    the events causing a Fundamental Change;

(2)    the date of the Fundamental Change;

(3)    the last date on which a Holder of Notes may exercise the repurchase right pursuant to this Article 3;

(4)    the Fundamental Change Purchase Price;

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(6)    the name and address of the Paying Agent and the Conversion Agent, if applicable;

(7)    if applicable, the applicable Conversion Rate and any adjustments to the applicable Conversion Rate;

(8)    if applicable, that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been delivered by a Holder may be converted only if the Holder withdraws the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice in accordance with this Indenture; and

(9)    the procedures that Holders must follow to require the Company to purchase their Notes.

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

(c)    No Payment During Events of Default. There shall be no purchase of any Notes pursuant to this Section 3.01 if there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default with respect to the Notes (other than an Event of Default that is cured by the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Notes). The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Notes held by it during the continuance of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default that is cured by the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to the Notes) and shall deem canceled any instructions for book-entry transfer of the Notes in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary, in which case, upon such return and cancellation, the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

SECTION 3.02.    Effect of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice.

Upon receipt by the Paying Agent of the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice specified in Section 3.01 hereof, the Holder of the Note in respect of which such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice was given shall (unless such Fundamental Change Purchase Notice is withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof) thereafter be entitled to receive solely the Fundamental Change Purchase Price in cash with respect to such Note. Such Fundamental Change Purchase Price shall be paid to such Holder, subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, on the later of (x) the Fundamental Change Purchase Date with respect to such Note (provided the conditions in Section 3.01 hereof have been satisfied) and (y) the time of delivery or book-entry transfer of such Note to the Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 3.01 hereof.

 

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SECTION 3.03.    Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Purchase Notice.

A Fundamental Change Purchase Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Paying Agent in accordance with the Fundamental Change Company Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, specifying:

(a)    the principal amount of the Notes with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted;

(b)    if Physical Notes have been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn Notes, or if Physical Notes have not been issued, the notice must comply with appropriate procedures of the Depositary; and

(c)    the principal amount, if any, of such Notes that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Purchase Notice, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or a multiple of $1,000.

The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Physical Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been withdrawn in compliance with the provisions of this Section 3.03.

SECTION 3.04.    Deposit of Fundamental Change Purchase Price.

Prior to 10:00 a.m. (local time in The City of New York) on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of either of them is acting as the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust as provided herein) an amount of money (in immediately available funds if deposited on such Business Day) sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be purchased as of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date. If the Paying Agent holds money sufficient to pay the Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Notes for which a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice has been tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with this Indenture on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then as of such Fundamental Change Purchase Date, (a) such Notes will cease to be outstanding and interest will cease to accrue thereon (whether or not book-entry transfer of such Notes is made or such Notes have been delivered to the Paying Agent) and (b) all other rights of the Holders in respect thereof will terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price and previously accrued and unpaid interest upon delivery or book-entry transfer of such Notes).

SECTION 3.05.    Notes Purchased in Whole or in Part.

Any Note that is to be purchased, whether in whole or in part, shall be surrendered at the office of the Paying Agent (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires in the case of Physical Notes, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or such Holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing) and the Company shall execute and the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Note, without service charge, a new Note or Notes, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder in aggregate principal amount equal to, and in exchange for, the portion of the principal amount of the Note so surrendered that is not purchased.

 

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SECTION 3.06.    Covenant to Comply With Applicable Laws Upon Purchase of Notes.

In connection with any offer to purchase Notes under Section 3.01 hereof, the Company shall, in each case if required, (i) comply with Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act that may then be applicable, (ii) file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act and (iii) otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws so as to permit the rights and obligations under Section 3.01 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in Section 3.01, and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Indenture by virtue of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations.

SECTION 3.07.    Repayment to the Company.

To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 3.04 exceeds the aggregate Fundamental Change Purchase Price of the Notes or portions thereof that the Company is obligated to purchase as of the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, then, following the Fundamental Change Purchase Date, the Paying Agent shall promptly return any such excess to the Company.

ARTICLE 4

CONVERSION

SECTION 4.01.    Right to Convert.

(a)    Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Indenture, each Holder of Notes shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert the principal amount of any such Notes, or any portion of such principal amount equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereof, at the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date for such Notes (subject to adjustment as provided in this Article 4), (x) prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding April 15, 2024, only upon satisfaction of one or more of the conditions described in clauses (1) through (5) below and (y) on or after April 15, 2024, at any time prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding August 15, 2024 irrespective of the conditions described in clauses (1) through (5) below:

(1)    Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding April 15, 2024, a Holder of Notes may surrender all or a portion of its Notes for conversion during any calendar quarter (and only during such calendar quarter) commencing after December 31, 2019, if the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive) during the period of 30 consecutive Trading Days ending on, and including, the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable Conversion Price in effect on each applicable Trading Day as determined by the Company. The Company shall notify the Trustee and the Conversion Agent if the Notes become convertible in accordance with this Section 4.01(a)(1).

(2)    Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding April 15, 2024, a Holder of Notes may surrender its Notes for conversion during the five Business Day period after any five consecutive Trading Day period in which the Trading

 

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Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Holder of Notes in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 4.01(a)(2), for each Trading Day of such period was less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on each such Trading Day (the “Trading Price Condition”). The Bid Solicitation Agent shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price of the Notes in accordance with this Section 4.01(a)(2) unless requested by the Company, and the Company shall have no obligation to make such request unless a Holder of Notes provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes would be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the applicable Conversion Rate. At such time, the Company shall instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to determine (or, if the Company is then acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company shall determine) the Trading Price of the Notes beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until such Trading Day on which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the applicable Conversion Rate. If the Company does not so instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to obtain (or, if the Company is then acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company does not obtain) bids when required or (if the Bid Solicitation Agent is not the Company) the Company so instructs the Bid Solicitation Agent and the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to make such determination, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the applicable Conversion Rate on each day the Company or Bid Solicitation Agent, as applicable, fails to do so. If the Trading Price Condition has been met, the Company shall so notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent. If, at any time after the Trading Price Condition has been met, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate for such date, the Company shall so notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent.

(3)    If the Company elects to:

(A)    issue to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock rights, options or warrants (other than in connection with a stockholder rights plan prior to the separation of the relevant rights) entitling them for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the date of such issuance to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance; or

(B)    distribute to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock assets, debt securities or rights to purchase securities of the Company (other than in connection with a stockholder rights plan prior to the separation of the relevant rights), which distribution has a per share value, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors, exceeding 10% of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day preceding the date of announcement for such distribution,

 

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then, in each case, the Company shall notify the Holders of the Notes at least 50 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution (or, if later in the case of any such separation of rights issued pursuant to a stockholder rights plan, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company becomes aware that such separation or triggering event has occurred or will occur). Once the Company has given such notice, Holders may surrender Notes for conversion at any time until the earlier of the close of business on the Business Day immediately prior to such Ex-Dividend Date or the Company’s announcement that such issuance or distribution will not take place, even if the Notes are not otherwise convertible at such time.

(4)    If a transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs, regardless of whether a Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase the Notes pursuant to Article 3 hereof, or if the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, or sale, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, in each case, pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other assets, Holders may surrender Notes for conversion at any time from and after the date which is 50 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date of such transaction until 35 Trading Days after the actual effective date of such transaction (or, if later, if such transaction also constitutes a Fundamental Change, until the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date). The Company shall notify Holders, the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and the Trustee as promptly as practicable following the date the Company publicly announces such transaction, but in no event (1) less than 50 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the anticipated effective date of such transaction in the case of transactions to which the Company is a party or (2) later than one Business Day after becoming aware of such transaction in the case of transactions to which the Company is not a party.

(5)    If, at any time on or after August 20, 2022, the Company calls any or all of the Notes for redemption as described under Article 15 hereof, Holders of the Notes will have the right to convert their Notes at any time until the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date, after which time Holders will no longer have the right to convert their Notes on account of the Company’s delivery of notice of such redemption, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price. If a Holder elects to convert its Notes in connection with a Redemption Notice issued by the Company, the Company shall increase the Conversion Rate for the Notes as set forth in Section 4.06.

Failure by the Company to give any notice required by Section 4.01, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of the relevant transaction or event.

(b)    Notes may not be converted after the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Stated Maturity.

 

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SECTION 4.02.    Conversion Procedures.

(a)    Each Note shall be convertible at the office of the Conversion Agent and, if applicable, in accordance with the procedures of the Depositary.

(b)    In order to exercise the conversion privilege with respect to any interest in a Global Note, the Holder must comply with the Depositary’s procedures for converting a beneficial interest in a Global Note and, if required, pay the funds required by Section 4.03(e) and pay any taxes or duties if required pursuant to Section 4.08, and the Conversion Agent must be informed of the conversion in accordance with the customary practice of the Depositary. In order to exercise the conversion privilege with respect to any Physical Notes, the Holder of any such Notes to be converted, in whole or in part, shall:

(1)    complete and manually sign the conversion notice provided on the back of the Note (the “Conversion Notice”) or a facsimile of the Conversion Notice;

(2)    deliver the Conversion Notice, which is irrevocable, and the Note to the Conversion Agent;

(3)    if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents,

(4)    make any payment required under Section 4.03(e); and

(5)    if required, pay all transfer or similar taxes as set forth in Section 4.08.

The date on which the Holder satisfies all of the applicable requirements set forth above is the “Conversion Date.” The Conversion Agent will, as promptly as possible, and in any event within two Business Days of the receipt thereof, provide the Company and the Trustee with notice of any conversion by a Holder of the Notes.

(c)    Each Conversion Notice shall state the name or names (with address or addresses) in which any shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable on such conversion shall be issued. All such Notes surrendered for conversion shall, unless the shares issuable on conversion are to be issued in the same name as the registration of such Notes, be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company duly executed by, the Holder or his duly authorized attorney.

(d)    In case any Notes of a denomination greater than $1,000 shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of the Notes so surrendered, without charge, new Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Notes.

(e)    Each conversion shall be deemed to have been effected as to any Notes (or portion thereof) surrendered for conversion on the relevant Conversion Date, and with respect to any shares of Common Stock that are issuable upon such conversion: (i) if such conversion was subject to a Physical Settlement, the Person in whose name such shares of Common Stock will be registered shall become the holder of record of such shares as of the close of business on the Conversion Date; and (ii) if such conversion was subject to a Combination Settlement, the Person in whose name such shares of Common Stock will be registered shall become the holder of record of such shares as of the close of business on the last Trading Day of the related Observation Period.

 

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(f)    Upon the conversion of an interest in Global Notes, the Conversion Agent (or other Conversion Agent appointed by the Company) shall make a notation on such Global Notes as to the reduction in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversions of Notes effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.

(g)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Note in respect of which a Holder has delivered a Fundamental Change Purchase Notice exercising such Holder’s option to require the Company to purchase such Note may be converted only if such notice of exercise is withdrawn in accordance with Article 3 hereof prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the relevant Fundamental Change Purchase Date.

SECTION 4.03.    Settlement Upon Conversion.

(a)    Except as provided in Section 4.06(b) or Section 4.07(a), upon any conversion of any Note, the Company shall deliver to converting Holders, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, at the Company’s election, in full satisfaction of the Company’s Conversion Obligation, (1) shares of Common Stock, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any (a “Physical Settlement”), (2) a cash payment without any delivery of shares of Common Stock (a “Cash Settlement”) or (3) a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any (a “Combination Settlement”), in each case, as set forth below (the amounts so deliverable upon conversion of the Notes, the “Conversion Obligation”):

For conversions:

(1)    that occur prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding April 15, 2024 (other than conversions in connection with a Redemption Notice), by the close of business on the Business Day following the Conversion Date, the Company shall notify converting Holders of the relevant Settlement Method and, if the Company elects a Combination Settlement, the dollar amount of the Conversion Obligation (the “Cash Amount”) that will be settled in cash;

(2)    that occur prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding April 15, 2024 in connection with a Redemption Notice, the Company shall notify converting Holders of the relevant Settlement Method and, if applicable, the related Cash Amount in the Redemption Notice; and

(3)    that occur on or after April 15, 2024, the Company shall notify all Holders of the relevant Settlement Method and, if applicable, the related Cash Amount, by notice on or prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding April 15, 2024.

All conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the period from, and including, April 15, 2024 to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Stated Maturity will be settled using the same Settlement Method. In

 

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addition, all conversions in connection with a particular Redemption Notice will be settled using the same Settlement Method. Except for any conversions described in the two preceding sentences, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all conversions occurring on the same Conversion Date, but will not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions that occur on different Conversion Dates.

If the Company does not specify a Settlement Method as set forth above, then Combination Settlement shall apply and, in such event or in the event that the Company specifies Combination Settlement but does not specify the Cash Amount, the Cash Amount used in the settlement calculation set forth in paragraph (d) below will be $1,000. Any such notice of a Settlement Method may not be revoked.

(b)    If the Company has elected a Physical Settlement with respect to any Notes tendered for conversion, the Company shall deliver, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate, together with cash in lieu of fractional shares. Except as provided in Sections 4.06 and 4.07, the Company shall deliver such shares of Common Stock in book-entry format through the Depositary (and cash in lieu of fractional shares) on the second Business Day following the Conversion Date.

(c)    If the Company has elected a Cash Settlement with respect to any Notes tendered for conversion, the Company shall deliver, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, a cash payment equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each Trading Day during the relevant Observation Period. Except as provided in Sections 4.06 and 4.07, the Company shall make such payment on the second Business Day following the last day of the applicable Observation Period.

(d)    If the Company has elected or is deemed to have elected a Combination Settlement with respect to any Notes tendered for conversion, the Company shall deliver, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each Trading Day during the relevant Observation Period.

The “Daily Settlement Amount” for each Trading Day during the Observation Period shall consist of:

(1)    cash in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 2.5% of the Cash Amount specified by the Company in the notice regarding the chosen Settlement Method or that is otherwise deemed to apply (the “Daily Cash Amount”) and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day; and

(2)    if the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day exceeds the Daily Cash Amount, a number of shares of Common Stock (together with cash in lieu of any fractional shares) equal to (i) the difference between such Daily Conversion Value and the Daily Cash Amount, divided by (ii) the Daily VWAP on such Trading Day.

Except as provided in Sections 4.06 and 4.07, the Company shall deliver such cash and shares of Common Stock in book-entry format through the Depositary on the second Business Day following the last day of the applicable Observation Period.

 

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(e)    Upon conversion of any Notes, Holders shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, except to the extent specified below. The Company’s delivery to the Holder of Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and Common Stock, as applicable, together with any cash payment for any fractional share of Common Stock, into which a Note is convertible shall be deemed to satisfy in full the Company’s obligation to pay (i) the principal amount of the Notes so converted and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) to, but not including, the Conversion Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest, if any) to, but not including, the Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than cancelled, extinguished or forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are converted after the close of business on a Regular Record Date for the payment of interest, Holders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date will receive the interest and Additional Interest, if any, payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. Notes surrendered for conversion during the period from the close of business on any Regular Record Date to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date must be accompanied by funds equal to the amount of interest (including Additional Interest, if any) payable on the Notes so converted; provided that no such payment need be made (i) for conversions following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding August 15, 2024, (ii) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Purchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day following the corresponding Interest Payment Date, (iii) if the Company has specified a date for redemption of Notes that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day following the corresponding Interest Payment Date, or (iv) to the extent of any overdue interest, if any overdue interest exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Note.

(f)    The Company shall not issue fractional shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Notes. If multiple Notes shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Holder, the number of full shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable upon conversion shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted hereby) so surrendered. If any fractional share of Common Stock would be issuable upon the conversion of any Notes, the Company shall make payment therefor in cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock based on:

(1)    if Physical Settlement applies, the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the relevant Conversion Date, and

(2)    if any other Settlement Method applies, the Daily VWAP of the Common Stock on the final Trading Day of the applicable Observation Period.

(g)    Solely for purposes of determining the payments and deliveries due upon conversion under this Section 4.03, and notwithstanding the definition of “Trading Day” contained in Section 1.02, “Trading Day” means a day on which (i) there is no Market Disruption Event and (ii) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on The NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, on the principal other United States national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded. If the Common Stock (or other security for which a Daily VWAP must be determined) is not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

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(h)    Upon surrender of Notes for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change or Redemption Notice, the Company shall deliver shares of Common Stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as set forth above, at the increased Conversion Rate as described in Section 4.06.

SECTION 4.04.    Adjustment of Conversion Rate.

The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company if any of the following events occurs, except that the Company will not make any adjustment to the Conversion Rate if Holders of Notes participate, as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described under Section 4.04(a) (but only with respect to stock dividends or distributions), Section 4.04(b), Section 4.04(c), and Section 4.04(d), at the same time as holders of the Common Stock participate, without having to convert their Notes, as if such Holders held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes.

(a)    If the Company, at any time or from time to time while any of the Notes are outstanding, exclusively issues shares of its Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on shares of Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination, then the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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where

 

CR0 =   The Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date of such dividend or distribution, or immediately prior to the open of business on the effective date of such share split or share combination, as applicable;
CR1 =   The Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or such effective date;
OS0 =   The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or such effective date; and
OS1 =   The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination.

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution or the effective date for such share split or share combination. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 4.04(a) is declared but not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

 

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(b)    If the Company, at any time or from time to time while any of the Notes are outstanding, issues to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock any rights, options or warrants (other than pursuant to a stockholder rights plan) entitling them for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the date of such issuance to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at a price per share less than the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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where

 

CR0 =   The Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance;
CR1 =   The Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
OS0 =   The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to 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 =   The number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of the issuance of such rights, options or warrants.

Any increase made under this Section 4.04(b) will be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To the extent that shares of Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate which would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. In the event that such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance had not occurred. For the purposes of this Section 4.04(b) and for the purpose of Section 4.01(a)(3)(A), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share that is less than such average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock for the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending

 

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on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement of such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors.

(c)    If the Company, at any time or from time to time while the Notes are outstanding, distributes shares of any class of capital stock of the Company, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire the Company’s capital stock or other securities to all or substantially all holders of its Common Stock, excluding:

(1)    dividends or distributions and rights, options or warrants as to which an adjustment was effected pursuant to Section 4.04(a) or Section 4.04(b);

(2)    rights issued under a stockholder rights plan prior to separation thereof from the Common Stock in the circumstances described in Section 4.12;

(3)    dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash (as set forth below in Section 4.04(d)); and

(4)    Spin-Offs to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 4.04(c) shall apply,

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

 

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where

 

CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution;
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date;
SP0 =   the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution; and
FMV =   the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors) of the shares of capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights, options or warrants distributed with respect to each outstanding share of the Common Stock on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution (the “Distributed Property”).

 

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Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If the Board of Directors determines the “FMV” (as defined above) of any distribution for purposes of this Section 4.04(c) by reference to the actual or when issued trading market for any securities, it must in doing so consider the prices in such market over the same period used in computing the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing adjustment, each Holder of Notes shall receive, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, the amount and kind of Distributed Property such Holder would have received as if such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution of the Distributed Property.

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.04(c) where there has been a payment of a dividend or other distribution on the Common Stock of shares of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interest, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit and such dividend or distribution is listed for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where

 

CR0 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period (as defined below);
CR1 =   the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the end of the Valuation Period;
FMV0 =   the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the capital stock or similar equity interest distributed to holders of Common Stock applicable to one share of Common Stock (determined for purposes of the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as if such capital stock or similar equity interest were the Common Stock) over the first 10 consecutive Trading Day period after, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date of the Spin-Off (the “Valuation Period”); and
MP0 =   the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of Common Stock over the Valuation Period.

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph will occur at the close of business on the last day of the Valuation Period; provided that (x) in respect of any conversion for which Physical Settlement is applicable, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the Valuation Period, the reference to “10” in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex-Dividend Date of such Spin-Off and such Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate and (y) in respect of any conversion for which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable, for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for such conversion and within the Valuation Period, the reference to “10” in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off and such Trading Day in determining the Conversion Rate as of such Trading Day.

 

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For the purposes of this Section 4.04(c) (and subject in all respects to Section 4.12), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of its Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (a “Trigger Event”): (1) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (2) are not exercisable; and (3) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 4.04(c), (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 4.04(c). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Indenture, are subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights, options or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Ex-Dividend Date of such deemed distribution (in which case the original rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, in the event of any distribution or deemed distribution of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants which shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or repurchase (x) the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options or warrants had not been issued and (y) the Conversion Rate shall then again be readjusted to give effect to such distribution, deemed distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or purchase price received by holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming each such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants which shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights and warrants had not been issued.

For the purposes of this Section 4.04(c) and subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 4.04, if any dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04(c) applies also includes one or both of:

(A)    a dividend or distribution of shares of Common Stock to which Section 4.04(a) applies (the “Clause A Distribution”); and

(B)    a dividend or distribution of rights, options or warrants to which Section 4.04(b) applies (the “Clause B Distribution”),

 

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then (1) such dividend or distribution, other than the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution, shall be deemed to be a dividend or distribution to which this Section 4.04(c) applies (the “Clause C Distribution”) and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by this Section 4.04(c) with respect thereto shall then be made, and (2) the Clause A Distribution and Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to immediately follow the Clause C Distribution and any Conversion Rate adjustment required by Section 4.04(a) and Section 4.04(b) with respect thereto shall then be made, except that, if determined by the Company, (I) the “Ex-Dividend Date” of the Clause A Distribution and the Clause B Distribution shall be deemed to be the Ex-Dividend Date of the Clause C Distribution and (II) any shares of Common Stock included in the Clause A Distribution or Clause B Distribution shall be deemed not to be “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or such effective date” within the meaning of Section 4.04(a) or “outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date” within the meaning of Section 4.04(b).

If any distribution of the type described in this Section 4.04(c) is declared but not so made, the Conversion Rate shall be immediately readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to make such distribution, to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared.

(d)    If the Company makes any cash dividend or distribution to all or substantially all holders of Common Stock, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

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CR0 =    The Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
CR1 =    The Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution;
SP0 =    The Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution; and
C =    The amount in cash per share the Company distributes to holders of the Common Stock.

In the case of an adjustment pursuant to this Section 4.04(d), such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for the relevant dividend or distribution. If the portion of the cash so distributed applicable to one share of the Common Stock is equal to or greater than the Last Reported Sale Price of a share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, in lieu of the adjustment set forth above, each Holder of Notes shall receive, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, the amount of cash such Holder would have received had such Holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes, the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution of the cash dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the

 

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date the Board of Directors determines not to make or pay such dividend or distribution, to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

(e)    If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Stock, to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Common Stock exceeds the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer, the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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CR0 =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;
CR1 =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires;
AC =    the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration (as determined by the Board of Directors) paid or payable for shares purchased in such tender or exchange offer;
OS0 =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the date such tender or exchange offer expires;
OS1 =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the date such tender or exchange offer expires (after giving effect to the purchase of all shares accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and
SP1 =    the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the 10 consecutive Trading Day period commencing on the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires.

The adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 4.04(e) shall occur at the close of business on the 10th Trading Day immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires; provided that (x) in respect of any conversion for which Physical Settlement is applicable, if the relevant Conversion Date occurs during the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the expiration date of any tender or exchange offer, references to “10” or “10th” in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the expiration date of such tender or exchange offer and the Conversion

 

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Date in determining the Conversion Rate and (y) in respect of any conversion for which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable, for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for such conversion and within the 10 Trading Days immediately following, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the expiration date of any tender or exchange offer, references to “10” or “10th” in the preceding paragraph shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the expiration date of such tender or exchange offer and such Trading Day in determining the Conversion Rate as of such Trading Day.

(f)    Subject to the applicable listing standards of The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the Company from time to time may increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for any period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest, which determination shall be conclusive. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to this Section 4.04(f), the Company shall mail to Holders of record of the Notes a notice of the increase at least one day prior to the date the increased Conversion Rate takes effect, and such notice shall state the increased Conversion Rate and the period during which it will be in effect.

(g)    Subject to the applicable listing standards of The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the Company may (but shall not be required to) increase the Conversion Rate, in addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 4.04(a), 4.04(b), 4.04(c), 4.04(d), 4.04(e) or 4.04(f), if the Board of Directors considers such increase to be advisable to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of Common Stock or rights to purchase Common Stock in connection with a dividend or distribution of shares (or rights to acquire shares) or similar event.

(h)    All calculations under this Article 4 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest cent (including, in the case of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate, the resulting adjustment to the Conversion Price) or to the nearest one ten-thousandth of a share. Except as stated herein, no adjustment shall be required to be made for the Company’s issuance of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or rights to purchase shares of Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities.

(i)    Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee and any Conversion Agent an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee and the Conversion Agent shall have received such Officers’ Certificate, neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume without inquiry that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. Promptly after delivery of such certificate, the Company shall prepare a notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate setting forth the adjusted Conversion Rate and the date on which each adjustment becomes effective and shall mail such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to each Holder of the Notes. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment.

 

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(j)    For purposes of this Section 4.04, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company so long as the Company does not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company, but shall include shares issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock.

(k)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the application of the foregoing formulas set forth in this Section 4.04 would result in a decrease in the Conversion Rate, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made (other than as a result of a reverse share split or share combination).

(l)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 4, no adjustment to the Conversion Rate shall be made:

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

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

(3)    upon the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any option, warrant, right or exercisable, exchangeable or convertible security not described in clause (2) above and outstanding as of the date the Notes were first issued (other than a stockholder rights plan as described in Section 4.12);

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

(5)    for accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest on the Notes.

(m)    If a Conversion Rate adjustment becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date as described above, and a Holder that has converted its Notes on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or prior to the related record date would be treated as the record holder of shares of Common Stock as of the related Conversion Date as set forth in Section 4.02(e) based on an adjusted Conversion Rate for such Ex-Dividend Date, then, notwithstanding the Conversion Rate adjustment provisions above, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date shall not be made for such converting Holder. Instead, such Holder shall be deemed to be the record owner of shares of Common Stock on an unadjusted basis on such Conversion Date and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.

SECTION 4.05.    Certain Other Adjustments.

Whenever a provision of this Indenture requires the calculation of Last Reported Sale Prices or Daily VWAP over a span of multiple days, the Board of Directors will make appropriate adjustments to such Last Reported Sale Prices or Daily VWAP, the Conversion Rate, or the amount due upon conversion to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, effective date or expiration date of the event occurs, at any time during the period from which such Last Reported Sale Prices or Daily VWAP are to be calculated.

 

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SECTION 4.06.    Adjustment Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change or a Redemption Notice.

(a)    If (i) a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or (ii) on or after August 20, 2022, the Company gives notice to Holders of the Company’s intention to redeem any or all of the Notes as provided under Article 15 hereof, and, in each case, a Holder elects to convert its Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change or Redemption Notice, as the case may be, the Company shall, under the circumstances described below, increase the Conversion Rate for the Notes so surrendered for conversion by a number of additional shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”) as described below. A conversion of Notes shall be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” such Make-Whole Fundamental Change if the notice of conversion of the Notes is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change up to, and including, the 35th Trading Day after the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change or, if later, if such transaction also constitutes a Fundamental Change, until the Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Purchase Date (such period, the “Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period”). A conversion of Notes will be deemed for these purposes to be “in connection with” a Redemption Notice if the notice of conversion of the Notes is received by the Conversion Agent from, and including, the date of the Redemption Notice until the close of business on the Business Day preceding the Redemption Date.

(b)    Upon surrender of Notes for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change or a Redemption Notice, the Company shall, at its option, satisfy its Conversion Obligation by Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement, in accordance with Section 4.03; provided, however, that if the consideration for the Common Stock in any Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change is comprised entirely of cash, then, for any conversion of Notes following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Conversion Obligation shall be calculated based solely on the Stock Price for the Make-Whole Fundamental Change and shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the applicable Conversion Rate (including any adjustment for Additional Shares described in this Section 4.06) multiplied by such Stock Price. In such event, the Conversion Obligation shall be determined and paid to Holders in cash on the second Business Day following the Conversion Date.

(c)    The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate will be increased will be determined by reference to the table attached as Schedule A hereto, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective or the date of the Redemption Notice, as the case may be (each, an “Effective Date”), and the price (the “Stock Price”) paid (or deemed paid) per share of the Common Stock in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change or the redemption, as the case may be. If the holders of the Common Stock receive only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (2) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Stock Price shall be the cash amount paid per share. Otherwise, the Stock Price shall be the average of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock over the five Trading-Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day preceding the Effective Date

 

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or the date of the Redemption Notice, as applicable. In the event that a conversion during a Redemption Period would also be deemed to be in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, a Holder of the Notes to be converted will be entitled to a single increase to the Conversion Rate with respect to the first to occur of the applicable Redemption Notice date or the Effective Date of the applicable Make-Whole Fundamental Change, and the later event will be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of this Section 4.06.

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

(1)    If the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table or the Effective Date is between two Effective Dates in the table, the number of Additional Shares shall be determined by a straight-line interpolation between the number of Additional Shares set forth for the higher and lower Stock Prices and the earlier and later Effective Dates, as applicable, based on a 365-day year.

(2)    If the Stock Price is greater than $700.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table in Schedule A pursuant to subsection (d) below), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

(3)    If the Stock Price is less than $111.99 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table in Schedule A pursuant to subsection (d) below), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Conversion Rate exceed 8.9293 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, subject to adjustments in the same manner as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 4.04.

(d)    The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table in Schedule A hereto shall be adjusted as of any date on which the Conversion Rate of the Notes is otherwise adjusted. The adjusted Stock Prices shall equal the Stock Prices applicable immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Conversion Rate immediately prior to such adjustment giving rise to the Stock Price adjustment and the denominator of which is the Conversion Rate as so adjusted. The number of Additional Shares set forth in such table shall be adjusted in the same manner as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 4.04.

(e)    The Company shall notify the Holders of Notes of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change and issue a press release announcing such Effective Date no later than five Business Days after such Effective Date, such notice to specify the Additional Shares such Holders shall be entitled to receive if they convert in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

 

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SECTION 4.07.    Effect of Recapitalization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale.

(a)    If any of the following events occur:

(1)    any recapitalization or reclassification of, or change in, the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination);

(2)    a consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company;

(3)    a sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety; or

(4)    any statutory share exchange;

in each case as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such event, a “Merger Event”), then at the effective time of such Merger Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee, without the consent of Holders of the Notes, a supplemental indenture providing that at and after the effective time of such Merger Event, the right to convert a Note will be changed into a right to convert such Note as set forth in this Indenture into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate prior to such Merger Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property”, with each “unit of Reference Property” meaning the type and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock is entitled to receive) upon such Merger Event; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Merger Event (i) the Company will continue to have the right to determine the form of consideration to be paid or delivered, as the case may be, upon conversion of the Notes as set forth in Section 4.03 and (ii) (x) the amount otherwise payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes as set forth under Section 4.03 will continue to be payable in cash, (y) the number of shares of Common Stock (if the Company elects Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement) otherwise deliverable upon conversion of the Notes under Section 4.03 will be instead deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of Common Stock would have been entitled to receive in such Merger Event and (z) the Daily VWAP will be calculated based on the value of a unit of Reference Property.

If, as a result of the Merger Event, each share of Common Stock is converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), then (x) the Reference Property into which the Notes will be convertible will be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Stock. If the holders of the Common Stock receive only cash in such transaction, then for all conversions that occur after the effective date of such transaction (i) the consideration due upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be solely cash in an amount equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Conversion Date (as may be increased as described in Section 4.06), multiplied by the price paid per share of Common Stock in such transaction and (ii) the Company shall satisfy its Conversion Obligation by paying cash to converting Holders on the second Business Day immediately following the Conversion Date. The Company will notify Holders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the weighted average as soon as practicable after such determination is made.

 

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The Company shall not become a party to any such Merger Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 4.07(a). Such supplemental indenture shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 4 in the judgment of the Board of Directors or the board of directors of the successor Person. If, in the case of any such recapitalization, reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale, lease, other transfer or statutory share exchange, the Reference Property receivable thereupon by a holder of Common Stock includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a Person other than the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, in such reorganization, reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, combination, sale, lease, other transfer or statutory share exchange, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other Person.

(b)    The Company shall cause notice of the execution of such supplemental indenture to be mailed to each Holder, at the address of such Holder as it appears on the register of the Notes maintained by the Note Registrar, within 20 calendar days after execution thereof. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture. The above provisions of this Section 4.07 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, changes, consolidations, mergers, combinations, sales and conveyances. If this Section 4.07 applies to any Merger Event, Section 4.04 shall not apply if the adjustment thereunder would be duplicative of the adjustment under this Section 4.07.

SECTION 4.08.    Taxes on Shares Issued.

The Company will pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock on conversion of Notes pursuant hereto; provided, however, that if such documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax is due because the Holder of such Notes has requested that shares of Common Stock be issued in a name other than that of the Holder of the Notes converted, then such taxes will be paid by the Holder, and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any stock certificate evidencing such shares unless and until the Holder shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

SECTION 4.09.    Reservation of Shares; Shares to be Fully Paid; Compliance With Governmental Requirements; Listing of Common Stock.

The Company shall reserve, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient shares of Common Stock to satisfy conversion of the Notes from time to time as such Notes are presented for conversion (assuming delivery of the maximum number of Additional Shares pursuant to Section 4.06 and that, at the time of the computation of such number of shares or securities, all such Notes would be converted by a single Holder and that Physical Settlement would apply).

The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of Notes shall be newly issued shares or treasury shares, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be free from preemptive rights and free from any tax, lien or charge (other than those created by the Holder).

 

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The Company shall list or cause to have quoted any shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of Notes on each national securities exchange or over-the-counter or other domestic market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted.

SECTION 4.10.    Responsibility of Trustee and Conversion Agent.

The Trustee and any Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of Notes to determine or calculate the Conversion Rate, to determine whether any facts exist which may require any adjustment of the Conversion Rate or to determine whether the Notes are currently convertible. The Trustee and the Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock or of any other securities or property that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Notes; and the Trustee and the Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Notes for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article 4. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent, including without limitation its right to be compensated, reimbursed, and indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent in any other capacity either may hold hereunder, including, if either is so appointed by the Company and accepts such appointment, as Bid Solicitation Agent.

SECTION 4.11.    Notice to Holders Prior to Certain Actions.

In case:

(a)    the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution) on its Common Stock that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.04; or

(b)    the Company shall authorize the granting to the holders of all or substantially all of its Common Stock of rights, options or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any share of any class or any other rights, options or warrants that would require an adjustment in the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 4.04 or Section 4.12 hereof; or

(c)    of any reclassification or reorganization of the Common Stock of the Company (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value), or of any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party and for which approval of any stockholders of the Company is required, or of the sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries; or

(d)    of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

then, in each case (unless notice of such event is otherwise required pursuant to another provision of this Indenture), the Company shall cause to be filed with the Trustee and the Conversion Agent and to be mailed to each Holder of Notes at such Holder’s address appearing on a list of Holders of Notes, which the Company shall provide to the Trustee and the

 

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Conversion Agent, as promptly as practicable but in any event at least 10 calendar days prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend (or any other distribution) or rights, options or warrants, or, if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distribution or rights, options or warrants are to be determined, or (y) the date on which such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale, lease, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective or occur, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such dividend (or any other distribution), reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

SECTION 4.12.    Stockholder Rights Plan.

Each share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes pursuant to this Article 4 shall be entitled to receive the appropriate number of rights, if any, and the certificates representing the Common Stock issued upon such conversion shall bear such legends, if any, in each case as may be provided by the terms of any stockholder rights plan adopted by the Company, as the same may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if prior to any conversion such rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable stockholder rights agreement, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company had distributed to all holders of the Common Stock, shares of the Company’s capital stock, evidences of indebtedness, assets, property, rights or warrants as described in Section 4.04(c) above, subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

ARTICLE 5

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

SECTION 5.01.    Events of Default.

Each of the following shall be an “Event of Default”:

(a)    the Company defaults in the payment of interest, including any Additional Interest, on any Note when the same becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days;

(b)    the Company defaults in the payment of the principal of any Note when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon acceleration, upon any required repurchase, upon optional redemption, or otherwise;

(c)    failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with this Indenture upon exercise of a Holder’s conversion right in accordance with Article 4 hereof, and such failure continues for a period of three Business Days;

 

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(d)    failure by the Company to provide a Fundamental Change Company Notice pursuant to Section 3.01(b) or notice of a specified corporate transaction required by Section 4.01(a)(3) or Section 4.01(a)(4) in accordance with the relevant Section, in each case when due;

(e)    failure by the Company to comply with its obligations under Section 6.01 hereof;

(f)    the Company fails to perform or observe any of the covenants or agreements contained in the Notes or Indenture (other than a default set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) above) for 60 days after written notice to the Company from the Trustee or to the Trustee from the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding;

(g)    the entry by a court of competent jurisdiction of one or more judgments, orders or decrees against the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (other than a securitization Subsidiary) or any of their respective property or assets in an aggregate amount in excess of $50.0 million, which judgments, orders or decrees have not been vacated, discharged, satisfied or stayed pending appeal within 30 days from the entry thereof and with respect to which legal enforcement proceedings have been commenced;

(h)    default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company), which default is caused by a failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, on such indebtedness upon its stated maturity or which default results in the acceleration of such indebtedness prior to its express maturity and the principal amount of any such indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such indebtedness the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $50.0 million or more and such acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled or such indebtedness discharged in full within 30 days;

(i)    the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(1)    commences a voluntary case,

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

(3)    consents to the appointment of a bankruptcy custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or

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

(j)    a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that remains unstayed and in effect for 90 days and that:

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(2)    appoints a bankruptcy custodian of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company or a bankruptcy custodian for all or substantially all of the property of any Significant Subsidiary of the Company, or

(3)    orders the liquidation of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary of the Company.

SECTION 5.02.    Additional Interest.

Notwithstanding any provisions of this Indenture to the contrary, if the Company so elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to any obligation to file documents and reports with the Trustee as required by Section 9.06 of this Indenture shall, for the first 365 days after the occurrence of such Event of Default (which period, for the avoidance of doubt, will not commence until the notice described in Section 5.01(f) has been given, and the related 60-day period described therein has passed), consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the Notes at a rate equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day during the first 180 days after the occurrence of such Event of Default during which such Event of Default is continuing, and at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day from the 181st day until the 365th day during which such Event of Default is continuing (in each case, and together with any additional interest described in Section 9.10, “Additional Interest”). In order to elect to pay Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 365 days after the occurrence of an Event of Default described in the preceding sentence, the Company must give notice to all Holders of the Notes, the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election on or prior to the close of business on the Business Day before the date on which such Event of Default would occur. If the Company so elects, such Additional Interest shall be payable in the same manner and on the same dates as the stated interest payable on the Notes. Upon the failure to timely give all Holders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent such notice, the Notes will be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 5.03 of this Indenture. On the 366th day after such Event of Default occurs (if such Event of Default is not cured or waived prior to such 366th day), the Notes shall be subject to acceleration as provided in Section 5.03 of this Indenture. This Section 5.02 shall not affect the rights of Holders of Notes in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. Whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of interest on, or in respect of, any Note, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Interest provided for in this Section 5.02 or Section 9.10 to the extent that, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.02 or Section 9.10, and express mention of the payment of Additional Interest (if applicable) in any provision shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions where such express mention is not made.

In no event shall Additional Interest (including any Additional Interest that may accrue pursuant to Section 9.10) accrue at a rate per year in excess of 0.50%, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay such Additional Interest.

 

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SECTION 5.03.    Acceleration.

Subject to the provisions of Section 5.02, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders shall, declare 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration of acceleration, all principal and accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Notes will be due and payable immediately. However, upon an Event of Default arising out of Sections 5.01(i) or 5.01(j), the aggregate principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest (including any Additional Interest) will be due and payable immediately, without any declaration, notice or other act on the part of the Trustee or Holder. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Trustee, may rescind an acceleration and its consequences (other than with respect to (i) nonpayment of principal of (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price or the Redemption Price, if applicable) or premium, if any, or interest on or any Additional Interest with respect to the Notes, (ii) the failure to delivery the consideration due upon conversion or (iii) the failure to comply with any provisions of this Indenture that under Article 7 cannot be amended or modified without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected) if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing Events of Default with respect to the Notes have been cured or waived, except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, interest or any Additional Interest that has become due solely because of the acceleration.

SECTION 5.04.    Payments of Notes on Default; Suit Therefor.

If an Event of Default described in clause (a) or (b) of Section 5.01 shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, the whole amount then due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium, if any, and interest, with interest on any overdue principal, premium, if any, interest, at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover any amounts due to the Agent and the Trustee under Section 11.06. If the Company shall fail to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes and collect the monies adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon the Notes, wherever situated.

In the event there shall be pending proceedings for the bankruptcy or for the reorganization of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes under any Bankruptcy Law, or in case a receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official shall have been appointed for or taken possession of the Company or such other obligor, the property of the Company or such other obligor, or in the event of any other judicial proceedings relative to the Company or such other obligor upon the Notes, or to the creditors or property of the Company or such other obligor, the Trustee, irrespective of whether the principal of the Notes shall then be due and payable as therein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Trustee shall have made any demand pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5.04, shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceedings or otherwise, to file and prove a claim or claims for the whole amount of principal premium, if any,

 

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and accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Notes, and, in case of any judicial proceedings, to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents and to take such other actions as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and of the Holders of Notes allowed in such judicial proceedings relative to the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, its or their creditors, or its or their property, and to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims, and to distribute the same after the deduction of any amounts due the Trustee under Section 11.06; and any receiver, assignee or trustee in bankruptcy or reorganization, liquidator, custodian or similar official is hereby authorized by each of the Holders of Notes to make such payments to the Trustee, as administrative expenses, and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders of Notes, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements, including agent’s and counsel fees and expenses, and including any other amounts due to the Trustee under Section 11.06 hereof, incurred by it up to the date of such distribution. To the extent that such payment of reasonable compensation, expenses, advances and disbursements out of the estate in any such proceedings shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, monies, securities and other property that the Holders of the Notes may be entitled to receive in such proceedings, whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise.

Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder of Notes any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Holder of Notes or the rights of any Holder of Notes thereof, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder of Notes in any such proceeding.

All rights of action and of asserting claims under this Indenture, or under any of the Notes, may be enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Notes, or the production thereof at any trial or other proceeding relative thereto, and any such suit or proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes.

In any proceedings brought by the Trustee (and in any proceedings involving the interpretation of any provision of this Indenture to which the Trustee shall be a party) the Trustee shall be held to represent all the Holders of the Notes, and it shall not be necessary to make any Holders of the Notes parties to any such proceedings.

In case the Trustee shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Indenture and such proceedings shall have been discontinued or abandoned because of such waiver or rescission and annulment or for any other reason or shall have been determined adversely to the Trustee, then and in every such case the Company, the Holders of Notes, and the Trustee shall, subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored respectively to their several positions and rights hereunder, and all rights, remedies and powers of the Company, the Holders of Notes, and the Trustee shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

 

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SECTION 5.05.    Application of Monies Collected by the Agent or the Trustee.

Any monies collected by the Agent or the Trustee pursuant to this Article 5 with respect to the Notes shall be applied in the order following, at the date or dates fixed by the Agent or the Trustee for the distribution of such monies, upon presentation of the several Notes, and stamping thereon the payment, if only partially paid, and upon surrender thereof, if fully paid:

First, to the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and/or the Agent under this Indenture (including its agents and counsel);

Second, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall not have become due and be unpaid, to the payment of interest, including any Additional Interest, on, and any cash due upon conversion of, the Notes in default in the order of the date due of the installments of such interest and cash due upon conversion, as the case may be, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Agent or the Trustee) upon such overdue payments at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, such payments to be made ratably to the Persons entitled thereto;

Third, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, and be unpaid to the payment of the whole amount including the payment of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, Redemption Price and the cash component of the Conversion Obligation, if any, then owing and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and premium, if any, and interest, including any Additional Interest, with interest on the overdue principal and premium, if any, and (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon overdue installments of interest at the rate borne by the Notes at such time, and in case such monies shall be insufficient to pay in full the whole amounts so due and unpaid upon the Notes, then to the payment of such principal (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, Redemption Price and the cash component of the Conversion Obligation, if any) and premium, if any, and interest without preference or priority of principal and premium, if any, over interest, or of interest over principal and premium, if any, or of any installment of interest over any other installment of interest, or of any Note over any other Note, ratably to the aggregate of such principal and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest; and

Fourth, to the payment of the remainder, if any, to the Company.

SECTION 5.06.    Proceedings by Holders of Notes.

No Holder of any Note shall have any right by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator, custodian or other similar official, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee written notice of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and unless also the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such

 

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action, suit or proceeding and no direction that, in the opinion of the Trustee, is inconsistent with such written request shall have been given to the Trustee by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes outstanding within such 60-day period pursuant to Section 5.09; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted by the taker and Holder of every Note with every other taker and Holder and the Trustee that no one or more Noteholders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of or by availing of any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Noteholder (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Noteholders), or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all Noteholders (except as otherwise provided herein). For the protection and enforcement of this Section 5.06, each and every Noteholder and the Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any Holder of Notes to (i) receive payment of principal of and premium, if any, and interest and any Additional Interest when due, (ii) receive payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, (iii) receive the Fundamental Change Purchase Price when due, (iv) receive the Redemption Price when due in connection with an optional redemption or (v) bring suit for the enforcement of any of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above, is absolute and unconditional and shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder.

Anything in this Indenture or the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding, the Holder of any Note, without the consent of either the Trustee or the Holder of any other Note, on its own behalf and for its own benefit, may enforce, and may institute and maintain any proceeding suitable to enforce, its rights of conversion as provided herein.

SECTION 5.07.    Proceedings by Trustee.

In case of an Event of Default the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to protect and enforce the rights vested in it by this Indenture by such appropriate judicial proceedings as are necessary to protect and enforce any of such rights, either by suit in equity or by action at law or by proceeding in bankruptcy or otherwise, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Indenture, or to enforce any other legal or equitable right vested in the Trustee by this Indenture or by law.

SECTION 5.08.    Remedies Cumulative and Continuing.

Except as provided in the last paragraph of Section 2.07 and Section 5.02, all powers and remedies given by this Article 5 to the Trustee or to the Noteholders shall, to the extent permitted by law, be deemed cumulative and not exclusive of any thereof or of any other powers and remedies available to the Trustee or the Holders of the Notes, by judicial proceedings or otherwise, to enforce the performance or observance of the covenants and agreements contained in this Indenture, and no delay or omission of the Trustee or of any Holder of any of the Notes to exercise any right or power accruing upon any Default or Event of Default shall impair any such

 

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right or power, or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Default or any acquiescence therein; and, subject to the provisions of Section 5.06, every power and remedy given by this Article 5 or by law to the Trustee or to the Noteholders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as shall be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Noteholders.

SECTION 5.09.    Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Holders of Notes.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 12.04 shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to Notes; provided, however, that (a) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture, and (b) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction. The Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that it determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder or that would involve the Trustee in personal liability. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 12.04 by notice to the Trustee may waive an existing or past Default or Event of Default with respect to such Notes and its consequences, except (1) a Default or Event of Default in the payment of premium, accrued and unpaid interest or any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest on, or the principal (including any Fundamental Change Purchase Price in connection with a Fundamental Change or the Redemption Price in connection with an optional redemption) of, the Notes when due, (2) a Default or Event of Default in the payment or delivery of any consideration due upon conversion of any Note, or (3) a Default in respect of a provision that under Article 7 cannot be amended or modified without the consent of each Holder affected. Upon any such waiver, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Whenever any Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have been waived as permitted by this Section 5.09, said Default or Event of Default shall for all purposes of the Notes and this Indenture be deemed to have been cured and to be not continuing; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 5.10.    Notice of Defaults.

The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence and continuance of a Default or Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge, mail to all Noteholders as the names and addresses of such Holders appear upon the Note Register, notice of all Defaults or Events of Default known to a Responsible Officer, unless such Defaults or Events of Default shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice; and provided that, except in the case of a Default or in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, accrued and unpaid interest including any accrued and unpaid Additional Interest on any of the Notes, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing any Default or Event of Default in the payment of any Fundamental Change Purchase Price, the Redemption Price in connection with an optional redemption, or a Default or Event of Default in the payment or delivery of consideration due upon conversion of the Notes, then in any such event the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the Trustee in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Noteholders.

 

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SECTION 5.11.    Undertaking to Pay Costs.

All parties to this Indenture agree, and each Holder of any Note by its acceptance thereof shall be deemed to have agreed, that any court may, in its discretion, require, in any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Agent or the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as Agent or Trustee (as applicable), the filing by any party litigant in such suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit and that such court may in its discretion assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in such suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by such party litigant; provided that the provisions of this Section 5.11 (to the extent permitted by law) shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Trustee, to any suit instituted by any Noteholder, or group of Noteholders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined in accordance with Section 12.04, or to any suit instituted by any Noteholder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on any Note (including, but not limited to, the Fundamental Change Purchase Price with respect to the Notes being repurchased as provided in this Indenture or the Redemption Price with respect to the Notes submitted for redemption as provided in this Indenture) on or after the due date expressed or provided for in such Note or to any suit for the enforcement of the right to convert any Note in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.

ARTICLE 6

MERGER, SALE, CONVEYANCE AND LEASE

SECTION 6.01.    Company May Consolidate, Etc.

Subject to the provisions of Section 6.02, the Company shall not consolidate with, or merge with or into, any other Person, or sell, convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of its property and assets to any Person, unless:

(a)    the resulting, surviving or transferee Person (if not the Company) (the “Successor”) is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia and such corporation (if not the Company) expressly assumes by an indenture supplemental hereto all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture;

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

(c)    if as a result of such transaction the Notes become convertible into Reference Property issued by a third party, such third party fully and unconditionally guarantees all obligations of the Company and such successor Person under the Notes and this Indenture; and

 

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(d)    the Company or such successor Person shall have delivered to the Trustee and the Agent an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and such supplemental indenture comply with this Article 6 and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.

For purposes of this Section 6.01, the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company to another Person, which properties and assets, if held by the Company instead of such Subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the sale, conveyance, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company to another Person.

SECTION 6.02.    Successor Person Substituted.

Upon any consolidation or merger of the Company or any sale, lease, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in accordance with Section 6.01, the Successor formed by such consolidation or into or with which the Company is merged or to which such sale, lease, conveyance, transfer or other disposition is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes with the same effect as if such Successor had been named as the Company herein and the predecessor Company, in the case of a sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition (but not including any lease), shall be released from all obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

ARTICLE 7

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

SECTION 7.01.    Amendments or Supplements Without Consent of Holders.

The Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors, and the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes or waive any provision hereof or thereof without the consent of any Holder for one or more of the following purposes:

(a)    cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;

(b)    provide for the assumption by a successor corporation of the obligations of the Company under this Indenture;

(c)    add guarantees with respect to the Notes;

(d)    secure the Notes;

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(f)    increase the Conversion Rate as provided for in this Indenture;

(g)    make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder;

(h)    appoint a successor trustee or agent with respect to the Notes;

(i)    irrevocably elect a Settlement Method or a Cash Amount, or eliminate the right to elect a particular Settlement Method;

(j)    conform the provisions of this Indenture to the “Description of Notes” section in the Offering Memorandum, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet, as evidenced in an Officers’ Certificate; or

(k)    in connection with any transaction described under Section 4.07, provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property, subject to the provisions described under Section 4.03, and make certain related changes to the terms of the Notes to the extent expressly required by Section 4.07.

Upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee is hereby authorized to join with the Company in the execution of any such supplemental indenture, to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to, but may in its discretion, enter into any supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 7.01 may be executed by the Company, the Trustee and the Paying Agent without the consent of the Holders of any of the Notes at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 7.02.

SECTION 7.02.    Amendments, Supplements or Waivers With Consent of Holders.

With the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), the Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors, the Paying Agent and the Trustee, at the Company’s expense, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or any supplemental indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of the Notes or waiving any past default; provided, however, that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of each Holder of an outstanding Note affected:

(a)    reduce the amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment;

(b)    reduce the rate of or extend the stated time for payment of interest, including Additional Interest, on any Note;

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(d)    make any change that adversely affects the conversion rights of any Notes;

(e)    reduce the Fundamental Change Purchase Price or Redemption Price of any Note or amend or modify in any manner adverse to the Holders of Notes the Company’s obligation to make such payments, whether through an amendment or waiver of provisions in the covenants, definitions or otherwise;

(f)    change the place or currency of payment of principal or interest including any Additional Interest in respect of any Note;

(g)    change the ranking of the Notes;

(h)    impair the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal and interest, including Additional Interest, on such Holder’s Notes on or after the due dates therefor or to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such Holder’s Notes; or

(i)    make any change in this Section 7.02 or Section 5.09, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each Note so affected.

Upon the written request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Noteholders as aforesaid and subject to Section 7.05, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such supplemental indenture unless such supplemental indenture affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Noteholders under this Section 7.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. After an amendment under this Indenture becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders a notice briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Holders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.

SECTION 7.03.    Effect of Supplemental Indentures.

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 7, this Indenture shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties and immunities under this Indenture of the Trustee, the Agent, the Company and the Noteholders shall thereafter be determined, exercised and enforced hereunder subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments and all the terms and conditions of any such supplemental indenture shall be and be deemed to be part of the terms and conditions of this Indenture for any and all purposes.

 

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SECTION 7.04.    Notation on Notes.

Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 7 may, at the Company’s expense, bear a notation in form approved by the Authenticating Agent as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, to any modification of this Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may, at the Company’s expense, be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated by the Authenticating Agent and delivered in exchange for the Notes then outstanding, upon surrender of such Notes then outstanding.

SECTION 7.05.    Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to be Furnished to Trustee.

In addition to the documents required by Section 14.05, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel as conclusive evidence that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant hereto complies with the requirements of this Article 7 and is permitted or authorized by this Indenture and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

ARTICLE 8

RESERVED

ARTICLE 9

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

SECTION 9.01.    Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.

The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be paid the principal of and premium, if any (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price), and accrued and unpaid interest on each of the Notes at the places, at the respective times and in the manner provided herein and in the Notes.

SECTION 9.02.    Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Company will maintain an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange (“Transfer Agent”) or for presentation for payment or repurchase (“Paying Agent”) or for conversion (“Conversion Agent”) and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee and the Agent of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee and the Agent with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office.

 

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The Company may also from time to time designate co-registrars, one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee and the Agent of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The terms “Paying Agent” and “Conversion Agent” include any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.

The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Note Registrar and Conversion Agent and the Corporate Trust Office of the Agent shall be considered as one such office or agency of the Company for each of the aforesaid purposes.

SECTION 9.03.    Appointments to Fill Vacancies in Trustees and the Agents Office.

The Company, whenever necessary to avoid or fill a vacancy in the office of Trustee or Agent, will appoint, in the manner provided in Section 11.10, a Trustee or Agent (as applicable), so that there shall at all times be a Trustee and Agent hereunder.

SECTION 9.04.    Provisions as to Trustee.

(a)    If the Company shall appoint a Paying Agent other than the Trustee, the Company will cause such Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section 9.04:

(1)    that it will hold all sums held by it as such agent for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes;

(2)    that it will give the Trustee prompt notice of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes when the same shall be due and payable; and

(3)    that at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon request of the Trustee, it will forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust.

The Company shall, by 10:00 a.m., New York City time on the due date of the principal of, or premium (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price or the Redemption Price in connection with an optional redemption), if any, or accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes, deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price or the Redemption Price in connection with an optional redemption), if any, or accrued and unpaid interest and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any failure to take such action.

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Notes, set aside, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price or the Redemption Price in connection with an optional redemption), if any, accrued and unpaid interest so becoming due and will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any failure to take such action and of any failure by the Company to make any payment of the principal of, premium (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price or the Redemption Price in connection with an optional redemption), if any, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes when the same shall become due and payable.

(c)    Anything in this Section 9.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company may, at any time, for the purpose of obtaining a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, or for any other reason, pay or cause to be paid to the Agent all sums held in trust by the Company or any Paying Agent hereunder as required by this Section 9.04, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the trusts herein contained, and upon such payment by the Company or any Paying Agent to the Trustee, the Company or such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such sums.

(d)    Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or premium (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price or the Redemption Price in connection with an optional redemption), if any, or accrued and unpaid interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium (including the Fundamental Change Purchase Price or the Redemption Price in connection with an optional redemption) or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on request of the Company contained in an Officers’ Certificate, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.

SECTION 9.05.    Existence.

Subject to Article 6, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence.

SECTION 9.06.    Reports by the Company.

(a)    The Company shall deliver to the Trustee within 15 days after the same is required to be filed with the Commission, copies of the quarterly and annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports, if any, that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act). Any quarterly or annual report or other information, document or other report that the Company files with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on the Commission’s EDGAR system shall be deemed to constitute delivery of such filing to the Trustee as of the time such documents are filed with EDGAR, it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility whatsoever to determine if such filings have been made.

 

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(b)    Delivery of the reports, information and documents described in clause (a) above to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee does not have the duty to review such information, documents or reports, is not considered to have notice of the content of such information, documents or reports and does not have a duty to verify the accuracy of such information, documents or reports. The Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

(c)    At any time the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company shall, so long as any of the Notes or any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof shall, at such time, constitute “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act, promptly provide to the Agent and shall, upon written request, provide to any Holder, beneficial owner or prospective purchaser of such Notes or any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Notes, 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 of Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144A.

SECTION 9.07.    Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall 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 or other law that would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of or interest on the Notes as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee or the Agent, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

SECTION 9.08.    Compliance Certificate; Statements as to Defaults.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee and the Agent, (i) within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year (beginning with the Fiscal Year ending on December 31, 2019), an Officers’ Certificate indicating whether or not the signers thereof have knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default under this Indenture during such fiscal year, and (ii) within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice of any events that would constitute an Event of Default under this Indenture, the status of such events and the action that the Company is taking or proposes to take in respect thereof.

SECTION 9.09.    Further Instruments and Acts.

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SECTION 9.10.    Rule 144A Information.

(a)    If, at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six months after the last date of original issuance of the Notes, the Company fails to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace periods thereunder and other than current reports on Form 8-K), or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding (as a result of restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes), the Company shall pay Additional Interest on the Notes. In such circumstances, Additional Interest shall accrue on the Notes at the rate of 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day during such period for which the Company’s failure to file has occurred and is continuing or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates (or Holders that have been the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding) without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes. As used in this Section 9.10(a), documents or reports that the Company is required to “file” with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act does not include documents or reports that the Company furnishes to the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(b)    If, and for so long as, the restrictive legend on the Notes specified in Section 2.04(a) has not been removed (or deemed removed pursuant to this Indenture), the Notes are assigned a restricted CUSIP number or the Notes are not otherwise freely tradable by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes) as of and after the 370th day after the last date of original issuance of the Notes, the Company shall pay Additional Interest on the Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of Notes outstanding until the restrictive legend on the Notes has been removed (or deemed removed) in accordance with Section 2.04(a), the Notes are assigned an unrestricted CUSIP and the Notes are freely tradable by Holders other than the Company’s Affiliates (or Holders that were the Company’s Affiliates at any time during the three months preceding) (without restrictions pursuant to U.S. securities laws or the terms of this Indenture or the Notes).

(c)    Additional Interest will be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date following accrual in the same manner as regular interest on the Notes.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, at no time shall Additional Interest pursuant to Section 9.10(a) or Section 9.10(b) and any Additional Interest that may be payable as a result of the Company’s election pursuant to Section 5.02, taken together, exceed 0.50% per annum, regardless of the number of events or circumstances giving rise to the requirement to pay such Additional Interest.

(e)    If Additional Interest is payable by the Company pursuant to Section 9.10(a) or Section 9.10(b), the Company shall deliver to the Trustee and the Paying Agent an Officer’s Certificate to that effect stating (i) the amount of such Additional Interest that is payable and (ii) the date on which such Additional Interest is payable. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives at the Corporate Trust Office such a certificate, the Trustee may assume

 

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without inquiry that no such Additional Interest is payable. If the Company has paid Additional Interest directly to the Persons entitled to it, the Company shall promptly deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the particulars of such payment.

ARTICLE 10

LISTS OF NOTEHOLDERS AND REPORTS BY THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE

SECTION 10.01.    Lists of Noteholders.

The Company covenants and agrees that it will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee and the Paying Agent, semi-annually, not more than fifteen days after each February 1 and August 1 in each year, beginning with February 1, 2020, and at such other times as the Trustee and the Paying Agent may request in writing, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of any such request (or such lesser time as the Trustee and the Paying Agent may reasonably request in order to enable it to timely provide any notice to be provided by it hereunder), a list in such form as the Trustee and the Paying Agent may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Noteholders as of a date not more than fifteen days (or such other date as the Trustee and the Paying Agent may reasonably request in order to so provide any such notices) prior to the time such information is furnished, except that no such list need be furnished so long as the Trustee is acting as Note Registrar.

SECTION 10.02.    Preservation and Disclosure of Lists.

The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, all information as to the names and addresses of the Noteholders contained in the most recent list furnished to it as provided in Section 10.01 or maintained the Note Registrar. The Trustee and the Paying Agent may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 10.01 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

ARTICLE 11

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE AGENT

SECTION 11.01.    Duties and Responsibilities of Trustee and Agent.

The Trustee, except during the occurrence of an Event of Default, undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. In case an Event of Default has occurred (which has not been cured or waived) the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, losses, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

 

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

(a)    prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing or waiving of all Events of Default that may have occurred:

(1)    the duties and obligations of the Trustee and the Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee and the Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee or the Agent; and

(2)    in the absence of willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or the Agent, the Trustee or the Agent may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee or the Agent and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture; but, in the case of any such certificates or opinions that by any provisions hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee or the Agent, the Trustee or the Agent shall be under a duty to examine the same to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein);

(b)    neither the Trustee nor the Agent shall be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Officers of the Trustee or the Agent (as applicable), unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or the Agent, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

(c)    neither the Trustee nor the Agent shall be liable with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding determined as provided in Section 12.04 relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Agent, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee or the Agent, under this Indenture;

(d)    whether or not therein provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee or the Agent shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 11.01;

(e)    neither the Trustee nor the Agent shall be liable in respect of any payment (as to the correctness of amount, entitlement to receive or any other matters relating to payment) or notice effected by the Company or any Paying Agent or any records maintained by any co-registrar with respect to the Notes;

 

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(f)    if any party fails to deliver a notice relating to an event the fact of which, pursuant to this Indenture, requires notice to be sent to the Trustee or the Agent, the Trustee or the Agent may conclusively rely on its failure to receive such notice as reason to act as if no such event occurred, unless such Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Agent had actual knowledge of such event;

(g)    in the absence of written investment direction from the Company, all cash received by the Trustee or the Agent shall be placed in a non-interest bearing trust account, and in no event shall the Trustee or the Agent be liable for the selection of investments or for investment losses incurred thereon or for losses incurred as a result of the liquidation of any such investment prior to its maturity date or the failure of the party directing such investments prior to its maturity date or the failure of the party directing such investment to provide timely written investment direction, and the Trustee or the Agent shall have no obligation to invest or reinvest any amounts held hereunder in the absence of such written investment direction from the Company;

(h)    in the event that the Trustee or the Agent is also acting as Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent hereunder, the rights and protections afforded to the Trustee or the Agent pursuant to this Article 11 shall also be afforded to such Custodian, Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or transfer agent, as applicable;

(i)    neither the Trustee nor the Agent shall have a duty to see to the payment or discharge of any tax, assessment, or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance of any kind;

(j)    neither the Trustee nor the Agent shall be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the powers granted hereunder;

(k)    none of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee or the Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur personal financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers;

(l)    neither the Trustee nor the Agent shall be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder;

(m)    the Trustee or the Agent may request that the Company deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture;

(n)    no provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to impose any duty or obligation on the Agent or the Trustee to take or omit to take any action, or suffer any action to be taken or omitted, in the performance of its duties or obligations, or the exercise any right or power, to the extent that taking or omitting to take such action or suffering such action to be taken or omitted would violate applicable law binding upon it (which determination may be based on the advice or opinion of counsel);

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(p)    the Trustee shall have no obligation to pursue any action that is not in accordance with applicable law.

SECTION 11.02.    Reliance on Documents, Opinions, Etc.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.01:

(a)    the Trustee and the Agent may conclusively rely and shall be fully protected in acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, bond, Note, coupon or other paper or document believed by it in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(b)    any request, direction, order or demand of the Company mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed); and any Board Resolution may be evidenced to the Trustee and the Agent by a copy thereof certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company;

(c)    each of the Agent and the Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and require an Opinion of Counsel and any written or verbal advice of such counsel or Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;

(d)    each of the Agent and the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request, order or direction of any of the Noteholders pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, unless such Noteholders shall have offered to the Trustee or the Agent, as applicable, security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, losses, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred therein or thereby;

(e)    neither the Agent nor the Trustee shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document, but the Trustee or the Agent, in their respective discretion, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee or Agent, as the case may be, shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company at reasonable times, in a reasonable manner and upon reasonable advance notice, personally or by agent or attorney at the expense of the Company and shall incur no liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation;

(f)    each of the Agent and the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents, custodians, nominees or attorneys and the Trustee or the Agent, as the case may be, shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent, custodian, nominee or attorney appointed by it with due care hereunder;

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(h)    neither the Trustee nor the Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

In no event shall the Trustee or the Agent be liable for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Trustee or the Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. The Trustee and the Agent shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, except (1) any Default or Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer shall have actual knowledge or (2) any Default or Event of Default of which written notice shall have been received by the Trustee or the Agent at their respective Corporate Trust Offices by the Company or by any Holder of the Notes during any period it is serving as Note Registrar and Paying Agent for the Notes and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture, any Event of Default occurring pursuant to Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b), 5.01(i) or 5.01(j).

SECTION 11.03.    No Responsibility for Recitals, Etc.

The recitals contained herein and in the Notes (except in the Trustee’s or the Agent’s certificate of authentication) shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee and the Agent assume no responsibility for the correctness of the same. The Trustee and the Agent make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Notes. Neither the Trustee nor the Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of any Notes or the proceeds of any Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture other than the Authenticating Agent’s certificate of authentication.

SECTION 11.04.    Trustee, Paying Agents, Conversion Agents or Note Registrar May Own Notes.

The Trustee, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent or Note Registrar, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes with the same rights it would have if it were not the Trustee, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Note Registrar.

SECTION 11.05.    Monies to be Held in Trust.

All monies received by the Trustee or the Agent shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received. Money held by the Trustee or the Agent in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee and the Agent shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as may be agreed in writing from time to time by the Company, the Trustee and the Agent.

SECTION 11.06.    Compensation and Expenses of Trustee and Agent.

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hereunder in any capacity (which shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust), and the Company will pay or reimburse the Trustee and the Agent upon their request for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances reasonably incurred or made and reasonably documented by the Trustee and the Agent in accordance with any of the provisions of this Indenture in any capacity thereunder (including the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel and of all Persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall have been caused by its gross negligence or willful misconduct as finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Company also covenants to indemnify the Trustee and the Agent in any capacity under this Indenture and any other document or transaction entered into in connection herewith and to protect and hold it harmless against, any and all loss, claim, damage, liability or fees and expense, including taxes (other than taxes based on the income of the Trustee and the Agent), incurred without gross negligence or willful misconduct, as finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction, on the part of the Trustee or the Agent, as the case may be, and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust, including the costs and expenses of defending the Trustee or the Agent against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, a Noteholder or any other Person) of liability in the premises, and expenses and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and court costs) incurred in connection with any action, claim or suit brought to enforce the Trustee’s right to indemnification. The obligations of the Company under this Section 11.06 to compensate or indemnify the Trustee and the Agent and to pay or reimburse the Trustee and the Agent for expenses, disbursements and advances shall be secured by a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee or the Agent, except, subject to the effect of Section 5.05, funds held in trust herewith for the benefit of the Holders of particular Notes. The Trustee’s or Agent’s right to receive payment of any amounts due under this Section 11.06 shall not be subordinate to any other liability or Indebtedness of the Company (even though the Notes may be so subordinated). The obligations of the Company under this Section 11.06 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the earlier resignation or removal or the Trustee or the Agent, as the case may be. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The indemnification provided in this Section 11.06 shall survive the termination or defeasance of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Agent, as the case may be. The Trustee or the Agent shall notify the Company promptly of any claim of which a Responsible Officer receives written notice for which it may seek indemnity.

Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee or the Agent under applicable law, when the Trustee, the Agent and their agents and any Authenticating Agent incur expenses or render services after an Event of Default specified in clauses (i) or (j) of Section 5.01 occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws.

SECTION 11.07.    Officers Certificate as Evidence.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 11.01, whenever in the administration of the provisions of this Indenture the Trustee or the Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be

 

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conclusively proved and established by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee or the Agent, and such Officers’ Certificate shall be full warrant to the Trustee or the Agent for any action taken or omitted by it under the provisions of this Indenture upon the faith thereof.

SECTION 11.08.    Eligibility of Trustee and Agent.

There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder 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 $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. If such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of any supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 11.08, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section 11.08, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article 11.

SECTION 11.09.    Resignation or Removal of Trustee.

(a)    The Trustee and the Agent (as applicable) may at any time resign by giving written notice of such resignation to the Company and by sending notice thereof to the Noteholders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee or agent (as applicable) by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee or Agent (as applicable) and one copy to the successor trustee or agent (as applicable). If no successor trustee or agent (as applicable) shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 60 days after the mailing of such notice of resignation to the Noteholders, the resigning Trustee or Agent (as applicable) may, upon ten Business Days’ notice to the Company and the Noteholders, petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or agent (as applicable), or any Noteholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months may, subject to the provisions of Section 5.11, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor trustee or agent (as applicable). Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor trustee or agent (as applicable).

(b)    In case at any time any of the following shall occur:

(1)    the Trustee or Agent (as applicable) shall fail to comply with Section 11.08 within a reasonable time after written request therefor by the Company or by any Noteholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months, or

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(3)    the Trustee or Agent (as applicable) shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

(4)    then, in any such case, the Company may by a Board Resolution remove the Trustee or Agent (as applicable) and appoint a successor trustee or agent (as applicable) by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by order of the Board of Directors, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or Agent so removed and one copy to the successor trustee or agent (as applicable), or, subject to the provisions of Section 5.11, any Noteholder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Note or Notes for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee or Agent (as applicable) and the appointment of a successor trustee or agent (as applicable). Such court may thereupon, after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, remove the Trustee or Agent (as applicable) and appoint a successor trustee or agent (as applicable).

(c)    The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, as determined in accordance with Section 12.04, may at any time remove the Trustee or Agent (as applicable) and nominate a successor trustee or agent (as applicable) that shall be deemed appointed as successor trustee or agent (as applicable) unless within ten days after notice to the Company of such nomination the Company objects thereto, in which case the Trustee or Agent (as applicable) so removed or any Noteholder, upon the terms and conditions and otherwise as in Section 11.10(a) provided, may petition, at the expense of the Company, any court of competent jurisdiction for an appointment of a successor trustee or agent (as applicable).

(d)    Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or Agent (as applicable) and appointment of a successor trustee or agent (as applicable) pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section 11.9 shall become effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or agent (as applicable) as provided in Section 11.10. The Trustee or Agent (as applicable) shall have no liability for the actions or inactions of the successor trustee or agent (as applicable).

SECTION 11.10.    Acceptance by Successor Trustee or Agent.

Any successor trustee or agent appointed as provided in Section 11.09 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to its predecessor trustee or agent an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee or agent shall become effective and such successor trustee or agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as trustee or agent herein; but, nevertheless, on the written request of the Company or of the successor trustee or agent, the trustee or agent ceasing to act shall, upon payment of any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.06, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee or agent all the rights and powers of the trustee or agent so ceasing to act.

 

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Upon the reasonable written request of any such successor trustee or agent, the Company shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee or agent all such rights and powers. Any trustee or Agent ceasing to act shall, nevertheless, retain a senior claim to which the Notes are hereby made subordinate on all money or property held or collected by such trustee or agent as such, except for funds held in trust for the benefit of Holders of particular Notes, to secure any amounts then due it pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.06.

No successor trustee or agent shall accept appointment as provided in this Section 11.10 unless at the time of such acceptance such successor trustee or agent shall be qualified under the provisions of Section 11.08 and be eligible under the provisions of Section 11.09.

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or agent as provided in this Section 11.10, each of the Company and the successor trustee or agent, at the written direction and at the expense of the Company, shall send electronically, mail or cause to be mailed notice of the succession of such trustee or agent hereunder to the Noteholders at their addresses as they shall appear on the Note Register. If the Company fails to mail such notice within ten days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or agent, the successor trustee or agent shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Company.

SECTION 11.11.    Succession by Merger, Etc.

Any corporation or other entity into which the Trustee or Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or Agent shall be a party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Agent, as the case may be (including the administration of this Indenture), shall be the successor to the Trustee or the Agent hereunder without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, provided that in the case of any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee or the Agent (as applicable), such corporation or other entity shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 11.08.

In case at the time such successor to the Trustee or the Agent, as the case may be, shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture, any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee or Agent may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor authenticating agent, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Authenticating Agent may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor trustee or agent hereunder or in the name of the successor trustee or agent; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Authenticating Agent shall have; provided, however, that the right to adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor Authenticating Agent or to authenticate Notes in the name of any predecessor Authenticating Agent shall apply only to its successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation.

 

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SECTION 11.12.    Trustee’s or Agent’s Application for Instructions from the Company.

Any application by the Trustee or Agent for written instructions from the Company (other than with regard to any action proposed to be taken or omitted to be taken by the Trustee or Agent that affects the rights of the Holders of the Notes under this Indenture) may, at the option of the Trustee or the Agent, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Trustee or the Agent under this Indenture and the date on and/or after which such action shall be taken or such omission shall be effective. Neither the Trustee nor the Agent shall be liable for any action taken by, or omission of, the Trustee or the Agent, as the case may be, in accordance with a proposal included in such application on or after the date specified in such application (which date shall not be less than three Business Days after the date any officer that the Company has indicated to the Trustee and the Agent should receive such application actually receives such application, unless any such officer shall have consented in writing to any earlier date), unless, prior to taking any such action (or the effective date in the case of any omission), the Trustee and the Agent shall have received written instructions in accordance with this Indenture in response to such application specifying the action to be taken or omitted.

ARTICLE 12

CONCERNING THE NOTEHOLDERS

SECTION 12.01.    Action by Noteholders.

Whenever in this Indenture it is provided that the Holders of a specified percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may take any action (including the making of any demand or request, the giving of any notice, consent or waiver or the taking of any other action), the fact that at the time of taking any such action, the Holders of such specified percentage have joined therein may be evidenced (a) by any instrument or any number of instruments of similar tenor executed by Noteholders in person or by agent or proxy appointed in writing, or (b) by the record of the Noteholders voting in favor thereof at any meeting of Noteholders, or (c) by a combination of such instrument or instruments and any such record of such a meeting of Noteholders. Whenever the Company, the Agent or the Trustee solicits the taking of any action by the Holders of the Notes, the Company, the Agent or the Trustee may, but shall not be required to, fix in advance of such solicitation, a date as the record date for determining Noteholders entitled to take such action. The record date if one is selected shall be not more than fifteen days prior to the date of commencement of solicitation of such action.

SECTION 12.02.    Proof of Execution by Noteholders.

Subject to the provisions of Section 11.01 and Section 11.02, proof of the execution of any instrument by a Noteholder or its agent or proxy shall be sufficient if made in accordance with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Trustee or the Agent or in such manner as shall be satisfactory to the Trustee or the Agent. The holding of Notes shall be proved by the Note Register or by a certificate of the Note Registrar.

 

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SECTION 12.03.    Who Are Deemed Absolute Owners.

The Company, the Trustee, the Agent, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent and any Note Registrar may deem the Person in whose name a Note shall be registered upon the Note Register to be, and may treat it as, the absolute owner of such Note (whether or not such Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing thereon made by any Person other than the Company or any Note Registrar) for the purpose of receiving payment of or on account of the principal of, premium, if any, and (subject to Section 2.03) accrued and unpaid interest on such Note, for conversion of such Note and for all other purposes; and neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any Paying Agent nor any Conversion Agent nor any Note Registrar shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such payments so made to any Holder for the time being, or upon its order, shall be valid and, to the extent of the sum or sums so paid, effectual to satisfy and discharge the liability for monies payable upon any such Note. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes following an Event of Default, any Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note may directly enforce against the Company, without the consent, solicitation, proxy, authorization or any other action of the Depositary or any other Person, such Holder’s right to exchange such beneficial interest for a Note in certificated form in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.

SECTION 12.04.    Company-Owned Notes Disregarded.

In determining whether the Holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, consent, waiver or other action under this Indenture, Notes that are owned by the Company or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding for the purpose of any such determination; provided that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee or the Agent shall be protected in relying on any such direction, consent, waiver or other action only Notes that a Responsible Officer actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Notes so owned that have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as outstanding for the purposes of this Section 12.04 if the pledgee shall establish to the satisfaction of the Trustee or the Agent the pledgee’s right to so act with respect to such Notes and that the pledgee is not the Company or a Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company. In the case of a dispute as to such right, any decision by the Trustee or the Agent taken upon the advice of counsel shall be full protection to the Trustee. Upon request of the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee or the Agent promptly an Officers’ Certificate listing and identifying all Notes, if any, known by the Company to be owned or held by or for the account of any of the above described Persons; and, subject to Section 11.01, the Trustee or the Agent shall be entitled to accept such Officers’ Certificate as conclusive evidence of the facts therein set forth and of the fact that all Notes not listed therein are outstanding for the purpose of any such determination.

SECTION 12.05.    Revocation of Consents; Future Noteholders Bound.

At any time prior to (but not after) the evidencing to the Trustee, as provided in Section 12.01, of the taking of any action by the Holders of the percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Notes specified in this Indenture in connection with such action, any Holder of a Note that is shown by the evidence to be included in the Notes the Holders of which have consented to such action may, by filing written notice with the Trustee and the Agent at their Corporate Trust Office and upon proof of holding as provided in Section 12.02, revoke such action so far as concerns such Note. Except as aforesaid, any such action taken by the Holder of

 

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any Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders and owners of such Note and of any Notes issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof, irrespective of whether any notation in regard thereto is made upon such Note or any Note issued in exchange or substitution therefor or upon registration of transfer thereof.

ARTICLE 13

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

SECTION 13.01.    Satisfaction and Discharge of the Indenture.

When (i) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee for cancellation all Notes theretofore authenticated (other than any Notes that have been destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered) and not theretofore canceled, or (ii) all the Notes not theretofore canceled or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation shall have become due and payable (whether at Stated Maturity for the payment of the principal amount thereof or on any Fundamental Change Purchase Date, Redemption Date or upon conversion or otherwise) and the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Paying Agent, in trust, or deliver to the Holders, as applicable, cash funds and/or (in the case of conversion) shares of Common Stock, as applicable, sufficient to pay all amounts due or deliverable on all of such Notes (other than any Notes that shall have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen and in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered) not theretofore canceled or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation, then this Indenture shall cease to be of further effect (except as to (A) rights hereunder of Holders of the Notes to receive all amounts owing upon the Notes and the other rights, duties and obligations of Holders of the Notes, as beneficiaries hereof with respect to the amounts, if any, so deposited with the Paying Agent and (B) the rights, obligations and immunities of the Paying Agent hereunder), and the Paying Agent, on written demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with and at the cost and expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture; the Company, however, hereby agrees to reimburse the Paying Agent for any costs or expenses thereafter reasonably and properly incurred by the Paying Agent, including the fees and expenses of its counsel, and to compensate the Paying Agent for any services thereafter reasonably and properly rendered by the Paying Agent in connection with this Indenture or the Notes. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Agent and the Paying Agent under Section 11.06 shall survive.

SECTION 13.02.    Deposit of Monies to be Held in Trust by Trustee.

Subject to Section 13.04, all monies deposited with the Paying Agent pursuant to Section 13.01 shall be held in trust for the sole benefit of the Holders of the Notes, and such monies shall be applied by the Paying Agent to the payment to the Holders of the particular Notes for the payment or redemption of which such monies have been deposited with the Paying Agent, of all sums due and to become due thereon for principal and interest, if any.

 

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SECTION 13.03.    [Reserved].

SECTION 13.04.    Return of Unclaimed Monies.

Subject to the requirements of applicable law, any monies deposited with or paid to the Paying Agent for payment of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes and not applied but remaining unclaimed by the Holders of the Notes for two years after the date upon which the principal of or interest, if any, on such Notes, as the case may be, shall have become due and payable, shall be repaid to the Company by the Paying Agent on demand, and all liability of the Paying Agent shall thereupon cease with respect to such monies; and the Holder of any of the Notes shall thereafter look only to the Company for any payment that such Holder of the Notes may be entitled to collect unless an applicable abandoned property law designates another Person.

SECTION 13.05.    Reinstatement.

If the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with Section 13.02 by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 13.01 until such time as the Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 13.02; provided, however, that if the Company makes any payment of interest on or principal of any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 14

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 14.01.    Provisions Binding on Companys Successors.

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

SECTION 14.02.    Official Acts by Successor Corporation.

Any act or proceeding by any provision of this Indenture authorized or required to be done or performed by any board, committee or officer of the Company shall and may be done and performed with like force and effect by the like board, committee or officer of any corporation or other entity that shall at the time be the lawful successor of the Company.

SECTION 14.03.    Addresses for Notices, Etc.

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deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed (until another address is filed by the Company with the Agent and the Trustee) to Proofpoint, Inc., 892 Ross Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94089, Attention: General Counsel. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or upon the Trustee or the Agent shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or served by a facsimile transmission or by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed to its Corporate Trust Office. Any notice, direction, request or demand hereunder to or upon the Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, Authenticating Agent or Conversion Agent shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or made, for all purposes, if given or served by a facsimile transmission or by being deposited postage prepaid by registered or certified mail in a post office letter box addressed to its Corporate Trust Office.

The Trustee and the Agent, by notice to the Company, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication mailed to a Noteholder shall be mailed to it by first class mail, postage prepaid, at its address as it appears on the Note Register and shall be sufficiently given to it if so mailed within the time prescribed.

Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Noteholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Noteholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

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

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Note, whenever notice is required to be given to a Holder of a Global Note, such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee), pursuant to customary procedures of such Depositary.

SECTION 14.04.    Governing Law.

THIS INDENTURE AND EACH OF THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 14.05.    Evidence of Compliance with Conditions Precedent; Certificates and Opinions of Counsel to Trustee and Agent.

(a)    Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee or the Agent to take any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee and the Agent:

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(2)    an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

(b)    Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture shall include:

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

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

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

(4)    a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of each such person, such condition or covenant has been complied with; provided, however, that, with respect to matters of fact, an Opinion of Counsel may rely on an Officers’ Certificate or certificates of public officials.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 14.05, if any provision in this Indenture specifically provides that the Trustee or Agent shall or may receive an Opinion of Counsel in connection with any action to be taken by the Trustee, the Agent, or the Company hereunder, the Trustee or the Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to, or entitled to request, such Opinion of Counsel.

SECTION 14.06.    Payments on Business Days.

If any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date, the Stated Maturity of the Notes or any earlier required repurchase date upon a Fundamental Change would fall on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest on such payment shall accrue in respect of the delay.

SECTION 14.07.    No Security Interest Created.

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall be construed to constitute a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code or similar legislation, as now or hereafter enacted and in effect, in any jurisdiction.

SECTION 14.08.    [Reserved].

SECTION 14.09.    Benefits of Indenture.

Nothing in this Indenture or in the Notes, expressed or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto, any Paying Agent, any Conversion Agent, any Bid Solicitation Agent, any Authenticating Agent, any Note Registrar and their successors hereunder or the Holders of the Notes, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

 

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SECTION 14.10.    Authenticating Agent.

The Agent shall appoint an authenticating agent (together with its successors, assigns and validly appointed replacements, the “Authenticating Agent”) that shall be authorized to act on its behalf and subject to its direction in the authentication and delivery of Notes in connection with the original issuance thereof and transfers and exchanges of Notes hereunder, including under Section 2.05, Section 2.06, Section 2.07, Section 2.08, Section 3.05 and Section 7.04 as fully to all intents and purposes as though the Authenticating Agent had been expressly authorized by this Indenture and those Sections to authenticate and deliver Notes. For all purposes of this Indenture, the authentication and delivery of Notes by the Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be authentication and delivery of such Notes “by the Agent” and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Agent by an Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement hereunder or in the Notes for the Agent’s certificate of authentication. Such Authenticating Agent shall at all times be a Person eligible to serve as trustee hereunder pursuant to Section 11.08. The Agent initially appoints the Trustee as Authenticating Agent.

Any corporation or other entity into which any Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or other entity resulting from any merger, consolidation or conversion to which any Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation or other entity succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of any Authenticating Agent, shall be the successor of the Authenticating Agent hereunder, if such successor corporation or other entity is otherwise eligible under this Section 14.10, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto or the Authenticating Agent or such successor corporation or other entity.

Any Authenticating Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice of resignation to the Trustee, the Agent and to the Company. The Agent may at any time terminate the agency of any Authenticating Agent by giving written notice of termination to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time any Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible under this Section 14.10, the Agent may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent, shall give written notice of such appointment to the Company and shall mail notice of such appointment to all Noteholders as the names and addresses of such Holders appear on the Note Register.

The Company agrees to pay to the Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services although the Company may terminate the Authenticating Agent, if it determines such agent’s fees to be unreasonable.

The provisions of Section 11.02, Section 11.03, Section 11.04, Section 12.03 and this Section 14.10 shall be applicable to any Authenticating Agent.

 

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SECTION 14.11.    Calculations.

Except as otherwise provided in this Indenture, the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of any Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock, the Daily VWAP, accrued interest payable on the Notes and the Conversion Rate. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, the Company’s calculations shall be final and binding on Holders of Notes. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee, the Agent and the Conversion Agent (if different than the Trustee), and each of the Trustee, the Agent and Conversion Agent (if different than the Trustee) is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will forward the Company’s calculations to any Holder of Notes upon the written request of that Holder at the sole cost and expense of the Company.

SECTION 14.12.    Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Note Registrar.

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

SECTION 14.13.    Table of Contents, Headings, Etc.

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

SECTION 14.14.    Execution in Counterparts.

This Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

SECTION 14.15.    Severability.

In the event any provision of this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted by law) the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

SECTION 14.16.    No Recourse Against Others.

No director, officer, employee, stockholder, incorporator or agent of the Company will have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes, this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.

 

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SECTION 14.17.    Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

SECTION 14.18.    Force Majeure.

In no event shall the Trustee or the Agent be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee and the Agent shall use reasonable efforts that are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

SECTION 14.19.    U.S.A. Patriot Act.

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the U.S.A. Patriot Act, the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account with the Trustee. The parties to this Indenture agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order for the Trustee to satisfy the requirements of the U.S.A. Patriot Act.

ARTICLE 15

REDEMPTION

SECTION 15.01.    Right to Redeem.

The Notes shall not be redeemable before August 20, 2022, and no sinking fund is provided for the Notes. On or after such date, the Company shall be entitled to redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, except for any Notes that the Company is required to repurchase as provided under Section 3.01, in cash at the Redemption Price as set forth in this Section 15.01; provided that the Last Reported Sale Price of the Company’s Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive), including the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice, during any 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice, exceeds 130% of the applicable Conversion Price for the Notes on each applicable Trading Day as determined by the Company. The redemption price for the Notes to be redeemed on any Redemption Date (the “Redemption Price”) will equal (a) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus (b) accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest), if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, unless the Redemption Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date, in which case the Company shall instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest, including any Additional Interest, to the Holder of record as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date and the Redemption

 

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Price will be 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed. If Notes are redeemed on a date that is after a Regular Record Date for the payment of interest and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest will not be paid to the Holder of Notes being redeemed, and instead the full amount of the relevant interest payment will be paid on such Interest Payment Date to the Holder of record on such Regular Record Date. The Redemption Date must be a Business Day and must be prior to the 43rd Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Stated Maturity.

SECTION 15.02.    Notices to Trustee.

If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of the Notes, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the Redemption Date, the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and the paragraph of the Notes pursuant to which the redemption will occur.

The Company shall give each notice to the Trustee provided for in this Section 15.02 at least 35 days (or such longer notice period as required by Section 15.04) before the Redemption Date unless the Trustee consents to a shorter period; provided, however, that if the Company mails a Redemption Notice to Holders more than 30 days prior to the Redemption Date, in accordance with Section 15.05 hereto, the Company shall immediately give notice to the Trustee. Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from the Company to the effect that such redemption will comply with the conditions herein.

SECTION 15.03.    Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed.

In the event that the Company chooses to redeem less than all of the Notes at any time, selection of the Notes for redemption shall be made by the Trustee by lot or by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate in accordance with DTC procedures. The Trustee shall make the selection from outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption. Notes and portions of them the Trustee selects shall be in principal amounts of $1,000 or multiples of $1,000. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of the Notes or portions of Notes to be redeemed.

SECTION 15.04.    Notice of Redemption.

At least 30 days but not more than 60 days (or such longer notice period as required to provide that there is a sufficient number of Trading Days between the Redemption Notice and the Redemption Date (the “Redemption Period”) such that the entire Conversion Redemption Observation Period occurs within such Redemption Period and such Redemption Notice is delivered by the Company at least two Trading Days prior to the commencement of the related Conversion Redemption Observation Period) before a Redemption Date, the Company shall mail a notice of redemption (a “Redemption Notice”) by first-class mail or electronic transmission to each Holder of Notes at such Holder’s registered address. Any inadvertent defect in the Redemption Notice, including an inadvertent failure to give notice, to any Holder selected for redemption shall not impair or affect the validity of the redemption of any other Note redeemed in accordance with provisions of this Indenture. Simultaneously with providing such Redemption Notice, the Company shall issue a press release, which will also be available on the Company’s website.

 

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The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:

(1)    the Redemption Date;

(2)    the Redemption Price;

(3)    the name and address of the Paying Agent;

(4)    that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the Redemption Price;

(5)    if fewer than all the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the identification and principal amounts of the particular Notes to be redeemed;

(6)    that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes (or portion thereof) called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the Redemption Date;

(7)    the “CUSIP” number, ISIN or “Common Code” number, if any, printed on the Notes being redeemed;

(8)    that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the “CUSIP” number, ISIN, or “Common Code” number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes;

(9)    that such Holder has a right to convert the Notes called for redemption upon satisfaction of the requirements therefor set forth in this Indenture, and the Conversion Rate applicable to such conversion, including any Additional Shares to be received upon conversion of the Notes in connection with such Redemption Notice pursuant to Section 4.06; and

(10)    the time at which such Holders’ right to convert the Notes called for redemption will expire, which will be the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date.

At the Company’s request (which request must be made at least 35 days prior to the Redemption Date), the Trustee shall give the Redemption Notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense. In such event, the Company shall provide the Trustee with the information required by this Section 15.04.

SECTION 15.05.    Effect of Redemption Notice.

Once a Redemption Notice is mailed, Notes called for redemption become due and payable on the Redemption Date and at the Redemption Price stated in the Redemption Notice. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent, such Notes shall be paid at the Redemption Price stated in

 

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the Redemption Notice, plus accrued interest to the Redemption Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the related Interest Payment Date), and such Notes shall be canceled by the Paying Agent. Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder.

SECTION 15.06.    Deposit of Redemption Price.

Prior to 10:00 a.m. (local time in The City of New York) on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or a Subsidiary is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date other than Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption which have been delivered by the Company to the Paying Agent for cancellation.

SECTION 15.07.    Notes Redeemed in Part.

If a portion of Notes are selected for redemption and a Holder converts a portion of those Notes, the converted portion will be deemed to be of the portion selected for redemption to the extent that the converted portion does not exceed the portion selected for redemption. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Authenticating Agent shall authenticate for the Holder (at the Company’s expense) a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered.

SECTION 15.08.    Effect of Redemptions in Part.

In the event of any redemption in part, the Company shall not be required to (i) issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the open of business 15 days before the mailing of a Redemption Notice and ending at the close of business on the earliest date on which the relevant Redemption Notice is deemed to have been given to all Holders of Notes to be redeemed or (ii) register the transfer of or exchange any Notes so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Notes being redeemed in part.

SECTION 15.09.    Conditions to Redemption.

No Notes may be redeemed if the principal amount of the Notes has been accelerated, and such acceleration has not been rescinded, on or prior to the Redemption Date (except in the case of an acceleration resulting from a Default by the Company in the payment of the applicable Redemption Price with respect to such Notes).

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

 

PROOFPOINT, INC.
By:  

/s/ Paul Auvil

Name:   Paul Auvil
Title:   CFO

[Indenture Signature Page]


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

By:  

/s/ Maddy Hughes

Name:   Maddy Hughes
Title:   Vice President

[Indenture Signature Page]


SCHEDULE A

The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes will increase pursuant to Section 4.06 of this Indenture for each Stock Price and Effective Date set forth below:

 

Effective Date

   $111.99      $125.00      $153.99      $175.00      $200.18      $225.00      $250.00      $300.00      $500.00      $700.00  

August 23, 2019

     2.4352        1.9402        1.2161        0.8899        0.6258        0.4505        0.3282        0.1791        0.0144        0.0000  

August 15, 2020

     2.4352        1.9402        1.1754        0.8367        0.5687        0.3958        0.2785        0.1415        0.0068        0.0000  

August 15, 2021

     2.4352        1.9016        1.0886        0.7429        0.4792        0.3163        0.2106        0.0952        0.0011        0.0000  

August 15, 2022

     2.4352        1.8160        0.9512        0.6037        0.3552        0.2134        0.1290        0.0471        0.0000        0.0000  

August 15, 2023

     2.4352        1.6693        0.7219        0.3867        0.1832        0.0885        0.0426        0.0088        0.0000        0.0000  

August 15, 2024

     2.4352        1.5059        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[INCLUDE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF A GLOBAL NOTE]

[THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF A DEPOSITARY. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITARY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY) MAY BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

[INCLUDE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF A RESTRICTED SECURITY]

[THIS NOTE AND THE 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 MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED PRIOR TO THE RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE EXCEPT:

(A)    TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, OR

(B)    PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(C)    TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(D)    PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.


PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (D) ABOVE, THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE, AND THE PAYING AGENT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

THE “RESALE RESTRICTION TERMINATION DATE” MEANS THE LATER OF: (A) THE DATE THAT IS ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST ORIGINAL ISSUANCE DATE OF THE NOTES OR SUCH SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO; AND (B) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.]

 

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PROOFPOINT, INC.

0.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2024

 

No. [            ]    [Initially]1 $[            ]

CUSIP No. [            ]

Proofpoint, Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay [CEDE & CO.]2[            ]3, or registered assigns, [            ] DOLLARS ($[            ]) [(or such greater or lesser principal amount as shall be specified in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Securities” attached hereto)]4 on August 15, 2024 unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased, and to pay interest thereon as set forth in the manner, at the rates and to the Persons set forth in the Indenture.

This Note shall bear interest at a rate of 0.25% per annum from August 23, 2019 or from the most recent date to which interest had been paid or provided to, but excluding, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date, until the principal hereof shall be repaid. Interest on this Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on each February 15 and August 15, commencing on February 15, 2020, to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest. Additional Interest will be payable at the option of the Company on the terms set forth in Section 5.02 or Section 9.10 of the within-mentioned Indenture.

The Company will pay interest on overdue principal, and, to the extent lawful, on overdue interest, in each case at a rate of 0.25% per annum. Interest not paid when due and any interest on principal or interest not paid when due will be paid to Holders on a special record date, which will be the 15th day preceding the date fixed by the Company for the payment of such interest, whether or not such day is a Business Day. At least 15 days before a special record date, the Company will send to each Holder and to the Paying Agent a notice that sets forth the special record date, the payment date and the amount of interest to be paid.

The Company shall pay principal of and interest on this Note, if and so long as such Note is a Global Note, in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Holder of such Note. The Company shall pay principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) at the office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Trustee as its Paying Agent and Note Registrar in respect of the Notes and its Corporate Trust Office as a place where Notes may be

 

 

1 

Include if a Global Note.

2 

Include if a Global Note.

3 

Include if a Physical Note.

4 

Include for Global Note.

 

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presented for payment or for registration of transfer. The Company may, however, change the Paying Agent or Note Registrar for the Notes without prior notice to the Holders thereof, and the Company may act as Paying Agent or Note Registrar. Interest on the Notes (other than Notes that are Global Notes) will be payable (i) to Holders holding Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or less, by check mailed to such Holder and (ii) to Holders holding Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or more, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holder’s account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until that Holder notifies, in writing, the Note Registrar to the contrary.

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

In the case of any conflict between this Note and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall control. This Note, for all purposes, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

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

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, PROOFPOINT, INC. has caused this instrument to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer.

Dated: August 23, 2019

 

PROOFPOINT, INC.
By:  

     

Name:  
Title:  

 

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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

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

Dated: August 23, 2019

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

By:  

     

  Authorized Signatory

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]

PROOFPOINT, INC.

0.25% Convertible Senior Note due 2024

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company (herein called the “Notes”), issued under and pursuant to an Indenture dated as of August 23, 2019 (herein called the “Indenture”) by and among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, herein called the “Trustee” and as Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, Authenticating Agent and Conversion Agent (the “Agent”), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee, the Note Registrar, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent, the Authenticating Agent, the Conversion Agent and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Holder has the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase all of such Holder’s Notes or any portion thereof (in principal amounts of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof) on the Fundamental Change Purchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Purchase Price.

The Notes shall not be redeemable before August 20, 2022, and no sinking fund is provided for the Notes. On or after such date, the Company shall be entitled to redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, except for any Notes that the Company is required to repurchase as provided under Section 3.01 of the Indenture, in cash at the Redemption Price as set forth in Section 15.01 of the Indenture, provided that the Last Reported Sale Price of the Company’s Common Stock for at least 20 Trading Days (whether or not consecutive), including the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice, during any 30 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides the Redemption Notice, exceeds 130% of the applicable Conversion Price for the Notes on each applicable Trading Day as determined by the Company. The Redemption Price for the Notes to be redeemed on any Redemption Date will equal (a) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus (b) accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest), if any, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, unless the Redemption Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the immediately succeeding Interest Payment Date, in which case the Company will instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest, including any Additional Interest, to the Holder of record as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date. If Notes are redeemed on a date that is after a Regular Record Date for the payment of interest and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest will not be paid to the Holder of Notes being redeemed, and instead the full amount of the relevant interest payment will be paid on such Interest Payment Date to the Holder of record on such Regular Record Date. If the Company elects to redeem all or part of the Notes on or after August 20, 2022, it will increase the Conversion Rate for Holders who convert Notes in connection with such redemption as set forth in the Indenture.

 

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Notice will be given not less than 30 nor more than 60 days (or such longer notice period such that the entire Conversion Redemption Observation Period occurs within the Redemption Period and such Redemption Notice is delivered by the Company at least two Trading Days prior to the commencement of the related Conversion Redemption Observation Period) prior to the Redemption Date, and such notice will state, among other things: (a) that such Holder has a right to convert the Notes called for redemption upon satisfaction of the requirements therefor set forth in the Indenture, and the Conversion Rate applicable to such conversion, including any Additional Shares to be received upon conversion of the Notes in connection with such Redemption Notice as provided in Section 4.06 of the Indenture; and (b) the time at which such Holder’s right to convert the Notes called for redemption will expire, which will be the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date. Any inadvertent defect in the Redemption Notice, including an inadvertent failure to give notice, to any Holder selected for redemption will not impair or affect the validity of the redemption of any other Note redeemed in accordance with provisions of the Indenture.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding August 15, 2024, to convert this Note or a portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s discretion, at the applicable Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company will make all payments and deliveries in respect of the Fundamental Change Purchase Price, Redemption Price and the principal amount of the Notes on the Stated Maturity thereof, as the case may be, to the Holder who surrenders a Note to the Paying Agent to collect such payments in respect of the Note. The Company will pay cash amounts in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

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

 

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As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, in case an Event of Default, as defined in the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal of and interest on all Notes may be declared due and payable, by either the Trustee or Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, and upon said declaration shall become due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the Indenture; provided that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in clauses (i) and (j) of Section 5.01 of the Indenture, the principal amount of, and interest on, all the Notes shall automatically become due and payable.

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

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Note Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and interest on this Note are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Note Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

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

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

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

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

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

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

 

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SCHEDULE A5

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF SECURITIES

PROOFPOINT, INC.

0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024

The initial principal amount of this Global Note is [                ] DOLLARS ($[            ]). The following exchanges, purchases or conversions of a part of this Global Note have been made:

 

Date of Exchange

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

 

 

5 

Include if a Global Note.

 

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ATTACHMENT 1

[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]

 

To:

Proofpoint, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

The undersigned owner of this Note hereby irrevocably exercises the option to convert this Note, or a portion hereof (which is $1,000 or an integral multiple hereof) below designated, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s discretion, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture referred to in this Note, and directs that any cash payable and any shares of Common Stock issuable and deliverable upon conversion, together with any check in payment for fractional shares of Common Stock, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be paid or issued and delivered, as the case may be, to the registered Holder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, if this notice is being delivered on a date after the close of business on a Regular Record Date and prior to the open of business on the related Interest Payment Date, this notice is accompanied by payment of an amount equal to the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date of the principal of this Note to be converted. If any shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a Person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect hereto. Any amount required to be paid by the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note.

Principal amount to be converted (in an integral multiple of $1,000, if less than all):

 

Dated:                                                                                               
                                                    
   Signature(s)
                                                        
Signature Guarantee   
Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature Guarantee Programs:   
(i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock   

 

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Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP) or (iv) another guarantee program acceptable to the Agent.   
Fill in for registration of any shares of Common Stock and Notes if to be issued otherwise than to the registered Holder.   
                                                        
(Name)   
                                                        
(Address)   
                                                        
Please print Name and Address   
(including zip code number)   
                                                        
Social Security or other Taxpayer   
Identifying Number   

 

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ATTACHMENT 2

[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE PURCHASE NOTICE]

To:    Proofpoint, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Proofpoint, Inc. (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Purchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to repay to the registered Holder hereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Note and the Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that is $1,000 principal amount or an integral multiple thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Purchase Date does not fall during the period after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day following the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Purchase Date.

In the case of certificated Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be repurchased are as set forth below:

 

Dated:                                       
                                                                               
  Signature(s)
                                                   
  Social Security or Other Taxpayer
  Identification Number
  Principal amount to be repaid (if less than all):
  NOTICE: The signature on the Fundamental Change Purchase Notice must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

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ATTACHMENT 3

[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER]

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

In connection with any transfer of the within Note occurring prior to the Resale Restriction Termination Date, as defined in the Indenture governing such Note, the undersigned confirms that such Note is being transferred:

☐    To Proofpoint, Inc. or a subsidiary thereof; or

☐    Pursuant to a registration statement that has become or been declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or

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

☐    Pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Dated:                                                

                                                                          

 

                                                                          

 
Signature(s)  

                                                                          

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

 

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EXHIBIT B

[FORM OF FREE TRANSFERABILITY CERTIFICATE]

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Dear Sir or Madam:

Whereas the 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) have become freely tradable without restriction by non-affiliates of Proofpoint, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to Rule 144(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in accordance with Section 2.04(a) of the indenture, dated as of August 23, 2019 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and Note Registrar, Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, Authenticating Agent and Conversion Agent, pursuant to which the Notes were issued, the Company hereby instructs you that:

 

  (i)

the restrictive legends described in Section 2.04(a) of the Indenture and set forth on the Notes and Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Notes will be deemed removed from the global securities representing such securities, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notes and as provided in the Indenture, without further action on the part of Holders; and

 

  (ii)

the restricted CUSIP number for the Notes will be deemed removed from the Global Notes and replaced with the unrestricted CUSIP number 743424 AF0, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notes and as provided in the Indenture, without further action on the part of Holders.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Indenture.

 

Very truly yours,
PROOFPOINT, INC.
By:  

     

Name:  

     

Title:  

     

 

B-1

Exhibit 99.1

 

   August 20, 2019
To:    Proofpoint, Inc.
   892 Ross Drive
   Sunnyvale, California 94089
   Attn:   Michael Yang, General Counsel
     Marlise Ricci, Controller
   Telephone:   408 517 4710
   Facsimile:       408 850 4022
From:    [Dealer name and address]
Re:    Base Capped Call Transaction

Ladies and Gentlemen:

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 Proofpoint, Inc. (“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 2006 ISDA Definitions (the “2006 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. Certain defined terms used herein are based on terms that are defined in the Offering Memorandum dated August 20, 2019 (the “Offering Memorandum”) relating to the 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (as originally issued by Counterparty, the “Convertible Securities” and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Convertible Securities, a “Convertible Security”) issued by Counterparty in an aggregate initial principal amount of USD 800,000,000 (as increased by up to an aggregate principal amount of USD 120,000,000 if and to the extent that the Initial Purchasers (as defined herein) exercise their option to purchase additional Convertible Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein)) pursuant to an Indenture to be dated August 23, 2019, between Counterparty and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Offering Memorandum, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum, the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by Dealer as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. Subject to the foregoing, 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 such date (other than any amendment or supplement (x) pursuant to 7.01(j) of the Indenture that, as determined by the Calculation Agent, conforms the Indenture to the description of Convertible Securities in the Offering Memorandum or (y) pursuant to Section 4.07 of the Indenture, subject, in the case of this clause (y), to the third paragraph under “Method of Adjustment” in Section 2), any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation 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 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule except for (i) the elections set forth in this Confirmation and (ii) in respect of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement, (a) the “Cross Default” provisions will apply to Dealer as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi(1) of the Agreement and (y)


the “Threshold Amount” with respect to Dealer were two percent (2%) of shareholders’ equity of [__] as of the Trade Date and (b) 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.” and (iii) the term “Specified Indebtedness” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term shall not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business). 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 Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

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:

 

General Terms:   
  Trade Date:    August 20, 2019
  Effective Date:    The closing date of the initial issuance of the Convertible Securities.
  Option Type:    Call
  Seller:    Dealer
  Buyer:    Counterparty
  Shares:    The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 0.0001 per share (Ticker Symbol: “PFPT”).
  Number of Options:    800,000
  Number of Shares:    As of any date, the product of (i) the Number of Options, (ii) the Conversion Rate and (iii) the Applicable Percentage.
  Conversion Rate:    The initial “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture), subject to adjustment as set forth herein.
  Strike Price:    The initial “Conversion Price” (as defined in the Indenture, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.
  Cap Price:    USD [    ]
  Applicable Percentage:    [    %]
  Premium:    As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.
  Premium Payment Date:    The Effective Date
  Exchange:    The NASDAQ Global Select Market
  Related Exchange:    All Exchanges

Procedures for Exercise:

  
  Exercise Dates:    Each Conversion Date.
  Conversion Date:    Each “Conversion Date”, as defined in the Indenture, occurring during the period from and excluding the Trade Date to and including the Expiration Date, for Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, that are submitted for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the

 

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          terms of the Indenture (such Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, the “Relevant Convertible Securities” for such Conversion Date).
  Exercise on   
  Conversion Dates:    Subject to “Notice of Exercise” below, on each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to (i) the number of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount minus (ii) the number of Applicable Conversion Options (as defined below), if any, in each case corresponding to such Conversion Date shall be automatically exercised.
  Excluded Convertible Securities:    Convertible Securities surrendered for conversion on any date prior to the date that is 43rd “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Stated Maturity” (each as defined in the Indenture) (such date, the “Relevant Date”). The provisions of Section 8(a)(iv) below will apply to the exercise of any Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Excluded Convertible Securities.
  Expiration Date:    August 15, 2024, subject to earlier exercise.
  Automatic Exercise:    As provided above under “Exercise on Conversion Dates”.
  Automatic Exercise After Relevant Date:    Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions or anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, unless Counterparty notifies Dealer in writing prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, all Options then outstanding as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically exercised as if (i) a number of Convertible Notes (in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount) equal to such number of then-outstanding Options were converted with a “Conversion Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring on or after the Relevant Date and (ii) the Convertible Security Settlement Method applied to such Convertible Notes; provided that, no such automatic exercise pursuant to this paragraph will occur if the VWAP Price (as defined herein) for each “Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture) during the “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture, subject to the provision set forth opposite the caption “Convertible Security Settlement Method” below) is less than or equal to the Strike Price.
  Exercise Notice Deadline:    In respect of any exercise of Options hereunder on any Conversion Date, the “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) relating to the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date occurring on the relevant Exercise Date (or, in the event there is no “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture) relating to such Convertible Securities, the “Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture) 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 on or after the Relevant Date, the Exercise Notice Deadline shall be the “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Stated Maturity” (each as defined in the Indenture).

 

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       Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, but subject to “Automatic Exercise After Relevant Date” above, 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 prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Exercise Notice Deadline in respect of such exercise of (i) the number of Convertible Securities being converted on the relevant Conversion Date (or the portion thereof with respect to which Counterparty elects to deliver such Notice of Exercise, in which case any such payment or delivery obligation in respect of such exercise shall apply only to such portion), (ii) the scheduled settlement date under the Indenture for the Convertible Securities so converted on the Conversion Date and (iii) the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture); if any, 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 on or after the Relevant Date, the contents of such notice shall be as set forth in clause (i) above. Any such Notice of Exercise shall contain an acknowledgement by Counterparty of its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and 10(b) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and shall remake the representations set forth in Section 7(a)(i)(A), in each case in respect of such Notice of Exercise. For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, subject to “Automatic Exercise After Relevant Date” above, Dealer’s obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise shall be extinguished until the Expiration Date, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of Options relating to Relevant Convertible Securities with a “Conversion Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring prior to the Relevant Date, such notice (and the related termination of Options hereunder) shall be effective if given after the Exercise Notice Deadline, but prior to 5:00 PM New York City time on the fifth Exchange Business Day following the Exercise Notice Deadline.
  Notice of Convertible Security   
  Settlement Method:    Unless Counterparty shall have notified Dealer in writing before 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the “Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture) immediately preceding April 15, 2024 of the irrevocable election by the Issuer, in accordance with Section 4.03(a)(3) of the Indenture, of the settlement method and, if applicable, the “Cash Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) applicable to such Relevant Convertible Securities, Counterparty shall be deemed to have notified Dealer of a “Combination Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) with a “Cash Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of USD 1,000 applicable to such Relevant Convertible Securities, notwithstanding any different actual election by Issuer with respect to the settlement of such Convertible Securities. Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined

 

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          below) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a settlement method with respect to the Convertible Securities.
  Dealer’s Telephone Number and Telex and/or Facsimile Number and Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:    To be provided by Dealer.
Settlement Terms:
  Settlement Date:    In respect of an Exercise Date, the date that is one Settlement Cycle after the last day of the relevant “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture, subject to the provisions set forth opposite the caption “Convertible Security Settlement Method” below).
  Delivery Obligation:    In lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to “Notice of Exercise” above, in respect of an Exercise Date on or after the Relevant Date, Dealer will 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 aggregate number of Shares, if any, that Issuer would be obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted, or deemed to be converted, on the relevant Conversion Date or deemed Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Indenture, subject to the provisions set forth opposite “Notice of Exercise” above (determined, for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to any adjustments pursuant to the terms hereof) and/or the aggregate amount of cash, if any, in excess of USD 1,000 per Convertible Security (in denominations of USD 1,000) that Issuer would be obligated to deliver to holder(s) pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Indenture, subject to the provisions set forth opposite “Notice of Exercise” above (determined, for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to any adjustments pursuant to the terms hereof and except that such aggregate number of Shares shall be determined without taking into consideration any rounding pursuant to Section 4.03(f) of the Indenture and shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number) and cash in lieu of fractional Shares, if any, resulting from such rounding, as if Issuer had elected to satisfy its conversion obligation in respect of such Relevant Convertible Securities by the Convertible Security Settlement Method, notwithstanding any different actual election by Issuer with respect to the settlement of such Convertible Securities (the “Convertible Obligation”); provided that (i) if the Convertible Obligation exceeds the Capped Convertible Obligation, then the Delivery Obligation shall be the Capped Convertible Obligation; and (ii) the Convertible Obligation (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Capped Convertible Obligation) shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Issuer is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities as a result of any adjustments to the Convertible Rate pursuant to Sections 4.04(f), 4.04(g) or 4.06 of the Indenture (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Delivery Obligation shall not include any interest payment on the Relevant Convertible Securities that Issuer is (or would have been) obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date).

 

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  Capped Convertible Obligation:    In respect of an Exercise Date, the Convertible Obligation that would apply if the “Daily VWAP” for each “Trading Day” in the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture, subject to the provision set forth opposite the caption “Convertible Security Settlement Method” below) were the lesser of (x) the Cap Price and (y) the actual VWAP Price for such Trading Day.
  Convertible Security Settlement Method:    For any Relevant Convertible Securities, if Counterparty has notified Dealer in the Notice of Convertible Security Settlement Method that Issuer 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 4.03(a) of the Indenture (a “Cash Election”) with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of at least USD 1,000, the Convertible Security Settlement Method shall be the settlement method actually so elected by Issuer in respect of such Relevant Convertible Securities; otherwise, the Convertible Security Settlement Method shall (i) assume Issuer had made a Cash Election with respect to such Relevant Convertible Securities with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of USD 1,000 per Relevant Convertible Security and (ii) be calculated as if the relevant “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Indenture consisted of 80 “Trading Days” (as defined in the Indenture) commencing on the 81st “Scheduled Trading Day” prior to the “Stated Maturity” (each as defined in the Indenture).
  Other Applicable Provisions:    To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 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.
Share Adjustments:   
  Method of Adjustment:    Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions (which Section shall not apply for purposes of the Transaction, except as provided in Section 8(t) below and as otherwise set forth in this paragraph), upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the Dilution Adjustment Provisions (each, a “Potential Adjustment Event”) that results in an adjustment under the Indenture (or, if no Convertible Securities are then outstanding, that would have resulted in such an adjustment), the Calculation Agent, acting in good faith and commercially reasonably, (i) shall make an analogous adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction (other than the Cap Price) and (B) a proportionate adjustment to the Cap Price to the extent any adjustment is made to the Strike Price pursuant to clause (A) above; and (ii) the Calculation Agent will determine, in a commercially reasonable manner, whether such Potential Adjustment Event has had a material economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, shall, in its commercially reasonable

 

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discretion but without duplication of any adjustment pursuant to clause (i) above, make any further adjustment consistent with the Calculation Agent Adjustment set forth in Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions (as modified pursuant to this Confirmation) to the Cap Price (but, for the avoidance of doubt, to no other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of any Option) to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer, after taking into account such Potential Adjustment Event; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price. For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any delivery or payment obligation hereunder, and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction, on account of (x) any distribution of cash, property or securities by Counterparty to holders of the Convertible Notes (upon conversion or otherwise) or (y) any other transaction in which holders of the Convertible Notes are entitled to participate, in each case, in lieu of an adjustment under the Indenture in respect of a Potential Adjustment Event (including, without limitation, under the fourth sentence of the first paragraph of Section 4.04(c) of the Indenture or the third sentence of Section 4.04(d) of the Indenture).

 

Reasonably promptly upon the occurrence of a Potential Adjustment Event, Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such event or condition; and once the adjustments to be made (or, if no Convertible Securities are then outstanding, that would have been made) to the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Securities in respect of such event or condition have been determined, Counterparty shall reasonably promptly notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing and “Consequences of Merger Events/Tender Offers” below:
     (i) if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Securities that involves an exercise of discretion by Issuer or its board of directors, as applicable (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 4.05 of the Indenture, Section 4.07 of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture entered into thereunder or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination, in a commercially reasonable manner, of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in a commercially reasonable manner, the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Conversion Rate, Strike Price, Number of Options, Number of Shares and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner, after consultation with Counterparty (it being understood that the Calculation Agent’s determinations shall be binding), and a proportionate adjustment to the Cap Price to the extent any adjustment is made to the Strike Price; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture, subject to the provision set forth opposite the caption “Convertible Security Settlement Method” above) but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Note under the Indenture because the relevant Holder (as such term is defined in the

 

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     Indenture) was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as determined by it in a commercially reasonable manner taking into account the relevant provisions of the Indenture, after consultation with Counterparty (it being understood that the Calculation Agent’s determinations shall be binding), 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 4.04(b) of the Indenture or Section 4.04(c) of the Indenture where, in either case, the period for determining “Y” (as such term is used in Section 4.04(b) of the Indenture) or “SP0” (as such term is used in Section 4.04(c) of the Indenture), as the case may be, begins before Issuer has publicly announced the event or condition giving rise to such Adjustment Event, then the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, taking into account the terms of the Indenture, any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner, after consultation with Counterparty (it being understood that the Calculation Agent’s determinations shall be binding), 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 Dilution Adjustment Provision based on such declaration or (c) the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) is adjusted as a result of such Potential Adjustment Event and subsequently re-adjusted (each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), a “Potential 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 in a commercially reasonable manner, after consultation with Counterparty, 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 Potential Adjustment Event Change.
  Dilution Adjustment Provisions:    Sections 4.04(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and Section 4.05 of the Indenture.
Extraordinary Events:   
  Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the definition of “Merger Event” under Section 4.07 of the Indenture.

 

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       Consequences of Merger Events   
  /Tender Offers:    Notwithstanding Sections 12.2, 12.3, and 12.4 of the Equity Definitions, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture, (i) the Calculation Agent shall make an analogous adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 4.04(f), 4.04(g) or 4.06 of the Indenture; and (ii) the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Merger Event or Tender Offer, as applicable, has had a material economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, shall, in its commercially reasonable discretion, make any further adjustment to the Cap Price (but, for the avoidance of doubt, to no other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of any Option) 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 in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price; 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 not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply.
  Notice of Merger Consideration:    Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be exchanged into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), 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 and (ii) the details of the adjustment made under the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event.
  Tender Offer:    Applicable
  Announcement Event:    If there occurs (A) an Announcement Date in respect of a Merger Event (for the avoidance of doubt, determined without regard to the language in the definition of “Merger Event” following the definition of “Reverse Merger” therein) or Tender Offer by Issuer, any party to the relevant transaction or event or any of their affiliates which, in the case of an announcement other than by Issuer, the Calculation Agent determines is reasonably likely to occur (it being understood and agreed that in determining whether such transaction or event is reasonably likely to be completed, the Calculation Agent may take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement on the Shares and/or options relating to the Shares and, if such effect is material, may deem such transaction or event to be reasonably likely to be completed), (B) a public announcement by Issuer, any party to the relevant transaction or event or any of their affiliates of (x) any potential acquisition or disposal by Issuer and/or its subsidiaries where the aggregate consideration exceeds 35% of the market capitalization of Issuer as of the date of such announcement (a “Transformative Transaction”) or (y) the intention to enter into a Transformative

 

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          Transaction, which, in the case of an announcement other than by Issuer, the Calculation Agent determines is reasonably likely to occur ( it being understood and agreed that in making such determination, the Calculation Agent may take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement on the Shares and/or options relating to the Shares and, if such effect is material, may deem such transaction to be reasonably likely to occur), (C) the public announcement by Issuer of an intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertakings that may include, a Merger Event, Tender Offer or a Transformative Transaction or (D) the public announcement by Issuer, the party making the previous announcement or any of their respective affiliates of a change to a transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clauses (A) through (C) (such occurrence, an “Announcement Event”), then on one or more occasions on or after the date of the Announcement Event up to, and including, the Expiration Date, any Early Termination Date, any date of cancellation and/or any other date with respect to which the Announcement Event is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated, as applicable (the “Announcement Event Adjustment Date”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on the Transaction of the Announcement Event (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer or Transformative Transaction, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from a commercially reasonable (as determined by the Calculation Agent) period of time prior to or after the Announcement Event to the Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder (but any such modification or amendment may be taken into account in determining the cumulative economic effect on the Transaction of the Announcement Event), (y) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction, and (z) any determination of the cumulative economic effect on the Transaction, and any related adjustment, in respect of an Announcement Event, shall take into account any earlier adjustment relating to the same Announcement Event. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on the Transaction is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Transaction, the Calculation Agent will make such adjustment to the Cap Price (but, for the avoidance of doubt, to no other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of such Option) to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer.

 

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       Announcement Date:    The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “a firm” with the word “any” in the second and fourth lines thereof, (ii) replacing the word “leads to the” with the words “, if completed, would lead to a” in the third and the fifth lines thereof, (iii) replacing the words “voting shares” with the word “Shares” in the fifth line thereof, and (iv) inserting the words “by Issuer, any party to the relevant transaction or event or any of their affiliates which, in the case of an announcement other than by Issuer, the Calculation Agent determines is reasonably likely to occur (it being understood and agreed that in making such determination, the Calculation Agent may take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement on the Shares and/or options relating to the Shares and, if such effect is material, may deem such transaction or event to be reasonably likely to occur)” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof.
  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:   
 

(a) Change in Law:

   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) replacing the word “Shares” with the phrase “Hedge Positions” in clause (X) thereof, (iii) inserting the parenthetical “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” at the end of clause (A) thereof, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that such party has used good faith efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, it being understood that the use of such good faith efforts shall not require such party to (i) incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position, or any increase in margin or capital requirements), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so or (v) take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law”.

 

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       (b) Failure to Deliver:    Applicable
  (c) Insolvency Filing:    Applicable
  (d) Hedging Disruption:    Applicable; provided that:
    

(i) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting the following two 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.”; and

    

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

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Equity Definitions, in no event will a Hedging Disruption occur solely due to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party relative to other comparable financial institutions.
  (e) Increased Cost of Hedging:    Not Applicable
Hedging Party:    For all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events, Dealer
Determining Party:    For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer
Non-Reliance:    Applicable
Agreements and Acknowledgments   
Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable
Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable

 

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3.    Calculation Agent: Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner provided that, following the occurrence and during the continuance of 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, if the Calculation Agent fails to timely make any calculation, adjustment or determination required to be made by the Calculation Agent hereunder and such failure continues for five (5) Exchange Business Days following notice to the Calculation Agent by Counterparty of such failure, Counterparty shall have the right to designate a nationally recognized third-party dealer in over-the-counter corporate equity derivatives to act, during the period commencing on the date such Event of Default occurred and ending on the Early Termination Date with respect to such Event of Default, as the Calculation Agent. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent, Hedging Party, or Determining Party hereunder, upon a request by Counterparty, the Calculation Agent, Hedging Party, or Determining Party, as applicable, shall promptly (but in any event within three Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by e-mail to the e-mail address provided by Counterparty in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent, Hedging Party, or Determining Party, as applicable, shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models used by it for such determination or calculation or any information that may be proprietary or confidential or subject to an obligation not to disclose such information.

 

  4.    Account Details:
    Dealer Payment Instructions:
   

Bank:

   [    ]
        

SWIFT:

   [    ]
   

Bank Routing:

   [    ]
   

Acct Name:

   [    ]
   

Acct No.:

   [    ]
    Counterparty Payment Instructions:
   

[    ]

  
   

ABA/Routing: 

  

[    ]

   

Swift Code:

  

[    ]

   

Account Number:

  

[    ]

  5.    Offices:
    The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: [    ]
   

[    ]

  
   

[    ]

  
    The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Not applicable
  6.    Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
    Address for notices or communications to Counterparty for purposes of this Confirmation:
   

Proofpoint, Inc.

   

892 Ross Drive

   

Sunnyvale, California 94089

   

Attn:

   Michael Yang, General Counsel
       Marlise Ricci, Controller
   

Telephone:

   408 517 4710
   

Facsimile:    

   408 850 4022

 

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    Address for notices or communications to Dealer for purposes of this Confirmation:
   

[    ]

   

With a copy to:

   

[    ]

7.    Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a)    Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i)    On the Trade Date (A) Counterparty is not 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)    Counterparty is not on the Trade Date engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act, of any securities of Counterparty, other than the distribution of the Convertible Notes. Counterparty shall not, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, engage in any such distribution.

(iii)    Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC Topic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements), or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iv)    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.

(v)    On or prior to the Effective Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction.

(vi)    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.

(vii)    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.

(viii)    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 the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation.

(ix)    To Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no state or local (including any non-U.S. jurisdiction’s) 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 owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(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.

 

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(xi)    Counterparty (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) 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 (C) has total assets of at least USD 50 million.

(b)    Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, other than a person that is an eligible contract participant under Section 1a(18)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act).

(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 and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (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, (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, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.

(d)    Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) 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,” within the meaning of Section 546 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 a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 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, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e)    Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer opinions of Fenwick & West LLP, dated as of the Effective Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement; provided that, such opinions of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, excepts and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.

8. Other Provisions:

(a)    Additional Termination Events.

(i)    The occurrence of an “Event of Default” with respect to Issuer under the terms of the Convertible Securities as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Indenture that results in an acceleration of the Convertible Securities pursuant to the terms of the Indenture 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.

(ii)    [Reserved].

 

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(iii)    Within five Scheduled Trading Days promptly following any Repayment Event (as defined below), Counterparty may notify Dealer of such Repayment Event and the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Securities subject to such Repayment Event (or the portion of such aggregate principal amount that Counterparty elects to be subject to such Repayment Event) (any such notice, a “Repayment Notice”); provided that such Repayment Notice shall contain an acknowledgement by Counterparty of its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and 10(b) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and shall remake the representations set forth in Section 7(a)(i)(A), in each case in respect of such repurchase and delivery of such Repayment Notice. The receipt by Dealer from Counterparty of any Repayment Notice shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this paragraph. Upon receipt of any such Repayment Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day following receipt of such Repayment Notice as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “Repayment Options”) equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate principal amount of such Convertible Securities specified in such Repayment Notice, divided by USD 1,000 and (B) 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. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination (the “Repayment Unwind Payment”) shall be calculated 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 Repayment Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction. “Repayment Event” means that (i) any Convertible Securities are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a fundamental change, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any Convertible Securities are delivered to Issuer or any of its subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of such party (howsoever described), (iii) any principal of any of the Convertible Securities is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Convertible Securities (for any reason other than as a result of an acceleration of the Convertible Securities that results in an Additional Termination Event pursuant to the preceding Section 8(a)(i)), or (iv) any Convertible Securities are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Issuer or any of its subsidiaries (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, any conversion of Convertible Securities pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall not constitute a Repayment Event.

(iv)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the receipt by Dealer from Counterparty, within the applicable time period set forth under “Notice of Exercise” above, of any Notice of Exercise in respect of the exercise of any Options that, according to such Notice of Exercise, relate to Relevant Convertible Securities that are Excluded Convertible Securities shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this paragraph and shall not result in the exercise of any Options. Upon receipt of any such Notice of Exercise, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day following such Additional Termination Event as an Early Termination Date (and Dealer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to designate such Early Termination Date so that the related payment or delivery, as the case may be, hereunder in respect of the Applicable Conversion Options will occur on (or as promptly as reasonable practicable after) the related settlement for the conversion of the Excluded Convertible Securities) with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “Applicable Conversion Options”) equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate principal amount of Excluded Convertible Securities specified in such Notice of Exercise, divided by USD 1,000, and (B) 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 Applicable Conversion Options. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination (the “Early Conversion Unwind Payment”) shall be calculated 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 Applicable Conversion Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction (and, in determining the amount payable pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall not take into account any adjustments to the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Sections 4.04(f), 4.04(g) or 4.06 of the Indenture).

(b)    Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer shall owe Counterparty any amount pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events/Tender Offers” above or Sections 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, including, without limitation, any Early Conversion Unwind Payment and any Repayment Unwind Payment (a “Payment Obligation”), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) unless either

 

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(i) Counterparty shall have elected for Dealer to satisfy such Payment Obligation in cash in USD by (x) giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 noon, 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 and (y) remaking the representation set forth in Section 7(a)(i)(A) of this Confirmation on the date of such notice, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day or (ii) in the event of (x) 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 (y) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control (other than any Additional Termination Event pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii)), in either of which cases under the immediately preceding clauses (i) or (ii), the provisions of “Consequences of Merger Events/Tender Offers” above, Sections 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply in lieu of the provisions of this Section 8(b) in respect of such Payment Obligation. In the case of any such settlement by the Share Termination Alternative, 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/Tender Offers” above, Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or such later date as the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
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 its discretion by commercially reasonable means 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 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 or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) 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.”

 

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(c)    Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, any Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction (any such Shares, the “Hedge Shares”), cannot be 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 substantially similar to underwriting agreements for registered secondary offerings of a substantially similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities of a substantially similar size, (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 a substantially similar size 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 a substantially similar size; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(c) 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 a substantially similar size, 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 for private placements of equity securities of a substantially similar size, 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 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 VWAP Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. “VWAP Price” means, on any Exchange Business Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “PFPT <equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Exchange Business Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method).

(d)    Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on or prior to the date one Scheduled Trading Day immediately following any date on which Counterparty has effected any repurchase of Shares, give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “Repurchase Notice”) if, following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 48.5 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 5.8 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice; provided that, with respect to any repurchase of Shares pursuant to a plan under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, Counterparty may elect to satisfy such requirement by promptly giving Dealer written notice of the entry into such plan, the maximum number of Shares that may be repurchased thereunder and the approximate dates or period during which such repurchases may occur (with such maximum deemed repurchased on the date of such notice for purposes of this Section 8(d)). 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(d) 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 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 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.

 

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(e)    Transfer and Assignment.

(i)    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 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) 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, (iv) Counterparty not being released from its indemnification obligations under Section 8(d) of this Confirmation, (v) such assignment only being to a party that is a United States person as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (vi) the transferee or assignee agreeing that Dealer is not required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such assignment, (vii) as result of such transfer or assignment, Dealer not receiving from the transferee or assignee any amount or number of Shares less than it would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such transfer or assignment, (viii) there not being an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event as a result of such assignment, (ix) without limiting the generality of clause (v), Counterparty causing 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 the results described in clauses (vi) and (vii) will not occur upon or after such assignment and (x) Counterparty being responsible for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred by Dealer in connection with such assignment. In addition, Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent of the Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement (1) in whole or in part to any affiliate of Dealer of credit quality at least equivalent to that of Dealer as of the Trade Date, (2) in whole or in part to any other affiliate of Dealer with respect to which Counterparty shall have received a full guaranty of such affiliate’s obligations from Dealer or Dealer’s ultimate parent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Counterparty or (3) if at the time of such transfer or assignment an Excess Ownership Position exists, in part to any other third party with a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal to or better than the lesser of (I) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (II) A- by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (“S&P”), or A3 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moodys”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent or better rating by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer, in the case of this clause (3), to the extent that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists after giving effect to such partial transfer or assignment, in each case of the immediately preceding clauses (1), (2) and (3), only if an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer or assignment. In the event of any such transfer or assignment, the transferee or assignee shall agree that (i) Counterparty shall not be required to pay the transferee or assignee under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement any amount greater than the amount Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment, (ii) Counterparty shall not receive from the transferee or assignee any amount or number of Shares less than it would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such transfer or assignment, and (iii) such transferee or assignee shall provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Counterparty to permit Counterparty to determine that the results described in clauses (i) and (ii) will not occur upon or after such assignment.

(ii)    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 Scheduled Trading 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(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii)

 

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such 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% or (ii) 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 law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Restrictions”), 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 (except for any filings of Form 13F, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act) or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received 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 (including, solely for such purpose, Shares that would be deemed outstanding pursuant to the last sentence of Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) if such sentence were applicable to the calculation of clause (B) of the definition of Equity Percentage).

(f)    Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealer’s hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the relevant Settlement Date, 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 beginning of the related “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture, subject to the provision set forth opposite the caption “Convertible Security Settlement Method” above)) and/or delivery times (during any single Staggered Settlement Date) and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Delivery Obligation” (above) among the Staggered Settlement Dates and/or delivery times; and

(ii)     the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates (including on one or more delivery times on any single Staggered Settlement Date) will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

(g)    Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone or add, in whole or in part, as applicable, 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 (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines in its good faith and reasonable discretion, based on advice of counsel in the case of the immediately following clause (ii), that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market or any other relevant market or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect transactions with respect to Shares in connection with its 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 (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer and, in the case of policies or procedures, so long as such policies or procedures are consistently applied to transactions similar to the Transaction); provided that, no such Exercise Date, Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer may be postponed or extended more than 40 “Trading Days” (as defined in the Indenture) after the original Exercise Date, Settlement Date or other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer, as the case may be.

 

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

(i)    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.

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

(k)     No Netting and Set-off. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement (including without limitation Section 6(f) thereof, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction) and this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, neither party shall net or set off its obligations under the Transaction against its rights against the other party under any other transaction or instrument.

(l)     Equity Rights. 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 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 to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(m)     Early Unwind. In the event the sale by Issuer of the “Firm Securities” is not consummated with the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of August 20, 2019, between Counterparty and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “Initial Purchasers”) for any reason by the close of business in New York on the Premium Payment Date (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties, which in no event shall be later than August 30, 2019) (the Premium Payment Date or such later date being the “Early Unwind Date”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “Early Unwind”), on the Early Unwind Date and the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty thereunder shall be cancelled and terminated. Following such termination and cancellation, 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. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

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

(o)     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 Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, an Excess Ownership Position or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).

 

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(p)      Notice of Certain Other Events. Counterparty covenants and agrees that:

(i)    promptly following the public announcement of the results of any election by the holders of Shares with respect to the consideration due upon consummation of any Merger Event, Counterparty shall give Dealer written notice of the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by holders of Shares upon consummation of such Merger Event (the date of such notification, the “Consideration Notification Date”); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated; and

(ii)    (A) Counterparty shall give Dealer commercially reasonable advance (but in any event at least one Exchange Business Day prior to the relevant Adjustment Notice Deadline) written notice of the section or sections of the Indenture and, if applicable, the formula therein, pursuant to which any adjustment will be made (or, if no Convertible Securities are then outstanding, that would have been made) to the Convertible Notes in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event (other than a Potential Adjustment in respect of the Dilution Adjustment Provisions set forth in Sections 4.04(b) or Section 4.04(d) of the Indenture) or Merger Event and (B) promptly following any such adjustment, Counterparty shall give Dealer written notice of the details of such adjustment. The “Adjustment Notice Deadline” means (i) for any Potential Adjustment in respect of the Dilution Adjustment Provision set forth in Section 4.04(a) of the Indenture, the relevant “Ex-Dividend Date” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) or “Effective Date” (as such term is defined in the Indenture), as the case may be, (ii) for any Potential Adjustment in respect of the Dilution Adjustment Provision in the first formula set forth in Section 4.04(c) of the Indenture, the first “Trading Day” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the period referred to in the definition of “SP0” in such formula, (iii) for any Potential Adjustment in respect of the Dilution Adjustment Provision in the second formula set forth in Section 4.04(c) of the Indenture, the first Trading Day (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the “Valuation Period” (as such term is defined in the Indenture), (iv) for any Potential Adjustment in respect of the Dilution Adjustment Provision set forth in Section 4.04(e) of the Indenture, the first “Trading Day” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the period referred to in the definition of “CR1” or “SP1”, as applicable, in the formula in such Section, and (v) for any Merger Event, the effective date of such Merger Event (or, if earlier, the first day of any valuation or similar period in respect of such Merger Event).

(q)     Waiver of Trial by Jury. 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.

(r)     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.

(s)     Amendments to Equity Definitions.

(i) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “a material”.

(ii) Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) replacing the words “a diluting or concentrative” with “an” and (y) deleting the phrase “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing it with the phrase “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than in the case of a Share split, reverse Share split or equivalent transaction, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares).”

(iii) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “that may have a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “that is the result of a corporate event involving Issuer or its securities that may have a material”.

 

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(iv) 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) at Dealer’s option, 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.”

(t)    Other Adjustments Pursuant to the Equity Definitions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, solely for the purpose of adjusting the Cap Price, the terms “Potential Adjustment Event,” “Merger Event,” and “Tender Offer” shall each have the meanings assigned to such term in the Equity Definitions (as amended by Section 8(s)), and upon the occurrence of a Merger Date, the occurrence of a Tender Offer Date, or declaration by Counterparty of the terms of any Potential Adjustment Event, respectively, as such terms are defined in the Equity Definitions, the Calculation Agent shall determine whether such occurrence or declaration, as applicable, has had a material economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, shall, adjust the Cap Price to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price.

(u)    Tax Matters. For purposes of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, Counterparty agrees to deliver to Dealer one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto) at such times required by law and at such other times reasonably requested by Dealer. Dealer shall provide to Counterparty one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto), at such times required by law and at such other times reasonably requested by Counterparty.

(v)    Withholding Tax with Respect to Non-US Counterparties. “Indemnifiable Tax” as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement shall not include (i) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”) or (ii) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed on amounts treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Code (or any United States Treasury regulations or other guidance issued thereunder). 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.

(w)    Payee Tax Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, the parties makes the representations below:

(i)     Dealer represents that it is a “U.S. person” (as that term is used in section 1.1441- 4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes. It is “exempt” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation sections 1.6041-3(p) and 1.6049-4(c) from information reporting on IRS Form 1099 and backup withholding.

(ii)    Counterparty represents that it is a “U.S. person” (as that term is used in section 1.1441- 4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes. It is “exempt” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation sections 1.6041-3(p) and 1.6049-4(c) from information reporting on IRS Form 1099 and backup withholding.

(x) [Dealer boilerplate provisions to be included.]

 

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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Dealer.

 

Yours faithfully,

[    ]

 
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Confirmed and Acknowledged as of the date first above written:

 

PROOFPOINT, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


Annex A

 

Premium:    USD [    ]

Exhibit 99.2

 

  August 21, 2019   
To:   Proofpoint, Inc.   
  892 Ross Drive   
  Sunnyvale, California 94089
  Attn:    Michael Yang, General Counsel
     Marlise Ricci, Controller
  Telephone:    408 517 4710
  Facsimile:    408 850 4022
From:   [    ]   
Re:   Additional Capped Call Transaction

Ladies and Gentlemen:

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 Proofpoint, Inc. (“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 2006 ISDA Definitions (the “2006 Definitions”) and the definitions and provisions of the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (the “Equity Definitions”, and together with the 2006 Definitions, the “Definitions”), in each case as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”). In the event of any inconsistency between the 2006 Definitions and the Equity Definitions, the Equity Definitions will govern. Certain defined terms used herein are based on terms that are defined in the Offering Memorandum dated August 20, 2019 (the “Offering Memorandum”) relating to the 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (as originally issued by Counterparty, the “Convertible Securities” and each USD 1,000 principal amount of Convertible Securities, a “Convertible Security”) issued by Counterparty in an aggregate initial principal amount of USD 800,000,000 (as increased by an aggregate principal amount of USD 120,000,000 pursuant to the exercise by Initial Purchasers (as defined herein) of their option to purchase additional Convertible Securities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined herein)) pursuant to an Indenture to be dated August 23, 2019, between Counterparty and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”). In the event of any inconsistency between the terms defined in the Offering Memorandum, the Indenture and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall govern. The parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is entered into on the date hereof with the understanding that (i) definitions set forth in the Indenture which are also defined herein by reference to the Indenture and (ii) sections of the Indenture that are referred to herein will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum. If any such definitions in the Indenture or any such sections of the Indenture differ from the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum, the descriptions thereof in the Offering Memorandum will govern for purposes of this Confirmation. The parties further acknowledge that the Indenture section numbers used herein are based on the draft of the Indenture last reviewed by Dealer as of the date of this Confirmation, and if any such section numbers are changed in the Indenture as executed, the parties will amend this Confirmation in good faith to preserve the intent of the parties. Subject to the foregoing, 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 such date (other than any amendment or supplement (x) pursuant to 7.01(j) of the Indenture that, as determined by the Calculation Agent, conforms the Indenture to the description of Convertible Securities in the Offering Memorandum or (y) pursuant to Section 4.07 of the Indenture, subject, in the case of this clause (y), to the third paragraph under “Method of Adjustment” in Section 2), any such amendment will be disregarded for purposes of this Confirmation 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 2002 ISDA Master Agreement as if Dealer and Counterparty had executed an agreement in such form (without any Schedule except for (i) the elections set forth in this Confirmation and (ii) in respect of Section 5(a)(vi) of the Agreement, (a) the “Cross Default” provisions will apply to Dealer as if (x) the phrase “, or becoming capable at such time of being declared,” were deleted from Section 5(a)(vi(1) of the Agreement and (y)


the “Threshold Amount” with respect to Dealer were two percent (2%) of shareholders’ equity of [    ] as of the Trade Date and (b) 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.” and (iii) the term “Specified Indebtedness” shall have the meaning specified in Section 14 of the Agreement, except that such term shall not include obligations in respect of deposits received in the ordinary course of a party’s banking business). 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 Definitions or the Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern.

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:

General Terms:

 

  Trade Date:    August 21, 2019
  Effective Date:    The closing date of the Convertible Securities issued pursuant to the Initial Purchasers’ option to purchase additional Convertible Securities, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, exercised on the date hereof.
  Option Type:    Call
  Seller:    Dealer
  Buyer:    Counterparty
  Shares:    The common stock of Counterparty, par value USD 0.0001 per share (Ticker Symbol: “PFPT”).
  Number of Options:    [    ]
  Number of Shares:    As of any date, the product of (i) the Number of Options, (ii) the Conversion Rate and (iii) the Applicable Percentage.
  Conversion Rate:    The initial “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture), subject to adjustment as set forth herein.
  Strike Price:    The initial “Conversion Price” (as defined in the Indenture, subject to adjustment as set forth herein.
  Cap Price:    USD [    ]
  Applicable Percentage:    [    ]
  Premium:    As provided in Annex A to this Confirmation.
  Premium Payment Date:    The Effective Date
  Exchange:    The NASDAQ Global Select Market
  Related Exchange:    All Exchanges
Procedures for Exercise:   
  Exercise Dates:    Each Conversion Date.
  Conversion Date:    Each “Conversion Date”, as defined in the Indenture, occurring during the period from and excluding the Trade Date to and including the Expiration Date, for Convertible Securities, each in

 

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     denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, that are submitted for conversion on such Conversion Date in accordance with the terms of the Indenture but are not “Relevant Convertible Securities” under, and as defined in, the confirmation between the parties hereto regarding the Base Capped Call Transaction dated August 20, 2019 (the “Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation”) (such Convertible Securities, each in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount, the “Relevant Convertible Securities” for such Conversion Date). For the purposes of determining whether any Convertible Securities will be Relevant Convertible Securities hereunder or under 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.
  Exercise on   
  Conversion Dates:    Subject to “Notice of Exercise” below, on each Conversion Date, a number of Options equal to (i) the number of Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount minus (ii) the number of Applicable Conversion Options (as defined below), if any, in each case corresponding to such Conversion Date shall be automatically exercised.
  Excluded Convertible Securities:    Convertible Securities surrendered for conversion on any date prior to the date that is the 43rd “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Stated Maturity” (each as defined in the Indenture) (such date, the “Relevant Date”) that are not “Excluded Convertible Securities” under, and as defined in, the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation. For purposes of determining whether any Convertible Securities will be Excluded Convertible Securities hereunder or under the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation, Convertible Securities that are converted prior to such date shall be allocated first to the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated. The provisions of Section 8(a)(iv) below will apply to the exercise of any Options hereunder in connection with the conversion of any Excluded Convertible Securities.
  Expiration Date:    August 15, 2024, subject to earlier exercise.
  Automatic Exercise:    As provided above under “Exercise on Conversion Dates”.
  Automatic Exercise After Relevant Date:    Notwithstanding Section 3.4 of the Equity Definitions or anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, unless Counterparty notifies Dealer in writing prior to 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Expiration Date that it does not wish Automatic Exercise to occur, all Options then outstanding as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Expiration Date will be deemed to be automatically exercised as if (i) a number of Convertible Notes (in denominations of USD 1,000 principal amount) equal to such number of then-outstanding Options were converted with a “Conversion Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring on or after the Relevant Date and (ii) the Convertible Security Settlement Method applied to such Convertible Notes; provided that, no such automatic exercise pursuant to this paragraph will occur if the VWAP Price (as

 

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     defined herein) for each “Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture) during the “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture, subject to the provision set forth opposite the caption “Convertible Security Settlement Method” below) is less than or equal to the Strike Price.
  Exercise Notice Deadline:    In respect of any exercise of Options hereunder on any Conversion Date, the “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture) relating to the Convertible Securities converted on the Conversion Date occurring on the relevant Exercise Date (or, in the event there is no “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture) relating to such Convertible Securities, the “Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture) 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 on or after the Relevant Date, the Exercise Notice Deadline shall be the “Scheduled Trading Day” immediately preceding the “Stated Maturity” (each as defined in the Indenture).
  Notice of Exercise:    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Equity Definitions, but subject to “Automatic Exercise After Relevant Date” above, 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 prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Exercise Notice Deadline in respect of such exercise of (i) the number of Convertible Securities being converted on the relevant Conversion Date (or the portion thereof with respect to which Counterparty elects to deliver such Notice of Exercise, in which case any such payment or delivery obligation in respect of such exercise shall apply only to such portion), (ii) the scheduled settlement date under the Indenture for the Convertible Securities so converted on the Conversion Date and (iii) the first “Scheduled Trading Day” of the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture); if any, 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 on or after the Relevant Date, 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. Any such Notice of Exercise shall contain an acknowledgement by Counterparty of its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and 10(b) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and shall remake the representations set forth in Section 7(a)(i)(A), in each case in respect of such Notice of Exercise. For the avoidance of doubt, if Counterparty fails to give such notice when due in respect of any exercise of Options hereunder, subject to “Automatic Exercise After Relevant Date” above, Dealer’s obligation to make any payment or delivery in respect of such exercise shall be extinguished until the Expiration Date, and late notice shall not cure such failure; provided that notwithstanding

 

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     the foregoing, in the case of Options relating to Relevant Convertible Securities with a “Conversion Date” (as defined in the Indenture) occurring prior to the Relevant Date, such notice (and the related termination of Options hereunder) shall be effective if given after the Exercise Notice Deadline, but prior to 5:00 PM New York City time on the fifth Exchange Business Day following the Exercise Notice Deadline.
  Notice of Convertible Security   
  Settlement Method:    Unless Counterparty shall have notified Dealer in writing before 5:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the “Scheduled Trading Day” (as defined in the Indenture) immediately preceding April 15, 2024 of the irrevocable election by the Issuer, in accordance with Section 4.03(a)(3) of the Indenture, of the settlement method and, if applicable, the “Cash Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) applicable to such Relevant Convertible Securities, Counterparty shall be deemed to have notified Dealer of a “Combination Settlement” (as defined in the Indenture) with a “Cash Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of USD 1,000 applicable to such Relevant Convertible Securities, notwithstanding any different actual election by Issuer with respect to the settlement of such Convertible Securities. Counterparty acknowledges its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act (as defined below) and the rules and regulations thereunder, in respect of any election of a settlement method with respect to the Convertible Securities.
  Dealer’s Telephone Number and Telex and/or Facsimile Number and Contact Details for purpose of Giving Notice:    To be provided by Dealer.
Settlement Terms:   
  Settlement Date:    In respect of an Exercise Date, the date that is one Settlement Cycle after the last day of the relevant “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture, subject to the provisions set forth opposite the caption “Convertible Security Settlement Method” below).
  Delivery Obligation:    In lieu of the obligations set forth in Sections 8.1 and 9.1 of the Equity Definitions, and subject to “Notice of Exercise” above, in respect of an Exercise Date on or after the Relevant Date, Dealer will 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 aggregate number of Shares, if any, that Issuer would be obligated to deliver to the holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities converted, or deemed to be converted, on the relevant Conversion Date or deemed Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Indenture, subject to the provisions set forth opposite “Notice of Exercise” above (determined, for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to any adjustments pursuant to the terms hereof) and/or the aggregate amount of cash, if any, in excess of USD 1,000 per Convertible Security (in denominations of USD 1,000) that Issuer would be obligated to deliver to holder(s) pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Indenture, subject to the provisions set forth opposite “Notice of Exercise” above (determined, for the avoidance of

 

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     doubt, after giving effect to any adjustments pursuant to the terms hereof and except that such aggregate number of Shares shall be determined without taking into consideration any rounding pursuant to Section 4.03(f) of the Indenture and shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number) and cash in lieu of fractional Shares, if any, resulting from such rounding, as if Issuer had elected to satisfy its conversion obligation in respect of such Relevant Convertible Securities by the Convertible Security Settlement Method, notwithstanding any different actual election by Issuer with respect to the settlement of such Convertible Securities (the “Convertible Obligation”); provided that (i) if the Convertible Obligation exceeds the Capped Convertible Obligation, then the Delivery Obligation shall be the Capped Convertible Obligation; and (ii) the Convertible Obligation (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Capped Convertible Obligation) shall be determined excluding any Shares and/or cash that Issuer is obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities as a result of any adjustments to the Convertible Rate pursuant to Sections 4.04(f), 4.04(g) or 4.06 of the Indenture (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Delivery Obligation shall not include any interest payment on the Relevant Convertible Securities that Issuer is (or would have been) obligated to deliver to holder(s) of the Relevant Convertible Securities for such Conversion Date).
  Capped Convertible Obligation:    In respect of an Exercise Date, the Convertible Obligation that would apply if the “Daily VWAP” for each “Trading Day” in the “Observation Period” (each as defined in the Indenture, subject to the provision set forth opposite the caption “Convertible Security Settlement Method” below) were the lesser of (x) the Cap Price and (y) the actual VWAP Price for such Trading Day.
  Convertible Security Settlement Method:    For any Relevant Convertible Securities, if Counterparty has notified Dealer in the Notice of Convertible Security Settlement Method that Issuer 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 4.03(a) of the Indenture (a “Cash Election”) with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of at least USD 1,000, the Convertible Security Settlement Method shall be the settlement method actually so elected by Issuer in respect of such Relevant Convertible Securities; otherwise, the Convertible Security Settlement Method shall (i) assume Issuer had made a Cash Election with respect to such Relevant Convertible Securities with a “Specified Dollar Amount” (as defined in the Indenture) of USD 1,000 per Relevant Convertible Security and (ii) be calculated as if the relevant “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Section 4.03 of the Indenture consisted of 80 “Trading Days” (as defined in the Indenture) commencing on the 81st “Scheduled Trading Day” prior to the “Stated Maturity” (each as defined in the Indenture).
  Other Applicable Provisions:    To the extent Dealer is obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, the provisions of Sections 9.1(c), 9.8, 9.9 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,

 

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     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.
Share Adjustments:   
  Method of Adjustment:    Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Equity Definitions (which Section shall not apply for purposes of the Transaction, except as provided in Section 8(t) below and as otherwise set forth in this paragraph), upon the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the Dilution Adjustment Provisions (each, a “Potential Adjustment Event”) that results in an adjustment under the Indenture (or, if no Convertible Securities are then outstanding, that would have resulted in such an adjustment), the Calculation Agent, acting in good faith and commercially reasonably, (i) shall make an analogous adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction (other than the Cap Price) and (B) a proportionate adjustment to the Cap Price to the extent any adjustment is made to the Strike Price pursuant to clause (A) above; and (ii) the Calculation Agent will determine, in a commercially reasonable manner, whether such Potential Adjustment Event has had a material economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, shall, in its commercially reasonable discretion but without duplication of any adjustment pursuant to clause (i) above, make any further adjustment consistent with the Calculation Agent Adjustment set forth in Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions (as modified pursuant to this Confirmation) to the Cap Price (but, for the avoidance of doubt, to no other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of any Option) to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer, after taking into account such Potential Adjustment Event; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price. For the avoidance of doubt, Dealer shall not have any delivery or payment obligation hereunder, and no adjustment shall be made to the terms of the Transaction, on account of (x) any distribution of cash, property or securities by Counterparty to holders of the Convertible Notes (upon conversion or otherwise) or (y) any other transaction in which holders of the Convertible Notes are entitled to participate, in each case, in lieu of an adjustment under the Indenture in respect of a Potential Adjustment Event (including, without limitation, under the fourth sentence of the first paragraph of Section 4.04(c) of the Indenture or the third sentence of Section 4.04(d) of the Indenture).
     Reasonably promptly upon the occurrence of a Potential Adjustment Event, Counterparty shall notify the Calculation Agent of such event or condition; and once the adjustments to be made (or, if no Convertible Securities are then outstanding, that would have been made) to the terms of the Indenture and the Convertible Securities in respect of such event or condition have been determined, Counterparty shall reasonably promptly notify the Calculation Agent in writing of the details of such adjustments.

 

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     Notwithstanding the foregoing and “Consequences of Merger Events/Tender Offers” below:
     (i) if the Calculation Agent in good faith disagrees with any adjustment to the Convertible Securities that involves an exercise of discretion by Issuer or its board of directors, as applicable (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 4.05 of the Indenture, Section 4.07 of the Indenture or any supplemental indenture entered into thereunder or in connection with any proportional adjustment or the determination, in a commercially reasonable manner, of the fair value of any securities, property, rights or other assets), then in each such case, the Calculation Agent will determine, in a commercially reasonable manner, the adjustment to be made to any one or more of the Conversion Rate, Strike Price, Number of Options, Number of Shares and any other variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner, after consultation with Counterparty (it being understood that the Calculation Agent’s determinations shall be binding), and a proportionate adjustment to the Cap Price to the extent any adjustment is made to the Strike Price; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Potential Adjustment Event occurs during the “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture, subject to the provision set forth opposite the caption “Convertible Security Settlement Method” above) but no adjustment was made to any Convertible Note under the Indenture because the relevant Holder (as such term is defined in the Indenture) was deemed to be a record owner of the underlying Shares on the related Conversion Date, then the Calculation Agent shall make an adjustment, as determined by it in a commercially reasonable manner taking into account the relevant provisions of the Indenture, after consultation with Counterparty (it being understood that the Calculation Agent’s determinations shall be binding), 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 4.04(b) of the Indenture or Section 4.04(c) of the Indenture where, in either case, the period for determining “Y” (as such term is used in Section 4.04(b) of the Indenture) or “SP0” (as such term is used in Section 4.04(c) of the Indenture), as the case may be, begins before Issuer has publicly announced the event or condition giving rise to such Adjustment Event, then the Calculation Agent shall have the right to adjust, in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, taking into account the terms of the Indenture, any variable relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment for the Transaction in a commercially reasonable manner, after consultation with Counterparty (it being understood that the Calculation Agent’s determinations shall be binding), 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

 

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     adjusted at the time or in the manner contemplated by the relevant Dilution Adjustment Provision based on such declaration or (c) the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) is adjusted as a result of such Potential Adjustment Event and subsequently re-adjusted (each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), a “Potential 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 in a commercially reasonable manner, after consultation with Counterparty, 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 Potential Adjustment Event Change.
  Dilution Adjustment Provisions:    Sections 4.04(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and Section 4.05 of the Indenture.
Extraordinary Events:   
  Merger Events:    Notwithstanding Section 12.1(b) of the Equity Definitions, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction, a “Merger Event” means the occurrence of any event or condition set forth in the definition of “Merger Event” under Section 4.07 of the Indenture.
  Consequences of Merger Events   
  /Tender Offers:    Notwithstanding Sections 12.2, 12.3, and 12.4 of the Equity Definitions, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction, upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that results in an adjustment under the Indenture, (i) the Calculation Agent shall make an analogous adjustment to the terms relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of the Transaction; provided that such adjustment shall be made without regard to any adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Sections 4.04(f), 4.04(g) or 4.06 of the Indenture; and (ii) the Calculation Agent will determine whether such Merger Event or Tender Offer, as applicable, has had a material economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, shall, in its commercially reasonable discretion, make any further adjustment to the Cap Price (but, for the avoidance of doubt, to no other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of any Option) 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 in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price; 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 not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, Cancellation and Payment (Calculation Agent Determination) shall apply.
  Notice of Merger Consideration:    Upon the occurrence of a Merger Event that causes the Shares to be exchanged into the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of stockholder election), 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

 

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     to or in exchange for such Shares in any Merger Event and (ii) the details of the adjustment made under the Indenture in respect of such Merger Event.
  Tender Offer:    Applicable
  Announcement Event:    If there occurs (A) an Announcement Date in respect of a Merger Event (for the avoidance of doubt, determined without regard to the language in the definition of “Merger Event” following the definition of “Reverse Merger” therein) or Tender Offer by Issuer, any party to the relevant transaction or event or any of their affiliates which, in the case of an announcement other than by Issuer, the Calculation Agent determines is reasonably likely to occur (it being understood and agreed that in determining whether such transaction or event is reasonably likely to be completed, the Calculation Agent may take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement on the Shares and/or options relating to the Shares and, if such effect is material, may deem such transaction or event to be reasonably likely to be completed), (B) a public announcement by Issuer, any party to the relevant transaction or event or any of their affiliates of (x) any potential acquisition or disposal by Issuer and/or its subsidiaries where the aggregate consideration exceeds 35% of the market capitalization of Issuer as of the date of such announcement (a “Transformative Transaction”) or (y) the intention to enter into a Transformative Transaction, which, in the case of an announcement other than by Issuer, the Calculation Agent determines is reasonably likely to occur ( it being understood and agreed that in making such determination, the Calculation Agent may take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement on the Shares and/or options relating to the Shares and, if such effect is material, may deem such transaction to be reasonably likely to occur), (C) the public announcement by Issuer of an intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertakings that may include, a Merger Event, Tender Offer or a Transformative Transaction or (D) the public announcement by Issuer, the party making the previous announcement or any of their respective affiliates of a change to a transaction or intention that is the subject of an announcement of the type described in clauses (A) through (C) (such occurrence, an “Announcement Event”), then on one or more occasions on or after the date of the Announcement Event up to, and including, the Expiration Date, any Early Termination Date, any date of cancellation and/or any other date with respect to which the Announcement Event is cancelled, withdrawn, discontinued or otherwise terminated, as applicable (the “Announcement Event Adjustment Date”), the Calculation Agent will determine the cumulative economic effect on the Transaction of the Announcement Event (without duplication in respect of any other adjustment or cancellation valuation made pursuant to this Confirmation, the Equity Definitions or the Agreement, regardless of whether the Announcement Event actually results in a Merger Event or Tender Offer or Transformative Transaction, and taking into account such factors as the Calculation Agent may determine, including, without limitation, changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relevant to the Shares or the Transaction during the period from a commercially reasonable (as determined by the Calculation Agent) period of time prior to or after the Announcement Event to the

 

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     Announcement Event Adjustment Date); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt (x) in no event shall the modification or amendment of the terms of a transaction described in an Announcement Event constitute a new, additional or different Announcement Event hereunder (but any such modification or amendment may be taken into account in determining the cumulative economic effect on the Transaction of the Announcement Event), (y) the occurrence of an Announcement Event Adjustment Date in respect of the cancellation, withdrawal, discontinuation or other termination of the transaction described in an Announcement Event (as amended or modified) shall not preclude the occurrence of a later Announcement Date with respect to such transaction, and (z) any determination of the cumulative economic effect on the Transaction, and any related adjustment, in respect of an Announcement Event, shall take into account any earlier adjustment relating to the same Announcement Event. If the Calculation Agent determines that such cumulative economic effect on the Transaction is material, then on the Announcement Event Adjustment Date for such Transaction, the Calculation Agent will make such adjustment to the Cap Price (but, for the avoidance of doubt, to no other term relevant to the exercise, settlement or payment of such Option) to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer.
  Announcement Date:    The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1 of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the words “a firm” with the word “any” in the second and fourth lines thereof, (ii) replacing the word “leads to the” with the words “, if completed, would lead to a” in the third and the fifth lines thereof, (iii) replacing the words “voting shares” with the word “Shares” in the fifth line thereof, and (iv) inserting the words “by Issuer, any party to the relevant transaction or event or any of their affiliates which, in the case of an announcement other than by Issuer, the Calculation Agent determines is reasonably likely to occur (it being understood and agreed that in making such determination, the Calculation Agent may take into consideration the effect of the relevant announcement on the Shares and/or options relating to the Shares and, if such effect is material, may deem such transaction or event to be reasonably likely to occur)” after the word “announcement” in the second and the fourth lines thereof.
  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.

 

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  Additional Disruption Events:   
 

(a) Change in Law:

   Applicable; provided that Section 12.9(a)(ii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (i) replacing the phrase “the interpretation” in the third line thereof with the phrase “, or public announcement of, the formal or informal interpretation”, (ii) replacing the word “Shares” with the phrase “Hedge Positions” in clause (X) thereof, (iii) inserting the parenthetical “(including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, adoption or promulgation of new regulations authorized or mandated by existing statute)” at the end of clause (A) thereof, (iv) immediately following the word “Transaction” in clause (X) thereof, adding the phrase “in the manner contemplated by the Hedging Party on the Trade Date” and (v) adding the following proviso to the end of clause (Y) thereof: “provided that such party has used good faith efforts to avoid such increased cost on terms reasonably acceptable to such party, it being understood that the use of such good faith efforts shall not require such party to (i) incur a materially increased cost (including, without limitation, due to any increase in tax liability, decrease in tax benefit or other adverse effect on its tax position, or any increase in margin or capital requirements), as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (ii) violate any applicable law, rule, regulation or policy of such party, as reasonably determined by such party, in doing so, (iii) suffer a material penalty, injunction, non-financial burden, reputational harm or other material adverse consequence in doing so, (iv) incur any material operational or administrative burden in doing so or (v) take any action that is contrary to the intent of the law or regulation that is subject to the Change in Law”.
 

(b) Failure to Deliver:

   Applicable
 

(c) Insolvency Filing:

   Applicable
 

(d) Hedging Disruption:

   Applicable; provided that:
    

(i) Section 12.9(a)(v) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by inserting the following two 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.”; and

    

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

     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Equity Definitions, in no event will a Hedging Disruption occur solely due to the deterioration of the creditworthiness of the Hedging Party relative to other comparable financial institutions.
 

(e) Increased Cost of Hedging:

   Not Applicable
  Hedging Party:    For all applicable Potential Adjustment Events and Extraordinary Events, Dealer

 

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  Determining Party:    For all applicable Extraordinary Events, Dealer
  Non-Reliance:    Applicable
  Agreements and Acknowledgments   
  Regarding Hedging Activities:    Applicable
  Additional Acknowledgments:    Applicable

3.    Calculation Agent: Dealer, whose judgments, determinations and calculations shall be made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner provided that, following the occurrence and during the continuance of 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, if the Calculation Agent fails to timely make any calculation, adjustment or determination required to be made by the Calculation Agent hereunder and such failure continues for five (5) Exchange Business Days following notice to the Calculation Agent by Counterparty of such failure, Counterparty shall have the right to designate a nationally recognized third-party dealer in over-the-counter corporate equity derivatives to act, during the period commencing on the date such Event of Default occurred and ending on the Early Termination Date with respect to such Event of Default, as the Calculation Agent. Following any determination or calculation by the Calculation Agent, Hedging Party, or Determining Party hereunder, upon a request by Counterparty, the Calculation Agent, Hedging Party, or Determining Party, as applicable, shall promptly (but in any event within three Scheduled Trading Days) provide to Counterparty by e-mail to the e-mail address provided by Counterparty in such request a report (in a commonly used file format for the storage and manipulation of financial data) displaying in reasonable detail the basis for such determination or calculation (including any assumptions used in making such determination or calculation), it being understood that the Calculation Agent, Hedging Party, or Determining Party, as applicable, shall not be obligated to disclose any proprietary models used by it for such determination or calculation or any information that may be proprietary or confidential or subject to an obligation not to disclose such information.

 

  4.    Account Details:
    Dealer Payment Instructions:
   

Bank:

   [    ]
        

SWIFT:

   [    ]
   

Bank Routing:

   [    ]
   

Acct Name:

   [    ]
   

Acct No.:

   [    ]
    Counterparty Payment Instructions:
   

[    ]

  
   

ABA/Routing:

   [    ]
   

Swift Code:

   [    ]
   

Account Number:

   [    ]
  5.    Offices:
    The Office of Dealer for the Transaction is: [    ]
    [    ]   
    The Office of Counterparty for the Transaction is: Not applicable

 

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  6.    Notices: For purposes of this Confirmation:
    Address for notices or communications to Counterparty for purposes of this Confirmation:
   

Proofpoint, Inc.

   

892 Ross Drive

   

Sunnyvale, California 94089

   

Attn:

   Michael Yang, General Counsel
       Marlise Ricci, Controller
   

Telephone:

   408 517 4710
   

Facsimile:    

   408 850 4022
    Address for notices or communications to Dealer for purposes of this Confirmation:
   

[    ]

   

With a copy to:

   

[    ]

7.    Representations, Warranties and Agreements:

(a)    Counterparty represents and warrants to and for the benefit of, and agrees with, Dealer as follows:

(i)    On the Trade Date (A) Counterparty is not 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)    Counterparty is not on the Trade Date engaged in a distribution, as such term is used in Regulation M under the Exchange Act, of any securities of Counterparty, other than the distribution of the Convertible Notes. Counterparty shall not, until the second Exchange Business Day immediately following the Trade Date, engage in any such distribution.

(iii)    Without limiting the generality of Section 13.1 of the Equity Definitions, Counterparty acknowledges that neither Dealer nor any of its affiliates is making any representations or warranties or taking any position or expressing any view with respect to the treatment of the Transaction under any accounting standards including ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC Topic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (or any successor issue statements), or under FASB’s Liabilities & Equity Project.

(iv)    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.

(v)    On or prior to the Effective Date, Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer a resolution of Counterparty’s board of directors authorizing the Transaction.

(vi)    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.

(vii)    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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(viii)    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 the Number of Shares in compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction of Counterparty’s incorporation.

(ix)    To Counterparty’s actual knowledge, no state or local (including any non-U.S. jurisdiction’s) 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 owning or holding (however defined) Shares.

(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)    Counterparty (A) is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to all transactions and investment strategies involving a security or securities; (B) 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 (C) has total assets of at least USD 50 million.

(b)    Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and represents that it is an “eligible contract participant” (as such term is defined in Section 1a(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended, other than a person that is an eligible contract participant under Section 1a(18)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act).

(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 and its investments in and liabilities in respect of the Transaction, which it understands are not readily marketable, are not disproportionate to its net worth, and it is able to bear any loss in connection with the Transaction, including the loss of its entire investment in the Transaction, (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, (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, and (v) its financial condition is such that it has no need for liquidity with respect to its investment in the Transaction and no need to dispose of any portion thereof to satisfy any existing or contemplated undertaking or indebtedness and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of the Transaction.

(d)    Each of Dealer and Counterparty agrees and acknowledges that Dealer is a “financial institution,” “swap participant” and “financial participant” within the meaning of Sections 101(22), 101(53C) and 101(22A) of the Bankruptcy Code. The parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that it is the intent of the parties that (A) 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,” within the meaning of Section 546 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 a “payment or other transfer of property” within the meaning of Sections 362 and 546 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, 560 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code.

(e)    Counterparty shall deliver to Dealer opinions of Fenwick & West LLP, dated as of the Effective Date, with respect to the matters set forth in Section 3(a) of the Agreement; provided that, such opinions of counsel may contain customary exceptions and qualifications, including, without limitation, excepts and qualifications relating to indemnification provisions.

 

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8. Other Provisions:

(a)    Additional Termination Events.

(i)    The occurrence of an “Event of Default” with respect to Issuer under the terms of the Convertible Securities as set forth in Section 5.01 of the Indenture that results in an acceleration of the Convertible Securities pursuant to the terms of the Indenture 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.

(ii)    [Reserved].

(iii)    Within five Scheduled Trading Days promptly following any Repayment Event (as defined below), Counterparty may notify Dealer of such Repayment Event and the aggregate principal amount of Convertible Securities subject to such Repayment Event (or the portion of such aggregate principal amount that Counterparty elects to be subject to such Repayment Event) (any such notice, a “Repayment Notice”); provided that such Repayment Notice shall contain an acknowledgement by Counterparty of its responsibilities under applicable securities laws, and in particular Section 9 and 10(b) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and shall remake the representations set forth in Section 7(a)(i)(A), in each case in respect of such repurchase and delivery of such Repayment Notice; provided, further that, any “Repayment Notice” delivered to Dealer pursuant to the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation shall 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 paragraph. Upon receipt of any such Repayment Notice, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day following receipt of such Repayment Notice as an Early Termination Date with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “Repayment Options”) equal to the lesser of (A) (x) the aggregate principal amount of such Convertible Securities specified in such Repayment Notice, divided by USD 1,000 minus (y) the number of Repayment Options (as defined in the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation), if any, that relate to such Convertible Securities (and for the purposes of determining whether any Options under this Confirmation or under the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation will be among the Repayment Options hereunder or under, and as defined in, the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation, the Convertible Securities specified in such Repayment Notice shall be allocated first to the Base Capped Call Transaction Confirmation until all Options thereunder are exercised or terminated) and (B) 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. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination (the “Repayment Unwind Payment”) shall be calculated 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 Repayment Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction. “Repayment Event” means that (i) any Convertible Securities are repurchased (whether in connection with or as a result of a fundamental change, howsoever defined, or for any other reason) by Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any Convertible Securities are delivered to Issuer or any of its subsidiaries in exchange for delivery of any property or assets of such party (howsoever described), (iii) any principal of any of the Convertible Securities is repaid prior to the final maturity date of the Convertible Securities (for any reason other than as a result of an acceleration of the Convertible Securities that results in an Additional Termination Event pursuant to the preceding Section 8(a)(i)), or (iv) any Convertible Securities are exchanged by or for the benefit of the holders thereof for any other securities of Issuer or any of its subsidiaries (or any other property, or any combination thereof) pursuant to any exchange offer or similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, any conversion of Convertible Securities pursuant to the terms of the Indenture shall not constitute a Repayment Event.

(iv)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, the receipt by Dealer from Counterparty, within the applicable time period set forth under “Notice of Exercise” above, of any Notice of Exercise in respect of the exercise of any Options that, according to such Notice of Exercise, relate to Relevant Convertible Securities that are Excluded Convertible Securities shall constitute an Additional Termination Event as provided in this paragraph and shall not result in the exercise of any Options. Upon receipt of any such Notice of Exercise, Dealer shall designate an Exchange Business Day following such Additional

 

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Termination Event as an Early Termination Date (and Dealer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to designate such Early Termination Date so that the related payment or delivery, as the case may be, hereunder in respect of the Applicable Conversion Options will occur on (or as promptly as reasonable practicable after) the related settlement for the conversion of the Excluded Convertible Securities) with respect to the portion of the Transaction corresponding to a number of Options (the “Applicable Conversion Options”) equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate principal amount of Excluded Convertible Securities specified in such Notice of Exercise, divided by USD 1,000, and (B) 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 Applicable Conversion Options. Any payment hereunder with respect to such termination (the “Early Conversion Unwind Payment”) shall be calculated 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 Applicable Conversion Options, (2) Counterparty were the sole Affected Party with respect to such Additional Termination Event and (3) the terminated portion of the Transaction were the sole Affected Transaction (and, in determining the amount payable pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement, the Calculation Agent shall not take into account any adjustments to the “Conversion Rate” (as defined in the Indenture) pursuant to Sections 4.04(f), 4.04(g) or 4.06 of the Indenture).

(b)    Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events. If Dealer shall owe Counterparty any amount pursuant to “Consequences of Merger Events/Tender Offers” above or Sections 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, including, without limitation, any Early Conversion Unwind Payment and any Repayment Unwind Payment (a “Payment Obligation”), Dealer shall satisfy any such Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below) unless either (i) Counterparty shall have elected for Dealer to satisfy such Payment Obligation in cash in USD by (x) giving irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 noon, 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 and (y) remaking the representation set forth in Section 7(a)(i)(A) of this Confirmation on the date of such notice, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day or (ii) in the event of (x) 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 (y) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party, which Event of Default or Termination Event resulted from an event or events within Counterparty’s control (other than any Additional Termination Event pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii)), in either of which cases under the immediately preceding clauses (i) or (ii), the provisions of “Consequences of Merger Events/Tender Offers” above, Sections 12.6, 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply in lieu of the provisions of this Section 8(b) in respect of such Payment Obligation. In the case of any such settlement by the Share Termination Alternative, 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/Tender Offers” above, Section 12.7 or 12.9 of the Equity Definitions or Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as applicable, or such later date as the Calculation Agent may reasonably determine (the “Share Termination Payment Date”), in satisfaction of the Payment Obligation.
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 its discretion by commercially reasonable means and notified by the Calculation Agent to Dealer at the time of notification of the Payment Obligation.

 

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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 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 or any portion of the Share Termination Delivery Units) 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.”

(c)    Disposition of Hedge Shares. Counterparty hereby agrees that if, in the good faith reasonable judgment of Dealer, based on advice of counsel, any Shares acquired by Dealer for the purpose of hedging its obligations pursuant to the Transaction (any such Shares, the “Hedge Shares”), cannot be 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 substantially similar to underwriting agreements for registered secondary offerings of a substantially similar size, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Dealer, (B) provide accountant’s “comfort” letters in customary form for registered offerings of equity securities of a substantially similar size, (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 a substantially similar size 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 a substantially similar size; provided, however, that if Dealer, in its reasonable discretion, is not satisfied with access to due diligence materials, the results of its due diligence investigation, or the procedures and documentation for the registered offering referred to above, then clause (ii) or clause (iii) of this Section 8(c) 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 a substantially similar size, 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 for private placements of equity securities of a substantially similar size, 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 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 VWAP Price on such Exchange Business Days, and in the amounts, requested by Dealer. “VWAP Price” means, on any Exchange Business Day, the per Share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “PFPT <equity> AQR” (or any successor thereto) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Exchange Business Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one Share on such Exchange Business Day, as determined by the Calculation Agent using a volume-weighted method).

 

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(d)    Repurchase Notices. Counterparty shall, on or prior to the date one Scheduled Trading Day immediately following any date on which Counterparty has effected any repurchase of Shares, give Dealer a written notice of such repurchase (a “Repurchase Notice”) if, following such repurchase, the number of outstanding Shares as determined on such day is (i) less than 48.5 million (in the case of the first such notice) or (ii) thereafter more than 5.8 million less than the number of Shares included in the immediately preceding Repurchase Notice; provided that, with respect to any repurchase of Shares pursuant to a plan under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, Counterparty may elect to satisfy such requirement by promptly giving Dealer written notice of the entry into such plan, the maximum number of Shares that may be repurchased thereunder and the approximate dates or period during which such repurchases may occur (with such maximum deemed repurchased on the date of such notice for purposes of this Section 8(d)). 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(d) 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 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 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.

(e)    Transfer and Assignment.

(i)    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 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) 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, (iv) Counterparty not being released from its indemnification obligations under Section 8(d) of this Confirmation, (v) such assignment only being to a party that is a United States person as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (vi) the transferee or assignee agreeing that Dealer is not required to pay the transferee on any payment date an amount under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement greater than an amount Dealer would have been required to pay to Counterparty in the absence of such assignment, (vii) as result of such transfer or assignment, Dealer not receiving from the transferee or assignee any amount or number of Shares less than it would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such transfer or assignment, (viii) there not being an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event as a result of such assignment, (ix) without limiting the generality of clause (v), Counterparty causing 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 the results described in clauses (vi) and (vii) will not occur upon or after such assignment and (x) Counterparty being responsible for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, incurred by Dealer in connection with such assignment. In addition, Dealer may transfer or assign without any consent of the Counterparty its rights and obligations hereunder and under the Agreement (1) in whole or in part to any affiliate of Dealer of credit quality at least equivalent to that of Dealer as of the Trade Date, (2) in whole or in part to any other affiliate of Dealer with respect to which Counterparty shall have received a full guaranty of such affiliate’s obligations from Dealer or Dealer’s ultimate parent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Counterparty or (3) if at the time of such transfer or assignment an Excess Ownership Position exists, in part to any other third party with a rating for its long term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness equal to or better than the lesser of (I) the credit rating of Dealer at the time of the transfer and (II) A- by Standard and Poor’s Rating Group, Inc. or its successor (“S&P”), or A3 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (“Moodys”) or, if either S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate such debt, at least an equivalent or better rating by a substitute rating agency mutually agreed by Counterparty and Dealer, in the case of this clause (3), to the extent

 

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that an Excess Ownership Position no longer exists after giving effect to such partial transfer or assignment, in each case of the immediately preceding clauses (1), (2) and (3), only if an Event of Default, Potential Event of Default or Termination Event will not occur as a result of such transfer or assignment. In the event of any such transfer or assignment, the transferee or assignee shall agree that (i) Counterparty shall not be required to pay the transferee or assignee under Section 2(d)(i)(4) of the Agreement any amount greater than the amount Counterparty would have been required to pay to Dealer in the absence of such transfer or assignment, (ii) Counterparty shall not receive from the transferee or assignee any amount or number of Shares less than it would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such transfer or assignment, and (iii) such transferee or assignee shall provide such tax documentation as may be reasonably requested by Counterparty to permit Counterparty to determine that the results described in clauses (i) and (ii) will not occur upon or after such assignment.

(ii)    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 Scheduled Trading 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(b) of this Confirmation as if (i) an Early Termination Date had been designated in respect of a Transaction having terms identical to the Terminated Portion of the Transaction, (ii) Counterparty shall be the sole Affected Party with respect to such partial termination and (iii) such 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% or (ii) 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 law, rule, regulation, regulatory order or organizational documents or contracts of Counterparty that are, in each case, applicable to ownership of Shares (“Applicable Restrictions”), 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 (except for any filings of Form 13F, Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act) or other requirements (including obtaining prior approval by a state or federal regulator) of a Dealer Person under Applicable Restrictions and with respect to which such requirements have not been met or the relevant approval has not been received 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 (including, solely for such purpose, Shares that would be deemed outstanding pursuant to the last sentence of Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) if such sentence were applicable to the calculation of clause (B) of the definition of Equity Percentage).

(f)    Staggered Settlement. If upon advice of counsel with respect to applicable legal and regulatory requirements, including any requirements relating to Dealer’s hedging activities hereunder, Dealer reasonably determines that it would not be advisable to deliver, or to acquire Shares to deliver, any or all of the Shares to be delivered by Dealer on the relevant Settlement Date, 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 beginning of the related “Observation Period” (as defined in the Indenture, subject to the provision set forth opposite the caption “Convertible Security Settlement Method” above)) and/or delivery times (during any single Staggered Settlement Date) and how it will allocate the Shares it is required to deliver under “Delivery Obligation” (above) among the Staggered Settlement Dates and/or delivery times; and

 

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(ii)     the aggregate number of Shares that Dealer will deliver to Counterparty hereunder on all such Staggered Settlement Dates (including on one or more delivery times on any single Staggered Settlement Date) will equal the number of Shares that Dealer would otherwise be required to deliver on such Nominal Settlement Date.

(g)    Right to Extend. Dealer may postpone or add, in whole or in part, as applicable, 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 (in which event the Calculation Agent shall make appropriate adjustments to the Delivery Obligation), if Dealer determines in its good faith and reasonable discretion, based on advice of counsel in the case of the immediately following clause (ii), that such extension is reasonably necessary or appropriate to (i) preserve Dealer’s hedging or hedge unwind activity hereunder in light of existing liquidity conditions in the cash market, the stock loan market or any other relevant market or (ii) to enable Dealer to effect transactions with respect to Shares in connection with its 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 (whether or not such requirements, policies or procedures are imposed by law or have been voluntarily adopted by Dealer and, in the case of policies or procedures, so long as such policies or procedures are consistently applied to transactions similar to the Transaction); provided that, no such Exercise Date, Settlement Date or any other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer may be postponed or extended more than 40 “Trading Days” (as defined in the Indenture) after the original Exercise Date, Settlement Date or other date of valuation or delivery by Dealer, as the case may be.

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

(i)    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.

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

(k)     No Netting and Set-off. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement (including without limitation Section 6(f) thereof, which shall not apply with respect to the Transaction) and this Confirmation or any other agreement between the parties to the contrary, neither party shall net or set off its obligations under the Transaction against its rights against the other party under any other transaction or instrument.

(l)     Equity Rights. 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 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 to any claim arising as a result of a breach by Counterparty of any of its obligations under this Confirmation or the Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties acknowledge that this Confirmation is not secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of Counterparty herein under or pursuant to any other agreement.

(m)     Early Unwind. In the event the sale by Issuer of the “Additional Securities” is not consummated with the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of August 20, 2019, between Counterparty and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, as representatives of the initial purchasers party thereto (the “Initial Purchasers”) for any reason by the close of business in New York on the Premium Payment Date (or such later date as agreed upon by the parties, which in no event shall be later than August 30, 2019) (the Premium Payment Date or such later date being the “Early Unwind Date”), the Transaction shall automatically terminate (the “Early Unwind”), on the Early Unwind Date and the Transaction and all of the respective rights and obligations of Dealer and Counterparty thereunder shall be cancelled and terminated. Following such termination and cancellation, each party shall be released and discharged by the other party

 

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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. Dealer and Counterparty represent and acknowledge to the other that, upon an Early Unwind, all obligations with respect to the Transaction shall be deemed fully and finally discharged.

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

(o)     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 Definitions incorporated herein, or the Agreement (including, but not limited to, rights arising from Change in Law, an Excess Ownership Position or Illegality (as defined in the Agreement)).

(p)      Notice of Certain Other Events. Counterparty covenants and agrees that:

(i)    promptly following the public announcement of the results of any election by the holders of Shares with respect to the consideration due upon consummation of any Merger Event, Counterparty shall give Dealer written notice of the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by holders of Shares upon consummation of such Merger Event (the date of such notification, the “Consideration Notification Date”); provided that in no event shall the Consideration Notification Date be later than the date on which such Merger Event is consummated; and

(ii)    (A) Counterparty shall give Dealer commercially reasonable advance (but in any event at least one Exchange Business Day prior to the relevant Adjustment Notice Deadline) written notice of the section or sections of the Indenture and, if applicable, the formula therein, pursuant to which any adjustment will be made (or, if no Convertible Securities are then outstanding, that would have been made) to the Convertible Notes in connection with any Potential Adjustment Event (other than a Potential Adjustment in respect of the Dilution Adjustment Provisions set forth in Sections 4.04(b) or Section 4.04(d) of the Indenture) or Merger Event and (B) promptly following any such adjustment, Counterparty shall give Dealer written notice of the details of such adjustment. The “Adjustment Notice Deadline” means (i) for any Potential Adjustment in respect of the Dilution Adjustment Provision set forth in Section 4.04(a) of the Indenture, the relevant “Ex-Dividend Date” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) or “Effective Date” (as such term is defined in the Indenture), as the case may be, (ii) for any Potential Adjustment in respect of the Dilution Adjustment Provision in the first formula set forth in Section 4.04(c) of the Indenture, the first “Trading Day” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the period referred to in the definition of “SP0” in such formula, (iii) for any Potential Adjustment in respect of the Dilution Adjustment Provision in the second formula set forth in Section 4.04(c) of the Indenture, the first Trading Day (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the “Valuation Period” (as such term is defined in the Indenture), (iv) for any Potential Adjustment in respect of the Dilution Adjustment Provision set forth in Section 4.04(e) of the Indenture, the first “Trading Day” (as such term is defined in the Indenture) of the period referred to in the definition of “CR1” or “SP1”, as applicable, in the formula in such Section, and (v) for any Merger Event, the effective date of such Merger Event (or, if earlier, the first day of any valuation or similar period in respect of such Merger Event).

(q)     Waiver of Trial by Jury. 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.

 

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(r)     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.

(s)     Amendments to Equity Definitions.

(i) Section 11.2(a) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “a material”.

(ii) Section 11.2(c) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by (x) replacing the words “a diluting or concentrative” with “an” and (y) deleting the phrase “(provided that no adjustments will be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares)” and replacing it with the phrase “(and, for the avoidance of doubt, other than in the case of a Share split, reverse Share split or equivalent transaction, adjustments may be made to account solely for changes in volatility, expected dividends, stock loan rate or liquidity relative to the relevant Shares).”

(iii) Section 11.2(e)(vii) of the Equity Definitions is hereby amended by deleting the words “that may have a diluting or concentrative” and replacing them with the words “that is the result of a corporate event involving Issuer or its securities that may have a material”.

(iv) 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) at Dealer’s option, 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.”

(t)    Other Adjustments Pursuant to the Equity Definitions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, solely for the purpose of adjusting the Cap Price, the terms “Potential Adjustment Event,” “Merger Event,” and “Tender Offer” shall each have the meanings assigned to such term in the Equity Definitions (as amended by Section 8(s)), and upon the occurrence of a Merger Date, the occurrence of a Tender Offer Date, or declaration by Counterparty of the terms of any Potential Adjustment Event, respectively, as such terms are defined in the Equity Definitions, the Calculation Agent shall determine whether such occurrence or declaration, as applicable, has had a material economic effect on the Transaction and, if so, shall, adjust the Cap Price to preserve the fair value of the Options to Dealer; provided that in no event shall the Cap Price be less than the Strike Price.

(u)    Tax Matters. For purposes of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii) of the Agreement, Counterparty agrees to deliver to Dealer one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto) at such times required by law and at such other times reasonably requested by Dealer. Dealer shall provide to Counterparty one duly executed and completed United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or successor thereto), at such times required by law and at such other times reasonably requested by Counterparty.

(v)    Withholding Tax with Respect to Non-US Counterparties. “Indemnifiable Tax” as defined in Section 14 of the Agreement shall not include (i) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed or collected pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (a “FATCA Withholding Tax”) or (ii) any U.S. federal withholding tax imposed on amounts treated as dividends from sources within the United States under Section 871(m) of the Code (or any United States Treasury regulations or other guidance issued thereunder). 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.

 

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(w)    Payee Tax Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of the Agreement, the parties makes the representations below:

(i)     Dealer represents that it is a “U.S. person” (as that term is used in section 1.1441- 4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes. It is “exempt” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation sections 1.6041-3(p) and 1.6049-4(c) from information reporting on IRS Form 1099 and backup withholding.

(ii)    Counterparty represents that it is a “U.S. person” (as that term is used in section 1.1441- 4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes. It is “exempt” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation sections 1.6041-3(p) and 1.6049-4(c) from information reporting on IRS Form 1099 and backup withholding.

(x)    [Dealer boilerplate provisions to be included.]

 

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Counterparty hereby agrees (a) to check this Confirmation carefully and immediately upon receipt so that errors or discrepancies can be promptly identified and rectified and (b) to confirm that the foregoing (in the exact form provided by Dealer) correctly sets forth the terms of the agreement between Dealer and Counterparty with respect to the Transaction, by manually signing this Confirmation or this page hereof as evidence of agreement to such terms and providing the other information requested herein and immediately returning an executed copy to Dealer.

 

Yours faithfully,
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By:  

     

Name:  
Title:  

Confirmed and Acknowledged as of the date first above written:

 

PROOFPOINT, INC.
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Annex A

 

Premium:    USD [            ]

Exhibit 99.3

Proofpoint Announces Closing of $920 Million of 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024, Including Full Exercise of Initial Purchasers’ $120 Million Option to Purchase Additional Notes

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — August 23, 2019 — Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity company, today announced the closing of its offering of $920 million aggregate principal amount of 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). The offering represented $800 million aggregate principal amount of Notes plus the full exercise of the initial purchasers’ option to purchase up to an additional $120 million aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Notes were issued in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The Notes are unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of Proofpoint, and will mature on August 15, 2024, unless repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with their terms prior to such date. Interest is payable semi-annually in cash at a rate of 0.25% per annum. Prior to April 15, 2024, the Notes will be convertible at the option of holders only upon satisfaction of certain conditions and during certain periods, and thereafter, at any time until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. Upon conversion, the Notes may be settled in shares of Proofpoint common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of Proofpoint common stock, at the election of Proofpoint.

Holders of the Notes will have the right to require Proofpoint to repurchase all or some of their Notes at 100% of the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture relating to the Notes). Proofpoint will also be required to increase the conversion rate for holders who convert their Notes in connection with certain fundamental changes or redemptions occurring prior to the maturity date.

The Notes are also redeemable by Proofpoint on or after August 20, 2022 at 100% of the principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, if the last reported sale price of Proofpoint’s common stock is at least 130% of the applicable conversion price for at least 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading-day period.

The Notes have an initial conversion rate of 6.4941 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (which is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances). This represents an initial conversion price of approximately $153.99 per share, which represents a premium of approximately 37.5% to the $111.99 per share closing price of Proofpoint’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on August 20, 2019.

Proofpoint estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $899.8 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by Proofpoint. Proofpoint used approximately $83.7 million of the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes to pay the cost of the capped call transactions described below. Proofpoint expects to use the remaining net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions or other strategic transactions. Proofpoint currently has no agreements or understandings with respect to any such acquisitions or transactions.

In connection with the pricing of the Notes and the exercise of the initial purchasers’ option to purchase additional Notes, Proofpoint entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the initial purchasers or their respective affiliates (the “capped call counterparties”). The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution to holders of Proofpoint common stock upon any conversion of the Notes and/or offset the potential cash payments that Proofpoint could be required to make in excess of the principal amount of any converted Notes upon conversion thereof, with such reduction and/or offset subject to a cap based on the cap price. The cap price of the capped call transactions is initially $223.98 per share, which represents a premium of 100% over the last reported sale price of Proofpoint’s common stock of $111.99 per share on August 20, 2019, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions.


This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities (including any shares of Proofpoint common stock, if any, into which the Notes are convertible) and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. Any offers of the Notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum.

The Notes and the shares of common stock, if any, issuable upon conversion of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

Cautionary Statement:

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” including, among other things, the potential effects of capped call transactions and statements relating to the expected use of proceeds from the offering. Statements containing words such as “could,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” or similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, prevailing market conditions, the anticipated use of the proceeds of the offering, which could change as a result of market conditions or for other reasons, the impact of general economic, and industry or political conditions in the United States or internationally and whether the capped call transactions will become effective. The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties is illustrative, but is not exhaustive. For information about other potential factors that could affect Proofpoint’s business and financial results, please review the “Risk Factors” described in Proofpoint’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and in Proofpoint’s other filings with the SEC.

Except as may be required by law, Proofpoint undertakes no obligation, and does not intend, to update these forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

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Media Contact:

Kristy Campbell

Proofpoint, Inc.

408-517-4710

kcampbell@proofpoint.com

Investor Contact:

Jason Starr

Proofpoint, Inc.

408-585-4351

jstarr@proofpoint.com

Source: Proofpoint, Inc.