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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2020

 

IMAGE

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

 

1-7259

 

74-1563240

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, Texas

 

75235-1611

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 792-4000

Not Applicable

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock ($1.00 par value)

 

LUV

 

New York Stock Exchange

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

Emerging growth company  

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

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

The information set forth in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Convertible Notes Offering is incorporated herein by reference.

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

The information set forth in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K relating to the Convertible Notes Offering is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01. Other Events

Common Stock Offering

On May 1, 2020, Southwest Airlines Co. (the “Company”) completed the public offering of 80,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company, which includes full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 10,500,000 shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $28.50 per share (the “Common Stock Offering”). The Company completed the Common Stock Offering pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Common Stock Offering for general corporate purposes.

The Common Stock Offering was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-222963) (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 9, 2018. The material terms of the Common Stock Offering are described in the prospectus supplement, dated April 28, 2020, filed by the Company with the Commission on April 30, 2020, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) of the Securities Act, which relates to the offer and sale of the shares of common stock and supplements the prospectus, dated February 9, 2018, that constitutes a part of the Registration Statement.

Convertible Notes Offering

On May 1, 2020, the Company completed the public offering of $2.3 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Convertible Notes”), which includes full exercise of the underwriters’ overallotment option to buy an additional $300 million aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes (the “Convertible Notes Offering”). The Company completed the Convertible Notes Offering pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Convertible Notes Offering for general corporate purposes.

The Convertible Notes will bear interest at the rate of 1.250% per year and will mature on May 1, 2025. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020.

Holders may convert their Convertible Notes at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding February 1, 2025, only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on June 30, 2020 (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; (2) during the five business day period after any ten consecutive trading day period in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day; or (3) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events. On or after February 1, 2025, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their notes at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances.

Upon conversion, the Company will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at the Company’s election. The initial conversion rate is 25.9909 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $38.48 per share of common stock). The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in some events but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date, the Company will increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its Convertible Notes in connection with such a corporate event in certain circumstances. In the event of a “Fundamental Change,” as defined in the Supplemental Indenture (defined below), the holders may require the Company to purchase for cash all or a portion of their notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The Company may not redeem the notes at its option prior to the maturity date.

The Convertible Notes were issued under an indenture, dated as of September 17, 2004 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee, as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 1, 2020 (the “Supplemental Indenture,” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). A form of the Base Indenture was filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement. The Supplemental Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the terms and conditions thereof are incorporated by reference herein. The Supplemental Indenture is also filed with reference to, and is hereby incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement.


The form of the Convertible Notes (the “Global Note”) issued pursuant to the Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.2, and the terms and conditions thereof are incorporated by reference herein. The Global Note is also filed with reference to, and is hereby incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement.

The Convertible Notes Offering was registered under the Securities Act, pursuant to the Registration Statement, filed with the Commission on February 9, 2018. The material terms of the Convertible Notes are described in the prospectus supplement, dated April 28, 2020, filed by the Company with the Commission on April 30, 2020, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) of the Securities Act, which relates to the offer and sale of the Convertible Notes and supplements the prospectus, dated February 9, 2018, that constitutes a part of the Registration Statement.    

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

  (d) Exhibits

Exhibit
No.

   

Description

         
 

  1.1

   

Underwriting Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2020, by and among the Company, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (relating to the Common Stock Offering).

         
 

  1.2

   

Underwriting Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2020, by and among the Company, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (relating to the Convertible Notes Offering).

         
 

  4.1

   

First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 1, 2020, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee.

         
 

  4.2

   

Form of Global Note representing the 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025.

         
 

  5.1

   

Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

         
 

23.1

   

Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

         
 

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


SIGNATURE

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

 

 

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

             

Date: May 1, 2020

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Mark R. Shaw

 

 

Name:

 

Mark R. Shaw

 

 

Title:

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer

Exhibit 1.1

 

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

70,000,000 Shares of Common Stock, Par Value $1.00

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

April 28, 2020

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

BofA Securities, Inc.

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179

As the Representatives of the several Underwriters

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as representatives (“you” or “Representatives”), 70,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $1.00 (the “Firm Shares”). The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters not more than an additional 10,500,000 shares of its common stock, par value $1.00 (the “Additional Shares”) if and to the extent that the Representatives shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to purchase such shares of common stock granted to the Underwriters in Section 2 hereof. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Shares.” The shares of common stock, par value $1.00, of the Company to be outstanding after giving effect to the sales contemplated hereby are hereinafter referred to as the “Common Stock.”

The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Shares as soon as the Underwriters deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered.

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-222963), including the related preliminary prospectus or prospectuses, which registration statement automatically became effective upon filing on February 9, 2018. Such registration statement covers the registration of securities of the Company, including the Shares, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will prepare and file a prospectus in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of Rule 424 (“Rule 424(b)”) of the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “1933 Act Regulations”) under the 1933 Act. Such registration statement as amended to the date of this Agreement, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430B under the 1933 Act and the documents incorporated therein pursuant to Part I, Item 12 of Form S-3 as of its most recent effective date, is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement,” and the related base prospectus in the form first used to confirm sales of the Shares (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the 1933 Act), including the documents incorporated therein pursuant to Part I, Item 12 of Form S-3 as of such date, is hereinafter referred to as the “Base Prospectus.” The Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Shares in the form first used to confirm sales of the Shares (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the 1933 Act), including the documents incorporated therein pursuant to Part I, Item 12 of Form S-3 as of such date of such prospectus or prospectus supplement, is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus,” and the term “preliminary prospectus” means any preliminary form of the Prospectus.


For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”).

All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by the 1933 Act Regulations to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), which is incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by the 1933 Act Regulations to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be.

1. Representations and Warranties. (a) The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof and agrees with each Underwriter that:

(i) The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package (as defined below) and the Prospectus; the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where those failures to so qualify, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole or the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, and consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement (a “Material Adverse Effect”); and none of the subsidiaries of the Company is a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X).

(ii) The Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations) eligible to use the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement and the Company has not received notice that the Commission objects to the use of the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement. At the time of first filing of the Registration Statement, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations) of the Shares and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations in connection with the offering pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations. The Registration Statement has become effective; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no proceedings for that purpose have been initiated or threatened by the Commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with.

At the respective times the first filing of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto became effective, at each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations and at the Closing Time (as defined below), the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations, and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

Neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements thereto, as of its date, at the time the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b), and at the Closing Time, included or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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Each preliminary prospectus (including the prospectus or prospectuses filed as part of the first filing of the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto) complied when so filed in all material respects with the 1933 Act Regulations (after taking into account the information permitted to be omitted pursuant to Rules 430B and 430C of the 1933 Act Regulations, as applicable) and each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this offering was identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

As of the Applicable Time (as defined below), none of (x) the Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus(es) (as defined below) issued as of or prior to the Applicable Time, the Statutory Prospectus (as defined below) and the Final Term Sheet (as defined below), all considered together (collectively, the “General Disclosure Package”), or (y) when considered with the General Disclosure Package (i) any individual Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus or (ii) any “bona fide electronic roadshow” as defined in Rule 433(b)(5) under the 1933 Act Regulations or additional written communication listed on Schedule IV (collectively, “Company Additional Written Communication”), included any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the 1933 Act Regulations has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the 1933 Act Regulations or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. Except for the Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule III hereto, and Company Additional Written Communications, if any, identified in Schedule IV, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

As used in this subsection and elsewhere in this Agreement:

Applicable Time” means 9:40 p.m. (Eastern time) on April 28, 2020 or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Representatives.

Final Term Sheet” means the pricing term sheet attached hereto as Schedule II.

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 433”), relating to the Shares.

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors, as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule III hereto.

Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.

Statutory Prospectus” means the Base Prospectus, as supplemented immediately prior to the Applicable Time including any document incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such supplement.

Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Shares or until any earlier date that the issuer notified or notifies the Representatives as described in Section 5(e), did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus relating to the Shares, the Statutory Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any preliminary or other prospectus deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified.

The representations and warranties in this Section 1(a)(ii) shall not apply to Underwriter Information (as defined below).

 

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(iii) The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “1934 Act Regulations”), and, when read together and with the other information in the Prospectus and the General Disclosure Package, at the time the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto became effective, at the time the Prospectus was first filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b), at the Applicable Time and at the Closing Time, did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading.

(iv) The consolidated financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries, for the respective periods covered thereby, all in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied, except as stated therein, on a consistent basis throughout the entire period involved; and the financial schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus meet the requirements of the 1933 Act Regulations or the 1934 Act Regulations, as applicable, and fairly present the information required to be shown therein. The selected consolidated financial data incorporated by reference in the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

(v) Except as stated in or contemplated by the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements included or incorporated in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the business, properties, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Change”).

(vi) The Company is a “citizen of the United States” within the meaning of Section 40102(a)(15)(C) of Title 49, U.S.C. and is the holder of an “air carrier operating certificate” issued by the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to Section 44705 of Title 49, U.S.C. for aircraft capable of carrying 10 or more individuals or 6,000 pounds or more of cargo, which covers all of the Company’s airline operations.

(vii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(viii) The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(ix) The shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to the issuance of the Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(x) The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

(xi) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets or properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound or to which any of the assets or properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, the result of which could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor will such action result in any violation of (a) the provisions of the restated certificate of formation or bylaws of the Company or similar organizational documents of any of its subsidiaries or

 

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(b) any applicable law or statute or any order, rule, regulation or judgment of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their assets, properties or operations, except, with respect to (b) above, for any such violations that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xii) No authorization, approval, consent, order or license of or filing with or notice to any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, is required on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for (a) the valid authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares, (b) the valid authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, or (c) the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as are required under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the securities or blue sky or similar laws of the various states and of foreign jurisdictions and under the Warrant Agreement by and between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury, dated April 20, 2020 (the “Warrant Agreement”).

(xiii) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, there is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any governmental agency or body or court, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that individually (or in the aggregate in the case of any class of related lawsuits), could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect or that could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(xiv) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, no union contract dispute respecting the employees of the Company or any subsidiary exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent that, in either case, could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xv) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has all necessary consents, authorizations, approvals, orders, certificates and permits of and from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all federal, state, local and other governmental authorities, all self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals, and is in compliance with all statutes and regulations as required, to own, lease, license and use its properties and assets and to conduct its business in the manner described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except to the extent that the failure to so obtain, declare, file or comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xvi) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, (a) to the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “environmental laws”), owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is subject to any environmental laws, or is subject to any claim relating to any environmental laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) the Company is not aware of any pending investigations which might lead to such claim or claims that could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xvii) There are no costs or liabilities associated with environmental laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean up, closure of properties or compliance with environmental laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xviii) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation or operative agreement, as applicable, or in default (nor has any event occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default or acceleration) in the performance of any obligation, agreement or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, bond, debenture, note agreement or other evidence of indebtedness, lease, contract or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties is

 

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bound or affected and none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, ruling, decree, order, franchise, license or permit or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the business or properties of any of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except for such violations or defaults which do not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xix) Except as otherwise disclosed or incorporated in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, each of the Company and its subsidiaries have insurance of the types and in the amounts as are generally deemed adequate and customary for their businesses including, but not limited to, policies covering their respective business, assets, employees, officers and directors. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any subsidiary will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted, except to the extent that would not result in a Material Adverse Change.

(xx) Ernst & Young LLP, who have expressed their opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term as used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) filed with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are, to the knowledge of the Company, an independent registered public accounting firm with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

(xxi) The Company is not an “investment company,” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) required to register under the Investment Company Act; and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company will not be an “investment company,” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as defined in the Investment Company Act, required to register under the Investment Company Act.

(xxii) This Agreement will, upon execution and delivery thereof, conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(xxiii) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, (i) the Company has not been advised of (A) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the ability of the Company to record, process, summarize and report financial data, or any material weaknesses in internal controls (whether or not remediated) and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls of the Company, and (ii) there have been no changes in internal controls that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

(xxiv) Except as may be set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company maintains required “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the 1934 Act) and the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” are designed to reasonably ensure that material information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or furnishes under the 1934 Act is communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company required under the 1934 Act with respect to such reports.

(xxv) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (a) used any funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (b) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government or regulatory official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (c) violated or is in violation of any

 

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provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws; or (d) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, and maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

(xxvi) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act) and the applicable money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(xxvii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, or affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company, any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or the target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria (each, a “Sanctioned Country”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Shares hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (a) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or the target of Sanctions, (b) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (c) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.

(xxviii) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement or have requested extensions thereof and have paid all taxes required to be paid thereon (except for cases in which the failure to file such tax returns or pay such taxes would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, or, except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves required by generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States have been created in the financial statements of the Company), and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries which has, individually or in the aggregate, had (nor does the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries and which could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have) a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxix) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (a) the Company is not aware of any security breach or incident, unauthorized access or disclosure of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data or databases (including the data and information of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party

 

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data maintained, processed or stored by the Company and its subsidiaries in such databases) (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”); (b) neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have been notified of a security breach or incident, unauthorized access or disclosure or other compromise of any data processed or stored by third parties on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries; and (c) the Company and its subsidiaries are materially in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification. The Company has a security program that addresses the management of security and the security controls employed by the Company which includes: (a) documented policies that the Company internally publishes and communicates to appropriate personnel; and (b) policies and procedures that address and implement measures for (i) information classification and handling; (ii) physical security; and (iii) network and application security. The Company has an information security incident management program that addresses management of information security incidents.

(xxx) The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(xxxi) There are no registration rights applicable to the issuance and sale by the Company and the registration of the Shares, except, in each case, for such rights that have been validly waived.

(xxxii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading “Capitalization;” except as described in or expressly contemplated by the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, preemptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; and, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other similar claim of any third party.

(xxxiii) The Company (i) has not alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication with any person and (ii) has not authorized anyone to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations. “Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) or Rule 163B of the 1933 Act Regulations.

(b) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to you or to counsel for the Underwriters in connection with an offering of the Shares shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter participating in such offering as to the matters covered thereby on the date of such certificate unless subsequently amended or supplemented subsequent thereto. None of the foregoing applies to statements in or omissions from any of the aforementioned documents based upon written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter specifically for use therein.

2. Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective numbers of Firm Shares set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto at a price equal to $27.645 a share (the “Purchase Price”).

 

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Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters the Additional Shares, and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to 10,500,000 Additional Shares at the Purchase Price; provided, however, that the amount paid by the Underwriters for any Additional Shares shall be reduced by an amount per share equal to any dividends declared by the Company and payable on the Firm Shares but not payable on such Additional Shares. The Representatives may exercise this right on behalf of the Underwriters in whole or from time to time in part by giving written notice not later than 30 days after the date of this Agreement. Any exercise notice shall specify the number of Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date on which such shares are to be purchased. Each purchase date must be at least one business day after the written notice is given and may not be earlier than the closing date for the Firm Shares or later than ten business days after the date of such notice. On each day, if any, that Additional Shares are to be purchased (an “Option Closing Date”), each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of Additional Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as Morgan Stanley may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date as the number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Shares.

3. Delivery and Payment. (a) Payment for the Firm Shares shall be made by wire transfer to such bank account in the United States as the Company may designate to you. The closing of the offering of the Firm Shares shall occur at the offices of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, Texas 75201, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by you and the Company, at 9:00 a.m., New York time, on the second business day (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10) following the date hereof or at such other date, time or location as otherwise shall be agreed upon by you and the Company (such time being referred to as the “Closing Time” and such date being referred to as the “Closing Date”).

Payment for any Additional Shares shall be made by wire transfer to such bank account in the United States as the Company may designate to you. The closing of the offering of the Additional Shares shall occur at the offices of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, Texas 75201, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by you and the Company, at 9:00 a.m., New York time, on the Option Closing Date specified in the corresponding notice described in Section 2 or at such other date, time or location as otherwise shall be agreed upon by you and the Company.

The Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representatives shall request not later than one full business day prior to the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be. The Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be delivered to the Representatives on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Shares to the Underwriters duly paid, against payment of the Purchase Price therefor.

(b) It is understood that each Underwriter has authorized you, on its behalf and for its account, to accept delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the Purchase Price for, the Shares that it has agreed to purchase. You, individually and not as a representative, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the Purchase Price for the Shares to be purchased by any Underwriter whose check or checks shall not have been received by the Closing Time.

4. Offering by Underwriters. The Company is advised by the Representatives that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of the Shares as soon after this Agreement has become effective as in the Representatives’ judgment is advisable and initially to offer the Shares on the terms set forth in the Prospectus.

5. Agreements. The Company covenants with each Underwriter that:

(a) Immediately following the execution of this Agreement and subject to paragraph (c) below, the Company will cause the Prospectus containing the information omitted in reliance upon Rule 430B, and any supplement thereto, to be filed in a form approved by the Representatives with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and will furnish to the Underwriters named therein as many copies of the Prospectus as you shall reasonably request.

(b) The Company will notify you immediately (i) of the effectiveness of any amendment to the Registration Statement, (ii) of the transmittal to the Commission for filing of any supplement to the Prospectus or any document to be filed pursuant to the 1934 Act that will be incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, (iii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, (iv) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or

 

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supplement to the Prospectus or any document incorporated by reference therein or otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or for additional information, (v) of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(e) of the 1933 Act concerning the Registration Statement, (vi) if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the 1933 Act in connection with the offering of the Shares, and (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof as soon as possible. The Company will file the Final Term Sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the 1933 Act within the time required by such Rule and will file promptly all other material required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the 1933 Act.

(c) For so long as a Prospectus is required to be delivered in connection with the Shares (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), the Company will give you notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, whether by the filing of documents pursuant to the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act, or otherwise, and will furnish you with copies of any such amendment or supplement or other documents proposed to be filed or prepared a reasonable time in advance of such proposed filing or preparation, as the case may be.

(d) The Company will deliver to you as many signed and conformed copies of the Registration Statement (as originally filed) and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus) as you may reasonably request. The Company will furnish to you as many copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as you shall reasonably request, so long as you are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with sales or solicitations of offers to purchase the Shares.

(e) If, at any time prior to the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any event occurs as a result of which the General Disclosure Package would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made at such time not misleading, the Company will (i) notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of the General Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or supplemented; (ii) subject to paragraph (c) above, amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.

(f) If at any time when the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Shares (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172) any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to further amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary at any such time to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will promptly prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission such amendment or supplement, whether by filing documents pursuant to the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act, or otherwise, as may be necessary to correct such untrue statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement and Prospectus comply with such requirements. If at any time when the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Shares (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172) there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement relating to the Shares or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify you and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

(g) With respect to the sale of the Shares, the Company will make generally available to its security holders earning statements (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act), which will satisfy the requirements of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act.

 

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(h) The Company will endeavor, in cooperation with you, to qualify the Shares for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate, and will maintain such qualifications in effect for so long as may be required for the distribution of the Shares; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or to subject itself to taxation as doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise required to be so qualified or subject itself to ongoing securities or corporate law reporting requirements in the jurisdiction. The Company will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of each jurisdiction in which the Shares have been qualified as provided above.

(i) The Company covenants with each Underwriter that, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, and will not publicly disclose an intention to, during the period ending 60 days after the date of the Prospectus (the “Restricted Period”), (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) file any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, other than (A) the Shares to be sold hereunder, (B) the notes issued in the concurrent registered public offering of Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 pursuant to the prospectus supplement of the Company dated April 28, 2020 and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such notes, (C) the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the settlement or conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof as described in each of the General Disclosure Package and Prospectus, (D) the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock pursuant to any employee stock option plan, incentive plan or stock ownership plan of the Company that the Board of Directors of the Company has approved (including, but not limited to, the Company’s Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan) in effect on the date hereof, (E) the issuance of warrants or other equity-based consideration by the Company as required by or a part of any assistance that the Company has received, applies for or will receive under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the issuance of Common Stock by the Company upon the exercise or conversion of any such warrants or other equity-based consideration, and the filing of one or more resale registration statements with respect to such warrants, other equity-based compensation, and Common Stock in compliance with the requirements of such assistance, or (F) facilitating the establishment of a trading plan on behalf of a shareholder, officer or director of the Company pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, provided that (i) such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock during the Restricted Period and (ii) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by the Company regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of Common Stock may be made under such plan during the Restricted Period.

(j) The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Company and the Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433, other than a free writing prospectus containing the information contained in the Final Term Sheet; provided, however, that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus. The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping.

6. Conditions to the Obligations of Underwriters. The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Shares pursuant to this Agreement will be subject at all times to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company herein as of the date hereof, as of the date of the effectiveness of any amendment to the Registration Statement filed after the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date (including the filing of any document incorporated therein by reference), as of the Applicable Time, as of the

 

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Closing Date and as of any Option Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company’s officers made in any certificate furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance and observance by the Company of all covenants and agreements contained herein, on its part to be performed and observed and to the following additional conditions precedent:

(a) At the Closing Time, (i) the Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)); and (ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters.

(b) At the Closing Time, you shall have received the following opinions:

(i) the opinion and negative assurance letter of the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you and substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit A hereto;

(ii) the opinion and negative assurance letter of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you and substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto; and

(iii) the opinion and negative assurance letter of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel to the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as you may reasonably request.

(c) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the public offering of the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Prospectus.

(d) You shall have received a certificate of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer or the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, on the one hand, and the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, on the other hand, dated as of the Closing Date to the effect that:

(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Time with the same effect as if made at the Closing Time and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time;

(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and

(iii) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has been no Material Adverse Change.

(e) At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Underwriters shall have received a letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from the Company’s independent public accountants, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain other financial or statistical data and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(f) At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received a letter, dated as of Closing Date, from the Company’s independent public accountants to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to Closing Time.

(g) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Time, (i) there shall not have been any downgrading in the rating accorded any of the Company’s securities by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the 1934 Act, or

 

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(ii) any public announcement that any such organization has under surveillance or review, in each case for possible change, its ratings of any such securities (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading, and no implication of a possible downgrading, of such rating).

(h) At the Closing Time, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as such counsel may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling such counsel to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Shares as herein contemplated and related proceedings, or in order to evidence the accuracy and completeness of any of the representations and warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained.

(i) The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, between the Representatives and officers and directors of the Company relating to restrictions on sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to the Representatives on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.

(j) The Shares have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), subject to notice of issuance.

(k) The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Shares hereunder are subject to the delivery to the Representatives on the applicable Option Closing Date of the following:

(i) a certificate of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer or the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, on the one hand, and the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, on the other hand, dated the Option Closing Date, confirming that the certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6(d) hereof remains true and correct as of such Option Closing Date;

(ii) an opinion and negative assurance letter of the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer of the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you and substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit A hereto;

(iii) an opinion and negative assurance letter of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel to the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you and substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto;

(iv) an opinion and negative assurance letter of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel to the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as you may reasonably request;

(v) a letter, dated the Option Closing Date, from the Company’s independent public accountants to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to such Option Closing Date; and

(vi) such other documents as the Representatives may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company, the due authorization and issuance of the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date and other matters related to the issuance of such Additional Shares.

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to you and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be cancelled by you at any time at or prior to the Closing Date with respect to Firm Shares and any Option Closing Date with respect to the Additional Shares, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 7 hereof. Notice of any such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing. Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Sections 8 and 11 shall remain in effect.

7. Payment of Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including:

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(b) the costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other stamp taxes payable thereon;

(c) the preparation, printing, issuance and delivery of certificates representing the Shares;

(d) the reasonably incurred fees and disbursements of the Company’s accountants and counsel, and of any transfer agent, registrar or depositary;

(e) the qualification of the Shares under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(h), including filing fees and the reasonably incurred fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of any Blue Sky Survey;

(f) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters in quantities as hereinabove stated of copies of the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto, and of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the delivery by the Underwriters of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto in connection with solicitations or confirmations of sales of the Shares;

(g) the preparation and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of this Agreement;

(h) the costs and expenses incident to listing the Shares on the NYSE;

(i) the fees and expenses, if any, incurred with respect to any filing with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (including filing fees and the reasonably incurred fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such filings); and

(j) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Shares, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show.

If this Agreement is terminated by you in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonably incurred fees and disbursements of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel for the Underwriters. However, in any other case, including any termination pursuant to Section 9 or 10 hereof or no termination at all, the Underwriters will pay all of their own expenses, including their fees of counsel, transfer or other stamp taxes on resale of any of the Shares and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.

8. Indemnification and Contribution; Default of Underwriters.

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act), its selling agent and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any Underwriter or any such controlling person in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereof) or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in the Base Prospectus, the Statutory Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus relating to the Shares, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the 1933 Act Regulations, any “road show” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the 1933 Act Regulations or the Prospectus (or in any amendment or supplement thereto), any Company Additional Written Communication or any Testing-the-Waters Communication, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except in each case insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by the Representatives expressly for inclusion in any such document (“Underwriter Information”). The Company hereby acknowledges that for purposes of this Agreement,

 

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the only Underwriter Information furnished shall be the information in the third paragraph under the heading “Underwriting,” the information in the first and second sentences of the first paragraph under the heading “Underwriting—Price Stabilization and Short Positions” and the information in the second paragraph under the heading “Underwriting—Price Stabilization and Short Positions,” in each case contained in the Prospectus.

(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, each of the officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company, within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Underwriter but only with reference to the Underwriter Information provided by such Underwriter.

(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing. The indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall, and the indemnifying party may elect to, retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and the indemnifying party shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel, (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them, or (iii) the indemnifying party shall have failed to retain counsel as required by the prior sentence to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable amount of time. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. The firm chosen to represent the indemnified parties shall be designated in writing by you in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to paragraph (a) above and by the Company in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to paragraph (b) above. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested in writing an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8 is required to be made but is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, then the applicable indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of such Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of such Shares shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the proceeds from the

 

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offering of such Shares received by the Company (before deducting expenses) less total underwriting discounts and commissions paid to the Underwriters by the Company, and the total underwriting discounts and commissions paid to the Underwriters by the Company, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate public offering price of such Shares. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or information supplied by the Underwriters, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several in proportion to the respective number of Shares they have purchased hereunder, and not joint.

(e) The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

9. Default by an Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations to purchase Shares hereunder on such date, and the aggregate number of Shares that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of the Shares to be purchased on such date, you may make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the purchase of such Shares by other persons, including any of the Underwriters, but if no such arrangements are made by the Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated severally, in the proportions that the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as the Representatives may specify, to purchase the Shares that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on such date. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations to purchase Firm Shares and the aggregate number of Firm Shares with respect to which such default or defaults occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to you and the Company for purchase of such Firm Shares by other persons are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except as provided in Section 7 and 8 hereof. If, on an Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations to purchase Additional Shares and the aggregate number of Additional Shares with respect to which such default or defaults occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate their obligation hereunder to purchase the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date or (ii) purchase not less than the number of Additional Shares that such non-defaulting Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of such default. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section. Nothing herein will relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.

10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination, in the absolute discretion of the Underwriters, immediately upon notice to the Company, at any time if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Time (a) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by, as the case may be, either the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Market, (b) trading of any securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (c) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York shall have been declared by either Federal or New York State authorities, (d) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities shall have occurred in which the United

 

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States is involved, any declaration of war by Congress or any substantial national or international calamity or emergency shall occur and the effect of which is such as to make it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus or (e) there shall have occurred such a material adverse change in general economic, political or financial conditions (or the effect of international conditions on the financial markets in the United States shall be such) as to make it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus. In the event of any such termination of this Agreement, the provisions of Section 7 hereof, the indemnity and contribution agreements set forth in Section 8 hereof, and the provisions of Sections 11 through 15 hereof shall remain in effect.

11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement, any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the Company or any of their respective representatives, officers or directors or any controlling person and will survive delivery of and payment for the Shares. If for any reason the purchase of the Shares by the Underwriters is not consummated, the Company shall remain responsible for the expenses to be paid or reimbursed by it pursuant to Section 7 and the respective obligations of the Company and the Underwriters pursuant to Section 8 shall remain in effect. If the purchase of the Shares by the Underwriters is not consummated for any reason other than solely because of the occurrence of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 or 10, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) reasonably incurred by them in connection with the offering of such Shares and comply with its other obligations under Section 7.

12. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, delivered by Federal Express service or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed to the representatives at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department; BofA Securities, Inc., One Bryant Park, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Equity Capital Markets Syndicate; and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (fax: 212 622-8358), Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk. Notices to the Company shall be directed to it at Southwest Airlines Co., 2702 Love Field Drive, Dallas, Texas 75235-1611, Attention of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with a copy thereof directed to the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer.

13. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon you and the Company and any Underwriter who becomes a party hereto and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Section 8 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto, their respective successors and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Shares from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

14. Arm’s-Length Transactions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Shares and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters on the other, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has

 

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consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and (f) any review by a Representative or any Underwriter of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of such Representative or such Underwriter and shall not be on behalf of the Company or any other person.

15. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT, AND ANY CLAIM CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE RELATING OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.

16. Waiver of Jury Trial. All parties hereby irrevocably waive, 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 Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and when a counterpart has been executed by each party, all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. A party may submit its signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile and such counterpart so received by facsimile shall for all purposes constitute an original.

The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement or in any instruments, agreements, certificates, legal opinions, negative assurance letters or other documents entered into or delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or the Indenture shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”, “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.

18. Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

19. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolutions Regime.

(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

For purposes of this Section 19:

BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

Covered Entity” means any of the following:

a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

 

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Default Rights” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement between each Underwriter and the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

Very truly yours,
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
By:   /s/ David Christopher Monroe
  Name: David Christopher Monroe
  Title: Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer

 

[Signature Page To Underwriting Agreement]


CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED, as of

the date first above written:

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

As Representatives of the several Underwriters

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

 

By:   /s/ Akanksha Agarwal
  Name: Akanksha Agarwal
  Title: Vice President

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

 

By:   /s/ Jay Johnston
  Name: Jay Johnston
  Title: Managing Director

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

 

By:   /s/ Manoj Vemula
  Name: Manoj Vemula
  Title: Executive Director

 

[Signature Page To Underwriting Agreement]


SCHEDULE I

 

Underwriter

   Number of Firm Shares To
Be Purchased
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     10,774,831  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     10,774,831  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     10,774,831  

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     10,774,831  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     10,774,831  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     6,261,050  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     4,659,386  

Loop Capital Markets LLC

     2,802,912  

Comerica Securities, Inc.

     946,437  

Academy Securities, Inc.

     291,212  

Bancroft Capital, LLC

     291,212  

Evercore Group L.L.C.

     291,212  

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

     291,212  

Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC

     291,212  
  

 

 

 

Total:

     70,000,000  
  

 

 

 

 

Schedule I


SCHEDULE II

PRICING TERM SHEET

Pricing Term Sheet

April 28, 2020

Southwest Airlines Co.

LOGO

Concurrent Offerings of

70,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

(the “Common Stock Offering”)

and

$2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025

(the “Convertible Notes Offering”)

The information in this pricing term sheet relates to the Common Stock Offering and the Convertible Notes Offering (together, the “Offerings”) and should be read together with (i) the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated April 28, 2020, relating to the Common Stock Offering (the “Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), including the documents incorporated by reference therein, (ii) the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated April 28, 2020, relating to the Convertible Notes Offering (the “Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement” and, together with the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplements”), including the documents incorporated by reference therein, and (iii) the accompanying prospectus, dated February 9, 2018, each filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. References to “the Issuer,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Southwest Airlines Co. and not to its consolidated subsidiaries. The information in this communication supersedes the information in the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be, and the accompanying prospectus, each to the extent inconsistent with the information therein. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S. dollars.

 

Issuer:    Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation.
Ticker / Exchange for Common Stock:    LUV / The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Pricing Date:    April 28, 2020.
Trade Date:    April 29, 2020.
Settlement Date:    May 1, 2020 (T+2).
NYSE Last Reported Sale Price on April 28, 2020:    $29.69 per share of our common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”).
Total Transaction Size (Gross Proceeds from the Offerings Before Discounts and Expenses):   

Common Stock Offering: $1,995,000,000 in gross proceeds, or $2,294,250,000 if the underwriters in the Common Stock Offering exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in full.

 

Convertible Notes Offering: $2,000,000,000 in gross proceeds, or $2,300,000,000 if the underwriters in the Convertible Notes Offering exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional Notes (as defined below) in full.

 

Neither the Common Stock Offering nor the Convertible Notes Offering is conditioned upon the completion of the other offering or vice versa.

 

Schedule II


Use of Proceeds:   

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from the Offerings will be $3,880,000,000, or $4,462,772,500 if the option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock and the over-allotment option to purchase additional Notes are exercised in full, including approximately $1,934,500,000, or approximately $2,224,772,500 if the underwriters in the Common Stock Offering exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in full, from the Common Stock Offering and approximately $1,945,500,000, or approximately $2,238,000,000 if the underwriters in the Convertible Notes Offering exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional Notes in full, from the Convertible Notes Offering, in each case after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us related to such Offering.

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from the Offerings for general corporate purposes.

     Common Stock Offering
Shares of Common Stock Offered:    70,000,000 shares (80,500,000 shares if the underwriters elect to exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full).
Common Stock To be Outstanding Immediately after the Common Stock Offering:    578,885,530 shares (589,385,530 shares if the underwriters in the Common Stock Offering elect to exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full).
Public Offering Price, Underwriting Discount and Proceeds:    The following table shows the public offering price, the underwriting discount and the proceeds to us before expenses with respect to the Common Stock Offering.

 

     Per Share      Total  

Public Offering Price

   $  28.500      $ 1,995,000,000  

Underwriting Discount(i)

   $ 0.855      $ 59,850,000  

Proceeds to Southwest Airlines Co. (before expenses)(i)

   $ 27.645      $ 1,935,150,000  
  

 

(i) See “Underwriting” in the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement for a description of the compensation payable to the underwriters in the Common Stock Offering.

   We estimate that our total expenses for the Common Stock Offering, other than the underwriting discount set forth in the table above, will be approximately $650,000.
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

BofA Securities, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Senior Co-Managers:   

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Co-Managers:   

Academy Securities, Inc.

Bancroft Capital, LLC

Comerica Securities, Inc.

Evercore Group L.L.C.

Loop Capital Markets LLC

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC

 

Schedule II


   Convertible Notes Offering
Securities Offered:    1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”).
Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:    $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (or $2,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount if the underwriters elect to exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional Notes in full).
Maturity Date:    May 1, 2025, unless earlier repurchased or converted.
Interest Rate:    1.250% per annum, accruing from the Settlement Date.
Interest Payment Dates:    May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020.
Public Offering Price:    100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from the Settlement Date.
Conversion Premium:    35% above the public offering price of the Common Stock in the Common Stock Offering.
Initial Conversion Price:    Approximately $38.48 per share of Common Stock.
Initial Conversion Rate:    25.9909 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.
  
Public Offering Price, Underwriting Discount and Proceeds:   

The following table shows the public offering price, the underwriting discount and the proceeds to us before expenses with respect to the Convertible Notes Offering.

 

     Per Note      Total  

Public Offering Price(i)

   $ 1,000      $ 2,000,000,000  

Underwriting Discount(ii)

   $ 25      $ 50,000,000  

Proceeds to Southwest Airlines Co. (before expenses)(i)

   $ 975      $ 1,950,000,000  
  

 

(i) Plus accrued interest, if any, from the Settlement Date.

(ii)  See “Underwriting” in the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement for a description of the compensation payable to the underwriters in the Convertible Notes Offering.

 

We estimate that our total expenses for the Convertible Notes Offering, other than the underwriting discount set forth in the table above, will be approximately $4,500,000.

Increase in Conversion Rate Upon Conversion Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change:    The following table sets forth the number of additional shares by which the conversion rate will be increased per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for conversions in connection with a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) for each stock price and effective date set forth below:

 

     Stock Price  

Effective Date

   $28.50      $34.00      $38.48      $45.00      $55.00      $70.00      $85.00      $100.00      $120.00      $160.00  

May 1, 2020

     9.0968        6.4359        4.9704        3.5136        2.1705        1.1361        0.6244        0.3465        0.1479        0.0000  

May 1, 2021

     9.0968        6.3350        4.7830        3.2731        1.9280        0.9444        0.4876        0.2541        0.0983        0.0000  

May 1, 2022

     9.0968        6.1000        4.4561        2.9051        1.5918        0.7047        0.3302        0.1548        0.0486        0.0000  

May 1, 2023

     9.0968        5.6765        3.9246        2.3542        1.1380        0.4254        0.1705        0.0662        0.0116        0.0000  

May 1, 2024

     9.0968        4.9132        3.0049        1.4827        0.5395        0.1460        0.0452        0.0113        0.0000        0.0000  

May 1, 2025

     9.0968        3.4209        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

 

  

The exact stock prices and effective dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:

 

•  If the stock price is between two stock prices in the table above or the effective date is between two effective dates in the table above, the number of additional shares by which the conversion rate will be increased will 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 or 366-day year, as applicable.

 

Schedule II


  

•  If the stock price is greater than $160.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above as described in the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate.

 

•  If the stock price is less than $28.50 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above as described in the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 35.0877 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the conversion rate as set forth under “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights—Conversion Rate Adjustments” in the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

CUSIP:    844741 BG2
ISIN:    US844741BG22
Expected Ratings (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch):*    Baa1/BBB/BBB+
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

BofA Securities, Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Senior Co-Managers:   

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Co-Managers:   

Academy Securities, Inc.

Bancroft Capital, LLC

Comerica Securities, Inc.

Evercore Group L.L.C.

Loop Capital Markets LLC

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC

Standard Chartered Bank

 

* Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

We have filed a registration statement (including the Preliminary Prospectus Supplements, each dated April 28, 2020, and an accompanying prospectus, dated February 9, 2018) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the Offerings to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as applicable, and the accompanying prospectus in that registration statement and other documents we have filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as applicable, for more complete information about us, the Common Stock Offering and the Convertible Notes Offering, as applicable. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained by contacting Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, toll free at 1-866-718-1649; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, collect at 1-212-834-4533; or BofA Securities at 1-800-294-1322 or emailing dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com.

ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.

 

Schedule II


SCHEDULE III

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus

The pricing term sheet identified on Schedule II.

 

Schedule III


SCHEDULE IV

Company Additional Written Communications

Electronic (Netroadshow) road show of the Company related to the offering the Shares dated April 2020.

 

Schedule IV


Exhibit A

Opinion of Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer

1. Southwest has been duly incorporated and is an existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas, with corporate power to own, lease, and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus; Southwest is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in all other jurisdictions in the United States in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

2. To my knowledge, there is no action, suit, or proceeding before or by any governmental agency or body or court, domestic or foreign, now pending against Southwest or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that (i) is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and is not so disclosed or (ii) that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the ability of Southwest to perform its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement.

3. Southwest is a “citizen of the United States” within the meaning of Section 40102(a)(15)(C) of Title 49, U.S.C. and is the holder of an “air carrier operating certificate” issued by the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to Section 44705 of Title 49, U.S.C. for aircraft capable of carrying 10 or more individuals or 6,000 pounds or more of cargo.

4. The execution, delivery, and performance by Southwest of the Underwriting Agreement, and the consummation by Southwest of the transactions contemplated by such document, will not result in any violation of the provisions of the articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation, or operative agreement of Southwest or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, or to my knowledge, any applicable law, administrative regulation, or any order or decree of any court, arbitrator, or governmental agency that is binding upon Southwest or its subsidiaries, or their respective properties, nor does any such action, to my knowledge, constitute a breach of, or default under, or (except as contemplated therein) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, or encumbrance upon any assets of Southwest or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any material contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease, or other instrument to which Southwest or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which such entity is bound or to which any of the assets of Southwest or its subsidiaries is subject.

5. To my knowledge, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, and the Prospectus, there is no event of default under any material agreement or instrument under which indebtedness of Southwest is outstanding or by which it is bound or any of its properties is subject.

6. In the course of the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, I have participated in conferences with officers and certain representatives of Southwest, members of my legal staff, representatives of the registered public accountants for Southwest, and representatives of the Underwriters, at which the contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed, and although I have not independently verified, am not passing upon, and am not assuming any responsibility for, or express any opinion regarding, the accuracy, completeness, or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, on the basis of the foregoing, in the course of acting as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer to Southwest in this transaction, no facts have come to my attention that have caused me to believe that: (i) the Registration Statement (other than the exhibits thereto, the financial statements, financial statement schedules, and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), at each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Prospectus (other than the financial statements, financial statement schedules, and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), as of its date contained, or as of the date hereof contains, any untrue statement of a material fact or, as of its date omitted, or as of the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or (iii) the General Disclosure Package (other than the financial statements, financial statement schedules, and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), as of the Applicable Time, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

Exhibit A-1


Exhibit B

Opinions of Vinson & Elkins LLP

1. The execution and delivery by the Company of the Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Underwriting Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. The Shares have been duly authorized by the Company for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and, when the Shares are issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Shares will have been validly issued and delivered by the Company and fully paid and nonassessable, and conform to the descriptions of such Shares as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus in all material respects.

2. The statements in each of the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the captions “Description of Capital Stock,” and “Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders,” insofar as such statements purport to summarize legal matters or provisions of documents referred to therein, present fair summaries of such legal matters and documents in all material respects.

3. The issuance and sale of the Shares to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the valid authorization, execution and delivery of the Underwriting Agreement by the Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Underwriting Agreement do not require the Company to obtain or effect any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or with any governmental agency or body of the United States or the State of Texas, except (i) for the registration of the Shares under the 1933 Act, (ii) periodic and other reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) and the 1934 Act Regulations, (iii) as may be required under state securities or “blue sky” laws, and (iv) under the Warrant Agreement by and between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury, dated April 20, 2020.

4. The Registration Statement has become effective under the 1933 Act and, to our knowledge, (i) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and (ii) no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened by the Commission.

5. Without independent check or verification of the statements contained therein, the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus (other than the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial data included therein, or omitted therefrom, as to which we are not expressing an opinion), in each case excluding the documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, as of their respective effective or issue dates, appear on their face to have complied as to form in all material respects to the requirements of the 1933 Act.

6. Each document filed by the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act and incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus (other than the exhibits thereto, the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated therein by reference, or omitted therefrom, as to which we are not expressing an opinion), when so filed with the Commission, appeared on its face to have complied as to form in all material respects to the requirements of the 1934 Act.

7. The Company is not, and, solely after giving effect to the offer and sale of the Shares and the application of the net proceeds from such sale as described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus, will not be, required to register as an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

8. The holders of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are not entitled to any preemptive rights under the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws to subscribe for the Shares.

 

Exhibit B-1


9.

10. In the course of the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, we have participated in conferences with officers and certain representatives of the Company, in-house attorneys for the Company, representatives of the registered public accountants for the Company, representatives of the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters, at which the contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed, and although we have not independently verified, are not passing upon, and are not assuming any responsibility for, or express any opinion regarding, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (except as and to the extent set forth in paragraph 2 of our opinion of even date herewith and delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement), on the basis of the foregoing, in the course of acting as counsel to the Company in this transaction, no facts have come to our attention that have caused us to believe that: (i) the Registration Statement (other than the exhibits thereto, the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), at each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Prospectus (other than the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), as of its date contained, or as of the date hereof contains, any untrue statement of a material fact or, as of its date omitted, or as of the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or (iii) the General Disclosure Package (other than the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), as of the Applicable Time, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

Exhibit B-2


Exhibit C

Form of Lock-Up Agreement

April 28, 2020

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

BofA Securities, Inc.

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179

as Representatives of the Underwriters

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned understands that Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the “Representatives”) propose to enter into (i) an Underwriting Agreement (the “Equity Underwriting Agreement”) with Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), providing for the public offering (the “Equity Public Offering”) by the several Underwriters, including the Representatives (the “Underwriters”), of shares of common stock, par value $1.00, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) an Underwriting Agreement (the “Convertible Notes Underwriting Agreement”, and together with the Equity Underwriting Agreement, the “Underwriting Agreements”) with the Company, providing for the public offering (the “Convertible Notes Offering”, and together with the Equity Public Offering, the “Public Offerings”) by the Underwriters of Convertible Senior Notes of the Company (the “Convertible Notes, and together with the Common Stock, the “Securities”).

To induce the Underwriters that may participate in the Public Offerings to continue their efforts in connection with the Public Offerings, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, and will not publicly disclose an intention to, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending 30 days after the date of the final prospectuses (the “Restricted Period”) relating to the Public Offerings (the “Prospectuses”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Securities beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), by the undersigned or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (a) transactions relating to Securities or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offerings, provided that no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period in connection with subsequent sales of Common Stock or other securities acquired in such open market transactions; (b) transfers of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock as a bona fide gift or gifts; (c) dispositions of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock by qualified domestic relations order, will or other testamentary document or by intestacy, provided that any public report or filing shall clearly indicate in footnotes the reason for such transfer; (d) transfers of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock to, from or between any one or more trusts, family limited partnerships, or other estate planning vehicles for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned (for the purposes of this letter, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, current or former marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin), and (e) distributions of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock to

 

Exhibit C-1


limited partners, members, stockholders or trust beneficiaries of the undersigned or to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by the undersigned; provided that (i) in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (b), (c), (d) or (e), each donee, transferee or distributee shall sign and deliver a lock up agreement substantially in the form of this agreement, (ii) in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (b) or (d), no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period, and (iii) in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (e), any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall clearly indicate in footnotes the reason for such transfer or distribution, and no such filing shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period; (f) the exercise or settlement of equity-based compensation awards of the Company granted under any stock incentive plan or stock purchase plan described (including through incorporation by reference) in the Prospectuses filed in connection with the Public Offerings, including the withholding of shares to satisfy exercise price, tax withholding obligations or both, provided that the net underlying shares issued thereunder shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer to the Company set forth in this letter, and provided further, that any public report or filing shall clearly indicate in footnotes the reason for such transfer and that no public filings or reports would be made voluntarily during the Restricted Period; or (g) facilitating the establishment of a trading plan on behalf of a shareholder, officer or director of the Company pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, provided that (i) such plan does not provide for the transfer of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock during the Restricted Period and (ii) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the undersigned or the Company regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock may be made under such plan during the Restricted Period.

The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s Securities except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.

The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are relying upon this agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public Offerings. The undersigned further understands that this agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

Whether or not the Public Offerings actually occur depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Public Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Underwriters. If for any reason the Underwriting Agreements shall be signed and then terminated prior to the Closing Date (as defined in each of the Underwriting Agreements), the agreement set forth above shall likewise be terminated, and the agreement set forth above shall automatically terminate if the Underwriting Agreements have not been entered into between the Representatives and the Company prior to May 31, 2020.

This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

Very truly yours,
 

 

Name:

 

Exhibit C-2

Exhibit 1.2

 

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

$2,000,000,000 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

April 28, 2020

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179

BofA Securities, Inc.

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

As the Representatives of the several Underwriters

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC are acting as representatives (“you” or “Representatives”), $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Firm Securities”). The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters, solely to cover over-allotments, not more than an additional $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Additional Securities”) if and to the extent that the Representatives shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to purchase such Additional Securities granted to the Underwriters in Section 2 hereof. The Firm Securities and the Additional Securities are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Securities.” The Securities will be convertible into cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 (the “Common Stock”), or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock at the Company’s election (any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Securities, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any additional shares deliverable upon a conversion in connection with a “make-whole fundamental change,” the “Underlying Securities”). The Securities will be issued under an indenture, dated as of September 17, 2004 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). For purposes hereof, the term “Operative Agreements” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities.

The Company understands that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Securities as soon as the Underwriters deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered.

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-222963), including the related preliminary prospectus or prospectuses, which registration statement automatically became effective upon filing on February 9, 2018, and the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “1939 Act”). Such registration statement covers the registration of securities of the Company, including the Securities and the Underlying Securities, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will prepare and file a prospectus in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of Rule 424 (“Rule 424(b)”) of the rules and regulations of the Commission (the “1933 Act Regulations”) under the 1933 Act. Such registration statement as amended to the date of this Agreement, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A or Rule 430B under the 1933 Act and the documents incorporated therein pursuant to Part I, Item 12 of Form S-3 as of its most recent effective date, is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement,” and the related base prospectus in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the 1933 Act), including the documents incorporated therein pursuant to Part I, Item 12 of Form S-3 as of such date, is hereinafter referred to as the “Base Prospectus.” The Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Securities in the form first used to confirm sales of Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the 1933 Act), including the documents incorporated therein pursuant to Part I, Item 12 of Form S-3 as of such date of such prospectus or prospectus supplement, is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus,” and the term “preliminary prospectus” means any preliminary form of the Prospectus.


For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system (“EDGAR”).

All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information which is “contained,” “included” or “stated” in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information which is incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by the 1933 Act Regulations to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to mean and include the filing of any document under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), which is incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed by the 1933 Act Regulations to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement, such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be.

1. Representations and Warranties. (a) The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof and agrees with each Underwriter that:

(i) The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package (as defined below) and the Prospectus; the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where those failures to so qualify, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole or the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, and consummate the transactions contemplated by, the Operative Agreements (a “Material Adverse Effect”); and none of the subsidiaries of the Company is a “significant subsidiary” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X).

(ii) The Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations) eligible to use the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement and the Company has not received notice that the Commission objects to the use of the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement. At the time of first filing of the Registration Statement, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations) of the Securities and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations in connection with the offering pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations. The Registration Statement has become effective; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued, and, to the Company’s knowledge, no proceedings for that purpose have been initiated or threatened by the Commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information has been complied with.

At the respective times the first filing of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto became effective, at each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations and at the Closing Time (as defined below), the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations, and the 1939 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder and did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.

Neither the Prospectus nor any amendments or supplements thereto, as of its date, at the time the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement is first filed in accordance with Rule 424(b), and at the Closing Time, included or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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Each preliminary prospectus (including the prospectus or prospectuses filed as part of the first filing of the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto) complied when so filed in all material respects with the 1933 Act Regulations (after taking into account the information permitted to be omitted pursuant to Rules 430B and 430C of the 1933 Act Regulations, as applicable) and each preliminary prospectus and the Prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this offering was identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

As of the Applicable Time (as defined below), none of (x) the Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus(es) (as defined below) issued as of or prior to the Applicable Time, the Statutory Prospectus (as defined below) and the Final Term Sheet (as defined below), all considered together (collectively, the “General Disclosure Package”) or (y) when considered with the General Disclosure Package, (i) any individual Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus or (ii) any “bona fide electronic roadshow” as defined in Rule 433(b)(5) under the 1933 Act Regulations or additional written communication listed on Schedule IV (collectively, “Company Additional Written Communication”), included any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the 1933 Act Regulations has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the 1933 Act Regulations or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. Except for the Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule III hereto, and Company Additional Written Communications, if any, identified in Schedule IV, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

As used in this subsection and elsewhere in this Agreement:

Applicable Time” means 9:40 p.m. (Eastern time) on April 28, 2020 or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Representatives.

Final Term Sheet” means the pricing term sheet attached hereto as Schedule II.

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 433”), relating to the Securities.

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors, as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule III hereto.

Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.

Statutory Prospectus” means the Base Prospectus, as supplemented immediately prior to the Applicable Time including any document incorporated by reference therein as of the date of such supplement.

Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as of its issue date and at all subsequent times through the completion of the public offer and sale of the Securities or until any earlier date that the issuer notified or notifies the Representatives as described in Section 5(e), did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus relating to the Securities, the Statutory Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, including any document incorporated by reference therein and any preliminary or other prospectus deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified.

The representations and warranties in this Section 1(a)(ii) shall not apply to (a) Underwriter Information (as defined below) or (b) that part of the Registration Statement which constitutes the Trustee’s Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the 1939 Act (Form T-1).

 

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(iii) The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “1934 Act Regulations”), and, when read together and with the other information in the Prospectus and the General Disclosure Package, at the time the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto became effective, at the time the Prospectus was first filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b), at the Applicable Time and at the Closing Time, did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading.

(iv) The consolidated financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries, for the respective periods covered thereby, all in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied, except as stated therein, on a consistent basis throughout the entire period involved; and the financial schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus meet the requirements of the 1933 Act Regulations or the 1934 Act Regulations, as applicable, and fairly present the information required to be shown therein. The selected consolidated financial data incorporated by reference in the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

(v) Except as stated in or contemplated by the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements included or incorporated in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has not been any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the business, properties, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole (a “Material Adverse Change”).

(vi) The Company is a “citizen of the United States” within the meaning of Section 40102(a)(15)(C) of Title 49, U.S.C. and is the holder of an “air carrier operating certificate” issued by the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to Section 44705 of Title 49, U.S.C. for aircraft capable of carrying 10 or more individuals or 6,000 pounds or more of cargo, which covers all of the Company’s airline operations.

(vii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(viii) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee, is a valid and binding agreement of, the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). The Indenture has been duly qualified under the 1939 Act.

(ix) The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company and when duly authenticated by the Trustee and executed and delivered in the manner provided for in the Indenture and sold and paid for as provided in this Agreement, the Securities will be legally and validly executed, issued and delivered and will be valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally and except as enforcement thereof is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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(x) The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in each of the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(xi) Upon issuance and delivery of the Securities in accordance with this Agreement and the Indenture, the Securities will be convertible at the option of the holder thereof into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and Common Stock, at the Company’s election, in accordance with the terms of the Securities; the Underlying Securities have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Securities and, when and to the extent issued upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such shares of Common Stock will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

(xii) The execution, delivery and performance of the Operative Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein and in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder and thereunder do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets or properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound or to which any of the assets or properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, the result of which could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect, nor will such action result in any violation of (a) the provisions of the restated certificate of formation or bylaws of the Company or similar organizational documents of any of its subsidiaries or (b) any applicable law or statute or any order, rule, regulation or judgment of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their assets, properties or operations, except, with respect to (b) above, for any such violations that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xiii) There are no registration rights applicable to the issuance and sale by the Company and the registration of the Securities, except, in each case, for such rights that have been validly waived.

(xiv) No authorization, approval, consent, order or license of or filing with or notice to any government, governmental instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, is required on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for (a) the valid authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities, (b) the valid authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Operative Agreements, or (c) the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by the Operative Agreements, except such as are required under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1939 Act and the securities or blue sky or similar laws of the various states and of foreign jurisdictions and under the Warrant Agreement by and between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury, dated April 20, 2020 (the “Warrant Agreement”).

(xv) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, there is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any governmental agency or body or court, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that individually (or in the aggregate in the case of any class of related lawsuits), could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect or that could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Operative Agreements.

(xvi) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, no union contract dispute respecting the employees of the Company or any subsidiary exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent that, in either case, could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xvii) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has all necessary consents, authorizations, approvals, orders, certificates and permits of and from, and has made all declarations and filings with, all federal, state, local and other governmental authorities, all self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals, and is in compliance with all statutes and regulations as required, to own, lease, license and

 

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use its properties and assets and to conduct its business in the manner described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except to the extent that the failure to so obtain, declare, file or comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xviii) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, (a) to the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court, domestic or foreign, relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “environmental laws”), owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is subject to any environmental laws, or is subject to any claim relating to any environmental laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) the Company is not aware of any pending investigations which might lead to such claim or claims that could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xix) There are no costs or liabilities associated with environmental laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean up, closure of properties or compliance with environmental laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xx) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation or operative agreement, as applicable, or in default (nor has any event occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default or acceleration) in the performance of any obligation, agreement or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, bond, debenture, note agreement or other evidence of indebtedness, lease, contract or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties is bound or affected and none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any judgment, ruling, decree, order, franchise, license or permit or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the business or properties of any of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except for such violations or defaults which do not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxi) Except as otherwise disclosed or incorporated in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, each of the Company and its subsidiaries have insurance of the types and in the amounts as are generally deemed adequate and customary for their businesses including, but not limited to, policies covering their respective business, assets, employees, officers and directors. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any subsidiary will not be able (i) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (ii) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as now conducted, except to the extent that would not result in a Material Adverse Change.

(xxii) Ernst & Young LLP, who have expressed their opinion with respect to the financial statements (which term as used in this Agreement includes the related notes thereto) filed with the Commission as a part of the Registration Statement and included in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, are, to the knowledge of the Company, an independent registered public accounting firm with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

(xxiii) The Company is not an “investment company,” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) required to register under the Investment Company Act; and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company will not be an “investment company,” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company,” as defined in the Investment Company Act, required to register under the Investment Company Act.

(xxiv) This Agreement and the other Operative Agreements will, upon execution and delivery thereof, conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

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(xxv) Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, (i) the Company has not been advised of (A) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the ability of the Company to record, process, summarize and report financial data, or any material weaknesses in internal controls (whether or not remediated) and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls of the Company, and (ii) there have been no changes in internal controls that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

(xxvi) Except as may be set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company maintains required “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the 1934 Act) and the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” are designed to reasonably ensure that material information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or furnishes under the 1934 Act is communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company required under the 1934 Act with respect to such reports.

(xxvii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (a) used any funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (b) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government or regulatory official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (c) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom, or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws; or (d) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, and maintain and enforce, policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

(xxviii) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act) and the applicable money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company or any of its subsidiaries conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(xxix) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, or affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company, any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or the target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria

 

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(each, a “Sanctioned Country”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (a) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or the target of Sanctions, (b) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (c) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.

(xxx) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement or have requested extensions thereof and have paid all taxes required to be paid thereon (except for cases in which the failure to file such tax returns or pay such taxes would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, or, except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves required by generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States have been created in the financial statements of the Company), and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries which has, individually or in the aggregate, had (nor does the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries and which could reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have) a Material Adverse Effect.

(xxxi) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (a) the Company is not aware of any security breach or incident, unauthorized access or disclosure of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data or databases (including the data and information of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third party data maintained, processed or stored by the Company and its subsidiaries in such databases) (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”); (b) neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have been notified of a security breach or incident, unauthorized access or disclosure or other compromise of any data processed or stored by third parties on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries; and (c) the Company and its subsidiaries are materially in compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification. The Company has a security program that addresses the management of security and the security controls employed by the Company which includes: (a) documented policies that the Company internally publishes and communicates to appropriate personnel; and (b) policies and procedures that address and implement measures for (i) information classification and handling; (ii) physical security; and (iii) network and application security. The Company has an information security incident management program that addresses management of information security incidents.

(xxxii) The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(xxxiii) The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading “Capitalization;” except as described in or expressly contemplated by the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, preemptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; and, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other similar claim of any third party.

 

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(xxxiv) The Company (i) has not alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication with any person and (ii) has not authorized anyone to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations. “Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) or Rule 163B of the 1933 Act Regulations.

(b) Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to you or to counsel for the Underwriters in connection with an offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter participating in such offering as to the matters covered thereby on the date of such certificate unless subsequently amended or supplemented subsequent thereto. None of the foregoing applies to statements in or omissions from any of the aforementioned documents based upon written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter specifically for use therein.

2. Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto at a price equal to 97.5% of the principal amount thereof (the “Purchase Price”), plus accrued interest, if any, from May 1, 2020, if closing occurs thereafter.

Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth herein and solely to cover over-allotments, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters the Additional Securities, and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to $300,000,000 principal amount of Additional Securities at the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest, if any, to the date of payment and delivery. The Representatives may exercise this right on behalf of the Underwriters in whole or from time to time in part by giving written notice not later than 30 days after the date of this Agreement. Any exercise notice shall specify the principal amount of Additional Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date on which such Additional Securities are to be purchased. Each purchase date must be at least one business day after the written notice is given and may not be earlier than the Closing Date for the Firm Securities or later than ten business days after the date of such notice. On each day, if any, that Additional Securities are to be purchased (an “Option Closing Date”), each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the principal amount of Additional Securities (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional Securities as J.P. Morgan may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total principal amount of Additional Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date as the principal amount of Firm Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total principal amount of Firm Securities.

3. Delivery and Payment. (a) Payment for the Firm Securities shall be made by wire transfer to such bank account in the United States as the Company may designate to you. The closing of the offering of the Firm Securities shall occur at the offices of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, Texas 75201, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by you and the Company, at 9:00 a.m., New York time, on the second business day (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10) following the date hereof or at such other date, time or location as otherwise shall be agreed upon by you and the Company (such time being referred to as the “Closing Time” and such date being referred to as the “Closing Date”).

Payment for any Additional Securities shall be made by wire transfer to such bank account in the United States as the Company may designate to you. The closing of the offering of the Additional Securities shall occur at the offices of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, Texas 75201, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by you and the Company, at 9:00 a.m., New York time, on the Option Closing Date specified in the corresponding notice described in Section 2 or at such other date, time or location as otherwise shall be agreed upon by you and the Company.

Unless otherwise specified, delivery of the Firm Securities and Additional Securities shall be made to The Depository Trust Company for your account against payment by you to the Company of the Purchase Price thereof by wire transfer of Federal funds or other immediately available funds on the Closing Date or the

 

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applicable Option Closing Date. The Firm Securities and the Additional Securities shall be registered in the form of one or more global certificates in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other names, and in such denominations, as you may request in writing at least two business days prior to the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date. The Company agrees to have a form of the global certificate or certificates representing the Firm Securities and the Additional Securities available for inspection by you electronically, not later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date.

(b) It is understood that each Underwriter has authorized you, on its behalf and for its account, to accept delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the Purchase Price for, the Securities that it has agreed to purchase. You, individually and not as a representative, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the Purchase Price for the Securities to be purchased by any Underwriter whose check or checks shall not have been received by the Closing Time.

4. Offering by Underwriters. The Company is advised by the Representatives that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of the Securities as soon after this Agreement has become effective as in the Representatives judgment is advisable and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Prospectus.

5. Agreements. The Company covenants with each Underwriter that:

(a) Immediately following the execution of this Agreement and subject to paragraph (c) below, the Company will cause the Prospectus containing the information omitted in reliance upon Rule 430B, and any supplement thereto, to be filed in a form approved by the Representatives with the Commission pursuant to the applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and will furnish to the Underwriters named therein as many copies of the Prospectus as you shall reasonably request.

(b) The Company will notify you immediately (i) of the effectiveness of any amendment to the Registration Statement, (ii) of the transmittal to the Commission for filing of any supplement to the Prospectus or any document to be filed pursuant to the 1934 Act that will be incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, (iii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, (iv) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or any document incorporated by reference therein or otherwise deemed to be a part thereof or for additional information, (v) of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(e) of the 1933 Act concerning the Registration Statement, (vi) if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the 1933 Act in connection with the offering of the Securities, and (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof as soon as possible. The Company will file the Final Term Sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the 1933 Act within the time required by such Rule and will file promptly all other material required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the 1933 Act.

(c) For so long as a Prospectus is required to be delivered in connection with the Securities (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), the Company will give you notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, whether by the filing of documents pursuant to the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act, or otherwise, and will furnish you with copies of any such amendment or supplement or other documents proposed to be filed or prepared a reasonable time in advance of such proposed filing or preparation, as the case may be.

(d) The Company will deliver to you as many signed and conformed copies of the Registration Statement (as originally filed) and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus) as you may reasonably request. The Company will furnish to you as many copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as you shall reasonably request, so long as you are required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with sales or solicitations of offers to purchase the Securities.

(e) If, at any time prior to the filing of the Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any event occurs as a result of which the General Disclosure Package would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in light of the circumstances under which

 

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they were made at such time not misleading, the Company will (i) notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of the General Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or supplemented; (ii) subject to paragraph (c) above, amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package to correct such statement or omission; and (iii) supply any amendment or supplement to you in such quantities as you may reasonably request.

(f) If at any time when the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Securities (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172) any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to further amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary at any such time to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will promptly prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission such amendment or supplement, whether by filing documents pursuant to the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act, or otherwise, as may be necessary to correct such untrue statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement and Prospectus comply with such requirements. If at any time when the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Securities (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172) there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement relating to the Securities or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances prevailing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify you and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

(g) With respect to the sale of the Securities, the Company will make generally available to its security holders earning statements (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 under the 1933 Act), which will satisfy the requirements of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act.

(h) The Company will endeavor, in cooperation with you, to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions as the Underwriters may designate, and will maintain such qualifications in effect for so long as may be required for the distribution of the Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or to subject itself to taxation as doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise required to be so qualified or subject itself to ongoing securities or corporate law reporting requirements in the jurisdiction. The Company will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of each jurisdiction in which the Securities have been qualified as provided above.

(i) The Company covenants with each Underwriter that, without the prior written consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, and will not publicly disclose an intention to, during the period ending 60 days after the date of the Prospectus (the “Restricted Period”), (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) file any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, other than (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder or the issuance of Common Stock upon conversion of the Securities being sold hereunder, (B) the shares of Common Stock issued in the concurrent registered public offering of Common Stock pursuant to the prospectus supplement of the Company dated April 28, 2020, (C) the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the settlement or conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof as described in each of the General Disclosure Package and Prospectus, (D) the issuance by the Company of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock pursuant to any employee stock option plan, incentive plan or stock ownership plan of the Company that the Board of Directors of the Company has approved (including, but not limited to, the Company’s Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan) in effect on the date hereof, (E) the issuance of warrants or other equity-based consideration by the Company as required by

 

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or a part of any assistance that the Company has received, applies for or will receive under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the issuance of Common Stock by the Company upon the exercise or conversion of any such warrants or other equity-based consideration, and the filing of one or more resale registration statements with respect to such warrants, other equity-based compensation, and Common Stock in compliance with the requirements of such assistance, or (F) facilitating the establishment of a trading plan on behalf of a shareholder, officer or director of the Company pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, provided that (i) such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock during the Restricted Period and (ii) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by the Company regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of Common Stock may be made under such plan during the Restricted Period.

(j) The Company represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter represents and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Company and the Representatives, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433, other than a free writing prospectus containing the information contained in the Final Term Sheet; provided, however, that the prior written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus. The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping.

(k) The Company will reserve and keep available at all times, free of pre-emptive rights, the Underlying Securities for the purpose of enabling the Company to satisfy all obligations to issue any shares of Common Stock upon conversion of the Securities. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the Underlying Securities to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”).

6. Conditions to the Obligations of Underwriters. The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Securities pursuant to this Agreement will be subject at all times to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company herein as of the date hereof, as of the date of the effectiveness of any amendment to the Registration Statement filed after the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date (including the filing of any document incorporated therein by reference), as of the Applicable Time, as of the Closing Date and as of any Option Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company’s officers made in any certificate furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance and observance by the Company of all covenants and agreements contained herein, on its part to be performed and observed and to the following additional conditions precedent:

(a) At the Closing Time, (i) the Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, shall have been filed within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)); and (ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of counsel to the Underwriters.

(b) At the Closing Time, you shall have received the following opinions:

(i) the opinion and negative assurance letter of the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you and substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit A hereto;

(ii) the opinion and negative assurance letter of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you and substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto; and

(iii) the opinion and negative assurance letter of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel to the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as you may reasonably request.

(c) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the public offering of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by the Prospectus.

 

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(d) You shall have received a certificate of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer or the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, on the one hand, and the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, on the other hand, dated as of the Closing Date to the effect that:

(i) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Time with the same effect as if made at the Closing Time and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time;

(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened; and

(iii) since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there has been no Material Adverse Change.

(e) At the time of execution of this Agreement, the Underwriters shall have received a letter dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from the Company’s independent public accountants, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain other financial or statistical data and certain financial information contained in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(f) At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received a letter, dated as of Closing Date, from the Company’s independent public accountants to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to Closing Time.

(g) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Time, (i) there shall not have been any downgrading in the rating accorded any of the Company’s securities by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the 1934 Act, or (ii) any public announcement that any such organization has under surveillance or review, in each case for possible change, its ratings of any such securities (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading, and no implication of a possible downgrading, of such rating).

(h) At the Closing Time, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as such counsel may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling such counsel to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated and related proceedings, or in order to evidence the accuracy and completeness of any of the representations and warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained.

(i) The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, between the Representatives and officers and directors of the Company relating to restrictions on sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to the Representatives on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.

(j) The Underlying Securities have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to notice of issuance

(k) The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Securities hereunder are subject to the delivery to the Representatives on the applicable Option Closing Date of the following:

(i) a certificate of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer or the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, on the one hand, and the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, on the other hand, dated the Option Closing Date, confirming that the certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6(d) hereof remains true and correct as of such Option Closing Date;

 

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(ii) an opinion and negative assurance letter of the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer of the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you and substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit A hereto;

(iii) an opinion and negative assurance letter of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel to the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you and substantially to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto;

(iv) an opinion and negative assurance letter of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel to the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as you may reasonably request;

(v) a letter, dated the Option Closing Date, from the Company’s independent public accountants to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to such Option Closing Date; and

(vi) such other documents as the Representatives may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company, the due authorization, execution and authentication of the Additional Securities to be sold on such Option Closing Date and other matters related to the issuance of such Additional Securities.

If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be in all material respects reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to you and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be cancelled by you at any time at or prior to the Closing Date with respect to Firm Securities and any Option Closing Date with respect to the Additional Securities, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 7 hereof. Notice of any such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing. Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Sections 8 and 11 shall remain in effect.

7. Payment of Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including:

(a) the filing of the Registration Statement and all amendments thereto, any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto;

(b) the costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other stamp taxes payable thereon;

(c) the preparation, printing, issuance and delivery of the Securities or certificates representing the Underlying Securities;

(d) the reasonably incurred fees and disbursements of the Company’s accountants and counsel and of the Trustee and its counsel, and of any issuing and paying agent, conversion agent, transfer agent, registrar or depositary;

(e) the qualification of the Securities under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(h), including filing fees and the reasonably incurred fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of any Blue Sky Survey;

(f) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters in quantities as hereinabove stated of copies of the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto, and of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the delivery by the Underwriters of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto in connection with solicitations or confirmations of sales of the Securities;

(g) the preparation and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the Operative Agreements;

(h) the costs and expenses incident to listing the Underlying Securities on the NYSE;

(i) the fees and expenses, if any, incurred with respect to any filing with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (including filing fees and the reasonably incurred fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such filings); and

 

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(j) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show.

If this Agreement is terminated by you in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonably incurred fees and disbursements of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel for the Underwriters. However, in any other case, including any termination pursuant to Section 9 or 10 hereof or no termination at all, the Underwriters will pay all of their own expenses, including their fees of counsel, transfer or other stamp taxes on resale of any of the Securities and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.

8. Indemnification and Contribution; Default of Underwriters.

(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act), its selling agent and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any Underwriter or any such controlling person in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereof) or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in the Base Prospectus, the Statutory Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus relating to the Securities, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the 1933 Act Regulations, any “road show” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the 1933 Act Regulations or the Prospectus (or in any amendment or supplement thereto), any Company Additional Written Communication or any Testing-the-Waters Communication, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except in each case insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by the Representatives expressly for inclusion in any such document (“Underwriter Information”). The Company hereby acknowledges that for purposes of this Agreement, the only Underwriter Information furnished shall be the information in the third paragraph under the heading “Underwriting,” the information in the third sentence under the heading “Underwriting—New Issue of Notes,” the information in the first and second sentences of the first paragraph under the heading “Underwriting—Price Stabilization and Short Positions,” and the information in the second paragraph under the heading “Underwriting—Price Stabilization and Short Positions,” in each case contained in the Prospectus.

(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, each of the officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company, within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Underwriter but only with reference to the Underwriter Information provided by such Underwriter.

(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing. The indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall, and the indemnifying party may elect to, retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and the indemnifying party shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel, (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any

 

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impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them, or (iii) the indemnifying party shall have failed to retain counsel as required by the prior sentence to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable amount of time. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. The firm chosen to represent the indemnified parties shall be designated in writing by you in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to paragraph (a) above and by the Company in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to paragraph (b) above. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested in writing an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 60 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 8 is required to be made but is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, then the applicable indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of such Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of such Securities shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the proceeds from the offering of such Securities received by the Company (before deducting expenses) less total underwriting discounts and commissions paid to the Underwriters by the Company, and the total underwriting discounts and commissions paid to the Underwriters by the Company, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate public offering price of such Securities. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or information supplied by the Underwriters, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several in proportion to the respective principal amount of Securities they have purchased hereunder, and not joint.

(e) The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or

 

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alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

9. Default by an Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations to purchase Securities hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased on such date, you may make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the purchase of such Securities by other persons, including any of the Underwriters, but if no such arrangements are made by the Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated severally, in the proportions that the principal amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate principal amount of Firm Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as the Representatives may specify, to purchase the Securities that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase on such date. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations to purchase Firm Securities and the aggregate number of Firm Securities with respect to which such default or defaults occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Firm Securities to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to you and the Company for purchase of such Firm Securities by other persons are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company, except as provided in Section 7 and 8 hereof. If, on an Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations to purchase Additional Securities and the aggregate principal amount of Additional Securities with respect to which such default or defaults occurs exceeds 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Additional Securities to be purchased on such Option Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate their obligation hereunder to purchase the Additional Securities to be sold on such Option Closing Date or (ii) purchase not less than the principal amount of Additional Securities that such non-defaulting Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of such default. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section. Nothing herein will relieve a defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default.

10. Termination. This Agreement shall be subject to termination, in the absolute discretion of the Underwriters, immediately upon notice to the Company, at any time if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Time (a) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by, as the case may be, either the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Global Market, (b) trading of any securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (c) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities in New York shall have been declared by either Federal or New York State authorities, (d) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities shall have occurred in which the United States is involved, any declaration of war by Congress or any substantial national or international calamity or emergency shall occur and the effect of which is such as to make it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus or (e) there shall have occurred such a material adverse change in general economic, political or financial conditions (or the effect of international conditions on the financial markets in the United States shall be such) as to make it, in your judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus. In the event of any such termination of this Agreement, the provisions of Section 7 hereof, the indemnity and contribution agreements set forth in Section 8 hereof, and the provisions of Sections 11 through 15 hereof shall remain in effect.

11. Representations and Indemnities to Survive. The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement, any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the Company or any of their respective representatives, officers or directors or any controlling person and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. If for any reason the purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters is not consummated, the Company shall remain responsible for the expenses to be paid or reimbursed by it pursuant to Section 7 and the respective obligations of the Company and the Underwriters pursuant to Section 8 shall remain in effect. If the purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters is not consummated for any reason other than solely because of the occurrence of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 or 10, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) reasonably incurred by them in connection with the offering of such Securities and comply with its other obligations under Section 7.

 

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12. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, delivered by Federal Express service or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed to the representatives at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (fax: 212 622-8358), Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk; BofA Securities, Inc., One Bryant Park, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Equity Capital Markets Syndicate; and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department; and Notices to the Company shall be directed to it at Southwest Airlines Co., 2702 Love Field Drive, Dallas, Texas 75235-1611, Attention of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with a copy thereof directed to the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer.

13. Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon you and the Company and any Underwriter who becomes a party hereto and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Section 8 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto, their respective successors and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

14. Arm’s-Length Transactions. The Company acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters on the other, (b) in connection with the offering contemplated hereby and the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, or its stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering contemplated hereby and the Company has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and (f) any review by a Representative or any Underwriter of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of such Representative or such Underwriter and shall not be on behalf of the Company or any other person.

15. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT, AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERY OR DISPUTE RELATING OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.

16. Waiver of Jury Trial. All parties hereby irrevocably waive, 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 Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and when a counterpart has been executed by each party, all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. A party may submit its signed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile and such counterpart so received by facsimile shall for all purposes constitute an original.

 

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The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement or in any instruments, agreements, certificates, legal opinions, negative assurance letters or other documents entered into or delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or the Indenture shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”, “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.

18. Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

19. Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolutions Regime.

(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

For purposes of this Section 19:

BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

Covered Entity” means any of the following:

a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

Default Rights” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

20. Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In Provisions. Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understandings between any Underwriter and the Company, each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges and accepts that a BRRD Liability arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the effect of the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of the Underwriters to the Company under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof: (i) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon; (ii) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the Underwriters or another person, and the issue to or conferral on the Company of such shares, securities or obligations; (iii) the cancellation of the BRRD Liability; and (iv) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and

 

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(b) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of Bail-in Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority.

For purposes of this Section 20:

Bail-in Legislation” means in relation to a member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the BRRD, the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement as described in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule from time to time;

Bail-in Powers” means any Write-down and Conversion Powers as defined in the EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule, in relation to the relevant Bail-in Legislation;

BRRD” means Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms.

BRRD Liability” means a liability in respect of which the relevant Write-down and Conversion Powers in the applicable Bail-in Legislation may be exercised.

EU Bail-in Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such, then in effect, and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time to time at http://www.lma.eu.com/pages.aspx?p=499; and

Relevant Resolution Authority” means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any Bail-in Powers in relation to the Underwriters.

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument along with all counterparts will become a binding agreement between each Underwriter and the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

Very truly yours,
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
By:   /s/ David Christopher Monroe
  Name:   David Christopher Monroe
 

Title:     Senior Vice President Finance and

              Treasurer

[Signature Page To Underwriting Agreement]


CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED, as of

the date first above written:

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

As Representatives of the several Underwriters

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
By:   /s/ Manoj Vemula
  Name: Manoj Vemula
  Title: Executive Director
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
By:   /s/ Jay Johnston
  Name: Jay Johnston
  Title: Managing Director
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
By:   /s/ Akanksha Agarwal
  Name: Akanksha Agarwal
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page To Underwriting Agreement]


SCHEDULE I

 

Underwriter

   Aggregate Principal Amount
of Firm Securities To Be
Purchased
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

   $ 281,800,000  

BofA Securities, Inc.

     281,800,000  

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

     281,800,000  

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     281,800,000  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     281,800,000  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     163,800,000  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     121,800,000  

Academy Securities, Inc.

     7,600,000  

Bancroft Capital, LLC

     7,600,000  

Comerica Securities, Inc.

     24,800,000  

Evercore Group L.L.C.

     7,600,000  

Loop Capital Markets LLC

     73,400,000  

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

     7,600,000  

Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC

     7,600,000  

Standard Chartered Bank

     169,200,000  
  

 

 

 

Total:

   $ 2,000,000,000.00  
  

 

 

 

 

Schedule I


SCHEDULE II

PRICING TERM SHEET

Pricing Term Sheet

April 28, 2020

Southwest Airlines Co.

LOGO

Concurrent Offerings of

70,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share

(the “Common Stock Offering”)

and

$2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025

(the “Convertible Notes Offering”)

The information in this pricing term sheet relates to the Common Stock Offering and the Convertible Notes Offering (together, the “Offerings”) and should be read together with (i) the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated April 28, 2020, relating to the Common Stock Offering (the “Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), including the documents incorporated by reference therein, (ii) the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated April 28, 2020, relating to the Convertible Notes Offering (the “Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement” and, together with the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplements”), including the documents incorporated by reference therein, and (iii) the accompanying prospectus, dated February 9, 2018, each filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. References to “the Issuer,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Southwest Airlines Co. and not to its consolidated subsidiaries. The information in this communication supersedes the information in the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be, and the accompanying prospectus, each to the extent inconsistent with the information therein. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S. dollars.

 

Issuer:

   Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation.

Ticker / Exchange for Common Stock:

   LUV / The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Pricing Date:

   April 28, 2020.

Trade Date:

   April 29, 2020.

Settlement Date:

   May 1, 2020 (T+2).

NYSE Last Reported Sale Price on April 28, 2020:

   $29.69 per share of our common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”).

Total Transaction Size (Gross Proceeds from the Offerings Before Discounts and Expenses):

  

Common Stock Offering: $1,995,000,000 in gross proceeds, or $2,294,250,000 if the underwriters in the Common Stock Offering exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in full.

 

Convertible Notes Offering: $2,000,000,000 in gross proceeds, or $2,300,000,000 if the underwriters in the Convertible Notes Offering exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional Notes (as defined below) in full.

 

Neither the Common Stock Offering nor the Convertible Notes Offering is conditioned upon the completion of the other offering or vice versa.

 

Schedule II


Use of Proceeds:

  

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from the Offerings will be $3,880,000,000, or $4,462,772,500 if the option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock and the over-allotment option to purchase additional Notes are exercised in full, including approximately $1,934,500,000, or approximately $2,224,772,500 if the underwriters in the Common Stock Offering exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in full, from the Common Stock Offering and approximately $1,945,500,000, or approximately $2,238,000,000 if the underwriters in the Convertible Notes Offering exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional Notes in full, from the Convertible Notes Offering, in each case after deducting the underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us related to such Offering.

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from the Offerings for general corporate purposes.

     Common Stock Offering

Shares of Common Stock Offered:

   70,000,000 shares (80,500,000 shares if the underwriters elect to exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full).

Common Stock To be Outstanding Immediately after the Common Stock Offering:

   578,885,530 shares (589,385,530 shares if the underwriters in the Common Stock Offering elect to exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full).

Public Offering Price, Underwriting Discount and Proceeds:

   The following table shows the public offering price, the underwriting discount and the proceeds to us before expenses with respect to the Common Stock Offering.

 

          Per
Share
     Total  
  

Public Offering Price

   $ 28.500      $ 1,995,000,000  
  

Underwriting Discount(i)

   $ 0.855      $ 59,850,000  
  

Proceeds to Southwest Airlines Co. (before expenses)(i)

   $ 27.645      $ 1,935,150,000  
  

 

(i) See “Underwriting” in the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement for a description of the compensation payable to the underwriters in the Common Stock Offering.

 

   We estimate that our total expenses for the Common Stock Offering, other than the underwriting discount set forth in the table above, will be approximately $650,000.

Joint Book-Running Managers:

  

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

BofA Securities, Inc.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Senior Co-Managers:

  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Co-Managers:

  

Academy Securities, Inc.

Bancroft Capital, LLC

Comerica Securities, Inc.

Evercore Group L.L.C.

Loop Capital Markets LLC

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC

 

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     Convertible Notes Offering

Securities Offered:

   1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”).

Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:

   $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes (or $2,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount if the underwriters elect to exercise their over-allotment option to purchase additional Notes in full).

Maturity Date:

   May 1, 2025, unless earlier repurchased or converted.

Interest Rate:

   1.250% per annum, accruing from the Settlement Date.

Interest Payment Dates:

   May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020.

Public Offering Price:

   100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued interest, if any, from the Settlement Date.

Conversion Premium:

   35% above the public offering price of the Common Stock in the Common Stock Offering.

Initial Conversion Price:

   Approximately $38.48 per share of Common Stock.

Initial Conversion Rate:

   25.9909 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes.

Public Offering Price, Underwriting Discount and Proceeds:

   The following table shows the public offering price, the underwriting discount and the proceeds to us before expenses with respect to the Convertible Notes Offering.

 

          Per
Note
     Total  
  

Public Offering Price(i)

   $ 1,000      $ 2,000,000,000  
  

Underwriting Discount(ii)

   $ 25      $ 50,000,000  
  

Proceeds to Southwest Airlines Co. (before expenses)(i)

   $ 975      $ 1,950,000,000  
  

 

(i) Plus accrued interest, if any, from the Settlement Date.

  

(ii)  See “Underwriting” in the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement for a description of the compensation payable to the underwriters in the Convertible Notes Offering.

 

We estimate that our total expenses for the Convertible Notes Offering, other than the underwriting discount set forth in the table above, will be approximately $4,500,000.

 

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Increase in Conversion Rate Upon Conversion Upon a Make-Whole Fundamental Change:

   The following table sets forth the number of additional shares by which the conversion rate will be increased per $1,000 principal amount of Notes for conversions in connection with a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) for each stock price and effective date set forth below:
     Stock Price  

Effective Date

   $28.50      $34.00      $38.48      $45.00      $55.00      $70.00      $85.00      $100.00      $120.00      $160.00  

May 1, 2020

     9.0968        6.4359        4.9704        3.5136        2.1705        1.1361        0.6244        0.3465        0.1479        0.0000  

May 1, 2021

     9.0968        6.3350        4.7830        3.2731        1.9280        0.9444        0.4876        0.2541        0.0983        0.0000  

May 1, 2022

     9.0968        6.1000        4.4561        2.9051        1.5918        0.7047        0.3302        0.1548        0.0486        0.0000  

May 1, 2023

     9.0968        5.6765        3.9246        2.3542        1.1380        0.4254        0.1705        0.0662        0.0116        0.0000  

May 1, 2024

     9.0968        4.9132        3.0049        1.4827        0.5395        0.1460        0.0452        0.0113        0.0000        0.0000  

May 1, 2025

     9.0968        3.4209        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  
  

The exact stock prices and effective dates may not be set forth in the table above, in which case:

 

•  If the stock price is between two stock prices in the table above or the effective date is between two effective dates in the table above, the number of additional shares by which the conversion rate will be increased will 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 or 366-day year, as applicable.

 

•  If the stock price is greater than $160.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above as described in the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate.

 

•  If the stock price is less than $28.50 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the stock prices set forth in the column headings of the table above as described in the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), no additional shares will be added to the conversion rate.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event will the conversion rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 35.0877 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the conversion rate as set forth under “Description of Notes—Conversion Rights—Conversion Rate Adjustments” in the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

CUSIP:    844741 BG2
ISIN:    US844741BG22
Expected Ratings (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch):*    Baa1/BBB/BBB+
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

BofA Securities, Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

 

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Senior Co-Managers:

  

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

Co-Managers:

  

Academy Securities, Inc.

Bancroft Capital, LLC

Comerica Securities, Inc.

Evercore Group L.L.C.

Loop Capital Markets LLC

Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC

Standard Chartered Bank

 

*

Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

We have filed a registration statement (including the Preliminary Prospectus Supplements, each dated April 28, 2020, and an accompanying prospectus, dated February 9, 2018) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the Offerings to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as applicable, and the accompanying prospectus in that registration statement and other documents we have filed with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into the Common Stock Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Convertible Notes Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as applicable, for more complete information about us, the Common Stock Offering and the Convertible Notes Offering, as applicable. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies may be obtained by contacting Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, toll free at 1-866-718-1649; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, collect at 1-212-834-4533; or BofA Securities at 1-800-294-1322 or emailing dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com.

ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.

 

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SCHEDULE III

Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus

The pricing term sheet identified on Schedule II.

 

Schedule III


SCHEDULE IV

Company Additional Written Communications

Electronic (Netroadshow) road show of the Company related to the offering the Securities dated April 2020.

 

Schedule V


Exhibit A

Opinion of Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer

1.    Southwest has been duly incorporated and is an existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas, with corporate power to own, lease, and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus; Southwest is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing in all other jurisdictions in the United States in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

2.    To my knowledge, there is no action, suit, or proceeding before or by any governmental agency or body or court, domestic or foreign, now pending against Southwest or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties that (i) is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and is not so disclosed or (ii) that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the ability of Southwest to perform its obligations under any of the Operative Agreements.

3.    Southwest is a “citizen of the United States” within the meaning of Section 40102(a)(15)(C) of Title 49, U.S.C. and is the holder of an “air carrier operating certificate” issued by the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to Section 44705 of Title 49, U.S.C. for aircraft capable of carrying 10 or more individuals or 6,000 pounds or more of cargo.

4.    The execution, delivery, and performance by Southwest of the Operative Agreements, and the consummation by Southwest of the transactions contemplated by such documents, will not result in any violation of the provisions of the articles of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation, or operative agreement of Southwest or any of its subsidiaries, as applicable, or to my knowledge, any applicable law, administrative regulation, or any order or decree of any court, arbitrator, or governmental agency that is binding upon Southwest or its subsidiaries, or their respective properties, nor does any such action, to my knowledge, constitute a breach of, or default under, or (except as contemplated therein) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, or encumbrance upon any assets of Southwest or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any material contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease, or other instrument to which Southwest or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which such entity is bound or to which any of the assets of Southwest or its subsidiaries is subject.

5.    To my knowledge, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, and the Prospectus, there is no event of default under any material agreement or instrument under which indebtedness of Southwest is outstanding or by which it is bound or any of its properties is subject.

6.     In the course of the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, I have participated in conferences with officers and certain representatives of Southwest, members of my legal staff, representatives of the registered public accountants for Southwest, and representatives of the Underwriters, at which the contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed, and although I have not independently verified, am not passing upon, and am not assuming any responsibility for, or express any opinion regarding, the accuracy, completeness, or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, on the basis of the foregoing, in the course of acting as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer to Southwest in this transaction, no facts have come to my attention that have caused me to believe that: (i) the Registration Statement (other than the exhibits thereto, the financial statements, financial statement schedules, and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), at each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Prospectus (other than the financial statements, financial statement schedules, and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), as of its date contained, or as of the date hereof contains, any untrue statement of a material fact or, as of its date omitted, or as of the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or (iii) the General Disclosure Package (other than the financial statements, financial statement schedules, and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), as of the Applicable Time, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

Exhibit A-1


Exhibit B

Opinions of Vinson & Elkins LLP

1.    The execution and delivery by the Company of the Indenture, the Securities and the Underwriting Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and each of the Indenture, the global security representing the Securities and the Underwriting Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. The Indenture is a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms (subject, as to enforcement of legal remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect, and, as to remedies of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief, to equitable defenses or principles and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding may therefor be brought). When the Securities are authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Securities will have been validly issued and delivered by the Company and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture (subject, as to enforcement of legal remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally from time to time in effect, and, as to remedies of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief, to equitable defenses or principles and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding may therefor be brought).

2.    The Underlying Securities reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Securities have been duly authorized and reserved and, when issued upon conversion of the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Securities, will be validly issued, fully paid and non assessable.

3.    The statements in each of the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the captions “Description of Debt Securities,” “Description of Notes,” “Description of Capital Stock,” and “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations,” insofar as such statements purport to summarize legal matters or provisions of documents referred to therein, present fair summaries of such legal matters and documents in all material respects.

4.    The Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “1939 Act”).

5.    The issuance and sale of the Securities to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the valid authorization, execution and delivery of the Operative Agreements by the Company and the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Operative Agreements do not require the Company to obtain or effect any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification of or with any governmental agency or body of the United States or the State of Texas, except (i) for the registration of the Securities under the 1933 Act and the qualification of the Indenture under the 1939 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) periodic and other reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) and the 1934 Act Regulations, (iii) as may be required under state securities or “blue sky” laws, and (iv) under the Warrant Agreement by and between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury, dated April 20, 2020.

6.    The Registration Statement has become effective under the 1933 Act and, to our knowledge, (i) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and (ii) no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened by the Commission.

7.    Without independent check or verification of the statements contained therein, the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus and the Prospectus (other than the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial data included therein, or omitted therefrom, as to which we are not expressing an opinion), in each case excluding the documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, as of their respective effective or issue dates, appear on their face to have complied as to form in all material respects to the requirements of the 1933 Act.

8.    Each document filed by the Company pursuant to the 1934 Act and incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus or the Prospectus (other than the exhibits thereto, the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated therein by reference, or omitted therefrom, as to which we are not expressing an opinion), when so filed with the Commission, appeared on its face to have complied as to form in all material respects to the requirements of the 1934 Act.

 

Exhibit B-1


9.    The Company is not, and, solely after giving effect to the offer and sale of the Securities and the application of the net proceeds from such sale as described under the caption “Use of Proceeds” in the Prospectus, will not be, required to register as an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.

10.    The holders of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are not entitled to any preemptive rights under the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws to subscribe for the Underlying Securities.

11.    In the course of the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, we have participated in conferences with officers and certain representatives of the Company, in-house attorneys for the Company, representatives of the registered public accountants for the Company, representatives of the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters, at which the contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed, and although we have not independently verified, are not passing upon, and are not assuming any responsibility for, or express any opinion regarding, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (except as and to the extent set forth in paragraph 2 of our opinion of even date herewith and delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement), on the basis of the foregoing, in the course of acting as counsel to the Company in this transaction, no facts have come to our attention that have caused us to believe that: (i) the Registration Statement (other than the exhibits thereto, the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), at each deemed effective date with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Prospectus (other than the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), as of its date contained, or as of the date hereof contains, any untrue statement of a material fact or, as of its date omitted, or as of the date hereof omits, to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or (iii) the General Disclosure Package (other than the financial statements, financial statement schedules and other financial data included therein, or incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference therein, or omitted therefrom), as of the Applicable Time, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

Exhibit B-2


Exhibit C

Form of Lock-Up Agreement

April 28, 2020

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

BofA Securities, Inc.

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179

as Representatives of the Underwriters

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned understands that Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the “Representatives”) propose to enter into (i) an Underwriting Agreement (the “Equity Underwriting Agreement”) with Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), providing for the public offering (the “Equity Public Offering”) by the several Underwriters, including the Representatives (the “Underwriters”), of shares of common stock, par value $1.00, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) and (ii) an Underwriting Agreement (the “Convertible Notes Underwriting Agreement”, and together with the Equity Underwriting Agreement, the “Underwriting Agreements”) with the Company, providing for the public offering (the “Convertible Notes Offering”, and together with the Equity Public Offering, the “Public Offerings”) by the Underwriters of Convertible Senior Notes of the Company (the “Convertible Notes, and together with the Common Stock, the “Securities”).

To induce the Underwriters that may participate in the Public Offerings to continue their efforts in connection with the Public Offerings, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, and will not publicly disclose an intention to, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending 30 days after the date of the final prospectuses (the “Restricted Period”) relating to the Public Offerings (the “Prospectuses”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Securities beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), by the undersigned or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (a) transactions relating to Securities or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offerings, provided that no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period in connection with subsequent sales of Common Stock or other securities acquired in such open market transactions; (b) transfers of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock as a bona fide gift or gifts; (c) dispositions of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock by qualified domestic relations order, will or other testamentary document or by intestacy, provided that any public report or filing shall clearly indicate in footnotes the reason for such transfer; (d) transfers of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock to, from or between any one or more trusts, family limited partnerships, or other estate planning vehicles for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned (for the purposes of this letter, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, current or former marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin), and (e)

 

Exhibit C-1


distributions of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock to limited partners, members, stockholders or trust beneficiaries of the undersigned or to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by the undersigned; provided that (i) in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (b), (c), (d) or (e), each donee, transferee or distributee shall sign and deliver a lock up agreement substantially in the form of this agreement, (ii) in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (b) or (d), no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period, and (iii) in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (e), any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall clearly indicate in footnotes the reason for such transfer or distribution, and no such filing shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period; (f) the exercise or settlement of equity-based compensation awards of the Company granted under any stock incentive plan or stock purchase plan described (including through incorporation by reference) in the Prospectuses filed in connection with the Public Offerings, including the withholding of shares to satisfy exercise price, tax withholding obligations or both, provided that the net underlying shares issued thereunder shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer to the Company set forth in this letter, and provided further, that any public report or filing shall clearly indicate in footnotes the reason for such transfer and that no public filings or reports would be made voluntarily during the Restricted Period; or (g) facilitating the establishment of a trading plan on behalf of a shareholder, officer or director of the Company pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, provided that (i) such plan does not provide for the transfer of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock during the Restricted Period and (ii) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the undersigned or the Company regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of Securities or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock may be made under such plan during the Restricted Period.

The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s Securities except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.

The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are relying upon this agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public Offerings. The undersigned further understands that this agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.

Whether or not the Public Offerings actually occur depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Public Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Underwriters. If for any reason the Underwriting Agreements shall be signed and then terminated prior to the Closing Date (as defined in each of the Underwriting Agreements), the agreement set forth above shall likewise be terminated, and the agreement set forth above shall automatically terminate if the Underwriting Agreements have not been entered into between the Representatives and the Company prior to May 31, 2020.

This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

Very truly yours,

     

Name:

 

Exhibit C-2

Exhibit 4.1

Execution Version

 

 

 

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

AND

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of May 1, 2020

to

Indenture dated as of September 17, 2004

1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          PAGE  

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

     1

Section 1.01.

   Definitions and References      1

Section 1.02.

   References to Interest      7

ARTICLE 2 ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES

     7

Section 2.01.

   Scope of Supplemental Indenture      7

Section 2.02.

   Designation and Amount      7

Section 2.03.

   Form of Notes      7

Section 2.04.

   Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts      7

Section 2.05.

   Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc.      8

Section 2.06.

   Additional Notes; Repurchases      8

ARTICLE 3 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     9

Section 3.01.

   Applicability of Article Eleven of the Base Indenture      9

Section 3.02.

   Satisfaction and Discharge      9

ARTICLE 4 PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

     9

Section 4.01.

   Maintenance of Office or Agency      9

Section 4.02.

   Reports by the Company      10

ARTICLE 5 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

     10

Section 5.01.

   Events of Default      10

Section 5.02.

   Rescission and Annulment      10

Section 5.03.

   Additional Interest      10

Section 5.04.

   Application of Monies Collected by Trustee      11

Section 5.05.

   Proceedings by Securityholders      11

Section 5.06.

   Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Securityholders      12

Section 5.07.

   Notice of Defaults      12

Section 5.08.

   Undertaking to Pay Costs      12

Section 5.09.

   Applicability of Article Five of the Base Indenture      12

ARTICLE 6 SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

     12

Section 6.01.

   Applicability of Article Nine of the Base Indenture      12

Section 6.02.

   Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Securityholders      12

Section 6.03.

   Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Securityholders      13

Section 6.04.

   Effect of Supplemental Indentures      14

Section 6.05.

   Notation on Notes      14

Section 6.06.

   Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished to Trustee      14

 

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ARTICLE 7 CONVERSION OF NOTES

     14

Section 7.01.

   Conversion Privilege      14

Section 7.02.

   Conversion Procedures; Settlement Upon Conversion      16

Section 7.03.

   Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make- Whole Fundamental Changes      19

Section 7.04.

   Adjustment of Conversion Rate      21

Section 7.05.

   Adjustments of Prices      27

Section 7.06.

   Shares to Be Fully Paid      28

Section 7.07.

   Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Stock      28

Section 7.08.

   Certain Covenants      29

Section 7.09.

   Responsibility of Trustee      29

Section 7.10.

   Shareholders Rights Plans      30

Section 7.11.

   Exchange in Lieu of Conversion      30

ARTICLE 8 REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS

     31

Section 8.01.

   Repurchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change      31

Section 8.02.

   Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice      32

Section 8.03.

   Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price      33

Section 8.04.

   Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes      33

ARTICLE 9 NO OPTIONAL REDEMPTION

     34

Section 9.01.

   Applicability of Article Fourteen of the Base Indenture      34

ARTICLE 10 CONCERNING THE CONVERSION AGENT

     34

Section 10.01.

   Applicability of Article Six of the Base Indenture      34

ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     34

Section 11.01.

   Notices, Etc.      34

Section 11.02.

   Execution in Counterparts      34

Section 11.03.

   Calculations      34

Section 11.04.

   USA PATRIOT Act      35

Section 11.05.

   Ratification of the Base Indenture      35

Section 11.06.

   Supplemental Indenture and Notes to be Construed in Accordance with the Laws of the State of Texas      35
   EXHIBIT   

Exhibit A

   Form of Note      A-1  

 

 

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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of May l, 2020 (this “Supplemental Indenture”), between Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation, as issuer (the “Company” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America, as trustee (the “Trustee,” as more fully set forth in Section 1.01), supplementing the Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2004, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Base Indenture” and the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time with respect to the Notes, the “Indenture”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company executed and delivered the Base Indenture to the Trustee to provide, among other things, for the issuance, from time to time, of the Company’s Securities, in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, in one or more series to be established by the Company under, and authenticated and delivered as provided in, the Base Indenture;

WHEREAS, Section 2.03 of the Base Indenture provides for the Company to issue Securities thereunder in the form and on the terms set forth in an Officers’ Certificate (as defined in the Base Indenture) or one or more indentures supplemental thereto;

WHEREAS, for its lawful corporate purposes, the Company has duly authorized the issuance of a series of Securities designated as its 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), initially in an aggregate principal amount of $2,300,000,000, 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 Supplemental 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 Repurchase Notice and the Form of Assignment and Transfer to be borne by the Notes are to be substantially in the forms hereinafter provided.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

That in order to declare the terms and conditions upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated, issued and delivered, and in consideration of the premises and of the purchase and acceptance of the Notes by the Securityholders thereof, the Company covenants and agrees with the Trustee for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Securityholders from time to time of the Notes (except as otherwise provided below), as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definitions and References. For all purposes of this Supplemental Indenture and the Notes, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) the terms defined in this Article 1 shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Article 1 and include the plural as well as the singular and, to the extent applicable, supersede the definitions thereof in the Base Indenture;

(b) all words, terms and phrases defined in the Base Indenture (but not otherwise defined herein) shall have the same meanings as in the Base Indenture;

(c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import (i) when used with regard to any specified Article, Section or sub-division, refer to such Article, Section or sub-division of the Base Indenture or the Supplemental Indenture, as applicable, and (ii) otherwise, refer to the Base Indenture or the Supplemental Indenture, as applicable, as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision. The term “or” is not exclusive; and

(d) references to “Sections” and “Articles” without reference to the Base Indenture are to the Sections and Articles of this Supplemental Indenture.

Additional Interest” means all amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 5.03.

Additional Shares” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.03(a).

Base Indenture” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.


Bid Solicitation Agent” means the Company or the person appointed by the Company to solicit bids for the Trading Price of the Notes in accordance with Section 7.01(b)(i). The Company shall initially act as the Bid Solicitation Agent. The Company may appoint a replacement Bid Solicitation Agent without prior notice to the Securityholders (but will provide notice thereof to the Trustee).

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

Capital Stock” means any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock.

Cash Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.02(a).

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

Combination Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.02(a).

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

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

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $1.00 per share, at the date of this Supplemental Indenture, subject to Section 7.07.

Common Stock Change Event” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.07(a).

Company” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture and shall include its successors and assigns.

Company Order” means a written order signed in the name of the Company by an Officer.

Conversion Agent” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.01.

Conversion Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.02(c).

Conversion Obligation” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.01(a).

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

Conversion Rate” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.01(a).

Corporate Trust Office” means the office of the Trustee and the Paying Agent at which, at any particular time, its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, 600 South 4th Street, 6th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55415, or such other address as the Trustee or the Paying Agent, as applicable, may designate from time to time.

Custodian” means, with respect to any Global Security, the Trustee, as custodian for The Depository therefor, with respect to the safekeeping of such Global Security.

Daily Conversion Value” means, for each of the 20 consecutive Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, 1/20th of the product of (a) the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day and (b) the Daily VWAP for such Trading Day.

Daily Measurement Value” means the Specified Dollar Amount, if any, divided by 20.

Daily Settlement Amount,” for each of the 20 consecutive Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, shall consist of:

(a) cash in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Daily Measurement Value and (ii) the Daily Conversion Value on such Trading Day; and

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

 

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Daily VWAP” means, for each of the 20 consecutive Trading Days during the relevant Observation Period, the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “LUV <equity> AQR” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such Trading Day (or if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of the Common Stock on such Trading Day determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained for this purpose by the Company). The “Daily VWAP” shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session trading hours.

Default Settlement Method” means, initially, Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, the Default Settlement Method may be changed from time to time by the Company in accordance with Section 7.02(a)(iii).

Defaulted Amounts” means any amounts on any Note (including, without limitation, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, principal and interest) that are payable but are not punctually paid or duly provided for.

Depositary” means, with respect to each Global Security, The Depository Trust Company (or such other entity specified in the Company Order directing the Trustee to authenticate such Global Security), until a successor shall have been appointed and become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Supplemental Indenture, and thereafter, “Depositary” shall mean or include such successor.

Designated Institution” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.11.

Distributed Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.04(c).

Effective Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.03(c), except that, as used in Section 7.04 and Section 7.05, “Effective Date” means the first date on which shares of the Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, reflecting the relevant share split or share combination, as applicable.

Event of Default” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.01.

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

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

“Exchange Election” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.11.

Form of Assignment and Transfer” means the “Form of Assignment and Transfer” attached as Attachment 3 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” means the “Form of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” attached as Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Form of Note” means the “Form of Note” attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Form of Notice of Conversion” means the “Form of Notice of Conversion” attached as Attachment 1 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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

(a) a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than the Company, its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and the employee benefit plans of the Company and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, files a Schedule TO or any schedule, form or report under the Exchange Act that discloses 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;

 

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(b) the consummation of (i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination or change in par value) as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets; (ii) any share exchange, consolidation or merger of the Company pursuant to which all of the Common Stock will be converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property or assets; or (iii) 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 described in subclause (ii) above in which the holders of all classes of the Company’s Common Equity immediately prior to such transaction own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of all classes of Common Equity of the continuing or surviving corporation or transferee or the parent thereof immediately after such transaction in substantially the same proportions vis-à-vis each other as such ownership immediately prior to such transaction shall not be a Fundamental Change pursuant to this clause (b);

(c) the shareholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(d) the Common Stock (or other common stock underlying the Notes) ceases to be listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors);

provided, however, that a transaction or transactions described in clauses (a) or (b) above shall not constitute a Fundamental Change if at least 90% of the consideration received or to be received by the common shareholders of the Company, excluding cash payments for fractional shares and cash payments made pursuant to dissenters’ statutory appraisal rights, in connection with such transaction or transactions consists of shares of common stock that are listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, The NASDAQ Global Select Market or The NASDAQ Global Market (or any of their respective successors) or will be so listed or quoted when issued or exchanged in connection with such transaction or transactions and such transaction or transactions constitute a Common Stock Change Event whose Reference Property includes such consideration.

For purposes of the definition of “Fundamental Change,” any transaction that constitutes a Fundamental Change pursuant to both clause (a) and clause (b) (excluding the proviso to such clause (b)) of such definition will be deemed to be a Fundamental Change solely under clause (b) of such definition (subject to such proviso).

Fundamental Change Company Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01(c).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01(a).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01(b)(i).

Fundamental Change Repurchase Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.01(a).

The term “given,” “mailed,” “notify” or “sent” with respect to any notice to be given to a Securityholder pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture, shall mean notice (x) given to the Depositary (or its designee) pursuant to the standing instructions from the Depositary or its designee, including by electronic mail in accordance with accepted practices or procedures at the Depositary (in the case of a Global Security) or (y) mailed to such Securityholder by first class mail, postage prepaid, at its address as it appears on the Security register, in each case in accordance with Section 10.01. Notice so “given” shall be deemed to include any notice to be “mailed” or “delivered,” as applicable, under this Supplemental Indenture.

Indenture” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.

Interest Payment Date” means each May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020.

Last Reported Sale Price” of the Common Stock on any date means the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average bid and the average ask prices) on that date as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is traded. If the Common Stock is not

 

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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 per share 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 last ask prices per share for the Common Stock on the relevant date from a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Company for this purpose. The “Last Reported Sale Price” shall be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of regular trading session hours.

Make-Whole Fundamental Change” means any transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change (as defined above in this Article 1 and determined after giving effect to any exceptions to or exclusions from such definition, but without regard to the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof).

Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.03(a).

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

Maturity Date” means May 1, 2025.

Measurement Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.01(b)(i).

Note” or “Notes” shall have the meaning specified in the third paragraph of the recitals of this Supplemental Indenture.

Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.02(b).

Observation Period” with respect to any Note surrendered for conversion means: (i) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs prior to February 1, 2025, the 20 consecutive Trading Day period beginning on, and including, the second Trading Day immediately succeeding such Conversion Date; and (ii) if the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after February 1, 2025, the 20 consecutive Trading Days beginning on, and including, the 21st Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date.

Officer” means the Chairman, President or any Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the Treasurer, Secretary or any Vice President, Assistant Treasurer, or Assistant Secretary of the Company.

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

outstanding,” when used with reference to Notes, shall, subject to the provisions of Section 7.04 of the Base Indenture, mean, as of any particular time, all Notes authenticated and delivered by the Trustee under this Supplemental Indenture, except:

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

(b) Notes, or portions thereof, that have become due and payable and in respect of which monies in the necessary amount shall have been deposited in trust with the Trustee or with any 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 2.08 of the Base Indenture 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 2.08 of the Base Indenture unless proof satisfactory to the Trustee is presented that any such Notes are held by protected purchasers in due course;

(d) Notes converted pursuant to Article 7 and required to be canceled pursuant to Section 2.05; and

(e) Notes repurchased by the Company pursuant to the last sentence of Section 2.06.

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Physical Notes” means permanent certificated Notes in registered form issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount and $1,000 integral multiples in excess thereof.

Physical Settlement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.02(a).

Prospectus Supplement” means the preliminary prospectus supplement dated April 28, 2020, as supplemented by the related pricing term sheet dated April 28, 2020, in each case, relating to the offering and sale of the Notes.

Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Stock (or other applicable security) have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the Common Stock (or such other security) is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of the Common Stock (or such other security) entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors, by statute, by contract or otherwise).

Reference Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.07(a).

Regular Record Date,” with respect to any Interest Payment Date, means the April 15 or October 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day) immediately preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date, respectively.

Reporting Obligations” shall have the meaning specified in Section 5.03.

Scheduled Trading Day” means a day that is scheduled to be a Trading Day on the principal U.S. national or regional 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.

Settlement Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(a)(iv).

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

Settlement Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(a)(iii).

Specified Dollar Amount” means the maximum cash amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be received upon conversion as specified in the Settlement Notice related to any converted Notes or as the Company shall otherwise be deemed to have elected pursuant to the terms of this Supplemental Indenture.

Spin-Off” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.04(c).

Stock Price” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.03(c).

Supplemental Indenture” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Supplemental Indenture.

Trading Day,” except for determining amounts due upon conversion pursuant to Section 7.02, means a day on which (i) trading in the Common Stock (or other security for which a closing sale price must be determined) generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock (or such other security) is not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock (or such other security) is then listed or, if the Common Stock (or such other security) is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock (or such other security) is then traded and (ii) a Last Reported Sale Price for the Common Stock (or such other security) is available on such securities exchange or market; provided that if the Common Stock (or such other security) is not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” means a Business Day; and provided, further, that for purposes of determining amounts due upon conversion pursuant to Section 7.02 only, “Trading Day” means a day on which (x) there is no Market Disruption Event and (y) trading in the Common Stock generally occurs on The New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on The New York Stock Exchange, on the principal other U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then listed or admitted for trading, except that if the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for trading, “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

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Trading Price” of the Notes on any date of determination means, subject to Section 7.01(b), the average of the secondary market bid quotations obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent for $1,000,000 principal amount of Notes at approximately 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on such determination date from three independent nationally recognized securities dealers the Company selects for this purpose; provided that if three such bids cannot reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent but two such bids are obtained, then the average of the two bids shall be used, and if only one such bid can reasonably be obtained by the Bid Solicitation Agent, that one bid shall be used. If the Bid Solicitation Agent cannot reasonably obtain at least one bid for $1,000,000 principal amount of Notes from a nationally recognized securities dealer on a Trading Day, then the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes on such determination date shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate for that Trading Day.

Trigger Event” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.04(c).

unit of Reference Property” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.07(a).

Valuation Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.04(c).

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any person, any Subsidiary of such person, except that, solely for purposes of this definition, the reference to “more than 50%” in the definition of “Subsidiary” shall be deemed replaced by a reference to “100%”, disregarding, for such purpose, directors’ qualifying shares or similar shares required to be owned by third parties for legal or regulatory reasons.

Section 1.02. References to Interest. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note in the Indenture shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to Section 5.03. Unless the context otherwise requires, any express mention of Additional Interest in any provision hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made.

ARTICLE 2

ISSUE, DESCRIPTION, EXECUTION, REGISTRATION AND EXCHANGE OF NOTES

Section 2.01. Scope of Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture amends and supplements the provisions of the Base Indenture, to which provisions reference is hereby made. The changes, modifications and supplements to the Base Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and shall only govern the terms of, the Notes, which may be issued from time to time in accordance herewith, and shall not apply to any other Securities that may be issued under the Base Indenture unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such other Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements. For all purposes under the Base Indenture, the Notes shall constitute a single series of Securities. The provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall supersede any conflicting provisions in the Base Indenture as they relate to the Notes.

Section 2.02. Designation and Amount. The Notes are hereby created and authorized as a single series of Securities under the Base Indenture. The Notes shall be designated as the “1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025.” The aggregate principal amount of Notes that may be authenticated and delivered under the Indenture will be initially $2,300,000,000, subject to Section 2.06 and except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration or transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of other Notes to the extent expressly permitted hereunder.

Section 2.03. Form of Notes. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication to be borne by such Notes shall be substantially in the respective forms set forth in Exhibit A, the terms and provisions of which shall constitute, and are hereby expressly incorporated in and made a part of the Indenture. To the extent applicable, the Company and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of the Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. In the case of any conflict between the Indenture and a Note, the provisions of the Indenture shall control and govern to the extent of such conflict. The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Securities, and the Depositary for such Global Securities shall be The Depositary Trust Company.

Section 2.04. Date and Denomination of Notes; Payments of Interest and Defaulted Amounts. The Notes shall be issuable in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount and in $1,000 integral multiples in excess thereof. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication and shall bear interest from the date specified on the face of such Note. Accrued interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.

 

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The person in whose name any Note is registered 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 in the United States, which shall initially be the Corporate Trust Office, or any other office or agency located in the United States of America so designated by the Company. The Company shall pay interest (i) on any Physical Notes (A) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000 or less, by check mailed to the Holders of these Notes at their address as it appears in the Note Register and (B) to Holders holding Physical Notes having an aggregate principal amount of more than $5,000,000, either by check mailed to each such Holder or, upon application by such a Holder to the Security registrar not later than the relevant Regular Record Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to that Holder’s account within the United States, which application shall remain in effect until the Holder notifies, in writing, the Security registrar to the contrary or (ii) on any Global Note by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Depositary or its nominee.

Any Defaulted Amounts shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Securityholder on the relevant payment date but shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes at such time from, and including, such relevant payment date, and such Defaulted Amounts together with such interest thereon shall be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in clause (i) or (ii) below:

(i) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Amounts to the persons in whose names the Notes are registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of the Defaulted Amounts proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Amounts or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee 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 Amounts as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Company shall fix a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Amounts which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment, and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment, provided that no special record date shall be required with respect to any defaulted interest that is paid within the applicable grace period. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee of such special record date and the Trustee, upon written request, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor to be delivered, to each Securityholder at its address as it appears in the Security register, not less than 10 days prior to such special record date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Amounts and the special record date therefor having been so delivered, such Defaulted Amounts shall be paid to the persons in whose names the Notes are registered at the close of business on such special record date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following clause (ii) of this Section 2.04.

(ii) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Amounts 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 of the proposed payment pursuant to this clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

The Trustee will have no duty whatsoever to determine whether any Defaulted Amounts are payable or the amount thereof.

Section 2.05. Cancellation of Notes Paid, Converted, Etc. The Company shall cause all Notes repurchased pursuant to Section 2.06 (other than Notes repurchased pursuant to cash-settled swaps or other derivatives) to be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Notes will no longer be considered “outstanding” under the Indenture upon their repurchase. The Trustee shall dispose of canceled Notes in accordance with its customary procedures and, upon request, shall deliver a certificate of cancellation to the Company, at the Company’s written request in a Company Order.

Section 2.06. Additional Notes; Repurchases. The Company may, without notice to or the consent of the Securityholders and notwithstanding Section 2.01, reopen this Indenture and issue additional Notes hereunder with the same terms as the Notes initially issued hereunder (other than differences in the issue date, the issue price

 

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and interest accrued prior to the issue date of such additional Notes) (the “Additional Notes”) in an unlimited aggregate principal amount; provided that if any such additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes initially issued hereunder for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional Notes shall have one or more separate CUSIP numbers. Prior to the issuance of any such Additional Notes, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a Company Order, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel to cover such matters, in addition to those required by Section 13.05 of the Base Indenture, as the Trustee shall reasonably request. In addition, the Company may, to the extent permitted by law, directly or indirectly (regardless of whether such Notes are surrendered to the Company), repurchase Notes in the open market or otherwise, whether by the Company or its Subsidiaries or through a privately negotiated transaction or public tender or exchange offer or through counterparties to private agreements, including by cash-settled swaps or other derivatives, in each case without prior notice to or consent of the Securityholders.

ARTICLE 3

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 3.01. Applicability of Article Eleven of the Base Indenture. This Article 3 shall supersede Article Eleven of the Base Indenture, and all references in the Base Indenture to Article Eleven shall be deemed, for the purposes of the Notes, to be references to this Article 3.

Section 3.02. Satisfaction and Discharge. The Indenture shall upon request of the Company contained in an Officers’ Certificate cease to be of further effect with respect to the Notes only, and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute such instruments reasonably requested by the Company acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture with respect to the Notes (other than the Company’s obligations with respect to certain surviving rights of the Trustee), when (a) (i) all Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (x) Notes which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced, paid or converted as provided in Section 2.08 of the Base Indenture and (y) Notes for whose payment money and/or shares of Common Stock (or, if applicable, Reference Property) have theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 3.04 of the Base Indenture have been irrevocably delivered to the Trustee for cancellation); or (ii) the Company shall have deposited with the Trustee or delivered to Securityholders, as applicable, at or after the Notes have become due and payable, whether on the Maturity Date, any Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, upon conversion or otherwise, cash, shares of Common Stock (or, if applicable, Reference Property) or a combination thereof, as applicable, solely to satisfy the Company’s Conversion Obligation, sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Notes and all other sums due and payable under the Indenture by the Company; (b) the Company has paid all other sums payable hereunder and (c) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture have been complied with. Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Supplemental Indenture, the obligations of the Company to the Trustee under Section 6.06 of the Base Indenture shall survive.

ARTICLE 4

PARTICULAR COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

Section 4.01. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company will maintain in the United States of America, an office or agency where the Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange 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 the Indenture may be made. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency (except if any such location is an office of the Trustee). If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof (if required), such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made at the Corporate Trust Office or the office or agency of the Trustee in the United States of America so designated by the Trustee as a place where such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands (not including service of legal process on the Company) may be made.

The Company may also from time to time designate as co-Security 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 in the United States of America for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The terms “Paying Agent” and “Conversion Agent” include any such additional or other offices or agencies, as applicable.

 

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The Company hereby initially designates the Trustee as the Paying Agent, Security registrar, Custodian and Conversion Agent and the Corporate Trust Office as the office or agency in the United States of America where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange or for presentation for payment or repurchase or for conversion and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and the Indenture may be made; provided, however, that the Corporate Trust Office shall not be an office or agency of the Company for the purpose of service of legal process on the Company.

Section 4.02. Reports by the Company. Section 4.03 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended with respect to the Notes to add a new clause (e) of such section as follows:

“(e) Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt thereof shall not constitute actual or constructive knowledge or notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including compliance by the Company with any of the covenants in the Indenture or the Notes (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates). The Trustee will not be obligated to monitor or confirm, on a continuing basis or otherwise, compliance by the Company with any of the covenants in the Indenture or to determine whether such reports, information or documents have been filed by the Company with the SEC via the EDGAR system (or any successor system).”

ARTICLE 5

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 5.01. Events of Default. In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 5.01 of the Base Indenture, the Notes shall include the following additional Events of Default designated as clauses (g) and (h) of such Section, which shall each be deemed an Event of Default under Section 5.01 of the Base Indenture:

“ (g) failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to convert the Notes in accordance with the Indenture upon exercise of a Securityholder’s conversion right and such failure continues for five Business Days; or

(h) failure by the Company to issue (i) a Fundamental Change Company Notice in accordance with Section 8.01(c), (ii) notice of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change in accordance with Section 7.03(b) or (iii) notice of a specified corporate event in accordance with Section 7.01(b)(ii) or 7.01(b)(iii) (as the case may be), in each case when due and (in the case of clause (i) or (ii) only) such failure continues for five Business Days,”

Section 5.02. Rescission and Annulment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in Article Five of the Base Indenture, with respect to the Notes, no waiver or rescission and annulment of any Event of Default pursuant to Article Five of the Base Indenture shall extend to or shall affect any Event of Default resulting from (i) the nonpayment of the principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, or accrued and unpaid interest on, any Notes, (ii) a failure to repurchase any Notes when required or (iii) a failure to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due upon conversion of the Notes, in each case that has not been remedied.

Section 5.03. Additional Interest. Notwithstanding anything in the Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary, to the extent the Company elects, the sole remedy for an Event of Default with respect to the Notes relating to (i) the failure by the Company to file with the Trustee pursuant to Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA any documents or reports that the Company is required to file with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act or (ii) the Company’s failure to comply with its obligations as set forth in Section 4.03 of the Base Indenture (the obligations described in clauses (i) and (ii), the “Reporting Obligations”) shall, for the first 365 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default, consist exclusively of the right to receive Additional Interest on the Notes at a rate equal to (i) 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for the first 180 days during which such Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, beginning on, and including, the date on which such an Event of Default first occurs and (ii) 0.50% per annum of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding for each day during the next 185-day period during which such Event of Default is continuing, beginning on, and including, the 181st day after such Event of Default first occurred.

 

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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. On the 366th day after such Event of Default (if the Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with the Reporting Obligations is not cured or waived prior to such 366th day), the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 5.01 of the Base Indenture. The provisions of this Section 5.03 will not affect the rights of Securityholders in the event of the occurrence of any Event of Default other than the Company’s failure to comply with the Reporting Obligations. In the event the Company does not elect to pay Additional Interest following an Event of Default relating to the Reporting Obligations in accordance with this Section 5.03 or the Company elected to make such payment but does not pay the Additional Interest when due, the Notes shall be immediately subject to acceleration as provided in Section 5.01 of the Base Indenture.

In order to elect to pay Additional Interest as the sole remedy during the first 365 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with the Reporting Obligations, the Company must provide written notice to all Securityholders, the Trustee and the Paying Agent of such election prior to the beginning of such 365-day period.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Indenture or the Notes, in no event shall Additional Interest accrue under the terms of the Indenture 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.

The Trustee will have no duty whatsoever to determine whether any Additional Interest is payable or the amount thereof.

Section 5.04. Application of Monies Collected by Trustee. Section 5.03 of the Base Indenture shall, with respect to the Notes, be replaced in its entirety with the below:

Any monies or property collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article 5 with respect to the Notes shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee for the distribution of such monies or property, 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 under Section 6.06 of the Base Indenture;

Second, in case the principal of the outstanding Notes shall not have become due and be unpaid, to the payment of interest on, and any cash (or, if applicable, other property) due upon conversion of, the Notes in default in the order of the date due of the payments of such interest and cash (or, if applicable, other property) due upon conversion, as the case may be, with interest (to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee) upon such overdue payments at the rate provided in Section 2.04, 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, if applicable, the payment of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and any cash (or, if applicable, other property) due upon conversion) then owing and unpaid upon the Notes for principal and interest, if any, with interest on the overdue principal and, to the extent that such interest has been collected by the Trustee, upon overdue installments of interest as provided in Section 2.04, 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, if applicable, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and the cash due upon conversion) and interest without preference or priority of principal over interest, or of interest over principal 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 (including, if applicable, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and any cash due upon conversion) and accrued and unpaid interest; and

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

Section 5.05. Proceedings by Securityholders.

Solely for purposes of the Notes, Section 5.04 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the second paragraph of Section 5.04 and inserting the new paragraph as follows:

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Indenture and any provision of any Note, the right of any Securityholder to receive payment or delivery, as the case may be, of (x) the principal (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) of, (y) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on, and (z) the consideration due

 

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upon conversion of, such Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in such Note or in this Supplemental Indenture, or to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment or delivery, as the case may be, on or after such respective dates against the Company shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Securityholder.

Section 5.06. Direction of Proceedings and Waiver of Defaults by Majority of Securityholders. Solely for purposes of the Notes, the following phrase “except a default in the payment of interest or premium on, or the principal of, any of the Securities” in Section 5.06 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended and replaced with “except (i) a default in the payment of interest or premium on, or the principal of, any of the Securities (including any Fundamental Change Repurchase Price), and (ii) a failure by the Company to pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due upon conversion of the Securities.”

Section 5.07. Notice of Defaults. Solely for purposes of the Notes, Section 5.07 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“The Trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a default hereunder, give to the Securityholders, in the manner and to the extent provided in subsection (c) of Section 4.04 with respect to reports pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 4.04, notice of such defaults actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless such default shall have been cured or waived before the giving of such notice (the term “defaults” for the purposes of this Section 5.07 being hereby defined to be the events specified in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of Section 5.01, not including any periods of grace provided for therein, and irrespective of the giving of any required notice); provided that, except in the case of default in the payment of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) (and premium, if any) or interest on any of the Securities of such series or a Default in the payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion, the Trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the board of directors, the executive committee, or a trust committee of directors and/or Responsible Officers of the Trustee in good faith determined that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Securityholders of such series.”

Section 5.08. Undertaking to Pay Costs. Solely for purposes of the Notes, the reference to “payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) or interest on any Security, on or after the due date expressed in such Security“ in Section 5.08 of the Base Indenture is hereby amended and replaced with “the payment of the principal of (including the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price, if applicable) (and premium, if any) or interest on any of the Securities of such series or a Default in the payment or delivery of the consideration due upon conversion.”

Section 5.09. Applicability of Article Five of the Base Indenture. Except as otherwise modified or superseded by the provisions set forth in this Article 5, Article Five of the Base Indenture shall apply to the Notes.

ARTICLE 6

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

Section 6.01. Applicability of Article Nine of the Base Indenture. Article Nine of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes and this Supplemental Indenture. Instead the provisions set forth in this Article 6 shall, with respect to the Notes and this Supplemental Indenture, supersede in their entirety Article Nine of the Base Indenture, and all references in the Base Indenture to Article Nine thereof and the provisions therein, as the case may be, shall, with respect to the Notes, be deemed to be references to this Article 6 or the applicable provisions set forth in this Article 6, respectively.

Section 6.02. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Securityholders. Without the consent of any Securityholder, the Company 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, or amend the Indenture (as it relates to the Notes) and the Notes, for one or more of the following purposes:

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

(b) to provide for the assumption by a successor entity of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture pursuant to Article 10 of the Base Indenture;

(c) to add guarantees with respect to the Notes;

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(e) to add to the covenants or Events of Default of the Company for the benefit of the Securityholders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company under the Indenture;

(f) to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder in any material respect;

(g) in connection with any Common Stock Change Event, to provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property, subject to the provisions of Section 7.02, and make such related changes to the terms of the Notes to the extent expressly required by Section 7.07 or reasonably deemed necessary by the Company to provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property as required by this Supplemental Indenture;

(h) to comply with any requirement of the Commission in connection with the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA;

(i) to appoint a successor Trustee with respect to the Notes;

(j) to conform the provisions of the Indenture or the Notes to the “Description of Notes” section of the Prospectus Supplement;

(k) to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depositary, including the Depositary, so long as such amendment does not adversely affect the rights of any Securityholder in any material respect;

(l) to irrevocably elect a Settlement Method or a Specified Dollar Amount, or eliminate the right of the Company to elect a Settlement Method; provided, however, that no such election or elimination will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to Section 7.02(a);

(m) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in compliance with Section 2.06; or

(n) to increase the Conversion Rate as provided for in this Supplemental Indenture.

Upon the written request of the Company and compliance with Section 6.06, the Trustee shall 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 the Trustee’s own rights, duties, liabilities or immunities under the Indenture or otherwise.

Any supplemental indenture authorized by the provisions of this Section 6.02 may be executed by the Company and the Trustee without the consent of any Securityholder of any of the Notes at the time outstanding, notwithstanding any of the provisions of Section 6.03.

Section 6.03. Supplemental Indentures with Consent of Securityholders(a) . With the consent of the Securityholders (evidenced as provided in Article Seven of the Base Indenture) of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (determined in accordance with Article Seven of the Base Indenture and including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a repurchase of, or tender or exchange offer for, the Notes), the Company 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, or amend the Indenture (as it relates to the Notes) and the Notes, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture (as it relates to the Notes) or any supplemental indenture or the Notes or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Securityholders; provided, however, that, without the consent of each Securityholder of an outstanding Note affected, no such supplemental indenture shall: reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Securityholders must consent to an amendment;

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

(c) reduce the principal of or extend the Maturity Date of any Note;

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

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

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(g) change the ranking of the Notes;

(h) impair the right of any Securityholder to receive payment of principal and interest on such Securityholder’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 Securityholder’s Notes; or

(i) make any change in this Article 6 that requires each Securityholder’s consent or in the waiver provisions in Section 5.06 of this Supplemental Indenture and Section 5.01 of the Base Indenture.

Upon the written request of the Company, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence of the consent of Securityholders as aforesaid and subject to Section 6.06, 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 the Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such supplemental indenture.

Securityholders do not need under this Section 6.03 to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture. It shall be sufficient if such Securityholders approve the substance thereof. After any such supplemental indenture becomes effective, the Company shall provide to the Securityholders a notice briefly describing such supplemental indenture. However, the failure to give such notice to all the Securityholders, or any defect in the notice, will not impair or affect the validity of the supplemental indenture.

Section 6.04. Effect of Supplemental Indentures. Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 6, the Indenture (as it relates to the Notes) shall be and be deemed to be modified and amended in accordance therewith and the respective rights, limitation of rights, obligations, duties, liabilities and immunities under the Indenture of the Trustee, the Company and the Securityholders 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 the Indenture for any and all purposes.

Section 6.05. Notation on Notes. Notes authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to the provisions of this Article 6 may, at the Company’s expense, bear a notation as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company or the Trustee shall so determine, new Notes so modified as to conform to any modification of the Indenture contained in any such supplemental indenture may, at the Company’s expense, be prepared and executed by the Company, authenticated upon receipt of Company Order by the Trustee and delivered in exchange for the Notes then outstanding, upon surrender of such Notes then outstanding.

Section 6.06. Evidence of Compliance of Supplemental Indenture to Be Furnished to Trustee. In addition to the documents required by Section 13.05 of the Base Indenture, the Trustee shall receive as conclusive evidence an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating to the effect that any supplemental indenture executed pursuant hereto complies with the requirements of this Article 6 and is permitted or authorized by the Indenture and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms.

ARTICLE 7

CONVERSION OF NOTES

Section 7.01. Conversion Privilege. (a) Subject to and upon compliance with the provisions of this Article 7, each Securityholder shall have the right, at such Securityholder’s option, to convert all or any portion (if the portion to be converted are in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of such Note (i) subject to satisfaction of one or more of the conditions described in Section 7.01(b), at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding February 1, 2025 and (ii) regardless of the conditions described in Section 7.01(b), on or after February 1, 2025 and prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, in each case, based on an initial conversion rate of 25.9909 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided in this Article 7, the “Conversion Rate”) per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (subject to, and in accordance with, the settlement provisions of Section 7.02, the “Conversion Obligation”).

 

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(b) (i) Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding February 1, 2025, a Securityholder may surrender all or any portion of its Notes for conversion at any time during the five Business Day period immediately after any 10 consecutive Trading Day period (the “Measurement Period”) in which the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, as determined following a request by a Securityholder in accordance with this subsection (b)(i), for each Trading Day of the Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on each such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on each such Trading Day. The Company shall determine the Trading Price in accordance with the bids it receives from the Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Company). The Bid Solicitation Agent (if other than the Company) shall have no obligation to solicit bids in the manner described above unless the Company has requested such solicitation in writing and provided the names and contact information of three nationally recognized securities dealers selected by the Company, and the Company shall have no obligation to make such request (or, if the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, the Company shall have no obligation to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes) unless a Securityholder of at least $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes provides the Company with reasonable evidence that the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes on any Trading Day would be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on such Trading Day and the Conversion Rate on such Trading Day. Subject to receipt of such evidence, the Company shall determine, or instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, in accordance with the bids solicited by the Bid Solicitation Agent, beginning on the next Trading Day and on each successive Trading Day until the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes is greater than or equal to 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate for that Trading Day. If (x) the Company is not acting as Bid Solicitation Agent, and the Company does not, when the Company is required to, instruct the Bid Solicitation Agent to obtain bids as provided in the preceding sentence, or if the Company gives such instructions to the Bid Solicitation Agent to obtain bids and the Bid Solicitation Agent fails to carry out such instructions, or (y) the Company is acting as Bid Solicitation Agent and the Company fails to determine the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes when obligated as provided in the preceding sentence, then, in either case, the Trading Price per $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be deemed to be less than 98% of the product of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock and the Conversion Rate on each Trading Day of such failure. If the Trading Price condition has been met as set forth above, then the Company will use its reasonable efforts to provide written notice to the Securityholders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of the same and thereafter will give notice if the Notes are no longer convertible pursuant to the foregoing; provided that failure to give such notice will not be considered a default or form the basis for an Event of Default for any purpose under the Indenture. Neither the Trustee nor the Bid Solicitation Agent shall have any liability or responsibility for any Trading Price or related information or the accuracy thereof.

(ii) If, prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding February 1, 2025, the Company elects to:

(A) issue to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock any rights, options or warrants (other than pursuant to a shareholders rights plan of the Company so long as such rights have not separated from the Common Stock) entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at a price per share that is 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 the Common Stock the Company’s assets, securities or rights to purchase securities of the Company (other than pursuant to a shareholders rights plan of the Company so long as such rights have not separated from the Common Stock), which distribution has a per share value, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith, exceeding 15% of the Last Reported Sale Price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of announcement for such distribution,

then, in either case, the Company shall notify all Securityholders , the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing at least 25 Scheduled Trading Days prior to the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution; provided, however, that if the Company is then otherwise permitted to settle conversions of Notes by Physical Settlement (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company has not elected another Settlement Method), then the Company may instead elect to provide such notice at least 10 Scheduled Trading Days before such Ex-Dividend Date. In that event, the Company shall be required to settle all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date occurring on or after the date the Company provides such notice and before such Ex-Dividend Date (or, if earlier, the date the Company announces that such

 

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issuance or distribution will not take place) by Physical Settlement, and the Company shall describe the same in the notice. Once the Company has given such notice, a Securityholder may surrender all or any portion of its Notes for conversion only at any time until the earlier of (1) the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance or distribution and (2) the Company’s announcement that such issuance or distribution will not take place, in each case, even if the Notes are not otherwise convertible at such time. A Securityholder may not exercise this conversion right if such Securityholder participates (other than in the case of a share split or share combination) at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock and solely as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described in this Section 7.01(b)(ii) without having to convert its Notes as if such Securityholder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the applicable Conversion Rate multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Securityholder.

(iii) If a transaction or event that constitutes a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding February 1, 2025, regardless of whether a Securityholder has the right to require the Company to repurchase the Notes pursuant to Section 8.01, or if the Company is a party to a consolidation, merger, binding share exchange, or transfer or lease of all or substantially all of its assets, in each case, pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other assets (other than any such transaction to which the Company is a party solely for the purpose of changing its jurisdiction of incorporation that does not otherwise constitute a Fundamental Change or a Make-Whole Fundamental Change for the Notes, all or any portion of a Securityholder’s Notes may be surrendered for conversion at any time from or after the effective date of the transaction until 25 Trading Days after such effective date or, if such transaction also constitutes a Fundamental Change, until the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. The Company shall notify Securityholders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) in writing no later than the Business Day following the effective date of such transaction.

(iv) Prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding February 1, 2025, a Securityholder may surrender all or any portion of its Notes for conversion at any time during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on June 30, 2020 (and only during such calendar quarter), 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 the last Trading Day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the Conversion Price on each applicable Trading Day. The Company will determine at the beginning of each calendar quarter commencing after June 30, 2020 whether the Notes may be surrendered for conversion upon pursuant to the prior sentence and shall provide written notice to the Securityholders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) if the Notes become exchangeable, and thereafter will give notice if the Notes are no longer convertible pursuant to the foregoing provision, provided that failure to give such notice will not be considered a default or form the basis for an Event of Default for any purpose under the Indenture.

Section 7.02. Conversion Procedures; Settlement Upon Conversion.

(a) Subject to this Section 7.02, Section 7.03(b) and Section 7.07(a), upon conversion of any Note, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Securityholder, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, cash (“Cash Settlement”), shares of Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 7.02 (“Physical Settlement”) or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, together with cash, if applicable, in lieu of delivering any fractional share of Common Stock in accordance with subsection (j) of this Section 7.02 (“Combination Settlement”), at its election, as set forth in this Section 7.02.

(i) All conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after February 1, 2025 shall be settled using the same Settlement Method.

(ii) Subject to Section 7.02(a)(iii)(B), except for any conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after February 1, 2025, the Company shall use the same Settlement Method for all conversions with the same Conversion Date, but the Company shall not have any obligation to use the same Settlement Method with respect to conversions with different Conversion Dates.

 

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(iii) (A) Subject to Section 7.02(a)(iii)(B), if the Company elects to deliver a written notice (the “Settlement Notice”) of the Settlement Method in respect of such Conversion Date (or such period, as the case may be), the Company, shall deliver such Settlement Notice to converting Securityholders, the Trustee and the Conversation Agent (if other than the Trustee) no later than the close of business on the Trading Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date (or, in the case of any conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs on or after February 1, 2025, no later than the Business Day immediately preceding February 1, 2025). If the Company does not elect a Settlement Method prior to the deadline set forth in the immediately preceding sentence and the Company has not previously made an irrevocable Settlement Method election pursuant to Section 7.02(a)(iii)(B), the Company shall be deemed to have elected the Default Settlement Method in respect of its Conversion Obligation with respect to any conversion on such Conversion Date or during such period. Such Settlement Notice shall specify the relevant Settlement Method and in the case of an election of Combination Settlement, the relevant Settlement Notice shall indicate the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. If the Company timely elects Combination Settlement in respect of its Conversion Obligation but does not timely deliver a Settlement Notice to converting Securityholders, with a copy to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee), indicating the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes in such Settlement Notice, the Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes to be converted shall be deemed to be $1,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company’s failure to elect a Settlement Method or specify the applicable Specified Dollar Amount shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under the Indenture or the Notes. The Company may change the Default Settlement Method by sending written notice of the new Default Settlement Method to the Securityholders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee).

(B) The Company may, by written notice to the Securityholders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) irrevocably fix the Settlement Method to any Settlement Method that the Company is then permitted to elect in accordance with the Indenture that will apply to all conversions of Notes with a Conversion Date that is on or after the date the Company sends such notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in the Indenture, no such change in the Default Settlement Method or irrevocable election will affect any Settlement Method theretofore elected (or deemed to be elected) with respect to any Note pursuant to the provisions described in this Section 7.02(a). For the avoidance of doubt, such an irrevocable election, if made, will be effective without the need to amend this Supplemental Indenture or the Notes, including pursuant to Article 6. However, the Company may nonetheless choose to execute such an amendment at its option.

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

(A) if the Company elects Physical Settlement with respect to the Company’s satisfaction of its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion, the Company shall deliver to the converting Securityholder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate;

(B) if the Company elects Cash Settlement with respect to the Company’s satisfaction of its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion, the Company shall pay to the converting Securityholder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted cash in an amount equal to the sum of the Daily Conversion Values for each of the 20 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period; and

(C) if the Company elects (or is deemed to have elected) Combination Settlement with respect to the Company’s satisfaction of its Conversion Obligation in respect of such conversion, the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, to the converting Securityholder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes being converted, a Settlement Amount equal to the sum of the Daily Settlement Amounts for each of the 20 consecutive Trading Days during the related Observation Period.

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shall send such determination, and the calculation thereof in reasonable detail or in such details as requested by the Depositary, of the Daily Settlement Amounts or the Daily Conversion Values, as the case may be, and the amount of cash payable in lieu of delivering any fractional share of Common Stock, to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee). The Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) shall have no responsibility for any such determination.

(b) Subject to Section 7.02(e), before any Securityholder shall be entitled to convert a Note as set forth above, such Securityholder shall (i) in the case of a Global Security, comply with the procedures of the Depositary in effect at that time and, if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date as set forth in Section 7.02(h) and (ii) in the case of a Physical Note (1) complete, manually sign and deliver an irrevocable notice to the Conversion Agent as set forth in the Form of Notice of Conversion (or a facsimile thereof) (a “Notice of Conversion”) at the office of the Conversion Agent and state in writing therein the principal amount of Notes to be converted and the name or names (with addresses) in which such Securityholder wishes the certificate or certificates for any shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon settlement of the Conversion Obligation to be registered, (2) surrender such Notes, duly endorsed to the Company or in blank (and accompanied by appropriate endorsement and transfer documents), at the office of the Conversion Agent, (3) if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, (4) if required, pay funds equal to interest payable on the next Interest Payment Date as set forth in Section 7.02(h), and (5) provide or cause to be provided to the Trustee and Conversion agent (if other than the Trustee) all information necessary to allow the Trustee and Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) to comply with any applicable tax reporting obligations, including without limitation any cost basis reporting obligations under Internal Revenue Code Section 6045. The Trustee and Conversion Agent may rely on information provided to it and shall have no responsibility whatsoever to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information. The Trustee (and if different, the Conversion Agent) shall notify the Company of any conversion pursuant to this Article 7 on the Conversion Date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) for such conversion. No Notice of Conversion with respect to any Notes may be surrendered by a Securityholder thereof if such Securityholder has also delivered a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice to the Company in respect of such Notes and has not validly withdrawn such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with Section 8.02, in the case of Physical Notes, or through the applicable procedures of the Depositary, in the case of Global Securities.

Subject to any applicable procedures of the Depositary with respect to any Global Security, if more than one Note shall be surrendered for conversion at one time by the same Securityholder, the Conversion Obligation with respect to such Notes shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes (or specified portions thereof to the extent permitted thereby) so surrendered.

(c) A Note may be surrendered for conversion only after the open of business and before the close of business on a Business Day. A Note shall be deemed to have been converted immediately prior to the close of business on the Business Day (the “Conversion Date”) that the Securityholder has complied with the requirements set forth in subsection (b) above. Except as set forth in Section 7.03(b), Section 7.04 and Section 7.07(a), the Company shall pay or deliver, as the case may be, the consideration due in respect of the Conversion Obligation on the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date, in the case the Company elects Physical Settlement (provided that, with respect to any Conversion Date following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date, the Company shall settle any such conversion on the Maturity Date or, if the Maturity Date is not a Business Day, the next Business Day, and the Conversion Date shall be deemed to be such date), or on the second Business Day immediately following the last Trading Day of the Observation Period, in the case of any other Settlement Method. If any shares of Common Stock are due to converting Securityholders, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued, and deliver (or cause to be delivered) to such Securityholder, or such Securityholder’s nominee or nominees, certificates or a book-entry transfer through the Depositary for the full number of shares of Common Stock to which such Securityholder shall be entitled in satisfaction of the Company’s Conversion Obligation.

(d) In case any Physical Note shall be surrendered for partial conversion, the Company shall execute and the Trustee, upon receipt of Company Order, shall authenticate and deliver to or upon the written order of the Securityholder of the Note so surrendered a new Note or Notes in authorized denominations in an aggregate principal amount equal to the unconverted portion of the surrendered Note, without payment of any service charge by the converting Securityholder but, if required by the Company or Trustee, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax or similar governmental charge required by law or that may be imposed in connection therewith as a result of the name of the Securityholder of the new Notes issued upon such conversion being different from the name of the Securityholder of the old Notes surrendered for such conversion.

 

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(e) If a Securityholder submits a Note for conversion, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of any shares of Common Stock upon conversion, unless the tax is due because the Securityholder requests such shares to be issued in a name other than the Securityholder’s name, in which case the Securityholder shall pay that tax. The Company shall work directly with its stock transfer agent to effect any delivery of Common Stock in connection with a conversion.

(f) Except as provided in Section 7.04, no adjustment shall be made for dividends on any shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of any Note as provided in this Article 7.

(g) Upon the conversion of an interest in a Global Security, the Trustee, or the Custodian at the direction of the Trustee, shall cause a reduction on such Global Security in the principal amount represented thereby. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any conversion of Notes effected through any Conversion Agent other than the Trustee.

(h) Upon conversion, a Securityholder shall not receive any separate cash payment for accrued and unpaid interest, if any, except as set forth below and the Company shall not adjust the conversion rate for any accrued and unpaid interest on the notes. The Company’s settlement of the full Conversion Obligation shall be deemed to satisfy in full its obligation to pay the principal amount of the Note and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date. As a result, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the relevant Conversion Date shall be deemed to be paid in full rather than canceled, extinguished or forfeited. Upon a conversion of Notes into a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, accrued and unpaid interest will be deemed to be paid first out of the cash paid upon such conversion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Notes are converted after the close of business on a Regular Record Date but prior to the open of business on the immediately following Interest Payment Date, Securityholders of such Notes as of the close of business on such Regular Record Date will receive the full amount of interest payable on such Notes on the corresponding Interest Payment Date notwithstanding the conversion. However, 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 payable on the Notes so converted; provided that no such payment shall be required (1) for conversions following the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date; (2) if the Company has specified a Fundamental Change Repurchase Date that is after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the Business Day immediately following the corresponding Interest Payment Date; or (3) to the extent of any Defaulted Amounts, if any Defaulted Amounts exists at the time of conversion with respect to such Note. Therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, all Securityholders of record on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the Maturity Date shall receive the full interest payment due on the Maturity Date regardless of whether their Notes have been converted following such Regular Record Date.

(i) The person in whose name the shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon conversion shall be treated as a shareholder of record as of the close of business on the relevant Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement), as the case may be. Upon a conversion of Notes, such person shall no longer be a Securityholder of such Notes surrendered for conversion.

(j) The Company shall not issue any fractional share of Common Stock upon conversion of the Notes and shall instead pay cash in lieu of delivering any fractional share of Common Stock issuable upon conversion based on the Daily VWAP for the relevant Conversion Date (or, if such Conversion Date is not a Trading Day, the immediately preceding Trading Day), in the case of Physical Settlement, or based on the Daily VWAP for the last Trading Day of the relevant Observation Period, in the case of Combination Settlement. For each Note surrendered for conversion, if the Company has elected (or is deemed to have elected) Combination Settlement, the full number of shares that shall be issued upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate Daily Settlement Amounts for the relevant Observation Period and any fractional shares remaining after such computation shall be paid in cash.

Section 7.03. Increased Conversion Rate Applicable to Certain Notes Surrendered in Connection with Make-Whole Fundamental Changes. (a) If the Effective Date of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs prior to the Maturity Date and a Securityholder elects to convert its Notes in connection with such Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, under the circumstances described below, increase the Conversion Rate

 

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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 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 Business Day immediately prior to the related Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (or, in the case of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change that would have been a Fundamental Change but for the proviso in clause (b) of the definition thereof, the 35th Trading Day immediately following the Effective Date of such Make-Whole Fundamental Change) (such period, the “Make-Whole Fundamental Change Period”).

(b) Upon surrender of Notes for conversion in connection with a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, the Company shall, at its option, satisfy the related Conversion Obligation by Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement in accordance with Section 7.02 based on the Conversion Rate as adjusted to reflect the Additional Shares pursuant to the table below; provided, however, that if, at the effective time of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) of the definition of Fundamental Change, the Reference Property following such Make-Whole Fundamental Change is composed entirely of cash, 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 transaction and shall be deemed to be an amount of cash per $1,000 principal amount of converted Notes equal to the Conversion Rate (including any adjustment for Additional Shares), multiplied by such Stock Price. In such event, the Conversion Obligation shall be determined and paid to Securityholders in cash on the second Business Day following the Conversion Date. The Company shall notify the Securityholders, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if not the Trustee) in writing of the Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change no later than five Business Days after such Effective Date.

(c) The number of Additional Shares, if any, by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased shall be determined by reference to the table below, based on the date on which the Make-Whole Fundamental Change occurs or becomes effective (the “Effective Date”) and the price (the “Stock Price”) paid (or deemed to be paid) per share of the Common Stock in the Make-Whole Fundamental Change. If the holders of the Common Stock receive in exchange for their Common Stock only cash in a Make-Whole Fundamental Change described in clause (b) 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 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately preceding the Effective Date of the Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

(d) The Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table below 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 the table below shall be adjusted in the same manner and at the same time as the Conversion Rate as set forth in Section 7.04.

(e) The following table sets forth the number of Additional Shares of Common Stock by which the Conversion Rate shall be increased per $1,000 principal amount of Notes pursuant to this Section 7.03 for each Stock Price and Effective Date set forth below:

 

     Stock Price  

Effective Date

   $ 28.50      $ 34.00      $ 38.48      $ 45.00      $ 55.00      $ 70.00      $ 85.00      $ 100.00      $ 120.00      $ 160.00  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

May 1, 2020

     9.0968        6.4359        4.9704        3.5136        2.1705        1.1361        0.6244        0.3465        0.1479        0.0000  

May 1, 2021

     9.0968        6.3350        4.7830        3.2731        1.9280        0.9444        0.4876        0.2541        0.0983        0.0000  

May 1, 2022

     9.0968        6.1000        4.4561        2.9051        1.5918        0.7047        0.3302        0.1548        0.0486        0.0000  

May 1, 2023

     9.0968        5.6765        3.9246        2.3542        1.1380        0.4254        0.1705        0.0662        0.0116        0.0000  

May 1, 2024

     9.0968        4.9132        3.0049        1.4827        0.5395        0.1460        0.0452        0.0113        0.0000        0.0000  

May 1, 2025

     9.0968        3.4209        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000        0.0000  

 

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

(i) if the Stock Price is between two Stock Prices in the table above 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 or 366-day year, as applicable;

(ii) if the Stock Price is greater than $160.00 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to subsection (d) above), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate; and

(iii) if the Stock Price is less than $28.50 per share (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Stock Prices set forth in the column headings of the table above pursuant to subsection (d) above), no Additional Shares shall be added to the Conversion Rate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Conversion Rate per $1,000 principal amount of Notes exceed 35.0877 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment in the same manner as the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 7.04.

(f) Nothing in this Section 7.03 shall prevent an adjustment to the Conversion Rate pursuant to Section 7.04 in respect of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change.

Section 7.04. Adjustment of Conversion Rate. The Conversion Rate shall be adjusted from time to time by the Company if any of the following events described in this Section 7.04 occurs, except that the Company shall not make any adjustments to the Conversion Rate if Securityholders participate (other than in the case of (x) a share split or share combination or (y) a tender or exchange offer), at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock and solely as a result of holding the Notes, in any of the transactions described in this Section 7.04, without having to convert their Notes, as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate, multiplied by the principal amount (expressed in thousands) of Notes held by such Securityholder.

(a) If the Company exclusively issues shares of Common Stock as a dividend or distribution on shares of the Common Stock, or if the Company effects a share split or share combination of the Common Stock, 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 Effective Date, as applicable;
OS0    =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the open of business on such Ex-Dividend Date or Effective Date (before giving effect to any such dividend, distribution, split or combination), as applicable; and
OS1    =    the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such dividend, distribution, share split or share combination, as applicable.

Any adjustment made under this Section 7.04(a) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution, or immediately after the open of business on the Effective Date for such share split or share combination, as applicable. If any dividend or distribution of the type described in this Section 7.04(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 that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution had not been declared.

 

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(b) If the Company issues to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock any rights, options or warrants (other than pursuant to a shareholders rights plan so long as such rights have not separated from the Common Stock) entitling them, for a period of not more than 45 calendar days after the announcement date of such issuance, to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at a price per share that is 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 increased 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 7.04(b) shall be made successively whenever any such rights, options or warrants are issued and shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance. To the extent that such rights, options, or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of the Common Stock are not delivered after the expiration of such rights, options or warrants, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect had the increase with respect to the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered. If no such rights, options or warrants are issued, or if no such rights, options or warrants are exercised prior to their expiration, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such Ex-Dividend Date for such issuance had not occurred.

For purposes of this Section 7.04(b) and for the purpose of Section 7.01(b)(ii)(A), in determining whether any rights, options or warrants entitle the holders of the Common Stock to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Common Stock at less than such 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 for such issuance, and in determining the aggregate offering price of such shares of Common Stock, there shall be taken into account any consideration received by the Company for such rights, options or warrants and any amount payable on exercise or conversion thereof, the value of such consideration, if other than cash, to be determined by the Company in good faith.

(c) If the Company distributes shares of its Capital Stock, evidences of its indebtedness, other assets or property of the Company or rights, options or warrants to acquire its Capital Stock or other securities, to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, excluding (i) dividends, distributions or issuances as to which an adjustment, if any, is provided for pursuant to Section 7.04(a) or Section 7.04(b), as applicable, (ii) rights issued pursuant to shareholders rights plan (subject to Section 7.10), (iii) dividends or distributions paid exclusively in cash as to which the provision set forth in Section 7.04(d) shall apply, (iv) distributions of Reference Property in a Common Stock Change Event), and (v) Spin-Offs as to which the provisions set forth below in this Section 7.04(c) shall apply (any of such shares of Capital Stock, evidences of indebtedness, other assets or property or rights, options or warrants to acquire Capital Stock or other securities, the “Distributed Property”), then 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 open of business on the Ex- Dividend Date for such distribution;
CR1    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately after the open of business on the Ex- Dividend Date for such distribution;
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 Company in good faith) of the Distributed Property with respect to each outstanding share of the Common Stock on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution.

Any increase made under the portion of this Section 7.04(c) above shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such distribution. If such distribution is not so paid or made, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), then, in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Securityholder shall receive, in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of Notes it holds, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock receive the Distributed Property, the amount and kind of Distributed Property such Securityholder would have received if such Securityholder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect on the Ex-Dividend Date for the distribution.

With respect to an adjustment pursuant to this Section 7.04(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 any of the Subsidiaries or other business units of the Company, that are, or, when issued, will be, listed or admitted for trading on a U.S. national securities exchange (a “Spin-Off”), the Conversion Rate shall be increased based on the following formula:

 

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where,

 

CR0    =    the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the end of the Valuation Period;
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 the Common Stock applicable to one share of the Common Stock (determined by reference to the definition of Last Reported Sale Price as set forth in Section 1.01 as if references therein to Common Stock were to such Capital Stock or similar equity interest) 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 the Common Stock over the Valuation Period.

The increase to the Conversion Rate under the preceding paragraph shall occur on the last Trading Day of the Valuation Period; provided that (x) in respect of any conversion of Notes 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 from, and including, the Ex-Dividend Date for such Spin-Off to, and including, such Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate and (y), in respect of any conversion of Notes for which Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement is applicable, in respect of any conversion of Notes for any Trading Day that falls within the relevant Observation Period for such conversion and within the Valuation Period, references in the preceding paragraph related to Spin-Offs with respect to “10” shall be deemed to be 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 purposes of this Section 7.04(c) (and subject in all respect to Section 7.10), rights, options or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of the Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s Capital Stock, including Common Stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights, options or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“Trigger Event”): (i) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of the Common Stock; (ii) are not exercisable; and (iii) are also issued in respect of future issuances of the Common Stock, shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 7.04(c) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 7.04(c) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Rate shall be made under this Section 7.04(c). If any such right, option or warrant, including any such existing rights, options or warrants distributed prior to the date of this Supplemental 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 with respect to new rights, options or warrants with such rights (in which case the existing rights, options or warrants shall be deemed to terminate and expire on such date without exercise by any of the holders thereof). In addition, subject to Section 7.10, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights, options or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in the immediately preceding sentence) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Conversion Rate under this Section 7.04(c) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights, options or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or purchased without exercise by any holders thereof, upon such final redemption or purchase (x) the 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 a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights, options or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights, options or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or purchase, and (2) in the case of such rights, options or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Rate shall be readjusted as if such rights, options and warrants had not been issued.

(d) If any cash dividend or distribution is made to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock, 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 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 all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock.

Any increase pursuant to this Section 7.04(d) shall become effective immediately after the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such dividend or distribution. If such dividend or distribution is not so paid, the Conversion Rate shall be decreased, effective as of the date the Board of Directors determines not to 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “C” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP0” (as defined above), then, in lieu of the foregoing increase, each Securityholder shall receive, for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes it holds, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of shares of the Common Stock, the amount of cash that such Securityholder would have received if such Securityholder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the open of business on the Ex-Dividend Date for such cash dividend or distribution.

 

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(e) If the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender or exchange offer for the Common Stock (other than an odd-lot tender offer), to the extent that the cash and value of any other consideration included in the payment per share of the 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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where,

 

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 Company in good faith) paid or payable for shares of Common Stock 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 (prior to giving effect to the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);
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 of Common Stock 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, and including, the Trading Day next succeeding the date such tender or exchange offer expires.

The increase to the Conversion Rate under this Section 7.04(e) will 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 of Notes 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 from, and including, the expiration date of such tender or exchange offer to, and including, such Conversion Date in determining the Conversion Rate and (y) in respect of any conversion of Notes 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 this Section 7.04(e) shall be deemed replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed from, and including, the expiration date of such tender or exchange offer to, and including, such Trading Day in determining the Conversion Rate as of such Trading Day. In the event that the Company or one of the Company’s Subsidiaries is obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer described in this Section 7.04(e), but the Company or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable law from consummating any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then the Conversion Rate shall be decreased to be the Conversion Rate that would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made or had been made only in respect of the purchases that have been consummated.

 

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(f) Notwithstanding this Section 7.04 or any other provision of the Indenture or the Notes, if (u) a Securityholder converts a Note, (v) Physical Settlement or Combination Settlement applies to such conversion and: (w) a Conversion Rate adjustment described in subsections (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this Section 7.04 becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date, (x) the Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or any Trading Day in the related Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement) occurs on or after such Ex-Dividend Date and on or prior to the related Record Date, (y) the Conversion Obligation for such conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or the Daily Settlement Amount for such Trading Day (in the case of Combination Settlement) includes any whole shares of Common Stock and (z) the Securityholder of such Note would be treated, on such Record Date, as the record holder of such shares of Common Stock (as set forth in Section 7.02(i) or otherwise) based on an adjusted Conversion Rate for such Ex-Dividend Date, then, notwithstanding the Conversion Rate adjustment provisions in this Section 7.04, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date shall not be made for such converting Securityholder with respect to such conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or for such Trading Day (in the case of Combination Settlement). Instead, such Securityholder shall be treated as if such Securityholder were, as of such Record Date, the record owner of the shares of Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and will participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment. In addition, notwithstanding this Section 7.04 or any other provision of the Indenture or the Notes, if a Securityholder converts a Note and: (x) as of the Conversion Date for such Note (in the case of Physical Settlement) or as of any Trading Day in the related Observation Period (in the case of Combination Settlement), the Record Date or Effective Date for any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate required by this Section 7.04 has occurred but such Conversion Rate adjustment has not yet become effective, (y) the Conversion Obligation for such conversion (in the case of Physical Settlement) or the Daily Settlement Amount for such Trading Day (in the case of Combination Settlement) includes any whole shares of Common Stock and (z) such shares of Common Stock are not entitled to participate in such event (whether because the Securityholder of such Note would be not treated as the record holder of such shares of Common Stock as described under Section 7.02(i) or otherwise), then, solely for purposes of such conversion, the Company shall, without duplication, give effect to such Conversion Rate adjustment on such Conversion Date (in the case of Physical Settlement) or on such Trading Day (in the case of Combination Settlement). In such case, if the date on which the Company is otherwise required to deliver the consideration due upon such conversion is before the first date on which the amount of such adjustment can be determined, then the Company will delay the settlement of such conversion until the second Business Day after such first date. Notwithstanding this Section 7.04 or any other provision of the Indenture or the Notes, if a Conversion Rate adjustment becomes effective on any Ex-Dividend Date, and a Securityholder 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 the shares of Common Stock as of the related Conversion Date as described under Section 7.02(i) based on an adjusted Conversion Rate for such Ex-Dividend Date, then, notwithstanding the Conversion Rate adjustment provisions in this Section 7.04, the Conversion Rate adjustment relating to such Ex-Dividend Date shall not be made for such converting Securityholder. Instead, such Securityholder shall be treated as if such Securityholder were the record owner of the shares of Common Stock on an unadjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment.

(g) Except as stated herein, the Company shall not adjust the Conversion Rate for the issuance of shares of the Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of the Common Stock or the right to purchase shares of the Common Stock or such convertible or exchangeable securities.

(h) In addition to those adjustments required by subsections (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 7.04, and subject to the applicable rules of any exchange on which any of the Company’s securities are then listed, the Company from time to time may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate by any amount for a period of at least 20 Business Days if the Board of Directors determines that such increase would be in the Company’s best interest. In addition, subject to the applicable rules of any exchange on which any of the Company’s securities are then listed, the Company may (but is not required to) increase the Conversion Rate 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 of Common Stock (or rights to acquire shares of Common Stock) or similar event. Whenever the Conversion Rate is increased pursuant to either of the preceding two sentences, the Company shall send to the Securityholder of each Note, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) a written notice of the increase 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.

 

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(i) Except as set forth in this Article 7, the Conversion Rate shall not be required to be adjusted for any transaction or event. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 7, the Conversion Rate shall not be adjusted:

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

(ii) on account of share repurchases that are not tender offers referred to in Section 7.04(e) above, including structured or derivative transactions, or pursuant to a share repurchase program approved by the Board of Directors or otherwise.

(iii) 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;

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

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

(vi) for a third-party tender offer by any party other than a tender offer by one or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries as set forth in this Section 7.04(e);

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

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

(j) All calculations and other determinations under this Article 7 shall be made by the Company and shall be made to the nearest one-ten thousandth (1/10,000th) of a share. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Supplemental Indenture, the Company shall not be required to make an adjustment pursuant to subsections (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this Section 7.04 unless such adjustment would result in a change of at least 1% of the Conversion Rate. However, the Company shall carry forward any adjustments that are less than 1% of the Conversion Rate and make such carried forward adjustments with respect to the Notes immediately upon the earliest to occur of the following: (1) when all such deferred adjustments not yet made will result in an aggregate change of at least 1% to the Conversion Rate, (2) (x) on the Conversion Date for any Notes (in the case of Physical Settlement) and (y) on any Trading Day of any Observation Period (in the case of Cash Settlement or Combination Settlement), (3) on the effective date of any Fundamental Change or Effective Date of any Make-Whole Fundamental Change and (4) February 1, 2025. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent will have any duty to make any such calculations.

(k) Whenever the Conversion Rate is adjusted as herein provided, the Company shall as soon as reasonably practicable file with the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the Conversion Rate after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of any such adjustment or be the basis for a default or Event of Default for any purpose under the Indenture. Unless and until a Responsible Officer of the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) shall have received such Officers’ Certificate, the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee) shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment of the Conversion Rate and may assume without inquiry that the last Conversion Rate of which it has knowledge is still in effect. 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 deliver such notice of such adjustment of the Conversion Rate to each Securityholder, the Trustee (and the Conversion Agent if not the Trustee).

(l) For purposes of this Section 7.04, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares of Common Stock 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 of Common Stock issuable in respect of scrip certificates issued in lieu of fractions of shares of Common Stock.

Section 7.05. Adjustments of Prices. Whenever any provision of the Indenture requires the Company to calculate the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts over a span of multiple days (including an Observation Period and the period for determining the Stock

 

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Price for purposes of a Make-Whole Fundamental Change), the Company shall make appropriate adjustments to each to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Rate that becomes effective, or any event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Rate where the Ex-Dividend Date, Effective Date or expiration date, as the case may be, of the event occurs, at any time during the period when the Last Reported Sale Prices, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values or the Daily Settlement Amounts are to be calculated.

For the avoidance of doubt, the adjustments pursuant to this Section 7.05 shall be made, solely to the extent that the Company in good faith determines that any such adjustment is necessary, without duplication of any adjustment to the Conversion Rate made pursuant to Section 7.04.

Section 7.06. Shares to Be Fully Paid. The Company shall provide, free from preemptive rights, out of its authorized but unissued shares or shares held in treasury, sufficient shares of Common Stock to provide for 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 7.03 and that at the time of computation of such number of shares, all such Notes would be converted by a single Securityholder and that Physical Settlement were applicable).

Section 7.07. Effect of Recapitalizations, Reclassifications and Changes of the Common Stock.

(a) In the case of:

(i) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than a change to par value, or from par value to no par value or from no par value to par value, or changes resulting from a subdivision or combination),

(ii) any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company,

(iii) any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety or

(iv) 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 “Common Stock Change Event”), then, at and after the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the kind and amount of 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 immediately prior to such Common Stock Change Event would have owned or been entitled to receive (the “Reference Property,” with each “unit of Reference Property” meaning the kind and amount of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock is entitled to receive) upon such Common Stock Change Event and, prior to or at the effective time of such Common Stock Change Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing person, as the case may be, shall execute with the Trustee a supplemental indenture permitted under Section 6.02(g) providing for such change in the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes; provided, however, that at and after the effective time of the Common Stock Change Event (A) the Company shall continue to have the right to elect Physical Settlement, Cash Settlement, or Combination Settlement, with respect to conversions of Notes in accordance with Section 7.02 and (B) (I) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 7.02 shall continue to be payable in cash, (II) any shares of Common Stock that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 7.02 shall instead be deliverable in the amount and type of Reference Property that a holder of that number of shares of Common Stock would have been entitled to receive in such Common Stock Change Event, (III) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated (in a manner determined by the Company in its reasonable discretion) based on the value of a unit of Reference Property and (IV) the conditions to conversion set forth in Section 7.01(b) will be determined as if each reference to a share of Common Stock were instead a reference to a unit of Reference Property.

If the Common Stock Change Event causes the Common Stock to be converted into, or exchanged for, the right to receive more than a single type of consideration (determined based in part upon any form of shareholder election), then (i) the Reference Property shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration actually received by the holders of Common Stock, and (ii) the unit of Reference Property for purposes of the immediately preceding paragraph shall refer to the consideration referred to in clause (i) attributable to one share of Common Stock. The Company shall notify in writing Securityholders, the Trustee and the

 

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Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) of such weighted average as soon as reasonably practicable after such determination is made. If the holders of the Common Stock receive only cash in such Common Stock Change Event, then for all conversions for which the relevant Conversion Date occurs after the effective date of such Common Stock Change Event (A) 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 by any Additional Shares pursuant to Section 7.03), multiplied by the cash price paid per share of Common Stock in such Common Stock Change Event and (B) the Company shall satisfy the Conversion Obligation by paying such cash to converting Securityholders on or before the second Business Day immediately following the relevant Conversion Date.

Such supplemental indenture described in the second immediately preceding paragraph shall provide for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in this Article 7 in a manner that the Company deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion to preserve the economic interests of Securityholders. If, in the case of any Common Stock Change Event, the Reference Property includes shares of stock, securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) of a person other than the Company or the successor or purchasing corporation, as the case may be, in such Common Stock Change Event, then such supplemental indenture shall also be executed by such other person.

(b) When the Company executes a supplemental indenture pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 7.07 and in accordance with Section 6.06, the Company shall promptly file with the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of cash, securities or property or asset that will comprise a unit of Reference Property after any such Common Stock Change Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with, and shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered notice thereof to all Securityholders. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the legality or validity of such supplemental indenture.

(c) The Company shall not become a party to any Common Stock Change Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 7.07. None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a holder of Notes to convert its Notes into cash, shares of Common Stock (or other Reference Property, if applicable) or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock (or other Reference Property, if applicable), as applicable, as set forth in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 prior to the effective date of such Common Stock Change Event.

(d) The above provisions of this Section shall similarly apply to successive Common Stock Change Events.

Section 7.08. Certain Covenants. (a) The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Notes will be fully paid and non-assessable by the Company.

(b) The Company further covenants that if at any time the Common Stock shall be listed on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to list and keep listed, so long as the Common Stock shall be so listed on such exchange or automated quotation system, any Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.

Section 7.09. Responsibility of Trustee. The Trustee and any Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Securityholder to determine the Conversion Rate (or any adjustment thereto) or whether any facts exist that may require any adjustment (including any increase) of the Conversion Rate, or with respect to the nature or extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, or herein or in any supplemental indenture provided to be employed, in making the same. The Trustee and any Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any shares of Common Stock, or of any securities, property or cash that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the conversion of any Note; and the Trustee and any Conversion Agent make no representations with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be responsible for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any shares of Common Stock or stock certificates or other securities or property or cash upon the surrender of any Note for the purpose of conversion or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Company contained in this Article. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Trustee nor any Conversion Agent shall be under any responsibility to determine the correctness of any provisions contained in any supplemental indenture entered into pursuant to Section 7.07 relating either to the kind or amount of shares of stock or securities or property (including cash) receivable by Securityholders upon the conversion of their Notes after any event referred to in such Section 7.07 or to any adjustment to be made with respect thereto, but,

 

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subject to the provisions of Section 6.01 of the Base Indenture, may accept (without any independent investigation) as conclusive evidence of the correctness of any such provisions, and shall be protected in relying upon, the Officers’ Certificate (which the Company shall be obligated to file with the Trustee prior to the execution of any such supplemental indenture) with respect thereto. Neither the Trustee nor the Conversion Agent shall be responsible for determining whether any event contemplated by Section 7.01(b) has occurred that makes the Notes eligible for conversion or no longer eligible therefor until the Company has delivered to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent the notices referred to in Section 7.01(b) with respect to the commencement or termination of such conversion rights, on which notices the Trustee and the Conversion Agent may conclusively rely, and the Company agrees to deliver such notices to the Trustee and the Conversion Agent reasonably promptly after the occurrence of any such event or at such other times as shall be provided for in Section 7.01(b). Neither the Trustee, nor the Conversion Agent shall have any obligation to independently determine or verify if any Fundamental Change, Make-Whole Fundamental Change, Trigger Event, or any other event has occurred or notify the Holders of any such event. Neither the Trustee, nor the Conversion Agent shall have the responsibility for any act or omission of any Designated Institution.

Section 7.10. Shareholders Rights Plans. If the Company has a shareholders rights plan in effect upon conversion of the Notes, each share of Common Stock, if any, issued upon such conversion 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 such shareholders rights plan, as the same may be amended from time to time. However, if, prior to any conversion of Notes, the rights have separated from the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the applicable shareholders rights plan, the Conversion Rate shall be adjusted at the time of separation as if the Company distributed to all or substantially all holders of the Common Stock Distributed Property as provided in Section 7.04(c), subject to readjustment in the event of the expiration, termination or redemption of such rights.

Section 7.11. Exchange in Lieu of Conversion. (a) When a Securityholder surrenders its Notes for conversion, the Company may, at its election, cause such Notes to be delivered, on or prior to the second Business Day following the relevant Conversion Date, to a financial institution designated by the Company (the “Designated Institution”) for exchange in lieu of conversion (an “Exchange Election”). In order to accept any Notes surrendered for conversion for exchange in lieu of conversion, the Designated Institution must agree to timely deliver, in exchange for such Notes, the cash, shares of Common Stock (or Reference Property, if applicable) or combination of cash and shares of Common Stock (or Reference Property, if applicable), at the Company’s election, that would otherwise be due upon conversion as set forth in Section 7.02 above or such other amount agreed to by such Securityholder and the Designated Institution(s) and in respect of which the Company has notified converting Securityholders. If the Company makes the election described above, the Company shall, by the close of business on the Business Day following the relevant Conversion Date, notify in writing the Securityholder, the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if not the Trustee) surrendering Notes for conversion that it has made such election. In addition, the Company shall concurrently notify the Designated Institution of the relevant settlement and deadline for delivery of the consideration due upon conversion. The Company, the Securityholder surrendering Notes for conversion, the Designated Institution and the Conversion Agent shall cooperate to cause such Notes to be delivered to the Designated Institution and the Conversion Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon the Company’s instruction in connection with effecting any Exchange Election and shall have no liability for such Exchange Election. Any Notes exchanged by the Designated Institution will remain outstanding notwithstanding the surrender of such Notes, and the exchange will be subject to applicable Depositary procedures.

(b) If the Designated Institution agrees to accept any Notes for exchange but does not timely deliver the related consideration due upon conversion to the Conversion Agent, or if the Designated Institution does not accept such Notes for exchange, the Company shall notify the Conversion Agent and the Securityholders surrendering their Notes for conversion and the Company shall, within the time period specified in Section 7.02(c), convert such Notes into cash, shares of Common Stock (or Reference Property, if applicable) or combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s election, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.02.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, in no event will the Company’s designation of a Designated Institution pursuant to this Section 7.11 require the Designated Institution to accept any Notes for exchange. The Company shall promptly notify in writing the Trustee and the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) if any Notes for which an Exchange Election has been made are not accepted by the Designated Institution for such Exchange Election.

 

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ARTICLE 8

REPURCHASE OF NOTES AT OPTION OF HOLDERS

Section 8.01. Repurchase at Option of Holders Upon a Fundamental Change. (a) If a Fundamental Change occurs at any time, each Securityholder shall have the right, at such Securityholder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash all of such Securityholder’s Notes, or any portion thereof that is equal to a minimum denomination of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, on the date (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Date”) specified by the Company that is not less than 20 calendar days or more than 35 calendar days following the date of the Fundamental Change Company Notice at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Price”), unless the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date falls after a Regular Record Date but on or prior to the Interest Payment Date to which such Regular Record Date relates, in which case the Company shall instead pay the full amount of accrued and unpaid interest to the Securityholder of record as of such Regular Record Date, and the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price shall be equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased pursuant to this Article 8. The Fundamental Change Repurchase Date shall be subject to postponement in order to permit the Company to comply with applicable law as a result of changes to such applicable law occurring after the date of this Supplemental Indenture.

(b) Repurchases of Notes under this Section 8.01 shall be made, at the option of the Securityholder thereof, upon:

(i) delivery to the Paying Agent by a Securityholder of a duly completed notice (the “Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice”) in the form set forth in Attachment 2 to the Form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A, if the Notes are Physical Notes, or in compliance with the Depositary’s procedures for surrendering interests in Global Securities, if the Notes are Global Securities, in each case on or before the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date; and

(ii) delivery of the Notes, if the Notes are Physical Notes, to the Paying Agent at any time after delivery of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice (together with all necessary endorsements for transfer) at the office of the Paying Agent, or book-entry transfer of the Notes, if the Notes are Global Securities, in compliance with the procedures of the Depositary, in each case such delivery being a condition to receipt by the Securityholder of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price therefor.

The Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in respect of any Notes to be repurchased shall state:

(i) in the case of Physical Notes, the certificate numbers of the Notes to be delivered for repurchase;

(ii) the portion of the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased, which must be a minimum denomination of $1,000 or an integral multiple in excess thereof; and

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

provided, however, that if the Notes are Global Securities, the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice must comply with appropriate Depositary procedures.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Securityholder delivering to the Paying Agent the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice contemplated by this Section 8.01 shall have the right to withdraw, in whole or in part, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice at any time prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Paying Agent in accordance with Section 8.02.

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

(c) On or before the 20th calendar day after the effective date of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall provide to all Securityholders and the Trustee, the Conversion Agent (if other than the Trustee) and the Paying Agent (in the case of a Paying Agent other than the Trustee) a written notice (the “Fundamental Change Company

 

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Notice”) of the occurrence of the Fundamental Change and of the repurchase right at the option of the Securityholders arising as a result thereof. In the case of Physical Notes, such notice shall be delivered by first class mail or, in the case of Global Securities, such notice shall be delivered in accordance with the applicable procedures of the Depositary. Each Fundamental Change Company Notice shall specify:

(i) the events causing the Fundamental Change;

(ii) the effective date of the Fundamental Change;

(iii) the last date on which a Securityholder may exercise the repurchase right pursuant to this Article 8;

(iv) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price;

(v) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date;

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

(vii) the Conversion Rate and, if applicable, any adjustments to the Conversion Rate as a result of such Fundamental Change;

(viii) that the Notes with respect to which a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice has been delivered by a Securityholder may be converted only if the Securityholder withdraws the Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice in accordance with the terms of this Supplemental Indenture; and

(ix) the procedures that Securityholders must follow to require the Company to repurchase their Notes.

Simultaneously with providing such notice, the Company shall publish the information on its website, through a press release, or through such other public medium as the Company may use at that time.

At the Company’s request to the Trustee no less than seven days (or such shorter period as agreed by the Trustee) before the date on which such notice is to be sent, the Trustee shall give such notice in the Company’s name and at the Company’s expense; provided, however, that, in all cases, the text of such Fundamental Change Company Notice shall be prepared by the Company.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to repurchase, or to make an offer to repurchase, the Notes upon a Fundamental Change if a third party makes such an offer in the same manner, at the same time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company as set forth above, and such third party purchases all Notes properly surrendered and not validly withdrawn under its offer in the same manner, at the same time and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company as set forth above.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to give such notice or repurchase the Notes as described above upon a Fundamental Change pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof if (1) such Fundamental Change results in the Notes becoming convertible (pursuant to Section 7.07) into an amount of cash per Note greater than the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price (assuming the maximum amount of accrued interest would be payable based on the latest possible Fundamental Change Repurchase Date) and (2) the Company provides timely notice of the Securityholders’ right to convert their Notes based on such Fundamental Change as described in Section 7.01(b)(iii).

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

Section 8.02. Withdrawal of Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice. (a) A Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice may be withdrawn (in whole or in part) by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Corporate Trust Office of the Paying Agent in accordance with this Section 8.02 at any time prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, specifying:

 

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(i) the principal amount of the Notes with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, which must be in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof,

(ii) if Physical Notes have been issued, the certificate number of the Note in respect of which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and

(iii) the principal amount, if any, of such Note that remains subject to the original Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, which portion must be in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof;

provided, however, that if the Notes are Global Securities, the notice must comply with appropriate procedures of the Depositary.

Section 8.03. Deposit of Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. (a) The Company will deposit with the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company, or if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 3.04 of the Base Indenture) at or prior to 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date an amount of money sufficient to repurchase all of the Notes to be repurchased at the appropriate Fundamental Change Repurchase Price. Subject to receipt of funds and/or Notes by the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company), payment for Notes surrendered for repurchase (and not withdrawn prior to the close of business on the second Business Day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date) will be made on the later of (i) the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (provided the Securityholder has satisfied the conditions in Section 8.01) and (ii) the time of book-entry transfer or the delivery of such Note to the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) by the Securityholder thereof in the manner required by Section 8.01. The Trustee shall, promptly after such payment and upon written demand by the Company, return to the Company any funds in excess of the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.

(b) If by 11:00 a.m. New York City time, on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, the Trustee (or other Paying Agent appointed by the Company) holds money sufficient to make payment on all the Notes or portions thereof that are to be repurchased on such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date, then, with respect to the Notes that have been properly surrendered for repurchase and have not been validly withdrawn, (i) such Notes will cease to be outstanding, (ii) interest will cease to accrue on such Notes (whether or not book-entry transfer of the Notes has been made or the Notes have been delivered to the Trustee or Paying Agent) and (iii) all other rights of the Securityholders of such Notes will terminate (other than the right to receive the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price and, if applicable, accrued and unpaid interest).

(c) Upon surrender of a Physical Note that is to be repurchased in part pursuant to Section 8.01, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Securityholder a new Note in an authorized denomination equal in principal amount to the unrepurchased portion of the Note surrendered.

Section 8.04. Covenant to Comply with Applicable Laws Upon Repurchase of Notes. In connection with any repurchase offer pursuant to a Fundamental Change Repurchase Notice, the Company will, if required:

(a) comply with the provisions of Rule 13e-4, Rule 14e-1 and any other tender offer rules under the Exchange Act;

(b) file a Schedule TO or any other required schedule under the Exchange Act; and

(c) otherwise comply with all federal and state securities laws in connection with any offer by the Company to repurchase the Notes;

in each case, so as to permit the rights and obligations under this Article 8 to be exercised in the time and in the manner specified in this Article 8. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the obligations of the Company to offer to repurchase and to repurchase Notes under this Article 8 conflict with any law or regulation adopted after the date hereof and that is applicable to the Company, the Company’s compliance with such law or regulation shall not be considered to be a default of such obligations.

 

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ARTICLE 9

NO OPTIONAL REDEMPTION

Section 9.01. Applicability of Article Fourteen of the Base Indenture. Article Fourteen of the Base Indenture shall not apply to the Notes. The Notes shall not be redeemable by the Company as its option prior to the Maturity Date, and no sinking fund is provided for the Notes.

ARTICLE 10

CONCERNING THE CONVERSION AGENT

Section 10.01. Applicability of Article Six of the Base Indenture. The same protections provided to the Trustee in Article Six of the Base Indenture shall also apply to the Conversion Agent.

ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 11.01. Notices, Etc.

Any notice or communication mailed to a Securityholder shall be mailed to it by first class mail, postage prepaid, at its address as it appears on the Security register and shall be sufficiently given to it if so mailed within the time prescribed; provided that notices given to Securityholders of Global Securities may be given through the facilities of the Depositary, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary.

Failure to send a notice or communication to a Securityholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Securityholders. If a notice or communication is sent 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 Securityholders by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

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

Section 11.02. Execution in Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The words “execution,” signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Supplemental Indenture or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to the Supplemental Indenture shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”, “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign), except in each case with respect to authentication by the Trustee of the Notes. The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or the Uniform Commercial Code.

Section 11.03. Calculations. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under the Notes. These calculations include, but are not limited to, determinations of the Last Reported Sale Prices of the Common Stock, the Daily VWAPs, the Daily Conversion Values, the Daily Settlement Amounts, accrued interest payable on the Notes and the Conversion Rate of the Notes. The Company shall make all these calculations in good faith and, absent manifest error, the Company’s calculations shall be final and binding on Securityholders. The Company shall provide a schedule of its calculations to each of the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent, and each of the Trustee, the Conversion Agent and the Paying Agent is entitled to rely conclusively upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification. The Company will forward its calculations to any Securityholder upon the written request of that Securityholder at the sole cost and expense of the Company.

 

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Section 11.04. USA PATRIOT Act. The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA 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 Supplemental 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 USA PATRIOT Act.

Section 11.05. Ratification of the Base Indenture. Except as amended hereby with respect to the Notes, the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Base Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. The Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture with respect to the Notes and the exhibits hereto sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties related to this transaction and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written.

Section 11.06. Supplemental Indenture and Notes to be Construed in Accordance with the Laws of the State of Texas. This Supplemental Indenture and each Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Texas, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of said State, except as otherwise required by mandatory provisions of law.

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

 

Southwest Airlines Co.
By:  

/s/ Tammy Romo

  Name: Tammy Romo
 

Title: Executive Vice President and
        Chief Financial Officer

 

By:  

/s/ David Christopher Monroe

  Name: David Christopher Monroe
 

Title: Senior Vice President and
        Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture]


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
By:  

/s/ Patrick Giordano

  Name: Patrick Giordano
  Title: Vice President.

 

[Signature Page to First Supplemental Indenture]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[INCLUDE FOLLOWING LEGEND IF A GLOBAL NOTE]

[THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.]

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

 

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Southwest Airlines Co.

1.250% Convertible Senior Note due 2025

 

No. CN-[            ]    [Initially]1 $[            ]

CUSIP No. 844741 BG2

Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to [CEDE & CO.]2 [            ]3., or registered assigns, the principal sum of $                     (                    DOLLARS) or such other amount [as shall be set forth in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Notes” attached hereto, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary], on May 1, 2025, and interest thereon as set forth below.

This Note shall bear interest at the rate of 1.250% per year from May 1, 2020, or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for. Interest is payable semiannually in arrears on each May 1 and November 1, commencing on November 1, 2020, to Securityholders of record at the close of business on the preceding April 15 and October 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively. Accrued interest on this Note shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months. Additional Interest may be payable as set forth in Section 5.03 of the within-mentioned Supplemental Indenture, and any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to such Section 5.03, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made.

Any Defaulted Amounts shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes.

The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on, and cash consideration due, if any, upon conversion of, this Note, if and so long as such Note is a Global Security, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Securityholder of such Note. As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall pay the principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Securities) at the office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Trustee as its Paying Agent and Security registrar in respect of the Notes and its Corporate Trust Office as a place where Notes may be presented for payment or for registration of transfer and exchange.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Securityholder of this Note the right to convert this Note into, at the Company’s election, cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas.

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

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

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1 

Include if a global note.

2 

Include if a global note.

3 

Include if a physical note.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.

 

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Titile:

ATTEST:

 

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Dated:

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes described

in the within-named Indenture.

 

By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE OF NOTE]

Southwest Airlines Co.

1.250% Convertible Senior Note due 2025

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), issued initially in the aggregate principal amount of $2,300,000,000 under and pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2004 (the “Base Indenture”), as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2020 (herein called the “Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), to which the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Securityholders. Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture. Capitalized terms used in this Note and not defined in this Note shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture. In the event of any inconsistency between this Note and the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall govern.

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

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

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

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

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

Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall be required to offer to purchase for cash all of the Notes on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Securityholder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to convert any Notes or portion thereof that are in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s election, based on the Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.

 

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ABBREVIATIONS

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

TEN COM = as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

CUST = Custodian

TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties

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

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

 

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SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES

Southwest Airlines Co.

1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025

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

 

Date of exchange

  

Amount of decrease

in principal amount

of this Global

Security

  

Amount of increase

in principal amount

of this Global

Security

  

Principal amount of

this Global Security
following such

decrease or increase

  

Signature of

authorized signatory

of Trustee or

Custodian

                

  

        

  

        

  

        

  

        

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

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ATTACHMENT 1

[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]

To: Southwest Airlines Co.

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust – DAPS REORG

600 Fourth Street South, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Phone: 1-800-344-5128

Fax: 1-866-969-1290

Email: dapsreorg@wellsfargo.com

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion hereof (that are in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) below designated, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, 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 such conversion, together with any cash for any fractional share, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Securityholder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any shares of Common Stock or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes, if any in accordance with Section 7.02(d) and Section 7.02(e) of the Supplemental Indenture. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.

 

Dated:                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                
      Signature(s)   
                                                                                
Signature Guarantee         

Signature(s) must be guaranteed

by an eligible Guarantor Institution

(banks, stock brokers, savings and

loan associations and credit unions)

with membership in an approved

signature guarantee medallion program

pursuant to Securities and Exchange

 

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Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if shares

of Common Stock are to be issued, or

Notes are to be delivered, other than

to and in the name of the registered holder.

Fill in for registration of shares if

to be issued, and Notes if to

be delivered, other than to and in the

name of the registered holder:

     

(Name)

     

(Street Address)

     

(City, State and Zip Code)
Please print name and address

 

Principal amount to be converted (if less than all): $            ,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Securityholder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

     

Social Security or Other Taxpayer
Identification Number

 

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ATTACHMENT 2

[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE]

 

To:

Southwest Airlines Co.

 

To:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust – DAPS REORG

600 Fourth Street South, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Phone: 1-800-344-5128

Fax: 1-866-969-1290

Email: dapsreorg@wellsfargo.com

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Southwest Airlines Co. (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with Section 8.01 of the Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that are in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date does not fall during the period after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.

In the case of Physical 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 repurchased (if less than all): $            ,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Securityholder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

B-1


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                              attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.

 

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Dated:  

 

     

     

Signature(s)

     

Signature Guarantee

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an

eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock

brokers, savings and loan associations and

credit unions) with membership in an approved

signature guarantee medallion program pursuant

to Securities and Exchange Commission

Rule 17Ad-15 if Notes are to be delivered, other

than to and in the name of the registered holder.

NOTICE: The signature on the assignment 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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Exhibit 4.2

THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITORY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

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


Southwest Airlines Co.

1.250% Convertible Senior Note due 2025

 

No. CN-1        Initially $500,000,000

CUSIP No. 844741 BG2

Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation (the “Company,” which term includes any successor corporation or other entity under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof), for value received hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of $500,000,000 (FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS) or such other amount as shall be set forth in the “Schedule of Exchanges of Notes” attached hereto, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Depositary, on May 1, 2025, and interest thereon as set forth below.

This Note shall bear interest at the rate of 1.250% per year from May 1, 2020, or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for. Interest is payable semiannually in arrears on each May 1 and November 1, commencing on November 1, 2020, to Securityholders of record at the close of business on the preceding April 15 and October 15 (whether or not such day is a Business Day), respectively. Accrued interest on this Note shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months. Additional Interest may be payable as set forth in Section 5.03 of the within-mentioned Supplemental Indenture, and any reference to interest on, or in respect of, any Note therein shall be deemed to include Additional Interest if, in such context, Additional Interest is, was or would be payable pursuant to such Section 5.03, and any express mention of the payment of Additional Interest in any provision therein shall not be construed as excluding Additional Interest in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made.

Any Defaulted Amounts shall accrue interest per annum at the rate borne by the Notes.

The Company shall pay the principal of and interest on, and cash consideration due, if any, upon conversion of, this Note, if and so long as such Note is a Global Security, by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered Securityholder of such Note. As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Company shall pay the principal of any Notes (other than Notes that are Global Securities) at the office or agency designated by the Company for that purpose. The Company has initially designated the Trustee as its Paying Agent and Security registrar in respect of the Notes and its Corporate Trust Office as a place where Notes may be presented for payment or for registration of transfer and exchange.

Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof, including, without limitation, provisions giving the Securityholder of this Note the right to convert this Note into, at the Company’s election, cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in the Indenture. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

This Note shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas.

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

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

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be duly executed.

 

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
By:  

 

  Tammy Romo
  Executive Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

ATTEST:

 

 

David Christopher Monroe
Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer

Dated: May 1, 2020

TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

as Trustee, certifies that this is one of the Notes described

in the within-named Indenture.

 

By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to Global Note (CN-1)


Southwest Airlines Co.

1.250% Convertible Senior Note due 2025

This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Notes of the Company, designated as its 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), issued initially in the aggregate principal amount of $2,300,000,000 under and pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2004 (the “Base Indenture”), as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2020 (herein called the “Supplemental Indenture”; the Base Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, and as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized under the laws of the United States of America, as Trustee (the “Trustee”), to which the Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Securityholders. Additional Notes may be issued in an unlimited aggregate principal amount, subject to certain conditions specified in the Indenture. Capitalized terms used in this Note and not defined in this Note shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Indenture. In the event of any inconsistency between this Note and the Indenture, the terms of the Indenture shall govern.

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

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

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

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

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

Upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change, the Company shall be required to offer to purchase for cash all of the Notes on the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date at a price equal to the Fundamental Change Repurchase Price.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Securityholder hereof has the right, at its option, during certain periods and upon the occurrence of certain conditions specified in the Indenture, prior to the close of business on the second Scheduled Trading Day immediately preceding the Maturity Date, to convert any Notes or portion thereof that are in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s election, based on the Conversion Rate specified in the Indenture, as adjusted from time to time as provided in the Indenture.


ABBREVIATIONS

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

TEN COM = as tenants in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT = Uniform Gifts to Minors Act

CUST = Custodian

TEN ENT = as tenants by the entireties

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

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


SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF NOTES

Southwest Airlines Co.

1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025

The initial principal amount of this Global Security is FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($500,000,000). The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

 

Date of exchange

 

Amount of

decrease in

principal amount of

this Global Security

 

Amount of increase

in principal amount

of this Global

Security

 

Principal amount of

this Global Security

following such

decrease or

increase

 

Signature of

authorized

signatory of Trustee

or Custodian

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


ATTACHMENT 1

[FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION]

To: Southwest Airlines Co.

To: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust – DAPS REORG

600 Fourth Street South, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Phone: 1-800-344-5128

Fax: 1-866-969-1290

Email: dapsreorg@wellsfargo.com

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby exercises the option to convert this Note, or the portion hereof (that are in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) below designated, into cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, as applicable, 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 such conversion, together with any cash for any fractional share, and any Notes representing any unconverted principal amount hereof, be issued and delivered to the registered Securityholder hereof unless a different name has been indicated below. If any shares of Common Stock or any portion of this Note not converted are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes, if any in accordance with Section 7.02(d) and Section 7.02(e) of the Supplemental Indenture. Any amount required to be paid to the undersigned on account of interest accompanies this Note. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.

 

Dated:                                                                                                                

   

 

   

 

    Signature(s)

 

   
Signature Guarantee         

Signature(s) must be guaranteed

by an eligible Guarantor Institution

(banks, stock brokers, savings and

loan associations and credit unions)

with membership in an approved

signature guarantee medallion program

pursuant to Securities and Exchange


Commission Rule 17Ad-15 if shares

of Common Stock are to be issued, or

Notes are to be delivered, other than

to and in the name of the registered holder.

Fill in for registration of shares if

to be issued, and Notes if to

be delivered, other than to and in the

name of the registered holder:

 

 

 

(Name)

 

 

(Street Address)

 

 

(City, State and Zip Code)
Please print name and address

 

Principal amount to be converted (if less than all): $            ,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Securityholder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

 

 

Social Security or Other Taxpayer
Identification Number


ATTACHMENT 2

[FORM OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REPURCHASE NOTICE]

 

To:

Southwest Airlines Co.

 

To:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust – DAPS REORG

600 Fourth Street South, 7th Floor

MAC N9300-070

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Phone: 1-800-344-5128

Fax: 1-866-969-1290

Email: dapsreorg@wellsfargo.com

The undersigned registered owner of this Note hereby acknowledges receipt of a notice from Southwest Airlines Co. (the “Company”) as to the occurrence of a Fundamental Change with respect to the Company and specifying the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date and requests and instructs the Company to pay to the registered holder hereof in accordance with Section 8.01 of the Indenture referred to in this Note (1) the entire principal amount of this Note, or the portion thereof (that are in minimum denominations of $1,000 principal amount or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) below designated, and (2) if such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date does not fall during the period after a Regular Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Interest Payment Date, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but excluding, such Fundamental Change Repurchase Date. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture.

In the case of Physical 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 repurchased (if less than all): $            ,000
NOTICE: The above signature(s) of the Securityholder(s) hereof must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the Note in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.


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                                          attorney to transfer the said Note on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.


Dated:                                                                                           

 

 

 

 

Signature(s)

 

 

Signature Guarantee

Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an

eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock

brokers, savings and loan associations and

credit unions) with membership in an approved

signature guarantee medallion program pursuant

to Securities and Exchange Commission

Rule 17Ad-15 if Notes are to be delivered, other

than to and in the name of the registered holder.

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

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO

May 1, 2020

Southwest Airlines Co.

2702 Love Field Drive

Dallas, Texas 75235

 

Re:

Common Stock and 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for Southwest Airlines Co., a Texas corporation (the “Company”), with respect to certain legal matters in connection with the registration by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) of the offer and sale by the Company of (i) up to 80,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Shares”), pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated April 28, 2020 (the “Equity Underwriting Agreement”), among the Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, for themselves and as representatives of the underwriters party thereto (the “Equity Underwriters”), and (ii) up to $2,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.250% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Convertible Notes”), pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated April 28, 2020 (the “Convertible Notes Underwriting Agreement” and, together with the Equity Underwriting Agreement, the “Underwriting Agreements”), among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, for themselves and as representatives of the underwriters party thereto (the “Convertible Notes Underwriters” and, together with the Equity Underwriters, the “Underwriters”).

The Shares have been offered for sale pursuant to a prospectus supplement, dated April 28, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) on April 30, 2020, to the prospectus, dated February 9, 2018 (as amended and supplemented by the prospectus supplement, the “Equity Prospectus”), that constitutes a part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-222963), filed with the Commission on February 9, 2018 (the “Registration Statement”), which Registration Statement became effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act.

The Convertible Notes have been offered for sale pursuant to a prospectus supplement, dated April 28, 2020, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) on April 30, 2020, to the prospectus, dated February 9, 2018 (as amended and supplemented by the prospectus supplement, the “Convertible Notes Prospectus” and, together with the Equity Prospectus, the “Prospectuses”), that constitutes a part of the Registration Statement, which Registration Statement became effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act. The Convertible Notes will be issued under an indenture, dated as of September 17, 2004, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”), as supplemented by that First Supplemental Indenture, dated May 1, 2020, establishing the terms of the Convertible Notes (together, the “Indenture”).

We have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i) the Company’s Restated Certificate of Formation and the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, (ii) certain resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the Registration Statement and related matters, (iii) certain resolutions adopted by the Pricing Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the issuance and sale of the Shares and the Convertible Notes, (iv) the Registration Statement, (v) the Prospectuses, (vi) the Indenture and (vii) such other certificates, instruments and documents as we considered appropriate for purposes of the opinions hereafter expressed. In addition, we reviewed such questions of law as we considered appropriate.

As to any facts material to the opinions contained herein, we have made no independent investigation of such facts and have relied, to the extent that we deem such reliance proper, upon certificates of public officials and officers or other representatives of the Company.

 

 

Vinson & Elkins LLP Attorneys at Law

Austin Dallas Dubai Hong Kong Houston London New York

Richmond Riyadh San Francisco Tokyo Washington

  

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Dallas, TX 75201-2975

Tel +1.214.220.7700 Fax +1.214.220.7716

www.velaw.com


May 1, 2020 Page 2

In connection with rendering the opinions set forth below, we have assumed that (i) all information contained in all documents we reviewed is true, correct and complete, (ii) all signatures on all documents we reviewed are genuine, (iii) all documents submitted to us as originals are true and complete, (iv) all documents submitted to us as copies are true and complete copies of the originals thereof, (v) all persons executing and delivering the documents we examined were competent to execute and deliver such documents, (vi) all Shares and Convertible Notes will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the applicable Prospectus and the Registration Statement (vii) the Underwriting Agreements have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the applicable Underwriters and (viii) the Indenture was duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Trustee.

Based upon such examination and review and the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and exceptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

 

  1.

the Shares to be issued and sold by the Company to the Equity Underwriters as contemplated by the Equity Underwriting Agreement have been duly authorized and, upon payment and delivery in accordance with the Equity Underwriting Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable;

 

  2.

the Convertible Notes to be issued and sold by the Company to the Convertible Notes Underwriters as contemplated by the Convertible Notes Underwriting Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and issued and, upon payment and delivery in accordance with the Convertible Notes Underwriting Agreement, assuming that the Convertible Notes have been duly authenticated by the Trustee, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company; and

 

  3.

the shares of Common Stock initially issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes (the “Conversion Shares”) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, assuming the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes on the date hereof in accordance with the terms of the Convertible Notes and the Indenture.

This opinion is limited in all respects to the laws of the States of Texas and the federal laws of the United States of America, and we do not express any opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction.

This opinion letter may be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

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Very truly yours,
/s/ Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

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